Cassandra Blake

Cassandra Blake (a.k.a. Cassy)

A small time performer and River mage working out of the Black Hare Tavern.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Cassandra possesses a thin, lithe physique, standing at just below the average height for women her age.

Special abilities

Cassandra is a self-taught River mage, often incorporating her magic into her performances. It is because of this talent that she has a strong following within the mage community.
Despite her talents with it on stage, though, Cassandra is mostly untested when it comes to more conventional or practical uses of her magic.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Cassandra grew up an orphan, working as a street performer. During that time, she met and formed a partnership with Sumire Kosaka and the two quickly became sisters in all but blood.
The two eventually managed to start giving shows in taverns, where they were scouted by Janise Tompson from the Wynrose Theatre Company. Cassandra and Sumire were put through training to become actresses on the stage and succeeded in making good impressions on the audience.
Cassandra being the creative soul she is, however, soon left the company in favor of smaller shows where she had greater freedom to experiement with her performances.

Education

Having lived on the streets for most of her life, Cassandra is rather lacking when it comes to any formal education. She is literate, but only up to a point.
Cassandra tries to make up for her lack of education with social skills and ability to work an audience.

Employment

Cassandra has been a performer in one form or another her entire life. From dancing for coins in the street to performing for crowds on stage and much of what lays inbetween.

Accomplishments & Achievements

Cassandra, with Sumire, managed to go from a beggar and street performer to a professional actress on stage.
Cassandra also succeeded in teaching herself River magic and learned to incorporate it into her shows.

Mental Trauma

Like Sumire, Cassandra is fearful of the idea of ever having to return to the streets should her career as a perfomer fail.

Intellectual Characteristics

While Cassandra is rather lacking in terms of book smarts, she possesses remarkable social skills. She frequently demonstrates her ability to approach even the most apprehensive individual and read other parties.

Morality & Philosophy

Cassandra is what could easily be called a purist for the art of performing. 
For that reason, she finds things like what Janise refers to as the 'game' as frivilous and desires little part in them.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

Beyond her desire to stay as far away from having to live on the streets again as she can, Cassandra simply wishes to explore the potential her magic has for performing.

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Cassandra has repeatedly shown her ability to bring new and creative traits to her performances between her theatre skills or her magic.

Likes & Dislikes

Likes: Dancing, magic, and combining them.
Dislikes: Poverty

Virtues & Personality perks

Despite having gone their seperate ways professionally, Cassandra and Sumire still remain on good terms with the former even allowing the latter to join her in duet performances from time to time.
Like Sumire, Cassandra realizes how lucky they were to find their way off the streets and is happy to pay that fortune forward when able.

Vices & Personality flaws

While undeniably creative, Cassandra can arguably get a bit too caught up in the art and subsequently begin to lose sight of some bigger picture things.

Wealth & Financial state

Cassandra makes a decent living performing as a regular show in taverns like the Black Hare. Nothing extravegant, but enough for her to live comfortably with roof over head and warm food on the table.

Professions

• Performer

Year of Birth

1526 17 Years old

Sex

Female

Eyes

Green

Hair

Blonde

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

White with the barest hint of a tan