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Rhea Morte

Rhea Morte

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

She has a rather rectangular body shape and is quite tall and fit. Rhea is physically strong, she doesn't exercise on a regular basis but her body, environment and eating habits help her. She has good resistance and an average agility, but her strength is her most developed feature.

Body Features

She has a rectangular body shape, slightly broad shoulders and wide legs, Rhea also has strong arms and big hands. Tall and big for Tamers her age she doesn't have toned or marked muscles. Her skin is almond colored and she has straight dark-brown hair, one of her most recognizable features is the mole she has in her left cheek. She shares this trait with Reena, being her Bonding Mark.   She has two piercings in her left ear and has a few strands of hair on her face almost always. She moves in a way that makes clear how strong she is and that she isn't afraid to use this in her advantage and lastly she likes to wear tank tops most of the time.

Facial Features

Rhea has a slightly squared jaw and a big and round nose with a concave shape. Her eyebrows are long, wide and black, she likes to use eyeliner and her eyelashes are a bit longer than Nyx's. Rhea has a mole in her left cheek and has two black piercings on her ear. Her eyes are upturned and dark-red and she has thin-upper lips.   She sometimes bites her lower lip when she is amused or focused, and she prefers to brush most of her hair to the right. She prone to getting baggy eyes and when she smiles she has dimples on both sides of her mouth.

Identifying Characteristics

Her most identifying features would be her mole, her piercings (thanks to being made out of black crystal) and her arm-long hyena tattoo. However she will wear tank tops and much as she can, so it could catch other Tamers off guard to see someone with one on a cold afternoon.

Physical quirks

Rhea is strong and knows it, she lets this show but she doesn't give much thought of how she moves, she doesn't like physical touch in general but when she is with someone close she becomes almost clingy, even trying to maintain contact in awkward positions, craving affection more than she likes to admit.

Special abilities

Rhea has never been "special" at anything, or at least that is what she's been told. But really she has a lot of unexplored potential, that even if it doesn't manifest in traditional ways it is still there. She has good memory and is highly intuitive, she knows more than many other Tamers about Shadow Magic and she knows how to conjure Blood Links, which is a knowledge many are trying to ignore.

Apparel & Accessories

Rhea likes dark colored clothes, though some times she will wear blue and red shirts if she wants a change. She always carries the collar she shares with Nyx around and she uses knee length shorts of grey fabric and brown, leather, sandals. She will wear tank tops whenever she can and even if she doesn't own many of them it won't stop her.   Her favorite shirt is a brown with red triangles one that she claims can be mixed with any other type of clothing. She doesn't like jewelry and she won't change her clothing style at any moment or situation.

Specialized Equipment

Rhea never carried much around, not having many belongings, but now that she is attending school she has a black bag with silver brooches that she took from one of the kids who bothered Kya. There she stores her books, papers and a bit of everything, she never quite packs for a mission and mostly does what she can with what she has.

Mental characteristics

Gender Identity

Rhea is a cisgender female that goes by the pronouns she/her.

Sexuality

Rhea is pansexual and she is quite comfortable with her preferences, still she considers that she isn't ready for a relationship.

Education

Rhea studied in Silfur's Ravine main school since she was 5 years old, and while she didn't receive help from her family while studying she found a good studying partner in Nyx. The school wasn't very big thanks to the town size so they were always in the same class, and while Nyx was always one if not the top student Rhea preferred to maintain a lower profile.   Outside of school she also learnt several things of Shadow Magic after seeing her mother perform different types of spells, and even Blood Links, even if she never payed attention to them they were something she found somehow appealing but never tried or investigated, mainly due to resentment.   After her Bonding Ceremony she was selected for one of the best Boarding Schools in Rift City.

Employment

Rhea hasn't had a formal job in her life for being too young but she did perform several activities to help her mother and her business. She is also noted by Nyx to have a natural ability for sales and for knowing how to get advantage of a situation that might give her money.   Finally she has done several gigs in her town during school for extra money that she could use for herself.

Accomplishments & Achievements

  • Rhea was powerful enough to get linked to a Magical Division
  • She got a hyena as a familiar.
  • She is capable of performing Shadow Traveling
  • Even if she won't admit it she considers befriending Nyx one of her greatest achievements.
  • Even after living in a household where Blood Links were frequently she never used one for personal reasons.

Failures & Embarrassments

  • She always felt as a second better to everyone but Nyx.
  • She considers Lydia quite amazing but will NEVER admit it.
  • She was never able to be as good as Nyx in school and she hated it.
  • She was considered problematic in Silfur Ravine, and it still weights on her.
  • She likes sappy songs and romance books but is ashamed of it.

