Cora Bainbridge
Cora Bainbridge
Cora is naturally friendly and full of life. Most people who meet her can't help but enjoy her company. She has a unique talent for drawing shy people out from their shells, which helped immensely when she first met her now-girlfriend, Meru.
Physical Description
Facial Features
Her face is rounded and her features are pleasantly friendly. Her eyes are particularly striking. She has a difficult time looking stern or intimidating.
Apparel & Accessories
Her wardrobe is distinctive in its coloration, as most of her clothing is red, blue, or purple. She can usually be seen wearing gold jewelry (never silver.)
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Childhood
Cora's family was strict to say the least. They were among the Pure Folk, those few who rejected magic and all the new beings who came into existence after the Weirdening, including variant humans of any kind. If she didn't complete her chores on the secluded homestead where she, her parents, her grandmother, and her siblings lived, she wasn't allowed dinner. If one of her siblings dared talk back to one of the adults in the family, they were ignored for days at a time as punishment.
Young Adulthood
Cora couldn't stand her family's way of life. Despite losing all her prior relationships and any contact with her siblings, she fled as soon as she turned 18 with the help of a small group called the Disgraced Scions, an organization dedicated to helping those in Cora's situation escape their oppressive ways of life and learn to live among the rest of society. The Disgraced Scions helped Cora find a job, get a small apartment, and learn life skills that would be vital away from her family's secluded home. She adapted very quickly, as though she were meant to have left.
Current Day
After a few years, Cora became indistinguishable from anyone else living life among mages and variant humans. She never lost contact with the Disgraced Scions and, in fact, ended up applying to become part of their organization. It was a job she ended up being extremely good at thanks to her own experiences with how the Pure Folk think and her friendly, empathetic personality.Gender Identity
Cora identifies as a woman and enjoys dressing in feminine clothing. She has never questioned the gender she was assigned at birth.
Sexuality
Cora is attracted to other women.
Education
She has a general education diploma, which she acquired soon after leaving her family home behind.
Employment
Cora used to work as a grocery clerk, but she now holds a position within the Disgraced Scions. Her current job allows her to communicate with people who want to leave their domineering families, organize and execute plans for them to leave, find lodging and homes for those who've recently fled, and help them adjust to life in the wider world. It's something she loves and is extremely successful at.
Accomplishments & Achievements
Cora has helped one of her sisters flee thus far. The two have resumed contact now that they're both free and have become extremely close.
Intellectual Characteristics
Her intelligence types are spacial, linguistic, and interpersonal.
Morality & Philosophy
Cora believes that, as long as they're not hurting anyone, everyone deserves the chance to be free and happy with their lives. This is something she is willing to put her safety at risk for.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Likes & Dislikes
Loves fashion and listening to others' stories. Likes parrots. Dislikes flying in planes. Hates being alone for too long.
Hygiene
She's a particularly clean person who spends a fair amount of time caring for her skin and hair in the evenings. She takes pride in wearing clean clothing and maintaining good personal hygiene.
Social
Religious Views
Cora is spiritual, but doesn't follow any particular religion. She believes in the saying that "what goes around comes around" and tries to live by that idea on a daily basis.
Social Aptitude
Cora is extremely friendly. Despite not being the most talkative person, her aptitude for listening carefully and responding at the perfect moments means she's great at making people feel as if they've known her for years. She's known for having an entertaining sense of humor and a never-ending library of puns stored in her head.
Speech
Cora doesn't talk excessively, instead choosing to time what she says so that her thoughts hold as much impact in her audience as possible. Her voice is medium in pitch and gentle, and her vocabulary choices are habitually rather formal.
Relationships
Relationship Reasoning
Cora and Meru make a wonderful pair because they easily compliment each other's strengths and make up for the other's weaknesses. They've become closely bonded over the years since they've met and are rarely seen apart from each other if they can help it.
Current Status
Alive
Species
Ethnicity
Age
26
Date of Birth
April 27
Spouses
Meru Zaveri
(Girlfriend)
Siblings
Children
Pronouns
She/her
Sex
Female
Gender
Woman
Presentation
Feminine
Eyes
Warm brown, round
Hair
Black dreadlocks down to her middle back
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Medium brown
Height
5 feet 9 inches
Aligned Organization
