Ryszarda, The Apostle's Wing of Enlightment
One of the apostles of the northern Ilian Church. Her muscular frame belies a timid heart. She shies away from conflict, but often ends up reluctantly decimating her foes. She admires the bright-eyed optimism of Raphael, the dragon she formed a Sigil with." I always enjoy Raphael's tales. Would you like to listen together some time? "
About
Age - 24
Birthday - April 24
Gender - female
Race - humanRyszarda was born to unknown parents in the capital city of the now-former kingdom of Mentzara. Soon after she was born, she was abandoned on the doorstep of a local church.
Rather than live a happy life, however, the father of the church was far from kind. He used her for most of the chores around the church, only thinking of and referring to her as a useless burden, resulting in the timidity she's known for today.At age 10, she had a stroke of luck - entering the church one evening from errands to set things in place for evening prayers, she overheard a conversation between the father of her church, and the Archangel Raphael. She was caught, but rather than get in trouble, the little girl was comforted by the Archangel, who then sensed Ryszarda was compatible with her sigil. The two formed their pact, and the next day Ryszarda was off to begin her training.
Without even realizing it, Ryszarda thrived under Raphael's tutelage, training in lanceplay, medicine, and advanced survival skills. She looks to the Archangel of Enlightenment as the closest thing she has to a mother, admiring her confidence, and works every day to be a braver person herself.
Misc Headcanons
- Ryszarda has a thing for fairy tales, with Cinderella being her favorite. She keeps it secret, thinking the others ( Nevin ) will tease her for it. Faris, Uriel, Ivan, and Raphael are the only ones who know.- Ryszarda is originally from the now-fallen kingdom of Mentzara ( See: Valerio's Story ) , having been found by Raphael shortly before the war fully broke out- Inspired by real-life lore, Raphael is an archangel associated with singing, travel, and healing. As such, Ryszarda knows singing herself, though she's very shy about it. She frequently sings with Raphael, who taught her the art, along with Ivan, who has a casual preference to the guitar, and Faris as he plays violin, and they're the only ones who have heard her sing with all confidence.- Even though Ryszarda can only heal herself using her sigil and Raphael's power, she covers for that weakness with studying non-magical medical care, from first aid to more advanced herbal medicines, as part of her training with Raphael.- Also as part of her training, she's received survival training, from camping to identifying and foraging plants for various purposes, including food and medicine; as well as game hunting and identifying game trails.- Due to being from Mentzara, and Raphael's travels, she can speak English, Mentzaran ( French ), and Hinomotoan ( Japanese )- Due to hearing of Faris's experience at the apostle training facility, she worries for her successor as the Wing of Enlightenment. Between Faris's experiences and her own childhood, she wants better for whoever succeeds her, hoping they can see themselves as an individual and not simply an apostle for the church. The church sees the training apostle candidates as pawns and disposable soldiers, she sees them as their future.- Due to her upbringing before Apostlehood, and even her training as part of it, she has a knack for housework, including cooking. she's able to cook several different cultural delicacies, with a specialty being Hinomotoan cooking, due to Faris and Uriel's own tastes for the cuisine.- She LOVES chocolate, much like her pactbound angel. When grumpy or stressed, she'll find a spot to sit and just eat.- She also knows how to make her own chocolate, and it's a gift she frequently gives to others.
Clemens Punishment -
Deals 3 hits of light damage to enemies directly ahead, and inflicts flashburn for 21 seconds - dealing light damage every 2.9 secondsLentus Oracle -
Restores HP to the user with 90% Recovery Potency, and grants them the "Raphael's Embrace" effect. Raphael's Embrace increases the user's critical rate and grants knockback immunity for 30 seconds, and does not stack.HP Up -
Increases HP by 15%. Benefits your whole team.HP Recovery = Strength -
If a team member is attuned to Light: increases their strength for 15 seconds when their HP is restored. After activating, this ability will not activate again for 10 seconds. Benefits your whole team.Raphael's Covenant -
Inflicts the "Locked Sigil" debuff on the user at the start of quests for 300 seconds, and grants the user a unique force strike that cannot deal damage, but activates the "Raphael's Steel" effect for 20 seconds. During Raphael's Steel, the user's strength and their attack rate is increased. Raphael's Steel will not stack.
