:SA: Evalynn the Artisan

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Name
Evalynn Faye
Pronounced Ev-ah-lynn
Nickname(s): Ev

Herd
Aodh herd
-formerly: Talori herd

Rank
Artisan
-Blacksmith

Age
Birthday: June 15th, 1676
Starting Age: 23 years old
Current Age: 24 years old
Season Born In: Summer

Species
Clydesdale x Paint
Evalynn's father was a clydesdale horse, and her mother, a paint pegasus.  

Size
Height: 18.3hh
Weight: 2000lbs

Appearance
Coat colors: Dappled blood bay with shoulder tobiano marking, permanent soot stains on her chest and face from her work in her forge
Eye colors: Sky blue with darker blue streaks
Mane and Tail: dark chocolate colored mane, gulastra plume tail
Physique: Large, draft body, well muscled from constant blacksmith work

Genotype
Ee / Aa / nSpl / nTO

Sexuality
Bisexual
-Has no preference over stallion or mare, just whoever catches her fancy
-Turn on's: larger stallions, smaller mares, dominant personality
-Turn off's: "weak" personality, clingy horses

Slaves
Pit Fighter
- Ghost [Past]

Servile
- Asim 
- Berose

Voice
Actress: America Ferrara
-Noted role in: Astrid from "How to Train Your Dragon"

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• Stubborn
  [You don't give Evalynn an inch. She just takes the mile. You tell her no, she hears "why not, you're gonna do it anyways."]

• Loquacious
  [She. Does. Not. Shut. Up. Like, Ever. Evalynn can start a conversation from just about anything, and is naturally curious, so there are often many questions coming from her. She is a naturally friendly horse, and gets on pretty well with everyone.]

• Sassy/Sarcastic
  [Evalynn just might outlive the Gods' to have the last word. Evalynn's tongue is quick as a whip, and she knows how to use it.]

• Determined
• [Ever since her encounter with Ignacio, Evalynn has had a strong determination to prove herself worthy of the gift Ignacio blessed her with, and be the best she can be. While she was in Talori, she didn't know what she could do, and always felt out of sync. Once she heard about the blacksmith's and their ability to work the Incandescent Steel, Evalynn knew what she wanted- needed to do to better herself. Don't try and stop her from her goals, it'll just make her work even hard to see the end result come to fruition.]

• Inquisitive
  [Though Evalynn and her sisters have been in Aodh for 5 years, Evalynn still can be seen exploring, meeting new horses, and asking about Aodh; it's history, customs, laws.]

• Aloof
  [Evalynn is rather laid back, and chill to be around. While she is a general firecracker, she doesn't overdo it, resulting in a rather approachable, if not slightly disconnected image.]

• Reckless
  [Don't go into the jungle? There are vicious predators that will kill you? Sounds like fun! You got a map? No? It'll be even more fun that way!]
  
  
• Clumsy
  [She mainly has the build of a paint horse, but the size and weight of a clydesdale, which unfortunately makes for some rather fun trips and falls every now and then. It was worse when her mane and tail were long.]

Evalynn was born to Russe and Liara, only child between the pair. Evalynn is the eldest sibling, Asalah and Airita being her two younger half-sisters, 19 and 17 respectively. It was soon after her birth that she met Eden, quickly forming a bond with the young foal, and seeming to be almost physically attached to Eden. Evalynn spent most of her time with Eden, as her parents either didn't keep an eye on her, or couldn't find her when they were looking.

Not a fortnight after Evalynn turned two years old, her mother, a pegasus, had been chosen as a tribute for the Summer Solstice, to Cascade. Her mother, believing fully in the beliefs of the herd, saw the sacrifice as a wonderful thing. Liara told her not to feel sad, or miss her too much, for she would be back, reborn one day as a hippocampus from Cascade's generosity.

Almost immediately, her father seemed to find himself a new mare, a pegasus as well. And not long after meeting her, did she fall pregnant with their first foal, who would be Evalynn's half-sibling. As her third birthday came and went, soon, her sibling, a girl, was born. Asalah. The filly was dark as coal, a far cry from Evalynn's own dun spotted coat. But how Evalynn immediately loved her little sister. The difference between the two half-sisters didn't end with their coat colors either. As time passed, it was clear that Evalynn was the wild child, where Asalah was more of a reserved, soft-spoken filly.

Because she was hard-pressed to ever get her sister to willingly go out and explore with her, Evalynn would often wander off alone, much to everyone's chagrin. But Evalynn's need to explore could not be sated. And so, day after day, the filly would always try- usually succeeding- to sneak off to find new places, explore the jungles that Eden's dad constantly warned her about. And one day, while decidedly ignoring everyone's warnings about not sneaking off into the jungle- especially alone- Evalynn took off, marching her way boldly into the jungle. And upon her journey, she happened to stumbled upon something that would forever alter her life. The now four year old filly had found a shrine! Not knowing there were other God's, Evalynn was too excited to wonder why there was such an old, decrepit shrine out in the middle of the jungle. No, Evalynn sought to make Anders and Meredith proud, having pretty much abandoned all hope in her father actually caring for her. And so, with excitement and a nervous energy, Evalynn approached the shrine. Ignacio, for his own reasons, decided to humor the filly, and spoke to her. The experience is something Evalynn has not forgotten to this day, the cherished memory forever burned into her mind. It was that day she met Ignacio, it was that day that Ignacio had won her over, and blessed her with Fire Manipulation. The God blessed her, and gave the small filly a glimpse of what her potential could grow to be. And his words still ring in her ears as clear as the day he spoke them. "You are kindling, child. A spark among the stagnant sea. I will nurture this ember within you; I will bring your potential to a roar." 

