Fenya

Fenya
 
religon: the green pantheon 
SKILLS & ABILITIES
*Healing Focus
*Shapeshifting
*Farming
*Cooking
*First-Aid
*Survival in various environments
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Age: ~32
Height:
Natural form: 7’6
Chosen form: 6’2
Weight: 295 lbs
Species: Familiar
Gender: [N/A] (they/them)
APPEARANCE
Skin Pigment:
Neutral Form: Black
Chosen Form: Pale
Hair Pigment:
Neutral Form: N/A
Chosen Form: Light Grey
Eye Pigment:
Neutral Form: White
Chosen Form: Light Blue
Other Information:
Familiars are shapeshifters who alter their forms regularly so information may vary from time to time. In general, Fenya is short for a familiar, and choses to look closer to their master's form, to prevent confusion
 
 PERSONALITY DESCRIPTION 
Fenya started out a very proper familiar, but loosened up considerably as they served their master and her family. Fenya tends to bend the rules rather than follow them strictly. While remaining polite on the outside, those who know the familiar well understand the sass and sarcasm behind some of the remarks they make. Fenya is not fond of many people. Like a poorly socialized cat, they are sometimes aggressive to strangers, but will often warm up with time. Fenya has a soft spot for Atlas, but outside of the last remaining member of their master's family, patience and tranquility is a virtue Fenya struggles to maintain.
(If those who read this information are familiar with DC comics, this character’s personality is very close to Alfred Pennyworth’s persona in the more recent Batman comics)
 
 Backstory:
Fenya materialized out in the wild, and compelled by the instinctive nature of familiars, they headed towards the nearest settlement to find a master. It was in the city of Deltiyazen where Fenya met the human adventurer, Rhea Rivera, visiting her hometown. Rhea was originally hesitant to gain a familiar, but eventually agreed that adventuring alone was dangerous and a partner would, at the very least, stave off loneliness.
While Fenya was created to be skilled in healing magic naturally, they learned many new skills while traveling with their new master. When Rhea tore her clothes, Fenya learned to sew. When Rhea got sick, Fenya learned first aid and how to grow healing herbs. As they traveled together, the pair gained knowledge on survival in nature with little but the clothes on their back.
During their journey, they came across a solo adventurer, much like Rhea had once been. His name was Ivas, a fethreni man from the west. The pair were quick to invite him into their group, especially when the chemistry between the human and fethren was so obvious. They traveled as a trio for a long while, the two eventually marrying, before deciding to settle down when Rhea became pregnant.
Their chosen home was on the outskirts of a small village called Reninadine, a safe community to raise their newborn son, who they named Atlas. The four lived a simple life together. Fenya helped in the fields and gardens around their home, as well as raising the new addition to the family. They became something of an older sibling to the boy. 
It had hit the family hard when Ivas was killed during a freak hunting accident. Rhea wasn’t the same after her husband's death. Fenya’s master mourned for some time and became very protective of her son and the familiar whom she considered family.
As adventurers, making enemies is a part of the job description, especially with someone who was as obstreperous as Rhea was at the time, so when Atlas had gone to his mother about seeing a group of strange people nearby, it wasn’t much of a surprise. Rhea left the home to confront them, leaving Fenya with explicit orders to stay and protect Atlas. As the hours trekked on without Rhea’s return, Fenya began to assume the worst.
Even though Fenya had the worst in mind, they could only search half heartedly for their master. They knew that if a body was never found, the contract with Rhea would remain intact, and therefore Fenya could continue protecting Atlas without the need to find a new master. So, with the contract still standing, Fenya was bound to her master’s last command, protecting Atlas.
Fenya continued to raise Atlas by themself after that. Staying in their home until Atlas was old enough, and telling him stories of his parents, so that even as he grew up without Rhea and Ivas, he could still have fond memories of them, just as Fenya did.
 
 Current events:
Perhaps it shouldn’t have been a surprise when Atlas told Fenya that he wanted to go on his own adventure. Atlas had become an adult in what seemed to be in the blink of an eye, maturing into a nice young man. Meanwhile, Fenya remained the same physically. The familiar aged significantly mentally after the disappearance of Rhea, but after that point, Fenya seemed as static in their mindset as in their body.
When he reached adulthood, Atlas came to Fenya with a map and a plan to explore a region that neither his parents nor Fenya had ever explored. While Fenya was hesitant, they agreed to the adventure and prepared to leave their home, perhaps for the final time. While they could have tried to refuse, Fenya knew he was just as stubborn and reckless as his mother before him. It was safest to just agree with whatever plan he had thought up. After all, Fenya still had to protect Atlas.
 Fenya and Atlas have traveled far South from their home to the North-most border of Xadia. Although Fenya has been to many places during their time following Rhea, they have never been here before, mostly exploring the lands West of Deltiyazen. They have traveled far to explore this land, and while uncertain of the exploits the two may get up to, Fenya is determined to keep their remaining family Atlas safe. Many things in this new land -such as the culture, varying species, and concepts of nationality- are unfamiliar to them, considering the majority of the land they’re from is tiny pockets of civilization, clustered into villages.