character basics • skeleton: Undertow • character name: Vera Lynn • age & birthdate: August 2, 1998 • gender & pronouns: Female, she/her • birthplace: Northern Pacific Ocean • length of time in port vale: Arrived Nov. 2021 • occupation: Circulation Assistant at the Port Vale Library • fc: Lana Condor
THE OCEAN
Like most Spotted seals, Vera was born in the northern Pacific Ocean, although she doesn’t remember exactly where, having called many of it’s seas home. She’s always been a curious and adventurous creature, always trying to play with the other young of her pod. It was this playful, inquisitive nature that has gotten her separated from her pod on more than one occasion. When she was just a pup they kept as close an eye on her as they could, but she still managed to make mischief, always testing the limits, pushing at boundaries. One day she was so caught up in chasing the other sea life, in a made up game, she didn’t realize how far away she had swum until she realized that she didn’t recognize her surroundings, or how she had gotten there. It was a few days before she came upon another pod of her kind. They didn’t know anything about the group that she had become separated from, but welcomed her with open arms. She stayed with them for a while but once again her sense of adventure got the best of her. She was on her own for a while, but eventually found another pod to join.
She decided that she rather liked this almost nomadic way of life, following her sense of adventure and swapping pods as she desired. She knew that she came off a strange to the rest of her kind, with her daring and adventurous lifestyle, letting herself get swept up in the current.
Vera understands that she needs to keep a certain distance from humans, but that doesn’t mean that she isn’t curious. She’d always liked to watch them, study them. What strange creatures that they are. One day, however, she went far too close, getting caught up in a trap. She managed to escape, but not without injury. That’s how Scylla found her.
ON LAND
Vera loves life on land. There was a learning curve, to everything, and she was often covered in a myriad of bruises in those early days, learning how do to everything with new, uncooperative limbs. But she didn’t let that get her down and found that she came to love all of it. This was just another adventure, and she was going to make the most of it. She also felt like she had to prove herself to the others, being smaller and younger. She always has a skip in her step, a twinkle in her eye, a laugh on her lips. For a wandering spirit such as herself this is exactly the adventure that she’s been craving. She got to know her ocean well, now it’s time to get to know the land. She loves to explore and learn new things and this is the perfect chance for that.
There’s a bit of distance and disconnect between her and the other selkies, so Vera is very excited to get the assignment from Scylla and head to Port Vale. She takes to the streets with wide eyed wonder, drinking in every new experience and person that she encounters.
PERSONALITY
Vera has always been adventurous, and gaining the ability to walk on land in a human shape has only fueled that. She can finally get up close and personal, after all these years of watching from afar. She’s never met a challenge that she wasn’t up for, even if it meant that she was getting into scrapes and trouble. She’s willing to try everything once. She tries to be kind to everyone that she crosses paths with, because you never know what you’re going to be able to learn from them.
It’s why Vera loves books so much, and why she sought out a job at the library. She drinks in any knowledge that she can get her hands on, and she loves to read about all the different adventures contained within all the stories. She doesn’t care what’s fact and what’s fiction, it’s all about the adventure for Vera.
















