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__________________QUICK STATS
Name Iyla Krue
Age 23
Gender female
Species human/ dusk(shadow) spirit (or, at least the part of her that is cursed!)
Ethnicity Adelan
Height 5'6"
Occupation Shadow Spirit/ Huntress of Shadow Seeds
Residence Where ever her jobs take her



__________________IN-DEPTH STUFF

Physical Description
Like a typical Adelan, Iyla has fiery, strawberry blonde hair and rich, copper colored skin, which is marred only by the numerous scars upon her flesh. The tone of her body is lithe and agile; being lightly sculpted from the type of work she does. Her hair is normally worn in a braid, but the hair about her face tends to hang looser, a long side bang sweeps across her forehead and will sometimes hide her left eye from view, which also manages to hide the deep scar above her brow. Though most of her scars reside on the lower half of her body (on her back, legs, arms, etc), she does have a scar across her bottom lip, which is visible, and a faint one going across her neck.

Her eyes, which used to be green, have long since changed to blood red. As an unusual trait, she normally avoids conversation about this part of her. But living in Adela, most assume she might just be one of those of the dragon blood variety. Truth is, it's part of her curse. In some lights, you can still see a reflection of her eye's green colors, and this normally happens in moonlight. The color of her eye seems to flicker, almost like the reflectiveness of a cat's eye.

Her hair is adorned with one side braid and leather binding around it and some bead work there in. A few feathers are also tied with leather to this small braid, and similar ornaments dawn where her larger braid is bound. She also has various piercings on both ears.

Depending on her job will dictate what she wears, but going out on mission's- she tends to wear men's clothing so as not to draw attention to her true gender. A rough mask is normally worn around her mouth, or something to protect her face. When dressed as a man, she's bound rather tightly in wrappings to keep her form more masculine, and then above that, leather armor and soft shoes are kept to help her sneak around as silent as a shadow. The only parts of her shown in her male form are her red eyes and some protruding tufts of her golden hair that splay across her face. In this form, she may also be seen dawning a long, midnight blue cloak.


Personality
Serious and determined, Iyla is a slave to her curse and determined to get free. Being the only one of her family that survived, she was cursed in the end, and now has to deal with being a pawn for her master and pining for freedom. (more information can be found in her history section below)
Also, beware of her temper. This woman comes packing a mean right hook and almost always appears angry.


History
It was just a series of bad luck that Iyla Krue found herself cursed by an ancient shadow spirit that lurked in the lesser mountains in the Adelan country side. Her and her brother loved to explore the backyard wilderness of their home. Hailing from a family of knights (and lesser nobility (several cousins once removed)), both she and her brother took to arms and used to play fight when they'd explore, though her preference in weapon had always been the spear. She enjoyed the extra length the weapon afforded.

One fateful day, the pair were traveling through the Adelan hills when they stumbled across a cave. At first, Iyla was reluctant to explore, realizing they had traveled too far and they had best be getting home. So having abandoned the cave for the night, the pair went home-
But her brother, ever the man hungry for adventure, snuck out into the middle of the night to explore it on his own. Though his parents had awoken not to find him in his bed, Iyla knew exactly where he had gone. Though by the time she had gotten to the cave it was too late. All that was left was his body, and as she sobbed over his form, she found a glass flower in his hand.

The moment she touched the peculiar relic, a spirit emerged from it. Though it was hostile and very powerful, she watched in horror as her parents and the knights they had brought along with them were slaughtered- the being having grabbed their bodies by it's shadow like grasp and twisted them before dumping them into broken heaps upon the floor.

Terrified, but not about to let herself die, Iyla raced towards the exit of the cave, but was stopped by the shadowed wraith. Though as a tendril gripped onto her leg, she was dragged back into the cave, but not before she dropped the glass flower and it shattered onto the ground. The creature wailed out in pain and fury as it began to dissolve before her very eyes-
And as it's pieces began to fade as the sun rose, it's rays stretching inside the cave and completely dissolved what was left of the shadow spirits essence.