Needless to say, Anders and Meredith were... Well, surprised would be a very mild way of putting it. Obviously, upon finding out that the young filly had snuck off into the jungle, the parental figures were worried and angry that Evalynn had disobeyed them and put herself in danger. But Evalynn reassured them that she was fine, more than fine, in fact. When she told them how she had been blessed, at first they thought she was telling a story with her overactive imagination. But at their disbelief, she proved she was telling the truth by stamping her front hooves, small flames dancing into being suddenly before going out after a few seconds. Naturally, they freaked out, because not only were fire based blessings frowned upon, Evalynn had been blessed with Ignacio's signature blessing.

When horses started finding out about Evalynn's blessing, most were unnerved by the young filly's blessing, others actually scared. Evalynn didn't understand people's sudden fear and mistrust of her, and so would actively refrain from willingly using her blessing in public. Why was her blessing not good enough for others? To her, her Fire coursed through her veins, warmed her and filled her with a silent sureness she didn't have before. But in the privacy of home, Evalynn would play with her Fire, working on trying to hone her skills.

A rather long year later found Evalynn's father sireing a third foal, another girl, Airita. It wasn't long after Airita's birth that Asalah's and Airita's mother disappeared without a trace. While the circumstances were different, Evalynn knew what it was to lose a mother, and consoled her younger sisters. After their mother's passing, Russe became increasingly distant with the trio, until one day he just left them all together, never really caring for them, and determined to find himself a mare that wouldn't die or disappear on him. 

Evalynn, though the eldest, was definitely not the most responsible, watched as Asalah tried to take over where their father had left them, and failed miserably. Anders and Meredith, upon finding out what had happened to the sisters, immediately brought them into their family, unofficially adopted the mares.

As the years passed, Evalynn grew, and honed her blessing in secret, not ashamed of her blessing, but tired of seeing all of the mistrusting side glances thrown her way. Anders and Meredith, well meaning, and ever the parents, tried to usher Evalynn into becoming a cleric, something Evalynn wasn't sure she wanted. She didn't know what she wanted, just that it wasn't anything that she doing currently. When she was 16, she met a vagabond briefly, who told her of the wonders of Incandescent Steel, and how the blacksmith's in Aodh herd worked with it. And suddenly, it felt like something clicked into place for the young mare. At first she was torn. She couldn't just leave the herd. Evalynn was Talori... But still... Even with her not actively using her blessing, many herd members still gave her the stink eye, and she always felt like she was the one puzzle piece that just did not belong. So she made her choice. Evalynn was going to move to Aodh. She knew her sisters, Asalah especially were rather content here, so she could not ask them to go with her. So she made to go alone. But her sisters stopped her, telling her that where one went, all three went. If Evalynn really wanted to go to Aodh, they would follow her. Of course, this sent their adoptive family into conniption fits. Border hopping simply wasn't done. Anders and Meredith worried about their adoptive daughters, but let them go. Eden on the other hand, was extremely vocal about his discontent with their decision. 



After leaving Talori, Evalynn and company headed for Aodh, arriving in the city with mixed emotions. Evalynn was immediately sucked into everything she saw, wanting to try and see everything, along with Airita At first, the inhabitants of Aodh were wary of the new Talori sisters arriving, but the shock wore away soon enough once Evalynn jumped headfirst into everything. From her ability to openly worship Ignacio, and no longer having to hide her blessing, to finding a place for the sisters to live. Not long after the sisters' settled into their new home, Evalynn set out to find a blacksmith and train under them as an apprentice. For awhile, Evalynn couldn't find anyone willing to train her, but finally one of the blacksmith's caved and decided to train her. [If only to shut her up *shot*] And over the course of five years, Evalynn, Asalah, and Airita learned the laws and customs of Aodh, while Evalynn worked to be one step closer to her goal. Just before Evalynn's 22nd birthday, she finally was ready to become a blacksmith, and now is establishing herself in the city as a legit Blacksmith.
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- Was blessed with Fire Manipulation when she was 4 years old

- Accidentally bought a pit slave, Ghost. 

- During chapter 1, was in the crucible when the explosion's went off. In the resulting chaos, Evalynn found herself and several other Aodhian's pitted against the Vindicators.

- In the aftermath, her Pit Fighter Ghost, was seized from her, to be used as a labor slave to help rebuild the fallen parts of the city.

