Calcifer

Calcier is a young tulen väki haltija, an elemental manifestation of a star who fell to earth and was caught by a mage. *Calcifer is played by Cal.*

### HISTORY

Under normal circumstances, when Calcifer fell, she would have become a new elemental when she hit the earth and stopped burning - possibly an earth elemental. Instead, Calcifer was caught. Cal did not want to change - to be recycled into a new spirit - and so told the mage that she was scared. She told them that fallen stars were not meant to live on earth, which was true, and that she would die if her fire extinguished... which was.. only partly true. In the human sense, she would cease to be as she was, and in a way, could consider that death. But to a haltija, it is a natural process where they never truly die.

The mage felt sorrow for Calcifer, not knowing the full truth and not wanting her to die. Instead, they asked her what they could do to help. Calcifer asked for a source of magic to sustain her, to allow her to remain here as a star fallen to earth. The mage made a contract with Calcifer in which they gave her their heart, and in exchange, the mage would have access to Calcifer's special brand of elemental magic on call. It was a powerful, binding contract that ended up being a curse for both parties involved.

Calcifer became bound to the earth and to her mage, tethered to them by the heart she now carried. What started as a plan to maintain her formal state ended in despair. The mage who made the deal became heartless, unable to empathize with anyone. The fallen star spirit stares up at the stars every night, deprived of her freedom and wistful of her past life. In order to grant herself some modicum of freedom to adventure and travel, Calcifer found that if she made more, minor contracts with other mages, she could move between their proximities like way-points. She was not bound to only one person, wherever they may go, but could travel with whomever held a contract with her. It wasn't a perfect solution, but it was an improvement.

### CONTRACTS

* Unnamed Mage - heart - main contract - result: slowed aging
* ? - ? - minor contract

Calcifer's minor contracts still require something extremely precious to the mage, preferably a magic ability unique to them or a precious memory. However, there are other options and she is willing to negotiate. Calcifer is by no means an evil or manipulative spirit. Her contracts are upfront and clear. She hides no detail and gives the mage every opportunity to consider the deal and make the best decision for themselves. Calcifer does not delight in taking something precious, but justifies it by giving access to her elemental abilities on demand. The loss of what they give often impacts their life in a negative way, and Calcifer is a gentle spirit intended for protection. In a way, Calcifer becomes the guardian of her contracted mages. She watches over them and protects them when she can from misfortune.

### APPEARANCE

Calcifer takes the humanoid form of a young woman with red hair that shifts and furls unnaturally, resembling fire. Her frame is willowy, too thin to look completely human. She has also been known to appear at different ages, changing to best fit in with whichever mage she is currently with. Her pale skin, at night, is dotted with glowing white stars that look like glitter shimmering in the moon light. Her eyes shift with her mood, but normally, they are golden, flickering with tones of white and orange as if she held fire from within (which she does). If she becomes angry, they can become deep red or bright blue. When she is using her abilities or is particularly unstable, fiery red veins begin to show round her eyes, creeping up her face and down her neck. Calcifer's preferred dress is a sheer, twilight-blue robe that is extremely light-weight, but enough fabric to obscure her body. It is dotted with twinkling stars, charmed with magic. Often, she roams bare-foot and doesn't appear to carry any possessions.

### ABILITIES

*Spell Points: 29*

Calcifer is quite literally a burning asteroid, or the manifestation of one. She is a fire elemental mainly concerned with protection and healing. Naturally, she can generate fire and any abilities one might associate with a fire elemental, but she rarely uses them, and never for personal gain. Calcifer is often concerned with what a mage contracting with her will use her magic for during the deal-making process, but after, she does not concern herself much unless it is being used for great evil. So long as she has a core source of power (her heart), she can release any of the minor contracts at will by returning what they bartered away.