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Concept: a court mage secretly in service of evil. She secretly works against the current power hierarchy, balancing subterfuge and courtly appearances. Appearing outwardly as a cocky yet charismatic courtier, while her soul rots from her naive pursuit of power.

Name: Catarina Loveti de Monte Scifo
Race: Human
Age: 33


Abilities
ā€¢ Spells of charm and beguilement
ā€¢ Spells of binding
ā€¢ Spells of scrying
ā€¢ Spells of pain

Drive: Liberation
Belief: ā€œRules are made by those with unjust power they wish to brandish like a knife against others.ā€
Instinct: ā€œWhen others talk, always analyse their ulterior motives"

Characterization notes
- Dripping with sarcasm. Will make fun of you in sideways jabs.
- Speaks in a low, sultry voice which cracks upwards when stressed.
- Comments are often enchanted ā€“ her words cut, enchant, sing, and tug at your heartstrings, as she desires.
- Rather than becoming guarded when challenged or questioned, she refocuses conversation. This speaks to her entire methodology regarding conflict when others bring it to her.

Personality
Cata knows what she wants and she plans to get it. She is an avid social butterfly, mingling easily into social dynamics and befriending strangers quickly. Sheā€™s known for both her thick, honeyed words, and her sharp wit. She knows what to say and when to say it. When to poke fun, when to nurse vulnerabilities, when to be kind, when to scathe, when to jest, and when to speak earnestly. She is seen to have impeccable timing of wit and a genuine kind heart. She is seen as someone who can be leaned on, but wonā€™t entertain bullshit.

However, none of this is a genuine take on what sheā€™s really doing. Catarina ruthlessly pulls the strings of all those she interacts with so she can advance her demonic agenda and uses people as tools. She plucks heartstrings in dissonant chords while polishing her faithful tools. Itā€™s simply that maintaining a ā€˜genuineā€™ front happens to be advantageous to her. She will ruthlessly throw close friends under the bus if she feels it will be advantageous, and she will not hesitate.

Cata flexes between a calm front and an earnestly acted display of being hurt or enraged as suits her best. When she needs to be stoic, she will maintain composure, deflect inconvenient questions, and maintain a high ground. When she deems it advantageous to show emotion in order to get something she wants, she will pivot and lash out or cry, displaying how sheā€™s been hurt to others.

Again, this conceals how she really feels. Her emotional range is just as broad as anyone elseā€™s. Inconvenient questions make her seethe and heartbreak makes her empathise, but she has learned to put these aside and use them as learning opportunities. Her emotions become clues, betraying how others may be feeling, allowing her to act appropriately.

Occupation/Position: Office of Intrigue Mage ā€“ the Ducal household exchange a study, access to secret chambers, and a decent pay for her powers of scrying, binding, and pain.



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Concept: a court mage who is a trusted individual to the ducal couple. Her position in the court comes with the responsibility of moral inquisitions. She is responsible to advise the court and especially the ducal couple on the moral aspects of decisions due to the purity of her magical abilities. She also has a high standing within the executive branch and is asked to sit within some trials, give her opinion or advice, and oversee some of the more complicated cases.

Name: AĆÆtana Du'Vall
Race: Human
Age: 37
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Abilities
ā€¢ Spells of Insight
Works as a hunch, a vague 'pull' or something that would lead them to have a gut feeling of "I should look there, I should hide, I should xy" and then they trust in that and it usually proves correct.

ā€¢ Spells of Purity
Allows the user to tug at people's heartstrings and make them feel prone to speak their truth, their heart's desire, their true pain. Essentially, honesty. Requires focus and verbal use. Can be enhanced with specific catalysts.

ā€¢ Spells of Audible Indunation
The ability to overwhelm someone's mind with voices. Requires focus, close proximity to the other person. Can 'ricochet' when someone uses a field with ricocheting ability. Useless against people with mind shields.

ā€¢ Spells of Monocular Realization
The ability to make people see your own bodily features as however you want. This does not result in an actual change of bodily features, but instead, it works as a "filter" atop the real version. Can only be held for a short period of time. Limited to user's imagination and skills. Unlikely to be upheld during pain due to requiring some concentration. Needs consistency: If not consistent in color/shape/details/etc, the deceived can easily see through the filter. Weather Conditions: The illusion must be adapted during weather changes, this includes for example when the user gets wet, they need to remember to change the illusion to someone who is also wet. (This can be done subconsciously.)


Drive: Honesty and Justice
Belief: ā€œThe laws enabled by the court protect the citizens' human rights and the court's system and branches enforce a just execution of those laws to ensure justice and safety.ā€

Characterization notes
- Values fairness, the law, and justice.
- Trusts in the ducal couple and the established justice system
- Has become the unofficial official symbol for morality (meaning that the officials - such as the court - use her as a symbol for their morality but it is not officially claimed that she's their symbol)
- Has a slightly deeper voice that has been described as enticing, seductive and soothing.

Personality
As someone holding a lot of responsibility and trust, AĆÆtana is very much aware of the power she holds and strives to treat it with respect every day. Due to her valuing justice and fairness so highly, she holds herself to a high standard. She can not fail. Failing would mean to not just make a 'mistake' but it would have significant impacts on other people's lives. Being fully aware of this, AĆÆtana is not always the most relaxed person. She tends to sit through court sittings with a frown on her forehead and tension in her upper back. Due some poor choices in the past, AĆÆtana certainly doesn't lack a package of guilt she carries around with her. The fact that she has become a public symbol for moral standards weighs heavily on her.

AĆÆtana believes certain types of magic that want to harm or control people to be a disease that plagues the heart and soul and can corrupt good people. She would compare it to drug use. You try it, you begin to balance a slippery slope and it gets you addicted and pulled in further and further. Until it begins to control you, corrupt your own ideas and morals and your soul. People who go down this road can be seen as the victim. But at some point, when they become a threat to society, they have to be seen as the enemy of the court.

In these instances, AĆÆtana would suggest moving against those who cause harm to others with force even if it might mean their death. Where trials are seen as a just opportunity to determine someone's guilt or innocence, AĆÆtana believes that at a certain point of harm or treason the trial comes secondary - the safety of the citizens comes first! And if that means to end someone's life, then so be it. Although it does pierce her heart and she'd rather save a life and save a victim.

Breaking the law for selfish gain is something AĆÆtana can't see. She believes in the system and in the peace their city enjoys. This peace as well as everyone's human rights can only be protected if those who break the laws see their rightful punishment. In cases of self-defense, desperation or survival, AĆÆtana sees the breaking of a law - depending on the criminal charge - more as a reaction to a different problem and would speak in support of the person to be granted help of some kind instead of punishment.


Occupation/Position: Advisor on Moral Issues (Member of the Court)

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