Alyssa Aspen

Alyssa Aspen is a princess of the extraterrestrial species, Mentali.

## Appearance

Alyssa is a dragon covered in orange fur, with white accent features, instead of traditional draconic scales. She is about the size of a normal human, standing at 5'10". She has no visible ears, as her ears are hidden behind her fur-covered horns. She has a fairly slim body shape. She has a pair of bat-like wings as well, which are covered in a near-invisible down. Her tail, which is quite floofy, is about a foot long. It curves into an upwards arc when she's happy, moves side to side if she's preparing to attack, and the very tip of it twitches when she's angry or annoyed. Usually, her hair can be seen in a ponytail. Most of her outfits, which she's made herself, have a Latias motif to them, and aren't usually revealing. They almost always have a way for her wings and tail to poke out. She usually wears a red short-sleeved crop top, a white crop jacket (both with zippers for her wings), and a pair of red shorts (with a hole for her tail, obviously). She also wears a pair of white running shoes. She also has a casual outfit, consisting of jean shorts and a T-shirt with a Latias (from Pokemon) on it. Sometimes, she may wear a yellow dress, reminiscent of a Prospitian dreamer's dress (from Homestuck). She almost always sleeps in a Latias cosplay kigurumi.

## Personality

Alyssa is very friendly and kind, and often acts as a motherly figure. She values her friends over pretty much anything, and the thought of letting them down is something she's very afraid of. She's a friend, not a fighter, and this is shown by her tendency to avoid fighting if at all possible. She's also quite childish, and tends to make decisions without thinking about them, if she feels they don't need it.

## Backstory

### Original Backstory:

From birth, Alyssa lived in the middle of a forest. She never had any contact with others, except for living with her brother, Alex. She lived a fairly normal life until turning 16, at which point she discovered the terrible reason she lived such a secluded life. Her species, Mentalis Dragons, were a race of dragons descended from felines. They have very reflective fur, allowing them to refract light in one of two ways, depending on the species. Humans used to hunt Mentalis Dragons for their fur, until they were put onto the protected species list. However, they were not put onto this list until a few months after Alyssa turned 17. At 16, she was told this fact by who else, a Mentalis Dragon hunter. However, she was saved by two heroes. Chris Aspen, an anthro jackal with flame powers, and his brother Percy, a human swordsman. After her rescue, she secretly followed the two out of the forest, where she discovered that they, and an anthro black cat named Charlie, were adopted by famed scientist Anubis "Taren" Aspen IV. Taren preferred the term "brother" rather than "father," so that's what the two called him. She revealed herself to the four, and Taren happily welcomed her into the family. Soon, Taren asked her if he would be allowed to humanely research the properties of her fur, and she accepted. A month after research began, she turned 17, and Taren had created a synthetic material based on her fur. Now that there was no longer a reason to hunt Mentalis Dragons, Taren set to work getting them onto the protected species list. When the process finished, Alyssa revealed herself to the world as being in league with Taren's institution, the Aspen Institute, and a year later, the news traveled to Alyssa's real mother. Queen Alice came to visit the Institute, where she revealed to Alyssa her royal heritage. Charlie also revealed that he was just a Mentalis Dragon, but with cat ears. His horns had been hidden under his hat. Alyssa has taken the news very lightly, and just sees it as another interesting part of her life.

### Avalice Online Backstory:

A while ago, Alyssa befriended a space traveler named Artemis. (He isn't a character of mine.) He has left the planet since, but not before leaving her a carrier ship, which she has painted with a Latias-themed paint job. Taren has upgraded it with a warp drive stronger than a hyperdrive, which he calls a "megadrive." These two facts, along with the obvious Evangelion pun, have led Alyssa to call it the "Eon Genesis." After the megadrive was installed, Alyssa left home, to travel space. She ended up coming to the planet Avalice, where she decided to settle down, as dragons were much more common there. Currently, she is staying with Shingo Kirishima, at Kirishima Temple. She is the voice actor for Avalician video game character Sharazad, based on Earth's Shantae. She has recently helped to take out the Orochi, a cult involving Keith Crimson.

## Special Skills

**Sewing:** Alyssa has learned to sew, as it's extremely hard to find clothes to fit her. Having wings and horns isn't easy!

**Medical Training**: As a fallback if her healing powers fail her, Alyssa has medical training, and is currently working to become a doctor.

**Stealthiness:** Being a feline, Alyssa is naturally light on her feet, being extremely quiet when she moves around. She is an expert on stealth and infiltration.

**Foreign Languages:** The forest Alyssa grew up in was actually in Japan, in the area of Kyushu, so she can speak fluent Japanese, as well as Tolkien's Elvish, which is what the original Mentalis Dragons spoke before the first Mentalis Kingdom came to be.

