Nausica Silva

Demon Child 「悪魔の子供, *Akuma no Kodomo*」

**Nausica Silva** 「ナウシカ・シルヴァ」is the **Duchess** of House Silva. She is the current captain of the Silver Eagle squad. She is the last remaining Silva of the main family after a string of mysterious deaths throughout her household. Despite her noble status, she is seen as a freak by the kingdom because of the horns she was born with. These earned her the name of "Demon Child", a title she has carried with her all her life. Her unmatched ferocity has earned her both respect and fear throughout the Clover Kingdom.

## History

Nausica hates thinking of her past, as there was nothing good about it. Her birth killed her mother, due to the horns she had piercing her mother's insides. Even before she could understand a single word, or utter it from her mouth, she was regarded as some kind of freak. She was raised in the seclusion of the Silva manor, where she would infrequently be allowed to see the light of day. She was taught like her brothers and sisters, but held back in the knowledge of magic. However, she wanted to learn as much so she would secretly practice and learn from tomes she would steal from the royal library.

Misfortune followed her wherever she went, and in time all of her brothers and sisters, including the former captain of the Silver Eagles, would all die under questionable circumstances. Being the last Kira remaining, Nausica became heir to the family and became the duchess of the noble estate. She learned quickly how to control and manipulate her enemies and friends alike. This didn't last long due to her circumstances, and in some sense was exiled from the court. Her rejection from the world led to a very jaded mindset from Nausica, and misfortune continued to follow her.

She was accepted into the Silver Eagles when she earned her grimoire, and quickly rose through the ranks at an unnatural pace. Many came to fear her, and her ferocious disposition didn't help build her image. Instead, she just remained the monster everyone took her for. This didn't stop her from becoming captain whatsoever, and with it she became like an iron fist that none would question. While everyone knows her as the Demon Child of House Silva, she hates to be called that name and will do her best to dispatch of anyone who does, regardless of whether they are friend or foe.

## Personality

Nausica is an ill-tempered woman, who has no qualms with killing her opposition. She never seems to be in a good mood, and never seems to have time for anybody. She hates peasants, but she hates nobles even more. She only cares about her career as a Magic Knight, and devotes all of her time to maintain the Silver Eagles. She doesn't believe in justice or honor, but she does believe that it's only natural for one to fight to protect their livelihood. Also, she is paranoid of others, and extremely wary towards men of her age.

She has one of the shortest fuses a noble can have, frequently exploding on others and fighting. Doing this has earned her many scars, but ones that can't be seen through her clothing. Her behavior can come off as rude and demeaning, and at her worst she is an intimidating nightmare that will not hold back to seriously injure or kill those who get in her way. She refuses to spare her time for others, and others would be hard-pressed to get her attention on anything other than her squad. She has a special hatred for peasants, finding them to be nothing but insects crawling beneath her feet. There is more hatred to be found with her when it comes to nobles either, and doesn't fit well with them. If she had to pick one to like more, she'd probably pick the peasantry.

There is an obsessive quality to her work with the Silver Eagles. She is always trying to outperform, and trusts in her top mages to handle situations that are below her standard. She does not have faith in newer members of her squad, often leaving them with petty jobs or in situations where they're heavily supervised by elder members. Once they prove themselves she can become more lenient, but often because of how she treats them this opportunity doesn't arrive too frequently.

Certain parts of the nobility and their code of honor do not apply to Nausica. For one, she doesn't believe in honor, especially in the heat of battle. She will take every advantage, every opportunity, to ensure her enemies die quickly. This also applies elsewhere too, she is not above lying or scheming. Justice to her is simply trifling, she adheres much better to the idea of vengeance. She wants those that would hurt her to suffer, in the most cruel ways imaginable. However, she believes it's in everyone's right to fight back, no matter how much the odds are stacked against them. Even if people fight like animals when they're cornered, she respects that much more than those who would just give up.

Because of her upbringing and the many that have tried to influence her, she is extremely wary of men. She finds them insufferable, especially those that are within her age range.

## Appearance

Nausica is a young woman with flowing white hair like animate alabaster and black horns that are like shards of black obsidian capable of goring those charged by them. She has large, doe-like red eyes with long eyelashes. She has beautiful, snow-white skin that holds a pinkish tinge to it. Her body is well-proportioned with an average-sized chest and wide-set hips. Although most of this is concealed over her flowing, white robe that is adorned on the left side with the symbol of the Silver Eagle insignia. The peak of her cloak's hood is adorned with a long, brown feather of an eagle. The lining of the same hood has smaller feathers stitched into it, like a white boa. Her cloak separates into a number of tails, with the ends shaped like diamonds.

Underneath all of this, she wears a red tunic embroidered with the cross flory symbol of her house. Overlain this is a simple, grey vest. She wears a dark, crimson skirt with knee-high laced boots. Last, but certainly not least, are a set of earrings that have the symbol of her house carved from amethyst.

## Power Score

### Magic

 Communication Magic
 Creation Magic
 Curse Magic
 Healing Magic
 Reinforcement Magic
 Restraining Magic
 Seal Magic
 Trap Magic
 Weakening Magic