Gray Magic (-)

Cecelia is a mage with gray magic that is aligned with offensive black magic, otherwise known as active gray magic/ gray magic (-). The peculiar thing about Cecelia's magic is that she isn't able to harness it without the assistance of her staff-scythe, which isn't very common for mages. This fact has lead Cecelia to become a little insecure about her own strength and being able to "keep up" with her siblings. She utilizes the orb at the end of her scythe to contain, control, and direct all of the magical energy she transfers into it. Some abilities she has developed include beams, beam projectiles, beam-cut projectiles, and coating her scythe blade to change it into beam-blade.

Staff-Scythe

Cecelia is almost 100% reliant on her staff-scythe, nicknamed Bolt Crusher, since it is the only thing that allows her attack and deal damage to others. It’s primary function is to be used like a scythe, however, it also stores and releases magical energy that is fed into it. Despite the object being excessively heavy, the full weight only seems to apply to anyone besides Cecelia, allowing her to wield it as if it was as light as a feather. She has practiced basic techniques with the large weapon and can swing, slash, and cut down enemies.

Lying

Cecelia is a great liar. If the group gets into a bad situation that requires some fake storytelling, the number-one go-to person to get them out of the problem would be Cecelia. She has a knack for making up fake but usually believable stories, and coupled with her bright and confident attitude, she’s usually able to sell a story to just about anyone. This ability dates back to her early childhood years when she had to make up stories to explain her periodic absences to her parents. Since then, Cecelia has gotten better at observing circumstances and being able to think up a lie on the spot.

Pickpocketing

Being able to move quickly and quietly, as long as she’s not panicking, Cecelia can usually snatch a few small items off of some passerby without anyone noticing, or slip something from a store off the shelf and leave with it unnoticed. Since her early childhood when she had to steal medicine and medical herbs for her mother, Cecelia has worked on developing her thievery skills and working around strangers and civilians that are always watching for a thief’s next move. However, Cecelia tends to take things more for herself than for others, snatching up spare coins, loose change, interesting knick-knacks, and other cool, shiny items that she believes might of use before escaping under the victim’s nose.

Cecelia lived with her older sister, Robyn, her mother, Arelia, and her occasionally present father, Wilford, in the town of Aradel. When Cecelia was initially born, her parents had assumed that she was a white mage judging by the fact that they had already had a black mage child before her and also because of the notable features she shared with her white mage father. While appearances and genetic similarities have no real connection to what kind of mage a newborn is, they noticed that Robyn had more shared physical attributes with her mother than her father and she happened to have her exact magic type as well. However, to both of their surprise, Cecelia seemed to exhibit no apparent abilities at all, which was a stark contrast from their previous child who almost burned down the house at only a year and a half of age. Both parents were worried that something was wrong with her, but there were no places nearby for them to take Cecelia to in order to have her examined, so they just hoped she was a late bloomer and would eventually show them some sign of magical ability. However, Cecelia could never produce even a slight spark even at the late age of five years old, an age that was generally considered a late as a newborn mage could go before showing any signs of magic ability at all.

Arelia was heartbroken and under the impression that Cecelia was powerless by some stroke of misfortune, but Wilford was less pessimistic and determined to prove that she had power somewhere in her since the genetics all pointed towards that conclusion. He began to craft her a magical weapon with rare parts he had obtained from his trading travels, designing a staff with a rare type of raw, neutral energy inside of it that would be tainted and align with any of the three types as soon as it was used by a mage of that corresponding type. Wilford added a summonable scythe blade to it just in case she still couldn’t use its magical half, and planned to give it to her when she was twelve years old to start training with it in secret. While her parents worried about her future in private, Cecelia went on with her fairly upbeat life, hanging out with new friends at Aradel’s local elementary school and playing with her sister. Cecelia enjoyed the company of many friends and would often ask to go play with them after school, usually coming home later around evening time just before dinner. It made her sister a little jealous that she was having so much fun, but at the same time, Cecelia knew Robyn liked it indoors and away from people anyway, so she didn’t seem very concerned about her sister.