Locked Sigil's remaining time will be reduced by 30 seconds when the user's HP is restored, and it will be reduced by an additional 15 seconds when their HP is restored by 1,000 or more. After activating, this effect will not activate again for 20 seconds.
When the Locked Sigil effect wears off, the user will be granted the "Sigil Released" effect instead. During Sigil Released, continually tapping the screen at the end of a standard attack combo will charge the final attack up to three stages, with damage reaching its maximum potential at stage three. At stage three, this attack will also be granted the ability to dispel one enemy buff.Curse Res -
Reduces susceptibility to curses by 100%.Raphael's Protection -
Grants all team members other than the user a "Life Shield" equal to 30% of the user's maximum HP when the user takes damage during Sigil Released. After activating, this ability will not activate again for 60 seconds.Raphael's Covenant grants Ryszarda a unique Force Strike that activates "Raphael's Steel" for 20 seconds. During Raphael's Steel, the user's strength is and attack rate is increased. Raphael's Steel will not stack.
In addition, while under the "Sigil Released" effect, Ryszarda's final attack of her combo can be charged up to three times by continually tapping the screen. At stage three, it dispels one enemy buff.- Ryszarda is very good at reading the emotions of others, having lots of practice from her childhood. she fears accidentally making others upset or getting into trouble, and has therefore learned to read a room and expressions at a glance. however, it is possible for her to not be able to read someone with a strong poker face.
- Faris
Ryszarda's partner, both in work and in romance. many find him difficult to get along with, and it took time for them to click, but they've been nigh-inseparable since. even before they began dating, they were comfortable enough to work and talk together in even casual settings. He sees her strengths, and she wants to one day see the person he sees.- Raphael
Ryszarda's sigilbound archangel, and the woman she looks to as her mother. Confident, perky, and kind, Ryszarda aspires to Raphael's example. Raphael has always appreciated Ryszarda for who she is, but isn't afraid to push the apostle out of her comfort zone in an effort to help her improve.- Uriel
The perfectionist archangel of righteousness, and Faris's sigilbound archangel and father-figure. Ryszarda and Faris have known each other for years, and as such Uriel has been a part Ryszarda's life as well. Despite his stern nature, he treats Ryszarda with compassion and near-gentleness, and that with his stern nature makes Ryszarda sees him as the true father figure she's always lacked, even if she's too nervous to openly admit it.- Sandalphon
The leader of the archangels. Ryszarda holds a lot of respect for her, and does care for her well-being. She trusts Sandalphon, and her pactbound apostle Regina, to lead them with wisdom, intelligence, integrity, and compassion.- Nevin
Second in command of the apostles assigned to the field, under Basileus. carefree, Ryszarda sometimes questions his decisions, but knows when push comes to shove, he's extremely trustworthy and reliable. She can count on him to look out for the entire team!- Ramiel
Nevin's sigil-bound archangel and father figure. Intelligent and overall a good person, despite his occasionally cynical nature. Like she does with all the archangels, she respects and cares about him.- Basileus
The wing of war, field leader of the apostles, second only to Regina, and Ryszarda's superior. he conspired with Origa in an effort to protect the world, while also satisfying a bid for revenge against the man who had burned down his village.
She doesn't approve of his desire for revenge, but she also knows how tragedy, pain, and grief can change a person and make them blind, and in turn how love can change them again. She respects his strength and intelligence, and still sees him as a capable leader.- Origa
Former pope of the northern church, Ryszarda was initially intimidated by the young woman, even terrified. However, she has slowly come to see her in a friendlier light and is happy for Origa's support towards the Apostles.- Loki
The leader of the archdemons. Ryszarda can't stand him, hating him for the chaos and destruction he's wreaked. She's a selfless, caring person who doesn't like suffering, and he's caused plenty with all his schemes.- Ivan/Ebon
Ryszarda's childhood friend and essential foster-brother, and an alchemist and paladyn of the church of Ilia. Ryszarda is always extremely proud of his hardworking and kind nature, and they're always looking out for each other. Ivan shares his body with a symbiote of sorts, who they call Ebon. He still shares Ivan's kind and protective nature, but is much more stoic. Rather then treat him as just a part of Ivan, however, they treat Ebon as his own person with his own thoughts and feelings, Ryszarda never hesitating to cheerfully claim she has two brothers, not just one.