[B]Name:[/B] Veronica Lance
[B]Gender:[/B] Female
[B]Age:[/B] 19
[B]Race[/B] Magical human
[B]Class:[/B] Sorceress

[B]Skills and abilities:[/B]

Fire Magic: Veronica has a natural affinity for the element of Fire. Thus she has the ability to create and control fire. Any fire she makes, or is manipulated by her is always purple. Her favorite fire based technique is conjuring up balls of purple flames, that she can manipulate. She can also fire a stream of purple flames from her hands if she wants to fight more directly. Due to her affinity for Fire Magic, Veronica is immune to heat and flames. Somehow, this protection extends to the clothes she is wearing as well. She can actually absorb fire to make her own fire magic stronger.

[B]Dark Magic[/B]

Shadow Tag: Veronica conjures a shadow to bind someone's feet where they stand, temporarily preventing them from escaping. The effect automatically ends when Veronica is far enough away from the target. The intended target must be directly in front of her to this work.

Hex: Veronica starts chanting, and summons shadows around an opponent. The shadows cause the victim intense (but not fatal) internal pain. The pain is worse if the victim has an affliction of some kind, like a burn. Similar to Shadow Tag, she must be directly in front of the intended victim.

Pain Split: Veronica is able to drain life energy from one, and transfer it to another. It can be used to heal wounds, essentially transferring those wounds to another victim. She can't kill anybody with this. She must able to touch the target(s) to use this.

Night Shade: Veronica uses dark magic to cause the victim to have a vision of something frightening. Veronica has no control over what the victim sees, and what they see is personal for each victim. Often the victims of this are left in a state of terror, that makes them unable to fight back. Those with strong wills can overcome this.

Minor Necromancy: Veronica learned some basic necromancy in black magic class. She can raise a dead corpse as a zombie for a short time. She also has the ability to summon undead skeletons to do her bidding. She uses it to summon skeletal cats that vary in size from the size of a housecat, to a tiger. Most people are creeped out by them, she thinks they're adorable.

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[B]Appearance:[/B] Veronica is not the type of person who could easily blend into a crowd. She stands at exactly five feet tall, making her a little bit on the short side, not that this matters to her. Her figure is willowy, lacking in curvature. Not that she's a block, rather her curves are just understated, again, not that this matters to her. She has a heart shaped face, and a small nose. Her hair is long, and slightly wavy. It goes past her waist, with blunt cut bangs that go to her eyebrows. It naturally grows out of her head in a lavender color. She keeps her hair tied up into pigtails on either side of her head. Her eyes are an intense yellow color, that almost appear to be glowing, which tends to freak some people out. Her eyes have long, dark lashes attached to them. Her skin is naturally pale, and made more so by her not going out into the sun that often. Her pale complexion makes her other features stand out. Apart from black eyeshadow, she really doesn't wear much make-up.

Veronica has a very particular taste when it comes to clothes. Her wardrobe consists of frilly gothic style dresses. There are a lot of lace, ruffles, and bows in her clothes, and it's always in a black and purple color scheme. Her current outfit is a frilly purple and black dress. The bodice is purple and black, and is vaguely corsetlike in design. It has puff sleeves, ruffles, and two small purple bows decorating it. The bell shaped skirt is black, and it reaches to just past her knees. It has ruffles on the bottom. She wears black lace stockings on her legs, and black Mary Jane style shoes on her feet. Elbow length, fingerless black gloves, with crisscrossing purple lace ribbons in the center cover her hands. On top of her head sits a black headband with a purple bow attached to it. The only jewelry she wears is a black choker with a purple gem in the middle, as well as black stud earrings in both earlobes. Some people find her choice of clothing odd because it tends to look extravagant when it's not necessary. Veronica doesn't care what others think. She likes the style, and that's all that matters to her

[B]Personality:[/B] Veronica is a quiet young woman who doesn't show emotion very often. She usually has a serious look on her face, and it's rare to see her smile. She doesn't talk very much, not because she's shy or anything, she just doesn't have much to say. It's hard to get more than a few words out of her at a time. When someone does try to talk to her, she tries to get straight to the point, and end the conversation as efficiently as possible. This often leads to saying things bluntly, or respond with a snarky comment. She is patient and stoic, and doesn't get angry easily, but can be quite scary when she does get mad. These days, she has a tendency to push people away because of her experiences with bullying, often playing up her bad reputation, and demonstrating her abilities to keep people away. While she is grateful for the gifts she was blessed with, she knows that they can be dangerous if left unchecked, which is why she keeps people at arms length, so she doesn't hurt people again. She struggles to not let the influence of her dark magic drive to be like her parents. It's difficult because she actually enjoys casting hexes on people who annoy her.

Her favorite activity is reading books. She is actually fairly intelligent, and she likes learning as much as she can about magic, or anything else she thinks is relevant. She also reads for pleasure, and reads fairy tales and horror novels, in addition to scholarly texts. Although, she seems to prefer reading about people having epic adventures, than actually being involved in one herself. She knows the potential dangers involved, and Veronica doesn't like casually rushing into danger without a plan.

For all her intelligence, Veronica is lacking in physical ability. She's not very strong (though she can somehow pick up big heavy books without a problem), not a particularly fast runner, doesn't take hits well, and gets tired easily after doing physical activity for too long. Combat wise, Veronica relies on her magic for everything, and is useless in a physical fight. She typically avoids exerting herself too much. However, when it becomes necessary to perform manual labor, she will never complain about it. She'll just suffer in silence until the task is complete. Complaining is something that irritates her more than physical fatigue.

