[Sandkasten]

- Player -
Name: Svenja Fassbender
Gender: Female
Age: 32
Sexuality: Homosexual

- Character -
Name: Sandkasten
Gender: Female
Apparent Age: 32
Face Claim: Amélie Lacroix (Widowmaker), Overwatch
Played By: Benetnasch
Faction: Adventurer

- Appearance -

When Svenja set up her character, she decided to keep it simple yet wanted something a bit "vampy". And thus she crafted her ideal woman, tall with a slim figure, long dark hair, and a gaze that could turn men into stone. And the signature fangs and red eyes of the Nozgor, of course. Portrait of a vampire

In reality, she is 5'5", rather than her avatar's 5'11". Her hair is more of a mousey brown in a neat little bob, eyes a murky brown, and she is unfortunately afflicted with Resting Sad Face. Her favorite feature was the subtle cleft chin and those rarely seen dimples in her cheeks.

A goth at heart, she takes full advantage of her vampiric status to adorn those dark clothes and aesthetics she's always had her eyes on but could never quite pull off.

- Personality -

Svenja has always been introverted, but her family life required her to adapt to extroverted ways, at least publically. She also learned to hide aspects of herself deemed inappropriate or annoying to explain. She was largely depressed throughout her childhood, mostly due to feeling out of sorts and in the way, of gradually losing friends to her "job" in the home. Of meeting the expectations of her parents, being scolded for wanting to seek a way out, like her siblings, and a litany of other issues she's long since repressed.

But she managed to blend in, even if it only meant mimicking the emotions and energy of other people. She's done a good enough job of it that people assume she's a well-adjusted adult, but they don't see the scars of self-hate and loneliness behind the facade. Sometimes, it shows in her pessimistic nature, or when she's feeling particularly self-deprecating. Better yet, when she dares to let slip her morbid nature; she picked the Nozgor for good reason, after all.

She's friendly enough on the surface, but anyone who tries getting closer to Svenja will notice how reluctant she is to open up and talk about herself. Her feelings, goals, life in general... She tries to keep a respectable distance from other people. Any friendships she's had over the past few years have been superficial at best, and her love life virtually nonexistent.

- Biography -

Svenja was born and raised in the small town of Wolkenstein, Germany. Due to the location, the family business was a bed and breakfast that capitalized on the small hot spring they owned. With six rooms, a spacious attic, and only three children, there was a lot of space to go around. More, when you could have the girls share a room, or place all three children in the attic during the busy season. And of course they were expected to pitch in, once they were old enough.

As the youngest child, Svenja was afforded more freedom for most of her early childhood. While her brother and sister helped with the cooking and cleaning, Svenja performed simpler tasks around the house. Sometimes she would even try her hand at entertaining the guests. Other times, she'd hideaway to read a book or play a game. But as she grew older, her family demanded more and more time from her.

It was…fun at times. Svenja learned valuable cooking skills, and nearly outmatched her mother at some point. But she never cared to make a career out of it. She didn't like the idea of cooking and caring for strangers, or having to turn down the ever growing advances of tourists, one of whom nearly attacked her in her own home. And she rarely had any space to herself. Even her siblings agreed, as they all sought universities and careers to further distance themselves from the family home.

Her sister became a biotechnologist, her brother a game designer, and Svenja...an art major and artist. Their parents weren't too pleased to realize that they might not have an heir to uphold the family business, but it's an issue that would have to be addressed years down the line. Svenja, for one, did not miss the countryside. She liked living in the city, teaching pottery classes while maintaining a career as a miniature artist.

It wasn't an easy job and required patience and time, but she had very little social time outside of work to begin with. Svenja found more joy in creating dollhouses and filling them with tiny people and realistic, albeit minuscule, meals and decor. She even managed to construct a version of her childhood home from memory; her magnum opus. And when she wasn't working, reading or assembling jigsaw puzzles, Svenja gamed with her brother. Unlike him, however, she was more of a casual gamer. She couldn't catch up to him in MMOs without grinding on her off days, and even then she eventually stopped playing and would pick up something new later.

When the latest expansion of one of their first MMO's was released, Svenja gained the upperhand while her brother struggled with computer problems. She figured she'd be able to get a few levels on him for once, and was looking forward to teasing him for lagging behind. Just one of many regrets...