- For chapter 2, along with the Royals and other Artisan's, Evalynn found herself in Briem. Unfortunately, she also found herself in yet another explosion. In that resulting chaos, Evalynn wrestled with a pygmy dragon, and almost got into a fight with one of Briem's Royalty.

- In Chapter 3, Evalynn is recruited for a mission to go and investigate one of the dragons of old. During these events, they find the dragon, Evalynn fangirls a little over the massive reptile, and almost scorches Valerius alive because they have to take the dragon's eggs from her.

- Shortly after the events of Chapter 3, Evalynn asks Lilith to have a child with her, and quickly falls pregnant.

- Evalynn purchases Asim and Berose.

- Chapter 4 finds Evalynn and her sister and slave going out to pick up goods and wares in the wake of the King's assassination. Before they finish however, mamma dragon bursts from her cavern and pinpoints her sights on lighting the farmlands just outside the City on fire. Now heavily pregnant, Evalynn ignores any common sense and rushes into a burning house to save the family trapped inside.

- Days after the dragon's rampage, Evalynn gives birth to Marcello.




- While she inherited her height and girth from her father, most of her marking came from her mother, and her mothers' side of the family

- When irritated, Evalynn will grind her hoof against the ground until small flames appear. She never notices until she sees the smoke.

- You know Evalynn is getting mad when she is silent. She has an air of barely confined rage, like a spark waiting to ignite. Once she is actually angry, that spark ignites and she blows up. Expect screaming, and if you are close enough to her, prepare to be shocked or burned. 

- Evalynn messes with her sister as often as she breathes. However, if you mess with her sisters... Well, you can expect to be singed.

- Once Evalynn was old enough to start messing with her own mane and tail [As Meredith normally styled it for her], pretty much as soon as a couple sticks and twigs got tangled in her tail, she immediately cut her hair so she didn't have to pull them out. Because why not just pluck the leaves out when you can just chop it all off?

- Calls pretty much everyone by petnames [i.e: sweetcheeks (her personal favorite), hun, baby, sugar, darlin']

- Thanks to her Aquorian roots, Evalynn has quite the fondness for gardening, and is highly protective of her home's garden, which she tends to carefully.

- Evalynn is highly religious, another trait she retains from Talori [even if she did choose the wrong God] and attends the Azar Sanctum, much to Castiel's consternation, pretty much daily. Every few days, Evalynn will craft flower crowns both for Castiel, and the statue of Ignacio.

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Family
Russe
Father: Horse
status: Unknown

Liara
Mother: Pegasus 
status: Deceased

Asalah
Sister: Horse
status: Alive

Airita
Half-Sister: Horse
status: Alive 

Cyrene 
Daughter: Horse 
status: Alive

Marcello
Son: Horse 
status: Alive

 Relationships 

Past flings
-Kanu♂
-when Evalynn was 17
-mutual break off

-Apothoseus 
-When Evalynn was 15-17
-Explosive break

Current flings
-Lilith ♀
-Details to be hashed out
-Axel  ♂
-Details to be hashed out

Steady Relationship
-None.

As Evalynn tumbled right into Anders' path, Russet just shook his head, watching as his old friend side stepped the calamity-on-hooves with ease. He watched as his little painted filly just bounced back onto her hooves, and looked up at Anders with a sheepish grin. His ears pricked slightly as Anders spoke to Evalynn, and a smile slid across his face. Anders seemed to be a natural around Evalynn while he himself felt like he was floundering in an ever rising tide of the unknown.

"Yes sir! I'll learn to pay attention, you'll see!" the chestnut painted filly puffed up her chest as Anders spoke to her, prancing on the spot as he winked at her. A small, but hot-headed voice drifted out from behind Evalynn, and she noticed the foal that was standing, indignant at Anders words. An immediate smile lit up Evalynn's face, her eyes radiating her innocence, and she stood there, and tilted her head slightly as she took in the other foals appearance. Eden, as Russet has said her name was, was thicker than her, in a way that made her look more powerful than Evalynn could hope to be with her lanky legs and thin body frame. She noticed that she was almost as tall as Eden as well, and she waggled her short tail happily, her previous hesitance for a friend, gone. Finally she would have a play mate who wouldn't take it easy on her! As they stared at each other, Evalynn noticed Eden puff up slightly, and she giggled.

Russet stood beside Anders, a warm smile as Anders' bumped into his shoulder and he nodded slightly. "Not sure how I'm managing to stay on my hooves, to be honest. Evalynn is like a maelstrom. She never quits moving!" As Russet talked with his friend, he noticed the foals just standing and staring each other down, one with an indignant look, the other with a radiant smile. The stallion watched at Anders moved behind Eden, and pushed his child close to Evalynn, and he couldn't help but let out an amused chuckle at Eden's discomfort.

Evalynn watched as Eden moved closer and closer, until their noses were nearly touching, but she did not move away. As Eden spoke, Evalynn grinned, and she bumped her nose against Eden's nose.

"Hello! Wanna play?" and without waiting for an answer, Evalynn bounced to the side quickly, and lurched forward, overtaking Eden in a rush of lanky limbs, and high strung energy.

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Evalynn©: stray-thought

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