nerina

Nerina is a small panther, and while she looks vulnerable and helpless due to her body type, she is actually very fit and can put up a good fight--if anything, she tries her hardest and hates admiting defeat. Her fur is as dark as the night shadows against deep waters, however; when she uses her waterbending powers, the subtle patterns in her fur glow a light blue (think how black panther's patterns in his suit turn purple hehehe). She has one eye which is the color of rippling blue waves, and the other is green, like a forest at sunset, exotic black flecks within holding the light. She has no accesories except for the simple necklace around her neck, which ties a single large claw together with a thick black rope.  The claw on that necklace is one of the only remnants she has of Elio, and she would be extremely distraught if she lost it.

Nerina was a dreamer.  She hated being stuck on her island, forced to live up to her parent's potentials.  For not only was she supposed to one day be a great leader, but she was also supposed to be a great protector. However, the girl was not selfish, and she did and will do anything she can to keep those she loves safe.

Once Elios died Nerina's somewhat lighthearted and joyful personality took a turn for the worst.  She became a pessimist, always believing the worst would happen and believing the worst in people.  She escapes from her feelings, and refuses to use her powers--it's the only was she knows how to cope with her loss.  She's pretty much just stubborn and angry and sad and depressed and can't handle it so her personality just turned destructive. One day, hopefully, someone will be able to bring her back, and she can learn to cope with her sadness in a healthy way. 

Magical: Nerina was born a waterbender, and she was the last of her kind. Long gone were her talented ancestors, the panther having to rely on herself, elders, and stories to learn her art.  With her waterbending skills comes the sub-skill of healing, which involves healing wounds by redirecting energy paths, or chi, throughout the body, using water as a catalyst.  She has had no formal training but was known by her tribe-mates as one of the best waterbenders they've seen.  Nerina now refuses to use her powers, as she relates them to being one of the reasons she lost Elios, and it may be a while before she uses them again.

Physical: Although Nerina was a talented waterbender, she wasn't the best fighter.  They neglected her training on battle skills, and though she tries her hardest whenever she gets in fights, she usually is overpowered.  This makes her incredibly vulnerable in the present time since she refuses to use her waterbending skills, and she is an easy target to predators and other strange creatures and beings she may encounter in Vescentia.

Nerina was a child gifted with the powers of water and healing, born into a tribe of strong panthers.  She was a blessing from above to them all, one whom could save them from the violent red rose that threatened to burn and destroy their forest.  Her parents, Arun and Talise, were the leaders of the tribe.  They saw her as protection, and so they had her trained since she was very young.  Nonstop, they did whatever they could, to make her stronger in her waterbending skills.  Nerina was proud to be able to provide her tribe safety from the dangers surrounding their little island, however; she felt unloved.  And one day, when a strange panther made his way to their island, she fell in love.

His name was Elios, a panther who was born nearby, but had left at a young age to travel the world.  He would jump realms and visit faraway planets, meeting strange creatures and finding beautiful treasures.  He told Nerina everything about his adventures, and soon she wanted to become a traveller too, and travel the world with him.  However she knew her tribe needed her, and she had to stay.  Elios decided to stay with her. He told her that, "Although I love to travel the universe, there is nothing I love more than you.

One day, the Red Flower was unleashed, more uncontrolable and raging than her tribe had ever seen before.  Luckily, Nerina was able to hold it off long enough for her tribe to get to a safe place before she drowned the Flower--all of her tribe except for one.

The fire was too strong, and soon enough it had closed off any escape for the panther who had stayed behind to make sure everyone got to safety before he could.  Nerina was devastated, and for a second, she was considering letting all the lives be lost in order to save the one life she cared most about.  But Elios persuaded her, he told her it was okay, to do the right thing.  And so, she had to watch him burn from the very thing only she could save him from.

Daughter of the sea, stranded on an island of fire, saved them before she could save herself.

After she fought of the Red Flower she raced back, crying, to where she saw Elios last standing.  All that remained of the love her life was a single claw.  So she took the claw, took thick rope, and fashioned it into a pendant, never allowing someone to take it from her.

Once her tribe was restored to health and safety, Nerina left.  The pain in her heart was too great for her to stay on that island, so she decided to become a traveller.  She would jump realms and visit faraway planets, meet strange creatures and find beautiful treasures--everything that her lover once did.  She felt that she owed it to him.  

And now her story continues in Vescentia, being roleplayed as she travels amongst the rolling hills of viravea and rocky mountians of agova.