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[hr][hr][h1][b][i][color=red][center]Daphne Saintmarie[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h1]
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[hr][hr][h3][b][i][color=red][center]Character Summary[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3]
[indent][b][color=red]Name:[/color][/b]Daphne Saintmarie
[b][color=red]Aliases:[/color][/b]None so far

[b][color=red]Gender:Female[/color][/b]
[b][color=red]Age:26[/color][/b]

[b][color=red]Race/Ethnicty:[/color][/b]French/English
[b][color=red]Place of Origin:[/color][/b]Delphian Empire (Formerly Detroit)

[b][color=red]Occupation:[/color][/b]Nures; Counselor; Advisor

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[hr][hr][h3][b][i][center]Character Attributes[/center][/i][/b][/h3]
[indent][b]Height:[/b]5'6
[b]Weight:[/b]120

[b]Tattoos/Scars/Piercings:[/b]None
[b]Day To Day Attire:[/b] Daphne performs many of her official duties in light armor. When dealing strictly with the sick and injured, she will wear other casual clothing.

[b]Strengths:[/b]
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[*]Healing/Physiology: Daphne has combined medical training with her magic to better serve those in need.
[*]Empathy: She has the natural inclination to place herself in others' shoes before making decisions or giving guidance. 
[*]Psychology: On the job experience and an interest in the writings of philosophers has given her insight into human behavior.
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[b]Weaknesses:[/b]
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[*]Combat: Daphne's sword is just as ornamental as it is functional. She can protect herself but needs more training.
[*]Strength/Athleticism: She can move when she has to, but she isn't very good at it.
[*]Perfectionist: Daphne is her own worst enemy and is extremely self-deprecating.
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[hr][hr][h3][b][i][color=0072bc][center]Magic[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3]
[color=0072bc][b]Spells:[/b][/color] Daphne's magical abilities are effective in managing wounds and sicknesses.
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[*] [b][color=0072bc]Healing Touch: [/color][/b] Her magic is much more effective in close quarters.
[*] [b][color=0072bc]Hail Mary:[/color][/b]  Daphne can cast from a distance, but with much greater chances of being interrupted and with less predictable results.
[*] [b][color=0072bc]Minor Wards:[/color][/b]  Sometimes prevention is the best medicine; she can cast protective spells on herself and allies.
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[hr][hr][h3][b][i][color=0072bc][center]Possessions[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3]
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[b][color=0072bc]Items Of Note:[/color][/b]
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[*] [b][color=0072bc]Weapon:[/color][/b] Daphne carries a beautifully crafted longsword which, in her hands, seems to have adopted certain magical properties.
[*] [b][color=0072bc]Journal:[/color][/b]  For research, notes, and her general thoughts about life.
[*] [b][color=0072bc]Precious Trinket:[/color][/b]  She wears a piece of jade on a necklace, given to her as a little girl by her brother. He stole it, of course. It's the only thing she has to remind her that he really existed.

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[hr][hr][h3][b][i][color=red][center]History[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3]
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Daphne and her older brother were born into a world of poverty and instability. The Delphian culture is unforgiving even (perhaps especially) to little girls, and when she was just a few years old their parents were killed as bystanders during a riot in their district. Such is life in the Delphian Empire.

By luck or grace, Daphne was not swallowed alive by the streets as so many other orphaned children were. Instead she was adopted by the local church, and this was her home until she was 20 years old. In her teenage years she began displaying a talent for healing magic. It was kept hidden by the clergy and she wielded it in secret to heal the sick and wounded poor.  Daphne never knew what had become of her brother, though she thought of him every day.

But word travels, and the Empire serves itself first. A patrol arrived to take her away for their own use at the threat of burning the church to the ground for anything less than total cooperation. She was taken to a military compound in service of the Empire, and was placed in the tutelage of their physician to help get their fallen soldiers back into the fight. For the next few years, her raw magical ability was complimented by lessons from medical literature and practicing non-magical medicine under the guidance of the Empires physicians who rotated in and out of the compound.

The political nature of Delphian culture being what is it, Daphne found herself in the good graces of the detachment commander due to a series of conversations concerning the state of the Empire. Impressed with her candor and humility, and not just a little with her magical capabilities, he placed her in a position over his physicians to manage the entire medical operation from a seat in his headquarters. After all, what commander would miss the opportunity to have his very own cleric as part of his entourage? It would surely increase his status ten-fold. He had arms and armor made for her to be part of his protective service detail. 

Though her primary mission remained the detachment medical ward, over the next few years the commander also began relying on her counsel in political matters. He found that she tempered his impulsive tendencies.  He could express his fears and doubts about the Empire and its many campaigns to her in private, without fear of appearing weak to the rest of his detachment.

The change of command marked the beginning of a downward spiral for the detachment. The new commander was as ruthless as he was narcissistic, and he arrived with his own cabinet of yes-men. For Daphne's part, he would have had her working in the stables were it not for her magical talents. He distrusted her and subjected her to the command of his own 'clerics'. When word spread of summons from the King of Dall, she made the decision to abandon the dissenting detachment. She had been forced into serving the Delphian Empire. It was time to answer a higher calling.

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Here she is! Sorry it's not any fancier, I really am just no good at that stuff. I kept the spell list very general instead of specifying a different spell for each possible ailment that one might have. I will handle the specifics of each case when I write about them. Does that sound acceptable?  Whew!