Bia Pallas

Name: Bia Pallas

Species: Torinian Human

Age: 18

Sex: Female

Height: 5'9

Skin complexion: Brown

Hair color: Black

Eye color: Violet

Affinity: Wind magic

Other characteristics: Bia has wild-looking hair that appears windswept to the back, giving her the look of a person who is always moving forward.

Quote: “If I eva get eaten, I’m takin’ a few o’ther teeth wit’ me!”

Background: Bia is a wild child; she's a free spirited and rambunctious tomboy with endless energy. Some might describe her as “over the top”. In her family, she was the only daughter and the youngest among five children. Growing up, she learned to be loud in order to be heard. Bia says exactly what she's thinking, regardless of whether it's appropriate or not, leading some to speculate that she has no inner monologue. She also goes aggressively for what she desires, having been forced by her four older brothers to fight for everything she got, even her own food. Accordingly, she makes her crush on Atreus Speros very clear, despite his not-so secret obsession with Rhea Taiyo. She can be very handsy with Atreus, hugging him tightly whenever she sees him. While normally rough around the edges, Bia lets her softer side show when she’s with him. The stares she gets from other people for associating with Atreus don’t bother her.

While Bia may take her opportunities to win Atreus's heart as she can, her primary goal is still to join the ranks of the Elite Legionnaires, something that none of her brothers have been brave enough to do; in her mind, this would give her the ultimate bragging rights. More importantly, this would satisfy her thirst for adventure and her desire to protect “the little people” of Torin. When not training, Bia likes to spend time at the Sideways Legionnaire challenging patrons to arm wrestling matches; whoever loses buys the other drinks. She also enjoys hanging out there with Leon, who is usually found enjoying the affection of the Mocking Harpies, Dion and Eva. Bia and Leon get along well, as Leon reminds Bia of her meathead brothers, only he’s nowhere near as meanspirited as they are.

Combat: Bia is very strong for someone her size. Part of her strength comes from her physical training, and part of it comes from her mastery of her “Psiki” (the innate magic that is found in all Torinians that they associate with the soul/spirit). All Torinian fighters are capable of amplifying their physical strength by focusing their Psiki to some extent to fortify their lighter bones against breaks, but Bia comes in at the high end of this proficiency. By focusing her Psiki, she can lift three times her own weight. She learned to use magic this way early in her life when wrestling with her much bigger brothers for just about anything she wanted or needed. Her weapons of choice in battle are the caesti, metal gauntlets that protect her fists while she’s striking. Like all Torinian weapons, her caesti contain Iracal Crystals; these crystals allow Torinians to manifest their Psiki (or magic) outwardly, usually in the form of elemental energy. Bia’s energy manifests as wind, and she is able to combine her strikes with powerful bursts of wind, creating enormous shockwaves when she impacts a target.