Selena Ó Súileabháin

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     School of the Griffin (Mage Advisor by association)

## Background

Selena was born to a half-elven mother and human father, both accomplished mages in their own rights, one of their main accomplishments being heavily involved in refining the witcher Trial of the Grasses. She was followed minutes later by her brother, Alexander. While she quickly proved to harbor magical capabilities, it was realized in time that her brother did not, her parents discovering that, in the womb, Selena absorbed Alexander’s power. Nevertheless, the two were close and were the best of friends. Given her capabilities, their parents doted most heavily on Selena, spending far more time in grooming and teaching their daughter, leaving her twin more often to his own devices and tutors. While close with her parents and appreciative of their mentoring, she knew how it affected her brother and sympathized deeply with him, spending as much time as she was able with Alexander and doing her best to provide him with the attention he craved.

While the female progeny was developing into a capable sorceress and a one-of-a-kind healer, Alexander focused on physicality instead. Selena had the opportunity and means to attend a mage academy but chose instead to stick with her family, as she was already flourishing academically and magically and was not ready to move so far from her family. She was often brought along, too, with her parents to their respective Witcher schools when they had work to do. Alexander proved eager to make something of himself outside of his parents, however, and left at fifteen to pursue his passions. This left Selena to focus even harder on her studies, desperately missing her sibling. Despite her young age and due to recommendations, Selena was accepted into the nearby Oxenfurt Academy, eager to pursue the medical field and deepen her knowledge for the physiological, to make her healing all the more effective.

Only two years into her schooling and Alexander returned, but he was deeply troubled. He confided in his sister that he had angered someone and had become cursed; he was a werewolf and didn’t know what to do. While her first impulse was to seek out the help of their parents, Alexander implored her not to tell anyone. He was ashamed and embarrassed, and feared the reaction of the rest of their family. And so the two spirited away to Temeria and constructed a cabin within the Magpie Forest, where Selena could still continue her studies and they could resume ‘normalcy’ but then make quick retreats. There was a lot of trial and error, but, despite the dangers, Selena persevered, determined to not give up on her sibling and do everything that she could for him.

In time, both grew stronger, Selena as a healer and a sorceress and Alexander with his awareness and control. During her schooling, she started aiding people in larger numbers than she did back home and in time patients started appearing to her. Selena came to be known as the Angel of Oxenfurt and eventually graduated from Oxenfurt Academy, an official doctor and surgeon, which only increased her credibility. It was not long before she was sought out by those outside of her hometowns and garnered the notice and respect of mages and witchers alike. For the last year-and-a-half, she has been tasked by multiple schools in healing their heavily injured members, frequently traveling between them, and, simultaneously, she has taken a keener interest in the Grey Death and seeks to discover a cure.

## Personality and Behavior

Selena is a genuinely good person through and through without a single mean bone in her body. Being nice is simply who she is and aiding and soothing others give her a sense of purpose. She deeply cares about the well-being of others, often above herself and even to her detriment. The sorceress is altruistic and has a compassionate nature. Selena is the kind of person who will nearly always lend a helping hand even if it means going out of her way to do so, flash a shy but sweet smile to warm another and perhaps give them even a small sense of comfort, offer compliments, profusely say please and thank you, and offer apologies, even when unnecessary. Unfortunately, this also makes Selena a bit of a walking-doormat. While she is intelligent and intuitive enough to usually know when someone is taking advantage of her, Selena has tremendous difficulty saying no.

From an early age, Selena has been a dedicated soul, to tasks and those in her life. She is incredibly hardworking and committed to her work and even more so to others. There is an almost obsessiveness to her, although it is less obvious due to her addictive streaks not being as conventional. Instead of boozing, drugs, or sex, she proved to be a workaholic and, since she was a young girl, delved deep into her studies. Selena always keeps herself busy, whether with work, further educating herself, or helping others. There is an almost oppressive need for her to do so, one that consumes her. It is possible for her addictive personality to latch onto other things, even people, but it has yet to do so and she must be torn away from her work first.

While she may not necessarily be one to defend herself, she will stand up for her friends and loved ones (or those in need.) Selena is not one to harm another person, physically or emotionally, as she strongly believes in pacifism, but she will step into the line of fire if it means saving someone from harm. Selena is self-sacrificing, and will do just about anything for those she cares about.

Despite her talent and simultaneous intellectual and emotional intelligence, Selena has never been the most secure person. While she is a generally positive and upbeat person, she doesn't have the highest self-esteem. Selena is an ambivert, neither truly an introvert nor extrovert but instead a blend between the two. Depending on her mood, circumstances, setting, and the people around her, she can feel herself being rejuvenated in either social settings or on her own. However, even when she is in a social mood, Selena is usually uncomfortable with being the center of attention and often feels as though she is awkward when socializing (shy extrovert). The exception to this is when she dances.

From an early age, Selena has been a bit demure and, at times, can even be skittish, prone to blushing and becoming tense and jittery upon intimacy with those she is not close to or around particularly boisterous and aggressive persons. She can enjoy socializing, but, outside of work and helping others and her closest confidants, Selena is not always confident. (However, it should be noted that this does not relate to all tense situations. Selena has had extensive training with medical emergencies and can stay cool and take control.)

From an early age, Selena has shown a hunger for knowledge. There is scarcely, if ever, a time when the young doctor isn't seeking to learn something new, and she enjoys deep conversation and reflection.

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## Appearance

Taking predominantly after her half-elven mother, Selena has a tall and slender figure with pale, porcelain skin, weighing on the lighter side as is true for elves. She is thin with little muscle definition, but her legs are long, as well as strong from staying on her feet and travel.

Her facial features consist of high cheekbones, rosy cheeks and lips, and slightly rounder cheeks, giving her a young and girlish appearance. Selena’s eyes can be described as doe-like, large and round. They are a soft blue, the colour of a clear sky or the waters from the coast of an untouched island. They mirror her purity and goodnature, neither her eyes nor features filled with contempt or malice. She nearly always comes across as serene, a sweet smile pulling at the corner of her lips much of the time. There may also be a maternal concern gently contorting her features as she works.

Her chestnut brown hair cascades in waves and reaches to her lower-back. While the young woman predominantly keeps her hair down and may tie back the temporal strands, when hard at work and concentrating, she most often pulls her hair into a bun or braid.

Selena’s skin is fair and porcelain, largely unblemished, with the occasional freckle kissing her shoulders and the rest of her body. Her cheeks are naturally flushed a healthy, rosy tint.

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