Appearance

Physical Description

Not very strong, Cas is somewhat scrawny, though this may be typical for the small-bodied dragonets of her race. This sleek build allows her to move quickly and gracefully.

Body Features

Cas' scales are so deep blue they could be black, but her paler indigo wings/underbelly and sharp white horns provide contrast. Spikes adorn her body and her claws are honed to a point, giving her an uninviting appearance.
 
In the past, Cas' eyes were light blue, but her patron's negative influence has shifted them to a greyish purple.

Facial Features

Cas is not particularly beautiful, but she would probably look nicer without the permanent scowl affixed to her face.

Identifying Characteristics

Cas can be identified by her distinctive robes and purple eyes that, like all dragonets', glow in the dark. And of course, her signature glare.

Apparel & Accessories

Cas can usually be found in her long black robes, clasped with a pendant of a star. The symbol means nothing to her; it may represent a figure she doesn't know, or simply be an aesthetic design. In any case, she feels more comfortable under the layers of cloth.

Special abilities

"Gifted" with the power of the Grey, Cas has the unique ability to call upon its powers and curse her enemies to ash. Her newly acquired negative energy also granted her shadow breath and other forms of dark magics.

Mentality

Personal history

Cas learned early on that she was never meant to be born. Though her parents were not cruel or abusive, they overlooked her, intentionally or not, for her older brother Cephias.
 
Cephi was intelligent, charismatic, and had a bright future ahead of him, but he always found time for his little sister -- until he travelled to Oxheim and came back sick with the Grey.
 
From there, Cas' childhood was fractured and she faded into the backdrop in all but Cephias' eyes. Even long after her brother was dead, her parents were too distraught to care for her. She left home the moment she was old enough, venturing into the wilds to make her own path.
 
That is until the mysterious Grey Patron came to her, declaring her worthy to wield his powers and fight against the forces of the Grey.
 
Cas wanted nothing to do with this, but through the repeated insistence of her new familiar Slate, and the threat of being turned to ash if she refused, she reluctantly agreed and set out onto a journey she never wanted...

Education

Cas received a standard education, though she usually skipped class to wander the city or spend time with her bedridden brother instead. Despite this, she read plenty on her own, studying the common languages in particular.

Accomplishments & Achievements

• Acquired familiar and magical powers (she does not consider this an accomplishment)


• Met a party of "friends" (also not an accomplishment)


• Successfully hunted down sources of Grey and saved a few people from it

Mental Trauma

The death of her brother and neglect from her parents made for a bad enough childhood, but being forced to confront the Grey again when she just wanted freedom has left her in a state of depression and apathy.
 
At this point, Cas cares little if she lives or dies, and only agreed to this mission to avoid the same fate that claimed her brother.

Intellectual Characteristics

Cas is highly intelligent, enjoying reading and gathering knowledge about the world when she's motivated to. Spellcasting came easily to her though she'd experimented little with magic before.

Morality & Philosophy

Cas' moral compass is skewed by her apathy. Though she has no desire to act in evil or harm innocents, those who get directly in her way will find she has little sympathy for them.

person.sexuality

Though Cas is bi, she has never been in a relationship and hardly plans on starting now.

Known Languages

Languages are one thing that has always come easily to Cas, and she's picked up almost all the major dragon languages from across the continent.

Personality

Motivation

Cas is motivated by little, even death only providing the slightest of push. She just keeps putting one paw in front of the other because that's all that's left for her to do.

Quotes & Catchphrases

• "..." [stomps off]


• "NO ALCOHOL!"


• [to sleeping Slate] "You're almost cute sometimes."


• "...Thanks."

Virtues & Personality perks

• High intelligence, knowledge on a variety of topics and languages


• Potent magical powers


• Cool head in high-stakes situations

Vices & Personality flaws

• Unfriendly, cold, sarcastic personality


• Depression and little care for her own life


• Socially awkward


• Aggressively pessimistic

Social

Birthplace

Nale, Acora

Contacts & Relations

"Friends"

• Slate: Cas never asked for a cute little butterfly dragon to start following her everywhere she went, but here we are. In fact she finds Slate kind of cute (who wouldn't?) but she would never admit it.


• Vela: At first the two butted heads over her Grey powers, but for now Vela is staying out of her way, and Cas prefers it that way. Cas believes Vela would be better suited for her patron's powers as she seems invested in destroying it, but wouldn't wish it on her.


• Kadoren: As of yet Cas and Kadoren haven't interacted much, but as he's quiet and doesn't get in her way, she has no negative feelings for him. He probably ends up reminding her of her brother later on.

• The Grey Patron: To Cas the Grey Patron is hardly an ally, more a booming voice from above sentencing her to her fate. It's not a stretch to say she unabashedly hates him for turning her life upside down without even asking for her input.


• Kale: Though their questgiver and technically her ally, Cas has little positive feelings for the one responsible for getting her stuck with the other two idiots in her party.


• Thean Lokore: Cas finds the skeletal dragon and his hunt for the Grey both creepy and unsettlingly reminiscent of her patron, which doesn't exactly put him on her good side.

Wealth & Financial state

Cas' family was moderately well-off, so she was raised in relative comfort. Upon leaving home however, she's adopted a more meager lifestyle. While she's not opposed to a warm bed, her parents' worship of comfort and its gods has led her to scorn the overemphasis of it in dragonet society and prefer roughing it out.

Family Ties

Cas' mother and father were there but detached, usually spending most of their attention and energy on her brother Cephias. She hasn't seen them since she left home and doesn't really care to.
 
From the start, her brother took care of her in their place. Even after he began decaying from the Grey, he still did his best to be there for her. He is the one person Cas has ever felt love for, but these days consumed by bitterness and depression, she tries not to think of him.

Religious Views

Cas knows the gods are real but turns her back on them, especially the dragonet gods. They were never there for her at her worst times, and are apparently too weak to even stop the Grey. She doesn't go out of her way to blaspheme them, but believers could be offended by her aggression towards them.

Social Aptitude

Cas withdraws from social situations, preferring to stay by herself. This isn't just anti-social behaviour; she actually is rather awkward and doesn't know how to deal with people.

Mannerisms

Generally Cas is cold and withdrawn with closed-off body language and a glare that turns most away. When pressed for interaction, she is blunt and curt, saying little to nothing. Biting sarcasm, as opposed to nothing at all, is actually a sign she's warming up to you.

Hobbies & Pets

Though not exactly a pet, Slate became her familiar the day she received the Grey Patron's powers. Since then, he's been being annoying her and generally getting on her nerves, pressing her repeatedly into hunting down the Grey.
 
Cas hates her patron and this extends to his messenger as well, but over time she finally begins to develop a soft spot for him.

Speech

Most of the time, Cas refuses to speak to others at all. When she does talk, her short, average, and sometimes vulgar way of speaking rarely betrays her true intelligence.