#intro.aravis

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a  dying  fire,  a  bursting  lightbulb,  a  flash  of  lightning,  a  flare  of  sunlight  –  the  inherent  transience  of  all  things  /   tragedy  hangs  over  you  like  a  dark  cloud,  promising  loss  and  sorrow  if  you  draw  near  /   the  last  train  out  of  town,  crammed  to  overflowing  with  students  looking  forward  to  the  holidays  and  families  wrangling  small  children,  a  whirl  of  colour  and  noise  and  motion

tanaya beatty  .  nonbinary .  they/them    ✦    blasting lucky ball and chain by they might be giants down main street, we've spotted aravis scott sporting their rusted-shut multi-tool. the seven hundred and twelve ( thirty-five ) year old phoenix who's been in town for nineteen years often can be seen reorganising bookshelves to get it just the way they want it / chatting with other shopkeepers during lulls in business / sketching people by the window, or working as the owner at aphelion books. people say they display unflappable and critical traits, but we'd rather trust their vibes. also, we've heard they love vintage records !

a study in remembrance, sacrifice & moving on from the past

✦ dossier ›

surname scott given name(s) aravis kleos middle name(s) none nickname(s) ravi ( friends ) alias(es) none age seven hundred and twelve physical age thirty-five date of birth unknown place of birth unknown gender nonbinary pronouns they/them orientation ace-demiromantic species phoenix face claim tanaya beatty height one hundred and sixty-five centimetres hair colour black eye colour black occupation business owner place of employment aphelion books parents unknown. sibling(s) unknown. spouse [ tba ] ( any immortal species )

✦ biography ›

for a phoenix who has been alive for seven centuries, telling one's history requires ... discretion. to tell the whole story would take too long, and be rather dull — nobody does interesting things for their entire life. to be truthful, ravi does not remember their first death, the original one which turned them into a phoenix. all they remember is that it hurt. which, given they died five times within their first hundred years, makes it rather unmemorable. most of those deaths were foolishness, rather than old age — climbing cliffs, getting into fights, rushing into burning, collapsing buildings to save others. since then, ravi has learned better, and has only been reborn a further two times from non-age deaths — once from sheer bad luck involving a very embarrassing kitchen incident, and once from a malicious entity they took on in order to protect a loved one. they have always loved fiction, and spent much of their more recent centuries wandering the world collecting rare books and snagging first editions from any author they could. once wandering grew tiring, it was only natural they would find themself called to portum and established aphelion books. about five years ago, five years after the kitchen incident, ravi met [ tba ]. the two hit it off quickly, and soon enough fell in love. after two years, and mostly to get their friends off their backs, the two got married and have remained together ever since.

✦ abilities ›

immortality a phoenix lives forever, and ravi is no different. while they age like a human, they return to life after each death. invulnerability a creature of healing fire, phoenixes cannot be killed permanently and are immune to fire. pyrokinesis the ability to manipulate and create fire ; for a being known as a firebird, this is as easy as breathing ... at least, after sufficient practice, anyway. pyroportation fire-based teleportation ; appearing instantaneously in a place with a flash of fire. limited by their knowledge of the destination, though for a several hundred year old phoenix with a lot of travel under their belt, there are few places that can't be reached. incineration touch an extension of pyrokinesis, the ability to instantly incinerate something on contact. ravi has only ever used this to burn correspondence when in rough situations. healing tears a single phoenix tear can heal a wound ... though more may be required for severe wounds. a sought-after ability, but ravi has never cared for a career in medicine — though they are happy to provide the occasional jar of tears to portum general. superhuman strength with healing fire imbued into their very being, ravi can lift many times their own weight. weaknesses iron, magic

✦ miscellany ›

loves a good adventure. enjoys collecting antiques, particularly music-related.