Zafira

The Forest Nymph. Zafira Imbris (a.k.a. Zafia, Zafi)

A beautiful young witch, she lives deep within a forest with her girlfriend Elyse seeking to help all travelers who get lost in their forest or need a little kindness. Pure-hearted, Zafira takes care of nature and hones her skill in medicinal herbolism and potion making, selling those potions at a nearby town for trade goods and sometimes just settling for gold. Nicknamed The Forest Nymph, her joy is clear to see and can brighten anyone's day, however she is more than meets the eye with wisdom beyond her years.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Shorter, in shape, well built.

Body Features

cool/soft brown skin, dyed hair, defined collarbone, but a good amount of squish.

Facial Features

soft round head, wide eyes, full lips, cute wide button nose, defined eyebrows that arent too thick, two moles under the right eye at the outer side with the further out being a little bigger.

Identifying Characteristics

two moles under the right eye.

Special abilities

basically a nature cleric for spells. or druid if you want as long as it has healing abilities and a kindness towards nature.

Apparel & Accessories

likes to stick to pastel colours especially peach, lilac, and soft yellow. Simple clothing and rarely wears accessories. likes to have at least one flower in her hair or on her person.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Born to a loving family of herbalists, Zafira grew up with gentle, kind, and patient parents. Although they didn't have much they never turned away a person who needed help, giving shelter, food, drink, and healing if needed. Healing came in the form of herbs, roots, and plant-life that could be grown or found easily in the nearby forest. Her father was a skilled gardener and showed her from a young age how to care for plants, while her mother was skilled in the use of animals for healing. Her mother taught Zafira to never waste any part of the animal as it was be a dishonour to the world that they took it from.

It wasn't until she was 7 years old that her magical abilities manifested. Zafira's parents only loved her more for them, trying to help her understand her powers while also trying to understand them. With the gentle teaching and encouragement from her parents Zafira shaped her powers into a peaceful and good nature.

Even though her home was safe and caring, Zafira grew curious about the other cities and peoples of the world. When she turned 16 she decided to leave home and see what the world was like. Her parents scrounged up as much funds and items to give her a good start and keep her stable until she could find some way to support herself. It was a hard journey at first, the people were rougher than what she had grown up to know but that didnt mean she had to lose her kindness. After a year of travel Zafira came to a port town where she apprenticed at a local apothecary, using her knowledge of herbs and animals to aid the owner. In exchange the owner of the apothecary gave her shelter, food and whatever money could be shared. Being in this town Zafira had access to books of all kind which helped her learn about her magical abilities.

During her time in the port town, Zafira grew close to the owner of the apothecary just like the owner was her own grandmother. Zafira stayed working at the apothecary until she was 24.

One day when Zafira was running the shop a girl came in asking about a method to get rid of dry skin. But then she kept returning for different reasons each getting sillier and sillier. Eventually she asked Zafira out on a date which she agreed to after getting over the initial surprise. Their relationship grew over the years with them moving in together. And then one day during the summer nearing their 4 year anniversary Zafira's girlfriend didn't return home. The next days Zafira waited for her and yet she still didn't come home. Panic set in and Zafira started searching everywhere for her but to no avail. A man approached her when she was searching one evening saying he had information about her girlfriend. He told her that he knew Zafira's girlfriend closely and on multiple occasions she had told him that "she was only using Zafira, and that she would ultimately leave Zafira when she got bored of the game." Zafira didn't believe this man and left immediately but the thought crept into her mind as the days went by. After a year of waiting Zafira was so pained by the reminder of her lost love that she could no longer remain in the city. She said goodbye to granny and left.

