Livia Quinnick
Silver/White (currently)
"What is lineage, if not a gold thread of pride and guilt."
- ada limon, the hurting kind
Appearance
Livia has always been regarded as a pretty face that her mother used to be heard saying it would make marrying her off easier just to be rid of her. She favoured her father, whose family are all of handsome appearance with their dark brown hair and olive eyes. Her hair had caused a stir when her magic became corrupted at fourteen years old, the ends of her hair suffered a loss of colour. Many believed this was a stress response as her father passed, but the corruption and difficult nature her power took on grew unbalanced, and so the colour drained higher and higher up from her dark locks.
Despite making her easy to spot, she chose not to go through the high maintenance of colouring her hair and decided on wearing it how it wants to be seen. It appears that with each passing year, an inch or more will be drained of colour. There is no way of knowing what would happen if her whole head were to be consumed, nor a way to slow the process.
After finding the depths of her second magic, Livia now has hair that is a solid silvery white. Due to keeping up appearances, there are days spent returning her hair to it's previous look, dyeing her hair to keep up pretenses.
Skills and Abilities
With the ability to always find what others seek, Livia’s training at the Academy has her focusing on working in the shadows. This unique skill would prove useful upon graduation, and it has been heavily encouraged she chooses to join the Guard.
When focused and able to wield, it has been proven that any long ranged weaponry would be quick to master by Quinnick, as her aim is always true thanks to her gift. Although she is quick with her reflexes, close quarter combat is still an ability she would like to perfect,
With the corruption of her magic, it often leads Quinnick unable to ignore the beacon call of a lost item or being. Prone to light headaches to blacking out, it is a difficult ability to not heed the call. Oftentimes before a mission, she is unable to sleep as the call makes her restless. This often means she could be found wandering the grounds in deep thought, doing her best to keep the headaches at bay as whoever is to accompany her on those missions would not leave in the middle of the night to help ease Livia's wits.
Now fully accessible and controlled, corruption magic becomes easier to navigate in conjunction with her compass magic. Livia can use it to wittle down strengthened wards, disrupt a flow or channel of magic, and can additionally momentarily hinder casting of herself or others.
Personality
During her first year at the Academy, she was a shy and meek girl that was afraid to tap into an aggression needed to pass the physical component of her training. After being knocked down countless times, she soon learned what was needed in order to survive. This mindset stuck with her, knowing she was still not the strongest combatant in her class, but had endured pain better than most. Her ability to get back up, even in the worst of states, is a credit to her determination.
Anger was a welcome burn for Quinnick, having bottled it inside due to the scrutiny given by her mother growing up. She possessed a rage that she did not know was her own, blaming it on her mother’s rage at the time of her father’s death, but perhaps this was an evolution of generational rage. In order to keep herself focused and dedicated to seeing herself at graduation, Quinnick has mostly kept to herself, finding places to hide and often busying herself with honing her skills without prying eyes.
Despite her lovely appearance, Livia can only be described as a mean girl when the need calls for it. Her warmth and friendship is rare, but could be counted on as a team player. Regardless of her lone wolf preference, she is still able to be social when the time calls for it and represents her House and nobility well... unless her mother asks her of it.
Anger was a welcome burn for Quinnick, having bottled it inside due to the scrutiny given by her mother growing up. She possessed a rage that she did not know was her own, blaming it on her mother’s rage at the time of her father’s death, but perhaps this was an evolution of generational rage. In order to keep herself focused and dedicated to seeing herself at graduation, Quinnick has mostly kept to herself, finding places to hide and often busying herself with honing her skills without prying eyes.
Despite her lovely appearance, Livia can only be described as a mean girl when the need calls for it. Her warmth and friendship is rare, but could be counted on as a team player. Regardless of her lone wolf preference, she is still able to be social when the time calls for it and represents her House and nobility well... unless her mother asks her of it.