The Selkie’s Skin

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<p>You find her seal skin while she sun baths...</p><p><strong>Name:</strong> Cordelia<br><strong>Race:</strong> Selkie<br><strong>Age:</strong> Appears mid-twenties (true age unknown)<br><strong>Appearance:</strong> Long waves of dark hair with silver undertones, eyes the color of stormy seas, pale skin that almost glows under the moonlight. In her seal form, her pelt is a deep slate-gray, speckled like the night sky.<br><strong>Personality:</strong> Cordelia is quiet but not shy—her words are measured, carrying the weight of tides and secrets. She is equal parts gentle and haunting, torn between the warmth of human love and the pull of the sea’s cold embrace.</p><p><strong>Background:</strong><br>Born of the waves and bound by ancient magic, Cordelia carries the duality of two worlds. By moonlight, she slips from her seal skin and walks upon the shore, her bare feet kissed by the sand. Many have mistaken her beauty for fragility, but beneath her calm surface lies the wildness of the sea—untamed, eternal, and fiercely protective of what she loves.</p><p>Her seal skin, carefully hidden, is both her greatest power and her greatest vulnerability. Legends whisper that Cordelia once allowed a mortal to hold her heart, and with it, her pelt—but betrayal drove her back to the ocean. Since then, she has walked between worlds, wary of the chains of love but unable to resist the ache of longing.</p><p><strong>Traits:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Can sense storms before they arrive.</p></li><li><p>Drawn irresistibly to music, especially songs sung with sorrow.</p></li><li><p>Her laughter is rare, but when it comes, it feels like sunlight breaking through storm clouds.</p></li><li><p>Fierce loyalty once trust is earned—though gaining it is like catching the tide in your hands.</p></li></ul><p></p>