Vera

**Vera** was one of the twin demigod sisters who nursed Luna back to health.

## Appearance

Vera stood at 5'3" and has the looks of an average Filipino woman except for her purple eyes, a gene she got from her unnamed god parent. Her short hair, cut into a short, soft mullet, was so dark that it could be mistaken for black. She had soft features, but her face is often contorted into a grimace or left blank. Unlike her twin sister, she stopped aging at 32. Her face also shows signs of stress and exhaustion from her years of studying various forms of magic.

Her petite frame, combined with her taste in clothing, allowed her to appear masculine. She always wore clothing in monotone colors. Her tops would allows have long sleeves, but they would always have to be loose or foldable so she has access to her arms. Due to her practices in blood and dark magic, her arms are covered in scars and various marks, which she would then cover in bandages or with jewelry and accessories that have magical uses. (Her accessories would later on be inherited by Luna).

## Personality & Behavior

Vera is very unlike her twin sister. She is apathetic and could come off as insensitive. Stoic, serious, and at times, emotionless. She is obsessed with achieving godhood, and at one point her logic got twisted. It was either due to her practices in magic, or due to the stress her work had caused her.

While Vera could come off as intimidating, Nilea would argue that she can get soft at times. Her demeanor changes when it comes to her sister; she would talk softer and could even become playful. There was a short period of time before she died wherein she started to soften up around Luna. She even shared that her favorite snack was a simple bowl of sweet berries.

## Biography

Vera was of Filipino descent, born to an unnamed Filipino god and an unnamed Filipino human. She was born before her fraternal twin, Nilea, making her the oldest of the pair.

Growing up, she was always told to take care of her sister, and thus they developed a deep and caring sibling relationship. They had promised to always be together. This promise was the reason why, as adults, they would continue living together.

Her god parent would often boast about being a god, and her human parent would always tell her and her sister that to achieve fulfillment in life, they would have to ascent to godhood. This causes both Vera and Nilea to believe that they have the right to godhood. For years, Vera and Nilea would study magic and build good reputations, in hopes of turning into gods.

When years would come by without either of them turning into gods, Vera decided to turn to dark magics. This would affect her good reputation, and soon people who knew of her and her twin sister would think of them as the two sides of the same coin; one would turn out evil, and the other good.

Unfortunately, even dark magics did not work. Around this time, Nilea had accepted that she would never be a god, and was content with just being who she was. While she was relatively happy, Vera started descending into madness. She blamed the other gods for her shortcomings and sought revenge.

And so, she had the bright idea of bringing back Luna, the demigod whose strength made the other gods cower in fear.

In Season 1 Luna's origins, Vera simply used dark magic to open a portal of her own to the End. This portal was located at the bottom of a deep cavern located near her home. She made her own portal to keep her plans secret from the other gods.

In Season 2 Luna's origins, she spoke with the Mother Dragon who allowed her to collect Luna.

Vera's plans involved nursing Luna back to health and having him go through training. Recovering his memories helped in the process too. She depended on the anger he felt towards the gods, something Vera thought he had in the End. She attempted to keep a distant relationship between them, but ended up viewing him as a son or mentor. She also taught him the workarounds to her curses, which he forgot after spending a thousand years in the void.

She introduced Balduf Conri to Luna. Balduf was a friend of the sisters, as the sisters would do great work taking care of habitats where wolves live. She asked Balduf to teach Luna some fighting styles in hopes of tapping into his lost memories.

Luna's decision to give up violence, and even the chance of becoming a god, had turned Vera sour and her insanity worsened. Nilea confronted her about her plans, and Vera confessed in the spur of the moment that Luna was nothing but a tool for her, and she would stop at nothing to get what she 'deserves'. This started an argument between the twin sisters, in which Nilea tells her that she's leaving her and bring Luna with her.

Depending on which variant of Luna, Vera's death varies.

In Season 1 Luna's origins, Vera snaps and attacks and kills Nilea using Luna's axe. She snaps out of her mental daze, realizes what she's done, and begs Luna to kill her when he comes home.

In Season 2, it was the other way around. Nilea had turned more deranged than Vera and had attacked Vera with Luna's axe. Unfortunately, Nilea is the weaker of the two, and Vera's practices in magic had enabled her to keep living even though she had practically been mutilated. Luna kills her out of mercy before killing Nilea.

Luna buried her and alongside her sister near their home, underneath an azalea tree.

## Post-death (trivia)

Vera would be referenced in Luna's various journal entries, scattered all across the SMP, and even in other things.

* Luna named a snow fox after Vera, a nod to Vera's strange love for berries.
* Luna records in one entry that Vera allowed him to turn the basement into anything, provided that he leaves her rooms empty when she was still alive.
* (WIP) When Luna found out that Nilea had a spouse, Luna would go on to learn more about this. Vera may have had something to do with her in-law's death.
* Vera repaired the old farmer's hut to house Nilea's father-in-law.
* Luna wrote about Vera's preferences. Apparently, she never had any plans to marry or meet anyone, and had opted for a single bed as she thought a bigger bed was unneeded.
* (Future lore book) Luna writes that he had remembered just how strong Vera is. Due to her practices in blood magic, she can hold out for a long time in fights. If she was as skilled as Luna is in combat, she would have stood a chance against him.