Name: Moira Messer

Gender: Female

Appearance:
Starting Artifact(s):
Darkness Element - Collar: emanates a fog of darkness that obscures vision.

Orphanage Hometown: Baston Town

History: Moira was delivered to the Baston Orphanage as an infant, left with only a family name, Messer, and a whispered apology. At least, that’s the story she received from one of caretakers who happened to be there that night. Personally, Moira didn’t mind -- she couldn’t miss a parent she never knew after all. According to some children who had arrived when they were older, it might actually be better.

A particularly precocious child, Moira was never one for rules -- always looking for some way to subvert them, and justify breaking them whenever caught. Punishment was never a deterrent, just an excellent reason not to get caught.

The caretakers told her that hitting others was bad, and against the rules. Moira understood that it hurt people and was bad manners, but breaking the rules was so fun. Some rules weren’t enforced by the orphanage -- these rules were unspoken, like “girls can’t play with boys” or “girls can’t beat boys”. She broke these rules all the same.

As she grew older, new rules came into place. Boys and girls must sleep in different rooms. Moira didn’t immediately know why this was a rule, but she soon found out. That was a very fun rule to break.

As Moira grew bored of breaking the rules, she found a new pleasure -- getting others to break the rules. Especially the rules they’d set for themselves. Push and pull and prod people and interesting things tended to happen.

Personality: Self-indulgent, impulsive, flirtatious, and selectively callous, yet also affectionate, sociable, and considerate.

Theme Song: youtube.com/watch?v=ZcoqR9Bwx1Y
(Yeah, I know. Shh.)

Name: Shor Ehm
Gender: Female

Starting Artifact(s):
-Qi Muffler - Enhances strength
-1pt unspent. (Saving for something cool that may not be space)

Orphanage Hometown:
Ceasar Town

History:
Shor was left at the orphanage at early age. She was disliked by the other children and developed some... aggressive tendencies because of this. Whenever she got upset she'd start a fight. when she was young this never got too bad and though she'd get reprimanded and would have to do more chores.

When Shor was 12, one of these fights escalated -badly- and she almost killed another one of the orphans. Feeling she needed some serious discipline, the people in charge of the orphanage gave her a devastating regimen. This regimen actually managed to succeed in teaching her some discipline, but made her stronger than the others.

Frustrated by the lack of peers, her aggressive urges resurfaced again. This time around, however, she can control them... Usually.

Personality:
Shor is a lone wolf. She is short-tempered and sarcastic, but she treats her peers with respect. She is kind and caring towards friends, might even be considered a little clingy or overprotective. She doesn't open up to people easily.

Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATub40Npxik

Name: Lysette Ipsen

Gender: Female.



Starting Artifact(s):
Wind - Ring - Wind barrier
Qi - Necklace - Enhanced smell

Hometown: Hinkbraven

History:
Arrived at orphanage at age 10. Her parents didn’t abandon her, she just got forgotten at the market while they went shopping. Authorities were unable to track down the parents, who many suspect left town and child behind. She was moved to the town’s orphanage, undergoing the standard orphan training program until the age of 16, where she arrived at Liravel. Overzealous and eager to play with her artifacts, she absorbed the traits of a wolf within the first week in town. Still determined to find her true parents, Lysette’s goal is to escape crippling debt as fast as she can, and uncover the truth about her past.

Personality: Goes with the flow. She’ll care less about how something pans out as long as it ends up neatly.

Theme Song: https://youtu.be/q9JXEUqrPQ8

Name: Natalia Etkel
Gender: ♀
Appearance:

Starting Artifact(s): Psyche Bracelet - Allows the user to sense the emotions of others.
Orphanage Hometown: Baston
History: Growing up, Natalia was raised by a single mother, a drug addict that hardly paid any attention to her. So, she had to learn how to take care of herself and developed a disillusioned outlook on life. Natalia frequently wandered into the forest surrounding the town to escape from having to deal with her addicted mother. There, Natalia aimless roamed and observed the world around her while lost in thought. What was she going to do with her life? Natalia knew nothing of her father and her mother was too busy spending her time in a drug induced haze to get a coherent answer from her -- let alone provide for her like a normal parent. She had no good future prospects as it stood now.

