Bashira Alzahrani

> “I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.”
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**Bashira Ruqayyah Alzahrani** is the youngest daughter and child between Hakim Alzahrani and Aida Manbavaran, and is the younger sister to Iman, Jinan, Omar and Zahir.

Bashira has been in a long-term relationship with Guzman Martel, together they have two sons named Zachariah and Apollo and three daughters named Jasmine, Dalia, and Rihanna.

## Appearance

Bashira is considered the prefect mixer of both her parents, from her mother she had a heart-shaped face, big deep brown eyes and dark eyelashes, and her voluptuous figure whereas from her father she has his crooked nose, thin lips, and pointed chin. Underneath her hijabs she wears, Bashira has long waist length dark brown hair that is very shiny and curly.

In her true form, Bashira's skin turns a shiny pinkish-blue skin with white strips, yellow eyes, a thinning blue hair. Bashira also has clawed hands and feet in this form. Like other Magi's Bashira has a M underneath her tongue.

### Tattoos

* Like many other *Shesh Magi*, Bashira has the Ma'at hieroglyph on her tongue to help her speak more clearly in their spell work. She got it at eighteen.

## Abilities and Skills

* **Magi Physiology** - A hereditary magi of unknown descent due to lack of records. Trained by her *Mambabarang* maternal grandmother and *Shesh* paternal grandmother, in spell casting, potion making, transformation, and her personal favorite is fire manipulation.
	+ **Spell Casting** - Bashira was considered a talented spellcaster, though she is still learning the more commonly known spells especially at St. Maria Goretti's and then at West Quartz High. Her teacher at home was her paternal grandmother.
		- **Hieroglyphic Spells** - Although she is still learning, Bashira can do certain hieroglyphic spells. She can bring a bird to life, summon a knife, cause cameras to blink and diffusing technology. Bashira can check for any present traps and deactivate devices.
	+ **Potion Making** - She can create potions: substances with magical properties such as enhancing physical and mental abilities, healing, granting powers, changing shape, or bewitching someone depending on the kind of potion that is made. Bashira was taught the old ways by her maternal grandmother.
	+ **Transformation** - Bash learned this from her maternal grandmother, Bash could transform into a ruby swallowtail and an eagle.
	+ **Animal Charming** - Bashira possesses the ability to charm animals especially eagles and lizards.
	+ **Fire Manipulation** - Bash possesses the ability to generate and control fire. At low-level ability would probably be moving a candle back and forth; if better, maybe putting out the flame with his mind or making it relight. Her pyrokinetic abilities can go as far as to shoot white hot flames high in the air that could burn through a metal chain link, and by causing powerful explosions from impact from his fireballs. She can also absorb fire into her staff with a command word.
		- **Heat Resistance** - Not only is she a fire mage, but Bash is also resistant to heat, this was shown in her fight with (\*&\*) in her sophomore year and she was unaffected by the lava thrown on her. This makes her hard to defeat by other fire magi. However, Bash can still spontaneously combust during instances when she first channeled her power without experience and (\*&\*) was forced to douse her with water.

### Possessions

* **Alkaid** - Bashira's wand is named Alkaid after the brightest star in the Big Dipper constellation. Her wand is made up poplar wood with the core being the feathers of a Eququ.

## Etymology

* Bashira is the feminine form of Bashir means "bringer of good news, herald, harbinger" in Arabic, from the root بشر *(bashshara)* meaning "to bring good news". It is used by both Muslims and Christians.
* Ruqayyah is derived either from Arabic *رقى (ruqia)* meaning "rise, ascent" or from *رقية (ruqyah)* meaning "spell, charm, incantation". This was the name of one of the daughters of the Prophet Muhammad. She became a wife of Uthman, the third caliph of the Muslims.
* Alzahrani is the variant of Al Zahrani means "the Zahrani" in Arabic, referring to the Zahran (زهران) tribe in Saudi Arabia. The name itself is derived from Arabic زهراني *(zahran)* meaning "flowering, blossoming", ultimately from زَهْرَة *(zahra)* meaning "flower, blossom".

## Trivia

* She is associated with the number "11" which is a reference to the tarot card Strength.
	+ Bashira is also associated with the Queen of Diamonds.
* Bashira is of Egyptian Arabic, Thai, Maranao, Zamboangueño and Maguinadanaon descent.
* Bashira speaks Spanish, Arabic, Filipino and knows Sign Language.
* She is Muslim.
	+ Bashira admitted to wanting to marry a fellow Muslim but due to her condition doesn't believe in the likelihood of that happening.
* Bashira is often seen wearing either a draped turban or a talukbong, but also with her hair down on occasion.
* She is allergic to chocolate.
* Her favorite meal is piaparan with garlic fried rice and atchara.
	+ Her second favorite meal is dry green curry fried chicken along with mango salsa and mapo tofu; in her grandmother's restaurant they serve this as the *Baby Flower Meal Special*.
* Bashira is HIV positive.
* She is the No.1 Ace on the debate team.
* Her favorite animal is a loris.
* Her favorite artists are Tupac Shakur, the Notorious B.I.G., Beyoncé, Kanye West, Imani Coppola, Bob Dylan, Lauryn Hill, FKA Twigs, Jorja Smith, Nina Simone, The Dresden Dolls, Erykah Badu and M.I.A..
* Her first love was Brad Pitt.
* Bashira dream has always been to go to California she made this happen by applying to every college in the state.
	+ She went to San Diego State University with a bachelor's degree in Communications in Liberal Arts and Sciences.
* Bashira is good at rock paper scissors. When she and her brothers have to decide something and can't come to an agreement, they play rock paper scissors. Bashira always wins.
* She doesn't drink alcohol but has occasionally smoked weed finding it soothing.