Coriaria, Jack of Diamonds

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ID: SD496
Name: Coriaria
Suit: Diamonds
Rank: Jack
Gender: Female
Animal: Pine Marten/Bird (Egret)
Region: Yarrow Gardens/Corvistowne
Parents: Parvana x Sadie
Dealer: Xenon

Current forms:
Baby

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Notes[/b]
This girl only has the barest hint of a Corvie in her blood, showing through in her dark vine coloration. This lovely girl is a throwback to her grandparents, but i no less lovely for it. The flowering vines grow from her skin like hair and it blooms all year round with delicate flowers of the non-toxic variety.

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Basic Magical Ability[/b]
She can act charismatic and persuasive at times, whether or not she actually has the natural charm and grace to pull it off.

Moderate Magical Ability[/b]
When activated, she can decipher up to two languages of the player's choosing. These languages are in addition to the common tongue and the Diamond house language.

Strong Magical Ability[/b]
When activated, she can cast a lie-detector spell on a card of any Suit and of a rank lesser or equal to her own, once per day. Cards of equal rank would be aware of the spell, but cards of lesser rank would not.

Powerful Magical Ability[/b]
When activated, she can fly for up to an hour. Winged Diamonds can use this ability for effortless, perfectly controlled flight.

Jack's Ability[/b]
Once a week, she is able to cause another Diamond to lose their flight ability for one whole day.

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Birds
Birds are seen fairly often across the Realms. They are a far cry from hard to find, yet slightly rarer than a Feline or Canine. They are usually found outside of the Marshes, which they tend to despise, and will often roost in the Highlands until chased out by the residents. Birds can be anything from predatory to a common sparrow.

Mustelids[/b]
Mustelids are fairly common. With their lithe shapes, they can wriggle their way into almost every part of the realm. They tend to stay away from the Tulgey Wood, however, as they’re smart creatures and know a bad sign when they see it. They often come in the forms of weasels, ferrets, and pine martens, though raccoons aren’t terribly hard to locate...and once in a blue moon you may even see a squirrel.

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Corvistowne[/b]
Residents are usually black with electric and/or neon colored patterning in erratic stripes, splashes, and/or circles. Their coloration can be anything from electric green to a dazzling gold; even white has been seen on occasion, though it is incredibly rare. Breeding two Corvies of different colors will automatically result in at least one child that has both of those colors on its body.

Those who hail from Corvistowne are an odd bunch. They tend to be erratic in behavior and excessively creative in their work and experimentation. Most members consider themselves to be inventors of some sort, and they are not above experimenting on other members of society willing to sell themselves, Banders, Toves and Momes, Aces...or on themselves. Corvistowneians are usually quite intelligent, though they may lack common sense in the way they view the world, some going to extremes for no reason other than for science!!! The town itself is poorer than most, with many buildings appearing dilapidated and poorly cared for. If one can worm their way into the confidence of a member, they may be able to bear witness to the underground labs of Corvistowne. Many are small and cramped, with piles of past experiments and lab equipment strewn about; those with power in Corvistowne have setups that are rumored to make the Queen of Hearts slightly nervous. The extents of these labs can stretch underground for miles. Corvies are rumored to be slightly crazy by many not of the Realm. It is a stereotype and of course there are some who are scholarly in their pursuits…but the label arose for a reason.

Yarrow Gardens[/b]
Residents are usually pink, yellow, and lilac, with white in places. They are more prone to ornamental mutations and accessories, serving little purpose but decoration. Purple spots are a possible mutation, but very rare.

Those who hail from the Yarrow Gardens are very commonly female. It is difficult to locate a male from that realm and it leads to rumors and jokes from other lands on why this may be. The women (and men) of the Gardens look delicate and beautiful, but underneath they are undeniably strong-willed and powerful. Their land is covered in decorative gardens and small patches of forest that, under closer inspection, reveal most of the plants to be highly poisonous and resilient. The Yarrow Gardens are located over a rupture in the world's surface that they are careful to cover up. The gases that sometimes escape would kill most normal plant life and livestock. Those who visit are often surprised to find that they "come down with something" upon arrival and feel ill for the remainder of their journey. Yarrows are not mainly women for no reason; they have made themselves this way. Their histories were so overrun with accomplishments by women, and their genes tend toward a perchance for girls, so they were a land mainly filled with them. Long ago, some of the leaders and local police chiefs got the idea that men were a taint that bogged down their Realm; thus, they began to slowly rid themselves of them. Males born were either “altered” after being born, or simply disposed of in preference to a female child, and most of the residents ostracized and drove their males out, some even began hunting them to rid the land of the unintelligent and allegedly useless taint. Even some Yarrow males come to believe these incorrect ideas about themselves simply due to the lives they led there. Yarrows have come to accept that other realms have and like men, and do not discount them for it, though they are normally loathe to work under one, or take one as a mate. Some Yarrows are unconvinced by this notion, though, and not too many are aware of the secret harem of yarrow men hidden away in the depths of the realm…
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