Mental Trauma

Rhea's household was always chaos, her mother was always busy with her "not-so-legal" business and one of her older sisters wouldn't stop making her life miserable. Either by teasing her or directly trying to make her feel like trash, this left a mark on her but she at least had her other sister, Olivia, who would take better care of her.   Rhea loved Olivia and though they were close, however Olivia didn't seem to share the same opinion on their relationship, and when she was old enough to leave she did without a second thought. Rhea who saw her leave alongside her friends assumed she was being replaced for better options. Not feeling downright betrayed but rather disappointed.   After this she thought she became friends with Nyx who seemed to be someone who finally understood her and needed her as much as Rhea did. Hence she decided that she would cling to this relationship as much as she could, she wasn't going to let another person go away from her. To her everyone was replaceable, except for them.

Intellectual Characteristics

Rhea is quick-witted and street smart, learning to adapt and survive even at a young age. She is able to get advantage of almost any situation and knows how to handle people. She is slightly manipulative and does what she can with what she has, being really resourceful. She won't stop until she has what she wants and believes that those who are strong and capable of taking what they need will be the ones to survive.   She is quite passionate and will do things out of anger and spite, Rhea is also capable for keeping a grudge for a long time and is difficult to impress or scare. However the thought of not being powerful, smart or just good enough haunts her and she will react aggressively towards anyone haughty. She hates being under someone else's shadow and will usually cover up her real feelings with anger or annoyance.   Finally she is loyal and kind with those she appreciates, but she is also possessive and knows how to blame other for the actions she doesn't want to recognize as her own.

Morality & Philosophy

Her morality consists in a really difficult position. She thinks that if you are strong enough to take what you want or need you should go ahead, and if you don't go out of your way to hurt others then she doesn't see a problem with it. But she believes that Tamers should be able to handle their own problems without involving those who had little to nothing to do with them.   She also hates those who use their power or strength to hurt other just for fun and she won't take disrespect from anyone. She admires Tamers who stand for what they believe, and finds the "follow the rules" a bit excessive if she doesn't consider them completely necessary.    Finally she believes in promises and deals, mainly due to what she has seen in Blood Links, and she will do her best to keep her word. Finding trustworthiness as one of the most important things in any Tamer.

Taboos

Rhea doesn't care about what others might do so she hasn't a taboo perse, but she does find some etiquette and manners completely useless, having a huge dislike for them.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

Rhea's main motivation are her relationships, she values them more than anything else, and will go to extreme lengths to protect them. She thinks that nothing else is more important than gaining or maintaining the affection of those you care about, and will see external forces as a personal threat.   She is also known for doing things out of anger or spite and will try to inflict on others the same hurt that they put her through being really resentful. She is very loyal to her word and will keep it under any circumstance.

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Savvies: Rhea knows more about Shadow Magic than she lets know, and she is quite good at understanding and measuring people. She knows how to survive or make her way in many situations or environments, being adaptable. Rhea likes history and knows many events that most Tamers would just ignore or forget. Finally she is a good fighter, using her opponents strength against them in most cases.   Ineptitudes: Rhea is uncapable of spending too much time on something, this meaning she doesn't have the patience for most arts or even books where there isn't constant development. She gets distracted quite easily and has a hard time remembering things she doesn't like or really care about. Giving her a hard school time in general. Another aspects she has problems with, would be taking risks or making rash decisions, which will happen often.

Likes & Dislikes

Likes:
  • Sleepovers
  • Tasty/spicy food
  • History
  • Spending time with friends
  • The smell of coffee
  • Winning in general
  • Romance books
  • Sports
  • Tank tops
  • Holidays
  Dislikes:
  • Haughty people
  • School
  • Authority figures
  • Naivety 
  • Anything related to her family
  • Losing 
  • Being underestimated 
  • Broken promises
  • Loud people

Virtues & Personality perks

Dedicated, loyal and protective would be some of Rhea's best qualities, if she cares about someone she will never let them down. She will do everything in her power to keep those close to her safe, even if it means taking risks or sacrificing something. Cunning and quick she knows how to get put of almost any situation, not leaving anything that might relate her to it. Good at keeping her secrets and obtaining exactly what she wants she will almost always achieve what she aimed for. Always acting according to her emotions she doesn't hold back when expressing her opinion and won't pretend to like something, or someone, she doesn't.   Not scared of action, she will take and give a few punches. If she considers something important enough to fight for it then she won't let it escape form her grasp by any means.

