Ferra

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**Ferra** is a main character in ***Ascent: Trials of Vore***. She is a "frog girl" in her universe, having lived there before the Tower.

She first appeared in *Floor 3 - Greed and Glory* - befriending Ashley Gray and others.

She is currently on her way to the 5th Floor.

## Profile

### Appearance

**Pre-Tower:** Hybrid. Young, 5ft 9in woman. Green, naturally slick skin darker than Peridot's. Frog legs, able to walk like normal human. Hourglass shaped body, covered by minimal clothing - mostly rags. Long, frog tongue, at least partly prehensile, able to grab & wrap objects for variety of purposes. Hands fragile, feet powerful.

**In-Tower:** In 3rd Floor trial, gained Pain Absorbers - grey, slightly shiny gloves designed to absorb pain from punches, to counter using fragile hands in combat when unable to use legs. Got exaggerated hourglass - chest, hips, thighs & rear growing to size of head from feeding on "Chocolate Girl". Also gained small pudge & grew 3in to full 6ft tall.

### Personality

Upbeat & friendly. Gets on with many people & puts self in harm's way for them. More reserved than peers, taking measured approach without being too excited, but has triggers for violent anger, such as being run over/trampled. Vegetarian - not eating flies just because she's part frog. Makes exception for usually human prey, who she likes eating, being sad when not an option. Has verbal tic, akin to croak, that sometimes marks end of sentences. Often visualized as \*gero\*.

## History

### Background

* Pre-Tower, lived in her world's swamps. ***(Floor 3 - Greed and Glory)***
* Developed ability to blend into surrounds, able to catch off guard, even beyond swamp. ***(Floor 3 - Greed and Glory)***
* Knew ogre - & donkey kept as company - lived in swamp. Found quite friendly once knew well. ***(Floor 3 - Greed and Glory)***
* Sought parts of swamp not wet/muddy to lie in. In most cases, were roads crossing swamp, frequently run over by horses or noblemen's carriages. Enraged by similar things later in life. ***(Floor 3 - Greed and Glory)***
* At 19, warped to Tower. Ate feast at trial end on 2nd Floor, before getting to 3rd. ***(Floor 3 - Greed and Glory & Floor 4 - Out Of Time)***

