Name: Reynalda “Reina” Castro Nicknames: Reina, Rey, Ree Species: Witch || Natural Age: “26” || 923 Gender: Female Orientation: Bisexual Pronouns: She/her Trigger Warnings: death
BIO/SEMI INTRO:
Light and Dark. Good and Evil. Wrong and Right. This used to be Reynalda’s struggle.
And still is-though the witch will not admit it.
Reina has been around for several years and she plans on being around for several more. She does what she needs to in order to preserve her life and good looks of course. But it wasn’t always easy for her to choose the light path. Until the choice was pretty much taken from her.
When Reina was very young, she grew very close with her father, Lorenzo, and thought the world of him. He taught her how to be patient, kind, and hold her head high no matter who spoke down to her or claimed they knew better. He was her rock.
Her mother Alma on the other hand, was a complete and a wicked bitch. Alma only cared for Reina to look pretty, have a body that could have all male and females beg on their knees for her attention, and to remember spells that only brought them good fortune-no matter who else had to pay the price. Alma paid Reina no attention until she came of age and her powers grew stronger. It was only then that Reinas mother had stopped waisting her time at bars and sleeping with other men; her mother has ruined more marriages and has broken many bridges that Reina is still trying to mend them to this day. Why Reynalda’s father stayed with her mother, Reina still wonders.
Her mother finally pushed Reina to her breaking point though. She wanted Reina to use spells and lean towards the darker path that was said to hold stronger powers over all creatures on this earth. Except, Reina had grown to love the light magic works and was very good at what she did. But, that choice-the choice of finding out what pleasures the “other” side could bring was taken from her when her mother finally forced her hand....
Many years ago:
“Choose now child. Choose if there shall be a death tonight.” Her mother stood before her in the woods outside their home. Stood with a knife on her fathers neck and his hands tied behind his back. Alma had wanted Reina to cast a blood spell that would finally draw her closer to the sorcerer side and shut the door on the light. Shut the door that her father had done so much to keep open to Reina and promised the world to her.
But Alma would have none of that.
“I won’t mother. Y-you can’t make me.” Reynalda struggled to keep her words steady and if it weren’t for the calm look she saw in her dads eyes, Reina would have lost it.
“Oh can’t I?” Her mother pressed the knife hard against her fathers neck and drew a deep line to keep a steady streak of blood spilling-but not enough for him to bleed out.
Reina swallowed hard but didn’t pull her deep chocolate eyes from her fathers. She knew him too well; she could read him by looking into his eyes-just as he could read her with a single look.
Don’t let her take your light away Reina. Not even for me.
Her fathers words passed through her and she felt the tears in her eyes finally begin to spill.
Please dad, do something! The girl pleaded with her eyes. But her father had simply shook his eyes at her. So much Reina had wanted to ask her father. So much she was dying to learn still. So much and many years her father was supposed to have alongside her. And now...it would be taken away.
“Do it.” Reina finally told her mother, looking at her father now and sending the last words he deserved to hear out loud and through his mind. “I love you father.”
I love you too mija.
“You think I won’t do it?” But Reina didn’t have a chance to open her mouth as her mother slit her fathers throat in a single motion. And there her father fell before her-his eyes closed and his face in peace.
Reynalda was never quite the same after that. Yes the woman was cheerful and was always smiling and having a good time. Pretending to be a “tough girl” with thick skin at first because that was required when you lived in a city like this one. Only those she really knew would get honest smiles and warmth from Reina. But, during the late hours of the night, when the moon was high in the sky or pure darkness surrounded the forest, Reina would find herself longing for silence and using her magic to cast a spell around her to let all the unwanted air out and contained herself in an air bubble; she wished to hear no noise, no chaos, no screams and no death threats that were a constant in Calamity.
She only simply wished to be with her father once more.
But her work was not done here. No. The woman was doing her best to teach those other witches the way of the light and the fun it could also bring. She wanted to get rid of the evil and unjust creatures that wandered this earth. And if not get rid of them completely, then to make them think twice about harming those who could not defend themselves.
Reina isn’t perfect though. There are times when she wishes to take the easier and “less restricted” path that calls witches to the darker side and she IS tempted. But, she always finds one reason or another to remind herself of her fathers sacrifice: the sacrifice that let her keep her choice of being on one or the other side-a choice that would have been taken away if she had bent to her mother’s demand and her father hadn’t allowed himself to be killed by her mother’s hands.
HEADCANONS:
Break Reina’s trust once and you loose it forever. If one wants to gain back her trust, they must start from zero and go above and beyond to give Reynalda more than one reason to help them.
Reina has a strong connection with the four elements: fire, water, earth, and wind. She studies daily as well as practiced wherever she is at. She will help any who want to learn magic or who struggles with staying on the “light” path. Has she been tempted by the seductive whispers from the darker magic available to her? Of course. But, Reina continues to find a reason to stay on the Natural path.
Reina will always, always help those who need help. There are times when different species cross her path needing help and Reina can’t help herself-she helps them. She strongly believes that if they deserve to die, then they will. But Reina will not have any part in causing their deaths or leaving them to die.
Reina is not at all boring. She loves to have fun and a good time. While she is “innocent” towards the side of magic, any other actions don’t always fall in that area. The trick is to enjoy Reinas company regardless if her smile is true; only those she trusts and believes in will hear her true laughter and see the difference in the warmth her smile can bring to the room.
PHYSICAL ASPECTS
Hair: black/dark brown
Eyes: dark brown
Skin: olive
Piercings: TBD
Tattoos/Scars: TBD
TRAITS
Positive: independent & talented
Negative: unyielding & bossy
RANDOM
Talents: dancer, potion maker, (still adding)
Favorite Weapon: Powers & guns
Likes: (still adding)
Smokes: Yes
Drinks: Yes
Drugs: Yes
