Cattleya

Cattleya is the child of Vendela Tekker and Cheylay, having been born some time before the events of The Tribulations of Chulu: Shelter from Foul Realities, she is a hybrid of Genetical Engineering Human and Floral species.
==History==
Born on the Prison Colony to Vendela and Cheylay, Cattleya was kept separate from many of the rest of the prison facility both to keep her out of harm and to not distract Cheylay from her job. Little is known about Cattleya's upbringing out of what she remembers although appears to have mainly been raised by Cheylay, Arbiter and Magnifi as Vendela was often being pursued by Ilyd during that time. It became apparent from early on that Cattleya had inherited her mother's abilities given by the Arg'Noktra making Cattleya the first ever child of someone who possessed a page of the Arg'Noktra and showing how the magic passed through bloodlines.
Over time Arbiter and Magnifi kept Cattleya away from her mother as Cheylay's mind deteriorated as a result of the prolonged exposure to the page and Arbiter would later do the same with Magnifi as her mind deteriorated. Cattleya's general lack of knowledge on the situation eventually lead to Arbiter tracking down Vendela and having him take Cattleya to raise as the state of the prison required Arbiter's full attention.
During the downfall of the Prison Colony, Vendela managed to find Cattleya during the outbreak and kept her hidden throughout the situation as it developed. Although managing to escape the Prison Colony, Cattleya was less than grateful to be rescued from the environment she'd been raised in, not fully understanding the danger she'd grown up around.
As time passed, Cattleya managed to reconnect with her father, teaching her many of his own abilities which Arbiter had intentionally avoided to keep Cattleya from asking questions. The two kept separate from the rest of Chulu's group for a while although eventually returned after a few years when Cattleya had been able to come to terms with her past and the reality of it all.
Cattleya decided to help Chulu directly in acquiring the pages of the Arg'Noktra believing that their influence on other people would lead them down the same path of deterioration that it did her mother.
==Appearance==
Cattleya shares traits with both her mother and father, having the wooded skin of both, as she has gotten older her skin in areas has darkened, a common trait seen among genetically-engineered humans. Like her father she has leafy-green hair which is able to photosynthesize light giving her energy, although her photosynthesis is more limited than her father's. Like her mother, Cattleya has a bloomed flower that grows out from her head, like much of Cattleya, the flower is a hybrid sharing the pink colouration of her mother's flower with a psuedo-fruit body in the middle. Cattleya wears a cross-strapped sleeveless shirt with a green-forested pattern as well as a pair of black jeans.
Like her father, Cattleya has two small wooded fangs protruding from her upper jaw although these are not as pronounced as her father's, her eye colour is also green although shares the same shape as her father. Like her mother, Cattleya has five digit hands although like her father has root-based feet, which allow her to absorb nutrients from the ground. Cattleya's arms, legs and neck all have a striped colouration to them, a common trait among growing Florali, although uniquely, Cattleya also has swirl patterns around the palms of her hands, these appear to be as a result of her mother's exposure to the Arg'Noktra which serve as major focal points for Cattleya's magical abilities.
==Personality==
Cattleya is unsurprisingly, quite childish and generally playful although also fervently peaceful, often defensively so. Although determined to help Chulu and the others will recovering the pages of the Arg'Noktra she has an aversion to combat and has developed her abilities into more defensive ones giving her the capacity to protect her friends from harm. Cattleya's naivety also tends to leave her caught off-guard in situations that others wouldn't, particularly when it comes to reading a room, often believing that any issue can be solved by simply asking the opposing party to hand over their page, although in more recent years she's come to recognize this.
As she's gotten older, Cattleya's ingenuity with her abilities has given her a bit of a trickster aspect to her personality, having grown out of some of her naivety, she often practices with Monu to create traps through her plant-based magic. The others often try to dissuade Cattleya from this however as she sometimes uses them to test her traps out.
