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[benignantly]

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Player: celen
Contact: celen
Age: 26
Current Characters: N/A


⌈ CHARACTER SECTION ⌉
Character: amara sigatar khura'in
Age: 44
Canon: ace attorney: spirit of justice
Canon Point: end of the game

Background: wiki link here

Personality:

There often are two types of royals — those who present as distant, above the common people, the ones you respect as you fear what the reaction would be if you didn't... and those who treat everyone equally, with warmth and kindness, and are revered for that. Amara Sigatar Khura'in is firmly the latter.

If her son could be described as something of a Disney Princess, Amara herself is the very definition of a Disney Queen: gentle and compassionate, kind and forgiving. She greets her people with a benign smile, asserts that in front of the law, she is equal to everyone else; she almost exudes graciousness and mercy (to the point where animals gather around her when she smiles), thus granting her the rather apt title of Her Mercifulness. But despite this, she is no pushover: even when confronted with uncomfortable truths or accusations, she remains unflappable, standing behind her words and presenting her point with a calm, serious and commanding presence. Furthermore, as she has been trained to become a queen from childhood, she is a politician to the core, and it can be hard to break through her gentle, enigmatic, almost ethereal demeanour; her calm smile conceals her true feelings, and she speaks very formally, with such heavy words and phrases it can be difficult to understand what she's talking about sometimes... and she certainly uses this to her advantage when it suits her, such as distracting those she speaks to from a fact she doesn't want attention to fall on.

As the grand priestess, she is the leading spiritual authority in the deeply devout country of Khura'in, and she takes this responsibility extremely seriously. She is strong in both faith and spiritual power, and even throughout the tragedies that plague her life, she keeps believing it is all the will of the Holy Mother, that everything happens because she has so decreed. (To someone not well-versed in the faith of the country, her words and actions may sound like straight out of a Disney fairytale.) She believes strongly in the decree of Khura'inism that one's soul will be judged in the Twilight Realm, and that those with impure souls shall be condemned. She is never cruel or unkind about this, describing the process to be something akin to a mother being angry with her child, yet it still is something she wants to stop anyone facing needlessly; when it is clear Dhurke can't have committed Inga's murder, she asks the judge to declare him innocent, so that his soul wouldn't face the judgement of the Holy Mother in the Twilight Realm. To her, Khura'inism is not only religion but a way of life, of being -- it governs her way of thinking and living, gives a base for her strong sense of morality, to all the principles she considers important in life: adhering to non-violence, responding to everyone and everything with reasoned principle, living in harmony with nature, always treating everyone with compassion, never allowing your humility be overtaken by pride.

For Amara, her high standing in life, be it her status as the grand priestess or the former queen, has never placed her above others. As a ruler, she was kind to her people, just and impartial in her judgement, and beloved by the citizens of Khura'in. However, unlike her sister Ga'ran with a thirst for power, or even her daughter Rayfa who grew up believing herself infallible, Amara doesn't care for power, doesn't have any overgrown sense of pride -- in fact, she considers serving others to be a humble, quiet way of living, and even after Ga'ran has been dethroned, she doesn't express any interest in retaking her place on the throne. Instead, she would rather watch over her children and consult and guide them as they bring the country towards a better future.

This ties in with perhaps the most important characteristic of hers: her love for her family. It is the one strongest motivation behind her every action: to protect those she loves, no matter the cost. When her love is won, it is won forever, and with it comes trust — even when she believes that Dhurke tried to assassinate her, she still continues to love him; similarly, she doesn't doubt her sister's word for a second about the assassination as she loves and trusts her. Even after knowing what Ga'ran has done, even when she's kept as a hostage and her daughter's life is threatened, she cares for Ga'ran and never treats her with the disgust or contempt that Nahyuta or Dhurke feel about her. For fourteen years, Amara stays silent about her identity, keeps herself hidden, even participates in the framing of her husband for murder, all to keep Rayfa safe. It isn't like there are much options: even if she were to reveal herself, and Rayfa as her daughter, it would mean condemning Rayfa to carry the sins of her father... but even if that made it better for her, made it possible to speak to her son or even meet her husband again, her own comfort means nothing when it's weighed against the future of her daughter. She is willing to go as far as confess to a murder she didn't commit, all because of how much she loves Rayfa.

