Saya

[Saya]

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[atrb=background,http://imageshack.us/a/img585/8650/8qy.png] Saya "I'll never let love in." Don't say such things to me... Original image: www.pbase.com/doug_jones/image/106851233 Full Name: Saya Nicknames: Sairai, Sai Age: 14 years Gender: Femal Orientation: Straight Associated With: Aurora Human: Hana Ishida, played by _______ Magic Ability: Sai has the power to convert herself and her human (or, theoretically, anything or anyone she is touching) into spirits. She can then travel, intangible to the living, on wind and air currents, which she is able to create and manipulate. She is able to stir up hurricane-force winds, at great cost. This ability takes a heavy toll on her energy reserves, and she can only remain a spirit for a couple hours or so before she has to revert to solid form; the more she messes with the air, the greater the cost to her energy. It is possible for her to push herself far enough that she may lose consciousness or, in extreme circumstances, even die. When her emotions run high, she may have difficulty maintaining her corporeal form and parts of her may fade in and out of physical existence. Fur Color: A very deep midnight blue; it generally looks black except under exactly the right lighting. Eye Color: Glacial-ice-blue. Height: 4'10'' Weight: 680lbs, though she doesn't look it. Basic Build: Saya is a fairly large female, but musculature is very lean. She is strong, but that is not immediately apparent just by looking at her. Permanent Markings: All of Saya's markings are the same color as her eyes. Three chevrons frame the outside corners of each eye; about half an inch past the corner of the last of each chevron, a diffuse, long, "teardrop" shaped marking begins, then tapers down into a few tiny dots at the tip. Just behind and between the ears, another marking begins with the same sort of tip as is seen in the previously mentioned marking. This marking tapers down the back of her neck until it spans across her back, from the top of one foreleg to the top of the other. It sharply tapers back up to run along her spine and down to the tip of her tail, where it ends in much the same way as it began. Please see the image for reference. Other: Sai is frequently seen with a small, black leather pouch on a black leather thong tied around her neck. It contains three rocks: a polished chunk of teal agate and a polished white howlite stone from a riverbed, and a rough, glassy bit of moldavite. Hana put it there, and as far as Sai is concerned, it doesn't come off unless Hana takes it off. Why Hana bothered to make her wear it in the first place is irrelevant to her. Personality: Saya is about one thing first and foremost: protecting what's important to her. A lot of the time, this means Hana first, the land and Hana's friends second, Saya's friends and family third, and herself last. She is loyal to a fault, and would probably completely fall apart if she ever let anything happen to Hana. She doesn't hold with the idea of letting Hana be anything other than happy and safe, even if means that Sai has to push the girl into doing things that she doesn't really want to do. Still young at heart and spirited, Saya is also a sarcastic and good-natured wolf who has the unusual habit of occasionally speaking out loud to humans other than Hana. Given her ability, Sai tends to believe she is invincible, and as a result, she is prone to acting rashly. Blunt honestly is something of a specialty of hers; she isn't afraid to say whatever is on her mind, even if it seems sort of... well, rude. If it isn't a threat, Saya sees it as a joke on one level or another. As you may have guessed, Saya is a very passionate personality. With those she loves, she is very affectionate and loyal; with those she hates, it's usually something she takes very personally and is usually a permanent relationship status. In spite of her brash personality, however, Saya can be very reasonable and rational when she wants to be. It's just that, usually, she doesn't really want to be. Sairai means "to return," which is a sort of personal code of honor for Saya. She will always, always return to people and places that are important to her, because she has to be there to protect them. Want to get on Saya's good side? She freaking loves being petted. I mean, she just luuuuuurves it. And she generally loves people who pet her, too. :3 Mother: Unknown Father: Unknown Siblings: Two sisters and three brothers, but Saya was separated from her family before the others and she does not know their names, their humans, or where they are now. Other Significant Others: None at this time. History: Saya was born in Castle Lykos, along with many others; however, the Queen gave her to a guard very early in her life—she was only about four weeks old—and she has no memory of castle life. Saya's earliest memories are of a big, smiling male face and a raucous laugh. The man used to carry her around in a pouch that hung from his belt, when she was tiny, right next to his sword, hence her name ("Saya" referring to sword's sheath). Alas, she and the man were not to be. When the day came that she became too big to fit in the pouch, Saya was left at home with his wife and daughter while the man worked as a guard. Only a couple of weeks later, the man was killed in a freak training accident. Saya was heartbroken when the man did not return that evening. She cried in the way only a young wolf puppy could cry, with keening howls that prevented anyone in the building from so much as thinking clearly, let alone sleeping. Only the girl, Hana—then only eleven herself—was able to calm her. Saya quickly came to depend on the girl, and Hana, in turn, depended on the wolf puppy. Hana sank all of her energy into caring for the pup as a means of dealing with the grief of having lost her father; Saya threw herself into her new relationship with the girl in a childish effort to forget about the loss of her man. By the time the Queen might have chosen someone else to give Saya to, there really was no other choice besides Hana. When the attack on the castle came, the three-year-old Saya was terrified of feeling that pain again, so she did the only thing she could to save Hana. Clamping down of the girl's right hand with unnecessary force, she changed herself and the girl into spirits and fled the castle on the wind. When she realized that she did not have enough strength to safely escape from the battle, she pushed herself beyond her normal limits; somehow, she found the strength to carry them all the way to Silver Star Lake. When she and Hana rematerialized on the bank of the lake, Saya was half dead from exhaustion. Hana managed to perform a small miracle herself by coaxing Saya back from the edge of death. Dodging rogues along the way, Saya and Hana returned to Aurora, where they did what they could to help rebuild, and to prepare for the presumed impending war. Unfortunately, a fourteen-year-old girl and a wolf like Saya couldn't do very much. Saya was able to help a little with cleaning up, but she was useless for restoring much of anything. Hana was generally shooed away on sight; she was, after all, just a child and was looked upon as being under foot more than anything. Years passed. Hana found herself a teacher and learned the arts of archery and swordplay. Saya pushed herself daily, trying to expand her powers—she reasoned that if she went beyond her limits often enough, the limits would increase. So they have, but so slowly.... As the days grow shorter and the air begins to hold some chill, Saya has noticed that she can hold a spirit form a little longer and travel a little farther lately. It isn't much, but it's something, and it's a change she has never seen before. Both Saya and Hana are becoming restless, however; after eleven years of preparation, they still haven't seen any action. At twenty-two, Hana is beginning to feel like the world owes her an adventure, and Saya is all too happy to accompany her. Little do they know just what the world has in store for them.... OOC Name: Anaiu Other Characters: Queen Xyla Rivenwood How You Found Us: Through an ad on Gideon.

[Foxx]

I love her. I love her magic and the idea of her riding around in the pouch at the guard's side. Original. I am happy to have you here at Cataclysm. Please have fun and enjoy your stay here.