==Abilities==
Cattleya has an extremely strong affinity towards plant-based magic, being effectively one herself. Her main means of attacking in combat is through creating what she refers to as Tree Seeds which are small seeds she can generate from her hands which rapidly grow into trees and vines, often useful in blocking enemies or creating snares. Cattleya seems to have extreme control over these plants as well, being able to adjust when they will grow and has a degree of telepathy with them, allowing her to more directly control them.
Cattleya's sturdy exterior also gives her a defensive edge over most, although only temporary, Cattleya can use up large amounts of her own energy to grow a tough and thorny exterior to protect herself and others, this ability however is fairly rudimentary and Vendela estimates Cattleya won't have full control over it until she's older. As it currently stands, Cattleya can either develop a full body armour which although effective in protecting her and generating an organic shield, leaves her completely immobile, she can however focus the energy into her arms, using less energy and giving her an effective melee attack. Regardless of the focus however, the usage of this form of magic often wears Cattleya out and she has been known to faint in the middle of battle due to exhaustion.
Cattleya's last major ability is trap laying, although nowhere near as powerful as her other two abilities, Cattleya often uses it in tandem with her teammates, the traps typically come in two forms;
*Weaker variant of Tree Seeds which can grip onto the legs of a target, more effective the more she can lay down beforehand
*Shedded Leaves which create spike traps as they stick to any surface and become rigid, this has limited usage however and Cattleya refuses to let too many leaves be shed
==Relationships==
===Vendela Tekker===
Cattleya's relationship with her father is easily her grounding, often a voice of reason in her life, Vendela has tried his best to live up to how he views parenting and is extremely protective of Cattleya especially following the events on the Prison Colony. Cattleya by contrast tends to want to prove herself to Vendela, often when the two are practicing their floral magic together she will try to match her father's technique, although is often reassured even when she fails.
Beyond just their common ground in magic, the two share an interest in puzzles, often finding or making puzzles for one another to challenge the other, many of the puzzles that Cattleya has become proficient in she learned from her father who had managed to find many puzzles from Floral culture which are often used to convey stories and ideas to one another. As she's gotten older, Cattleya has also shown a greater interest in her father's culture, the two often going on short vacations to visit Florali Forests scattered through the galaxy to learn about their history as well as further develop Cattleya's abilities.
===Chulu===
Cattleya's relationship with Chulu started off quite rocky, the role Chulu had in the downfall of the Prison Colony made Cattleya rather adverse to interacting with her, although over time their relationship warmed with Cattleya willing to talk to Chulu. Chulu tends to regard Cattleya as walking on a minefield at times as she's often afraid she'll accidentally upset Cattleya. Cattleya eventually picked up on this however and confronted Chulu on it, the two managing to settle their differences and work more effectively together.
In more recent years the duo tend to work well together in the field, and Chulu is often one to stick close to Cattleya to make sure she's safe and not put in as much danger as the rest of them, this has sometimes led Cattleya to attempt to prove herself believing that Chulu is being slowed down, although the successfulness of this determination is dubious at best, more often backfiring.
===The Jackalope===
Cattleya's relationship with the Jackalope is one of division as the two are often to get into arguments, the Jackalope's outlook on death contrasting heavily with Cattleya's and neither willing to budge on their beliefs. The Jackalope often views Cattleya as childish as well, given her being the youngest of the group and least experienced, he is prone to taunting her and egging her on to do better in combat. Strangely, this has actually been effective at times with The Jackalope seemingly able to push Cattleya in such a way to benefit them both in a situation, by Cattleya's own words, The Jackalope probably understands her abilities better than anyone else including herself.
The Jackalope also often trains with Cattleya, as Cattleya has distinct advantages over the Jackalope but not to the same degree that Monu has. Cattleya often trades this training for learning to use the gadgets that The Jackalope carries, admitting that her mobility is easily her biggest weakness, despite their training however, Cattleya is still a novice when it comes to gadgets, often confusing them thanks in part to the Jackalope's minimalist design with his gadgets.
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