Vices & Personality flaws

Ironically some of her strengths turn to weaknesses when she is finally confronted. Rhea acts depending on how she feels and this is not always useful, since it might lead her to taking impulsive decisions and getting herself in more problems. This sometimes ends up on her not accepting her blame on certain cases, and it can also make her grow resentful. Once she has developed this feelings it is really hard for her to let them go and will feel personally betrayed.    She also might redirect blame to others when things don't go as she wants them to or if she can't accept what is happening. Lastly, Rhea has some self-destructive tendencies that might show whenever she is frustrated.

Personality Quirks

Rhea is constantly biting her lower lip and playing with her earrings, specially when she is distracted. However if she feels sad, frustrated, or is thinking about Nyx she will play with her collar.

Hygiene

Rhea has a good hygiene, but thanks to her participating on many physical activities she is usually dirty by the end of the day. She also needs to take special care of hair, mainly thanks to it being long.

Social

Contacts & Relations

The Morte family doesn't have many relations or contacts, mostly thanks to them being on the run and hiding on Silfur Ravine. No one knows exactly where they came from, and they try to keep this things from others the most they can, being almost secretive about the matter.

Family Ties

Rhea has a terrible relationship with her family. Her mother doesn't care about what she does or happens to her, while her older sister enjoys seeing her having a hard time. This, combined with their lack of communication and short tempers usually leads to fights, with Rhea being on the loosing part most of the time.   In her family they don't consider each other close, and tend to use the other as a tool more than thinking about them as actual persons. However, they stay together more out of a need of protection than any real bonds. Lastly they tend to look for themselves, and they won't help each other unless it might affect them too.

Religious Views

Rhea believes that the Fallen Witches existed but she doesn't gives much care about what they represent to the day or about what a Tamer is supposed to do to honor them. She thinks that those who still revere them are stuck in the past and that they are loosing their time by asking for a solution to their problems.

Social Aptitude

Rhea can begin a relationship with almost anyone she wishes to, however how it will develop usually comes as a surprise. And while she might seem someone who is really open to establish new bonds, she will take a while before she decides if she will consider a person to be close to her. Thing that rarely happens.   She is charismatic and easygoing, however if she isn't interested on talking to someone in a specific moment she will be biting and rude. She displays as much confidence as she can and will be frank, if she is talking to a friend her tone will change and she will drop a bit of her facade.

Mannerisms

Rhea will not change her way of speaking or humor with any one, getting on trouble more than once. She gesticulates widely and can be gruff, she is also given to invading personal space. She likes to mock many things and isn't afraid of cursing from time to time to get the emotion she is looking for.

Hobbies & Pets

Pets: Rhea's Familiar is a Hyena named Reena, they seem to understand themselves without talking and they enjoy to exercise. Reena is willing to do what Rhea says and even if she doesn't want to Rhea will end up by making her give in. They haven't known each other for much but they seem to share an interest for power and have a good coordination on fights.   Hobbies: Rhea changes her hobbies frequently, and as soon as she has learnt how to do something she will abandon it to try something else over and over again. However she has a preference for sports and physical activities.

Speech

As mentioned previously Rhea doesn't change her way of speaking and will try to stay away from formalities as much as she can, she uses curse words and uses some expressions that are exclusive to Silfur Ravine.

Relationships

Nyx Lune

best friend (Vital)

Towards Rhea Morte

5
5

Subversive


Rhea Morte

best friend (Vital)

Towards Nyx Lune

5
3

Dishonest


History

Rhea and Nyx met each other at Nyx's 5 year birthday, Rhea was the one who found Nyx crying in a corner, since she couldn't keep up with the party and Nyx started talking with Rhea like no one ever had. When Rhea showed Nyx her birthday present they divided the necklace and each of them took a piece and wore it for the years to come.   From that moment they became inseparable and they spent all their time at school and most of their afternoons together, usually having sleepover at Nyx's place. So Rhea could avoid her house and Nyx could stop thinking of her mother.   They stayed like that for 11 years, repeating that dynamic all the time and being always, the two of them. No one else. But problems came when they had their bonding ceremony, since Nyx got selected for the upper class and Rhea barely made it to the lower one.    Now living in different areas of their Boarding School they planned to get out of there as soon as possible and go back to their old lives. But with everything going on, such as new interests, friends and unlikely relationships Rhea can't help but to dream of when that day will arrive.

Nicknames & Petnames

Rhea calls Nyx "Nyxie" whenever she is joking or mocking her.