Leaving Home

While Cecelia and Robyn enjoyed their childhoods going to school and trying to blend in with the normal surroundings, some townsfolk of Aradel were getting fairly suspicious of the Malones, especially one particular citizen by the name of Baren. He had been spying on them for a while ever since he swore he saw Cecelia’s mother use magic. He eventually got permission to confront Arelia and turn her and her children in to the authorities as witches after obtaining photographic evidence. Wilford had gotten word of this and warned his family to get out of the house immediately. While Robyn and Cecelia grabbed supplies from the shed outside, the mayor’s officials came early and killed Arelia as soon as they saw her raise her hands, assuming she would try to burn them. Cecelia never actually saw her mom die, but was told so after Wilford took her and Robyn onto his summoned motorcycle and drove off with them, leaving her in tears and misery the whole way through. A day into their trip, they realized they were being followed and Wilford had to separate from them to divert the official’s path from them. He gave them directions to meet up with their half siblings before giving them his final goodbyes. Cecelia was heartbroken to lose both her parents and felt like sitting down and crying, but Robyn pulled her together and forced them both to keep going. They eventually met up with Clair and Harvey and made their way to a safer place away from anyone seeking to destroy them.

Cecelia is the rebellious, impulsively-driven co-leader of her traveling group of siblings. They were on a journey to discover their abilities and put an end to the devilish plans of the powerful twins they encountered earlier in their travels. Throughout the story, Cecelia had been the number one person to lead the group astray from their set path to check out surrounding areas, spiritual grounds, and other interesting landscapes. However, she was also one of the bigger trouble-makers, always playing pranks on her siblings or getting them mixed up into unnecessary circumstances with other people. Cecelia was also a strong provider of motivation and fun, always trying to have a good time with everyone and personally making sure everyone kept going, even when they felt like they couldn't last any longer.

Staff Scythe [ Attack + 80, Magic + 46 ]

Originally, Cecelia found her staff-scythe in an abandoned shack alongside Robyn’s twin wands. She theorizes that her father may have created it for her for future use and stored it before disappearing. Without her staff-scythe, Cecelia is weak and completely vulnerable to attack, so she has developed a very overprotective attitude towards it. It has a crystal attached to it, which helps contain and control her otherwise erratic and raw energy and its blade can be summoned at Cecelia's will. It is a very heavy weapon to carry for all but Cecelia due to it being bonded to her and adjusting its weight magically to suit her needs.

Throwing Knives [ Attack + 10 ]

As a backup, incase she is ever separated from her staff-scythe, Cecelia carries around a few borrowed throwing that her half brother, Harvey, gave to her. They’re normally hidden in her pockets or up her sleeves so that she can quickly throw them either as an attack or a diversion while she goes to retrieve her staff-scythe. She’s not the most accurate thrower in the world though, so she does not normally rely on knives for her safety and defense and uses them only as a last resort.

Dark Hood [ Defense +5, Water Resistance + 5 ]

Cecelia’s water-proof hood was gifted to her by her father after he returned from a trading trip to the southern part of the continent of Euran. He had bought it for her along with a few other things as compensation gifts for not being home very often with his wife, Robyn, and Cecelia. The green trim reminded him of the color of Cecelia’s eyes and her favorite alien doll, making him pick that up as well. While Cecelia doesn’t wear it very often since she gets annoyed with how it compresses all her hair into the hood, she still loves it as a reminder of her father and keeps it stored in her backpack for when she absolutely needs it.

Alien Backpack [ Storage +18 ]

Cecelia’s alien backpack was one of the many things she had stolen from a store along her travels with her siblings. She saw it sitting around in the clearance section of thrift store and, while nobody was looking, slipped her hood over it after making sure everyone was much more interested in the diversion by the front desk created by her companion, Chime. After that, she slipped out of there, backpack in hand, and has been storing all of her snacks, notebooks, and stolen, shiny items inside ever since then.

Utility Belts [ Storage + 5, Attack + 2]

Cecelia sometimes wears one or two smaller belts attached to the main belt around her waist. They’re normally just for looks and appearances, but she occasionally uses them for hanging things like bottles with clips, drawstring bags, or other objects if her backpack is full. She sometimes also combined the two belts together for a longer, white belt and uses that to help her reach objects high above her head or to slap someone with for a quick attack-and-run.