Meet The Apprentice! (Bio from Little Vesuvia Discord, I do not claim creation only my OC)
Basics Full name: Kavae Saab-Alamin Nicknames/aliases: Depends on outside sources, she mainly goes by her name Age and/or birthday: Mid - Late 20's Height: 5'6"
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Appearance:
Large doe-like brown/black eyes; usually wide in either nerves/surprise or some form of wonder
Thick dark brown curls/waves with a mauve brown highlight/sheen. Worn usually in a long fat braid that she sticks flowers/hairpins into
Light brown skin with golden undertones, body type comparable to Portia's; she's a soft hip set girl
Outfit: Wears a lot of soft blues, cremes, and gold/yellows (dawn thematic for clothing), usually with an apron on; you never know what you’ll need it for, and a shawl for weather control
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Favorite food: This is very hard because she enjoys cooking/food in general but stuffed bread treats around tea time are the best
Favorite drink: Adores teas & fruit drinks (cider, lemonades, juices)
Favorite flower: It feels traitorous to pick a favorite child but she's very partial to tree blossoms
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History Place of birth: [Hidden city under construction; placeholder Hesperia] Culture is a mix of Middle Eastern / Mediterranean / Asian themes, but Moroccan is firm pin and inspiration
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Family: Father: Tayyib(60's), a Oneiromanctic (Dream Divination) from a family of magicians. Loving and the caretaker of the home. Made of all heart and feelings
Mother: Nazli(60's), no nonsense heir to a textile business that's been in her family for generations, very forthright and meticulous (think Tevye & Golde from Fiddler on the Roof)
Older Sister: Rabia(40's), an absolute unit who's proudly part of her city’s guard and adores her baby sister with the intensity of a thousand suns
The amount of extended family is ridiculous but her Mother's sibling are more involved directly into the story so;
Jaleh: (F)(60's)Herbalist/Botanist who moved to Vesuvia to pursue her own dreams and ambitions; invites Kavae to move in when her[Kavae’s] health begins declining to help find any answers & aids
Zareen: (F)(50's)Scholar and Bookkeeper/Accountant who was mainly in charge of educating the family’s youngsters as they grew up, used to send Jaleh and Kavae books from time to time; until the plauge broke out and they lost contact
Bahar/Sahar: (NB)(50's) Twin Agents of trouble and chaos, left home from a young age and used to send back trinkets and gifts from their travels and adventures. They are the ones responsible for Eviathan being given to Kavae and the ones who took her to Vesuvia. Refuse to answer what they do officially but the general agreement is that it’s more than likely illegal
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Occupation: Pharmacist/Herbalist(?) mainly, but you can also buy / mix your own teas and spices for cooking. The tarot reading/clairvoyance was more a smaller side income after Kavae moved in, and became larger still when Asra did.
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Familiar: Eviathan, the stove salamander, who’s really not a familiar; more an oddity her Zizis’ [Bahar&Sahar] brought back as an egg, that hatched into a small, very unusual salamander.
It eats most anything really, spits flame and happily napping in the furnace of her stove. Who, when necessary, can grow to be her long range method of transportation to ease the strain on herself. Also loves cuddles.
Eviathan at it’s smallest is comparable to a bearded dragon mixed with a Salamander, and turns a bit more of a large raptor in shape when full sized.
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Backstory: Kavae grew up the youngest to a happy chaotic mass of family. She had a minor weak constitution and would soak in the town hot springs often, but by the time she was 14 it was beginning to cause her serious issues.
Wanting to learn about her condition and find ways to improve her quality of life, she moved to Vesuvia to live with her Aunt. Who began teaching her the healing arts, magic and herbology. Which after over a decade of research and study, turned into a love of said crafts and wanting to help others.
She meets Asra and Muriel, others who become very dear friends, to her at least. Overall she's a very gentle, if not somewhat reckless, with giving heart but unafraid to speak her mind.
...Then the plague happens, and those traits becomes a major rift point between her and Asra. If she'd given up on herself--she can't just leave them--FINE! Go then!
For a time she tried to assist plague doctors as best she could, but for her, her Aunt, Muriel, her neighbors--well, the rest is history I suppose.
After the resurrection, she's far more soft-spoken, skittish, polite to a fault, and nearly finds it impossible to deny someone / say no. (E.g. She was unable to deny Nadia's requests/but wouldn't accept spoiling even when Nadia coaxed her due to the power dynamic)
As the arcs go on, she does start to become more of herself again, as she was and forever will be; made entirely out of gut instincts and a bleeding heart.
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Personality Likes: A N I M A L S, Gardening/Flora, Cooking/Food, Reading, Little wonders(watching the sun come up, etc), little simple trinkets&jewelry, sweet things
Dislikes: Wearing herself out, Being lonely, feeling out of control/under someone else power, bullies, Being scared/made to cry, etc.
Fears: Being helpless/unable to help others or failure, True loneliness/being isolated, Pain, Unknown/Vague threats in her surroundings
Ambitions/ideals: High quality of life; pain/ache/fatigue free, Happy friends, A well-stocked kitchen able to feed them all, A garden like Portia’s & to keep a small farm of animals (hens, goats etc,) for fresh produce of both kinds, Access to Nadia’s library or any library to learn and read, Simplistic Domesticity really, a happy simple life with her loved ones.
Hobbies: She dabbles in textile crafts (Loom weaving, sewing, spinning, etc,) when she’s unable to be as mobile as she’d like. But on good day’s you can find her outside happily gardening in the dirt or gathering in the woods, or in the kitchen putting it all to use. Tho she’ll never turn down a good book or shy away from keeping the books.
Main Love interest: Muriel (Prior to which was Asra)
Friends: She likes almost everyone she meets, or at least tries to, but here’s the main plethora;
F A U S T,
Asra,
Portia,
Muriel,
Selasi,
Nadia (after extreme warming up to and post working for her),
Julian (after the spooking/theatrics wane and she sees he needs help)
Enemies: Doesn't really do enemies, but if your being cruel she's gonna do something about it...well she's certainly gonna try
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Random HC’s & Trivia
Wears half moon glasses when she does book work/textile projects because she's farsighted
Still deals with her health condition as Asra wasn't aware of it and now the research has to be redone
The necklace Asra wears used to be Kavae's and she still wears the matching earrings