Amara is a great actress, with an aptitude in hiding not only her feelings but her entire self: for fourteen years, she masquerades as an old woman called Nayna, adopting a completely different manner of speaking and acting, a persona so believable no one so much as considers it could all be an act. However, this doesn't only showcase her ability to suppress her own self, but also her shrewdness: she uses this as a chance to effectively raise her own daughter while they both are kept in captivity (without Rayfa's knowledge, of course). Furthermore, as Rayfa's aide, she takes the role of her teacher as well, showing a well of knowledge on a variety of subjects; so despite being the queen of a small, remote country and remaining in hiding for such a long time, she is still well-read, smart and knowledgeable.

Keeping up the act is tiring, though -- while it allows her to take the life of someone else and put aside all the suffering she has known as Amara, it is still only pretence and doesn't change the reality that her life is spent in captivity, separated from her family. But hiding her suffering is just as easy as hiding the rest of her emotions, brought on by necessity: if she showed any sign of unhappiness or an inkling of revealing her true identity, Rayfa's life would be in danger. Furthermore, her religion can be seen as another reason as to how she survived all the years in captivity: much like Nahyuta's creed of Let it go and move on, Amara's belief in the will of the Holy Mother makes her personal tragedy into something more. Why mourn or hold on to suffering, when it all must be happening because of Her Holiness? Her religious belief acts as a factor in allowing her to push through what Ga'ran does to her and her family, at the same time as it renders her powerless to fight against the injustice.

All of this may make it sound like Amara is a veritable saint, but that is not the case. She isn't above manipulating those around her with her words and taking advantage of the way she is given a near-goddess status in her country to try and get out of the trial and the accusations thrown at her. She isn't cruel, but she doesn't mince her words, either: she frankly admits to Rayfa she was a difficult one to serve and a handful, and directly commands Nahyuta to refute the defense's claims. She is kind and gentle, yes, but that doesn't mean she is dishonest, even when honesty means being blunt or admitting something that others might rather avoid hearing. Her anger, rare as it is, is a feared thing to behold; it isn't easy to anger her, but to accuse her of betraying her loved ones or her faith is the easiest way to truly bring forth her ire, usually in the form of a lightning strike of spiritual energy, though afterwards, she seems as calm as ever, so even in this, she only truly shows her real emotions for a mere second before presenting a composed front once more. She isn't always composed, though: when confronted with something unexpected, it is easy to fluster her into half-stuttered words or complete silence.

Ga'ran describes her as "whimsical", and though it may sound strange when applied to the grand priestess of Khura'inism, it is not at all out of place: Amara (much like her children in their own ways) is quirky, even capricious: she states that she considered some of her regal duties "tedious", enigmatically laughs about possibly taking up traveling now that she no longer needs to be queen, and takes up her daughter's nicknames for people. In fact, as Nayna, Amara came up with many eccentric words and expressions, such as calling people nincompoops...

"A dragon never yields" may be the very core of her husband, the teachings passed on to her son, but Amara is no less of a dragon herself: unyielding in her faith and compassion, carrying her through all the years of suffering.

Abilities:

Amara is the grand priestess of Khura'in and is the direct descendant of the Holy Mother herself (allegedly, at least), and that means she is one of the only spirit mediums in the world. That means she has great spiritual powers and high enough control over them that she is able to channel the spirits of the deceased, as long as she knows their true name and how they looked like. In her country, because of her immense spiritual power, Amara is regarded nearly as a goddess and some think her to be the reincarnation of the Holy Mother herself.

As part of the training to become a spirit medium, Amara has gone through strict ascetic training, is able to do everything the grand priestess should (recite sutras, give sermons, etc) and, as the crown princess, also mastered the Dance of Devotion that calls forth the spirit of the deceased person and allows their final memories to be viewed and interpreted in a trial.

It is also worth mentioning that her spiritual power seems to be, well, powerful enough that when she gets angry, it almost looks like lightning strikes the ground behind her, illuminating her temporarily-demonic looking silhouette... i s2g the AA games make sense. sometimes.

Alignment:

Sosyne. No matter the situation, Amara always presents a calm, collected front, and furthermore, her innate calmness is an important part of her religion and her status as both the queen and the grand priestess.

Other: nada!


⌈ SAMPLE SECTION ⌉

General Sample: tdm top level + threads

Emotion Sample: tdm thread


Questions: also nada!