[hider=Star Spirit][b]Name:[/b] Malinal Teotalca.

[b]Gender:[/b] Female.

[b]Age:[/b] 16.

[b]Race:[/b] Tzitzimitl, plural tzitzimimeh, a species from Aztec folklore. The tzitzimimeh are a humanoid, all-female race, most of which make their home in Tamoanchan, a utopia among the stars. During a solar eclipse or the end of the seasonal year they are most likely to appear on Earth, as harbingers of cosmic change and renewal. They have a strong association with safe childbirth, though their relationship with humans can be a little strained- Many tzitzimimeh are fierce, and may eat disrespectful humans. Tzitzimimeh look rather like grey-skinned humanoids with taut, skeletal faces, clawed limbs, and most strangely, functional blue eyes adorning their joints and vertebrae. They are ruled by their collective mother Itzpapalotl, once a mortal noblewoman who died in childbirth and was deified as a winged arch-tzitzimitl.

[b]Appearance:[/b] Malinal is very young for a tzitzimitl, and as such, still appears pretty much human. She is tall but not lanky- about 1.8 meters- with light brown skin just starting to take on a grey tone, and jagged dark hair around her shoulders. Malinal's face is not yet skull-like, but does appear rather bonier than the rest of her body, and she has a bit of trouble closing her lips over her teeth. Similarly, her hands are still human in shape, but quite large and strong, while her feet closely resemble that of a flightless bird, like a cassowary, and are equipped with a long spur on the innermost toe. Atrophied black wing nubs are embedded in her shoulder blades. Her most noticeable non-human trait is the blue eyes resting one each in her shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles, and down her spine. These are tough enough to survive daily knocks and bumps, but squint or close in bright sunlight, so she often steps outside with a parasol or long sleeves and leggings.

[b]Personality:[/b] Young, cocky and confident, nothing can get Malinal down. She is energetic and social and treats everyone like a buddy, even her elders, and doesn't so much have trouble following rules as she loves the thrill of breaking them. Always up for a laugh, Malinal rarely takes the world seriously, and considers snarky remarks a form of bonding. Gifted with a more than healthy sense of irony and an actor's touch, she is known to express herself with exaggerated gestures. Part of this behaviour is driven by growing necessity- As Malinal's facial tissue slowly atrophies into its skull-like adult form, facial expressions become more difficult to display, which is part of the reason why she looks so smug all the time.

[b]Quirks:[/b] Malinal has a few preferences common to most tzitzimimeh- She loves skirts, hair accessories, skull-and-crossbones designs, moths and deer. There's some lovely art of tzitzimimeh around the internet and the pic I took most inspiration from was [url=http://fuzzyberry.tumblr.com/post/94796449094/rgeorgeart-finally-finished-my]here[/url]. Contains a topless demon lady.[/hider]