Appearance:
(I have been working on her for months. I have more character art but this is my favorite)
History:
Sorcha (Sur a ka) was born in Ireland in the late 9th century not far from the coast of Wexford. Her father Ríoghán (Ree awn) was a pure blooded Celt and a sorcerer. Ríoghán taught Sorcha everything that was taught to him. He wanted her to see the world and respect it for its beauty and magic. Her mother, Treasa (Tra sa), was the bastard daughter of a Viking. Though she was young and beautiful, Treasa’s heart was cold and stubborn, and her thoughts were always cruel and devious. Treasa never knew her father and was jealous of the relationship Ríoghán and Sorcha had.
One day Treasa set a trap for Sorcha. She told her of a secret cave she would often visit as a child and it's whereabouts. However the trail was treacherous and she didn't expect her to return. While alone in the forest, in the cold, in the dark, a then 7-year-old Sorcha is rescued by a man named Alabaster. She doesn't see him again for nearly a millennia.
Treasa's maleficent deeds turn out to be her own demise; she dies of a mistake caused by her own ignorance. Sorcha is 13 at the time.
Two days after her 17th birthday, Sorcha and her father are discovered, convicted of witchcraft and sentenced to death by the Christian Church. Sorcha is made to watch as Ríoghán is burned at the stake. When the fires are lit at her feet, Sorcha closes her eyes and prays to her Gods for deliverance. Sorcha never feels the heat of the flames. Curious she opens her eyes to find a new world surrounds her.
Her life had been spared and by some miracle she found herself centuries in the future. She adapted to her new surroundings and traveled the continent for 6 years, surviving by her magic and knowledge, eventually making her way to the greater part of Europe. In 1713 her journeys land her in plague-ridden Prague.
She contracts the disease and is being transferred one day by caged wagon to a quarantined section of town, when she sees a familiar face. Alabaster, looking the same as he ever did, is standing in the shade of a tall building. All he can do is stare. She reaches out and calls to him, but he doesn’t come after her. Sorcha is confused and angry.
Later that night Alabaster comes to her aid, but she turns him away. She is hurt and frightened. He confesses that he has been her guardian for half a decade and is confused by her powers. However he can tell she is not immortal. He vaguely explains the consequences of his youthful appearance and offers her eternity.
She doesn’t refuse, her only other option is death.
