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Praxeum Academy: Luella Eddols

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Name: Luella Eddols

Aliases: Lula, La, Ella, Sis, Runt

Race: Human

Age: Fourteen

Weight/Height: 5ft / 117lbs

House: Martivir

Major: Family is expecting combat, but because of the thread magic art is very appealing.

Current Classes: PE, Combats 1, 2, and 5, First Aid, Art, Art History(?), Acting, and History.

Power:

Thread magic
    Performers of this magic use thread/string/strands as the medium for their magics. Through manipulation of the the thread they can perform spells. There are no words or incantations for their spells, instead the complex arrays for their magics are woven into braids, knots, loops and sometimes what look like a mess of tangles that only practitioners of their craft can understand. Users focus their energy through the thread and the pattern or tangle represent the structure of their spells. Usually this skill is passed down in certain families.

    Long ago before the purge practitioners of this magic only used thread when they were first learning. True masters of this magic were able to see and manipulate the threads of energy and life that they were able to see through a special sight. Instead of the using of actual thread they were able to see and manipulate the 'spiritual/energy' threads present in matter and living things. Some of these threads were even connected some people together. Seeing the threads they could see how people relate to one another at a glance at the aura color thread binding them. So there was no hiding from the old masters when one started to like someone else. Some of the old masters were called puppeteers with the way they were able to tug on these unseen threads to manipulate elements and even the life energies of living things to better heal individuals. Unfortunately much was lost in the ensuing Purge, and no one really recalls the methods or even if such feats are possible.
Passive
    Nowadays what thread magic users are known for in the magic world are for the enchantments and spells they can sew, embroidered and weave into clothes and other objects. Practitioners of thread magic have become the tailors in the secret world of magic. Things like invisibility, water repelling, fireproof and lightweight clothes with impact shielding that is much better than armor are just among the examples that can be done. Depending on the skill of the users and their ability to set energy loop into their work some of the enchantments can last for a really long time.
Active
    The more complex the knots and weave of the thread means the more complex the spell. Though it would take forever to manually arrange the threads right to get those results. As users of this magic get better at focusing their energy and magic into the threads they find that they can move it according to their whims. Combining this skill with certain magical knots such strengthening and sharpening they could be somewhat formidable in fights. If they have enough energy they can manipulate the length of the thread/medium of what they are using. That means that even if they have a short piece of string they can make it longer so that it could be use more effectively in different spells. This takes more energy and would drain the user faster.


:pointr: She is not as confident in her skills as her sister. When Lulu showed signs of using the active, it shook Luella's confidence as she was the older twin and was unable to. Lulu told her sister what she was doing, but when she did it the movement was all jerky and awkward. Luella has never been able to express her active ability as gracefully and effortlessly as her sister. Luella is however better at combining her magic knots with the stitches and braids. She might be slower because her active abilities aren't quite as developed so she must do much of the work manually. Though she does not tell anyone there are times when Luella can see certain colors linking people. She has no idea what it is but it makes her self conscious seeing these things that no one else can. She tends to ignore it most of the time, but she pays closer attention to the one that seems to link her to her sister. It has become somewhat of a safety blanket to the girl as she can actually feel her sister and can always find her.

Personality: Luella is an extremely introverted girl. She is awkward and shy and cannot express herself. The girl finds herself stuttering, fidgeting, stumbling over words, mumbling, and fading off before even finishing her sentences. She is very dependent on those close to her. Luella is very hard on herself because of her background and hates being viewed as weak. Because of this she often berates herself. Often she reads too much into a situation, blowing things out proportions with a pessimistic view. Normally, she gets frustrated at herself when she doesn't meet her own expectations and during these moments she often freezes up or hyperventilates which might trigger a panic attack from her.

Background: The two are born to a hunter clan of humans who had a special link to wolves. This clan was made of humans who share a very close bond with those cannines, it is said that they could understand them, and often they pair up. Luella and Lulu's father hail from this clan. There is a lot of expectations and traditions that are passed down that keep this pack/group together. Their father somewhat broke some of that when he fell in love with an outsider, woman who happened to be a thread magic user. They met when the clan had business with the thread magic user. They got along so well that they fell in love very quickly much to the surprise of the elders. There was a bit of fuss over the whole thing, but it was let go when the elders were convinced that adopting the woman into the clan would be more useful because of her skills.

The girls when they were born were more their mother's daughters. They were somewhat seen as odd and outsiders to the other children in the clan, especially with their growing talents in their thread magic. The wolves also show it as a little strange so the girls have not bonded with any of the young pups though they can understand them like the rest of the clan. The clan is very combat traditional. Skills are passed down through the children. There is exceptionally greater responsibility on the eldest child to learn everything. Twins were rare in the clan so they were not sure of how some of the family traditions would be played out. In the end they treated Luella as the first born and gave her the responsibilities that would normally go to the eldest child. Lulu was also taught, but there wasn't as much pressure for her to live up to everyone's expectations. Unfortunately with Luella's personality it was often hard to perform up to her tasks expected of her. Years of this pressure started to slowly get to the girl as her confidence took hit after hit, and the younger Lulu grew more frustrated for her sister's situation as she had more freedom compared to her sister. Things continued this pattern for awhile until the twins hit the age for enrollment for Praxeum Academy. Their mother asked for a favor of the elders to allow her to send her daughters to the school that she once when attended
. Perhaps out from the pressures of the clan Luella could have a break and it would be nice if her girls could make some friends outside of the clan. There was some debate as the clan was very pack orientated and were a bit wary of sending their youngsters away, in the end they were allowed to go.

Additional Info:
    -She keeps a paper bag, named Walnut, with her during her "panic attacks". Drawn on the paper bag are doodles she drew to help keep herself calm.
    -Luella has long lasting endurance which she depends on during combat.
    -It's very hard to hide from her.
    -She uses a longsword and throwing knifes.
    -Parts of her clothes are always wrinkled from her fiddling with it.
    -She gets carried away when she's knitting and often makes it 3x bigger.
    -Luella is the older identical twin of Lulu: [link]


Rewards/Badges:
:iconpacampfireplz: given for attending the camping event.
:iconpameritplz: given for creative thinking in the spider web room.
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Livia78's avatar
WOW! CUTTTEEEE!! :D

My god, Please tell me what program you used to draw this?
I always draw by hand and color with the computer, but I don't think I'll be able to make the background match up... so I need a way to make it invisible. *cries*