Name: Iskra
Species: Human
Age: 15
Weight: ~120 lbs
Height: 5'3''
Hair: Purple
Eyes: Purple/Blue
Build: Average
Description:
Eccentric. That’s probably the first word coming to mind when someone looks at Iskra, a teen going through a ‘phase’. Short, purple, spikey hair, odd eyes with a distinctly two coloured iris of purple and blue, of course people can’t see they’re not contact lenses, a cute nose and pretty, almost noble face – though that’s tarnished She’s about average height for someone her age, has a somewhat athletic built. The girl is usually clad in a loose shirt or tanktop and more on the latter it’s quite apparent that, alongside that she’s wearing a skirt, slightly torn, holey leggings and sneakers.
Background:
Iskra is from a world with magic, demons, angels and all kinds of strange beings. Caeldon Magic has always been an integral part of life, science was always a secondary concern, only getting more prominent and respected over the past two centuries, there simply weren’t enough people capable of using magic among the populace and people were looking for other ways to simplify their lives, more and more magic was replaced with machinery, technology, some species always had a knack for it and the rest of the world quickly caught on. In short an industrial revolution took place, and while magic was still part of many people’s daily lives, the wide gap between mages and those who could afford their services and common people started to close.
In the wake of this industrial revolution came a shift in society, of course people weren’t going to stop believing in magic and the gods when there was proof of both, but resentment grew in some, claiming magic had held back development and was utilized to keep the common folk down, what followed were movements that would overthrow kings, sometimes by force, at other times the nobles surrendered their powers willingly, especially after seeing how brutally some of their fellow nobles met their end. Of course some were able to protect themselves with magic, but revolution was sweeping the land and irrevocably changing it. Probably for the better.
Skip to present day and you have a world that resembles Earth in many ways. Iskra’s parents were both scientists, overall nice people, but with a strong disdain for magic and as close to atheists as you get in a world with magic and proof of the god’s existence. It was quite shocking for them to discover their daughter had magic abilities, strong ones at that, manifesting when she was but an infant. The very thing that in their opinion had held back society for centuries and now their very own daughter was to be a sorceress? They couldn’t bear the thought and sought for a solution in science, each of them experts in their field they started experimenting to supress the loathsome ability, naturally this could have easily been achieved with professional help, but of course they were too proud to consult one of those. Various therapies followed, experiments getting wilder and more desperate with each passing year of Iskra’s childhood, electroshock therapy, drugs…
Failure after failure their mission to help their child turned more into a crusade of science against magic, the time had come to proof once and for all that the archaic arts couldn’t hold a candle to science. Before long Iskra was locked away by her parents, they moved to keep her hidden, pulled her from school, telling their friends that she was sick and would be home schooled, nobody suspected a thing. Young Iskra didn’t understand the problem, but obeyed, suffered through the pain, feeling ashamed that she couldn’t get rid of those evil powers, powers she couldn’t control. On her 12th birthday her parents were out of ideas and in a vain attempt tried a lobotomy, they thought they’d located the part of the brain that’s responsible for magic abilities at last, they did however mess up the narcotics they had prepared. They were not enough to render Iskra fully unconscious, leaving her aware and in insufferable pain, it wasn’t long before the narcotics started wearing off and she started screaming, writhing in pain, her parents tried to help, give her more medication, but at this point Iskra unwittingly unleashed her magic, what followed was a massive explosion that blew up their house, leaving only a crater, crackling with wild magic, the naked girl in the centre hairless, but with her skull intact.
Iskra was taken in an orphanage after a thorough examination, left with nothing of her parents asides from pain and horrible memories, she was thoroughly examined and her magic locked away so an accident like the one with her parents wouldn’t happen again, maybe one day she would be well enough to ask for her abilities to be unlocked and receive training. The first year Iskra didn’t speak at all, her eyes dull and without spirit in spite of their unique colours, she had to be fed and cared for by kind people in the orphanage, which wasn’t a bad place at all, and certainly not after what her parents had submitted her to. Then one day when one of the employees came to her room to feed her and take care of her she wasn’t here, not just that, clothes were strewn all over the floor, it looked as though the girl had gone through her stuff to find out an outfit she liked and left. When Iskra returned in the evening she didn’t give any explanation, instead she acted rude, vulgar, straightforward and uninhibited, crazy, but not stupid. Shortly after she was submitted to a number of tests in an attempt to gauge her level of knowledge in order to send her to school, but the only thing Iskra drew on the paper were insults and mocking responses to the questions. Helpless they sent her to school anywhere, but Iskra which she attended whenever she was in the mood to, she certainly didn’t do any homework and although she did prove her intelligence, every answer came with an insult or mockery. She never showed a care in the world for anyone, not even herself, having no qualms about putting herself in danger.
Of course people tried to help her, from school nurses over social workers to psychologists, none got through to her, even when she was forced to sit through the sessions for hours on end, eventually they just decided to leave her to her own devices, hoping desperately that she’d one day change, mellow out, warning her that she’d end up in prison or worse if she continued like that. Iskra simply doesn’t care, and worse still, with puberty hitting hard and her body changing she’s not just playing pranks on people and acting crudely, no she very openly teases people, making fun of them pretending she’s an adult only to reveal her true age.
Iskra featured in short comic by the amazing [Ashley_Urikoshima]!
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