Kaya

base by Cloudymaws, design and minor edits by Blister’s Account from Heck#6212

Kaya is an adult female Skywing/Nightwing with foresight and mindreading abilities.

## Personality

+ Intelligent, compassionate, patient, charismatic, empathetic, open-minded

= Reserved, curious, strong sense of justice, honest, distant, calm

- Self-critical, overthinker, sharp-tongued, self-sacrificing, mistrustful, has a morbid side

## Backstory

Kaya grew up in the Sky Kingdom’s central city, living only with her parents. Her household was less than safe for anyone involved due to her father’s seemingly perpetual anger. It remained that way until she was about five years old. While her mother managed to shield her for the most part, the experience left her watchful for sudden changes in demeanor, and even more so for sudden movements. The last night at home, Kaya awoke to Spiral shaking her, instructing her to pack what she could. The two fled to the home of Spiral’s best friend, where they sheltered until the situation became safer.

Since that night, she rarely hears from her father, preferring not to keep in touch. She and Spiral remain close, often visiting each other when able. Spiral’s home is always her first stop upon returning from her journeys.

During the stay at this friend’s home, Kaya observed their interest in things beyond the physical world — things which most dragons found taboo. Over time she let her curiosity get the better of her until she herself was off, working in her own practices whilst continuing her studies of unfamiliar ones.

Growing up, the young dragoness had a lot of time to herself, most of which was spent reading and daydreaming until she discovered herbalism. In the years that followed, she attended Jade Mountain Academy to further her research and build connections amongst the tribes.

Little did she know, Jade Mountain had its own plans for the hybrid. She quickly befriended a dragon from her winglet, an IceWing prince. The two found themselves in one of the many caves, wading through the shallows of the underground lake. What was supposed to be a time for relaxation turned into a living nightmare when the two found themselves the targets of an assassination attempt. The prince was hit by several dragonflame cacti with hardly a chance to defend himself. Thinking him gravely injured, Kaya flung herself over him, taking many of the remaining cacti to her back and wings. Following the attack, they spent much of their time in the medical wing and unfortunately grew apart not long after, never speaking as much as they had.

Upon recovery, Kaya resumed her studies, which included pestering the school nurse with questions and helping where she could. Her time at Jade Mountain would end once that year was over, and she went on to apprentice under a local physician in the Sky Kingdom for the next few years before branching off into her own work.

Though her medical capability spans wide, she now specializes in unusual wounds, such as those caused by magic and tribes’ unique abilities. She takes pride in her place as a respected healer and often travels about the continent, be it for work or otherwise.

* Kaya dabbles in the paranormal and occult, using her future sight and mind reading to aid her in her studies.
* Being a hybrid, her mind reading and future sight are not as strong as a pureblood NightWing’s would be. Visions are rare and for the most part random, and mostly come in dreams. Mind reading is weaker, with others’ thoughts appearing typically as whispers rather than voices. Having not been properly trained in how to manage it, it requires concentration to block out the murmured thoughts of nearby dragons. To remedy this, she keeps a Skyfire ring on or near her at all times.
* Ironically, Kaya tends to avoid caves due to an incident that happened a while back. Instead, she seeks out wide open spaces.
* She has a wide variety of herbs, fresh or dried, most of which are medicinal. Additionally, she can often be found with her nose in a book about said herbs.
* Kaya is infertile, a fact kept as a closely guarded secret.
* Some of her hobbies include herbal studies, exploration, dancing, reading, and more recently, stargazing and cooking (though she’s not particularly good at it).