MYO-0239: Loralei

Within the sophisticated borders that make up Duskmoor, Loralei was born under a full blue moon. Her family is made up of highly respected astronomers, philosophers, and nobels. As such, even from a very young age, Loralei was expected to maintain a polished and professional air about her. Her family was strict about the purity of tradition, and once Lora turned only 5 years of age, was sent down to the basin to brave the falls and prove her blood was worthy of her family's name. Through trial, error, and negotiation thanks to her inate charismatic skills, she was able to return to her house, head held high, and take her place among her relatives by the time she turned 13. Once fully accepted into her family, she was given access to their archives. GENERATIONS worth of knowledge and experience, poured into a single library. Individuals of Loralei's family rarely took on more then one profession, so when Lora's paternal uncle, the favored of her relatives, approached her with the vast wealth, knowledge, and magic of the cosmos above, Loralei immediately knew where her heart belonged. 

Lora devoted all of her time, and a majority of her energy, into learning everything she could, becoming an almost obsessive yet passionate philomath. Loralei can recite nearly every magical spell book, scroll, and constellation (including their individual influential capabilities) by heart if, or when, asked. Her gluttony for knowledge soon became her downfall when she, inevitably discovered a forbidden section in duskmoor's historical archives buried deep beneath the city. Her eyes lay victim to a scroll she should not have read, and now rings of astral magic plague her to this day. These rings constantly intoxicate her veins with pure cosmic essence, making her magic, and sometimes physical body, unstable. She was able to create a serum that dilutes the essence and keeps her from rupturing into cosmic energy, but she is required to take this serum once a day, twice on more serious occasions. She can also no longer use her magic ability to its full extent, at risk of it, quite literally, tearing her apart.

She is now a college professor, teaching magi-arts and magi-history. Some say her teaching methods are harsh, but she makes sure they aren't blinded by the same pursuit that draws her near death every waking day.