- Extra -

- Is a picky eater, in that she refuses to drink blood from men.
- She has always been a fan of vampires, since early childhood.
- A perfectionist with a great eye for detail.
- Favorite poets: Sylvia Plath and Dorothy Parker. Favorite authors: Daphne du Maurier and Shirley Jackson
- She was far too shy to add "lesbe" to the end of her username (Sandkastenlesbe), but also figured it was unwieldy for non-German speakers.

- Statistics -
Race: Nozgor
Class: Druid
Class EXP: 0
Talent: Merchant
Talent Level 1
Talent EXP: 0
Crafting Talent: Artisan
Crafting Talent Level 1
Crafting Talent EXP: 0
Skill Points: 1
Ability Points: 0

- Ability Levels -

Unarmed: 0
One-Handed Melee: 1
Two-Handed Melee: 0
Ranged: 0
Magic: 6
Shield: 0
Light Armor: 3
Medium Armor: 0
Heavy Armor: 0

- Skills -

- Class -

- Beginner -

Wood-Tongue:
The Druid may converse with a myriad of creatures, allowing themselves to be understood and allowing creatures to understand others, but there are several restrictions in doing so;
1. The creature must be fauna or flora, and from the Mortal realm.
2. It must not be in a fit of rage, fear, or other hysteria nor can it be an Aggressive Type.
3. Physical contact is required for plants.
The Druid can convey basic emotions to most unintelligent life forms, but for proper conversation the target must have enough intelligence.
Passive skill.

- Rank I -

Arcane Alphabet:
The user’s fingertips will leave arcane ink on any surface they brush over. The color of this ink is cyan by default, but it can be customised with a RGB slider. Additionally, the user may stamp down pre-written messages by selecting one out of ten customizable messages in their interface and pushing their palm down like a stamp. The user chooses how much mana they pay for each stroke with higher costs allowing for the arcane ink to last up to a week.
“One may also use any quill to write more clearly.
Scribe’s contracts do not work with Arcane Alphabet’s writing.”
Toggle, no cooldown. Variable mana cost.

Sage Tea:
Enchant a target ally within 20 meters, granting them Regenerate for 20s and cloaking them in a faint dark green glow. The ally will gradually recover 30% of their maximum health over its duration.
2s cast time, 30s cooldown. Average mana cost.

Summon Lesser Treant:
Allows the Druid to summon a single lesser Treant. This upright-walking, canine Treant measures up to one and a half meter and has limited combat capabilities with its sharp claw-like hands and teeth. Its stats are equal to a level -1/-1 Common enemy. They are nimble and can work independently to aid in combat or perform basic tasks. The Druid always has knowledge of what the Treant sees or does. After this Treant dies or expires after 30 minutes, it goes on cooldown. Only one Treant summon can be active at a time.
2s cast time, 2 min cooldown. Above-average mana cost.

- Rank II -

- Rank III -

- Racial & Talents -

The Old Hunger:
Drinking blood will invigorate the Nozgor, granting them a minor increase in Health regeneration and cancelling out the exhaustion from being in the sun somewhat. This lasts for 20m per dose they drink. The target they drink blood from suffers a minor reduction in health regeneration, which lasts 10m per drink. The maximum durations of these effects cap at three drinks. Nozgors can only obtain these effects from warm blood drank from a live target.

Merchant Aptitude:
With their eye for money and sharp negotiations, Merchants obtain gold at a rate of 1 gold for every 3 words in Commerce threads as opposed to the normal 1 gold for every 4 words. Furthermore, they can claim EXP gained in Commerce threads for the Merchant Talent without penalty.
Passive skill.

Eye For Quality:
Artisans are skilled in many forms of art, and have quite an eye for discerning quality materials. When they roll on any table in a gathering thread, they are granted a +2 bonus to their roll. This bonus can’t cause the roll to exceed 85. This bonus increases to +4 once the Artisan hits level 21, and +6 once they hit level 51.
Passive skill.

- Equipment -

Armor:

Novice Robe: A long robe made out of a light cloth. It doesn’t offer much protection against the weather or attacks, but doesn’t restrict movement as much.

Left Hand:
Right Hand:

Novice Staff: A rather heavy wooden staff made of oak. It helps channel magic and gives a larger boost than a wand, but requires both hands to be held due to their length.

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- Vanity Gear -
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- Inventory -

[Calcifer]

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