Neru Talia Faye

Neru wrote:Name: Neru Talia Faye (Neh-roo Tah-lee-uh Feh-i (similar to Fae)
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Birthday: January 12th
Sexuality: Demiromantic
Special Characteristics: N/A

Personality: No matter how one might attempt to describe Neru, when it comes down to two simple words, she's an inquisitive soul. Her love to learn pervades nearly everything she does, to the point that she often attempts to keep aware of everything going around her all at once. To many, Neru appears to be simply unresponsive, but she knows much more than she lets on. It's simply a matter of whether or not she acts on this information that those around her find out she was paying attention at all. Outwardly, Neru shows a lack of interest (despite her insistence on learning what she wants giving away her interest), appearing as if she's not quite present mentally, even if she is bodily. Even with that, however, it's also common for her to acquire a bit of tunnel vision when it comes to situations in which she feels the need to devote the entirety of her focus.

Branching off from that idea, Neru considers truth to be one of the greatest virtues one can have. Lying to her is by far the highest insult one can deal, from her perspective. Those who lie to her often find it difficult to regain her trust. Neru herself would never intentionally lie or mislead somebody, including situations of life and death. Even so, that does not mean life is not precious to her. While not as important as truth, it comes close enough that she is rarely willing to kill, regardless of the actions of the person or thing she has the opportunity to put to death.

Despite her love for life, it's a common belief that she feels little for the people around her. However, while she chooses not to show her affections, generally for self-protection, Neru develops attachments to others quite easily. It is rare Neru indicates that she wishes to become one's friend. She believes that life must flow in its own way, and thus, if a friendship doesn't come between her and another naturally, Neru will not push it. This, coupled with her discomfort with social situations, makes it a bit hard to grow close to her.

Neru finds it difficult to outwardly express her emotions. As such, it's hard to come by a moment where she reveals her emotions at that specific moment. Oftentimes, the outward expressions come without her own awareness. A laugh will simply burst from her lips, or tears will stain her cheeks far before she realizes they're coming. This does not define her as emotionless, however. She's a rather empathetic person, which is why she grows fond of others so easily. Pain is one thing that she's particularly empathetic to and strives to relieve when she can and in whatever way possible. Most often, they're small actions, such as showing up to a sick acquaintance's house with food or braiding the hair of one who's feeling particularly sad.

Then we come to the battles. These are the rare times in which Neru will reveal total contempt or hatred to others. While her disinclination to kill still applies, she will show no mercy in terms of pain to one who has shown themselves to deserve it. She's one that moves unexpectedly while battling, often waiting for the last moment to dodge as if she's too lazy to do so earlier. Rarely will she get physical, preferring to keep to her magic. Even if she is forced to use her fists, her methods turn to disabling more than the intent of pain.

She has no problem following orders, provided that they're not something she considers unjust or cruel. Neru doesn't believe in fighting one who has done no wrong. On occasion, she might even flee her own battle to avoid unneccessary hurt. When it comes to leading, Neru takes every possible precaution against a fight. She will always attempt to solve problems diplomatically before she's forced to bring it to a battle.

Likes:
[*]Nature: The word 'nature' encompasses a lot of thoughts, but the nature that Neru prefers is true wilderness, where only animals reign as rulers, rather than humans. Though these places are few and far in between, she does her best to seek them out.
[*]Butterflies: Generally, it's their gracefulness that attracts Neru. She knows not to touch them, however, and will often stop whatever she's doing when one appears, doing nothing but watching until it is out of sight.
[*]Sleep: Naps are something more familiar to her than her own hands. She sleeps whenever she can, and is extremely good at simply choosing a place and curling up.
[*]Nighttime: Yes, she does love sleeping, but she loves then night as well, the nighttime sky in particular. One of her favorite pastimes is to climb up on a roof at night and simply stare at the stars. Of course, she may or may not make people panic by falling asleep up there as well.
[*]Music: Coming to soft music, in particular, she loves to listen to it, and to play it, when there is a piano or flute around. Given that those two instruments are the only ones she knows how to play, if she finds out that you can play one that she doesn't often get to hear, she'll probably bring the first one she finds over, and quietly insist that some music is played.

Dislikes:
[*]Liars: Liars are held in the highest contempt to her and are people she considers not to be worth even a small moment of her time.
[*]Loud Noises: Loud, jarring noises will often just end up scaring the shit out of her, so she tries to stay away from them if at all possible.
[*]Meat: Given that she considers nature to be something held very dearly, Neru has sworn off meat in all of its forms.
[*]Eggs: The idea of eating a something that was once meant to be a living creature bothers her, and so she refuses to eat eggs.  She will, however, drink milk, as it was never meant to be an animate creature.
[*]Sneezing: Given that she believes hers makes her sound like a dying, voiceless kitten, she doesn't like to sneeze, which is just enhanced when people around her call her 'cute' for it.

Motivations:
[*]Preserving Forests: She wants to preserve forests or general places where nature reigns. These places, to her, are sanctuaries and must be protected.
[*]Find a Family: Given that she'd never experienced the sense of a true family, Neru wants to find and build one of her own one day. She hopes that she might find her childhood mentor, Kaian, in this quest.
[*]Knowledge: In Neru's mind, the more she knows, the better. Thus, she is on a constant quest for new knowledge to add to her mental stash.

Fears:
[*]Death: She fears death in all of its forms, more focused on the death of others than her own death. She doesn't like losing things, and the fact that death could take people she cares for away from her at any moment is something that terrifies her.
[*]Claustrophobia (Small Spaces): Due to her inclination towards more open spaces, she's developed a fear of being trapped, over the years. Small spaces tend to give her panic attacks, and these are the few occasions that she is completely emotionally open to those around her.
[*]Being Grabbed From Behind: She prefers not to let people behind her at all, but if somebody sneaks up on her and grabs her from behind, she'll most likely freak out, possibly injure you, and then make sure you're always in front of her until she trusts you again.
[*]Spiders: Frankly, they freak her out. Too many legs, scary visage, and they bite. She stays away from them if at all possible.


General Appearance


Height: 5'3"
Weight: 128lbs
Hair: Neru is characterized by long, rose pink hair. The front is cut short to leave her bangs covering her forehead, and two pieces free to frame her face.
Eyes: Misty blue eyes that often seem somewhat disconnected.
Skin Tone: Pale white
Appearance: Misty blue eyes are generally the first thing people see of Neru, their doe-like quality drawing the eyes first before allowing them to take in the round face. Her nose is thin and tapered, often partially covered by her bangs when she lets her hair grow out a bit. A pair of headphones usually cover her head, black in color with gold accenting upon the band, and blue accenting on the gold ear pieces. Moving downward, you come to a blue collar that ends about halfway up her neck, edged in gold. This connects to a zip-up tank top also embroidered in gold. Attached at the base of the collar is a round blue jewel from which hangs elaborately tied golden rope. Upon her right arm is a trailing golden half sleeve. At her waist is a golden and black belt that serves to help hold up her skirt. The skirt itself is split at the right waist and extends down to her mid-calf, exposing her guild mark. Her legs from mid thigh to a few inches below her knee are covered in black stockings. From there to her feet, gold lace-up boots provides coverage.

This encloses her most common form of attire. Beyond that, she prefers light weight clothing, usually darker in color with some sort of light accent.

Guild/Council

Guild: Lamia Scale
Tattoo: Rose pink; left outer thigh
Rank: D-Rank