After wandering, Zafira became lost in a deep forest. But as Zafira had always been kind to every aspect of nature, it showed a kindness in return ultimately leading her to a wood cabin. The owner of the cabin was a very old Kobold.The Kobold welcomed Zafira into her home as if she had been expecting her and it turned out that the Kobold was indeed waiting for Zafira. The Kobold revealed to Zafira that part of Zafira's soul rested within her and that in order to pass on from the mortal plane it must be returned back to Zafira but when the fragment joins the rest within Zafira it will start to awaken her old soul which has lived many lives. The memories Zafira would gain could be painful and some could be joyful but with them she would have greater knowledge and wisdom about the world, and herself. It only took Zafira a few moments to decide whether or not she wanted her past memories, for her soul called out to be joined and it was not a calling a person could ignore. The ritual took a year to complete, with each step Zafira became whole while the Kobold slowly started to diminish. At the end of the year the Kobold lady had faded but Zafira knew that she would reside in her soul for she was a part of who she was.

With Zafira's soul complete she decided to make this cabin her home, creating gardens for her herbs which she made potions from to sell at a nearby town in exchange for goods like seeds, and fabrics. Soon she became known for being the Witch of the Woods or The Forest Nymph for she was kind to all, protecting lost people who ended up in the forest and seeing that nature was never abused if she could care for it. Eventually she commissioned a carpenter to build on a section to her cabin for travelling parties to rest in if they were to find their way to her woods. The only person willing to do this work was a lumberjack/carpenter named Elyse. Elyse had fallen in love within a short time during her work on Zafira's house, and while Zafira still had fears about another love leaving her she also couldnt stop herself from falling for this strong, capable woman. Zafira asked Elyse to move in with her when the construction was complete and the two have been living happily together ever since.

Gender Identity

Female.

Sexuality

Lesbian.

Education

medicinal herbolism, middle school level education from parents. And then whatever else she could learn from books. Ultimately learning more about the world through the awakening of her soul.

Employment

Apothecary's assistant for about 7 years, self employed potion maker, medicine woman, healing/nature witch. Owner of a B&B.

Accomplishments & Achievements

accomplished potion maker, great gardener, completed soul.

Mental Trauma

trust issues due to random loss of her love.

Intellectual Characteristics

Nature, medicinal, wise.

Morality & Philosophy

Deep connection with nature making her respect all aspects of it from birth to death. All she wants is to make the world a little brighter. She understands that people come from all kinds and respects that making her patient and kind but ultimately if a person is downright evil and harmful then she wants nothing to do with them.

Taboos

wanton destruction of nature, and harming others for no good reason.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

Feels an innate desire to help people and wishes to live a happy life with Elyse, and reconnect with all her old memories.

Savvies & Ineptitudes

extremely good with animals, plants, cooking, and helping.

Likes & Dislikes

Likes: Elyse Dislikes: When Elyse has to go away for work.

Virtues & Personality perks

Patient, kind, wise, healing, sweet, understanding, real cute.

Vices & Personality flaws

can be stubborn, cares a lot.

Personality Quirks

snorts when really laughing.

Hygiene

always cleans up the house, is fairly clean but typically has some dirt under her nails.

Social

Family Ties

Maintains relationship with her parents,and the apothecary granny.

Religious Views

Doesnt really follow a specific deity/god but a more nature inclined view would be what she would follow.

Social Aptitude

charismatic in the sense that she is so sweet that people just love her. Introverted. Very polite.

Mannerisms

speaks with a lot of movement when excited.

Hobbies & Pets

Loves gardening, and learning new recipes, growing flowers for her girlfriend, running a B&B because she love when travelers come and stay over, and takes care of injured animals until they can be returned to nature.

Speech

uses "Oh" a lot especially if excited like "oh and i did this today..OH! blah blah blah"

Wealth & Financial state

Would rather barter than accumulate gold.

Alignment

Sweet Good.

Species

Human

Year of Birth

3023 AOC 476 Years old

Gender

female

Eyes

Lilac, big, round.

Hair

Short, pale yellow on top bleeding into peach and lilac.

Height

5'4"

Weight

125lbs

Known Languages

Common, primordial, sylvan.

Character Prototype

Parker McKenna Posey.