Sorceress Gossamer Papillion
- Court Sorceress of Seleighe Kingdom -



Name: Sorceress Papillion
Nicknames: Crysalis, Moth, Gossamer [her true name]
Age: Appears about 19, but is about in her mid 600's
Eyes: Deep purple that shades with blues and mixes
Hair: Grey
Height: 5'7
Weight: 100
Birthdate: Not known
Likes: Soft things, flying, learning new things, stitching/sewing, impressing people, flowers
Dislikes: Mocking, powers failing, chains, cold
Hobbies: Sewing, gardening, learning to fly, learning her powers, playing her lyre
Fav. Food: Fruits [sweet ones, especially]
Least Fav. Food: Chicken
Fav. Gemstone: Basically anything [they're all so pretty!]
Fav. Color: Metallic colors [the reflective colors, like metallic blue, purple and such]
Fav. Subject: Focusing [controlling magic] and Translators [translating text]
Least Fav. Subject: Mathamatics
Has trouble with: Fire [she gets drawn to it], other people, closed spaces
Is good at: Finding information that others can't, disguises, calmness in any situation

Appearance: Elegant, pale, and with strange color changing eyes [usually blues, purples and greens], Gossamer presents a cold, exotic, beauty that can't be matched. Her hair is softly wavy and cascades down to mid thigh, usually tied back with some purple ribbon; she usually decorates it, if there's some reason to impress someone that day. She also has a pair of iridescent butterfly wings on her back [hence the title "Papillion"] that starts as a deep purple [almost black] and as it reaches the outer rim, it's a light blue. Naturally, it's hard to fold them in that position and seeing such a creature is complicated, so she has more foldable wings that is seen on most faeries. Her eyes are large, almond shaped, and her fingers are also overly long and slender. When she's in full court form, she has her butterfly wings, iris-less eyes, and what looks to be antennae. Her loveliness is strange, foreign and stunning, but her strange attitude keeps others away, as well as the sadness.

History:

Gossamer is the first female sorceress to have the level of power above and beyond the previous male court sorcerers. Female sorceresses [without being senshi] of her level are usually mocked and mistrusted by many and it was only when her untrained power was brought to the attention of the King, Queen and Bard that they noticed just how powerful of an asset she would be if she were trained. Why she had this power [though still below the Bard's power] is unexplained and it's one of her goals to find why she is what she is. She was made Court Sorceress and lost all her dignity whenever her powers failed and she was teased by the court ladies for her masculine position in the court with her being so female. Her powers have caused lots of damage and she's making up for it by being determined to find a way to make Atlantis her kingdom's new asset.

Once there, she's disgusted by the lack of plant life and the treatment she recieved for her looks and nearly made trouble for all of the people with her when she accidently unleashed several powers. But she's seen the elegant majesty of Atlantis in pictures and is determined to see it and make a respectible place there.

Personality:

Gossamer has been through a lot of teasing and cruel pranks when the Royal Couple aren't looking and has no trust in anyone now, not even herself, since she can't get her powers stable and useable. She's an understanding person, but cold hearted when others plea for help. All she wants to do is help the Bard in his tries to get into Atlantis, but is usually rejected, or thinks she is. Lonely, intelligent, but repressed to near silence, Gossamer knows that she will always be stuck into the position as Sorceress Papillion [no one remembers her as Gossamer, save maybe the ones who research her] and wants to make the best of it. Fond of pretty, soft objects and yet seeing beauty in anything ugly, the Court is already used to her treating demonic looking ogres and fierce sprites [which get a lot of creatures indebted to her]. She also has a tremendous draw to fire; she's mesmerized by its heat, dancing and power. What few know of is her sewing abilities and that all her clothing are usually made by her. And she wants so much to please...

To the Court, she's icy, aloof, withdrawn, and prefers to be alone, but also with a grace and beauty and sadness that can't be pinned. She's increibly quick and deft with her hands.

Powers:

Gossamer's powers are extensive, due to her translation of ancient text from books she's stolen and found, but naturally, she possesses powers over spreading, flurrying things [mists, petals, rain, butterflies, feathers, leaves], but she's also known to [accidently] throw some weather powers. Anything non verbal are usually weaker than the rest, but the spoken spells are quite impressive. She's also immune to the main brunt [she'll still feel the effects after, she gets sick and sometimes faints] of some attacks unless she wants to be injured or is hesitating.

She isn't immune to all attacks. Just that if you throw a certain attack [mostly ones doing with weather or nature] some of it's effect won't be very effective since it's her own element. It has its drawbacks; she faints, she gets dizzy, she's hurt badly, and not all of it can be stopped. More like, she can delay the full effect until later, when she isn't in mortal danger [as in, as soon as she gets out of the battle or fight, she'll go collapse somewhere]. If someone throws a numbing attack on her, some of it will hurt her, but the full effect won't settle until a little later. Of course, it's an on and off immunity, dealing with her own willpower and the opponent's level of power [even if they have less power, if they have more control, she's still beaten]. Sometimes it's worse to put off the effects since, if it's some kind of sleeping spell, though she may get drowsy initially, she can go home and just collapse into a slumber that may last longer than normal.

Maelstrom Flutter! -- Hordes of multicolored butterlies swirl around her and are directed to surround someone by her, creating confusion as they keep the person or people distracted and unable to move beyond a certain space. Their wings are edged and cut into skin easily and, if there are enough of them, they dent metal.

Tempest Vapor! -- When her wings flutter harshly, a gust of strong wind materializes with a cold mist making it visible and crash into the enemy, usually making them pretty injured when they're knocked away and cold.

Helix Storm! -- Streams of different elements come flying in [rain drops, petals, leaves, ect depends on what's around] and swirl around her, creating a very dangerous storm on the outside of the eye of the hurricane, while inside, it's relatively calm and she can escape by flying upwards through the opening of the mix.


Played by: Gossamer Papillequine