Astraea Syl’vynar
Appearance
“Did you see that woman back there? I’ve never seen anyone as gorgeous as she in my entire life! Whatever man is able to capture her heart is a lucky fellow.”
With a golden mane cascading down her back, an ivory complexion as alluring as a full moon, and aquatic pools staring into one’s soul, Astraea is a strikingly beautiful elf, with her tall, slender body being the envy of most woman. Despite how old she actually is in the eyes of others, her two hundred years of life is remarkably young compared to her elven elders, and due to that, her outwardly appearance is one of a twenty-five year old woman. Standing at an average height of six foot and weighing one hundred and forty pounds, she is able to move gracefully and quickly, like a cheetah chasing down its prey. Furthermore, she not only has her lithe, agile form from her elven blood, she also isn’t afraid to show off her long, pointed ears wherever she goes.
To flaunt her assets in a modest way, Astraea enjoys wearing shorter dresses and high heels, to accentuate her long legs, and doesn’t care about the stares she receives at her choice of clothing. She loves to wear bright, cheerful colors the most and her usual outfit is a pearly white hue. The dress she adores the most showcases her best features while keeping her covered in doing so, allowing her to move freely and confident that everything is covered that needs to be. With every outfit she wears she always makes sure to accessorize them, usually with gold or silver toned jewelry but she does have other colors for special occasions.
Skills and Abilities
”I swear she has been at the Mage College for decades! Never would I ever want to face off against such a skilled sorceress!”
Due to her elven blood, Astraea not only has enhanced senses and quick reflexes, she also has a natural affinity for magic. This affinity has allowed her to become proficient in elemental magic, able to control fire, water, lightning, wind, and earth as if each was an extension of herself. Although despite being attuned to all five, fire and lightning are the two she is strongest at controlling to her will.
Having been at the college for thirteen years has also granted her the ability to dabble in the arts of healing and defensive magic. She is only able to heal one person at a time and can heal most fatal wounds, however she is much slower at healing than those who practice it as their main use of magic. Similarly, her defensive magic is lacking the most for she is only able to conjure a single shield at a time.
”Despite how frail and weak she looks, that woman is a terrifying opponent in hand to hand combat!”
Astraea is no stranger to fighting without magic, having been taught from a very young age how to defend herself. She is able to hold her own against larger and stronger opponents by using her elven flexibility and agility to her advantage. Similarly she has basic knowledge of how to wield bows, knives, daggers, and swords although rarely will she ever willingly choose to fight with a sword due to how large they are. Her favored weapons are daggers, for they are easy to conceal and easy to use in swift movements.
”You would think that having such physical prowess in combat would be beneficial, but I guess one could still be lacking in strength.”
Due to her lean body and lack of defining muscles, Astraea is unable to wield anything extremely heavy whether that be weapons, shields, or just carrying normal items in general. If she is forced to use anything larger than a regular sword, she has to hold it with both hands and becomes slower due to the strain that item has on her (how much it affects her is determined by how much bigger the item is than a sword).
”Did you hear? That elven woman tried to break up a fight again last week! One of these days she is going to get seriously wounded because of her rash actions!”
Another problem she faces is her lack of thinking things through before reacting. Having been alive for a few centuries now, one would think the elven woman would’ve learned to stop and reflect before jumping into the fray of things but alas, despite all of the time she has spent learning and studying, Astraea will more times than not still intervene if she feels a problem or fight is arising, even if she is obviously outmatched or outskilled. Her kind heart, and the reason she is compelled to try and stop conflicts, is one of her biggest weaknesses.
Personality
”Bees have been known to flock to her because of how sweet she is.”
Warm like honey, Astraea will surprise anyone who meets her with how friendly, kind, and outgoing she can be regardless of what one may look like or where they hail from. It may be rather unlike her prideful race, but the golden haired woman somehow grew up humbly with an innate care for others. Astraea believes this came to fruition due to having to share everything with a twin. Anything she had was his, and vice versa, thus she learned from childhood that she had to share and be considerate of others. Usually her kindness doesn’t get her into trouble, however there have been occasions where she shouldn’t have tried to intervene but did so anyways and barely avoided being scathed. It is a bad habit to lead with one’s heart, and she has been slowly trying to work on overcoming that, however her work hasn’t shown results as of late.
Despite being friendly and nice to everyone, Astraea isn’t afraid to be mean and hurt others if she ultimately needs to in order to protect herself or those she cares about. She is protective of her friends and family, willing to put everything on the line, even her life, if it means she can keep them safe. Her fathers teachings when she was a child allow her to feel confident in her abilities to defend others to the point where she will not hesitate to come between an attacker and her ally.
However, there is one fatal flaw of Astraea’s otherwise innocent and bubbly personality: whenever she consumes alcohol to the point of drunkenness, with alcohol being something she enjoys partaking in with friends or during celebrations, she becomes hot headed and temperamental with even the smallest transgression being able to irritate her. When in this state it is not unlike her to challenge people to fights or some other kind of ridiculous thing that her friends typically have to stop her from doing for she would most likely injury herself.