Despite the fact that she actively studies dark magic, Veronica isn't actually evil. She actually would like to put her powers to use doing something good, and show people that not all practitioners of dark magic are evil, and it that it can be put to use doing good. The reason for her reserved personality is because of the bad reputation she's gotten due to her powers. In reality, she is quite friendly deep down, and would appreciate companionship from someone willing to look past the darkness. She can be one of your closest friends if you have the patience to deal with her.

[B]History:[/B] Before she was born, Veronica's parents were both sorcerers from Zlelmore who studied dark magic. Both mother and father hailed from a long line of black magic users. They terrorized many towns, took many lives, and did awful things simply for the sake of becoming wealthy, and making their own lives as comfortable as possible. After a few years, they settled down in Yloria's capital, a place they believed to be more comfortable than their native kingdom in order to focus on starting a family. They also liked the idea of being the most powerful dark magic users in the kingdom, something they weren't going to get in Zlelmore. They wanted to raise a child who would grow up to follow in their footsteps. They tried many times to conceive a child the old fashioned way, but either failed to get pregnant, or miscarried. They considered adopting an orphan at first, but decided against it, as they wanted their progeny to inherit their magical abilities, and have their blood in their child's veins. So, they decided to use magic to help them conceive. It worked, and nine months later, they welcomed a baby girl into their lives. The girl was born with lavender hair, and yellow eyes that neither parent possessed, but was otherwise perfectly healthy. They named their new daughter Veronica, and blamed her unnatural hair and eye color on the fact that she was conceived magically.

Veronica grew up in a very lavish lifestyle. Her family was able to afford the best of everything. Her parents were very upfront about their past, and how they obtained the wealth they possessed. Veronica was horrified by the terrible things they'd done, much to their disappointment. They were worried that she was too nice, and that she would never develop dark powers. Regardless, they were still loving parents, and Veronica still loved them in spite of their evil ways. Veronica was interested in the use of magic, and in ways to apply it for doing good. However, Veronica had not displayed any signs of having magic herself, thus she went to public school to get a normal education. Due to her interest in magic, odd choice of fashion, tendency to keep to herself, and unusual appearance, Veronica was very much an outcast. She was the victim of bullying and mistrust by others, who believed her to be a witch. People suspected her family was studying dark magic, but no one had any proof. Veronica was hurt by the constant teasing, but dealt with it as best she could. While she didn't have any powers of her own, that didn't stop her from reading about magic, and learning everything she can about it.

It all came to a head on one particular day. While she was walking by, she overheard someone say, "Oh look, here comes that freak, Veronica. I bet she's just waiting for the right moment to kill us all." She got upset by this, and then suddenly, without meaning too, a purple fire suddenly appeared next to him. The person tried to put it out, but the flame spread, setting himself on fire. When she walked up to try to help the person, he responded with "You did this didn't you?! Get away from me you witch!" Which made Veronica more upset, causing the fire to grow. Veronica ran away tears streaming down her face.

As Veronica ran, random things she passed started bursting into flames. Eventually, the whole building she was in burst into flames. By the time help arrived, flames had consumed the school, several people were burned, and some even died. Veronica was the only one to walk out of the building unscathed. After that incident, it was confirmed in everyone's mind's that the Veronica really was a witch. When they learned what happened, her parents were thrilled. Their daughter had finally shown she was capable of following in their footsteps after all. Veronica on the other hand, was not at all enthusiastic about what she had accomplished. Of course, she didn't tell her parents that.

The family was forced to flee the kingdom, and Veronica was sent to the best magic school in Zlelmore to hone her craft, and teach her to be a better sorceress. She hasn't seen her parents since being left at the school. Veronica was disgusted by the fact that her parents thought she had wanted to be a villain like them. While she was glad to indeed be capable of using magic, she was frightened by the things that could happen if left unchecked. She did however remain at the school because Zlelmore's magic classes were second to none. She learned that she had an affinity for Fire Magic, and while she was there, also chose to study dark magic. Despite the ill reputation it gets, Veronica believed that the dark forces could be used for the greater good. Making friends was not her top priority. She threw herself into her studies, and kept to herself during her entire time at the school. She excelled in her lessons, and learned a lot in her time there. She found herself loving the idea of causing pain to people that have caused her pain in the past  She knew that could make her become like her parents if it wasn't kept in check...

After graduating from school, Veronica wasn't exactly sure what she wanted to do with her life. Magic was her life, but with a stigma against anywhere other than Zlelmore, she wasn't sure how to start being useful. She returned to her home in the capital of Yloria, to figure out a plan, and make a life for herself. Even though she didn't leave on the best terms, it was still her home. She figured years had passed, surely the people would have forgotten that incident from long ago. As luck would have it, they didn't. She would come to find that her reputation as a witch stayed with her. She received death threats, harassment, and constant reminders from citizens of their dead loved ones. She didn't stay in the city for long. She was tempted hex these people to teach them a lesson they wouldn't forget. However, she knew that would be breaking the law, and would only cause more problems. Instead she fled to Seaside Village, knowing of it's status as a haven for everyone outside of non magical humans, planning to only stay there temporarily until she has the means to return to Zlelmore. She just arrived in Seaside Village, and has very little money to live on.