In her outings, Natalia passed by many people living on the streets looking hopeless and dejected. If Natalia did nothing, she would most likely wind up like them. She was already barely feeding herself by foraging through the forest, using cues from wild animals to figure out what was safe and what wasn’t. As luck would have it, her mother died several months later due to drug overdose and Natalia gladly went to the local orphanage, Baston Orphanage. At the orphanage, Natalia ingratiated herself with the others. Connections were important, and a lot of the homeless adults had no connections with people that were able to help them. She was determined to never be put in a position where she had to rely on someone else’s mercy in order to live.

When she turned 16, Natalia jumped on the offer to go to Liravel Orphanage. Although Natalia would accumulate debt, being transferred to Liravel would grant her an opportunity to become an Artificer and the ability to carve out a life for herself.

Personality: Thoughtful, smart, and fairly selfish, Natalia’s primary goal is to survive in an unfair world.
Theme Song:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwohhs3LvRQ
Theme Song (During fights): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmOZL_0rj70

Name: Sirius
Gender: ♂
Appearance:

Starting Artifact(s): Light Ring - Allows the user to emit a beam of light that burns on contact
Orphanage Hometown: Almerry
History: Sirius lived a relatively normal life in Almerry until his parents abandoned him in the streets. Normally, Sirius would’ve been swept up by an orphanage, but a kindly old man took him in and essentially adopted him. While grateful towards the man, Sirius still harbored much resentment towards his parents. Being with the old man, who introduced himself as Nathaniel, softened Sirius over time. He watched as Nathaniel gave food to those that had none, draped blankets around the homeless, and helped virtually anyone he came across -- all the while not having much himself.

Soon, Sirius participated in Nathaniel’s activities too out of respect for his foster parent. He still didn’t understand why they had to give away things to no benefit of themselves. The townspeople warmed up to Sirius, throwing cheerful greetings his way whenever he passed by. He continued running these errands with Nathaniel and eventually accepted it as part of his life now. During a particularly harsh winter though, Nathaniel fell gravely ill. Sirius braved the blizzard outside to contact the local doctor and tell him about Nathaniel’s plight. Upon hearing the news, the doctor immediately rushed out into the unforgiving weather until he was at Nathaniel’s bedside. Unfortunately, Nathaniel was diagnosed with pneumonia and unlikely to survive the illness. Sirius felt crushed and helpless. He knew that there were artificers specialized in the healing arts, but those were much too expensive for a small town to pay for one.

From then on, many townspeople would visit Nathaniel daily, bringing gifts and items to make the old man more comfortable. Sirius was overwhelmed by all the kind words directed towards him and Nathaniel. Moved, Sirius asked Nathaniel why and where all these people came from. The old man cracked a smile and said, “You’ve always wondered how giving to others benefited us, right?” Sirius mutely nodded. “It’s because material goods aren’t the only things that matter. Love, kindness, and a sense of meaning are things that no material good can ever replace and it is something that keeps on giving.”
Nathaniel’s words rang true when somehow, the town had managed to pool enough money to request the service of a life artificer. Nathaniel turned it down (much to Sirius’s dismay), proclaiming that the life he lived was enough and thanking the townspeople for their generosity.

The old man grew weaker and weaker everyday, but always had someone by his side taking care of him, amicably swapping stories, and laughing with him. When Sirius finally had some time alone with Nathaniel, he demanded to why the old man didn’t accept the town’s offer. Nathaniel retorted and gestured around him, “Is this not the perfect way to die, surrounded by friends and loved ones?” Indeed, there had not been a shortage of kindness or love in the past week or so and Sirius reluctantly agreed.

Sirius was there when Nathaniel pressed a letter into his palm and peacefully passed away. He barely was able to read the note through the tears in his eyes. The letter laid out several paths Sirius could take from then on -- another family could take care of him and he’d live out the rest of his days wanting for nothing, or he could go to Liravel Orphanage and become an artificer. While the thought of having a loving family taking care of him was tempting, nothing could replace Nathaniel. In addition, being an artificer would grant him the ability to help more people in need. Remembering the way Nathaniel lived, Sirius made his choice.

Personality: Strong sense of justice, level-headed, kind, and compassionate.
Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSLNiOMLYqU

Name: Riss Aurilim

Gender: ♂


Image wouldn't exactly reflect him at the start of the RP. Close though.

