Kara The Dragon's Widow

MAIN CHARACTER:

Name: Kara Malathis (nicknames: "The dragon's widow" or "the burning god") Age: 23 Hair: White in color (used to be black but changed when her powers awakened) Long, typically tied in two large braids that hang down her shoulders. The rest of her hair is untied and flows down her back to her waist. Eyes: They used to be gold but became red with black pupils shaped like diamonds. When she's using her powers they glow a bright ethereal red. with no whites. Features: She's tall, about 6 foot 1 inches tall, much taller than most men. As well as that she's lithe and muscular. She has a small diamond shaped gem on her forehead barely larger than a teardrop. Its fused directly into her skin and seems to be part of her anatomy. Her curves are not much to speak of but her chest is decent with round full breasts. Her body is covered with scars. She is described as beautiful by some and monstrous by others.

Personality: Kara isn't what you would call a "people person". She likes to be left alone and despises loud noises. She often reads in her spare time and likes to come up with short stories and fables that she writes in a small journal she keeps with her all the time. She also enjoys playing the lute and loves children. Despite these qualities though Kara is a ruthless cold blooded murderer whenever the need arises. She's killed thousands and sleeps easy at night. She often refers to the dead in her inner thoughts as "necessary evils". She's a strong believer in the idea of the ends justifying the means. She also has a dry wit and a surprisingly good sense of humor. When she isn't brooding, reading, or sleeping (she loves to sleep: it's actually her favorite activity) she's drinking with the men and cracking jokes. But that rarely happens. Mostly she reads and writes. Kara also has a brilliant analytical mind, often instantly sizing up people looking for weaknesses. She also cares deeply about Ezad seeing him as a father. She hates weakness, she hates betrayal, she hates The Markov dynasty and she hates lies and can smell them from a mile away. But down she wishes she knew who her real parents were. She often wishes she could have had a normal life. She speaks in a calm, non-threatening voice. But when she gets angry her voice roughens and sounds like literal flames. She also has no idea she's a markov.

Clothing: Kara rarely wears armor, her signature outfit is a button up red trench coat with red metallic shoulder plates engraved with dragons. The coat is also red and so's her doublet typically made from silk. She also wears brown breeches and black boots both well worn and well made.

Backstory: Kara is from kasemir. In fact She's the fourth child of Elaine Markov, the current ruler of the mythical land. Elaine has three other Children: Riktor, Kezha and Devan. "The Gold Seat" (kasemir's Throne) grants anyone who uses it unnaturally long life, full access to the eye of providence and control over the whole of kasemir. This makes the ruler of this land the DeFacto ruler of the world. Thus competition for the throne is fierce. Worse still, Elaine's husband had died a few months prior to Kara's birth so now she was on her own against her power hungry children. Plus the eye of providence had released a prophecy (something it hadn't done in centuries) foretelling the birth of a child to the royal bloodline who would quote: "Be the fourth child of flames". So when Kara was born everyone already knew that she had to have been blessed with some kind of power and that made her threat. Knowing she couldn't do anything to stop her children and all the other power hungry cutthroats of Kasemir, she arranged for Kara to be silently taken away, as far as possible to a remote land of nomadic warring clans: Daxum. Elaine was acquainted with one of the Chiefs there: Ezad al rin. He agreed to take the baby and raise her. Ezad never told Kara who her real parents were and instead raised as her as his own daughter amongst the horse riders of Daxum . He taught her how to fight, how to read and write, how to ride a horse. But soon he realized her extraordinary power: the pheonix's blessing. The pheonix is one of the old gods: god of fire, destruction, warmth and life. Kara had almost unlimited access to it's power. Ezad, ever the opportunist, used her to unite the clans of Daxum under his rule. Her power was such that any refusal to cooperate meant total annihilation. By the time Kara was 19 she could comfortably wipe out entire armies. Ezad brainwashed her into hating kasemir and the Markov dynasty and now he's using her to take over the rest of the continent. The closest thing she has to friends are Ezad, Zuri and Max

Notes: Kara has the phoenix blessing. A rare and powerful magical ability that gives her total control over the element of fire. She can summon storms of flames , generate fireballs which are like small suns, create entities made from flames, summon walls and barriers of fire, manifest weapons of flame , use multiple attacks at once etc. She's an absolute monster with fire. Her flames are typically red but they burn blue if she gets angry enough. Swords melt before they can touch her. The gem on her forehead acts as kind of third eye allowing to sense danger giving her perfect 360 degree vision.

She doesn't drink alcohol

She has a weird obsession with collecting precious metals.