Relationship Reasoning

Rhea and Nyx met each other when they were 5 and they both were on a very delicate moment, which helped them establish a relationship out of need and loneliness. That day they made a promise, of always being by each other's side, however that had different meanings for both of them...   Nyx saw it as a chance to establish a deep and exclusive relationship, like the ones her parents had and one that even at that age she craved gravely. She saw it a decision of sticking together because they enjoyed each other's company and because like that there was at least someone to understand the other, even if it wasn't as she would like to.   As for Rhea she saw it as a way of avoiding loneliness, and since she saw that Nyx needed her, she decided that like that her new friend would never go away. She wouldn't have to be abandoned again, after all she was needed, but she never quite understood how much she needed that relationship too. Her attitudes were reinforced by Nyx's own belief of exclusive relationship and she ended up acquiring that way of thinking too.

Commonalities & Shared Interests

Nyx and Rhea love to have sleepovers at Nyx's place, and while they did have more shared interests as kids they try to share some time on what the other one likes. Still Rhea doesn't quite understand Nyx's interest in magic and arts, while Nyx has a hard time playing any sport and pretends to like the romance books that Rhea gives her.

Shared Secrets

Rhea feels as if she knows everything about Nyx and tells her practically everything, except for some situations she lived with her mother and sister. She also has some resentment that she voices in really specific moments.   Nyx confides in Rhea, but keeps some things to herself since she feels there are things she doesn't understand and doesn't want to trouble her with them. She also realizes that there are things that her friend keeps to herself and respect that, even if she has a slight idea of what they are.

Shared Acquaintances

Nyx and Rhea lived in Silfur Ravine all their lives, and with it being a small town they knew pretty much everyone, and while they did differ in opinion sometimes, they had the same impressions about most people.   Things got complicated when they arrived to Rift City, because while Rhea didn't mind that Nyx had new friends with Cass and Lena, and even liked the pair, it was a whole different case with Nyx's roommate. Rhea felt Lydia as a threat and didn't like Nyx's attentions and curiosity towards her.   Thus she started hanging out with Maeve who also resented her a bit and with Kya, who disliked Nyx out of pure jealousy. With new friend groups and jealousy running wild things will probably be more complicated.

Rhea Morte

Rival (Important)

Towards Lydia Streamhart

-5
-2

Subversive


Lydia Streamhart

Enemy (Important)

Towards Rhea Morte

-3
-1

Frank


History

Since the first time they met the knew they weren't compatible, however the real problem started when Rhea discovered she was Nyx's roommate, and when Rhea started to hang with Kya Lydia began to keep an eye on her.   This worsened every day that passed in the Boarding School, where it passed from something external to a personal dislike and problem. And as the relationships blossomed so did their problems.

Nicknames & Petnames

  • Morte
  • Lyd

Relationship Reasoning

Rhea sees Lydia as an enemy and a menace to everything, or everyone, she cares about; while Lydia considers Rhea an obstacle and a nuisance. They both know about their mutual dislike and while they will try to appear neutral in front of others, they will try to avoid the other and if they confront then they won't hide their animosity. They would both like to get rid of the other.

Commonalities & Shared Interests

They both like history and are interested on magic and power in general. They also wish to keep or establish different relationships with the same people.

Shared Secrets

Lydia knows about Rhea's trick on the Bonding Ceremony.   Rhea is the only one who noticed about Lydia's plan, but she hasn't gotten all the information yet.

Shared Acquaintances

While they both know Lena, Cass, Laurie and Maeve the two relationships that cause more problems between them would be Kya and Nyx.

Wealth & Financial state

Rhea's family has not regular income, so that almost always generated a bit of chaos on their financial state. Thanks to this all the sisters, had ways of gaining some money for themselves in case of needing it. As for where their mother's money came from it was almost always from Shadow Magic tricks or spells. They were considered from the lower class in most of Silfur Valley.
Alignment
Chaotic Neutral
Current Status
Attending Boarding School
Current Location
Species
Ethnicity
Age
16
Date of Birth
53 of Soil Season of 2017 a.C or 361 a.R
Circumstances of Birth
Rhea was born as the third daughter of a Tamer on the run who settled on the town.
Birthplace
Silfur Ravine
Spouses
Siblings
Children
Current Residence
Boarding School dormitories
Pronouns
she/her
Gender
female
Eyes
Upturned and dark red
Hair
Long straight and dark brown
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Almond colored
Height
1. 78 m
Weight
69 kg
Belief/Deity
Fallen Witches
Known Languages
She knows Raydam and is now learning some bases of the old tongues for spells in the Boarding School.
Character Portrait image: Rhea Morte by Kilena

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