Nostra

Nostra (/nɔ́sdrə/), the Occult Doctor, is an alchemist from a foreign continent of the Overworld. They are currently aiding the in curing the Demon Curse, and first appeared in Be Afraid. 
==Design ==
Nostra is an average height presumed-human with waist length, messy brown hair, sparkling brown eyes and tanned skin. Their clothing is simply a Plague Doctor's attire, equipped with a light mask that was sadly lost in Preach to the Choir. 
==Story ==
A foreigner to the mainland, Nostra would sail to aid the with their Demon Curse outbreaks following the First Battle of the Far Plains. Overtime, Nostra's intellect and worldly knowledge would lead for them to join Azura in experimenting with End Crystals, even retrieving one themself with Stella and Rain Wynter - "specimens" that they watch with great interest.
==Personality==
Given by introductory renders and lore, Nostra is a calm and collected practitioner, proper in their ways of speaking and presentation. They hold, at the very least, a slight disdain for their medicinal practises being labelled "magic," and will insist that it is not so. They also seem to set themselves above others, as they think everyone else besides themselves is "sick" (Which is an egoistic thought.) They are not afraid to be upfront with people even as important as Azura, and hold a slight ego, but nothing on par with Lance or Naeus.
As seen in a joke render, Nostra dislikes, if not hates, being asked about their gender. However, this is unconfirmed to be canon for the time being.
==Skills==
With their knowledge, Nostra is a skilled alchemist who can create life potions and golden apples, like Azura. Nostra also wields Contagion, and thanks to it, they were able to prune one of the plants controlled by Azalea. Additionally, they were capable of parrying with the dagger against one of her pawns, seemingly effortlessly, which shows that they may have experience in fights, and are proficient with daggers.
==Appearances==
==Trivia==
*Nostra's skin was created by Dexter Kronos and based on both SCP-049 (a character from the SCP multiverse) and Maddie Buckley from 9-1-1https://rainipedia.fandom.com/wiki/User:Flitter2#Works. 
**SCP-049 is in turn based on the Plague Doctors from the 17th-18th century.
*Nostra's name is based upon Nostradamus, a famous practitioner, (in his case, a plague doctor) astrologer and potential seer. 
**Their title as the Occult Doctor may be a reference to this.
***Despite being titled the 'Occult Doctor', Nostra is shown to hold a disdain for having their practices mistaken for magic.
*Nostra is the 5th person of color in the series, being preceded by Camyo, Daryll, Hilda and Kam, but preceding Agatha.
*Nostra is the first and so far only non-binary character in the series, making them the third LGBTQ+ character in the series.
**They were preceded by Ceris and Ciara, and were succeeded by Arabella.
**Originally, they were labelled as 'androgynous' instead of non-binary.
**It is highly possible their biological sex is male, given their lack of a clear bust and deeper voice.
***However, it is likely that Nostra are a girl, since in the rainimator-question-corner, when asked: "who is the most sexy girl character in Rainimator series", Rain answered "Nostra"https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/1215535483401019432.
*Nostra is the first non-native character to appear on the mainland Fractures takes place that the audience is aware of.
*In a conceptual discussion written by Rainimator, it is hinted that Nostra may not actually be human.
**It could be possible, however, that Nostra's egotism is preventing them from admitting to their own humanity.
**They may be an Overworldian Vampire, given a potentially joking prompt from Rainimatorhttps://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/1197748453850230794
*In concept animations, Nostra is seen wielding a knife different from Contagion. 
** Whether or not Nostra has the other knife canonically in Fractures remains to be seen.
==Gallery ==
==References==
Category:Assets created by Dexter Kronos
Category:Fractures Characters
Category:Humans
Category:LGBTQ+ Characters
Category:Protagonist
Category:Season 3 Fractures Character
Category:Supporting Protagonist
Category:Unknown Species
Category:Season 4 Fractures Characters