OTHER CHARACTERS: Name: Ezad al Rin (nickname: "One eye") Age: 43 Gender: Male Race: Human Appearance: A thin, short man. He has long black hair tied in a braid, one green eye (the other is gone and he wears an eyepatch), dark brown skin , a thin moustache and goatee as well as a missing chunk of flesh from his left ear. When he's not wearing an emperors' attire he wears simple clothes and a cloak. He also always has his sword: a wicked sharp , curved blade called "sand eater" sheathed at his hip at all times. He has a very honest disarming grin. Personality: Ezad is very cunning and ambitious. He knows how to manipulate people very well. His goal is to become the new ruler of Kasemir. He's a brilliant military strategist and speaks many languages and charismatic to a fault. He can be shrewd though. He's also totally ruthless, willing to do anything to achieve his goals. He cares about Kara but only so far as she is useful to him. He see's her as a weapon. However he does fear her and her power and knows she could easily destroy him and his army if push came to shove. He hates kasemir Background: Ezad is the son of the former chief of his clan. When his father died he too k over at the age of 23. When he turned 25, Eliane Markov, ruler of Kasemir, she was doing a routine tour of true continent (the first markov to bother leaving kasemir in centuries). Ezad like Elaine as she was down to earth and polite not like the usual inhabitants of kasemir. But he hates Kasemir regardless. This is because he saw them as nothing more than pretentious puppet masters who manipulated the world to their own ends. He saw the potential that his people had but was frustrated by how backward they were. However he couldnt take over because his clan was too small. Finally a breakthrough came in the form of Kara as a baby at his doorstep. At first he thought he might be able to use kara as a bargaining chip or bribe Elaine. But he when he saw burn down a hut in the village with a sneeze at the age of 5, he knew he'd won. He raised the girl as his daughter, taught her how to fight, to ride, to WIN. By now at the age of 43 he's ready to finally topple kasemir and become it's new ruler. He is the current leader of the great empire of the dawn.

Name: Zuri Age: 20 Gender: female Race: Beastfolk Appearance: Five foot seven inches of pure energy. She's a wolfkin, one of the beastfolk of Telas. She has two black, furry wolfish ears, long and messy black hair, sharp claws one her hands and feet and a large bushy black. Her eyes are the color of honey with cat-like slits for pupils. She has a wiry yet muscled frame and usually wears brightly colored clothes. Absolutely no dresses. Her most distinctive feature is the white wolf shaped tattoo on the side of her neck marking her as a wolfkin and a named warrior. She owns a long sliver chair with a blade at it's and thats shaped like a cross. It's always tied to the side of her hip, coiled Personality: Zuri is a bubbly girl. She's energetic , weird and fun. She talks really fast and has terrible dyslexia so cant read. But she will listen to Kara's stories patiently when she reads them to her. Zuri is fast. Her reflexes are far above the norm even for a wolfkin as well as her running speed. Some believe she was giving the blessing of the wind, other's say she's a freak of nature. Whatever the case, zuri can move so fast her movments and she becomes difficult to percieve. She often uses this to dodge arrows , spears, swords etc. She also uses it to pull pranks on people. She's a real jokester. Like kara she's a merciless killer but often does it with a smile on her face and happy words. She's a skilled warrior too using her chain to cut down opponents from distance and close with ease. She's allergic to cats and loves to eat. She's fiercely loyal to kara. Her chain is called "viper" Background: Like Kara Zuri was raised by someone who isn't her actually family. She was rescued by friend of Ezad's, Malcom, from slavery when she was 5. Zuri then grew alongside Kara. They became best friends and they're more or less sisters. She's loyal to Kara to a fault.

Name: Malcom al siffe Age: 61 Gender: Male Race: human Appearance: black hair streaked with white, blue eyes a wrinkled broad and kind face. He's well built , with arms like tree trunk and a large belly. He owns a massive greatsword. He's always wearing some kind of armor and he's a patchwork of scars and has three missing finger: two from is left one from his right. Personality: stoic and calm. He's a peacemaker and a genuilnely chill guy. He is a hardened warrior though and will not hesistate to kill if push comes to shove. Still he's not violent. He also really like tea and loves Zuri deeply treating her like his own daughter. His sword :"earth shaker" could cut a man in half. Background: Knew Ezad's father and was good friends with him. He then became ezad's friend and advisor as well as his second in command. He's been working with him for years and has great experience and skill as a diplomat and peacemaker.

