Mori

Amygea Moriam (more commonly known by the nickname "Mori") is the youngest member of the Moriam family during the era of Isles & Quint. As is characteristic of all members of the Moriam family, she is mostly well-known for her prostigious magical talent, with Amygea specifically being talented in dark magic (especially necromancy), alchemy, and general magical knowledge. Amygea was trained mostly by Mistah and Makna, with some assistance from siblings or outside teachers. At age 15 she started working in monster protection for her hometown, and was able to get real life experience in fighting monsters.

Amygea works at Isles & Quint, joining some time after the initial formation due to her fascination with the concept of monster domesticaition, but still ascending to a decent ranking among the employees due to her status and skill. Her equals and higher-ups at work call her "Mori," a shortening of her last name, due to the difficulty of pronouncing (or even knowing how to pronounce) her first name; hence why she alone is known as Mori despite not being the only Moriam.

## Story Information

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Mori is one of the early investors in Isles & Quint, working alongside them during the invasion of Kuipter depicted in The Kuipter Files: A Ludusian Crisis.

Mori initially met Crone and Umbra through the Dorcademy, and later met members of Isles-DeCurro through them. In Wrapping Things Up, Mori is invited to the wedding of Revelian and Umbra, even supplying Revelian with a suit to wear. Later, while Karelia escapes with Solaria, Mori leads an assault on guards alongside Rebecca and Maxine, and later teaming up with Crone to take on Astra herself-- though it proves unsuccessful, with the group retreating to the infirmary of Astra's castle, where they were located by Jack. Mori again attempts to assist in the final struggle against Astra in Universe City.

After this, Mori joins IDC and begins reviving countless pets using necromancy, which leads to The Reckoning.
Mori is an employee who works at Isles & Quint.

## General Description

### Personality

Mori generally tries to impress an image of coolness, confidence, charm and intelligence. She mostly attempts to do so by being polite, calm, and showing off talents and intelligence whenever she can. She has a habit of trying to logically analyze most things, but she's well capable of lateral thinking to accomplish a goal. She has a strong sense of pride, and can be very confrontational when threatened, much in contrast to how she normally presents herself.

She enjoys reading, adapting or copying books, physical exercise, swordfighting, practicing magic, theatre, dressing in fancy clothes, playing with pets, and cooking. She can often dive into passionate rants about these subjects, though she tries to avoid doing so. She values strength, intelligence, obvious devotion, protectiveness and natural compassion.

### Appearance

Mori is a gridmask of average height and a toned build. She has blue eyes; pale skin; and black (or a very dark blue), chest-length hair with bangs in a distinct asymmetrical cut. She almost always wears her iconic glasses.

## Attributes and Equipment

### Skills and Abilities

Mori makes great use of a technique pioneered by Zaion: **Necromantic Regeneration**. By sacrificing blood and putting displaced body parts back where they should be, Mori can regenerate flesh, unbreak bones, and reattach severed body parts. While useful for healing in a pinch and often surprising to opponents, this method can’t heal blood loss, is limited in use for certain internal injuries, doesn’t mitigate pain, can be slow, and requires a functioning brain to activate.

Mori is well-versed in **Alchemic Body Modification**, a technique which changes parts of her own body to form structures of other living creatures. In particular, she favors use of a "Pardus" form, wherein she grows white feline features (which allow for high speed, climbing, sharp claws and teeth, and improved senses), and a "Corvus" form, where her body changes to form black avian features (which allow for fast, silent flight, sharp claws, and strong legs).

Mori also makes use of "Dragonkin Techniques" inspired by Zaion’s abilities, such as the "**Demon Purging Fire**"-- a technique which allows the user to breathe holy flames-- and "**Strength-Sapping Dragon**"-- a move which summons a dragon-shaped projectile that lowers the offensive capability of opponents. Mori’s most powerful move is the "**Mind Blast**," another signature technique of the Moriam bloodline-- but one which is hardly useful in active combat, as not only does it take a long time to charge, it renders the user unconscious afterwards.

To supplement her magical abilities, Mori also sometimes makes use of **blade combat**, utilizing a long-bladed tachi for offense and a shorter wakizashi for defensive/backup purposes.

Some time after joining I&Q, Mori developed a talent for **stage acting**.

### Inventory

Mori is almost always seen wearing a **pair of blue-rimmed eyeglasses**, as her eyesight is so poor she can barely see without them. She also commonly wears a **blue waterproof coat** with many pockets, in which she keeps a number of assorted items.

Mori's tachi include **Fervor** (a blade that glows and heats up), **Ceronius Sword A** (a blade made of nyctoplasm), and **Turmoil** (a Kao Artifact with the power of holy magic); her wakizashi include **Venen** (a blade coated in sickness-inducing poison), **Ceronius Sword B** (a blade made of nyctoplasm), and **Wild** (a Kao Artifact with the power of unholy magic). As pairs, they're called "**Fervor & Venen**," "**Ceronius Swords**," and "**The Wild Turmoil**."

## Appendix

### Appearances

**🗛**: Wrapping Things Up, Worlds in Ruin: A Time-Traveling Adventure (mentioned in pre-story summary)
**N**: The Planet's Shadow: Historical Tales of Ludus, The Kuipter Files: A Ludusian Crisis
**Φ**: Muerteween Eve, Muerteween Eve 2, The Vices of Chanukwanzaa, Chanukwanzaa the Fourth
**Ƨ**: Abyss of the Elevator
### Trivia

* The name Amygea is a portmanteau of "Amygdala" and "Panacea". Moriam is a portmanteau of "Mori" and "Maryam".
	+ In-universe, Amygea's name is derived from "Amijia," which roughly means "friend from Giajya." Moriam can mean either "strong/deadly waters" or "love death."
* Her favorite holiday is Muerteween.

### Gallery

Full body art, fully dressedFull body art, without coat, glasses, or shoesMori's Muerteween costume (with cape)Mori's Muerteween costume (without cape)Mori with ArmegaA simplified depiction of her "Corvus" formA simplified depiction of her "Pardus" form