Starting Artifact(s): Death - Monochrome Feather Earring. Ability: Death Catalogue. Allows Riss to recreate any dead body (barring manabeasts) the mana of which he has previously absorbed. They are created fully intact, with no physical damage, but are brain-dead.

Orphanage Hometown: Mayohiga

History: Riss' parents were at odds with each other frequently, an ongoing feud that ended in divorce. Rather than play by the rules however, Riss' father decided to keep him all to himself. A single father, he couldn't actually care for him, so Riss grew up in his grandmother's cottage far outside town. A self-proclaimed witch, huntress and all-around kook, she would show him the ropes on what she did every day, living alone in the middle of the woods. Riss thought it suited him better than the academics he was put through back in town, and Riss slowly learned to live off the land. He learned his grandmother's macabre methods to horticulture, leatherworking, and how to make various other crafts out of animal parts.

8 years later, his grandmother passed away, and his father had to take him back to town to live with him. It wasn't long after his return however that he was taken away from his father, who didn't rightfully have custody any longer. A day later, his father killed his mother in cold blood. He is currently serving a life sentence in prison.

Without a home to stay in, Riss became an orphan at the age of 12. Of course, determined both to pay off his debt as it accumulated and improve his quality of life, he immediately began trying to use what he learned from his grandmother. He has had mild success, but he wasn't allowed to touch the orphanage's garden, As a result, his room is always one of the filthiest in whatever orphanage he resides.

The pets alone were worth it.

During the week preceding his move to Liravel, he spent no less than 36 hours scrubbing out stains while he burned his collection of plants (after harvesting some seeds of course) so he could bring their ashes with him and use them as fertilizer on the next generation. His pets were also either released or put down, and in general his entire room had to be fumigated, thereby erasing what small progress he had made on his debt.

He intends to do it again.

Personality: Slovenly and offbeat, Riss isn't very sociable. He's Level-headed and reasonable, but aggressively values his "pets."

Theme Song:

Name: Vera Gradus

Sex: Female

Appearance: Gaunt, pale, and almost skeletal in appearance Vera stands relatively short for her age. Her dull grey eyes are often scanning the pages of a book prying knowledge from their pages. Her hair is kept more on the short end, brown for most of its length but growing in grey near the roots. She often wears a full length cloak and primarily uses her left hand despite being right handed to conceal her mutation; a matte and seemingly lifeless draconic arm ending in a clawed gauntlet of a hand.

Starting Artifact: A plain steel signet ring with the crest of the orphanage. The ring allows the user to emit a rod of death mana about the thickness of a pencil and a foot long from the hand the ring is worn on in order to rot anything in that space. (depleted)

Orphanage Hometown: Dula a town to the south east of Liravel with a past tainted with necromancy.

History: Vera was sent to the Dula orphanage around her tenth year after gaining an intense interest in her town's necromantic history. Durious as to why of all the elements death was among then least well written about while not being inherently evil. Her parent thought it best that leave their house after attempts to persuade her to drop it failed. Other than hording books on artifacts and the elements and copying the useful contents, her time in the Dula orphanage was more or less uneventful.

Eventually she took the opportunity to discover more about the death aspect herself and went to Liravel. As her training progressed she drew more and more from her artifact wearing it constantly, unafraid of mutation, even hoping for it, a cat tail and ears would make wonderful additions to her persons. But her artifact had not been made from any member of the family Felidae, instead due to a mix up in paperwork it was made from a scrap of a draco-lich's claw, so she instead grew scales and claws which all things considered she found may be useful, so she kept her artifact on unfortunately the claws became larger than the internal diameter of the ring so there came a point where she could no longer remove it. It wasn’t fear that stopped her from removing her finger and extracting the ring and seeing the healer, it was curiosity. Wondering how much the artifact would change her. The answer was quite a lot, over the two weeks the scales spread half way across her chest her arm grew bony spines and her hand turned into a gauntlet of bone and keratin nearly enveloping her artifact.

Personality: While she loves to talk about her element and its interactions, the results of her testings, and information recovered from from her books, she is well aware that this is an obsession not shared by most of her peers so she tends to be a bit more secluded and withdrawn. But she is rather good at mirroring and compartmentalizing.

Theme Song: youtube.com/watch?v=DNdfSU9IXhU