Name: Elaine Markov Age :306 but looks to be in her mid 40s Appearance: Tall, around the same height as Kara: Six foot one. She's breathtakingly beautiful with olive skin, gold eyes and midnight black hair. She's slim but that only adds to her curves. She typically wears flowing robes of silk in violet, blue , purple or red and wears a crown of braided gold petals and her chain of office: a large silver necklace with a ruby and diamond pendant that looks like an eye. Personality: Elaine is different form her predecessors. Unlike the previous rulers of Kasemir she never wanted to be queen. Both her older brothers died in the battle for the throne and her father named her heir before his death. Thus she doesn't exactly like that damn throne. Still she did her duty and ruled. Her husband, Eric passed away from an arrow meant for her. She personally had the assassin caught and flayed alive, then burned. His bones are gibbetted right above the castle gates. A warning. She's both cold and indifferent, yet warm and affectionate. She's incredibly persuasive and manipulative too. She loves all her children but she worries about them and hates seeing them bicker over the throne. She understands people better than anyone and like her daughter: Kara she is loved by the old gods: She has the ability to see the future. Not fully but only fleeting visions. Background: She's ruled Kasemir for nearly three centuries(the throne extends one's life)

Name: Riktor Markov Age: 56 (but looks like he's a little over thirty) Gender: Male Race: Human Appearance: He has the same gold eyes of his mother but his hair is bown not black. He also keeps it cut short. He's actually the shortest in the family standing at around 5 foot 6. He's handsome with a well trimmed beard, he also constantly wears a single gold earring on his left ear. He's always dressed well. Personality: He's very insecure about his height. He hates the fact that everyone in the family is taller than him thus he makes up for his height by always trying to command the attention in the room. He also has a terrible temper. He's sharp precise and calculated. He wants nothing more than to become the new ruler of Kasemir. He believes that only he can bring Kasemir back to it's former glory. He's also a serial womanizer. He's on the council of enlightenment and serves as the head of Kasemir's army. He's often described as cold and indifirrent. He isn't arrogant though and he knows when he's beaten. He's also prone to petty revenge Background: First son of Elaine Markov. Leader of the army. He is a skilled mage, specializing in will-binding: magic that allows one to bind people to his will ad forcing them to obey him. He's so talented at this that he can control most people like puppets with little effort.

Name: Kezha Markov (nickname: Bloodless) Age: 45 but looks to be in her late twenties Race: Human Gender: female Appearance: Average height, about five foot seven. Black hair always tied into two pig tails. Her eyes are like her father's, green. She also has a lighter complexion than her mother and older brother being so pale that she earned the moniker of "bloodless". She always wears slightly revealing all black clothes and multiple rings on her fingers. Her lips are always stained a bright red. Whether from blood or wine nobody's sure. She's beautiful though Personality: Narcissistic to a fault. She only really cares about herself. She's also has sadistic tendencies. Kezha is a deadly seductress. She enjoys provoking people. She has this weird habit of licking her lips in the most sensual way possible whenever she's talking to someone. That's not to say she's a slut. She just likes toying with people. She has a dark sense of humor too. She's secretly jealous of her little sister (kara) for the insane power she possesses and wishes it had been her instead. She has absolutely no moral compass and will do whatever it takes to get she wants. She's also a prankster and uses her magic to mess with people. She isn't a fool though, she commits any task fully and always get's the job done with clinical efficiency. Background: Second born of elaine markov. Head of the "Internal security force" which is basically a secret police that makes dissidents disappear. She's also an extremely skilled mage when it comes to illusionary magic. Her glamours are imperceptible. She often uses this ability to either play pranks on her family or psychologically break those her organization captures.

Name: Devan Markov Age: 40 (looks to be in early twenties) Gender: Male Race: Human Appearance: He's brutally handsome. Gold eyes and black hair that's not too short and not too long. He's tall (6 foot 3), lithe and muscular. He's the spitting image of his mother it's just that he's a man. He typically wears well made clothes and has a sword: a long thin blue blade with a black pommel shaped like a bolt of lightning. Personality: He's the archetypical stoic badass. Quiet, reserved and calm. He never loses his cool. He likes to do constant threat assessment. He's not arrogant or humble. He just is. He rarely ever smiles. Unlike the rest of his family he actually has a good heart and tries to do good as much as he can. He has a strong sense of right and wrong and is incredibly stubborn. He's also a natural born leader. He is undeniably selfish though often does what he thinks is right no matter the cosequences Background: Elaine Markov's second last born. He is loved by the gods and blessed with the ability to call upon storms and lightning at will. He is by far the most powerful man in Kasemir and also the best with a sword. His power is not quite at Kara's level but he is more than a match.