Profile - Blue Jay Grass

Blue Jay Grass

Creator: Rachel Parsons

Race: Nelfkin

Age: 23

Height: 4'2"

Gender: Female

Codex Crystal: Blue carries one of six crystals created by the gods to protect the realm. The Codex crystal stores any information learned by its user, operating as a sort of super computer. The user can access any information stored in the Codex simply by thinking about it. This crystal was previously worn by Leffi, a human scholar who used it to further her studies. 

General Appearance: Like most nelfkins, Blue has a somewhat childish appearance. She has a round face with gray eyes that sometimes appear to change colors. Her hair, which she keeps in a long braid, is dirty blonde. She is slim but stocky, and stronger than she looks.

She wears a cotton blouse and brown trousers with a pair of suspenders, and a pair of heavy leather boots crafted by her own people. Over this, she wears a blue coat with a hood, and usually carries a pack as well. On her belt, she keeps a variety of useful items, such as a dagger and a flask of alcohol. When she can get it, she fills this flask with Nelfkin Cheer, a special draught from her home that is known to be especially potent.

Blue has very large, pointed ears, as do all nelfkins. Her ears sometimes move, indicating her emotions. For instance, if she is sad, they might droop down. If she is intrigued by something, her ears will sometimes perk up. She is very self-conscious of her ears, which are larger than elf ears and are often mocked by others. Sometimes she wears the hood on her coat over them to hide them, particularly if she is concerned that someone might comment on them.

Personality: Blue is, foremost, a very practical person. Having grown up in the Nelfkin Colony, where resources are scarce, she endeavors to always have some food, drink and money on her person. Despite this, she has no great love for coin. Most of the money she earns, she sends back to her mother who still lives in the colony.

Along with being very practical, she has a highly analytical mind. She likes to learn about new things, without much discretion as to subject matter. She is very good with numbers and languages, and reads voraciously but seldom has access to books, as they are a rare commodity in the realm. This aspect of her personality is shared by most nelfkins, as the race as a whole has a thirst for knowledge.

Despite her practical nature, she is very sensitive when it comes to matters of injustice, and once she is angry, it is difficult to calm her back down. As a nelfkin, she has been mocked or disregarded since her childhood, and so she has a burning need to prove herself as capable as anyone else. When she sees others treated poorly, she cannot help but have great sympathy for them and will go out of her way to help. When asked for a favor, it is very hard for Blue to say no. She is quite caring and can at times be insightful about the behavior of others.

She also has a sense of humor and enjoys a good prank, but seldom tells the jokes or plays the pranks herself. She enjoys listening to her companions' tales, unless it is Sir Gwuryn telling them, who she finds a bit too crude.

Above all, Blue is passionate. She is driven by the plight of her people, the memory of her late father and her firm sense of right and wrong.

Occupation: Blue is a guide for hire. In return for monetary compensation, she helps others navigate the realm. As such, she has traveled the realm a great deal and has visited many cities and towns. She has committed a large number of maps to memory. Her ability to absorb and retain information aids her in her work. Although most nelfkins never leave their colony, the few that do often have similar lines of work and like to travel, such as Blue's younger brothers.

Weapon: Although she can be somewhat volatile at times, Blue is generally a pacifist. She does not like killing other sentient beings, if it can be avoided, and so instead of a blade, she carries a heavy staff. She can weild this staff to great success in a fight, and is also fairly capable with hand-to-hand combat.

Family: Her father, Oak Grass, was a guide like Blue before he died on a journey. He was the one to rediscover the Reader stone, which he gave to his daughter for safekeeping. Blue's mother, Flower Grass, still lives in the Nelfkin Colony.

She has two brothers, Ardan and Bigelow. Ardan is also a guide and spends most of his time away from the colony, but sends money back to the colony as well. Bigelow, being the youngest of the three siblings, spends more time at home, but does journey on his own from time to time.

Her uncle's son, Jake Field, lives with Blue's mother. Flower took him in after his parents were killed. He is about four years old.

Religion/Spirituality: Like all nelfkins, Blue is a follower of Jilna, the goddess of luck and ambition. Some say that Jilna created the nelfkins herself. To the nelfkins, she is known simply as Jill, as they have a penchant for shortening names. While Blue follows Jill and occasionally prays to her, it doesn't have much affect on her day to day life. Nelfkins do not make sacrifices to Jilna, nor do they have many holidays associated with her, aside from the first day of summer, which they call Jill's Day. On this day, nelfkins gather together and celebrate Jilna with music, dancing and a great feast.

Interpersonal Relationships: Blue is fond of the others she is traveling with, for the most part. Sometimes she is too gruff and can rub people the wrong way, but she usually means well.

Zi is the first member of the party that Blue meets. Blue likes Zi's kindhearted nature, though she often is frustrated by how naive Zi can be. She has seen more of the world than Zi, being older and due to her occupation, and sometimes this makes it difficult for her to communicate with Zi. Since Zi is an elf from the city of Ar, Blue is sometimes a bit resentful of the privileges that Zi has had, of which Blue has very few. However, because she knows that Zi is an exceptionally good person, this is rarely an issue. She worries that Zi's innocence makes her vulnerable and is therefor somewhat protective of the elf.

She is friendly with Kniles but not very close to him, though she appreciates his level head and his devotion to Zi.

She considers Fae to be a close friend and also privately thinks that Fae is the best person she knows, closely followed by Zi. She is also protective of Fae, especially after learning of Fae's being abandoned as an infant. She is especially bothered by the way Alaster talks to Fae. Despite initially having many problems with Alaster, such as his prejudice towards others and his grouchy disposition, she is quite drawn to him and eventually develops strong feelings for him. While she finds Alaster to often be offensive, she finds him to be an excellent drinking companion.

Shadow and Kael are of great interest to Blue, as very little is known about Red Wolf culture, and so she enjoys talking to Shadow about her people, and also about her travels.

While she admires Artemis for her skills as a hunter and her sensible attitude, Blue finds Artemis to be a bit of an enigma. She is somewhat distrustful of Artemis, simply because she senses that Artemis is somewhat darker than her companions. Blue has difficulty trusting people who keep secrets.

As for Sir Gwuryn, Blue finds him trustworthy in a fight and recognizes that it makes good sense to have him with the party. However, he is too rude for her liking, even though she sometimes finds him amusing.

- Rachel