Aurelia Cresence



Aurelia Cresence is an Enforcer of the Abythian military whose mission has brought her into contact with the survivors of Alexshire. She is written by Shining Light.

Setting Out
Within the Abythian military lies a unique division comprised of Enforcers – specialists who deal with circumstances that are beyond the experience and training of ordinary guardsmen. Though they primarily act within the state, occasionally, a matter will rise outside Abythian borders that require their attention. Lucian Cresence is one such Enforcer who was sent to undergo a top-secret mission, but it was only weeks after his departure that all contact with him ceased abruptly, with no messages – written or magical – being sent or received.

Fearing the worst, another Enforcer was selected to discover Lucian’s whereabouts – his younger sister, Aurelia Cresence. A few days after he vanished, she set out from Abythia and travelled to the capital city of Halicourt – his final point of contact with Abythia. It is her hope that by retracing his steps, she will be able to map out his course up to the point of his disappearance.

Halicourt (Day 1) - Arrival in Aylesbury
Aurelia was unfortunate to be in Aylesbury at the same time the public execution of Sir Stephen of Coniston was held. A prominent figure in the civil war between the lower-class and the nobility, his death sent a ripple of unrest throughout the city. While inquiring at a tavern about her brother's whereabouts, a fight nearly erupted between two peasants. Aurelia's attempt to pacify them worsened the situation, but the timely intervention of Sir Aric Marshall, a noble of Halicourt, turned the brawlers away. Though she and Aric continued to converse afterwards - and indeed, it was thanks to him that Aurelia acquired a better understanding of Halicourt -, Aric's brother, Desmond Marshall, entered the tavern in search of him. He was polite at first, but he soon turned to an issue that sent both brothers in a quarrel. It nearly came to blows when he punched Aric in a fit of rage, but Aurelia cut in between both of them, breaking the tension slightly. But it was enough for Desmond to leave the tavern, and eventually Aric and Aurelia parted ways themselves, having their own respective businesses to attend to.

Physical Appearance
At the age of twenty-three, Aurelia still has some youth left in her looks. Her face is softly-shaped, accustomed to friendliness. Her pale-blonde hair is wrapped in an elaborate braid that falls to her middle back. Her bangs are neatly trimmed as to not get in the way of her large brown eyes, and curve downwards alongside her face to chin-level. She has an athletic, distinctly feminine build and stands at 5”7.

Aurelia’s style of dress reflects her distinguished upbringing while not being too restrictive. The upper part of her attire consists of an outfit resembles a white single-breasted cleric’s cassock, woven from flexible, stiff-looking material, over a sleeveless button-up teal tunic. Wrapped around her waist are two yellow belts that crisscross in an X-fashion, causing the outfit to hug her form. The fabric of the outfit splits at waist-level in the front and at a slightly lower height in the back, creating “banners” that drape along the sides of her legs to shin-level while also revealing the bottom part of the underlying tunic. Concerning the outfit’s sleeves, the cuffs are folded back to reveal triangular patterns of alternating white and teal on the underside. Finishing the arms section of the outfit is a pair of white gloves. Finally, all along the outside of the cassock runs a thin gold-yellow pattern that is carefully spaced a few inches away from the ends of the fabric, giving the entire garment an outline of sorts.

The bottom part of her attire is far less elaborate. She wears white leggings that cover her entire legs, leaving no skin exposed, plus ankle-length boots of matching colours save for a small strip of teal around the ankle-section.

Personality and Traits
Aurelia comes from a high-class family of politicians and it shows. Well-mannered and respectful, she possesses a considerable degree of patience and rarely takes thoughtless action. When faced with a crossroads, Aurelia carefully considers the outcome of each available choice before making her decision. A young woman of upstanding principles, she lacks the deceitfulness and shrewdness that politicians are often accused of possessing. On the contrary, she is a very gentle and sincere individual who takes all the qualities of the Abythian goddess Vespia to heart – her unspoken role as the watchful sister to the young and her reverence for her place of birth, to name a few. Ultimately (and perhaps naively so), Aurelia only wants to do her part to make the world safer.

Equipment, Skills, and Powers
In battle, Aurelia favours a traditional dual-sword style, though she sometimes wielding her left sword in a defensive reverse grip. Both weapons, while nothing decorative or flashy, have the emblem of Abythia outlined on the undersides of the blades. The hilts and handguards are fashioned to prevent discomfort while she is wielding them, and the blades themselves are several inches beyond the length of a standard short sword, keeping them at a viable weight whilst not subjecting her to a reach disadvantage. Her left sword is fastened horizontally behind her waist for an easy under-handed draw, while her right is sheathed at her left hip.

Under instruction from the weapons masters of her state’s military, Aurelia was taught the nuances of swordsmanship since she was little, eventually selecting the fighting style she uses today. On top of her training and experience, she is accustomed to splitting her focus to deal with multiple threats and, thanks to her ambidexterity, has little difficulty in wielding her blades independently of each other. Thus, even when outnumbered and surrounded, Aurelia can still handle herself remarkably well.

Finally, Aurelia has been taught a number of magic skills based on the element of wind. Her abilities deviate more towards supporting her fighting style rather than acting as her primary means of offense. Instead of conjuring forceful gales, she focuses her energy into forming spheres of solidified air that rocket forward and deal blunt trauma, making them effective if nonlethal missiles. To combat enemy projectiles, she can surround herself with winds that are strong enough to throw arrows and similar moving objects off-track, sending them far from their intended target. A defensive maneuver such as this, however, demands Aurelia’s complete concentration, putting a hamper on her radial awareness. Lastly, she can wrap the winds around her to slow her descent from a fall, granting her a harmless landing from normally-fatal heights.

Relationships
Aric Marshall - Aurelia first encountered the Halian knight in Aylesbury, where she attempted to pacify a dispute between two taver patrons. It was only thanks to Aric that she succeeded, and the two formed a quick friendship before parting ways.