Lycia Wintergale: Difference between revisions

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History Lycia is the daughter of Amelia and Bernard Wintergale. After her birth, her biological parents decided to give her away to allow her a happy childhood rather than growing up in exile. They wove a [[spell]] around her to hide her from magical eyes and left her at the doorstep of Jannet and Brenton Millwright. The Millwrights, who had recently lost their child as it was stillborn, decided to adopt the girl and raise her as their own daughter. The basket contained a letter which stated Lycia's first name. There was also a necklace in the shape of a silver moon with a blue opal, and a strange snowflake-shaped piece of jewelry, which later turned out to be a Niviculum. The letter instructed the Millwrights to sell the necklace if they needed money but to give the Niviculum to Lycia when she came of age. However, the Millwrights kept the necklace and gave it to Lycia. Brenton Millwright worked from home as a financial consultant, and her mother was a teacher. When Lycia was 4 years old, her mother received an offer for a position at Kielder Elementary School, and they moved from their home in Nottingham to the sleepy village of Kielder. Later, Brenton accepted a job in the nearby town of Hexham, where he commuted daily. When Lycia switched from elementary to middle school, she traveled there with him every day and returned with a family friend. She never made any real friends and preferred to spend her time exploring the nearby Kielder Forest. Due to her magical talent, Lycia often encountered magical creatures that lived within the forest, such as a colony of [[Púca]], which she befriended. When she told her parents, they simply believed she had a very vivid imagination. Shortly after turning 16, her class stayed at a country hostel for a week. There was one student, Charlie Finkle, who constantly bullied her because of her appearance, calling her an old woman and frequently announcing her presence with the words "winter is coming". Eventually, when he wanted to go to bed one evening after teasing Lycia again, he found his room filled with snow. This is how the [[magistry]] learned about Lycia's abilities, and she was enrolled at the [[Greannmhar]] School of Magick as a [[Neophyte]]. On the way there, she met Kathrin Summerdale, and the two quickly became friends.

The shaft of Lycia's wand was crafted from holly and imbued with [[Cŵn Annwn]] hair. It takes the shape of an 80 cm long silver scepter. The design of the scepter is elegant and simple, with a tip that forms an elongated eye, making it resemble an oversized sewing needle. When focusing a particularly large amount of magic or weaving a complex spell, the eye opens wider, and a delicate golden structure appears.