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I S A
male / age: ??? / demon

"No matter what, I'll always be good .... !"


  ABOUT
     Once upon a time, Isa was repentant. It's a grueling thing for a demon to fight the uphill battle of purification, but despite his difficult childhood, the loss of his demonic parents, and the ever-inconsistent presences in his life, Isa has long held fast to the dream of becoming, in a word, 'good'. Although he spent most of his youth struggling to tame his slothful attributes alone, a stroke of luck brought him to a nunnery when he was older .... and it was there that the ruse was hatched to live his life in a dress. It was, after all, far more convenient for hiding his goat legs from the demon-fearing world—and, well, the self-flagellation of monkhood didn't appeal nearly so much as the peaceful, close-knit nunnery. Using his natural cuteness (an acquired defense tactic, really) Isa won his way into the group, and there learned of the string of purification rituals he would need to undergo if he really meant business about repenting.

     By now, a few years down the line, Isa has known the full extent of these rituals. They're difficult, painful spectacles that slowly contort him into a human over time, from the top down. He'd nearly hit completion, neck-deep in exhausted piety, when a fateful meeting changed his mind; the demons who have completed the process can be counted on one hand, but the one remaining in the world turned out to be nothing but a soulless husk, having given up its demonic soul, and thus very essence, in order to become a blankly smiling, blindly faithful drone.
    Thankfully, Isa has someone to pull him back from the brink. Rowan, the one priest with whom Isa can trust his true identity, always seems to have his back. It's been a bit rocky here and there, but let it never be said that Rowan didn't look out for Isa .... Nowadays, still sort of reeling from the loss of his life's focus, Isa tags along on Rowan's monster-slaying adventures. The future always has bizarre twists in store for them, but Isa is confident it's nothing they can't handle.

  ABILITIES
     During his days as a nun, Isa was able to utilize various holy incantations and divinely blessed relics in order to fend off the various evils of the world. Now that he's reverted to full demon again, however, holy icons once again burn him on touch; he does seem to have gained somewhat of a resistance to holy texts used against him, but he ultimately has to rely on his demonic abilities again to defend himself for the first time in a long, long while. That being said, he's come a long way combatively since he was first helplessly rescued by Rowan, and can hold his own with relative confidence.
     Isa has been keeping his shapeshifting skills sharp as well. Necessary to blend in with the human population, he's become quite adept at adopting a human face, although his carefully-shaven horn stumps, long soft ears, and dense coat of fur all must be kept covered for his own safety. All demons have a natural, subconscious shapeshifting ability that allows them to adapt and survive to most any environment, but Isa has goals to be good enough to pass more reliably as human (and so stop having to wear full coverage in all weather). 

  NOTES
     - Isa's most important items are his book of psalms and his two chokers. The book and one of the chokers (a holy relic) he can no longer touch after turning full demon again, and so are kept in Rowan's saddlebags; the second choker is a gift from the priest and perfectly safe to wear. Isa never takes it off.
     - Isa first got the idea to try and convert from an angel, who briefly provided for him in secret when he was a young child. He idolized this angel for a long time, but feels a bit differently after learning the reason he was orphaned in the first place was because the very same angel was the one who slew his parents ....

      - Isa is extremely sensitive to any threat of abandonment. Jokes about ditching him will be taken seriouslyespecially coming from Rowan, who's taken off without him before. Most every presence in Isa's life has been temporary or conditional, and he's learned better than to not take the threat seriously.

SPECIES: demon
HEIGHT: 5'6"
WEIGHT: light
PHYSIQUE: ridiculous
BIRTHDAY: unknown

> has no surname.
> left-handed, but okay with
   his right.
> a bit of a crybaby ....
> usually quite cheerful.
> big abandonment fears, mostly
   due to past experience. a lot.
> 25% wrath, 75% sloth.
> while normally quite amiable,
   that wrath blood makes him
   very dogged about his goals.
> loves cookies!
> not really that intelligent ....

(joke character turned serious.... 
I have a problem.)


     —RELATIONSHIPS
2085501?FATHER ROWAN
Once desperate enough for company to let any beast who picked him up have its way with him, Isa now has eyes almost exclusively for Rowan. They've spent a long time on the road together, and despite their fair share of drama and chaos things seem to have evened out for the time being. Isa would do just about anything for Rowan if asked.