Bash 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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> ― Jimi Hendrix
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**Bashira Ruqayyah Alzahrani** is the youngest child and daughter between Abduh Alzahrani and Laya Manbavaran and is the younger sister to Imani, Jinan, Zahir and Omar.

Through her marriage to Guzman Asturias, they have five children; three daughters named Kisara, Dahbia, and Rihanna plus two sons named Kairi and Apollo.

## 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.

Bashira is often seen wearing either a draped turban or a talukbong, but also with her hair down on occasion.

### Tattoos

* Like many other *Shesh Magicians*, Bashira has the Ma'at hieroglyph on her tongue to help her speak more clearly in their spell work. She got it at eighteen.
* Bash would later get the sun disk of Ra but with his hieroglyphic name inside the sun disk. It is located on her outer right wrist.

## Abilities and Skills

* **Mystiokinesis** - Bash is a halfblooded hereditary witch, trained by her *Mambabarang* maternal grandmother and *Shesh* paternal grandmother, in spell casting, potion making, and her personal magic is fire magic.
	+ **Spell Casting** - Bashira was considered a talented spellcaster, though she is still learning the more commonly known spells especially at Erato's and then at Saint Brigid. 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.
	+ **Fire Magic** - 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 wand 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 first 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.
* **Familiar Contracts** - Bash's familiar is Isagoni, a bakunawa. She inherited her familiar from her mother after she passed.

### Possessions

* **Alkaid** - Bashira's wand is named Alkaid which is 123/4" inches and crafted from acacia wood and possessing a core of mermaid scales.

## 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

* Bashira is associated with the number "8" which is in reference to the tarot card Strength.
	+ She is also associated with Page of Pentacles.
* Bash is of Egyptian Arabic, Thai, Maranao, Zamboangueño and Maguinadanaon descent.
* She speaks Spanish, Arabic and Maguindanao.
* She is Muslim.
* Bash is HIV negative and on pre-exposure prophylaxis.
* Bashira is allergic to chocolate.
* Her favorite meal is pan-fried tilapia with garlic fried rice and atcharang dampalit.
	+ 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*.
* Her favorite artists are Tupac Shakur, the Notorious B.I.G., Beyoncé, Imani Coppola, Lauryn Hill, FKA Twigs, Jorja Smith, Nina Simone, Erykah Badu and M.I.A.
* At Édouard's Halloween Party, she dressed up as the 1966 catwoman.
* Her favorite animal is a loris.
* She does smoke marijuana.
* 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.