Leilani Taevas
Living in the shadows of others used to annoy Leilani. She wasn’t born with the sharpest of minds nor did she possess an affinity with elemental magic that caused all of Thyasari to admire her.
Instead she possessed a unique set of abilities that made her a prime candidate for espionage and secrecy. By the time she finished her basic schooling all of her classmates and teachers knew she would commit to The Watchers.
They accepted her application almost immediately and she began the highly specialized training they offered to all Watchers. Now a days Leilani isn’t just used to living in the shadows of others, she practically revels in it.
Appearance
Leilani has the same pointed ears and slender frame that nearly all Avariel and other elves possess. Her blonde hair is usually allowed to sit in a messy mane that she rarely touches or styles. Piercing green eyes frame her nose and tend to stay sharp and alert.
All of her pristine and delicate features bear a stark contrast to her wings. Near their base, where they connect to her shoulders, her wings are as pitch black as a starless night. As her wings extend out they shift from black to a deep violet color near the tips.
This coloration is rather rare for an Avariel but it is said that many of the winged elves with such colored wings naturally find themselves in the employ of The Watchers for one reason or another. Almost like a marking from birth of their future fate.
Skills and Abilities
Swift Flight - One talent that Leilani always possessed, even as a small child, was the speed at which she could fly. All Avariel can be swift but Leilani is particularly adept at speed while flying. This benefits her often when she’s in too deep on a mission and must flee quickly.
Martial Prowess - It might be simpler to suggest that Leilani is rather one dimensional. She is an expert with the bow, even from great heights, but beyond that her abilities to fight are lackluster. If someone must be detained and arrested she typically has to report this back to the Elders and allow another Avariel to subdue a target.
Keen Senses - Leilani is not as academically intelligent as many of her peers but where she has excelled is paying attention. Staying alert. Being resourceful. She has proven herself an expert information gatherer with a phenomenal memory.
The Misty Mage - Leilani struggled with magic during her schooling. Unable to use healing magics or many offensive spells properly it took several years for tutors to identify her true calling.
The type of magic she excels at was eventually discovered and it perplexed many citizens of Thyasari. She could warp mist and fog to her will. Eventually this ability even allowed her to transform her physical body into mist and move around.
There are several major drawbacks to this ability. For starters, if she turns into a fog and elements of that cloud are somehow destroyed or absorbed it causes severe and debilitating pain when she reforms herself. It’s presumed that if the entire cloud was eradicated she’d likely die as well.
Secondly, while she can manifest fog from nothingness it obscures her vision as much as it does everyone else’s. If she transforms herself into mist it’s often difficult for her to see very well. However, her other senses are unaffected, allowing her to smell or hear anything going on while in mist form.
Finally, frequently de-materializing and re-materializing can cause massive headaches and muscle spasms. Sometimes so severe as to limit her ability to fly. It’s for this reason that using her magic for more than a few moments is extraordinarily rare.
