Nadjya Romankova

*"Sometimes whether we want to admit it or not we need someone to be there for us."*
—Nadjya Romankova
**Nadjya Elisaveta Romankova** is a fallen angel-vampire hybrid and a close friend of Star. She joined her team, the Arcadian Rebels, under the codename **Khalida**. She mysteriously disappeared from the team in April 2020, leading her team to believe her dead after the Nazi invasion from Earth-3.

## Biography

### Early Life

#### Great Expectations

Nadjya Romankova was "born" on January 2, 1064 in Gela, Bulgaria. She was created by a group of the most powerful hybrids in the world, the highest members of the Vladeteli Montazh. She was raised in the Tsentralno Upravlenie, the headquarters of the Assembly, which is an older castle cathedral. The leaders began to train the young beings as warriors in combat, medicinal skills, anything of the sorts. Out of the few hundreds that were made, there was one "khibrid" in particular that continued to stick. In each of the fields Nadjya was taught, she excelled beyond their expectations, continuing to go above and beyond. Upon the discovery of her heightened abilities, they decided to isolate her from the others in attempts to figure out just how and why she was stronger than the others. They began taking more extreme measures such as genetic testing and advanced examinations.

Nadjya was exhausted and felt like a test animal locked in a cage, because she essentially was. In her early twenties, she escaped the Assembly and freed herself into the real world. Like fresh prey in a field of predators, Nadjya felt vulnerable and afraid. She was on her own in an unknown place. Everything was new. The smells, the sights, the things, the species, but the most noticeable aspect to her was the drive for hunting, the primal urge to feed, the bloodthirst that she was cursed with when created. In captivity, she was only given small dosages to keep her going, but now that she was free, she was unable to be a couple hundred yards from any creature without the instinctual compulsion, Nadjya unleashed her feral side, leaving her to almost a couple century-long rampages of killings. She was untamable. Relentless in her acts, the consistent supply of blood she was giving herself made it impossible for any of the other khibrids sent by the Assembly to subdue her. The blood made her stronger, faster, smarter.

#### Meeting Kaiidth

Despite her strengths, the constant hunts for her made it quite difficult to live without running. This seemingly never ending cycle continued until one of the times she was in Romania. There, she met Kaiidth: her saving grace, her soulmate, her other half. He was the calm to her storm, something solid she could lean against. He accepted her for who she was, and did not fixate on the fact she was another species. In some indescribable way, Kaiidth was able to reign in her humanity and bring her back to reality. He helped work her through her bloodlust, acclimated her to feeding on animals instead of humans, taught her normalcy, if that even existed for her. With him, everything was easy. Her fear of her capture, her origin, others like her, her creators, all faded away. Whether it was because he brought her off of their radar to commonality, or she was simply utterly in love with him, neither way did she care. It was a time of new findings, new emotions, new senses, new experiences.

For only a few decades she settled down with Kaiidth, until one day, they had found her again. Somehow, they were able to track her down. Nadjya had just been returning from a hunt nearby their cottage when upon opening the door, it was a bloodbath. On the floor was her beloved, slain by a slit-open neck, nearly decapitated. On his forehead written in his own blood was the symbol of the Vladeteli Montazh. They knew, and they had found her. She had no time to be with him to physically mourn him. She had no idea if they were still inside, upstairs, or nearby. She had to go. Her mind was simply unable to function as thoughts churned a thousand miles a minute. With a quick turn on her heel and a softly muttered "I love you," she was out the door. She took nothing with her, leaving essentially her whole life behind her yet again. This left her on the run again for some few centuries.

### 21st Century

Nadjya traveled the globe, learning different cultures, peoples and so much more. She had kept a relatively low profile. However, in some places she was fortunate enough to create friends and allies. Her journey landed her in Neo Arcadia where over time she met Star Boisen, Oz Hellas, and a few others. Eventually, she became a member of the Arcadian Rebels, until April 2020 when she supposedly went missing. Her loyalty and unfailing faith to always return back left the Rebels with the conclusion she unfortunately was killed during one of their missions and battle.

## Personality

*"I can't stand for people being treated wrong."*
—Nadjya Romankova
Nadjya is an oppressive woman with little sympathy for those who are not close to her. She is stern, cold, but surprisingly patient. Her quietness and reservation can come as a surprise when one gets to know her more. Around friends, she has quick wit and a good sense of humor. Her hundreds of years on Earth have given her the wisdom that some simply cannot understand. She is not only intelligent, but clever and perceptive. She would easily take a bullet for anyone she loves.

