Crystal Breaks The Waves

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Born in the West, Crystal has travelled the length and breadth of the oceans, seeing many of the strange and exotic islands sat upon the azure seas, and the myriad of inhabitants that call the West their home, or at least so she claims. While some of her tales may be exaggerated, or she may have substituted herself into the role of another hero, most are either true, or accurate(ish) retellings of legends and stories she has heard, although she is certainly not an occultist or lore-master, and is more interested in tunes and meter than truth! Even before exalting, she was a talented performer and socialite, spending her time at a variety of minor courts, learning their tales before moving on.
Since exalting with the light of the Unconquered Sun, Crystal has spent her time, well, much as she did before - travelling the ocean and seeking out old stories, although now she is questing for knowledge and truth, as well as simple pleasure. The West is far diminished from what it once was, but it's isolation means that many ancient treasures and relics are still present, not stolen by dragon-blooded, broken in the Shogunate or hidden away in the long years since the Usurpation. It is from these distant spots of land amidst the vast ocean that Crystal hopes to uncover ancient powers, that might be used to enable freedom and peace to take root amidst the islands. 
Many of her travels are marked upon her body, in a series of swirling tattoos, covering her back, arms and more of her skin, twisting lines of black, blue and red, as well as a few, long-healed scars. Very much not a combatant, when she does fight, she wields a bow, preferring to stay at a safe range, rather than risk being stabbed or otherwise hurt! Similarly, she is uncomfortable in armour (especially when on the sea) preferring to trust to her skills of persuasion, or simply fleeing. Her skin is tanned and calloused from her time beneath the ocean sky and treading the boards of ships as she travels, her hair a long, black whip, often tied back to keep it out of her face.
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