Sheet:Rashmi Terios
Rashmi Terios's Sheet
Background
For most of her life, Rashmi was the studious, if somewhat lonely, daughter of an Osakan chef and a Bengali spice artist. Despite her adoring parents and all the acquaintances she's had over the years, she's always been a bit too far into her own head to really connect with people. She had her books, she had her debate club, and she just did her very best to make the world around her better than she found it.
One day, while digging in a used bookstore for possible new treasures, a charm fell out of an old Narnia paperback; a yellow plastic sunburst, with a red glass 'gem' in its center. Conscientiously, she brought it to the clerk, and was told that they don't sell anything of that sort, and if she liked it, it was hers. Thinking nothing more of it, she paid for her books, pocketed the charm, and walked into the arms of destiny.
On her way home, a marauding youma crossed her path. But instead of making a light snack of her energy, Rashmi heard a deep *BONG* from the charm in her pocket. Time seemed to stand still, as she repeated the charm's instructions, and registered herself as the master of Nicomachea, the Support Device. While her first 'battle' was more 'try not to panic as Nicomachea took care of the details for her,' the fact remained that an entire new world had opened up to Rashmi, one she wasn't sure was something she could even talk to her parents about.
It's been a couple months now, and while Rashmi is a touch more comfortable as a Mage, she's made no progress toward finding out *why her,* *why now,* and *what even is going on around here?* One thing she does know, however, is that she has come into more power than she ever dreamed of, and to whom much is given, much is expected.
Personality
Rashmi is a worrier. She has a lot to worry about, after all! Grades, debates, self-taught flying lessons, how to cast magic while under attack... You'd worry too! But underneath that worry is an unshakable sense of justice and compassion, and once she taps into that, it's impossible to stop her from her chosen course. But more than that; Rashmi *believes* in people. She believes in them so hard, sometimes they believe in themselves to prove her right. Sometimes she can shine a light in Dark places, and make a friend where none believed a friend could be.
Focus
Rashmi is a Device Mage; specifically, she is the master of Nicomachea, the Support Device, which takes the form of an armored and teched-out encyclopedia. While her magic comes from her own heart, it's Nicomachea's job to take that energy and perform the necessary calculations to make workable spells out of it. As a Support Device, Nicomachea is also optimized for boosting and defensive magics over attack, and Rashmi will never have the raw throughput to create a particularly land-altering attack. But if she's smart, and thinks outside the box, perhaps she'll be able to do more with less.
Style
See: Device Mage
Powers
As the master of a Support Device, Rashmi tends to fit firmly into the back line, in the support role. While she can provide fire support, her true skill is as a force multiplier and defensive aid. Some of her magics include:
Barret -- Rashmi's default offensive spells take the form of Barrets, one to four balls of goldenrod-colored magical energy, that can be controlled mid-flight to harry a particularly speedy opponent. While not particularly powerful on their own, a Barret does hit with a decent amount of force, and multiple hits can still be painful. A Barret's true versatility comes in its variability; its parameters can be tuned to the needs of the moment, and even be loaded with spells set to activate on impact.
Solar Shield -- The default form of a growing array of defensive spells, the base Shield not only blocks attacks, but actively pushes against them some. This barrier can also be altered in various ways, from widening the area, to tuning between block and kinetic kickback, and in many other ways she'll discover down the line.
Boost Up -- A category of spells designed to support her friends, Rashmi can choose to boost melee power (Strike), ranged power (Barret), or speed (Accel). With more power output, Rashmi will be able to alter these spells as well.
Utility -- Time-Space Barrier can shift the battleground half a dimension over, warping all nonmagical folk to safety where the MGs can fight without fear of collateral damage. Flier Fin allows Rashmi to fly, and get a better bead on the flow of combat from above. Investigation-class spells allow her to send out sensor balls that scan her surroundings. And many more may be developed or discovered.
