Carina Audovera

**Carina Audovera** (kah-ree-nah ah-doe-ver-ah) is a major supporting character of "Tales of the Exalted" and a member of the Exalted. A mage living in Iterkan, she specializes in earth magic.

## Appearance

Carina has an average height and generally unassuming build, though hidden away beneath her uniform is a surprisingly muscular build, appropriate for the Earth Exalted. She has long, messy brown hair, too wild for her to maintain. Her eyes are a startling yellow, described by some to be like those of a bird of prey, based their distinctively inhuman shade. Her body is covered with scars.

## Personality

Headstrong, casual, impulsive, and well-humored, Carina is a bit unusual as far as the Exalted go. She lacks the elegant decorum of Conleth, or the stormy intimidation of Arashi. Generally, she’s considered to be the most approachable of the Exalted due to her laid-back demeanor. Despite this, she’s rather scary in her own right. While a terror on the battlefield, her behavior outside of it hardly reflects that.

Aside from being the Earth Exalted, she’s well known for her elaborate pranks and her knack for getting herself in (and out) of trouble. Her mischievous streak causes quite a bit of grief for the other Exalted (mostly Conleth), as they are left to bail her out of her stickier situations.

When she’s not causing trouble, Carina is found hanging around her fellow Exalted. She considers all of them as her family, and can be rather protective of them.

## History

Carina was one of the many children experimented on by Propter Sanctum. Presumably, before she fell under their care, she was an orphan (as all the other children there are). Her body was shown to have an incredibly high aptitude for Earth magic, which was quickly worked into many different experiments. During her time there, she was befriended by a blonde haired boy with blue eyes. After the Exalted raided the hideout, the two were separated. Carina was adopted by a family in a small country town. Due to how young she was at the time, her memories of the facility slowly became foggier. Eventually, some parts had been forgotten completely. As Carina grew, so did her Earthen magic abilities. Her adoptive parents, who were both magicless, failed to notice her rapidly growing magic. One day, ambassadors from \_\_\_\_\_\_ were passing through their small town. They took one look at Carina and immediately noticed the almost fearsome amounts of magic cultivating within her. They implored her parents to allow her to attend \_\_\_\_\_. Which, after some pushing, they did.

## Powers & Abilities

**Immense Physical Strength**: Carina is second to only Arashi in terms of physical capability. She’s incredibly strong, and prefers to wield large, heavy hitting weapons. However, this isn’t reflected in her body type, as she is still rather unassuming.

**Proficient Thaumamancer**: Carina is able to use small amounts of Arcane magic in addition to her Earth magic.

**Proficient Antemancer**: Carina is able to use small amounts of Artifice magic in addition to her Earth magic.

**Exalted Geomancer**: As the Earth Exalted, Carina has a complete mastery over Geomancy.

* **Terrain Revivified**: Carina slams her foot against the ground and the terrain around her will become disrupted and difficult to traverse. Rough, jagged stones will crop up from nowhere, and small fissures will appear. The ground will break and tilt as well. After 15 minutes, it will settle again. There is a minimum cooldown of 30 minutes between uses of this spell.
* **Hath No Fury**: Carina strikes the ground, and a large, jagged spike of rock will erupt from the ground and retract shorty after
* **Armor Revered**: Carina coats her entire body with a layer of quartz sourced from the earth around her, making her significantly more difficult to damage. However, the spell only lasts for as long as she can focus on it and is very difficult to maintain.
* **Come With Me Now**: Spikes of sharp rock float around Carina’s hammer, adding extra damage to her regular hammer strike.
* **Holy Altar**: By laying a palm on the ground, an extremely tall pillar of stone with a platform will form underneath the user, lifting them high up. The pillar will remain until willed away or broken. It is 25 feet tall on average, but varies based on Carina's ability at the time.
* **Blessed Upheaval**: Carina’s ultimate move. By slamming the ground with her hammer, she will cause an absolutely disastrous earthquake. The terrain will disrupt, extremely large fissures will form, and large stone spikes will appear. The more Carina concentrates, the more severe the earthquake will be. Entire cities have been knowing to collapse under its force.

## Relationships

**Jane Audovera**:

**Alexander Audovera**:

## Quotes

* “Soooo- Let’s just say, entirely hypothetically speaking. If someone, not naming names, managed to set off a perpetual smoke bomb in the library. How much trouble would that entirely theoretical someone be in?”
* “Whaaaat? Psssh, no, I definitely didn’t paint bucket the history of magic teacher. Don’t be ridiculous. But, um, if I did, don’t tell Conleth, alright?”
* “The Earth is all encompassing, more so than most people realize. All things are born from the earth, and all things return to it sooner or later. So, don’t go underestimatin’ me.”

## Trivia

### Likes

* Pranks
* Sparring
* Making people laugh
* Big Weapons
* Training
* Naps
* Adrenaline Rushes
* Dogs
* Heights

### Dislikes

* Cantaloupe
* Sitting Still
* Serious People
* Tense Situations
* Being Bored
* Strategizing