Katherine

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Katherine is a young female NightWing suffering from frequent visions of other dragons' deaths. She was expelled from Jade Mountain Academy after maiming another student. She is a harpist and currently lives in Possibility.
== Appearance ==
 
 
 
 
 
 
*Very average looking, tends to blend in well in crowds
*Short with a scrawny frame
*Slate blue-grey scales with inky horns and spines
*Dark, lidded doe eyes and long lashes
*Slender upturned snout
*Silver scales by her eyes resembling teardrops
*Lots of freckles and moles
*White blaze resembling a downturned cross on her face
*Doesn't tend to show much expression 
== Personality ==
*Meek and withdrawn
*Weird, creepy, and off-putting
*Just kind of stands there and stares at you
*Doesn't talk much and when she does her words are slow and cautious
*Pristine in her behavior and routine
*Lacks boundaries and is very unsafe
*Has a tendency to apologize over nothing
*Decently bright and practical in her actions
*Feels extremely guilty for her actions resulting in lots of self-loathing
*Will tell you how you die
== History ==
Katherine was born to a pair of noble seers in the city of Englass. She had a comfortable childhood, & dedicated a significant amount of her time to her parents, helping them in interpreting visions. She learned to play the harp at a very young age, but she was never a prodigy. Kat also often accompanied her father on trips to Queen Sableflight's palace, attending concerts while her father worked with the royal family. This period of happiness came to an end as Kat reached school age.
As she grew, Kat struggled with social skills, which led to isolation at her prestigious school for seer dragonets. Her foresight did not manifest on time, which further distanced her from her peers, who would either ignore her completely or chastise her for falling behind in school. Kat’s parents sent her to Jade Mountain Academy at age four, thinking that an alternative school might help her become more confident. She was petrified by the prospect of leaving home, but the choice was ultimately up to her parents to decide.
Kat attempted to connect with her winglet at the academy, but was unable to form friendships with anyone. Just as she started reaching out to her clawmates Yarrow and Charity, she experienced her first vision, causing her to withdraw even more. Her visions were terrifying and confusing, fragmented moments showing the deaths of dragons that she knew.
Katherine focused on practicing her harp in order to cope & seperated herself completely from the student body. She kept to herself and began struggling in her classes & refused to ask for assistance from her teachers. Tragedy struck when a vision of her parents' fiery deaths came true, leaving Kat completely alone in the world. Despite returning to her musical studies after taking a semester to grieve, her life took another turn when she foresaw herself murdering her clawmate Charity in cold blood.
Terrified, Kat tried to leave the school but found herself overwhelmed by a flood of visions related how exactly she would kill Charity. Realizing that Charity's death was inevitable in many timelines, she decided to act and attacked Charity, leaving her disfigured but not dead. Kat mangled her face with a necrotic bite, but since Charity was a NightWing, she was resistant to the bacteria. 
Expelled and kept under watch by the Night Guard, Kat was diagnosed with a unique subtype of foresight caused by hatching under a blood moon. Her intense powers, especially regarding horrific events, had led to many breakdowns in the past due to seers not being taught how to control their abilities correctly. Katherine was charged with attempted murder, but given a suspended sentence by Queen Sableflight due to the untimely death of her parents and the discovery of her blood moon foresight. 
After five years spent under the queen’s watch, Katherine was granted permission to move to Possibility on account that she kept up with her probation officer weekly. She was desperate to escape her reputation in Englass, forsaken by anyone who knew her before the incident. Possibility was bursting with opportunity, and it was rare that anyone recognized Kat. She joined an orchestra meant for rehabilitated Scorpion Den criminals, typically ex-gang members and thieves, allowing her to play her harp professionally. 
Kat was recognized by Yarrow, a noble IceWing and her former clawmate at Jade Mountain, while visiting a local apothecary for a blend that helped with her visions. At first, Katherine tried to flee, fearing that she would be driven away again, but Yarrow managed to talk into staying. Though unsure at first, Kat agreed to move in with Yarrow (primarily because Possibility rent is insanely high). 
The pair slowly reconnected, Yarrow explaining that she’d graduated top of her class in healing. Kat was relieved knowing that Yarrow harbored no resentment toward her despite the incident. All was well for a while, and Kat settled into a comfortable routine, though she continued to grapple with profound loneliness. 
Over time, Katherine realized that Yarrow’s stories weren’t adding up. Her visions intensified once more, centering around Yarrow. Kat was forced to accept that Yarrow had been killing dragons as her visions became clearer, and one day, confronted it to ask why. Yarrow explained that she was doing the world a favor, ridding Pyrrhia of scum that would try and hurt both her and Kat.
Swallowing her fear, Kat pretends that everything is fine. She finally has a friend who accepts her and she doesn’t want to give that up. Still, she is trying to guide Yarrow away from doing something that it will regret, hoping that it never feels the depth of isolation that Kat had felt for years. However, her visions are growing intense again, and she’s not sure how much longer she can keep them under control.
== Relationships ==
===Yarrow===
Close acquaintances at Jade Mountain Academy before the incident. The pair recently reconnected in Possibility and moved into a small apartment together. Kat is very aware of Yarrow's killing spree and is currently trying to guide her away from taking her vigilante duties too far. Yarrow is typically the only one who shows up to Kat's recitals and for that she is very appreciative. She is one of the only dragons that Kat has ever trusted.
== Trivia ==
*Inspired by Kat from "The Blackcoat's Daughter" released in 2015. 
**Also serves as a Wings of Fire AU for my sona.
*Created in 2020, originally a roleplay character who changed tribes like 6 times iykyk.
*Kat mumbles relentlessly in her sleep and dreams vividly.
*She enjoys reading scrolls since they provide relief from her constant visions.
*Her abilities stem from hatching under a blood moon, inspired by this interview with Tui.
*Other songs that can be associated with her include:
**Ptolemaea (E)
**Ash Wednesday
**She's Leaving Home
== Gallery ==
Kat painting.jpeg|Frayfae
KatherineMezepheles.png|Mezepheles
Kat mardolle.PNG|Concept art by Frayfae
Kat orphiceunoia.webp|Orphiceunoia
Possession.jpg|Power usage by Frayfae
Category:Mature Content
Category:Characters
Category:Females
Category:NightWings
Category:LGBT+
Category:Status (Commoner)
Category:Occupation (Performer)
Category:Inspired by Fiction
Category:Subtype (Moonborn)
Category:Content (Frayfae)