Reina

### Affiliation

Bakasawagi, Circle of Ravens, Fangs of Dawn, Avangate Mage Guild, Tradewinds Artisans, White Mercy Association, Monster Horde

## Born of Bitterness

Saga II

During one particularly stormy evening, blanketed in violent waves, a figure is slammed up against one of the numerous docks on isle Lanvildaran, where the Alliance had been trapped for some time. Gripping frantically to the woodwork, a purple figure, drenched and bitter cold, crawled up out of the waters and onto the planks.

Having no recollections of her own, Reina rose from those docks as a beastkin with no past. There was not a single close relation that she could call her own, no memory of family nor home. What she did have, was a vision. In fact, several visions flooded her mind constantly.

These images, at first bright and colorful, showed the past of equine-kind. In those histories, horses and horsekin roamed the forests and prairies of Malm freely, undisturbed, social and happy. These visions quickly burned, flooding the mind with visuals of war and flames. Armies trampled the ground, knocked down the forests, built stone walls upon the prairies, sunk flags into the soil, and chased the horses. The horses would run, and some would die, and many would be captured, tormented and enslaved, treated as disposable beasts, and put out of their misery when they were no longer of use.

It was these memories that served as Reina's only guide for why she was here, why she existed at all. These thousands of thoughts and feelings of pain and bitterness were to be her constant driving motivation for vengeance against a world that had tortured and stamped out her kin, brutally domesticated them, and destroyed their homes.

## Sweet Tooth & Toxin Free

There are some particularly notable traits of the horse on a biological level. The first is that Reina seems to snack constantly, and somehow sustains her existence on a diet of mostly sugar. She has no qualms with eating meat or vegetables or grains or dairy, and in fact enjoys each of those plenty, and in fact indulges in sating her curiosity with new foods and flavors. However, there's no reasonable explanation for how a horse beastkin can go for long periods sustaining on mostly cookies, pie, cakes, brownies, muffins, and other such sweets and still be as active, energetic, and fit as she demonstrates.

The second trait that astounds or surprises many about Reina is her body's passive and innate ability to reject foreign substances, such as toxins, poisons, alcohol, and bodily fluids. Such substances present in Reina's body are only there for minutes at the most, before being destroyed and expelled from one or more orifices in the form of purple-black smoke or liquid ink. Reina has been paralyzed by venom and drugged with serums, and has had to patiently wait until the substances were expelled so she could return to normal.

Innately, the horse has a built-in pain tolerance, granted to her by her patron. It is more accurate to say it is forced upon her, preventing her from feeling any physical, mental, or emotional negativity for any extended duration. When Reina is under strain or duress, her eyes may light up briefly to signify a form of 'reset' that buries any distress. This is why the horse is always smiling, because she is not allowed to be unhappy.

While Reina's body doesn't allow her to suffer, that isn't to say she doesn't come to harm or is immune to damage. In fact, the horse is far more reckless and liable to come to harm due to her not noticing or acknowledging pain or temperature extremes. Fortunately, her body has a slow acting regenerative property related to how it pushes out harmful toxins, consuming her aether in small amounts to seal her wounds or even reform damaged appendages. Reina has been set on fire, and has traveled barefoot in frigid snow-covered regions, and her slow regeneration will eventually heal her burns and frostbite without needing to pay the injuries any mind.

## Naturist

When the horse awoke on the island, she was biased heavily towards nature and against the developments of society. Things like manufactured cloth were strange and unnatural to her and the memories she held. Armor was worn by conquerors and fabric by the citizens that shunned nature and exploited it. Reina held strong beliefs as a naturist, and initially desired to pass that belief on to others forcibly, which resulted in a lot of trouble.

Over time, while the horse still keenly holds her belief that nature is essential to happiness, she has developed new beliefs that there's nothing inherently wrong with things made with your own hands, and has fostered a love for sewing and seamstress work, and an adoration for pretty dresses and costumes.

Reina prioritizes comfort, fun, and aesthetic in all of her adornments, and strives to pass on the same priorities in others she makes outfits for.