Marcelina Antonia-Mariette Celestial
Appearance
The Dauphina of The Nyndalls is a true beauty. Like a majority of her race, the appearance of Marcelina is almost ethereal, heavenly some might say. Her dark skin appears to glow and shimmer, a common characteristic of her people. In fact, it is what really sets them apart from others. During the day, the young woman’s skin will sparkle and give off a gold tint but as the night approaches, she will almost appear like a dimly lit candle. Many compare her to a halo since her dark skin will produce a small ray of light; enough to see her but not enough to light up an entire room. That is to be said about not just her but all of her people.
Other common characteristics of the Palominian people include their elvish like ears and of course the constant change of color of their finger tips. Since it is common for Palominians to take certain aspects of their father, it can be said that Marcelina’s people have inherited their small yet pointed ears from the Elf-king. Nonetheless, that does not make them a subrace of the elves. There is a huge difference between the two. Now, the color of the finger tips will always depend on the mood. The color of one’s mood is different for each individual. Marcelina’s fingers are often a teal color, meaning that she is very happy. They will sometimes turn purple if she is feeling stern. Green is often associate with being sad and red is for when she’s mad.
Marcelina has a head full of long, gorgeous locks of black hair. The hair smells of rose petals and it is most often that her hair is slicked back and out of her face. She has almond shaped eyes which are a blue, similar to a bright sky. She inherited her eyes from her father much like her wide nose and lovely skin.
She is said to have the body of a natural human woman. Marcelina is slender yet curvy in some places considered attractive to men. Yet she is not just some piece of meat. Marcelina has spent a good part of her life learning to fight and therefore, she has built up muscle stronger than any chunk of armor. If you were to see the Dauphina naked, you would see how large her thighs are and bulging with muscle. You would see how tough her abdomen area truly could be. She is no weakling despite her beautiful face.
Skills and Abilities
Sixty is relatively young for her kind and it is still not enough time to learn everything you need to know in order to survive. But what she has learned will always stick with her and help the young woman in life:
Persuasion: There is no better skill than the skill of persuasion. In her young years, Marcelina was once told that if she wanted to succeed at court and keep people in her favor, she must learn the do’s and don’t of persuasion. It is almost a tactic for any great ruler who wants to hold their place as the alpha. Marcelina would like to say she is fairly good at it but some might say she is quite competent. Sure, she knows how to butter up a man; they’re all fools. Yet when it comes to her own kind, she could use just tad more work.
Intelligence: No palominian is a true palominian if she does not possess the wisdom needed in the long run. Often, the noble is underestimated and that almost always gives her the upper hand. Name a subject and you will often get the answer from Marcelina who can be said to hold more information in her head than a library. She has mastered this skill and well aware of that too. Marcelina is a cocky little thing when it comes to her wits too.
Leadership: The girl’s entire life has been leading to this. She was never a natural born leader like her mother or any Dauphina before her. It was not until she became a diplomat for her country that the Dauphina could finally say that she is a successful yet competent leader.
Negotiation: This is a necessary skill that she uses often. Traveling to different cities in order to create peace treaties is not easy and therefore, she must learn how to negotiate in order to make the members on the other end happy. Nonetheless, she will not give up her own people’s happiness for a stranger’s own. The palominian is very good at making ends meet if she does say so herself.
Politics: It is all but a game and Marcelina has realized this before she was a mature young lady. Politics is nothing more but debating and solving conflicts that sometimes do not include your land but could possibly affect it. It is nothing more than concerns that rise with other states and people. Marcelina has very much mastered politics and in the future, this will make her a great empress.
Seduction: The boys love it. She loves it. Marcelina knows how to make a boy’s heart stop in place and hang on her every word. She knows how to play with one’s sympathy and seem much more appealing.
In’yta (weapon): It is what the humans call a dart-rope. In’yta is a fine weapon a majority of palominians use. It is made of both silk and very thin yet sturdy metal with a large blade attached. It is often used by the palominians to keep their attacker away, but in dire situations it can be used to strike the opponent. Marcelina is very good at protecting herself with a in’yta yet she does not have the heart to really strike someone with it.
Truthism: A harmless magic discipline originating from The Nyndalls, truthism is the practice of knowing one’s truth. It used to be exclusively used by truth seers. Now, many people outside The Nyndalls have grown fond of it. Marcelina is able to stare directly in the eyes of a person and tell whether or not they’re lying when they speak on something. If someone is telling a story and it is fabricated, she will be able to tell. It is useful yet very straining on the eyes. If she uses it for more than two minutes, her eyes will feel a sharp pain and her stamina will seem drained.
Shielding: The enemy of truthism, shielding is yet another strong magic created by the palominians. One starts to learn shielding first by protecting their own thoughts from outsiders. If a truth seer tries to see whether or not you are lying, they will hit what feels like an invisible wall. As the person wielding shielding becomes stronger, the invisible wall that protects the mind will extend and become a wall great enough to protect an entire person. Marcelina is able to protect two to three people at once but that is only if she is unharmed and her mind is clear. This magical discipline will only last ten to fifteen minutes and you can expect the user to be almost physically tired to the point they cannot move.