Astra

A previous merchant that was alight with charisma and charm. While Phlan was under war and pressure from the Maimed Virulence and Black Fist she worked extra hard to keep her family afloat. She'd pull in whoever she could to sell her wares, and in turn her family's business was booming. However, with the popularity, they drew the ire of the other shops and soon a target was on their back.

Sold out, and betrayed, she was captured and forced to work for Vorgansharax. While there she had to do any task put upon her, usually in the form of manual labor. In the most extreme cases, she was forcibly experimented on with magic warping her body and causing lasting damage. And when she didn't work, she would get punished. The usual one having her head forced underwater. With the damage to her lungs and the magic coursing through her she was able to wield it effectively. However, she was nowhere near strong enough to escape her fate and continued to work and toil away for the years that she was trapped there.

Finally, she was given a bit of mercy and converged (forcibly pulled from her timeline to present day) out of servitude into the city of Novos. She dropped in the middle of a Mcdonalds and the first thing she did was jump the counter and eat the food in the back. Authorities were called and she was put into holding for several months until she was reintroduced.

After she was given explanation to the state of things, she ended up getting a job at a maid cafe where she plays the role of the 'tsundere maid.' Astra has a poor attitude brought on by her previous circumstances, but she has an underlying fear that something similar could happen and closes herself off.

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Another character uses a mirror of the past to look at Astra:

The mirror hears her voice, and it trembles in her grasp. The reflection is black for but a moment before an image fades into it. Its a scene from a young girl's point of view. She's staring down at her feet, its a pair of brand new shoes that appear to be white heels. They click together happily before the gaze moves upward to what looks like a family of tieflings with smiles.

A light brightens before dimming, a vision of a bright and sunny day. A woman hands you a necklace. Your hands are small and the moon takes up most of your palm. You close your hand around it and bounce up and down.

The scene fades away, lasting for only a moment before the next one comes into view. Its an ocean. A netful of fish can be seen being moved and placed out on blocks of shaved ice with the cardboard price tags being placed. Thin fingers are seen as the fish are meticulously placed to show the best sides.

Another scene, its brief, bubbles floating upwards towards the surface of the mirror. Hands struggling to get out while multiple pairs of other hands keep shoving downwards.

She's now sitting in front of a mirror, brushing out her hair. The reflection is Astra genuinely smiling and she turns towards an older woman that says something before she nods and laughs. Her hair is tied back into twintails and she's wearing a really nice dress with a crescent moon necklace.

With the last remains of the minute, a dark vision comes into play. The room is dark with a soft green glow. The vision is blurred, and wet. Droplets are hitting the ground before a pair of hands come into view. One looks normal, the other is malformed. The fingers are thick with long thin nails and scarring with green magic pouring out of them. She looks up to see a dragon with a toothy grin. He reaches a claw forward, hovering the razor sharp nail above the normal arm. He jams it in and a surge of magic moves from his claw into her arm. And you watch as the skin rips and the sinew snaps. Large wounds appear as the hand begins expanding in size and blood bursts from the wounds.

The image fades.