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‹age› Eighteen
‹gender›
Female
‹ethnicity›
Scandinavian
‹nationality›
Icelandic
‹species›
Harpy
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‹appearance›Talía is a harpy, which is apparent from the feathered white wings she possesses, which are the same colour as her short hair. She also possesses the signature sharp teeth and odd legs of her species. Her legs begin to turn a bluish colour mid-thigh, becoming more scaly near her ankles before ending in black talons. She tends to dress lightly, due to her innate resistance to the cold, but always wears her necklace. It is not heavy nor is it made of metal, but instead of beads, string and feathers coloured similarly to Talía.
‹personality›
Talía is a bit aloof. She is often seen with a vacant expression, just listening along to people. It's down to some kind of combination between shyness and never really knowing what to say. There are, however, a few things she is very enthusiastic about. She is also quick to jump to conclusions or lash out, though she often feels guilty about it later. Despite this, she doesn't tend to apologise for these outbursts out of pride. Her English isn't perfect, and though she can converse well enough, a few things go over her head, not to mention her habit of taking things too literally.
‹notable relations›
- Isabella Starling - Step-Mother
- Leif Kristiansson - Father
- Four sisters, and one brother.
‹everyday skills›
- Talía speaks the language of the harpies, as well as half-decent Icelandic and English.
- In true bird nature, Talía sings well. There aren't any distinguishable lyrics - at least in any kind of human language, but she's sure that if she tried to sing those kinds of songs, she'd still sound good.
- She's very flexible, though the wings don't bend more than they're supposed to.
- Well-adapted to not having arms. She uses her clawed feet in place of hands most of the time, though she can sort of pick things up with her wings.
‹biography›
Talía was born as one of many expendable harpy girls who didn't really serve any purpose in life. There were probably thousands just like her, children who had not been boys but were kept alive nonetheless. She was the second youngest of her family, the last daughter before a son was finally born.
The area she lived in was almost entirely filled with harpies. The odd human passed in and out of the town, but the isolated Icelandic village was never the centre of anything particularly thrilling. At a young age, her mother passed away. It may have been a tragic ordeal, but Talía was so young she could not even remember the woman. Years later, her father found another partner, a lady from south Europe. She was close with her step-mother. She was from a different place with different people, and a strange culture that was similar yet different. One that told her that she was more than a child who hadn't been a boy.
"You can do anything you want with your life, my dear."
"What is there to do?"
"Plenty. Now listen closely..."
Eventually, Talía settled for Nox Tenebrae. She took the exams, passed with (excuse the pun) flying colours. She still isn't sure what to do with her life, but becoming an Agent of the Veil doesn't seem like it would be too bad.
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‹fighting style›Talía does not fight with weapons (it isn't as if she can hold them, anyway), but instead with her razor sharp talons and impressive agility. Her preferred method of fighting consists of getting in close, attacking, and then retreating to safety. She can take a few hits before going down, but would prefer not to.
‹strengths›
- Talía excels at taking down single targets quickly, before they have the chance to counter, or at least retreating before they can.
- Open areas or ones with lots of space to move around and large obstacles to hide behind are best for Talía.
- She is very fast, and moves from one place to another with ease.
‹weaknesses›
- Because of her wings, Talía takes up a lot of space and isn't too difficult to hit if she is stationary or moving predictably.
- Confined spaces are her doom.
- Her defence is poor, to say the least. She prefers to focus on offence.
- She has almost no ranged capabilities.
‹equipment›
None. She can't really use it, anyway.
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‹strengths›- w i n g s : Talía's wings are fully functional, and she can use them to fly.
- m o v e m e n t : In the air, Talía has excellent manoeuvrability and speed, allowing her to fight like she does with ease.
- t e e t h : With no arms or beaks, harpies have sharp teeth that are capable of tearing food apart, or creating a nasty wound. Completely concealed when her mouth is closed, Talía has these too.
- t a l o n s : The talons on Talía's feet aren't just for show. They are incredibly sharp, capable of cutting much like any kind of sword would. Easier to control, too, considering that they're part of her.
- w i n d : A side effect of using large wings to fly, but a welcome one. Flying in certain directions can create more interesting effects.
- c o l d : A characteristic of all the harpies that live in her birthplace, Talía is immune to the cold and does not feel it nor does it have any effects on her. There is a limit to this resistance, but it is a very low temperature. effects.
‹weaknesses/limitations›
- l i m b s : Or lack thereof. While she has adapted to most aspects of life, and her wings are a fine substitute, not having arms proves to cause many difficulties. Most things seem to be designed for people with hands, not to mention that she cannot utilise conventional weapons.
- s p a c e : The size of Talía's wings cause issues. She can fold them back, but they are still large, making life awkward, and being a bit of an issue when moving through areas like forests, as well as there being more of her to hit.
- d i e t : Flight uses up a lot of energy, and this needs to be compensated for by eating more. Coupled with the fact that Talía prefers to fly rather than any other means of movement, the amounts she has to eat can be ridiculous. Her diet consists of a lot of meat, but it's more of a personal preference on her part.
- w a t e r : If Talía's wings are wet enough, flying becomes impossible. They take a while to dry as well, sometimes hours.
- w e a t h e r : Bad weather is not for flying. Rain, snow, hail, strong winds - all of it renders her earthbound. She doesn't like hot weather very much either.
- u n u s u a l : There are just some things about wingless folk she'll never understand. The cultural differences are vast, not to mention the oddities of being a harpy.
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‹useless harpy facts›- Harpies have unusual tongues that are longer and slightly thinner than a human's.
- The harpy language consists of chirps, clicks and whistles. A lot of the sounds are hard to make with a regular human mouth.
