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[sub][color=goldenrod][b]"'Those with white hair, tanned skin, and yellow eyes are pure.' What bull. I've never felt pure my entire life. What do you mean? [i]Pure[/i]?"[/b][/color][/sub]

[b]Maria Ann Cross[/b]

[h3]Basics[/h3]
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[b]Gender[/b] || Female
[b]Race/Species[/b] || Human Warlock/Witch
[b]Age[/b] || 46

[b]Height[/b] || 5 feet and 8 inches
[b]Weight[/b] || 147 lbs
[b]Hair Color[/b] || White Hair
[b]Eye Color[/b] || Yellow Eyes
[b]Skin Tone[/b] || Brown
[b]Figure[/b] || Well-Built Figure (Slim but Muscler)
[b]Occupation[/b] || 'Principal' (Though the school is in shambles.)
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[h3]Powers[/h3]

Maria's powers are nearly endless and would be a pain to list out as she works from spell books and memorize spells. She has enough power to cast a great deal of spells without ever needing to prepare it or even say the incantation in some instances. Her energy, which is what her spells are powered on, is endless as she has spent many, many years growing her energy 'tank.' It's similar to a stomach in that it expands when more it put into it and so the capacity increases. However, if she were to try and store up anymore, it would become painful and possibly deadly. She often has to do spells for the sake of draining her energy, either that or she exercises... (Not as effective...) She is a White Haired, Yellow Eyed, Dark Skinned Cross and therefore it is believed that she is 'pure.' However, even she knows that her magic was forced upon her and pales in comparison to those whose magic came to them. She has never met the Originator, the creator of Lavanya, but she idolizes him as a strength she wishes to obtain.

Her specialty, however, lies in Energy Manipulation. One of her more notable attack patterns is what she calls, "The Seed." With this move, she raises the electricity levels in a foe's body just to the point of breaking, the 'Seed.' They don't feel the pain (That is, unless they're stupid enough to touch something conductive...) until Maria 'flips the switch' and turns up the dial, putting them out cold, even killing them if she does it up enough. 

[h3]Weaknesses[/h3]

[i]Flirt[/i] - Maria is flirtation and while this may not seem like a weakness, it has lead to many a fights over her hand in the past. 

[i]Mask[/i] - Maria has a dark past that she doesn't often tell to anyone, even Brako and Criston are in the dark for some of it. She often puts on a smiling face at the expense of her well-being, hiding her scars and pains from the world. 

[i]Independant[/i] - Maria is independent and will refuse any help offered to her unless she cannot go with it. She prefers to work things out on her own.

[i]Special Attacker[/i] - Maria is a special attacker, meaning that she is not as bulky as some of the foes she may fight against. She does not have a very high constitution and cannot take many hits. This is why she will often resort to spells of speed.

[i]Emotional[/i] - Because of her "Mask", Maria can easily be manipulated if someone knows her past, I.E. Marcus. Though, it can be tricky because there are basically two reactions, unrelenting rage which leads Maria to go berserk, or crippling depression which will lead to Maria's collapse, she will not fight, she will simply 'shut off.'

[h3]Personality[/h3]

Maria Ann Cross is at the surface a flirtatious, well learned, leader. However, as you go deeper, more and more of her personality is revealed. Maria is all at once a fighter and a lover. She is a mother and a fierce warrior. Hurt her children and you may not leave with the same number of appendages as when you came. She is very strong willed, able to control her emotions very well. However, this comes with a price as when her emotions do get the best of her, the floodgates open and a torrent of powerful emotions rage through. 

[h3]Background[/h3]

Maria grew up a rich lifestyle, her being a member of the 'Cross' family. The family controls much of the money in Elaniel and control many of the businesses there. When Maria was 16, she was given a fiance and told that she would be taking control of a part of one of their many businesses.

All her life, everything was set up for her. She was trained in her magic and trained in how she should live. Deciding to take life into her own hands, Maria ran away. What she did for the few years she was away from home, she's never told anyone but when she was forced back home, she returned with a small child and a blank expression.

The spell on her soul was only lifted when she realized what they were doing to her son. They were doing to him what they'd done to her and it was enough to snap her out of the trance she was in. She ran away once again and took Criston with her to a school that would protect them both. Only 19 at this time, she went to school at Athalia Academy, run by a man whom Maria barely speaks of now. Several years later, he died in an accident and Maria decided to take over by herself and since then she has been using the academy has a place to hide from her family. So far, they have left her alone. Only 25, she had a lot of trials to over come but she managed along with the help of a friend of the previous owner's, Brako Rackshaw.
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