Nostra

Fractures Series
Storyline by Rainimator and the Production Team

> "*Do you find yourself worthy, dragon tamer?*"
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> Preach to the Choir
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**Nostra** (/nɔ́sdrə/), the **Occult Doctor**, is an alchemist from a foreign continent of the Overworld. They are currently aiding the  Frostbourne in curing the Demon Curse, and first appeared in *Be Afraid*.

## Design

Nostra is an average height presumed-human with waist length, messy brown hair, sparkling brown eyes and tanned skin. Their clothing is simply a Plague Doctor's attire, equipped with a light mask that was sadly lost in *Preach to the Choir*.

### History

Before the events of *Be Afraid*, Nostra lived in a currently undisclosed location outside of the main continent, where they had exposure or at least some knowledge of the Demon Curse. When the Battle of the Far Plains caused some Frostbourne soldiers to become overtaken by the curse, Nostra was invited to work with them.

### Fractures

#### *Be Afraid*

Nostra is inside the Medical Wing, bandaging up Azura's wounds. While they are treating Azura, Stella runs in and embraces Azura. Nostra takes an interest in Stella, as she has the appearance of a Netherkin but is also quite human. Nostra starts pulling on her horns, as if to see if they were real or not. Afterwards, Nostra pulls off their mask and stares at Stella.

#### *Clear Skies*

Nostra was seen in the Frostbourne Tavern, resting upon a counter. Later, Nostra observed the End Crystal in the Frostbourne Castle as Azura took notes.

#### *Back into Darkness*

Nostra is seen standing next to Azura and Lance as Azura explains to the Endstone Crusaders the rest of the locations for the remaining End Crystals.

#### *Preach to the Choir*

Nostra travels with Rain and Stella to help obtain another ender crystal in the Deep Dark, which is beyond the Lush Caves. Nostra is also seen fighting Lush Cave Marauders and Wardens with Rain and Stella.

## Personality

―Nostra in the medical camp with Lady Azura and other wounded soldiers

Given by introductory renders and lore, Nostra is a calm and collected practitioner, proper in their ways of speaking and presentation. They hold, at the very least, a slight disdain for their medicinal practises being labelled "magic," and will insist that it is not so. They also seem to set themselves above others, as they think everyone else besides themselves is "sick" (Which is an egoistic thought.) They are not afraid to be upfront with people even as important as Azura, and hold a slight ego, but nothing on par with Lance or Naeus.

As seen in a joke render, Nostra dislikes, if not hates, being asked about their gender. However, this is unconfirmed to be canon for the time being.

## Skills

With their knowledge, Nostra is a skilled alchemist who can create life potions and golden apples, like Azura. Nostra also wields Contagion, and thanks to it, they were able to prune one of the plants controlled by Azalea. Additionally, they were capable of parrying with the dagger against one of her pawns, seemingly effortlessly, which shows that they may have experience in fights, and are proficient with daggers.

## Trivia

* Nostra's skin was created by Dexter Kronos and based on both SCP-049 (a character from the SCP multiverse) and Maddie Buckley from 9-1-1.
	+ SCP-049 is in turn based on the Plague Doctors from the 17th-18th century.
* Nostra's name is based upon Nostradamus, a famous practitioner, (in his case, a plague doctor) astrologer and potential seer.
	+ Their title as the Occult Doctor may be a reference to this.
		- Despite being titled the 'Occult Doctor', Nostra is shown to hold a disdain for having their practices mistaken for magic.
* Nostra is the 5th person of color in the series, being preceded by Camyo, Daryll, Hilda and Kam, but preceding Agatha.
* Nostra is the first and so far only non-binary character in the series, making them the third LGBTQ+ character in the series.
	+ They were preceded by Ceris and Ciara, and were succeeded by Arabella.
	+ Originally, they were labelled as 'androgynous' instead of non-binary.
	+ It is highly possible their biological sex is male, given their lack of a clear bust and deeper voice.
* In a conceptual discussion written by Rainimator, it is hinted that Nostra may not actually be human.
	+ It could be possible, however, that Nostra's egotism is preventing them from admitting to their own humanity.
	+ It is also mentioned that Nostra is not native on the main continent.
	+ They may be a member of an undebuted species (See Conceptual Idea Log), but this is unconfirmed.
* In concept animations, Nostra is seen wielding a knife different from Contagion. Whether or not Nostra has the other knife canonically in Fractures remains to be seen.

## References

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2. ↑ https://rainipedia.fandom.com/wiki/User:Flitter2#Works

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