At a Glance
Ava Shassi. Ava is an optimist who's always the first to cheer someone up and cool a tense situation down; easygoing, trusting, and fiercely loyal to her friends.
Key Info
- Name: Ava Shassi
- Heritage: Human, from a noble family
- Class & Style: Wizard — studies magic seriously and hopes to create her own spells one day; more bookish and clever than combative
- Where You're From: Grew up in her family's castle in the countryside; now calls Unified Caldar home
- Signature Detail: [A look, item, habit, or phrase people remember]
Early Life
Ava grew up in her family's castle, a sheltered childhood in the beautiful countryside with the closest neighbor miles away; she enjoyed reading in the garden. She was raised by her parents alongside her older brother Jack, who was the heir and their clear favorite, so Ava spent much of her childhood with tutors, her governess, and books instead. She always knew she was intelligent, but her parents never really pushed her, giving her only a noble girl's education while Jack got to learn far more — and though she tried hard to prove she could do more, her parents were firm. As sharp as she is, she has never developed much in the way of street smarts, and often doesn't think things through.
Inciting Incident
- What Happened: Ava had been set up to marry Lord Alistair, son of another noble family. On the day of the wedding, he failed to appear at the altar, leaving her abandoned and humiliated in front of the crowd.
- What It Cost: Her family's reputation was significantly diminished by the failed wedding, and she left home afterward, cutting herself off from her parents.
- What It Changed: She decided that if she was going to run away, she might as well do what she'd always wanted — she began studying magic, which had been forbidden to her at home, and fell in love with being a wizard.
Goals
- Short-Term: Keep learning magic — studying is the first time she's ever felt truly challenged — and keep investigating what happened to Alistair.
- Long-Term: Create her own spells one day; she'd also like to eventually marry and have kids.
- What You Won't Do: [A hard boundary]
Flaws
- Personal Flaw: Despite her intelligence, she lacks street smarts and often doesn't think things through.
- Social Flaw: [How you clash with others]
- Pressure Reaction: [What you do when stressed: freeze, lash out, run, control, joke, etc.]
- Temptation: [The thing you struggle to resist]
Relationships
- Closest Bond: Anders and Night — she's worked with them, considers them friends, and is excited to keep adventuring together.
- Unfinished Business: Her family, and the truth of why Alistair abandoned her at the altar; also her brother Jack, who blames her for the family's ruined reputation.
- Party Connection: Met Anders on his ill-fated last smuggling trip and warned him about the danger of the magical artifact he was unknowingly carrying.
- What You Hide: She gave Night information on a magical object, then learned that item was stolen — she swore not to tell anyone.
- What Could Break You: Her brother Jack thinks the family would be better off if she were gone, and might act on that.