On the outside, Nadjya is quiet and reserved, but she is known by her friends to be warm, loving, witty, soft, and charismatic. However, she does have trouble letting them in at first.

Most of the things Nadjya does is for her loved ones, and she likes spending time with her friends. She enjoys reading books and surrounding herself with nature.

Nadjya is a true neutral person.

## Physical Appearance

With statuesque features, Nadjya is a formidable woman. She towers in height for her gender, standing at 5'10". Her frame is sturdy with the right amount of balance between strength and agility, and she is fit. Despite this, she is feminine and proportionate. Her hair is dark, dark brown that only shows its undertones in the sunlight. Otherwise it appears to be black, and the same follows suit with her eyes. Her skin is an undeniably soft, milky porcelain, which some may find as a surprise in regards to her rugged personality.

On her back, she has two massive closed scars.

Nadjya wears a fitted black turtleneck tucked into black skinny jeans that adorn zippers on her thighs, a long trench coat to go with it and black tie up boots. Around her left middle finger is a Victorian-style ring designed to keep her safe from sunlight with a magical bond created by Wiccan magic.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

*"I've been around for quite some time, I believe I can take care of myself."*
—Nadjya Romankova
* **Vampire Physiology:** Nadjya is a "Khibrid" vampire, created by the mysterious Vladeteli Montazh organization. As such, she possesses supernatural physical attributes similar to those of angels and demons, which are superior to humans. Autumn Stone stated "she seems capable."
	+ **Superhuman Strength:** Nadjya has the strength of a vampire. Though it took some effort, she was able to break through Solaris' hell chains, break the Lasso of Zeus, and even managed to escape from Eiron's grip when the latter attempted to restrain her. Even in her normal state, Nadjya was strong enough to catch Star when Evan Broxton threw the former at her. She easily freed Ben and Lincoln from their restraints, and even contended with the genetically enhanced Captain 917.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina:** Nadjya has tremendous stamina, allowing her to go days without nourishment weeks without proper rest. She admits to having a very small appetite.
	+ **Superhuman Senses:** Nadjya has heightened senses and can hear up to two miles away.
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor:** Of her own admission, Nadjya has impressive recovery time. As a half-vampire, Nadjya does not take on damage the same way as humans do because her genetic structure can reconstitute itself.
	+ **Longevity:** Nadjya is over a millennium old.
	+ **Blood Empowerment:** As a vampire, Nadjya needs to drink blood because her own blood cannot sustain hemoglobin. Blood enables her superhuman physicality.

### Abilities

Nadjya is very wise, and with that, in some situations in the past she has been able to tame enemies and rogues.

*"I'm skilled in the medicinal field, if you're hurt I can see what I can do."*
—Nadjya Romankova
* **Skilled Physician:** Nadjya is a skilled medic. She treated Jason Kade's wounds after he was possessed by a gold demon and fought his friends.
* **Skilled Martial Artist:** Nadjya is familiar with basic hand-to-hand combat skills, and is able to defend herself or others. She was able to fend off Evan Broxton for a brief period of time. Her fighting style appears to be composed of Krav Maga and Kung Fu. Nadjya is also skilled in swordsmanship, marksmanship, and knife-wielding.
* **Trilingualism:** Nadjya speaks her native Bulgarian in addition to fluent English and French.

## Weaknesses

* **Vervain:** A plant poisonous to vampires as it is part of her genetics. If touched, it will burn her skin. If ingested, it will burn her trachea and make her feverish and extremely weak.
* **Blood:** The scent and sight of blood are extremely distracting. It will drive her towards hunger, leaving her bloodthirsty. Over the years, it is something she has learned how to control but will never perfect.
* **Sunlight:** Similar to vervain's affect on her exterior, her skin will burn. However, with a ring bonded with magic of witches, she is able to stay safe as long as she wears it.
* **Scars:** Born with wings, Nadjya ripped her own wings out after escaping Bulgaria. The scars left behind will sometimes (rarely) reopen. It is insanely and extremely painful for her. When her wings are touched, she is burdened with flashbacks and PTSD attacks.

## Relationships

* Viktor Romankova - Brother
* Alastair Romankova - Brother
* Elijah Romankova - Brother
* Unborn Child †

Allies* Arcadian Rebels
	+ Star/Lightworker - Good Friend
	+ Jason Kade/Almanac - Friend

## Trivia

* Nadjya is of Bulgarian descent.
* Nadjya's theme song is "Heartbeats" by José González.
* Nadjya's drink of choice is red wine.