Name: Core
Race: Unknown (appears non-human/entity-like)
Gender: Female (she/her)
Age: Unknown, appears mid twenties to early thirties
Description: Core stands at 5’5 with a thin but lean build. Her skin is an ashen, muted tone that gives her an almost lifeless appearance. She has long white hair that falls to the middle of her back. Her hands fade into black at the wrists as if her body is dissolving into something corrupted. Her eyes are pitch black with small white pupils, giving the impression of awareness without warmth. She is an uncanny odd kind of beautiful. In certain lighting, faint black veins can be seen beneath her skin. Her teeth are alightly pointed, with two black tongues. She wears a black cloak over a white long sleeved button up tunic, black leather pants, not often being one to style.
Attitude: Core is quiet, distant, and avoids social interaction whenever possible. She struggles to understand mortal emotions and often misinterprets tone, intent, or social cues. She prefers isolation and will actively withdraw from others, especially if they attempt physical contact. She dislikes being touched and reacts with discomfort or avoidance when it happens. She is observant but rarely expressive, often speaking in short, direct sentences when necessary. She can come across as eerily calm or detached, especially in emotional situations she does not understand. She has difficulty forming trust and keeps most individuals at a distance, though she may show subtle curiosity about human behavior from afar. She dislikes conflict and will usually attempt to avoid it rather than engage.
Additional: Core possesses a hidden unstable state that activates when her emotions or magic become overwhelming. In this condition, her form becomes more monstrous and less humanoid as the inky substance within her spreads and distorts her body. She does not openly acknowledge this transformation and keeps it hidden from others. It is unclear what she fully becomes in this state, and it may be discovered over time in roleplay.
Weaknesses/Dislikes: Fire is severely harmful to her and reacts as if it burns through her very being. Physical touch causes distress and instability. Bright light makes her uncomfortable and disoriented. Healing magic does not work on her and may instead cause harm or disrupt her structure. She also dislikes crowded spaces, loud environments, and emotional pressure or confrontation.
Abilities: Core can control a black, ink-like substance that originates from her body, seeping from her eyes, hands, and within her form. This substance can be shaped into weapons such as blades, spears, or tendrils used for attack or defense. It can also form barriers or extend across surfaces for control or tracking. From her back, a mass of ink like tendrils can emerge and function as additional limbs for movement, combat, or support. These tendrils become more active and unstable when her emotional state worsens, and in extreme cases the substance becomes difficult to control, spreading unpredictably and altering her physical form.
Core resides in the dark, foggy, ash like cursed forest, living in a small cabin within it. Rumors are spread of her watching over that domain, with adventurers entering and never returning.
