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Alias: None Age: 18 Sexuality: Heterosexual Height: 157 cm. Weight: 49 kg. Hair: Purple Eyes: Purple Skin and Scars: Light
Details
Sfia stands an average height and has an average weight. Growing up in a wealthy family she never needed or wanted for much. With things being provided to her she didn't have to worry about things like being malnourished and her body shows that. However, being the youngest of fifteen children meant that she wasn't overeating either. As a results things evened out for her and it shows. As a fresh adult, Sfia has small features and slender stature. She wears her purple hair and many outfits in a plethora of different ways. Despite her size and social standing, Sfia does dress provocatively when she feels like it. She isn't ashamed or scared of showing off her body. The only part of herself that she is embarrassed over is her chest size. She keeps to sweet perfumes and varies them between different flowers. With her favorite colors being black, white, and purple, most of what she wears will reflect that no matter the style.
Prim, proper, and a bit perverted are the three P's of Sfia. She's a girl raised with pride and privilege and as such, she was molded by those traits. She is respectful and doesn't bend to her emotions as easily as others. Sfia is formal with her speech, even in casual settles and refers to others as mister or misses at all times. Even with the people she considers her friends, she will continue to be proper in both her mannerisms and her speech. Sfia is well suited for a formal setting and she tends to dislike those that try to make her act otherwise. She'll often look like she isn't having fun at all, but she truly is. She isn't afraid to smile or show it but has to do so consciously because it just wasn't how she was raised at all. But her most obvious quirk is her straight-laced perverted humor. She'll commonly say the more outragous things in a completely monotone and normal voice as if she was making a boring conversation about the weather. She blames this on an imaginary friend that she calls Angkor. She refers to him as a bat or a little incubus that tells her to say such things.
Sfia dresses in a variety of ways. She will dress formally, elegantly, or scantily. Each of the three reflects her personality and she views all three the same in her eyes. As an Operative, she will dress as needed to suit the job, but when Sfia is free to choose how she dresses it could be a surprise to those that don't know her already. She is set on seeing just how deep things go in the world. She likes mystery and the supernatural and seeks it out wherever it exists. However, because of the situation with her family, she feels the need to deal with and outplay them before she can truly enjoy her interests. It should be noted that Sfia is, in fact, a pettanko and is critical of her chest size and the size of other women.
History
Sfia is the youngest daughter of the Jos family, the head of which was the owner and lead of the Jos trading company. Living out of Haven, Sfia is the youngest of fifteen children. She was the baby and the runt of her family that was as different and diverse as a bunch of rich kids could be. Despite this, her mother and father did they best to instill a work ethic and values in their children. However, for many of them, their family's money was all they saw. Sfia's relationship with her siblings was pretty muted. One would think that with a family of seventeen that loneliness was never a factor. But being the youngest and smallest meant she was overlooked a lot.
The Jos Trading Company found it's riches and success through legal means. Those many rumors of those that knew about the company buzzed around, the business was on the straight and narrows. It's reputation teetered on the edge of suspicion and distrust however, simply because most people that didn't have wealth did not trust those that did have it. And while it was ever present in the lives of the Jos family, Sfia's father made sure to do his best to not let it affect his children and their lives. This was compounded by the fact that he was an Emes. And though he wasn't an Afflicted there were some business partners that couldn't see past that fact and from them the rumors of the business' illegal actions spawned.
The business did well despite this, all the way up until the man passed away. Sfia was still young when this happened, but her father became ill and did not survive his illness. He passed away surrounded by his wife and many children. But the moment he was god, the question of his fortune was brought up immediately. In his will, he left everything to his wife so that she could take care of the family. He didn't want the children to squabble so soon after he was gone, especially when some were very young. And when all of them were of age it would be doled out evenly among them. It was fair, but that wasn't how all the children saw things. They wanted their part right away and some even believed that the younger siblings didn't need their share. The younger ones, like Sfia, were too young to appreciate their father and were too far away from being old enough to use the money properly.
So the fight over the fortune began. It never got violent and no one was hurt for some time. In fact, many years went past with no resolution and their mother holding tight to her husband's will. But the whole thing eventually accumulated into her death as well. Tired of waiting and not having their way, one of the children poisoned their mother. The moment it happened Sfia's mother understood the circumstances and did her best to prevent the plan from going through. To protect her children and prevent the greed from getting out of hand, she had a hasty will written for her. And in that will the current game was set.
No one was going to inherit their family fortune right away. It was going to be held in trust until the youngest siblings became adults. And if anyone was harmed or killed by another sibling in that time, the inheritance would go to no one. However, after that, the will became more about revenge their helping her children. After all she had done to protect them she was betrayed by her very spawn. And once all her children were adults, whomever was responsible for her death could pay for it properly.
In the will, she ranked edge of the children, something a mother should never do. She placed them in an order based on how likely they were to take her life, with the least likely at the top. After an unknown amount of time the inheritance would be given out based on the ranking. The one at the top would get the most and it would decease from there until the one at the bottom got nothing at all. And at the bottom was who she suspected of taking her life.
But it accelerated the process, if any of the children are able to prove who it was that killed her, the inheritance would be given out immediately based on the current ranking. If any of the children die or are in prison for any reason, that child is removed from the rankings and the rest move up a space for a bigger share of the money. How big and how different each share amounted to was left a mystery on purpose and the children had to decide among them how they were going to proceed.
