Evelyn Woods
Sorcerer Evelyn Aria Woods (a.k.a. Lyn)
Evelyn Woods had always loved her golden eyes. Her mama told her it came from her papa, that it was just like his. Any reminder of him she hoarded with jealous abandon, anything to remember her loving papa, who was gone. She had no idea.
Evelyn Woods hated her eyes. Any memento of him made her nauseous. He had no right to anything in her life, and she hated looking in a mirror just to see the pools of molten gold. Her exotic hair simply made it awful, a twisting sensation in her gut that forced her head to spin and her vision to blur. Seeing it on her little brother, Val, was worse.
Evelyn Woods was terrified of her eyes. What it meant- for her, for Val, for the world- chilled her to the bone. The implications knotted her stomach and forced her to her knees. She refused to fall. There was no time; she had to save Val, destroy the homunculi, stop Maverick.
It always came back to Maverick, even though nothing was ever that simple.
She made the mistake to believe in simplicity, in black and white, only twice. The first cost her body and Val’s. The demon’s deal she made in a poor attempt to steal a soul from Death was naive- she knew that now. The second was when she slipped, she grew too confident in her abilities, didn’t keep constant watch on the effect of her actions like she should have. It nearly cost her life before she got Val back- and that was unacceptable.
Those two moment in her life were the only times she had met Death. They were two moments too many. It was terrifying. Reuniting with her father and learning of his betrayal was almost paltry in comparison. If Evelyn was honest, she felt more rage and horror than fear when she thought about how her father believed himself worthy of her family’s love after walking away from them, and their loyalty after destroying an entire civilization in an attempt for power.
Evelyn could forgive her father for the latter transgression, even if she would never admit it. Val, though, Val was destroyed at the understanding that their father did that. His giant, loving heart was the perfect contrast to her own. Val loved the broken, cruel world that would tear his heart to pieces one day, and she dreaded that moment. His love was the steady stream near their childhood home, trickling gently over smooth rocks.
Evelyn was the opposite. She loved few, and cared little for the rest, but those she deemed worthy of her affection and loyalty she loved with the fierce unrelenting qualities of a roaring wildfire. Destructive and powerfully protective in equal measure; it was all too easy to burn. People were bundles of dry twigs in her heart, everyone she loved destroyed and crumbling to ash in turn, no matter how she tried to temper her flames. Only Val remained, and oh how she clung to him because of it.
The sky was blue, grass was green, and Evelyn Woods loved Valero.
Only his constant, flowing love was able to withstand her burning heart. One consequence was that nowhere but with Val did she feel like she was home. Without him, her ardent passion was left adrift, consuming everything in its wake yet forever unfulfilled. Inevitably, her heart and mind turned on herself, twisted and destructive in its fervor. All it left in its wake was ash and dust, demolishing everything in sight and more, leaving nothing untouched.
Sometimes, when she was left to her own thoughts and her traitorous mind, Evelyn believed that it was only a matter of time until Val, too, was taken by her relentless personality. She could never regret loving him, yet her last view of her precious, wonderful little brother was his horrified expression as he reached out, being dragged into his own portal to return to everyone. She smiled, even as her body screamed as Death took her Mark, ripped it from her soul.
Evelyn Woods smiled, and then she knew no more.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Flexible, quick, short, straight torso, missing left foot and right arm.
Body Features
Olive skin, golden hair.
Facial Features
High cheekbones, downturned nose, almond eyes, thick eyebrows.
Identifying Characteristics
Metal arm, metal foot.
Physical quirks
Left handed, taps hip with metal hand, gait is uneven due to metal foot, slightly hunched posture.
Special abilities
Sorcery.
Apparel & Accessories
Black, linen cloak that reaches her knees, long sleeved, dark purple shirt, tan cargo pants, thick brown boots with a crimson fur lining.
Specialized Equipment
Thin chest plate, staff, bracelets that transform into vambraces, rope, rock salt, lava rock, talismans for safety, knowledge, and protection.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Evelyn's father left her family, then she tried to use necromancy with her brother to bring her mother back to life after she and Evelyn's little sister burned to death when invaders came to their village a few years later. It failed and her brother fell deathly ill while she lost her right arm. She went on the run, apprenticed under Milena Ann, a rogue warlock, and kept running into military officers as they chased her across the continent.
Gender Identity
Non-binary
Sexuality
Bisexual
Education
She taught herself from her father's old sorcery books and then she apprenticed under Milena Ann, a rogue warlock. During her travels, she experimented with sorcery and scoured the continent for books on magecraft.
Employment
Evelyn was hunted by many governments to join their armies, but she was never caught. She was given the opportunity to join a few Hidden Communities, but she declined so she could remain a freelance sorcerer to better look for cures for her brother.
Mental Trauma
Fear of crowds and small spaces, PTSD, and depression.
Intellectual Characteristics
Linguistic and magical prodigy.
Morality & Philosophy
Evelyn believes in giving the best for her own, and what's fair for everyone else.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Determined to cure her brother and free her friends who are warlocks.
Virtues & Personality perks
Ambidextrous,
Vices & Personality flaws
Stubborn
Social
Contacts & Relations
Her teacher is Milena Ann and her apprentice is Paisley, Milena's daughter. She has a tenuous agreement with Wesley Arroyo, a warlock for Impero, but his colleagues are unaware of it. She has contacts and friends all across the continent from her travels but also has many enemies.
Family Ties
Her mother is Madelyn Woods, father is Maverick Xalan, brother and sister are Valero and Rose respectively.
Religious Views
She does not believe in any of Palivior's common gods like the Sun God or the desert tribes' deities, but she does believe in magic's sentience, as a few mages do.
Mannerisms
She often snorts in disdain, talks to herself when aggravated, gestures a lot, and frowns most of the time.
Relationships
Nicknames & Petnames
Aria, Sunny
Relationship Reasoning
Parent and child.
Commonalities & Shared Interests
Horse riding, inventing
Shared Secrets
Kaolin culture.
Shared Acquaintances
Valero Woods, Maverick Xalan, Axel Landon
Wealth & Financial state
She carries all of her money with her. It's just enough for a meal or two and a week at an inn, but it's spread between different currencies. She often repairs things or sells little trinkets or items she acquires on her travels for money.
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Mage of Silence
Year of Birth
697 IK
17 Years old
Circumstances of Birth
Born from the last living relic of the extinct Kaolin Empire, the semi-immortal Maverick Xalan.
Birthplace
Rostero
Spouses
Siblings
Children
Gender
Female
Eyes
Desert golden, almond.
Hair
Short bob, golden blond/strawberry orange.
Height
5'4"
Weight
140 lbs
Quotes & Catchphrases
All I need now is some salt!
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