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Name: Elra Lehrling

Gender: Female

Race: Human

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Personality:

In short, an otaku of sorts. In less short, a weapon otaku. Disinterested in most of the little things in life, Elra only really shows her excitement when interacting with some new, or extremely old form of weaponry. Of course, she shows interest in the things alive, but she is also the sort to forget to eat and sleep when absorbed in learning about something new and interesting. 

On that line, she has a fascination with learning. Anything that can improve her craft or even potentially be useful in the future. Some would call it on obsession, but she just calls it interest. And of course, without something to interest you, what purpose is there in living really?

Biography: Elra was born the daughter of a metalworker in modern America. Her father worked in a factory that manufactured and machined parts for weapons of varying sizes and utilities. He didn't have this job because he absolutely needed the money, but rather because working with metals and weapons was his passion. A passion that he easily passed down to his daughter. 

Elra was very young when she started to develop an interest in weaponry. It was fascinating to her to take machined items apart and discover exactly how they functioned. What minutia and finite measurements were required to make something function the way that it did. Her father definitely did nothing to stunt this desire to learn, and enabled it throughout her growth into adulthood. He bought her model guns and and weapons from varying time frames. Muskets, semi-automatic rifles, pistols. Anything that she wanted to learn about. 

But her desire to learn went past that. More than just guns. Weapons of the past. Swords. Bows. Spears. Anything. Why were they made the way that they were. What was the optimal balancing or such weapons. How were the arrows made to be so aerodynamic. How could it pierce armor most efficiently. She got herself apprenticed to a modern day blacksmith. Someone that mostly made showpieces, or historically accurate weapons for enthusiasts. This not only gave her a chance to test her various theories on the optimal way to craft these weapons, whether it be material, shaping, temperature during creation and the like, it also gave her the chance to test them. She made armors that would be tested against those same weapons she made. While this may not have made her an expert in any of these weapons, she did spend a fair amount of time on the proper ways to use them. They couldn't be tested properly with her randomly swinging now could they. This all gave her a strong body and an iron resolve. If this were the past, she would be a prodigal blacksmith. Unfortunately, her talents were of little use in the modern era. 

Regardless, she would never have the chance to try and carve out her proper place in the world. How ironic that she would be killed by her own passion. She was testing the strength of a new combination of metals on a practice dummy. The metals did not hold together as she had hoped, causing the blade to splinter and fracture. One of these sharp splinters pierced her heart before she could cover her vitals, ending her life almost instantly. 

Her story was not over though when she appeared before the goddess. Of course she took the offer. What better place to test weapons of her own creation than against monsters and demons! Adding in potential magic additions to these weapons, the potential was endless.

Skills: Basic weaponry technique: Elra is at least knowledgeable about most all forms of weapons. From swords, to spears to bows, she at the very least knows how to use the weapons and not kill herself while using them. . . . except for that one time. That one doesn't count. Regardless, this knowledge comes from years of study about not only techniques, but also endless research about the most efficient ways to use said weapons.

Magic Inscription: The ability to inscribe runes into the spiritual core of a weapon to create an "artifact" or a "magic weapon". The different runes that she magically inscribes cause a variety of effects dependent on the runes used, materials and physical shape of the weapon or artifact etc. 

Studious Mind: Not an ability per say, just a personal trait. Elra has a very strong memory, easily imprinting the information required for her forging. The percentages of metals contained in her crafted weaponry as well as forging techniques, runes and what rare materials combine with one another to create artifacts with varieties of traits.

[b]Gift of God-[/b] Magic Blacksmith: With a thorough understanding of the structure of something, Elra can magically form a construct of that item. This construct is temporary, lasting usually a short while before dissipating back into magic.  


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