This game and this ranking were what Sfia had grown into. And being the youngest and around her mother the most after her father's death, she was placed at the top. She was both the prime target and the most beloved by her mother because of her age. It was troublesome. But by the time the game started, each of the siblings had gone their separate ways.
With her mother gone, Sfia mostly shut herself off from her siblings. She stayed in their home and kept to herself. She wasn't mad at any of them, or disliked them, but Sfia was overlooked ever since she was born and continued to live that way even though she was now in the limelight. And as an Emes with a Vel similar to that of her father's she opted to distance herself from the game and do what he did, make something for herself. She practiced and self-taught to become better than what she was in order to protect herself once this game of her mother's started. Her Vel naturally led Sfia to her current occupation as an Operative. And with it she pursues her interest and self-improvement. An Emes mystery solver. One that could eventually solve her own mother's murder.S
Sfia's Vanta is a small orb that she embeds into different staves. It is usually a small blue Vanta ball. However, when used, it's shape and color can change based on how Sfia uses her Vel. It can be removed and attached to her staves using her Vel allowing her to use it in different styles of weapons she owns.
Ability
To put it simply, Sfia's Vanta Weapon is a storage system. It stores something for a moment that can be unleashed later. It does not store objects or people or anything like that. Instead, the Vanta stores an instance of Sfia's Vel usage. Instead of using her Vel directly, she can store an instance of it in her Vanta to be used again at another time. Storing that instance of her Vel will change the color and shape of the Vanta within the weapon. Currently, she can only store a single instance of Vel use within it.
Kinesis
Vel Rank 1 - Emitter
Power
Sfia's Vel is control and mastery over kinetic force. She can use her power to apply force and move things from a distance. As she grows and becomes more accustom to it, she will become better at wielding it and enable more applications of her Vel. However, at the moment she has only learned to emit kinetic force as a focused form. She can use her power to fire off tangible blasts of kinetic force to damage or push other things. This force is not invisible and is typically colored based on the more predominant emotion she is feeling at the moment. The force is never clear and always visible when it is being emitted. It typically appears in the form as a dark purple staticky ball.
Disadvantages
Sfia's Vel is hugely affected by her state of mind has a big affect on her Vel. How she is feeling and how right of mind she determines whether or not she can use her Vel at full power or not. Wavering or sickness that clouds her thoughts and emotions can weakenherr Vel significantly. Likewise, being unable to focus has a rougher affect on her Vel than it would another Emes. Because her kinetic force is both visible and tangible, it is easy to tell what her emotions and state of mind are while she is using her Vel. It is harder for her to hide her intentions while she is using it. Lastly, her Vel's power has developed an imagery friend for herself as a side effect of her father's Vel. This imaginary friend is as real to her as any other person and can prove to be a distraction to her and a point of oddity that see her speaking to no one in particular.
Star Rank: 1 Description: Sfia is able to protect herself with an emitted barrier of kinetic force. Using her Vel she can emit a thin barrier of force that is stretched around her body. It does not protect against damage from her completely but will reduce the amount of damage that she takes. It effectively makes her a bit tougher than the average person. Like with normal use of her Vel, it will be colored based on her emotions.
Military Ability Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
Military Ability Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
Military Ability Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
Military Ability Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
Military Ability Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
Talents
Writer
Star Rank: 1 Description: Sfia is an adapt writer. She understands how to string words together to represent a certain theme of story. She enjoys reading and writing and has the beginnings of a story writer within her.
Talent Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
Talent Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
Talent Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
Talent Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
Talent Name
Star Rank: Number. Description: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam imperdiet turpis ut urna imperdiet, et auctor dui pretium. Nulla vulputate urna non mollis sodales. Sed vel urna et lacus ultrices mattis ut non erat. Etiam neque sapien, vehicula et imperdiet non, sollicitudin sit amet justo. Donec scelerisque dapibus pretium. Suspendisse ultrices ipsum felis, et posuere elit faucibus id. Suspendisse consequat ullamcorper felis, lacinia dignissim enim posuere id. Aliquam vulputate sapien sed justo euismod lacinia. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nulla tincidunt urna nec quam pulvinar aliquet. Sed sodales non est id tincidunt. Nam pellentesque quis quam in pretium. Maecenas libero sem, suscipit sit amet nisi non, pellentesque elementum nisi. Sed nunc odio, rhoncus lobortis sapien id, volutpat sollicitudin enim. Mauris diam lorem, bibendum ut quam at, ullamcorper accumsan nibh. Fusce facilisis quam dui, at consectetur magna hendrerit at."
So looking at this app I already see one fatal flaw, and that is in terms of Sfia's ability itself.
Taken from the banned abilities list.
Meta- and made-up physics: Since Surrender Dawn functions on the physical plane without any hard magic, abilities that function on the metaphysical plane do not apply here. Examples would be things like soul-energy, life-energy, death-energy, divine-energy and the like.
Sfia's ability, which is psychic force, applies here as well. This also touches her Military Ability as well.
I didn't think Psychic power was as out there or made up as those others things on a super power forums. Things have been changed, but the relative concept is the same.
To ensure easier communications and in order to clear up any potential issues or edits necessary with the power, I'd like to discuss the application, and Vel in particular, further in DMs in order to ensure a swifter approval process than going trough several rounds of grading. Please contact me on Discord when you can.
