Mal

Mal is a pale, frail 17 year old girl with very long dark purple hair. She has bangs that cover her forehead, and has deep eye bags.

Mal is a shut-in girl who grew up with deeply religious parents. At the age of 4, she developed some kind of curse. Her parents had attempted multiple exorcisms on Mal, and grew to resent her when they didn't work. They sent her to live with her aunt, and haven't been in her life since.

Mal's curse causes a purple, etheral smog to ooze out of her body. The more stressed Mal is, the more smog oozes out. Those who inhale Miasma are inflicted with a unique illness. It's not a physical ailment of the body, but rather a type of Hex. It's not fatal, but it will inflict nausea, exhaustion and vertigo. The Hex cannot be cured, and simply fades after one avoids exposure to Mal's smog for a long period of time.

The curse has also inflicted Mal with a very mild, but permanent, cold that causes her to be immune to all other illnesses. It tends to be manageable, but she has seasons where it's more sporadic and she is forced to use a face mask. The permanent cold has left Mal in a physically inept state.

Mal purposely avoids other people, as she feels like it is her duty to make sure as few people are made sick by her as possible.

Instead of interacting with others, Mal has taken up birdwatching. She sits in a secluded area, and catalogs the different types of birds she sees pass. She also enjoys feeding them, as they seem to be immune to her smog.

Mal has became especially close with an albino raven she named Glass. Glass is her closest confidant, she tells him everything, and he calms Mal enough for her smog to temporarily subside.

Mal normally wears an oversized deep purple sweater with a light purple skirt.