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Nyxi brainstorm

Age: 20
Occupation: Town oracle
Family members/significant others:
  • Dalla: mother
  • Father is deceased?
  • No siblings
  • Currently no relationship, but this is because this isn't her focus right now (in this world there is some amount of matchmaking, but it is not the only way people end up together and usually it's a light hand of matchmaking)
  • Harder to have friends after becoming oracle, but I imagine she still has a few close ones

Personality traits:
  • Anxious
  • Caring
  • Doesn't focus on herself
  • Non-confrontational (this is difficult because she has to be when she foresees a problem)
  • Practical

Character history (where he/she is from): Kabalaka
Physical traits:
  • Dark hair
  • Gray eyes (typical of oracles)
  • Light brown skin
  • Short (5'2")
  • High cheekbones
  • Average build (being an oracle doesn't involve a lot of movement and encourages staying put)
  • Don't really want to say if she's beautiful or not because that's not the point
·       Biggest motivation: To be accepted as part of her community
Biggest fear: To fail her people
Things she likes:
  • Animals
  • Walks in the jungle
  • Swims in shallow water
  • Her mother's cooking
  • Baked goods with her island's fruits

Things she doesn't like:
  • Travel
  • Asking for help
  • Meditation (even though she's supposed to do this)
  • Being out in the sun all day
  • "Magic" shows
  • The priests because they make knowledge of the gods seem easy
Archetype: Protagonist
Goal: To be able to support her town in the way it needs (but she'll also learn that that means supporting herself)
Backstory: Came into her power at 16 when she was able to get her town to safety during an intense storm. Since then, she did some trainings to learn about her oracle powers on other islands because her town did not have an oracle to train her.
Stakes: Being cast out of her society (maybe at some point in the story another oracle will be cast out showing that this fear she harbors is possible) and bringing ruin to her society
Relationship to other characters:
  • Dalla
    • Appreciates that Dalla supports her, but feels a lot of pressure from her mother
    • Dalla enjoys the prestige she gets from being related to the oracle and this makes Nyxi feel like even more is on the line for failing
    • Feels able to express her fears to her mother because she knows her mother will never cast her out
  • Nimue
    • Nyxi highly respects her
    • Also fears her a bit because she is a representation of Kabalaka and holds the power to cast her out
    • Maybe eventually will feel comfortable seeking her advice
    • Nimue greatly trusts oracles inherently and respects Nyxi, but Nyxi doesn't realize this for a long time
(Prompt by me)
Photo by Midnight Believer

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