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[h2]Lola Cortez, 20, Mage/Shroudmage[/h2]
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[b]Appearence;[/b] 
Standing a rather timid 5'4 tall, with a very willowy build, Lola hardly inspire fear or awe in others. Despite being a mage of the pledge, with a crystal both rare and terrifying hanging around her neck, her disarming and sometimes painfully shy smile will creep past your defenses. Her hair falls in a neat cascade past her shoulders, offsetting the constant dark colors she wears and makes her pale face seem even paler. 

Her clothes are a made of the same fabric her old pledge robes, but having been cut in a somewhat formfitting top and a pair of pants. All black fabric cover her pretty much all of her,, her sleeves running up into sort of half gloves. Around her neck hangs the opal looking crystal that shimmer with a feint almost oily purple from time to time
[b]Personality;[/b] 
Lola is very much unlike her sister. Where Kapuria is outspoken and sassy, Lola is timid and withdrawn. A pacifist at heart, Lola absolutely abhors all manner of violence. When faced with the social nature of her sister, she livens up a bit, seemingly able to draw confidence from her. When seperated, she tries her best to remain outside of others focus, doing her best not to be seen. 

Lolas was on the on the verge of becoming a "shardhead". She feels the crystal tugging at her mind almost constantly and due to her nature, the urge to wrap herself in a shroud and just waste away is ever present. But thanks to the Pledge she now posses the mental tools to handle her addiction to magic and have a purpose to distract herself from her own anxieties. Lola is very caring and empathic and will try and help those around herself. Even at the expense of her own wellbeing.


[b]Biography;[/b] 

Born two years prior her little sisters birth, Lola was a risk taken by her parents. In a unforgiving world such as the Post-Fall east coast, having children outside major settlements was a gamble. Born in Junction Point however, that risk was lesser then say, having a child as a farmer outside citylimits. Her mother doted on her and even as she had a second child, her attentions never lessened. Lola loved her mother, loved the stories she told, the books she gave her. Lola was a very shy child, who preferred the company of books. She also held a fascination for crystals, but not as means of improving technology. But for what they were, what they represented: Magic.

She would spend as much time as possible within the vicinity of them, and she soon came to realize she was sensitive to their energies. She would not have the chance to ask her mother about it however. Four days after her 13th birthday, Raiders came to town. Not just a few, but a small army worth. They called themselves "The Clan" and were decked out in weapons from a cache they had found somewhere, and even sporting a few shardhead exuses for mages. They hit the town hard, the guards stationed there were enough to drive away a small band of raiders, it was nowhere close to dealing with the heavily armed clansmen. They raised it to the ground, killed everyone they saw.

At the moment of the attack however, Lola and Kapuria was outside the town, having sneaked away to play with some other kids. They watched from afar as their homes burned, and Lola had to guide the other children up into some caves they had found while playing. IT was there she felt a strange tug at her senses. She found in a pitch black corner of the caverns, a crystal.

As night fell, and raiders began to fan out looking for survivors. Two of the children had gone, back not able to stand staying any longer in the dark. They thought the Raider must have left by then. They hadn't. The two were lost and it was only Diza, Lola and Kapuria left. Lola knew she had to do something. She began to try and coax the magic out of the crystal. It took a year before her efforts were rewardes, she found she could shroud herself in darkness, making her practically invisible at night. She would sneak out at night, following raiders to their caches and stealing what she could. It worked for a while. And Lola, tought by their father how to do simple repeairs, even managed to make them a home with the things lola could aquire. But two years into their solitude, Diza was captured by Raiders. The siblings were all alone. This spurred them both to delve deeper into their talents. For Lola, this meant drawing on the magic more heavily, and her mind began to slowly dissolve. The two raides camps, stole everything not nailed down under the cover of darkness and Lolas crystal. They grew effective little thieves, hardened and grown up spite their age. Especially Lola, who's magical affinity threatened to overcome her sanity.

It wasn't untill Kapuria noticed the change in her sister, that something was done to save Lola. One day, Kapuria found Lola sitting in a corners. Around the girl, a ever so dense and dark cloud was forming. Lolas eyes were just fields of black, magic leaking out of them. Kapuria all but dragged Lola to the steps of the Pledges chapel and begged for them to save her. And so they did, they trained her. They tought her to create a mental barrier between the deeper, more subconscious parts of her mind and the natural pull of the crystal. They gave her candy, simply so she would crave something else then the embrace of magic. They saved her life, and gave the two a new home.

Now Lola, suddenly forced to interact with others once more, find herself a mage and citizen of ambrosia. Her sister works for Jorgensons, and she help the Pledge with miscellaneous tasks and even aid them in recovering things from less pleasant areas where her shroud lets her sneak about at night. She find that people treat her differently then her sister. Where her sister might push some people away out of the sheer intensity of he personality, they don't treat her as something less then human. Lola however, is treated like a ticking timebomb, something to avoid and speak silently about.


[b]Archtype;[/b] Mage

[b]Main Attribute/Sub Attribute/Unique Attribute;[/b] Mind, Focus, Willpower

[b]Specialization[/b]: Shroudmage

[b]Skills;[/b]
Crystal Spell: Shroud Others
[i]Summons a shroud from within the crystal that wrap around a target, making him that much harder to hit. [/i]
Crystal Spell: Shroud Self
[i]Much the same, only she wraps herself in the shroud. She can still see perfectly within the shroud due to her affinity to the magic crystal.[/i]
Crystal Spell; Blinding Shroud
[i]Makes a large, extremely dense shroud that wraps around a targets head, making it impossible for them to see[/i]
Weapon: (Pistol)
Spirituality
Concentration
Move Silently

Weapons;
A modified .44 snub revolver her sister got her from a dead raider. Its gripp has been made to better fit her hands. Her proficiency is decent at best. 

Equipment and Gear; 
[i]Shroud Crystal: [/i]Rare yet not to valuable, Shroud crystals extremely limited application in magitech have made them uninteresting to most engineers. To a mage however, the crystals rarity is less of a concern due to the Mages ability to use a single crystal for a longer period of time. The shroud crystals forming is not entirely sure. They might be made from the complete lack of sunlight for a long duration of time. Or from simply being left in ash and dust for a long while.


Backpack (contains the following: Canteen, 30 bullets (.44), a switchblade, ”The Ways of the Pledge” (book), Three gas lighters, rations (4 days) )

Pockets; A whole bunch of candybars