Name: Nora Abigaile
Age: 20
Race: Hydra
Appearance: At 6’ in height, Nora is quite the sight. She has a rather curvy figure with a light tan all over her body, though one would assume with how much time she spends in the water, one would think she would be darker. Her skin is nearly flawless though one would assume with how much time she spends in the water, one would think she would be darker. Her skin is nearly flawless, though there are small spots that seem to be patterned like scales rather than anything else. Her nails tend to have a very slight point to them, regardless of how many times they get clipped and filed down.
On a usual day, she prefers to wear a set of black combat boots that lace up to her shins, along with a set of white stockings underneath. Over those she prefers a pair of knee length cargo shorts, held up with a simple leather belt with a silver buckle. She prefers blouses with a matching blazer, though will settle for a simple black t-shirt and her spring jacket. She also wears a small vial around her neck, holding some rather dark liquid inside of it that seems almost syrupy.
Nora also has only one arm, having lost one from being attacked by a shark. She has been unable to grow it back, the shark having taken it off just above the elbow. While she does have a prosthetic, she normally just wears a bandana tied around it and manages with just her one arm.
As a still young Hydra, Nora has not grown into the standard size of Hydra, and has yet to gain some of the more deadly traits that would befit a Hydra. Even though, she is still a force to be feared. At full height, Nora is 15’ in height, from her tallest head to the base of her tail, and weighs 600 lbs in total. She is covered in deep green scales along her neck and back, yet has a more subtle lime green on her belly and at the joints for her legs. Her feet are adorned with a set of 5 razor sharp claws, 4 on the front and one to the inside, much like on a reptile.
Her 2 heads almost seem more akin to a snake than the standard Hydra head, and share a collective brain near the base of her head, making it easier to relay information between the two of their heads rather than normal. Her tail is 4 feet in length, and will also regrow if cut off.
Background: Born off the coast of Miami, was left to grow up on her own in an orphanage, unknowing of her family other than the pendant that she wears around her neck. and a knowledge not to enter the sea until needed. She lived there and grew to the age of 10, gaining many friends and a proper schooling needed with her time there. At the age of 10, she was called to the sea at night, where her mother revealed herself to her at the stroke of 12. There, she learned of her origin and given a mission to live and survive and grown. Finally happy to have met her mother, she promised to do that, going back to the orphanage and staying with them until the age of 18.
Once she had aged out of foster care, she went to live in a halfway house, finding a low paying job while spending her others learning how to drive as quickly as possible. She spent a full year in the house, saving up her money and keeping her spending short so as to be able to by a van. As a present for her 19th birthday, Nora managed to buy an old van in still good condition and spend the rest on a small generator for any electronics she might need while on her own. Mostly, she traveled near the ocean routes, wanting to stay closer to the salt water air and allow herself to grow fully.
During this, she had taken up some surfing habits, yet not without a major drawback. Misjudging her connection to the sea, Nora ventured deep into the waters, hoping to get some of the larger waves, and was attacked by a great white off the coast of California. She managed to survive the encounter, it had cost her her left arm, unable to grow it back despite her bloodline. She stayed away from the oceans and waves for a time, not wishing to risk another encounter.
That caution was tossed aside when she got the invitation for the academy, offering her a place to both train her powers, and meet other magic users like herself so that she could grow. Deciding that she had enough flitting around the world, she figured getting an education would suit her best, and replied that she would happily join the Academy.
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