[Deadline is January 23rd, at 11:59 Pm EST]

They/them

Age: 22

Voice and Accent: Androgynous voice, early 20s. British accent (any flavor). 

Personality: 

The voice of a siren, and powerful mind bending magic at their fingertips. Allowing you to see, hear, and feel things that aren’t even there, having you run away in a panic so as to avoid firing a single round. This is Valia, the mind bender. Once a popular gorgon pop star now having gone gun for hire. A wild, unexpected change of careers to be sure, but not without reason. 

For most of their life, Valia had to essentially fake who they truly were. Having to put on a mask and dance for the very music industry that essentially owned them. Having to fake being a native Greek, going under pronouns they never wanted, and all because the studio told them to. This life of no real control or privacy had made them deeply depressed, and constantly forcing a smile to hide the misery they truly felt in this monetized hell. Even with the lap of luxury that it did indeed bring, it doesn’t really bring Valia any purpose, or fill the void in their very soul. No control and no meaning. 

But once freed, Valia begins to heal. Showing the person that the company had been locking away even from Valia themself. A kind, intelligent, and witty person who is naturally perceptive of others, and a talented illusionist magic user to boot. 

Though if there is one thing Valia struggles with, it’s being able to efficiently interact with others. Performing was one thing, but having been otherwise isolated from the general public, Valia is only now learning how to socialize normally. A jarring, often confusing experience for them. But with their new found friends among the mercs they travel with, they get better everyday. 

Overall, you have a talented person who was sheltered and controlled until now. It’s scary but also thrilling to them, learning something new everyday. Even if it’s through a mistake. Meeting new people and staying with the ones by their choice, rather than what they were stuck with. A new life of freedom and adventure awaits Valia, and they will eagerly embrace it. 

Character Notes:

• While Valia is really good at entertaining, their normal social interaction is kind of lacking. Often struggling to pick up on social queues or to how to appropriately respond in some situations. 

• Valia hates their own music they used to create. It holds a lot of trauma for them, and it doesn’t even feel like theirs. It doesn't feel like art to Valia, just a product. The way the company wanted. 

• Despite having to fake being a Greek, Valia knows very little about Greek culture or even mythology.