Name: Tayra Age: 79 Gender: Female Species: Lac'li Appearance: [url=http://vitavitaar.deviantart.com/art/Lac-li-513488084]Like all members of her race, Tayra's skin is a very light, pale shade of purple. Her eyes are a light shade of green, and emit a faint glow that is only visible in the dark under most conditions. Her hair is dark blue. The bodysuit she wears under her clothing is a very dark shade of grey, and her clothing tends towards navy blue and powder blue in color.[/url] Personality: Tayra is, at first glance, considerate and calm around others. She is seemingly careful and polite. Seemingly, because it is very very easy to anger her and when she is angry all that considerate and polite behavior swiftly goes away. Her tongue becomes quite sharp and she is swift to refer to others as foolish or idiotic for what she perceives as their failings. She is also prone to playfully mocking others even at the best of times, though only if they do something she thinks is stupid. Tayra often becomes more volatile towards people she is close to, but this is usually due to the fact that she wants to keep them out of trouble. Her politeness isn't entirely forced, as she can be kind and caring towards friends. It just takes a bit to get through the short-tempered outer layer. Skills, Talents, and Powers: As a Lac'li, Tayra naturally possesses a high level of mana. All Lac'li possess this, and Tayra is capable of performing a variety of different spells. These spells include offensive blasts of energy, or defensive barrier magic. Lac'li also very quickly heal minor injuries, and Tayra is no exception. Scraps and bruises heal quickly, but broken bones and more severe injuries do not. Tayra is also physically very weak and cannot achieve most feats of strength. Tayra is capable of using magic to hover. Equipment: Tayra wields a Shatterstaff, an offensive model of the standard Lac'li channeling device. Utilized as a tool to aid in casting more advanced spells and increase the speed of casting, a Shatterstaff also enhances the range of offensive magic to a large degree. It "stores" a single spell, as well, in Tayra's case a defensive spell, allowing her to a produce a circular shield from the tip. This spell can be swapped out for a different spell, but that means the defensive spell must be cast manually. Beyond this, she carries a communications unit and a personal medical kit. Brief Backstory: Tayra was born and had a fairly normal life for a member of her race. The moment she heard about Heralds, she... had no real interest and pursued a deep education in magic. However, after some pushing from her colleagues due to her skill, she eventually agreed to apply. And, indeed, she was accepted to become a Herald and was sent to the [i]Archimedes[/i]. Species Name: Lac'li Home Planet: Grysina. Grysina is a fairly warm planet with a relatively small amount of land in comparison to Earth. This means that, while the Lac'li are naturally land-based air-breathing beings, they have created underwater domes to house some of their cities. Grysina has a complex orbital defense system, a network of massive magic circles in space designed to fire blasts of magic at attackers. Appearance: Lac'li appear physically similar to humans, albeit at around ten years old and always female, with only three fingers, and light, pale purple skin. Their hair colors tend towards being vibrant, and their eyes faintly glow, something only visible in the dark. Anatomically, at least externally, they are human-like. Brief History: The Lac'li came to be on a planet with a high level of ambient mana. As there is only one relatively small continent on Grysina, they swiftly became united as a race after very minor conflicts. At first this was more or less in the form of deeply connected tribes, but as their society advanced it grew to be villages, then towns, then larger and larger towns until cities appeared. As the oldest of their kind were present from the very beginning of their race, their picture of history remained solid and consistent. It still is, as many of these elders are still alive. As time went on and they advanced further and further, running into technological and magical breakthroughs, they began making Lac'li'd flights to Grysina's two moons, Aithur and Ya'ui. Cities were constructed underwater as well. As they began to fly further and further and utilize magic to make huge jumps through space, it naturally lead to the discovery of other sapient races. This drove Lac'li throughout Grysina to desire to discover more about the universe and travel further. This lead to a vast amount of space exploration by the Lac'li, including the founding of several colonies. Notable General Information: Lac'li are a peculiar race. All Lac'li are female, and at adulthood appear no older than a human ten-year-old. Indeed, all growth for their race stops at the age of ten, and they possess a similar growth rate to human beings. However, Lac'li only reach mental adulthood several years later, at around age 15, making it clear their psychological maturation is somewhat more rapid than a human being's. This may be due to the fact that their body does not require as much development. Due to their supernatural nature as well as their lack of physical aging, Lac'li cannot die of old age. Some of the oldest of their race date back to the birth of the Lac'li as a sapient species. In spite of their external resemblance to humans, internally Lac'li possess several differences. Their heart is on the right side rather than the left, and they posses a de-emphasized muscular structure, meaning that they are poorly equipped for feats of strength. However, then can still move and such just as easily as any other race. Lac'li also possess the Phaela's Lung, an organ unique to their species that acts to help gather mana from the environment. Lac'li have very low birth rates and only certain times that children can be born. The adults of other human-like races are seen as strange and exotic by the Lac'li, as their own adults look like children. Lac'li often have difficulty understanding the concept of "male" as their race completely lacks them. The Lac'li worship a deity known as Eberia Lac'li, and take their name from her. Yes it is basically an entire race of magical girls.