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Name: Erika Vael
Age: 23
Race: Human
Height: 5 feet, 6 inches.
Weight: 122lbs
Hair Color: Dark Blonde
Eye Color: Green

Backstory: Erika grew up in a small home with her parents, brother, and sister. Her father was a mage, while her mother was a fierce warrior. The tale her parents have told her and her siblings, was that both had met when they went on a quest for treasure, but got more than what they bargained for. At the age of 17, Erika decided that it was time to leave her homeland of Hejuasia and set out for her own adventure, while her sister joined a magical school to work on her talents, and her brother left to join the guard. She eventually reached the mainland and was going to find a way to be rich, only to find a lack of treasure hunters and even treasure itself. For one year, she worked as a smugglar for a band of smugglars who had a code they lived by: We smuggle everything but slaves and items that would land us in a huge trouble. After her year contract was up, she joined a band of pirates who also had a code: Eat, Drink, Work, and "Fun". One day, the pirate captain started to take more treasure than agreed upon. Erika is known for being fair, thus she was the only one who spoke out against him. This led to a duel, and ended with her victorious. She immediately renamed her ship "Highwind" and repainted it with Blue, White, and Gold. For a few years, she led her crew to many adventures that either ended with treasure or no treasure, but a fine ship.

One of the most notable members of her crew is a young boy named Jonathan Clarke. The boy snuck onto her ship inside a barrel. She turned her ship around and escorted the boy off ship. While in town, she found that it was easier to avoid the patrols at night, as well as finding out that robbing a mage was hell of a lot easier due to their wand not being able to detect her ship. Confused by this, Erika spent a good few hours testing out her theory of John being a lucky charm. In the end, she found the boy did possess powers that aided both of them in luck. After realizing this, she kept the boy on her ship and named him Poopmaster of her ship. While some argued that it was a horrible job for Jonathan, she pointed out that it was better than firing cannons, controlling the sails, moving boxes, and many other tasks. The crew sometimes sees him as moral support as a son or younger brother, and while it may seem apparent that Erika sees him as a younger brother, she never admits it.

Personalty: While she was just a hired-hand, she mainly focused on her work. She would join in the fun at times, but never did anything that would land her in jail. When she took over the ship, she became more bold, joyous, loud, and expressive. There are times where she is serious or reflects on something, but they are usually rare.

Equipment
Ulyessus (Curved Sword):
http://i.imgur.com/bYv1xYh.jpg

Twin Daggers:
http://i.imgur.com/ZKkNjEl


Thanatos (Ebony Bow):
http://i.imgur.com/vOWEOLg

Abilities:
Erika's only known abilities (besides her basic swordplay, archery, and use of daggers) are magic, stealth, lock-picking, and persuasion.

Magic: She knows a range of spells, but almost all of them are basic spells such as Fireball, Ice Spike, Lighting Strike, and Rock Throw (low damage, and may need time to aim). She knows useful spells such as Candlelight, Calm, Fury, Detect, and Healing. However, she knows some advanced spells such as summonings of sword or bow, summoning a small animal, and apprentice leveled destruction spells such as Rock Slide, Fire Breath, Ice Breeze, and Lighting Pulse (deal more damage as well as wider/longer range).

Stealth: Thanks to the years of sneaking around her house, out of her house, around a ship, around several house, etc, she knows her way around, in, and out of things. She's no master of the shadows, but can still do more than the basic thief or assassin.

Lock-picking: She can pick just about any lock... except very old or complex ones that take more than a pick.

Persuasion: She's no silver tongued snake, but she can plant an idea or make others see in her POV. There have been times where she has failed, though...