Cobalt Woods
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Daughter of Kyle Woods (child of Mika and Lairu) and Azura (aka Assura, the Dragon), Cobalt is the youngest sister of Jett Woods, Argent Woods, and Ebony Woods.
Born last in her clutch, Cobalt is very much the 'youngest sister' even though in actuality she was only born shortly after her siblings. She lived the privileged noble lifestyle in Threshold, never wanting and generally pampered in most things. Her childhood was filled with various lessons, some conflicting, from her father and mother (and their servants). To her father she is Daddy's Little Girl, who generally can do no wrong. However, her mother views her as a great potential who's wasted her time and energy on endeavours and studies that matter little in the real world.
She often drifted from one interest to the next, never learning any with any substance and never finding any passion for any of the things she studied. She was born with innate magical prowess because of her blood heritage, but a different variety of magic than her mother is famous for. In fact, the Aria is one of the few things she practiced on her own with any regularity, and then it was with little direction or instruction. As such she found herself ocassionally capable of incredible magical feats, but often knew not how to apply her magic to the situation at hand.
Like many nobles in Threshold, she seemed oblivious to the true life of most living in Threshold, but for different reasons. While many nobles saw but simply ignored the plight of the poverty-striken, Cobalt missed it altogether. In fact, for most of her childhood and adolescence, she marched to the beat of a different drummer, often dreamily walking from place to place, muttering things to herself or nobody... or 'imaginary' friends.
Eventually, her sister Ebony decided it was time to leave home in search of her own fortunes and experiences, and Cobalt tagged along. Still aimless in how to live her life and generally naive in the ways of the world, she arrived with Ebony and Jett, and later Argent, where she took up residence in the Drachen Embassy.
Recent
Since arriving in the Shire, Cobalt has done a number of very divergent things. At first she was simply content to reside in the Drachen Embassy, but eventually came to question why she had come and more importantly - what she was going to do with her life.
Eventually she found faith in Mana, inspired by the faith of her sister Ebony Woods. She joined the ranks of the Emerald Adepts and began to learn the ways of knighthood in that order. Later, when her sister's magic was stripped from her by a powerful entity, Cobalt served as the commander of the Emerald Adepts - a position she did not crave. Rather than step down as commander and leave the order leaderless, Cobalt gave up her innate gift of the Aria so that Ebony could once again be reconnected with Mana and channel magic once more. Thus, Ebony was able to retake command of the Adepts.
One night, she was summoned from her quarters in the Embassy (to be continued)
Appearance
Cobalt is a tall vixen, easily cracking seven feet in height with lean, elegant lines. Her height belies her mixed heritage, for obviously she has blood other than a fox's in her veins. She is quite attractive, though her height pretty much rules her out as 'cute'... instead 'statuesque' might be a better descriptor. She appears about 18 and her tall frame supports a firm physique. Her fur is silver-grey in color and matches the hair that cascades down over her shoulders. Over her muzzle, throat, and down her front her fur fades to bright white. Her brilliant blue eyes, slitted and reptillian, give a predatory gleam but also seem distant and unfocused. Her tail is lush and fluffy, swishing behind her from time to time. She also has a sizeable set of bright white wings behind her that she generally keeps folded. The front edge of these wings rests on her shoulders, covering them and appearing almost like a cape (not a cloak).
Cobalt is looking very much the noble of Threshold that she is, in a dress the same color as her eyes and patterned in a beautiful Damask weave. It has a box-cut front, and the white chemise she wears underneath is cut very low to show a fair amount of her cleavage. Silver grommets and white thread keep the dress laced down to her waist. Below that, the dress flares and splits, though not dramatically as she's not wearing a hoop skirt, revealing the white chemise underneath. Edging the bottom and edges of the dress is an electrum embroidery. Overall, it's a dress suitable to wear to court. Around her neck is a choker made of thick blue beads and an electrum gorget emblazoned with a raised design of a dragon in flight viewed head-on.
Public Information
For those inquirers that ask around, the following information is easily learned about Cobalt Woods (in no particular order).
- Cobalt is Chosen of Mana - not Mana's avatar but one graced with the goddess' favor to carry out her will on Kith Kanaan.
- Cobalt is the Sheriff of the Shire.
- Cobalt is a high-ranking paladin within the Emerald Adepts.
- She is the daughter of Azura (aka Assura) the true dragon, and sister of Ebony Woods.
- Cobalt is part fox and part draconic, though that's not hard to figure that out if you know her family lineage.
- She used to make her residence at the Drachen Embassy, but now does not reside there as she had to renounce Drachen as her nation when she took up the office of Sheriff.
- She is an Azure Mage. She used to be able to sing the Aria but gave up that power as a sacrifice to Mana.
- She's known to be a little 'spaced out' at times, and sometimes claims to hear things nobody else can.
Cobalt's Spells
Mana's Spirit
The caster calls up on magical forces so powerful that it actually fills the target with the barest sliver of the spirit of Mana, imbuing the recipient with awe-inspiring abilities.
Range: rank 1 (touch)
Target: rank 1 (one target)
Time: rank 9 (1 week per success, +2 diff)
Effect1: Adjustment rank 9 (+9 dice to Spiritual)
Effect2: Gift rank 3 (augment spiritual per success, +2 diff)
Effect3: Ability rank 7 (Majesty, but to spiritual)
Effect4: Impact rank 7 (reduce Majesty essence 9/succ, +2 diff)
Effect5: Ability rank 7 (Presence)
Effect6: Impact rank 7 (reduce Presence essence 9/succ, +2 diff)
Mastery 9, Difficulty 17, Casting Time 17 minutes, Essence Cost 51
Spell Notes: Adjustment +9 dice does not increase Spiritual rank. Double Spiritual with Majesty before adding Augment Spiritual effects.
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