Karis Vardi

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> ### Name
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> Karis Barabal Vardi
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> ### Alias
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> * Ris (nickname)
> * Hummingbird
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> ### Birth
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> October 14th, 1999 in
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> ### Age
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> * 17 (as of 2016)
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> Physical Information
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> ### Gender
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> Female
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> Black
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> Dark green
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> AB-
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> ### Height
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> 5'9" ft
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> ### Relative(s)
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> * Isis Vardi (mother)
> * Percival Jaegar (father)
> * Elizabeth Jaegar (paternal oldest half-sister)
> * Perses Vardi (younger twin brother)
> * Atticus Jaegar (paternal younger half-brother)
> * Georgia Jaegar (paternal youngest half-sister)
> * Tristan Jaegar (paternal younger half-brother)
> * Elijah Jaegar (paternal younger half-brother)
> * Oscar Jaegar (paternal youngest half-brother)
> * Diana Vardi (maternal aunt)
> * Hekate Vardi (maternal aunt) †
> * Asterion Vardi (maternal first cousin)
> * Circe Vardi (maternal first cousin) †
> * Medea Vardi (maternal first cousin once removed)
> * Pasiphaë Vardi (maternal first cousin once removed)
> * Agamede Vardi (maternal first cousin once removed)
> * Ariadne Vardi (maternal first cousin once removed)
> * Asterie Vardi (maternal first cousin once removed)
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> “The garden where you sit has never a need of flowers, for you are the blossoms and only a fool or the blind would fail to know it”
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> ― Louis de Bernières, Corelli's Mandolin
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**Karis Barabal Vardi** is the oldest daughter and child between Isis Vardi and Percival Jaegar, and the older sister to Perses.

Through her father she also has several half-siblings named Elizabeth, Atticus, Georgia, Tristan, Elijah and Oscar through her father's wife and mistresses.

## Abilities and Skills

* **Mystiokinesis** - Karis is a halfblooded hereditary witch and her magic type is hair magic which is a subtype of Life Magic. Like the rest of her family, she was born with an immense pool of mana.
	+ **Hair Magic** - Karis can control the movement of her hair as if it were countless thin appendages growing from her head. Her hair is prehensile-like; enabling her to spontaneously extend it, grasp heavy objects securely, and strike, smother or infect human targets.
	+ **Animal Transformation** - Karis can transform into an gazelle.
	+ **Zoolingualism** - Like the members of her family, Karis can speak to animals.
	+ **Mediumship** - Karis since they were a child could see, communicate and interact with spirts and the unseen by non-magical individuals even if they have possessed inanimate objects or people. They are able to repel and run spirits away from an area, compel to employ an armada of ghosts, and may even view a visual conception of a spirit world in a trance if desired. This is a unique trait common in only a few families.

### Possessions

* **Wands** - Like her cousins, Karis has two wands named Athene and Goeldi. Her true wand is Goeldi which is 151/2" inches and crafted from pear wood and the spine of a basilisk as its core, the wands are also coated in Hydra blood. Her second wand is Athene which is 131/5" inches and crafted from snakeroot wood and manticore spike as its core.
* **Lunula** - Karis lunula is carved from white oak in the shape of a deer. Her deer is painted dark blue and silver with the moon and stars on it. The beads are green, brown and grey.

## Etymology

* Karis is the modern form of the Ancient Greek name Chares which is derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness".
	+ It is also possibly a form of Carys which is derived from Welsh *caru* meaning "love". This is a relatively modern Welsh name, in common use only since the middle of the 20th century.
* Barabal is the Scottish Gaelic form of Barbara which is derived from Greek *βάρβαρος (barbaros)* meaning "foreign". According to legend, Saint Barbara was a young woman killed by her father Dioscorus, who was then killed by a bolt of lightning. She is the patron of architects, geologists, stonemasons and artillerymen. Because of her renown, the name came into general use in the Christian world in the Middle Ages. In England it became rare after the Protestant Reformation, but it was revived in the 19th century.
* Vardi is derived from Vered which means "rose" in Hebrew, originally a borrowing from an Iranian language.

## Trivia

* She is associated with the Seven of Pentacles.
* Karis is of Sephardi Jewish, French, English, German and Bavarian descent.
* She is allergic to pennyroyal.
* She doesn't have a sweet tooth and has never had a cavity.
* Her favorite meal is roe curry with black rice, cucumber salad and Mangalore buns.
	+ Karis's second favorite meal is a spicy hot pot with a soy egg and stir-fryed ladies' finger combined with cashews.
* She like's electronic and disco music.
* Karis like's coffee over tea.
* Karis also is a huge history buff and is working on a historical fiction novel.
* Karis doesn't use deodorant and only takes bubble baths.
* Her hobby is gardening and taking care of plants.