Via Cebalrai

Sabrina Cebalrai (paternal younger half-sister)

Sasiri Cebalrai (paternal younger half-sister)

Takian and Kalian Oro-Cebalrai (nephews)

Therasia Cebalrai (paternal younger half-sister)

Lena Cebalrai (paternal younger half-sister)

Olympia Cebalrai (paternal younger half-sister)

Drusilla Cebalrai (paternal younger half-sister)

Lorenza Cebalrai (paternal youngest half-sister)

Leo Reynaud (paternal uncle)

Aelia Reynaud (paternal first cousin)

Quintus Reynaud (paternal first cousin) †

Tristan Reynaud (paternal first cousin)

Lena Reynaud (paternal aunt) †

Shannara (paternal first cousin) †

Artos (paternal first cousin) †

> “Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity.”
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> ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
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**Octavia "Via" Cebalrai** is the oldest daughter of Octavio Reynaud through a unnamed prostitute from Red District of Cyrci. She was raised by her mother until she was six until her father claimed her and took her away from her mother and raised her.

Via is the older half-sister to Sabrina, Sasiri, Therasia, Lena, Olympia, Drusilla and Lorenza through her father and his numerous lovers.

## Appearance

### Tattoos

* Via has a baptism tattoo on her knee's.

## Powers & Abilities

### Natural Abilities

**Lilin Physiology** - Via is a half-blooded noblewomen Lilin, and is considered a very skilled and dangerous witch.

* **Eye-Color Shifting** - Like all Lilins, when her powers are in use her eyes shift to a yellow color.
* **Mediumship** - Via possesses the ability to visually concept, perceive, summon and communicate with the deceased and other spiritual beings connected to many astral realms. This can be used to make deals, gain insight of people, situations and events and gain intuition. This can grant astral vision and detection.
* **Longevity** - Via like other Lilins since her baptism at sixteen has aged at a much slower rate then humans to the point that Via is actually in her forties despite looking like she's in her early twenties.

**Apportation** - Via has the natural ability of Apportation of which she can teleport matter/energy from one location to another without transporting oneself along or requiring physical contact.

**Invisibility** - She can render herself unseen by the naked eye and become invisible in visible spectrum. Via can move about an environment unseen by others and act without being observed. As an advanced user, Via can choose to let certain people see them, while staying invisible to others.

### Skills

**Spell casting** - The ability to cast spells and enchantments through rituals, incantations, meditation and the use of magical properties, resources and spiritual energies for a variety of affects.

**Expert Hand-to-Hand Combat** - Via is an expert of kung-fu, sanda, and kickboxing.

**Expert Weapon Proficiency** - Via as the first student of her father, she is an expert in every weapon she has touched such as swords, phasers, whips, spears, etc.

## Etymology

* Octavia is the feminine form of Octavius which is the Roman family name derived from Latin *octavus* meaning "eighth". This was the original family name of the emperor Augustus (born Gaius Octavius). It was also rarely used as a Roman praenomen, or given name.
* Cebalrai means "the shepard's dog" in Arabic.

## Trivia

* Via is biromantic asexual.
* Via's hobbies are riding horses and collecting new weapons.
* Her favorite meal is shakshouka with rice on the side.
* She is fond of wine.