Crystal

Leaf (Father)

## **About**

An adventurous girl with a heart of gold; She cares for her friends that travel with her through Alternia, fighting off monsters and overcoming misfortunes left and right. She has the power to heal others, and acts as a nurse. She’s delicate and beautiful like a sakura flower. Her hair is in two long braids and she wears long kimono with little hearts on them. Aside from her ethereal personality, she seems a bit different from your ordinary healer but struggles to keep her two best friends (Luka and Carlos) in-line.

She was originally a resident of Sakura Springs, as a member of the Ring of Healers, but after most of the town's residents were turned to stone, she left to discover the world of Alternia. At the moment she has no residency, she is a wandering traveler. Eventually, the gods of Alternia will call on her to be the next Oracle of the people; And she will have a home in the realm of Sundrop.

## **Backstory (Beginning)**

Long ago when the gods of Alternia were young,
there were two gods destined to rule together.
They held knowledge and talents that surpassed the other gods’ and goddesses’.

Their names were well known throughout the world; and the realm of Sundrop, home of the gods.

Lady Sakura, the goddess of healing, and Lysander the god of mystery.

But sometimes destiny doesn’t always have a happy ending. A third god entered the picture.
He went out of his way to break the relationship between the future rulers of Alternia.
And when the time came for Lady Sakura to marry, she walked down the crystal wedding aisle up to an unfamiliar face among the gods.

He took her hand as she stepped up to the altar. The tail of her white kimono flowed over the stair steps. Letting go of her hand the man cupped his palms together and whispered a chant. When he opened his hands a single white sakura flower laid in his palms. He wove the flower into his bride’s hair as the priest read from the leather bound book.

But this is not a story of the fates of our young gods. Instead this tale is of a pink haired prodigy who lives within the seaport village of Sakura Springs,

## **History**

### “**The Thief and the Healer”**

Crystal was with her friend, Fern in the village of Sakura Springs. Crystal asked Fern if she wanted to hang out in the garden the two girls planted. Fern agreed joyfully but insisted to race instead of walking. Soon, the two were running happily towards their garden, the wind blowing their hair as they raced. Along the way, Fern tripped on an unknown object. Crystal asked if she was alright and Fern was indeed fine. Crystal questioned Fern on what she tripped on but Fern stated it was most likely a rock.

A moment later, Fern had a surprised look on her face and this immediately manufactured the same expression on Crystal. Assuming that Fern had found something she asked, "What, tell me!" Fern, fake shocked declared that Crystal was not going to believe what she had found and the girl picked up a rock with a smug face. Crystal's expression soon changed and complained, thinking that Fern had found a relic. Fern affirmed that they were so rare they hardly exist. Crystal, disappointed at Fern's statement muttered to herself that they do exist. Once Fern questioned on what the Lynx had said, Crystal changed the subject saying that the villager's life is not for her. Fern expected this would happen and in an annoyed tone sighed, "Here we go again."

"I want adventure!", Crystal said with a bright sound, "I want to slay dragons and join a guild!", she added.

"Crystal, you're a healer, you can't fight anything.", Fern reminded the girl. She uttered back that her friend always says this. Fern reassured her that she was trying to realize her place, in the village. Crystal changed the subject once again by saying they should head to the garden, helping Fern up from the ground, her friend's hand moist from the humid air and the grass. Crystal depressingly questioned her place, but soon she was heading to the garden behind Fern. Fern interrogated on what they should do and Crystal replied by looking for anything ripe in the garden.

Later, the two found an unconscious boy off-screen and took him to a medical settlement. Three days passed and Crystal was unsuccessful on treating the boy. After one final attempt, Crystal summoned the master healer to the room. After realizing the boy wasn't on the bed and with the master healer leaving disappointed, Crystal began to look around. After finding him in a changing room, Crystal

happily exclaimed that her healing spell had worked. The girl began to chase the boy and ended up outside, plus it was a rainy day for Alternia. The boy tripped on the road and Crystal caught up to him. "Who are you?" the boy asked. Crystal replied that she was a Healer in Training and that she saved his life. The boy, sarcastically requested if Crystal could just kill him. Crystal looked down at the boy, knees bent and stated that she had spent three days trying to heal him and at this moment he wanted her to kill him?

The boy assured her that it was just an expression. Crystal got up and invited him inside since he was not fully healed. They went into the medical settlement, the doors creaking as the girl shut them. "Would you mind telling me what happened?", the curious child questioned. "I got in a fight with a couple of dudes from the guild here after they kicked me out.", the boy answered. In awe, Crystal bursted out ,"You're a guild member?" The irritated boy restated that he was kicked out then went on to say that the guild was a bunch of fakers. The girl left with a displeased face.