Trembling, Iyla slowly rose to her feet and took in the carnage all around her- and it was only then she noticed all of the peculiar, rune markings on the cavern wall. She stared at them in wonder and disbelief. Had she and her brother discovered some sort of ancient, cursed tomb? It was hard to say, but as she turned to leave, something grabbed her, and dragged her back into the shadows as she screamed...

Turned out a piece of the glass flower had survived, and the wraith use the remains of it's powers to seal the girl to him. Now possessing some abilities from her new 'master', Iyla finds herself a slave....

'Seek me out the shadow stones that reside through out this world. Once you bring all five pieces to me, then you shall be free.'

And so in the night, and sometimes int he day, she finds herself roaming the land, seeking what the shadow wraith desired. Though she can only travel outside of the cave in spirit, she looks and feels just like any normal person, except at times, her body can fade, and in the right light, her eyes seems to reflect, like the mirrored eyes of a cat. And she is not without her marks, for she wears a branding from her phantom master- a dark, black flower imprinted on her chest, just above her heart. And to top it off, since she can only travel ina  merged existence with her shadow master, her actual body resides, in chains, back in the cavern.


Magic/Abilities
Shadow Spirit- In her Shadow Spirit form, she may look like any other human except in certain lighting, her eyes might have that reflective glow like that of a cat's eye. She is anything but human in this form- her own soul merges wiht the remaining essence of her shadow spirit master, making her immune to human diseases- ad death. Though any marks she earns and new wounds carry back to her mortal form when her soul returns to her actual body. In this form, her mortal form is 'asleep' and is guarded by the dark curse which now binds her to her master.

Shadow Slipping- If in a dark area or shadows, Iyla can move at twice the speed of a normal human and appear twice as strong. She can also fade in and out with shadows, so long as the shadow is dark enough to conduct this trick. And she can only fade in and out from one shadow to the next.

Blinding Shadows- When in her spirit form- Iyla can conjure shadows to temporarily bind her foes. It works as a darkness over their eyes that only they can see. It bubbles over the eyes like a brewing mass of dark fog.

Night vision- her vision can see most things others can not when she taps into this ability in her shadow spirit warrior form

Soul Eater- Not a power, per say, but as time ticks on, Iyla finds her body slowly becoming incased in a inky darkness that is beginning to creep up her limbs. She normally hides this anomaly with high boots and gloves. The dark coloration on her skin serves as a reminder she has only so much time before the shadow spirit will devour her soul completely.

Spear- Iyla is rather proficient with a spear, using it with dance like moves and grace to thwart any opponents who may challenge her

Shadow Reach- Tapping into her master's powers, she can manipulate shadows to reach, touch and grab things. Heavy lights might affect how strong this ability is, and her reach increases greatly at night. This ability can help her scale other wise impossible objects.

Shadow Raven- A massive, dark raven can be summoned to help her travel to places quickly. It's hard to say where this bird comes from and hwere it goes, but it normally comes on cue when she gives a particular whistling call.

Black Blood- Instead of bleeding blood like a normal human would, she bleeds a black, ink like substance. It represents the blood she SHOULD lose, tough even if she were to 'run out' she'd never die in this form, however, it's a reminder that if she abuses herself too much in her shadow form, her mortal form will suffer greatly- and, if she's not careful, when she returns to her mortal form, it might not be able to handle the shock nad wounds so she could die.

Relationships
Strife- her male, alter ego. Iyla turns into Strife when she has to go out. Not wanting anyone to know her true identity when she's out 'collecting' things for her master. Strife is also her bounty hunter and assassin; which she uses to gain insider information when hunting down the rare shadow relics for her master.

Lord Kelmont and Lady Reyna Krue- Iyla's parents - deceased

Ryk- Iyla's brother- deceased

Athran- a partner, of sorts :|





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