Sona Liayan

Creator: Spearmint
Roleplay: Under A Red Moon
Nickname: Sona

Name: Sona Liayan
Age: 20
Gender: female, she/her

Race: quarter-elf

Profession: Gypsy (skills: wandering, knowing which plants/berries are edible, singing, being resourceful, basic archery)

Bonded Dragon: No dragon for Sona Just as well; she doesn't know how she would ever manage to feed a dragon.

Appearance: Sona has golden-brown skin and wavy dark hair. Her hair is usually braided or tied back. Her magic is obvious in her bright green eyes, which sometimes flash unsettling shades of dark emerald or a peridot so light it is nearly transparent. Sometimes these shades correspond with her mood swings. Other times, they signal the arrival of a red moon. Most of the time, they're random.
Sona dresses in trousers and shirts, or sometimes simple dresses. Her clothes are always flowy and easy to move in.

Personality: Sona is unpredictable on her best days. On her worst, you might get whiplash watching her switch from anger to euphoria within the space of a few minutes. It's best to steer clear of Sona when she's like that (typically near a red moon). Most days, however, her mood swings are manageable.
Sona is confident and will not hesitate to tell you exactly what she thinks. Don't expect her to be nice if you ask her what she thinks of an outfit, or a certain course of action. Of course, her critiques may be wrong as well, but then she'll simply shrug it off and say that everyone's wrong sometimes.
Sona is an interesting friend to have. It takes some courage and a thick skin to be friends with her, as she may make comments that are unintentionally hurtful. But you can trust that if she compliments you, it is genuine. She isn't particularly loyal, unless you have known her for years like her friends in her clan have, but she won't stab you in the back.

- Strengths: Sona doesn't worry about what others think of her, and she can be trusted to give you her honest opinion.
- Weaknesses: Sona can be rather capricious and it is difficult to get her to do something if she isn't in the right mood for it.

Magic: Sona is a Gypsy. Her staff consists of Hawthorn wood (infamous for being difficult to control until the wielder and the staff have grown accustomed to each other), a core of Kenaz (the rune with great magical potential for destructive spells), and a lode of Mannaz (the rune which makes the staff more supportive of its wielder). Due to the Mannaz lode, Sona has been able to control her staff to a decent extent so far, but she and her staff are still not completely in sync. Rarely, when both Sona and her staff are in violent moods, a bolt of fiery magic will be unintentionally unleashed to ravage the surroundings. Like her mood swings, this is more common around the time of the red moon.
(Sona is a Spellcaster, by the way. See the YWU Magic Systems for more details.)

History: Sona grew up in the Taeva clan. This clan used to be more populous, roaming throughout the Runewood and (rarely) stopping in villages to trade for goods such as books on the latest Spells. However, around twenty years ago, there was a schism in the clan due to the second-in-command having a vicious disagreement with the current leader. The second-in-command wished to return to the past when the Taeva clan relied solely on itself, while the leader believed they needed to increase cooperation with the villages in order to learn more magic and prepare for the uncertain future. Led by the previous second-in-command, a faction split off, eventually becoming the Haverj clan. This clan shuns contact with non-Gypsies.
Sona's father had been from a village, and despite falling in love with her mother during a rare time when the clan passed by, he couldn't adjust to the life of Gypsies. He died after mistakenly eating a poisonous plant. Sona's mother gave birth to her right before the schism, and in the one night of violence that preceded the faction splitting off, Sona was left an orphan.
She was taken in by a widow, Magrere, who taught her the magic she knows today. Magrere is secretive about her origins, but Sona suspects that she used to be some kind of professor.
Sona is used to a vagabond way of life. Recently, however, Magrere has been pushing Sona to go to Sarea and learn more advanced Spells. Perhaps it's for the best... After Sona accidentally started a forest fire the last red moon, the rest of the clan has been warier of her, and she feels a new distance between her and her old friends.

Up For Love: yes; pan. Sona has had some flings before, but never anything serious.

Other: Despite her occasionally violent and unpredictable magic, Sona has never killed anyone before. She doesn't like to admit it, but she's afraid of accidentally killing another person.