I decided it'd be a smart idea to put the main character I'll be using here.
Name:
Lui
Species:
Sentient Magical Construct
Age:
Officially she's 6, but she's got the appearance, skills and knowledge of a grown-up due to being a construct.
Gender:
Female
Appearance:
To those who don't pay much attention to people, Lui looks like a regular person. With short, unkempt black hair and preferring function over vanity, she looks just like any other boyish teen. However, on closer inspection, there are a few things that stand out. For one, Lui's left eye isn't actually an eye. Instead, it's place is taken by a round, red gem, about the size of an eye and it has a faint glow, causing it to shine in the dark..Her other eye, however, looks rather normal and is a bright blue in color.
Those who pay really close attention to Lui would notice that she's not human at all. While her skin looks and feels like regular skin, it's merely a cover to hide the body of wood that lies beneath. Though her skin doesn't come natural to her, enchantments placed on her by the mage who used to own her enables her skin to regrow if removed.
At her major joints, such as the elbows and knees, Lui's skin doesn't grow, creating small gaps to ensure no skin gets stuck between joints. For this reason, Lui rarely wears clothing that reveals these areas of fake skin.
Abilities:
As a Magical Construct, manipulating Magic comes as natural to her as breathing does for humans. However, she’s unfortunately unable to cast spells without training. She's been trained in the use of Fire Magic, though she can use other forms of magic to some extent as well. Besides this, she's also adept at fighting with either Quarterstaves or Spears.
Lui's Fire Magic comes in many different shapes and sizes, from flinging fireballs to lighting torches on fire, Lui's magic is versatile but definitely not quiet or sneaky. Not only does her fire generate more heat than regular fire, it burns brighter than other fire and is harder to extinguish, making it bad for stealth operations.
Besides this, Lui's nature as an artificial creation also means she's immune to things like poison and temperatures, neither does she require oxygen.
Special Weaknesses:
Lui’s a light sleeper, as she suffers from nightmares induced by her one red eye.
Another problem she often faces is that she herself is considered valuable. There are mages and other people out there who would like to get their hands on Lui to take her apart and find out how she works.
There are also other... entities that take interest in Lui. Not for who she is, but for the artifact that has taken the place of her left eye. These creatures occasionally manage to 'hone in' on her when she's using magic, and therefore using too much magic is risky for her.
Another big issue is that she uses the same energy to stay alive as she does to spells.If she casts too much magic, she basically 'shuts down', rendering her unconscious for up to 24 hours. After this amount of time has passed, she'll awaken again, but unable to cast complex spells for another 48 hours. If she does, she risks killing herself.
She is also way too quick to believe people, allowing them to easily beguile her. But at the same time, she doesn't easily trust people to let point of letting her guard down, due to the constant risk of people wanting to abduct her.
A minor detail is that, due to not breathing, she also cannot do things like blow out candles and other common day activities. She can still talk, of course. . Meanwhile her lack of capability to feel heat means she doesn't realise when things are getting dangerously hot, and since her interior is constructed of wood, fire is always a hazard.
Weapons:
Lui always carries her prized 'Magelight' with her. The magelight is a rare weapon and was created by an ambitious mage long ago.When wielded by a Mage, the Magelight takes on the appearance of a Lantern attached with a chain to a long metal pole, about the size of a quarterstaff. When wielded by a non-mage, the Lantern vanishes.
The Magelight's key ability is to enhance the skill of a Mage based on the colour of the flame in the lantern. For example, Yellow Fire enhances the skill in Air Magic for the wielder and others nearby, while Green Fire enhances the mage's skill in Nature Magic. The flame can only affect forms of magic that the wielder has experience in, and so, for example, those that have no ability in enchanting things cannot use the Magelight to enhance enchanting.
The Magelight's 'enhancing' does two things. One: It makes casting magic of the attuned element less exhausting for others within range, and Two: It allows those others within range to cast magic they previously were not skilled enough to do, though it also makes those magics more exhausting than usual.
The Magelight's lantern can also be turned into a Spear. This however causes it to lose it's Magic Enhancing ability.
If the lantern is smashed against the ground, it creates a small explosion of Elemental Fire. This renders the Magelight inert for at least 5 minutes, reverting it a regular metal quarterstaff.
Originally, there were only 10 Magelights, though other mages have since copied the designs and created many more. The original 10 are prized artifacts and said to be enchanted with a yet unknown ancient spell.
Lui's Magelight is one of the original 10, taken from the mage who used to own her. Lui doesn't know it's an original, though, and doesn't treat it like the treasure it truly is.
Items:
Lui carries with her a simple backpack, holding the essentials she needs for travelling. If, however, a backpack isn’t enough, she can always tie another bag to her Magelight for extra storage space.
In her backpack she carries:
- A small tent, fit for one person
- A bedroll
- Some bandages
- Some rations
- A flute
Besides this, she also carries a small bag on her waist containing two identical-looking books. One is her Grimoire, the other is just a regular book.
Backstory:
Throughout the Wizarding World, Magical Constructs are common. However, there are few as famous as the Life-Sized Sentient Dolls invented by a long-deceased mage. These constructs are almost indistinguishable from a non-construct race, were it not for the fact that they still have no choice but to follow the orders of their master..
While the original constructs are rare and thought extinct, the mage who invented them left behind enough information on how to create them that replicas are obtainable by anyone who has sufficient funds to afford such an expensive creation.
These constructs would go on to be called 'Living Dolls', and they'd end up being used for all sorts of things: Babysitters, servants, slaves, assistants. Living Dolls have filled almost every occupation a human has.
This is how Lui came into being. Her creation was commissioned by a wealthy and probably insane mage known by the name as Athor. He had Lui built in order to experiment on her, which he did.
To start, Athor first worked on a skin for Lui to wear in order to conceal her nature as a Living Doll. The true reason for this however was that Athor was experimenting with the fake skin in an attempt to create something that could be used to alter the way one looks.
Secondly, he taught Lui the basics of magic, a process Lui really enjoyed. In truth, Athor just wanted to find out if artificial creatures could use magic in the same way non-artificial creatures could.
Finally, Athor forcibly removed Lui's left eye and replaced it with an artifact he found just to see what would happen. This event still haunts Lui, as Athor didn't bother thinking of a way to ensure Lui wouldn't feel the pain from the process. Nevertheless, the process was a success, and Lui was forced to live with everything that came with having a cursed artifact in her head.
Ever since, Lui wanted to get away from her owner, but she was incapable of doing so due to being unable to go against his orders. She suffered through Athor's experiments for several years, until Athor finally died at the hands of another mage who challenged Athor to a duel. Lui managed to run away before the winning mage managed to claim her, and she's been on the run ever since.
Having managed to snatch some useful items when she fled, Lui now lives her life doing odd jobs here and there, but never staying in the same place for too long. Her ultimate goal in life is for her fellow Living Dolls to gain independence, but for now she’ll be satisfied with finding out where all these monsters are coming from.
Other:
Since food seems to be a trend, Lui’s favourite food is Strawberries. She’s also intolerant to alcohol and gets drunk very easily.
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