Venia

## Early Life

Venia spent most of her life in the Ocean. She was born in the Flaskian Sea and raised by her mother, who had a fascination with deep sea caves and caverns. She would often take her daughter with her to explore its wonders. Thanks to her, Venia developed an excellent understanding of ocean geography and a love for exploration. They lived a peaceful life together for seventeen years until one of their expeditions went wrong and resulted in the lost of her mother's life.

### Recent Life Events

After years of grieving her mother, Venia decides to travel the sea and leave her life behind. She searched for a place to get away and stumbled upon the land of Oracle. The people living there caught her interest, and she chose this place as her new home. She hoped that this would be her opportunity to heal and build a new life for herself.

Weeks of searching this new land passed, and she eventually found herself on the shores of Leafton and met one of its citizens. She was left awestruck by the kingdom's beauty and decided to make this place her new home. Venia spent the first year of her time enjoying Leafton's lush forests and reading stories about faraway kingdoms. She often made trips to learn more about the culture and traditions of other places.

However, during Leafton's first Summer Festival, Aquilla Steller, the king of Leafton when she’d first arrived, departed from the kingdom, leaving it without a ruler. Not wanting to see the place she called home collapse, Venia put all of her energy towards aiding the kingdom and community left behind. Her efforts were noticed by the next Queen, Maria, who decided to make Venia her advisor.

While dark corruption began to spread throughout Oracle, Maria was largely absent from Leafton, leaving Venia to cover her duties as the unofficial ruler. She balanced her responsibilities carefully and was eventually crowned the official ruler nearly a year after Maria’s disappearance. She now resides in Northern Leafton, leading the kingdom towards a new age of opportunity and peace.

### Present Life Events

For many years, Venia ruled over Leafton and held festivals while the kingdom developed. But eventually things began to slow. Festivities died down and many began to live a quieter life. Adaptable Venia followed suit, retiring her crown to become Leafton's archivist and indulging herself in her old hobbies. Now, she leads a peaceful life in the quiet kingdom.

### Appearance

Skin Pigment: Sky blue

Hair Pigment: White

Eye Pigment: Navy Blue

Clothing: Typically sports a blue tunic with gray trousers and long, grayish-brown boots. It’s a style that she adapted from the profession she took up after her mother's death. It covers enough of her body to protect her from attacks, but is also light enough to maneuver around in. The garments also sport pockets which she used to use for various ointments, weapons, and poisons.

Scars: A small one underneath her right eye, several along her left arm and right leg, and a long diagonal scar that spans from one corner of her back to the other.

## Personality

Venia is naturally curious about the world around her. She asks many questions as she is eager to learn more about the people of Oracle and their lifestyle. Her questions are often forward and very direct. This can be good or bad, as she has a bad habit of overwhelming people with questions right off the bat. She is friendly with others and likes to be involved, often volunteering herself for community projects and events.

#### Temperament

For the most part, Venia is cool and level-headed. If her years in the ocean have taught her one thing, it’s that recklessness can and will get you killed. Because of this, she thinks very carefully about all of her actions. She isn’t the type to pick a fight with other people, and would actually rather avoid getting into a skirmish at all. Venia is the type to try and calmly talk her way out of a situation and avoid harming others. However, certain topics can and will set her off.

#### **Likes**

* Traveling and discovering new places. Reading stories about Oracle
* Meeting new people and learning about them
* Exploring sea caves and caverns
* Being outside with nature
* Otters

#### **Dislikes**

* People who act recklessly and with no care for others
* Unnecessary Aggression
* Hot & Dry Climates
* Sea monsters (complicated)
* Skeletons

#### Hobbies

* Venia spends most of her time traveling and exploring Oracle. She’s deeply interested in learning about all of the kingdoms and villages and people living in this land. It is her goal to learn as much as she can about these people.
* When she’s not traveling, she is likely back in Leafton enjoying the scenery. She likes to spend time sitting in the forests or by the river or a lake, just to enjoy nature.
* Venia has also taken a liking to reading and writing. When she first discovered Leafton’s library, she spent the entire night cooped up there. The endless tales fascinated her, and further encouraged her to explore the land of Oracle. She keeps a journal to document all of her adventures and sends letters to the people she’s met along the way.
* Despite what happened, she still enjoys exploring deep sea caves and ravines. The interest given to her by her mother still goes strong. Venia will venture into the ocean surrounding Oracle and explore the caves and caverns hidden beneath the surface. It’s an activity that reminds her of her mother, and never fails to make her at least a little emotional.

#### Goals & Motivation

When she first arrived in Oracle, Venia's only goal was to distract herself from the life she'd left behind in the ocean. Stories of faraway lands and adventures to kingdoms new and old serves only as a means to help her forget her past. As years passed and her position in the kingdom of Leafton changed, Venia made it a priority to keep the new home she'd come to love safe. She dedicated herself to the kingdom and its people, giving tours and offering guidance whenever possible.

As activity in Leafton began to slow down, Venia took time to consider all that she'd accomplished during her time in Oracle. She'd explored countless places, met new people and even led a kingdom. Yet none of her people back in the Flaskian Sea knew. Venia feared that she may never get to share her story with the village she left behind, and this fear grew into a sort of longing. Now, Venia's short-term goal is to continue looking after Leafton. And though she may deny it to herself, her long-term goal is to someday find her way home. Reunite with the village she'd run away from so many years ago.

## Skills & Abilities

* Skilled with a trident. It was her main weapon in and ocean and Venia likes it because it allows her to attack a target from a distance.
* Knows how to use a knife. It’s not her main weapon of choice, but she’ll use it when necessary. She has to rely on it when on land, because swords are too difficult to control for her
* Knowledgeable on ocean geography
* Hunting at sea

### Strengths

* Venia is physically strong and athletic while she is in the water. She can wield a 20 lbs trident with ease and can swim for miles at a time without getting tired.
* She excels at maneuverability while in the water and dodging. She knows how to stay calm during a fight, and carefully work her way towards victory

### Weaknesses

* One of her biggest weaknesses is her lack of strength when out of water. Growing up in an arctic ocean, Venia’s body is not used to high temperatures and heat. Due to this, her physical strength on land is restricted to carrying a few boxes.
* She must drink water frequently throughout the day to keep up her strength. Failing to do so makes her nauseous, and makes her likely to throw up and even pass out. The alternative is to spend at least an hour in cool water everyday before going out, but that isn’t always an option.
* Mentally she’s a little weak. She is conflicted with herself due to the way she lived after her mother's death.
* Struggles with nightmares every so often, though it’s rare.

## Media

Venia's everday outfitVenia illustrationVenia's Summer Festival DressSummer Festival Dress IllustrationIllustrations are commissions done by @dreamcharlie\_ on instagram!