## Carried Technology

**Aspen Gadgets:** Being linked to the Aspen Institute, Alyssa has some useful technology. She has the Aspen Card Inventory System, or CIS, to store things. When using the CIS, the item is stored in a pocket universe, returning a small card allowing it to be retrieved. Sometimes, a pair of small, barely-noticeable rings can be seen on the base of Alyssa's horns. These rings are components of the Aspen Holographic Projection Device, or HoloPro, which projects a holographic screen in front of Alyssa's face. This device is also linked to the CIS, and runs on an Earth operating system known as Android. It's entirely thought-controlled.

Alyssa's **Ship:** The Eon Genesis is Alyssa's "home base" in a way. It's her ship, but it also contains medical supplies, her outfits, and various amounts of fabric in the cargo bay, which is linked to Alyssa's CIS' pocket universe. When traveling, she uses it as her own personal hotel room. It has a Latias-themed paint job, which is where the "Eon" in the name comes from. It also has a warp drive which is more powerful than a hyperdrive, which is called a "megadrive." Alyssa took the chance to make a Sega joke, and that's where the "Genesis" in the name comes from.

## Special Abilities

### Psychic Abilities

Mentali have the ability to learn up to 7 psychic powers.

**Telekinesis:** Alyssa is able to lift up to 200 lbs. with her telekinesis. It only works on objects she could potentially carry normally. When there isn't much room to use her wings, Alyssa is able to use her telekinesis on herself to levitate.

**Telepathy:** Alyssa is able to reach out to others mentally, and if they accept her mental presence, the two can speak to each other mentally. It only works if they are in earshot, unless she has done so at least twice before. Currently, the only ones she's able to contact long-distance are Jake Satomi and Rachell Satomi.

**Dragon Boost/Rocket Rush:** Due to Alyssa's time on Avalice, exposed to the different elemental energies, she's been able to develop the ability to Dragon Boost. However, she also has a similar maneuver called the Rocket Rush. Using it, she can run much longer distances at up to 500 mph and fly at up to 750 mph. She's also able to bring slower individuals to this speed, as well as adding onto the speed of faster individuals and bringing Alyssa along for the ride. Unless used in conjunction with a Dragon Boost, it still needs acceleration time. When using a Rocket Rush, trails of light emit from Alyssa's horns and the tips of her wings.

**Barrier Creation:** Alyssa is able to create telekinetic barriers. They can be similar to large domes, or even small disc-like ones, similar to Milla's shields. She can also combine dome-like ones with her healing magic to produce something similar to a Wood Shield.

**Healing Magic:** Alyssa is able to use Wood-based magic to heal wounds and injuries. She can't use it on herself, though.

**Teleportation:** Alyssa is able to teleport to any place she knows extremely well, such as Kirishima Temple or the Kyosho woods, or to anyone she can telepathically contact long-distance. It takes 10 seconds to charge up.

**Small Projectile Attacks:** Alyssa is currently learning how to create projectile-based attacks. In the future, with practice, she may be able to strengthen them, turning them into beams. Jake has suggested combining these projectiles with Alyssa's healing magic.

**Misc.:** Alyssa has a few abilities that don't really count against the power limit. Having her abilities has made Alyssa quite mentally capable, allowing her to understand complex language easily. Another fairly useless yet nice upside is that Alyssa's dreams are mostly lucid. When she isn't lucid dreaming, though, it's always a nightmare. Somehow, she has gained the ability to use astral projection, as well as use this to enter other timelines. In FP: The Pre-Sequel, though, the main canon Alyssa can't be seen or heard in the Astral realm.

### Physical Abilities

Alyssa can ruffle her extremely reflective fur up to change her appearance. It may also be possible for her to breathe fire, and she is very heat resistant. She is also very resistant to poisons and harmful drugs. Due to her feline descent, Alyssa can run at up to 60mph without a Rocket Rush, and leap incredible heights. She can lift up to 100 lbs. Her wings can lift up to 200 lbs., and allow her to fly at up to 200 mph without a Rocket Rush.

## Weaknesses

* **Dark Magic** - Alyssa is extremely sensitive to dark magic. Even mentioning it will physically harm her, so choose your words carefully around her!
* **Low Defenses** - Alyssa is much softer than an ordinary person. Physical attacks hurt her a bit more than usual.
* **Electricity** - Alyssa's main elemental weakness is electricity. She will be paralyzed for a few hours if even a spark touches her, leaving her unable to move anything but her mouth.
* **Ice** - Ice-based attacks are Alyssa's secondary elemental weakness. Being frozen will cause her physical pain, and she will be unable to use her fire breath.

## Gallery

Alyssa's casual outfit. The shirt has a Latias design.Alyssa's formal outfit.Alyssa's pajamas.