Paige Beoulve

Paige Beoulve is a human female from Marcellus.

Summary
Paige is a nice girl, possessing of a bleeding heart, which may draw her into conflicts that she could otherwise circumvent entirely. She is polite whenever possible, seeking only to find her way to Azgarth and make friends along the way. Friendly and outgoing, Paige greatly enjoys singing, though she has little talent. This does not bother her. Her appetite for knowledge is insatiable, and given the choice between eating and reading, Paige would almost always choose the latter. Her parentage has given her a strong understanding of economics and trading. She is very possessive of her books, treating them more like precious gems than pieces of paper.

Though her knowledge of elder magic is strong, Paige has absolutely no combat experience, and would hesitate at the prospect of taking a life. She supposes, if she ever fought, that she would choose to overwhelm her foes with dark magic as quickly as possible. The girl has never seen a demon outside of books, and it is unknown how she would react upon conflict.

Paige, as mentioned, is greatly possessive of her books. Lately, she has outright refused to let anyone else touch her Vorni tome, and grows anxious when it is not on her person. When attempting to translate it, any attempts to distract Paige are met with annoyance and outright aggression.

Appearance
Paige is a short girl, barely passing the five foot mark. Her hair reaches down to the small of her back, and is hay blonde, with streams of pink permanently dyed in her hair from a mishap in experimentation. Her almond-shaped eyes are a dark green, nothing special there. Her head is heart shaped, with small facial features that lead down to a long neck. Shoulders that lean slightly inwards end in small, delicate hands. Her torso is thin but her bust, much to Paige's dismay, is above average in size. Her legs are short and lead down to medium-sizedfeet.

Her choice in clothing does little to suggest her class. Paige favors a long white dress with a brown half-coat, with a backpack slung over her shoulder. The bangs of her hair are bound by a headband, and her long hair is kept in place by braids and bows. In a backpack she keeps her essentials: food, books, and spare clothing. It is in the backpack where she keeps her elder tome. As of late, she has grown slightly anxious when it is not in arm's reach.

Biographical Information
Paige was born in Marcellus, to a merchant father and a mercenary mother. The two had met while on the caravan trails, fallen in love, all of that jazz. Paige wasnamed after a mutual mercenary friend of theirs, who had unfortunately fallen protecting the merchant convoy.

Paige was born second of three total children, wedged in between an old sister and a younger brother. As such, she often competed for the attention of her parents.

As a child, Paige was extraordinarily bright. She understood reading by age two, and writing (albeit in a very sloppy scribble) by age three. Noticing this capacity for learning, at the age of six, her father brought her to a library, and bought her very first library card. Paige still has the card to this day. As she grew into adolescence, she spent more and more time in the library, devouring tales of heroes and bestiaries alike.

Though her mother attempted to teach Paige swordplay, the girl displayed next to no talent for it, and eventually gave up. Her mother went on to teach Paige's older sister Roxanne swordplay, who grasped it quite well. Paige, not wanting to be upstaged by her sister, delved deeper into the library and began reading books on magical theory.

Around this time, Roxanne hit age 19, and she opted to become a mercenary like her mother. At age 16, Paige had to wonder what she wanted to do with her life. The librarian, a kind, elderly man, offered her a job at the library, and she accepted, but Paige knew that she couldn't be a librarian forever.

Anyway, the first magical theory tome, written by (Illegible) McGee, was read and understood within a month. When Paige attempted her first spell, a burst of flame from her hand very nearly set the Anima section on fire. Her parents kept it quiet, not wanting any suspicion on their daughter, and the kind, elderly librarian showed her the elder magic theory books, believing them to be too difficult for her to comprehend.

The librarian was wrong. Paige ripped through elder magic easily, asking eventually for a real tome. After having her swear to use her powers for only good, and not evil, the old man presented her with the least intimidating tome he could find. It was a book without a title, with the author's name long since rubbed away. The only letters remaining were V, then several spaces, and arni, (or maybe orni) which led the girl to refer to it as the Varni tome. The book was not in the vernacular language, and a dictionary that Paige found only translated the first few pages, giving her access to the spells Flux and Wrack.

Eventually, Paige hit age 19 herself. She begged off becoming a member of her father's industry, in favor of finishing her translation of the Varni tome and becoming a scholar. Her parents acquiesced, giving her money, travelling clothes, and a blessing. She has set out for Azgarth in the hopes of having her tome translated fully, but her poor sense of direction and