Sorza Abernathy
Councilwoman Sorza Althea Abernathy
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Sorza Abernathy is a 23-year-old Councilwoman on the Cedar Council, making her one of the youngest members ever elected to office. She's been on the council for ten months, and her first few months were plagued with bad press demanding she be replaced with a more qualified candidate. Her background is an increasing mystery to the world, and very little is known about her life before the council. Some would say she just appeared out of thin air. She makes no mention of her family, or her life before politics. However, after a few months went by, the criticism faded away. This could be easily due to the news cycle, but Sorza has generally faded into the background of the public's mind. She's generally liked, but doesn't quickly come to mind when people think about the Cedar Council, but no one has much of a problem with her anymore.
All of this is due to Sorza's true identity; she's a Charmer, a humanlike species that's just far enough away from human to make the distinction. There's a certain power within her, akin to the magic of the Magi in Renga. However, it manifests in her ability to slip into the background of most happenings after a while. The nature of Charmers is extremely distinct from humans; it seems like Sorza has no family because, in Charmer culture, they do not have 'families'. Children are raised communally, and generally don't even know who their parents are. They only need to know if they're related before seeking out spouses. They're native to the distant country Lanza, a tiny land full of Charmers. Most of them never leave Lanza, but Sorza always had a spirit for travel, and when she was twenty years old and fiercely intelligent, she knew she wanted to go to where humans lived, because she was fascinated by their culture.
She'd always wanted more power back home, but Charmer societies don't adhere to much of a strict hierarchy, and Sorza always found herself motivated by ambition, so she decided to secure herself a seat on the Cedar Council, mostly to test out her powers as a Charmer, which she hadn't had much of an opportunity to try. Her morals are somewhat dubious; she used her power to secure a smooth, untouchable Council seat, but she doesn't want to rule the world. She doesn't want to do anyone harm, and she feels at home in Cedar.
Thankfully, Charmer societies are very familiar with the concept of love, and Sorza fell madly in love with Catherine Rojo, her fellow Councilmember, who happened to be married. While Charmer societies tend to be polyamorous, Sorza understood how human societies view relationships due to her being a quick learner of human culture, and understood the need for their relationship to continue in private. When the press caught wind of the scandal, Sorza's powers, over time, made it fade away into the background.
Relationships
History
Belladonna often talks down to Sorza because of her age; because of this, and everything else about Belladonna's obnoxious personality, Sorza dislikes Belladonna. Belladonna, despite herself, is somewhat fond of Sorza, but this is simply because of her Charmer abilities.
Spouses
Siblings
Children
Eyes
Ocean blue
Hair
Black
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Deep tan
Height
5'7
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