Chicory

Chicory is a Yutu from an underground village located somewhere near Thornvale. While her fur shows the characteristic earthy coloration of her kind, her eyes have a peculiar, celestial blue shade, which is in fact a sign of her magic potential. She travels to the Last Forest after learning about its impending destruction to help preventing it, and destiny shenanigans just go nuts from there.

She's a little rigid and extremely organized, taking order very seriously. She likes to have things carefully planned, and therefore isn't very fond of changes or improvising in the last minute.

She will not hesitate in scolding and/or educating others when they're doing or saying something she doesn't consider appropriate and/or politically correct.

Such obsession with order naturally makes her come off as unfriendly and a little grouchy, but she warms up with time. She's also humble enough to acknowledge that she's not always right if a problem gets solved in a manner that differs from her premeditate ideas. In the end, she's just so afraid and so overly concerned by everyone's well-being that she has to take control of the situation as much as possible so that she makes sure nothing bad happens, to the degree of getting out of hand. Therefore, when she's in a calm and welcoming environment and there's no danger to think about, she can simmer down.

She's more courteous and gentle when she's at peace, but still keeps mildly stern vibes.

Early Life

Chicory was the second born in a litter of three. Her parents, Coriander and Marigold, are proud farmers.

The first born, Hemlock, used to be a trader, until losing a foot due to a disastrous Rone encounter. He's a paranoid farmer who never leaves the burrow nowadays.

On the other hand, third born Fennel eventually left the underground to find a job in Acetate, where she thought she would be safer, as she firmly believes that if you can't beat them, join them.

This only left Chicory, somewhat in the neutral part of the spectrum and secretly wishing for better times in which all living beings could just coexist. She stayed to help the family with her brother, but later decided to polish her magic abilities and start working as a local healer as well.

At some point she met Gilbert Breckenridge, presumably in Trifold, and he became her tutor. Besides basic magic, he taught her a bit of herbal medicine.

Abilities and Powers

Physical Abilities

As a Yutu, Chicory is very swift and can run for a long time. She can hide in narrow spaces as well, thanks to her small size, making her almost a master of stealth.

On the offensive side she has her sharp teeth, which can chew through a wide variety of surfaces, and her kicks, whose strength nearly equals a kangaroo's.

Her senses of hearing and smell are highly developed too. She can tell when someone's approaching by the distant sound of their footsteps, and recognize some scents.

Magic Abilities

Chicory's magic is tied to the Sun and the Moon, and recovery based. It manifests itself in the form of a soft light and it can heal wounds, and sometimes illness. This same light can also be used to attack by being shot like arrows, but she's still practicing to achieve that.

Relationships

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