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Dehlia senka,

this is gospel for the fallen ones

Dehlia is somehow simultaneously both childlike and adult.  She has childlike qualities like seeing things simply.  Anything further that you'd like to elaborate on that could not be properly expressed in those itty bitty little lists goes here. 200 word minimum please.

Dehlia is 5'10", with straight black hair cut into a sort of pixie cut for ease of upkeep.  That and it looks sharp to her that way.  The hair colour is luscious and shiny.  Her facial features like her nose, lips and cheekbones are fairly delicate considering she is not most of the time.  Perhaps the most eye-catching part of her truly is her eyes.  Dehlia's eyes really are violet.  They're also quite expressive, and seem to mischievously dare people to mess with her.  She walks confidently, with good posture that keeps her back straight and official.  She has the height, and she isn't ashamed of it enough to be found slouching.  

She's slim built, but don't mistake that for a lack of strength.  Her frame is wiry and athletic, with well muscled arms, legs, shoulders and torso.  Even her feet have an impressive amount of muscle, presumably from climbing trees.  Her stride is, in three words, long, smooth and silent.  The silence in her footsteps is something she does without really thinking about it anymore.  Her posture is proud, yet casual and relaxed at the same time.  

If you looked close at her skin, you'd see it was pockmarked with small, light scars.  They are fading, but they are there nonetheless, a result of running from tree to tree and brushing against branches.  On her lower back, she has a small tattoo of a tree with birds flying from its branches, something she got in remembrance of leaving her home in the forest.


Dehlia makes an effort to look neat and well kept.  She has pride in her appearance after all.  Description of "fashion sense" goes here. Examples: casual wear, work wear, formal wear. Just basic concepts would be nice if you'd like to describe them. There is no word minimum here since some characters are blue jeans and sandals sort of fellas. But a nice small paragraph would be nice.

Parents
Mother: Tierra Jackson(deceased)
Father: Ulysses Senka (born Glenn - took a new name when he ran) (living in Arecia Woods)

Siblings
Brother/Sister: Deneb Senka (twin brother)

Extended Family
Meh: Name (deceased or living where)


"Let me never forget I am a killer." - Dehlia Senka

Dehlia and her brother Deneb were born in Arecia Woods to a human father and a magi mother.  A magi midwife helped bring them into the world.  Twins.  One completely human, and one born with the prehensile tail of a monkey.  Arecia Woods was their safe haven.  Deneb was told never to wander out of it.  Dehlia always wondered as a child why she didn't receive the selfsame warning.  She would learn soon enough, but her childhood was filled with joy.  They used technology yes, but Deneb and Dehlia preferred to play in the forest.  Deneb's tail helped him in the trees, but Dehlia was a child known for her amazing adaptability.  She became pretty damn good at climbing the trees.  That said, they were taught by their parents to always be respectful of where they were playing, and to be polite to the trees that gave them such fun.  Dehlia took it to heart and so her mother taught her more about the earth.  Tierra was an earth magi, after all.  And although neither of her children were earth magi, Dehlia was eager to learn regardless.  She couldn't manipulate the earth, but it was educational nonetheless.  She learned to respect the spirits, and even goddess Arithelia.  However, while her mother was teaching her spirits needed to be respected, her father was teaching her that respect must be earned.  That some spirits were dangerous.  She was being taught to defend herself.  How to shoot a bow and arrow.  

When Dehlia was sixteen though, her world changed.  Her brother dared her to a race in the trees to the edge of the woods.  Never one to turn down a dare, she accepted and they raced.  She'd needed to get some stuff in town anyway.  Deneb had told her he'd wait in the forest.  So when she came back from her shopping trip she was shocked to find him not there.  She spent the night looking for him.  Her parents would kill her, was her first thought.  Her next thought was much more grim at the time: could her brother be dead?  He had his magic, so he must be able to defend himself right?  Man they'd both known better than to go too close to town.

Dehlia reluctantly ran home and admitted what had happened to her parents.  Her father searched high and low, with no results other than hearing about two men hauling off a guy with a monkey tail.  Dehlia and her father both tried to follow the trail, but it was to no avail.  All they found was Deneb's bandanna.  Dehlia blamed herself for it.  She felt terrible for having felt jealous of her brother's magic.  Everytime her parents looked at her, there was pain in their eyes remembering her twin brother.  It was like that because of her folly.  It was because of those looks that Dehlia left home at seventeen.

She'd been to cities before, but none as big as Dagos and Felici.  But when she came to the big cities, she thought of two things.  First, she looked for her brother.  Asked around discreetly.  She found out about a magi cult broken up by hunters.  When she tracked down one of the last members of it, she found out through 'interrogation' that they had kidnapped Deneb because of her father.  They hadn't wanted Deneb influenced by a hunter, and had kidnapped him with the intent to raise him to their thinking.  But hunters had broken it up, and in the commotion no-one knew what had happened.  Everyone including Dehlia assumed her brother had been killed and maimed by hunters.  And that right there is when she found out her father was a dishonored hunter, and that the reason Dehlia had grown up in Arecia Woods was because her father had fallen in love with her mother.

That revelation, and the fact her dad had never told her, ate at her.  She didn't go back to confront her father though.  Despite what she thought, going back could mean leading someone back to her father and mother.  She still cared, she wasn't heartless. When she exhausted every lead about her brother, she turned to something she'd learned about in the process.  At first, she resisted the idea of learning runic magic because to her, magic reminded her of her folly with her brother.  The idea was too tempting to Dehlia though.  She was her mother's daughter, and years of being taught 'alright you don't have magic but here's what it's like' was part of her mind and how it worked.  She enrolled in the Runic College when she was eighteen and has been studying there ever since.

She understandably believes magi should have equal rights, but for the most part Dehlia keeps those thoughts to herself.  She knows people are racist.  She thinks the discrimination against Cyborgs is ludicrous, although she doesn't really know what to think about Androids.  

And she still believes that through her actions, her brother is dead.  That she killed him.

She's still at the Runic University.  No matter how much she learns about magic, she doesn't think she knows enough.  She has a hunger for the knowledge.  Speaking of knowledge, when she was twenty, she realized she was into girls more than guys.  She was still attracted to both, but she leaned towards girls.  It was a bit of a revelation.  It had taken that long to figure it out because of her time in the woods.  Hard to figure out your sexual preference when you're in the middle of nowhere seeing mostly family.

-magi kidnapped brother
- father is a retired/dishonored hunter

 Where'd you come from? Where'd you go? Where'd you come from, Cotton Eyed Joe?
300 word minimum (5,000 word maximum) please and details are encouraged. If you wish to stretch your writing muscles and want to write a longer biography for your character, feel free to post one in our OOC/General Area! The 5k limit is in place to avoid bogging down the app approval process.

Runic Novice: After a lengthy period of time studying the Olden Language you have now been given your first small amount of ink to practice. Well done, student. You can now do Simple Magic Circles with very basic Instructions.

***Your max circle count is 1.

ARCHERY I (STARTER)

Can accomplish fundamental and basic feats with weapon.

Example of weapons allowed at this stage: Recurve Bow, Compound Bow, Longbow, Crossbow, etc

Specialized arrows now unlocked:

Downer: Arrow can inject target with a Downer once purchased


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[b]Full Metal Panic, Melissa Mao[/b] as [i]Dehlia Senka[/i]

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Just know who the ENEMY is

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