### ***Ascent: Trials of Vore***

#### 3rd Floor

* Meets Ashley Gray & Syl on 3rd Floor after fight, shadow man facing gem woman with mismatched curves - Peridot - defending witch - Nuon- as heals musketeer - Crow. Shadow dispatched by floor Overseer – Mordium.
* Greeted by Mordium & ushered to next room - carrying Crow with Peridot's help, still healing - shop of some kind, items sold in strong, glass cases. Meets other climbers, including Growa & pirate crew, plus Ogborth.
* Mordium's trial: fight as team against foes, instead of against each other. Some foes hungry predators. Each of 5 rounds is 3 waves & boss, plus final boss. Those left go to 4th Floor, due to Mordium's deal with next overseer. Upset when - on asking - not allowed to eat foes. Coins earned used for shop equipment.
* Greeted by ”Double G”, shop’s keeper, plus Morcels, race of small black balls serving as floor infrastructure & foes who'll drag climbers out of arena. Surprised Mordium understands them. Given option by Mordium to give up climb & live on 3rd Floor. Considers, but doesn't take it.
* Ushered to arena for 1st round: Morcels in armor & robots. Enough kicking practice to match foes. Round bosses, 3 vehicles - Monstanks. Beats all, wrapping one in tongue for Ogborth to smash. Pirates take big coin share.
* 2nd round: battle with super curvy nude giantesses. Tries to eat foe, but made ill by protective suit. Forced to regurgitate. 2 mega giantess bosses: Lokee - tall with crazy figure - & Little Hon, taller, controls portals & spits paralytic mist. Hunted by Hon with rest of group, some pirates falling to both. Pulled out of harm's way by Peridot when can't react in time. Extreme force takes foes down.
* In next break, sees pirates take more coins & try to steal cannon, G shutting them down with last warning. Pools coins with group - disgusting some by keeping in mouth - but not much. Gets pain absorber gauntlets for fragile hands on group decision. Pirate tries to shake down for coins, but countered by Ogborth, showing his good side. Talks to Ashley on it, comparing to ogre.
* Told by G of curse Mordium put on store as trial for greedy sorts after it affects Syl. Startled into jumping & banging head on ceiling by his arrival.
* 3rd round: Morcels in robots & vehicles. Takes front line with pirates & Ogborth. Very annoyed at Growa cutting Mordium off, double boss - Morcel-scale train (Lorry Mk1.5) & giant “worm" (Driller Mk1) faced blind. Shoved out of arena by Lorry, but holds on & returns.
* Sees Ashley hit by stone chunk from Driller, breaking back & blacking out. Saves Ashley from being taken by Driller with Nuon's help, carrying Ashley to safety & kicking Driller away so Nuon can destroy with lightning.
* In arena for 4th round when healed Ashley returns, pirates now with cannon. Arena now has waterlogged floor. More curvy giantesses. Battle quickly brings round boss, Big Hon - Little Hon’s older sister - angry at sister's defeat.
* Sees pirates frozen by curse G put on cannon as payback for trying to steal. Pokes one too hard, making them fall over. Sees many fall through Hon’s holes & into gut, but rescues one with tongue grab. Group wears Hon down, finally choking her so Ogborth can half-blind with cannonball to eye. Under pressure, Hon withdraws.
* Growa surprised protected crew despite trouble crew caused. Wished good luck from Growa as leaves, taking Mordium's offer.
* Sees G, Syl & Peridot get through to Ashley that Growa leaving wasn't her fault. Told by G that few overseers likely to give safe harbor & to cherish calm.
* 5th round: last Morcel machines. Carves path through foes, tiring out. Round bosses: 4 copters - Apache Primes. Takes on War Rager, one of copters, being bait so Syl can bring it down. Tired, run over by War Rager, but is fine & destroys in rage.
* Horrified as Death Harbinger - last foe - corners Peridot. Sees Peridot disarm & forfeit. Sees Ogborth step in & down Harbinger with cannon. Sees attack go wide, slamming ship & seemingly crushing Peridot. Takes reprieve, waiting 2+ hours before comfortable.
* Last return to arena. Faces Snowcone, giant robot snowman. Backs off in fear. Interrupted as slimy chocolate ‘woman’ enters from portal, punching Snowcone. Attacks but is grabbed by tongue, swung around & thrown into Snowcone, causing concussion as fallen on. Horrified as Crow eaten & Mordium, G & Snowcone reduce it to chunks of icy chocolate.
* Apology by Mordium, declaring their victory. Sees Crow's fallen, body found but turned into chocolate statue. Concussion healed by mix of medicine from Mordium & Nuon's healing magic. Advised by Mordium to nap, as is 1am & trial's been on for ~40 hours, exhaustion setting in. Allowed into luxury hotel to sleep in by G.
* On waking, called to arena with others to find chocolate girl in giant glass ball, Mordium allowing eating as much chocolate as possible, for revenge. Given mask & offered reward for one with biggest belly.
* Finds chocolate pleasurably tasty, gut inflating. Is clear winner, with 75ft belly after 2 hour. In mild food coma, notes deliciousness of chocolate. Post-digestion, develops exaggerated hourglass figure, height rising by 3in to 6ft.
* Rewarded by Mordium - on request - with summon flute for Baby Min. Assures Mordium & G of being mostly vegetarian. Lead by Mordium to ID locked elevator - relieved at it being larger than last - gives access to 4th Floor.
* On elevator, agrees group won't let Tower divide them. Declared "blood brother" by Ogborth, but points out that not being how it works. Reaffirms reaching Tower top. ***(Floor 3 - Greed and Glory)***

#### 4th Floor

* Trip to 4th Floor uneventful except anxious Syl almost firing rocket.
* Arrives in noir jazz club - full of climbers despite Mordium's claims of limited numbers passing 3rd Floor - clothes switched for some more suitable, form changed to more human size & equipment gone. Annoyed at losing curves. Group splits to meet others, trying to find Overseer.
* Finds nothing. Regroups with others. Likes Ashley's idea of goading climber to do something against club rules to draw Overseer out. Concern as Nuon winds up mule woman she pointed out, who's shot repeatedly by Overseer - Esther Fuega - who chooses moment to reveal self.
* Fuega's trial: carry parcel in free-for-all from club to docks - avoiding hungry police on way - take boat to 2nd city across bay & go to Myriam's Bash & Brass Joint for delivery. First 9 pass to 5th Floor, Fuega warning she'll eat rest. Sees Fuega & club's wall vanish, accessing outside.
* Sees climber dash into street with parcel in view & get eaten by officer. Eats parcel at Ashley's call, storing safely within - non-living things take longer to digest.
* Makes way into city, among half-alive citizens. Takes cab called by Ashley, driver taking group to docks. Sees Ashley swallow driver. Complains, but Ashley asserts authority in manner unlike self.
* Group first to docks. Suggests making alliances, but shut down by Ashley, in growing darkness.
* Turns down Fuega's offer to first 25 - chance to leave Tower in return for life of crime under divine superiors - group staying too. Hears Fuega rattle off alleged hints about future floors when asked for advice.
* On boat to 2nd city, tries to semi-secretly make alliances, actively subverting Ashley, who shuts her down after caught.
* Enters 2nd city with group. Can't find cab, settles for asking about Myriam's. Directions from clown. Goes round back, Nuon moving ahead & being jumped by Dixon - Ferra's first encounter - putting gun to head. Shocked when Ashley retaliates with gun taken from driver. Dixon demands they hand over parcels. Sees Ashley stall enough with debate about how all acting for Ogborth to tackle him off, injuring enough to cause mouth froth.
* Traumatized, all cough up parcels, Fuega arriving to applaud. Told three-day ordeal - hours, to them - ends when step through backdoor of Myriam's, which will transport to 5th Floor & return equipment, gains & personalities. Apologizes for actions & gets underway, stepping in. Wonders about group being only ones to make it to end. ***(Floor 4 - Out Of Time)***

