Katusia Mialin

Katusia Mialin, born of House Mialin, was viewed as a blessing by the house. As a group that strongly believes in their connections to Aroden and the Azlanti heritage, the birth of an Aasimar to their household of obviously angelic descent was a matter most considered a sign of their household's divine connections. However, as a household that also held to the importance of Humanity and it's concrete connection to the world of man, she was viewed almost more of a trophy of the house's connection than as an individual with any actual claim to title or greatness within the family. Not being a human like the rest of her family, it was believed that she could never be chosen by one of the spirit blades their family used as a concept of succession, nor was she taken seriously as a contender.
As one after another, her siblings were spurned by the ritual of succession and not chosen by a spirit blade, many of them took this out on Katusia. For the most part, this took form in scathing comments, disdainful treatment, and verbal abuse... None of them dared actually strike an individual of angelic descent. However, the love and adoration she received from others developed an almost burning hatred from her siblings, their failure to be recognized within the family turning them against her as someone who seemed to not even need to do anything to be loved. In a way, she was put on a pedestal by her elders as proof of the power of the family, even as she was rendered as unimportant in the grand scale of matters. The golden gilding that made them look good, no more.
That all changed when, through either a stroke of irritation, a wild guess, or simply a whim of fate, her father Kathirtos elected to allow Elemia a chance at the ritual of succession. She was brought into the familial chambers to be observed by the spirits, as many of her family bemoaned the situation. Some thought that, with the lack of a new successor being named, the family had fallen out of grace with the spirits. Others believed the child had not been born yet, and they still had a chance. Nobody considered Katusia, the non-human descendent who was just the family showpiece, could be the next in line.
She emerged from the ceremony with spear in hand, Elemia having awoken to her touch. Her family was shocked.
== Succession- Thereafter ==
Shortly after Katusia emerged as the successor that would take the place of head of the family after her father stepped down, things changed for Katusia. A constant drilling of battle tactics, ceremonies, rituals... She hardly at time to herself as the family rapidly tried to catch her up on teachings and matters that they thought would never matter for her. The Angelkin girl was now an object of disbelief and admiration all in one, and her siblings that once disdained her did not know what to do.
Regardless of all of this, Katusia now had a staunch and constant ally that saw to her needs as she needed them. The spear, Elemia, had a physical humanoid form, and seemed to take upon herself the role of a servant for the young Katusia. This was not entirely out of the ordinary- many people outside of the family hardly knew of the rights of spirit blade that decided the next head, and as such having the blade take on a more personal role meant that they could often enter areas seemingly unarmed, but have a weapon at their side at a moment's notice- something often necessary given the volatile nature of Absalom as a whole.
She was now expected to be present at many of the official dealings to learn about how the family approached their work. She was expected to attend military drills and tour battle emplacements. She was expected to read books on strategy, to take classes on noble demeanor, and most importantly... to fight, something she had never actually been expected to do before. Obviously, she had a lot to learn, but she was growing resentful of her family's constant expectations of her, and constant pushing.
== Adventuring ==
After she had risen to acclaim herself, Katusia was deemed too weak by many of her peers in the family- not of body, her strength was without doubt... but weak in skill. They wanted her to gain power as a combatant, and prove herself on the field of battle. Katusia, however, was tired of constant drills and repetitive battles. She felt she wasn't learning from them, and even worse, she felt the constant tedium of drills after drills day in, day out, was boring. There was more to life than the constant push and pull of single-file tactics and strategy. She enjoyed fighting- it was something she actually found fun... But if she was going to be expected to defend not only the house, but aid in the defense of Absalom as her house did, she needed much more than simple drilling on tactics.
She approached her father one day about this, and made a suggestion: That she should be an adventurer. Adventurers constantly had to fight in some of the most dire, difficult, and complicated situations, and make snap judgements on the field that training in a line with soldiers would never truly discipline her in. To her surprise, he agreed. He disdained the chaos and sometimes outright barbarism adventurers often showed, but it was a good way for her to better learn not only how to deal with the strict push and pull of a life or death battle, but also learn how to operate with somewhat less... regulated... combatants in the field. Taking Elemia with her, Katusia set forth to the adventurer's guild, with the intent on learning as much as she could.
== Eccentricities. ==
There are many... odd... aspects of behavior about Katusia. These things are measures of her lineage, for one, but also in some cases particulars of her upbringing. Raised as a soldier, to a degree, she knows about the rigors and dangers of combat. However, due to her sheltered and- quite honestly- gentle upbringing, she has little knowledge of the true hardships of battle. When things go poorly for her, it's not hard for her to start getting worried. After all, she had been raised up until the point where she first placed her hand on Elemia without much worry or struggle barring the verbal abuses of her siblings.
Then, there's the... dietary... aspect. As a non-human, a certain level of dietary consideration is to be expected. Katusia, however, quite literally eats nothing but wine and honey. In fact, she will not eat other foods unless honey is a present factor. Many consider her to just have a sweet tooth, but the fact of the matter is a small portion of her body expressly expects the ambrosia of the divine realm. Honey is almost a requirement for her diet, and wine is something of a defined part of her due to her angelic background. As a result, her meals can often seem a bit... Odd... to the outside eye.
Finally, there's the distinct sense of attachment to her weapon. Having long been basically alone- put on a pedestal by her family, but functionally 'different' and often disdained by the siblings that she would normally have been raised alongside, Katusia tends to take great comfort in the one friend she has- Elemia. Even beyond that, however, comes something of an overprotective nature toward others. Interestingly enough, she tends to channel some of the bravery of her angelic side into a steadfast desire to protect her companions, even if things get dire for her.