Camelia Merritt

NAME. Camelia Merritt
AGE. 35
RACE. Duskwight Elezen
PRONOUNS. She/Her
ORIENTATION. Aromantic asexual
PLACE OF RESIDENCE. La Noscea
OCCUPATION. Mercenary
DISCIPLINES. Machinist, Lancer, Thaumaturge (formerly)Camelia tends to be very tight-lipped about herself and her past. She has plenty of secrets to keep and memories she'd prefer to keep buried, and will lie extensively about these topics to people she doesn't trust. Which is most everyone. However, those who manage to gain her friendship will find her to be as loyal as they come, and willing to drop everything to help the people she loves.The one thing she is fully open, even enthusiastic, about is Vanity, the strange creature she calls her daughter. She cares intensely about their well-being, to the point of being a bit overprotective. In turn, the sin eater adores her and would do just about anything for her.In combat, she prefers to use an aether-powered gun, but is also proficient with lances. Though she was formerly a powerful thaumaturge, an unspecified "accident" has left her nearly completely unable (or perhaps unwilling?) to manipulate aether.

RELATIVES. Vanity (adopted daughter), Aurelie (sister), Leodaire (brother)
LIKES. Vanity, flowers, fruit-flavored desserts, testing her limits in combat, using her strength to protect others
DISLIKES. Time magic, gods of any kind, physical contact, nosy people, herself
ITEMS OF IMPORTANCE. Modified aetherotransformer, machinist's soul crystal, warding scale, bracelet with a feather charm

AETHER. Anyone who can sense aether should be able to tell that something is deeply, horribly wrong with hers. There's way too much of it, its aspect is severely skewed towards umbral, and it seems to be reinforced with the aether of someone or something else. To someone with aethersight, it would be comparable to staring at the sun. There's definitely something strange going on—but you're not likely to get a straight answer from Camelia herself.CHILDREN. Though typically cold towards strangers, Camelia has a soft spot for children and can be downright motherly towards them. Child characters may have an easier time befriending her and are much more likely to see her less serious side.FEAR. Certain topics of conversation seem to make Camelia nervous or even outwardly fearful. In particular, there is a certain major figure in Garlean history whose mere mention is enough to send her flying into a panic...TOUCH. Camelia shies away from any sort of physical contact, but bears a particular aversion to having her bare skin touched. Someone who manages to make contact with her will quite easily be able to figure out why, but what exactly is the truth behind her bizarre secret?