## Abilities

* **Prehensile Tongue:** Part of physiology. Long, prehensile frog tongue of notable strength. Able to grab & wrap foes & allies alike. Is also weak spot, at least once a larger foe - "Chocolate Girl" - used it to swing around & throw.
* *High Physical Durability:'* Heavily durable overall. Exact extent unknown, but has endured damage & pressure beyond what appearance implies. At least once survived being run over by tank with only bad mood to show & in past repeatedly trampled by horses & carriages. Has weak points, as hands notably more fragile than rest of body.
* **Strong Physical Combat Ability:** Able to deliver powerful, rapid kicks to foes as tough as robots, likely due to physiology. Seems to do same with fists, though they're more fragile than legs, resulting in being given Pain Absorber gloves by friends to help absorb impact strain.
* **Camouflage Master:** Described - by Mordium - as master of blending in, no matter environment. Ability so developed she's allegedly adept at catching off guard.

### Equipment

* **Pain Absorbers:** Pair of grey gloves with shine to them. Bought by friends - notably Peridot - from 3rd Floor trial shop to protect fragile hands from harm when attacking with them. Able to absorb impact strain of any punch dished out.
* **Min Flute:** Flute with orange glow ball on end, bug wings sticking out. When note played, instantly summons Baby Min, large, orange fly-like creature, to fight foes. Flute has recharge, marked by green, 4-segment bar on ball's side. Only summonable when bar full, flute non-functional otherwise. Owned by one of Morcel pilots of Apache Primes on 3rd Floor, before Ferra asked for it as reward at trial's end. Currently stored in cleavage.

## Relationships

### Friends

* **Ashley Gray:** Tongue grossed Ashley out at first, but get on well as friends, having moment over details of own world familiar to Ashley. Own actions why Ashley still climbing, as punched vehicle trying to remove Ashley's injured body on 3rd Floor, stopping it. Alarmed Ashley when run over by War Rager, even though fine, if angry. Has resolved that she and Ashley stick together, not allowing any trial to pit them against each other. Tested by mental effect on 4th Floor, Ferra going out of way to subvert Ashley, but overcame it. Reconciled at end.
* **Syl:** Get on well. Alarmed Syl when run over by War Rager on the 3rd Floor, even though fine, if angry. Has resolved that she and Syl stick together, not allowing any trial to pit them against each other. Tested by mental effect on 4th Floor, but overcame it. Reconciled at end.
* **Nuon:** Get on well. Nuon willing to use magic to heal daze at end of 3rd Floor trial. Alarmed Nuon when run over by War Rager, even though fine, if angry. Had each others' backs while Nuon healing Ashley's broken one. Has resolved that she & Nuon stick together, not allowing any trial to pit them against each other. Was tested by mental effect on 4th Floor, but overcame it. Nuon more aware of it than others. Reconciled at end.
* **Peridot:** Got on well, despite limited interaction. Fought side-by-side in 3rd Floor trial, Peridot comforting when failing to eat foe caused illness, dragging out of Little Hon's attacks when unable to move, & buying her Pain Absorbers. Exact opinions unclear, storing coins in mouth mildly disgusting Peridot aside. Like others, mourned Peridot after supposed death.
* **Ogborth:** Get on well. Fought side-by-side in 3rd Floor trial to take down Monstank. Unsurprised by Ogborth's friendliness under gruff exterior, due to time with ogre in own world. Alarmed Ogborth when run over by War Rager, even though fine, if angry. Has resolved that she & Ogborth stick together, not allowing any trial to pit them against each other. Mostly stuck together under mental effect of 4th Floor, reconciling at end.

### Enemies

* **Dixon:** 4th Floor trial's "enemy". Malevolent, overtaken by floor effect, showing dark colors by killing/eating so many for parcels. No good opinion after tried to kill Nuon. Dealt with by Ogborth, so put behind, now.

### Others

* **Mordium:** Views Mordium positively. Wary of power & surprised by his understanding Morcels, but willingness to let climbers stay on 3rd Floor as safe harbor & giving her medicine for concussion left impression of him as good. Impressed Mordium with amount of chocolate from "Chocolate Girl" ingested, rewarding with Min Flute.
* **Growa:** Irritated by greed, impatience & selfishness of Growa & crew, but willing to protect them when they were paralysed.
* **"Chocolate Girl":** Alarmed by entity's interruption 3rd Floor trial. Swung around by tongue & thrown into Snowcone by it, & forced to watch it consume Crow. Unclear if "revenge" of consuming woman's mass affected opinion of it.
* **Esther Fuega:** On decent enough terms by 3rd Floor trial's end, to limited degree. Did not appreciate being traumatized by end of her trial.