Kalista Jahani

## Description

Kalista is a soldier of the Hearth hailing from Kaladria. People nicknamed her "the witch of Kaladria", even though she dislikes that term, as she considers herself not to be a full-fledged witch. Her Kaladrian origin, her witchdom and her troubled past made her not the most popular person in the Hearth.

## In Game Description

"A mysterious girl known as the Witch of Kaladria.

She seems to be a bit of an outcast.

She's currently helping me investigate the effects of the variant mistle."

## Appearance

Kalista is a dark-skinned girl with black hair. At 172cm, her height is above average. As a girl, her eyes were purple, but they have been enchanted and are now red with slitted pupils.

She usually wears shades of red in her clothing.

## Personality

On top of her bad image, Kalista presents herself as cold and distant, as such people prefer to avoid her, and she prefers to avoid people in the same way. Despite that she shows herself to be approachable, always peaceful and respectful but usually guarded. Finley says about Kalista that "She's a lot nicer than she looks"

She harbours a sense of guilt and self-hatred within her, due to her troubled past . This feeling made her reclusive, as she believes she is not deserving of forgiveness and love. As her past actions weighs on her conscience, she hopes to redeem herself by helping others, seeing magic as a way to improve people's lives rather than a mere tool for war and destruction.

Her reason for attending the Hearth is to study magic, she has no interest in matters of politics and war. Outside of work, she enjoys wine and reading books, such as Bathsheba Zimotri's works

## Powers

Kalista is already a powerful mage, notwithstanding considering herself to be only an apprentice witch. Tabitha grades her as a rank one soldier, which makes her on par with Miss Arkada who is among the finest soldiers of Rhukane

In spite of her magical prowess for combat, she'd rather use her magic for improving everyday life, such as making her own wine.

## Affiliation

Due to her solitary nature, Kalista prefers not to affiliate herself with any faction. Nevertheless, she will gladly help anybody in need.

## Relationship with Other Characters

#### Nero

Kalista has grown very fond of Nero, arguably being romantically interested in him. She doesn't seem embarrassed to be in varying states of undress in front of him, arguing that she's been raised among women and does not know proper etiquette around men

#### Tabitha

Tabitha and her are friends. When Kalista discovers Tabby's secret, she's willing to help her, most probably identifying with Tabby because of her past

#### Nyla

Kalista seems amiable enough towards Nyla, but Nyla is intimidated and feels uneasy around Kalista because she reminds her of her mother

#### Finley

Finley and Kalista have a good rapport, but they are never seen together outside of work. Finley notes that Kalista is nicer than she comes across. Kalista gladly helped her to make an enchanted pendant for helping Nero

#### Astrid

Kalista is wary of Astrid and her dubious nature, calling her "the blue serpent". She warns Nero not to get too close to her

#### Beatrice

Despite not being particularly acquainted, Kalista is worried about Beatrice and warns Nero to watch out for her not becoming a witch. Whereas Beatrice seems to actively avoid Kalista for as of now unknown reasons.

#### Mira

Kalista shows an interest in Mira because it is uncommon for degmiato to be able to do Light Magic. Although Mira seems a little intimidated, she says Kalista is "actually really nice"

#### Izya

As is the custom for her, Izya's introduction to Kalista was noticeably awkward. Kalista saw her as an unpleasant nuisance and was ready to attack her as she thought she had hostile intentions towards Nero. Later they get along better thanks to their common interest in magic and enchanting. Kalista tolerates Izya but she's still annoyed by her strange behaviour.

#### Lazaro

The two of them are acquainted. They share the same surname and Kaladrian origin, and they also have the very same appearance. So far the exact nature of their relationship is undisclosed

## Trivia

Kalista is derived from the ancient greek *kállistos* meaning "the most beautiful", in greek mythology Callisto is a nymph famous for her great beauty.

## References

1. ↑ Demons of the Hearth Allies Menu
2. ↑ Kalista character event 2
3. ↑ Kalista character event 7
4. ↑ Nyla character event 9
5. ↑ Finley character event 4
6. ↑ Main story event 17
7. ↑ Kalista character event 3
8. ↑ Beatrice Character event 8
9. ↑ Kalista Overworld random talk
10. ↑ Kalista character event 4
11. ↑ Kalista character event 8