Chromata
Chromata An'aurae (a.k.a. Chro, Chrom, Mata)
Chromata is the main protagonist of the book. She is 15 Auric years old, and was born in a small town in The Sunside Empire just outside of Windbreak .
Chromata is naturally gifted with magical abilities, however she doesn't know it herself yet. Chromata is the first person ever to both hold the power of Perpetuation, as well as Divergence.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Chromata is in extremely good physical shape, mainly from all the running and fighting she has been doing throughout her life so far. She has perfect vision, and her observations skills are above average.
Body Features
Chromata has stark, pure white hair. She cuts it roughly herself, about shoulder length, because it is the most practical. She reasons that it is long enough to cover her face so she blends in, but short enough that it isn't a hindrance if she needs to fight or run.
She is slender in frame, with a bony torso, and very visible collar bones, due to her general undernourishment.
Her tan skin is criss-crossed with thousands of white scars, big and small, collected over the years.
Facial Features
Her eyes are a deep purple colour, dotted with countless flakes of gold. Her eyes are slightly sunken, and are framed by dark rings under her eyes from fatigue. She has a smallish nose, and a round face.
Her lips are full, and her teeth are almost perfect.
Identifying Characteristics
The most distinct physical feature of Chromata are her eyes. Their colour is extraordinarily rare, and marks her as a child of a Shredrock Quarryman , because only exposure to Shredrock and shredrock dust during conception, while the gap is directly overhead, causes the colour to show up in the child.
Physical quirks
She has a deep scar on her neck which means that her voice is gravelly and rough, something which she is very conscious about. Her father used to sing to her, and she would sing back. However, once she was hurt in the attack which killed her father, she hasn't been able to sing since. She can barely talk, both due to her injury, but also because she rarely has a need to. She is alone almost all the time anyway.
Special abilities
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Apparel & Accessories
Chromata wears a tight tan coloured shirt, with no sleeves. Her pants are short and are light brown, and she uses a white belt with several pouches and pockets attached.
On her wrist, Chromata wears a steel armband, engraved with her parents names. It is the last of her father's possessions which she still owns.
She wears a pouch around her neck, in which she has her most valuable items, such as the little money she can scrounge together.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Her father was a Shredrock Quarryman, and her mother was killed during childbirth. Her father was killed when Chromata was only 7 years old, leaving her an orphan. She traveled to Windbreak , where she lived on the street for most of her childhood.
Being an urchin, Chromata survived off of thieving, scamming and scavenging for money, food, and water. Chromata was forced to become tough and resiliant, a stark contrast to the happy childhood she had with her father.
Gender Identity
Chromata is female, and identifies as such, however typical femininity has never been something Chromata could afford to spend time focussing on. Living on the streets was about survival, not fashion and femininity.
Sexuality
Chromata is bisexual.
Education
Chromata learned basic math and language from her father when she was young, however after his untimely death, she has had no education. She has attempted to teach herself to read, by stealing scrolls from the academics in Windbreak , where she lives currently.
Mental Trauma
Chromata has a lot of trauma and baggage. Not only does she feel guilt for causing her mother's death during childbirth, she witnessed the brutal execution of her father when she was 7 years old, and has been beaten and bullied on the streets by older urchins.
Intellectual Characteristics
Chromata, by necessity, has become an extremely resourceful, cunning, and intelligent person. She is often several steps ahead of everyone else in a situation, and is always capable of making a plan to get herself to safety.
Morality & Philosophy
As an orphan, Chromata has become cynincal and nihilistic. She struggles with her own self worth, and truly loathes the world in which she was thrust, mainly for causing her and her family so much pain.
Taboos
Chromata distrusts everyone but herself. She refuses to allow anyone to make decisions for her, due to her past. She believes that nobody has the potential to do good on her behalf, except herself. Because of this, she always makes a mental note of all escape routes when entering a new place.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Her main motivation in life is twofold:
1. Survive
2. Get revenge on The Sunside Empire for the death of her father, as well as the struggle which she has been put through by them.
In Chromata's eyes, a successful country should care for its citizens, so the fact that her father was killed to make room for a government run building/superweapon, after which she is put on the street, is unacceptable.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Chromata is an expert thief, scam artist, and she is skilled in evading the Sunside Forces, who attempt to catch her whenever she steals something. She is good at traversing the city, and has a great knowledge of the nooks and crannies of the city, and how to get around it.
Likes & Dislikes
Chromata dislikes having long hair, as it is both impractical and, in her opinion, dangerous.
Virtues & Personality perks
Chromata has developed a true sense of justice whilst living alone on the streets. She regularly gives away excess food to others on the street, and she has started to become known as "The Giving One" among other urchins.
Vices & Personality flaws
Generally, Chomata trusts absolutely nobody but herself. This makes forming and maintaining relationships with anyone at all difficult. Her nearest personal relationship is with a kind local shopkeeper, who she sometimes buys glax bread from.
Personality Quirks
Chromata refuses to use chairs, and always either sits on the floor, or anywhere but a chair. She will often be found leaning against a wall or similar.
Social
Religious Views
Chromata is agnostic, but leans to the point of view that a god would not create a world with so much suffering, and if it did, it is so malevolent that it does not deserve worship.
Mannerisms
Chromata often raises her eyebrows when she is in disbelief. She will also glare at people she dislikes or distrusts.
Speech
Chromata has difficulty speaking due to her neck injury, on top of her long periods of silence when she is alone. She rarely speaks.
Current Location
Species
Age
15 Auric Years
Date of Birth
Mon Botak Sa-in
Children
Pronouns
she/her
Gender
Female
Eyes
Dark Purple with flecks of gold
Hair
Pure white, cut short roughly
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Tan skin, with a large scar on her neck
Height
1.74 meters
Belief/Deity
Agnostic
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