FrostFire
Flaming Ice Queen
Her hair is a silvery white, and she is more often than not wearing a black dress that has a green and purple sheen, and is almost feathery in material, and has a feather collar made from crow feathers. She is always wearing her headdress (see above), the white stone being a pure opal (very large and very expensive), and the black looking one is a sapphire, so pure and deep blue it appears black in all but the strongest moonlight. The metal is pure silver, and the skull has vampire teeth, fashioned to look exactly as hers do. She has a ring, bracelet, necklace and earrings which match this (all have the silver branch or thorn, skull, an opal and a sapphire), and is also always wearing the ring.
Despite her hair often being tied up, it is very long, and reaches her waist easily. It used to be a light blonde, and has turned a silvery white.
She has a few different outfits. So, for your enjoyment... (This doesn't include the dress in the picture - I couldn't find anything close...)
(What she wears for combat and more risky situations. It has both offensive and defensive qualities)
(She also wears the above cape with trousers and things that don't have feathers on them.)
(She also wears the above cape with trousers and things that don't have feathers on them.)
She is called Athena. She has no last name (She is from a time before them), but gave herself the surname of Crow.
She is around 900 years old, and was turned at 18.
Personality:
She is distant, and rarely gets to know people or vampires, which means very few know much about her. Cold and logical, her gaze is often uncomfortable for humans and vampires alike, and her dead stare has been likened to a bird eyeing up a worm. Living so long has slowly grated away at her emotions, humanity and moral compass (even when she was human, these were still cold and calculating), making her a lot more serious and bland than she used to be, and her ability pushed this process along somewhat. However, this doesn't mean that she is completely lacking of feelings, although she is almost impossible to faze, but she is certainly capable of all emotions (however she has never truly loved anyone). She is highly intelligent, and is often scheming and plotting. Even as a human, she regarded other humans as no more than things to be used, and this became worse after she became a vampire, although she can still be sympathetic towards others, it is a rare occurrence.
She can become sadistic and brutal, and still harbours a deep anger towards certain people and things. Because of her gaze and tendencies, many who know of her call her evil, but this is hardly true. Although, if she finds out that someone has killed a crow (or any bird with similar genes), or has done something that angers her, they will certainly see her bad side, and few will live to tell the tale.
Hunting habits:
She hunts exclusively alone (concerning other vampires, she does hunt with her murder often though...), and will often travel great distances to find prey (with the aid of her ability) that is to her taste. If she has the luxury of choice, she prefers young humans of between 15-25, clean of any drugs or alcohol (she can taste it in their blood, and hates it), and her favourite blood types are B-, O- and AB+. Finding she has more luck with males than females, she has learnt to go for them more often, even if she has no preference towards the gender of her victims.
On occasion she plays the part of an injured woman, other times she will just run at them an take a bite. However, a rather sneaky approach she has found effective is through her ability (which I shall explain below). Although, she will use whatever tactic will get her a meal. And sometimes, if she's bored or feeling lonely, she will play with her food...
History:
She was born in Britain (and incidentally has a very strong accent), and grew up in a wealthy family, who sold her for a large sum of money to a vampire lord. Initially, he intended to just feed from her continuously, while keeping her alive so her body could continue to produce more for him, but he began to develop feelings for her, and even though he continued to feed from her, he also began a relationship with her. She, however, did not return these feelings, but used his infatuation to her advantage through using her intelligence to manipulate him (a remarkable feat). She became known as the lady of the house, and was seen by all as his wife. Soon after marrying, she was turned into a vampire by her "beloved", who she still used to her advantage to bring her prey, and she was able to feed from the comfort of her home, although she often went herself when he was also gone (being much faster and more efficient than he), and gained blood from her own hunts and from what he brought for her. A few human generations later (in this time, humans rarely lived past 50), she grew bored of her husbands pettiness and of how soft he had become, she promptly killed him, and became the official master of the house. She travelled often, and purged all memory of her property and land from people, living alone in her "nest", which was difficult to get to in its prime, but was almost impossible now to all but herself, as it is located in the middle of a mountain range, surrounded by sheer cliffs, high peaks and a treacherous climb and descent for even the most experienced climbers. To get there, one must climb the high mountain range, then descend into the crater where her mansion is located, which is surrounded by woods. She has no problem getting there, thanks to her ability.
Place of death/ burial:
Deep in a crypt under her property (the property of the vampire lord she married), next to her deceased husband. Which is reachable from Gham (through the use of her ability), and is itself in a forgotten area, difficult to get to.
Control over urges:
She has very strong willpower, which allows her some control over them, although she sees no harm in indulging herself, if it is safe and appropriate to do so. And it is uncommon for her to completely kill her prey, as she sees zombies as distasteful to have, although she has been known to kill them for the fun of it, and amuse herself with her new creation, or get them to do her bidding if she deems something a little too risky, and unable to be performed by her own unique minions.
Ability:
Note; When I refer to normal crows, I include all birds of similar genes - which include ravens, magpie, rook etc.
She can transform into a crow, and this form is as natural to her as her normal "human" form. Transforming takes little effort now (it used to, but she has had a long time to practice), and there is no limit to the length of time she can hold this, as long as she has fed ans slept enough. Oddly, her strength as a crow is the same as her normal form, which means she can pick up a human (although she does not do it often, as it takes quite a bit of energy). As normal crows are able to reach speeds of 60mph, she can fly much quicker, attaining speeds of 100mph and sometimes faster, if she uses more energy.
Her crow form is that of a Carrion crow, the common species of Britain, which have a green and purple sheen to their feathers (just like her clothes), and are 48–52 cm or 18 to 21 inches in length, with a wingspan of 84–100 cm or 33 to 39 inches. Her form is bigger than this, at around 26 inches in length, with a wingspan of 46 inches. Carrion crow's beaks are stout and short looking, whereas hers is notable different. It is longer, thinner, and deadly sharp, as is her tongue, and both can easily puncture deep into the flesh of an animal. Consequently, she will often hunt her prey in this form, either diving from a great height, flying straight at them, or sometimes dropping large rocks onto their heads, knocking them out cold while she feeds in peace.
Regardless of what form she is in, she can communicate with crows using their language. So in her normal form, she can caw like one (she uses different caws depending on where she is, as crows have different dialects the same as humans). As a crow, she can also speak normally, which has lead to some odd situations...
Originally, she stayed away from normal crows in both forms, but discovered (quite by accident) that she was able to communicate with them, and was basically the leader of all crows. These are her friends and minions, and these birds are some of the only creatures she has ever loved, and she respects them greatly. If she finds out that something has hurt or killed a member of her murder (the collective term for a group of crows), they (or it) won't be around much longer.
