Lucia

Name: Lucia

Gender: Female

Species: Ewe demihuman

Eyes: Brown

Hair: Chin length, curly brown

Age: 31

Body: brown skin, strong build, human build (hands, feet, etc)

Clothes: Feminine and comfortable clothes, pockets, easy to walk in shoes

Backstory: Lucia was born into an illegal demihuman meat market, raised with the bleak expectation that her life would end the moment she reached “proper age.” Despite the fear and neglect that shaped her early years, she clung to a quiet inner strength—one even she didn’t realize she had. Everything changed when the market was raided. At just twelve years old, Lucia was rescued and placed at Silver Acres Homestead, a farm for demihumans to live peacefully. Healing wasn’t quick. For years she battled trauma, learned how to trust, and struggled to believe she deserved a future. That future revealed itself when she assisted in delivering her first baby at age twenty. In that moment—seeing new life, hearing that first tiny cry—Lucia felt something awaken in her. Helping another being safely into the world, offering comfort and steadiness in such a vulnerable moment, made her feel whole for the first time. From then on, she knew her calling: she wanted to be a midwife. Now in her adulthood, Lucia has become one of the hardest workers at Silver Acres. She pours her heart into caring for mothers and newborns, offering the gentleness she wishes she’d received as a child. Around the homestead, she’s seen as the farm’s big sister—warm, dependable, and always ready to lend a hand or a shoulder to lean on. Despite everything she’s endured, Lucia chooses to nurture, to protect, and to bring life safely into the world. And in doing so, she continues to heal herself.

Personality: hard working + stubborn + workaholic + nurturing + emotionally reserved + steady handed + practical minded + practical + observant + traditional + independent + direct + difficulty processing her own emotions

•When angry: When Lucia gets angry, it doesn’t explode—it tightens. Her ears and posture give her away. Even though she tries to stay composed, her ewe ears pin back and her shoulders get tense. Her jaw works like she’s chewing through every word she wants to say but won’t. When she does speak, she’s direct to the point of sharpness. She won’t sugarcoat, won’t soften, and won’t pretend everything is okay. Her practicality overrides politeness.

•When sad: When Lucia is sad, it rarely looks like sadness to anyone else. It looks like silence. She keeps busy. Instead of crying or talking about it, she works. Cleaning, reorganizing supplies, volunteering for extra tasks, anything that keeps her hands occupied and her mind from spiraling. Oddly, when she’s hurting, she becomes even more attentive to others—checking on mothers, babies, coworkers—because caring for someone else feels easier than caring for herself.

•When in love: When Lucia is in love, it shows in the smallest, quietest ways—because she doesn’t really know what to do with the feeling. She hovers without realizing it. She doesn’t cling, but she’s... nearby. Always sitting close, always ending up in the same room, always choosing tasks that put her in their orbit. Her steadiness turns gentle. She’s already nurturing, but with someone she loves, her touch and voice soften even more. She’ll straighten their collar, hand them a snack, adjust their posture—little acts of care disguised as practicality. Lucia shows affection through usefulness. Tea when they’re stressed, a hand-sewn pouch or scarf, grabbing them a tool or supply before they ask. She pours love into effort, not words.

RELATIONSHIPS: •Mom: Lucia’s relationship with her mother, Tabitha, is complicated in a quiet, painful way—full of love, guilt, and memories she tries not to look at too closely. Tabitha was gentle, tired, and deeply protective. In the illegal demihuman market, she had almost no power, but she did what she could with the slivers of freedom she had. She tried shielding Lucia from the worst parts, teaching her small acts of survival, and telling her she was loved, even when the world said otherwise. Tabitha didn’t survive the raid. Whether she passed away right before or during the chaos, Lucia was whisked away to safety before she could understand what happened. She never got a goodbye.

•Dad: Lucia does not know who her dad is. Forced breeding was extremely common in the market, so she probably has hundreds of siblings he was forced to father. She pities whoever the man is.

•Wilbur: Wilbur is Lucia’s best friend on the farm. A dainty and kind ram who’s insecure about his lack of horns from disbudding, Lucia is very protective of him. She acts like his older sister, or even mother (despite the fact that he is 22 years old). She always defends him from gossipers who talk about his lack of horns or question his masculinity. As an ewe demihuman, Lucia has been mistaken for fragile or passive her entire life. She understands stereotypes, assumptions, and the quiet frustration of being misunderstood.

•Bramble: Bramble is a sheepdog demihuman. She remembers the day Bramble first came to the farm to train as a sheepdog. He had injured himself and she had to patch him up. He had a bit of a crush on her, but she shut him down, saying he’s too young for her. Now they’re best friends. They often walk around the farm together, spilling tea. Bramble is pretty hyperactive and excitable, but Lucia keeps him in check.

•Juniper: Juniper is a rabbit demihuman and a fellow midwife on the farm. Juniper is bright and catches onto things quickly, but she is a bit clumsy and awkward. Luckily, Lucia is able to guide the young rabbit demihuman and train her to become the best midwife she can. Juniper looks up to Lucia, calling her “teacher”

•Elias Thorne: Elias is the owner of Silver Acre Homestead. He is the closest thing Lucia has ever had to a father figure—but she would never call him that out loud, and he would never force that sort of bond. Their relationship is built on steady trust, earned slowly and quietly over many years. When she first came to the farm, she didn’t trust any humans, and that included him. But his patience and kindness allowed her to open up and flourish. Now she tells him practically everything.