Saga Ojanperä

[ **Work-in-progress** | **Part of my own fanon AU; therefore not 100% true to the Canon.** ]

[ **My mind works faster than my fingers, so parts about this character are subject to change!** ]

### Nicknames

* Shutterbug (by Imane Highcantle)
* Horse Lady (by Xin)
* Little Flea | Little Dove (by Ydris)
* Bug (by Wynna Sunbeam)

### Affiliation(s)

* Keepers of Aideen
* Soul Riders

## Biographical Info

### Relatives

* Timo Ojanperä (father)
* 2 Unnamed paternal aunts
* Jaakko Ojanperä (older paternal cousin)
* Aarni Ojanperä (paternal grandfather)
* Kaarina Honkasalo (paternal grandmother; estranged)
* Suusan Ahola (mother)
* Unnamed maternal grandparents (estranged)
* Estranged maternal uncle
* Matías Llanos (biological father)
* 11 younger sisters

## Physical Characteristics

### Tattoos/Markings

* Mole under left eye
* Multiple scars on face & arms

## Misc Info

### Friends

* Gildun "Gil" Wuolijoki
* Alex Cloudmill
* Linda Chanda
* Lisa Peterson
* Anne Von Blyssen

### Loves

* horses, cats
* magic, art, fashion
* learning, helping
* adventure, exploring
* interior decorating

### Hates

* bugs
* damp/humid weather
* DC & GED
* closed mindedness
* feeling inadequate
* weakness of any kind

Saga X. L. Ojanperä is the firstborn of Suusan Ahola and Timo Ojanperä. She's the 5th Soul Rider and "*that girl*"/"*Aideen Reborn*" who was born and raised in Finland but currently resides in Valedale Village.

## Personality (\**a.k.a the bane of my existence\**)

Saga is a quiet, level-headed, self-aware, polite yet a tad cheeky young woman with a stubborn streak. Being very inquisitive, she posesses a broad array of trivia from dabbling in various different subjects; on the flip side she tends to get bored easily.

While she can be a bit secretive about her own thoughts and feelings, she can be quite frank whenever asked or given the opportunity to share them. And while she does prefer observing the world around her instead of actively participating in it, she'll gladly help in any way she can if asked.

Although posessing a longing for adventure, having spent a good majority of her life within the confines of her childhood home has left her hesitant and even a bit fearful of stepping outside of her comfort zone, but when given the push to do so she's often the most enthusiastic one in the group.

Due to prioritizing reason, logic and efficiency, Saga can be quite irreverent when it comes to people who are primarily driven by emotion, even if she does understand why they can't see the solutions to their problems that are obvious to her. Sometimes she'll be decent enough and keep her thoughts to herself whilst scoffing and rolling her eyes, but other times she'll outright mock people in a sarcastic manner.

She also doesn't like holding grudges and dwelling in the past, often choosing to let go of things unless they truly get under her skin.

## Etymology

***Saga*** is a girl's name of Norse origin. The name itself means "***she who sees everything***" or "***seeress"***, but as a noun it means '***tale**'* or '**story*'****.* It is also the name of a Norse goddess of history & storytelling.

**Xio**, while primarily a gender-neutral name of Spanish origin, is more often found in girls and is the shortened version of *Xiomara*, another girl's name, both of which translate to "***ready for war/battle***".

'***Loviisa***' is a Finnish girl's name derived from '***Louis'***, a French boy's name in turn derived from **'*Ludwig****'* which is a boy's name of German origin. All three can be roughly translated to mean *"**famous warrior**".*

While her last name '***Ojanperä***', which is of Finnish origin, doesn't have a *de facto* translation; it can roughly be translated to mean "***bottom of a ditch**"*. [ *oja* = ditch | -*n* (genetive) = of/'s | *perä* = bottom ]

## Powers & Abilities

* **Circles**:
	+ **Lightning Circle**: The circle that Saga is the most proficient in even if she's still a beginner. Can shoot lightning and set things on fire but that's about it.
	+ **Sun Circle**: Can open a portal with the help of the other Soul Riders but nothing else.
	+ **Star Circle**: Can help plants grow faster and calm others down easier but is incapable of actually healing anyone or anything.
	+ **Moon Circle**: So far the only thing that she can "*do*" is have dreams about things that might happen (*or even things that have happened in the past*).
* **Wild Whispering**: Is capable of finding Starbreeds, communicating and understanding horses other than the Guardians, as well as matching horses and riders based on their interests & personalities.
* **Physical strength**: Although by no means a weight/power lifter, Saga does have a surprising amount of strength in her considering just how skinny she is. But considering all the lifting, exercising and physically tasking work that she does on the daily it's not so hard to see why.

## Quotes

* [ "*The universe, unfortunately, has a cruel sense of humour."* ]
* [ \***sigh**\* *Don't worry, I'll take care of it.* ]
* [ *You break it, you fix it.* ]
* [ *In this line of work you hope for the best & prepare for for the worst.* ]

## Trivia

* Out of the Jorvegian constellations Saga identifies the most with ***the Rune***.