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overworker) wrote2029-08-09 11:16 pm
overworker) wrote2029-08-09 11:16 pm
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   It's just I've been tasked with looking after the Courageous. To me, that makes it my duty to become capable of supporting everyone on the Courageous. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the end, I just stood there uselessly waiting for you guys to solve everything. If I can't look after myself, I'm just going to end up being a burden. BACKGROUNDSpoilers for Trails of Cold Steel II Towa Herschel graduated from Thors Military Academy as a student of Class IV, one of three classes comprised of students from commoner backgrounds. Despite the class system, she became close friends with Angelica Rogner (the daughter of Marquis Rogner, head of one of the Four Great Houses)-- as well as fellow commoner classmates Crow Armbrust and George Nome. During her time at the Academy, she was appointed Student Council President and was often charged with handling a great deal of work for the school as well as the town of Trista. As part of a small group that tested the curriculum for the new Class VII, she also did her best to support the new class-- including Rean Schwarzer, who became someone that regularly helped the Student Coucil with their work. During the civil war in Erebonia, Towa was appointed by Viscount Arseid as the acting Captain of the Courageous. During that time her and the other students of Thors acted independantly, as a third faction in the war and were responsible for helping apprehend Duke Albarea for his actions in Celdic, liberate Trista and Thors Military Academy with it from the Noble Faction as well as save Cedric, the heir to the Imperial Throne from Duke Cayenne's plans. Because of her outstanding work, several organizations expressed interest in her when she graduated. But upon graduation, Towa was not set on any one of them and instead wanted to do a tour of them so that she could better decide for herself what it was that she could do for Zemuria. PERSONALITYThere is no one who strives to work harder than Towa Herschel not only for her classmates, but also for the townspeople. Whether it's compiling student notebooks for busy instructors or hearing out the problems of her fellow students and people of the surrounding town, Towa puts her very all into being the very best Student Council President that she can be. And there is no shortage of people who see her intellect and sharp thinking for the gift it is. Yet she's still at a point where she has numerous doubts about her capabilities. But she still strives to overcome those shortcomings and is always willing to try something new if it has even a slight chance of helping. Another of her strong points is her ability to lead. Her organizational skills are top notch, but even more than that she's simply good at working with people. And when the situation calls for it, she's good at bolstering spirits and cheering them up. But that doesn't mean she's always there to sugar-coat things either. When everything really isn't okay, she's not afraid to tell them it's okay to be hurt or upset; but at the same time she's happy to be a shoulder for them to lean on so they're not carrying those feelings all on their own. It's good to be optimistic, but sometimes it's important to be real and let yourself be emotional. Even Towa has those times, although she tends to put others first before she lets herself go there. But when asked, she's also not against sharing some of her less than put together aspects of herself. Towa is a blend of idealistic and realistic. When someone says something that's not really realistic, she's willing to believe it. But should reality come crashing down, it's not something that will break her easily. She's not going to blame the person who gave it their all and came up short because of circumstances. And it doesn't mean she will trust or care for them any less. In all, Towa is trusting; but willing to fight. She wants to see people get along but she's aware of the differences that put different people at odds with one another. Her reason for fighting is putting a stop to that fighting so that both sides can live. Perhaps not in agreement, but at least live their lives the way they want. She's aware that it's not always possible to understand some people's motivations. But she does try her best not to be judgmental; choosing to strengthen her resolve in her own beliefs than attack others'. Her friends mean the world to her. While she cares about everyone, the people around her that she has to overcome troubles with... the ones that support her... they have a special place in her heart. And the more they try to be strong through those troubles, the more she worries about them. Not because she doesn't trust them but because she knows that like herself, they don't always worry about themselves as much as they should. Towa has no small amount of admiration and respect for her friends. If anyone can look and find someone's strengths and feel pride in the things they do, it's her. On another note, Towa does get easily embarrassed about certain things. If she falls asleep, please wake her up (she falls asleep unexpectedly a number of times because she overworks herself at times unfortunately). There was also that time her class put on a concert and put her in an embarrassing costume, please don't ask. She's not the type to withhold embarrassing information but she can get a bit tongue-tied when questioned about them. If you pursue it long enough it's likely she'll give in, especially if there's a reason it came up in the first place. ABILITIES- FIGHTING - Orbal Gun ✱ It took her a little over a month, but Towa worked hard and now she is capable of using her gun from home. As a weapon that processed her world's form of magic, she had a good idea that it would be possible to supplement the energy of evocation spells into the gun, allowing her to fire them at will. They are simple energy bullets, but she is capable of using non-elemental magic energy as well as elemental energy as the situation requires. However, it is something that requires focus. If she overloads the weapon, it's possible for it to backfire on her; an experience she'd already had once during it's testing stages. She's aware of the problem and knows she has to be careful about how much energy she puts into it, but in a situation where she's under pressure or her magic may not be at it's best control, it could become potentially dangerous. SKILL: ●●●●●●●○○○ Quarterstaff ✱ She's trained with it, but being that it's longer than she is tall, wielding it is rather tricky for her. It will be some time before she's skilled enough to use it as a viable weapon. SKILL: ●○○○○○○○○○ - MAGIC - Abjuration ✱ spells of protection, blocking, and banishing ex: barriers, counterspells, dispelling of magics, medium-level healing spells SKILL: ○○○○○○○○○○ Alchemy ✱ the process of transformation, creation, or combination through ingredients ex: potion making, using arrays/circles to combine ingredients magically, creation from preexisting matter as opposed to evocation SKILL: ○○○○○○○○○○ Conjuration ✱ spells that bring creatures or materials ex: creating fires and food, temporarily summoning animals; not to be confused with evocation SKILL: ●○○○○○○○○○ Divination ✱ spells that reveal information ex: speaking with non-humanoids (such as animals), interpreting dreams, finding hidden things, scrying using a reflective surface SKILL: ●○○○○○○○○○ Enchantment ✱ spells that magically imbue the target, or give caster power over the target ex: charm spells, spells that strengthen someone or something, spells that imbue some sort of element SKILL: ●○○○○○○○○○ Evocation ✱ spells that manipulate energy, or create something from "nothing" ex: most "offensive" spells, such as fireball, lightning bolt, and ice strike; high-level/multi-person healing SKILL: ●●●○○○○○○○ Illusion ✱ spells that alter perception, or create false images ex: disguising oneself or others, fooling the senses, creating noises from nothing; not to be confused with enchantment SKILL: ●●●●●●○○○○ Transmutation ✱ spells that transform the target ex: transforming into an animal, mending broken objects, altering one's form SKILL: ●○○○○○○○○○ Universal ✱ spells that are easy to learn, usually lower-level spells from other classes ex: minor versions of healing and teleportation; spells like prestidigitation, identify, detect magic SKILL: ●○○○○○○○○○ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
