Dahlia Hawthorne
Dahlia
"You think I'll be the Dark Sky
So you can be the Star?
I'll swallow you whole."
"You think I'll be the Dark Sky
So you can be the Star?
I'll swallow you whole."
Appearance
Standing five foot ten inches tall Dahlia has a muscular but lithe physique. Furthermore, Dahlia has pointed ears after being brutally mutilated by Initiates during her first year as an initiate. The ears were carved into points to mock her for her magical specialties. Her eyes always carry a sense of intensity, the darkest green in color in stark contrast to her vibrant white hair that runs to shoulder length.
Dahlia often wears armor forged to fit her frame perfectly without hampering her dexterity or agility. The metals used to create the armor were summoned from the soils of her home. The metals were forged in a unique wave and feather Damascus pattern that seems to absorb the sun rather than reflect it. Paired with her armor she wore a dark black Gamberson with emerald hemming. A dark emerald travel cloak is pinned a cloak pin of her family crest; a stags head. Uniquely, Dahlia doesn't carry a sword upon her right hip but rather a beautiful black leather quiver for her arrows with a specialty sling for her bow. Outside of her armor, Dahlia is often wearing tailored dresses with matching corsets in various shades and colors. Having taken to enjoying the fashion trends of the noble classes and from her free time in the academy. She always wears a pin embellishing her rank within the Dreadlords.
Skills and Abilities
"Swift as a deer.
Quiet as a shadow.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
Quick as a snake.
Calm as still water."
Quiet as a shadow.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
Quick as a snake.
Calm as still water."
Before she was sent to the Academy, the first of her kin to do so Dahlia was trained in the art of the hunt, the song, and the aether of her kin. Her mother, Amaryllis wanted to ensure she would always belong. As Dahlia explored the wonders of magedom she would find that two forms of practice come with far less exertion than the others. It wouldn't be until she came to the Academy that she would begin to understand the true extent of her powers as a mage and the strength in these two magical forms; Geomancy and Botinomancy. While capable in other schools of magic it was these two forms of magic that Dahlia focused all her efforts with an intent to specialize in these forms of magic.
Upon her graduating year from the Academy, Dahlia graduated with honors due to her tenacious desire to devour knowledge and by putting her knowledge into practice. Throughout her time at the Academy, it was discovered that Dahlia has an above average mana reserve and when she employs Geomancy or Botinomancy magic the expulsion of such reserves is lesser than average. However, it was not the same across all forms of magic, in fact when employing other schools of magic, especially those in opposition to her schools the expenditure of her mana reserve was higher than the average by a large margin. This doesn't stop Dahlia from exploring other forms of magic and continuing to practice other magic practices.
Beyond these another form of minor magic was discovered during her time at the Academy. Dahlia is capable of minor feats of clairvoyance specifically pertaining to her fate. Capable of seeing fragments of a potential circumstance pertaining to just her it acts as a form of deja vu. As of yet Dahlia cannot do the magic at will or see her fate for longer than six seconds at a time. Dahlia also cannot conduct the magic while in high-stress environments such as combat zones or the like. As far as she can tell she sees only the potential thread of many other threads and it is not always the thread she is currently on.
Beyond her magical powers, Dahlia is a proficient melee combatant. While preferring war hammers or axes to swords as she cannot dance in the rhythm of a blade master. Much to her sword master's ire. She's a highly proficient fighter in hand-to-hand combat and the use of daggers for extreme situations where she doesn't have access to her primary weapon. While she is capable in melee her expertise falls into the realm of marksmanship. During her second year as an Initiate Dahlia broke and set the new records for the cleanest shot over distance with and without magic. Her years of learning the ways of her blood kin had made her highly proficient with bows and arrows which were only enhanced with her regiment time in the Academy. Post graduation Dahlia continues to use her bow with expert marksmanship.
Outside of combat and magic, Dahlia has shown to be deft in education and understanding across multiple subjects and in physical aspects. While lithe and lean her frame is all muscle with minimal fat meaning she is physically strong while also being dextrous and limber as necessary.
In all other aspects, Dahlia showed capabilities of learning multiple languages becoming a polyglot. Able to speak Elvish, Common dialect, and Dwarvish fluently.
Personality
"Beauty was your armor. Fragile stuff. All show.
But what's inside you? That's Steel.
It's brave and unbreakable.
And it doesn't need fixing"
Dahlia is known to be a logical person often lacking empathy in her words with her words having a sharp edge to them. Known in the Academy and now amongst the legion to be quiet and speaking only when spoken to. A strong-willed and confident person from before her time in the Academy it would maintain throughout her time as an Initiate. The professors could never work out why she was so driven, her desire to always be at the forefront of herself. But what's inside you? That's Steel.
It's brave and unbreakable.
And it doesn't need fixing"
Capable of speaking with a seething and lashing tongue, Dahlia didn't make many friendships during her time at the Academy. To this day she can be inconsiderate to people's emotions and the feelings of others. She can be known to be quite sarcastic in retort.
Dahlia wasn't always focused, in her first couple of years she was known to be incredibly capricious; prone to flights of fancy and impulse. To this day this part of her has not left but she has trained herself to maintain focus when on the job.
However, it is not all bad for Dahlia as she is known to always be the truthful one, never the liar regardless of circumstance. She is also loyal to the Dreadlords and the goal of protecting Vel Anir. She carries herself with integrity to her personal goals and morals while also being wise enough to understand there is something to learn from others. She is endlessly curious and carries the courage to do what needs to be done.
Biography & Lore
"Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not.
Make it your strength.
Then it can never be your weakness.
Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you."
Make it your strength.
Then it can never be your weakness.
Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you."
The child of a whirlwind wanderlust between Darrius Hawthorne, a noble merchant, and Amaryllis a tailor. Born out of wedlock Dahlia didn't know her father as anyone other than the occasional man who paid more than normal for her mother's skills.
It was only in her early teens when people began to whisper that Dahlia was the bastard child of the Hawthorne family. Apparently, Darrius had gotten drunk on the wine and told his wife while riddled with guilt and the haze of wine. That was the day that Dahlia learned of her last name. However, while she gained a name she didn't gain a family. Instead, she gained vitriol and hatred. Called vile names in the street over her birth. To save her from any further vitriol her mother Amaryllis made the choice to send her to the Academy where she could begin a new life. Establish herself without the cloud of her name and birth over her head.