Character Profile: Luminant Temiko Khanardhye

By Xanxa Symanah

 


Name: Luminant Temiko Khanardhye (Khmamfrodan Journey-Shrieker)

Origin: The Khmamfrod region of Yttria

Appearance: Short stature, petite build, giving her a child-like appearance.  Pale skin and dark eyes.  Vestigial brow ridges and heavy epicanthic folds.  Yellow-painted lips denote her Journey-Shrieker status.  Dark hair styled in a single waist length braid hanging from the left side of her head, often adorned with gold-coloured ribbon.  Her usual attire consists of bright orange silk robes and brown leather platform sandals.

Personality: Intense and highly focused.  Dedicated to practising her vocal alchemy arts and attaining the rank of Incandescent.  Sharp wit and scathing sense of humour.

Family: Most of her relatives are non-Shriekers who work on the family farm.  Her maternal grandfather, her mother and her uncle are Agrimages.

Abilities: Skilled in vocal alchemy techniques and other sorcerous arts.  High-level ability in gymnastics and circus acrobatics.  Reasonable martial arts fighter.

Strengths: Keen intelligence, high standard of physical agility and fitness.  Good observation skills.  Adaptable to change.

Weaknesses: Her sharpness and biting sense of humour tend to irritate and alienate people.  She doesn’t cope well with intimate relationships.

Likes: Practising her vocal alchemy, studying languages and literature, meditation, singing, athletic and gymnastic pursuits, maintaining a high level of physical fitness.

Dislikes: Long-term relationships, restrictive lifestyles and prejudice.  Rails against Cyad rules.


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