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She's a sister.[break][break]

Or more specifically, a good girl. She's someone who has worked for the church, for kingdoms, and for herself. She appears to be young, but know that the young woman's mind has seen far more than the human can comprehend. She's met others, she's outlived them-- And as a result, she's a bit sentimental. To her, she feels as though she has lived a satisfying life. She was born from the ashes of her now passed parents (passed, because she doesn't know what to call them. 'Dead' seems impossible, and perhaps she doesn't want to recognize it). [break][break]

She's a fighter. [break][break]

She is passionate, she knows of her dreams, her ambitions and of her future (but what do you call a future for someone who is cursed to desire, again and again at the end of everything?) along with the ones to continue her legacy. She wakes up day by day, optimistic and gleeful with a smile on her face. She is gentle as can be, but her motherly assertiveness can sometimes cause others to view her as a nagger. [break][break]

She's a teacher. [break][break]

She seeks to pass knowledge, to leave a mark in the world (as much as she can, even if the memories of her will long die before her existence does). With the lives she's lived and the years she's been "alive", with the memories she's retained, she knows she is no longer the same girl she was centuries ago. [break][break]

Who is she?

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Species[break]
Phoenix
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Baseline Dimension[break]
Human Form: Any height or weight is possible. It is possible to be aged anywhere between thousands of years before the Ancient War, to freshly born. It's also possible to lose some, most, or all memories in the rebirth process. It is possible for personality to also change in the rebirth process.
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Phoenix Form: They are pretty big birds. Anywhere from eagle to larger than human size in the body, not counting wingspan.
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Baseline Appearance[break]
Human Form: Due to the widespread of this species, nearly any physical trait is possible. The only thing that sets them apart physically are their eyes, which are unusually vivid colors, and crazy feathers that stick out of their hair at molting season, which is usually once every month.
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Phoenix Form: Their eye color is constant regardless of form. While it is most common for phoenixes to have warm hued color schemes such as yellows, oranges, and reds, other colors are possible as well. Color can also change due to rebirth trial results.
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Culture/Origin[break]
While the species has its roots in mediterranean climates and ancient mythology, the Phoenixes as a whole spread throughout the world and assimilated into nearly every society once able to shapeshift into human form. Most cultures have a form of the original pre-war mythos, and thus this species is shaped where the individual grew up. No matter what, though, they are nearly fearless in dangerous situations, making them a fiery, altruistic, and impulsive people. This derives from their disregard for death, since they can be reborn in flames and rise from the ashes once again.
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One constant strictly to Phoenix culture is their mecca, hidden away in a secret land simply called Aubade. It's the place where the very first phoenix, Vissarion, still resides with a group of the earliest ancestors. They form the Bask Council and hand down the sun religion and rules for all other phoenixes. While mostly silent, they primarily provide political guidance and orders when needed, as well as the guidelines and rules for rebirth.
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The soul of a phoenix after death travels to a spiritual world that is different for each individual, but the challenges and choices made there shape the new phoenix they will become. It tests the strength of character and will, and can have impact on anything from personality to retaining memories of the previous life. Vissarion is said to have one eye in the spiritual realm, making sure phoenixes remain a lawfully aligned species.
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Rebirth is not to be taken lightly, since being immortal comes with responsibilities to everyone. Those reborn that chose selfishly or fail some aspects during their spirit trial can become chaotically aligned. Suicide is the heaviest taboo, since it is usually used selfishly to get back to the spiritual world and make changes, good or bad. Vissarion will see such things and dispatch enforcers to either force another rebirth as a reset of sorts, or to ensure the offender dies permanently should they be set on becoming a blight on the Phoenix race. While it is stated that the removal of a soul is permadeath akin to any other races death, there is a rumor that the souls are possibly contained somewhere in Aubade, in a vessel trapped in an inescapable afterlife.

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Traits[break]
• Immortality: Phoenixes can die, yes, but they are reborn either in a fiery blaze or rise up from the ashes within hours. They have 3 points in vitality.[break]
• Pyromancy: Naturally attuned to flame, phoenixes are more adept with using the element to both harm and protect, and sometimes as a source of spooky divination.[break]
• Fire Eagle Eyes: Birds have some pretty impressive sight when it comes to range and distance. Don't expect to get much past them.[break]
• Partial Shape Shifting: Due to being immortal and having a high vitality phoenixes have control over their natural shapeshifting allowing them to partially shift.

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Flaws[break]
• Molting: Molting happens about once a month, and renders a phoenix exhausted and lazy. It's almost like an illness such as a cold, where they will appear less than healthy and cough ash. This lasts anywhere from 1 to 4 days, but robs them of their flames until the fire is rekindled and burns the molting away.[break]
• Praise the Light: They become weaker in darkness. Anything that blocks the light of the sun or moon from them for an extended amount of time will sap their strength.