Emeria and Filore Summerfern

The Summerfern sisters, Emeria and Filore, make up the commodity trading firm Summerfern Commissions. While they are based out of Sylvan Glade in Celestion, they serve all corners of Nexus and travel frequently.

=Emeria, Summerfern Broker=

"Filly, don't be mean. 'Kay, will that be all then? Now where'd I put that ledger..."

Emeria Summerfern is the elder Summerfern sister, and is responsible for most of the firm's business activities. She is very serene and eternally positive, treating complete strangers as if they were long-time friends. Emeria's friendliness belies an uncannily shrewd business sense, and she always seems to know exactly what to do to keep the Summerfern company afloat.

History
Emeria was born in 1650 AE to Seria and Ebassi Summerfern in the small trading village of Golden Point. Seria would die in childbirth two years later, leaving Ebassi to raise Emeria and the newborn Filore as a single father.

As a young girl, Emeria took after Ebassi, who held an important position in the village's merchant council, and who was a proficient businessman himself. While Filore entertained herself with the Human and Granok offworlders, Emeria spent most of her time in her father's office, becoming an expert in finance at the age of five.

When Emeria was six years old, the Dominion landed on Arboria and began to lay waste to the lush forest planet. While the gravity of the situation mostly flew over Filore's head, Emeria became extremely despondent as she watched her father and the other Aurin suffer, at times feeling the agonizing pain of the forest herself. Despite the sugar-sweet personality she would develop later in life, she would never fully recover.

At the age of thirteen, Emeria personally witnessed Ebassi's accidental death as a result of improper cryostorage procedures. While Filore reacted with paroxysmal rage, Emeria realized in her mourning that she was now the only one who could provide for them both. She channeled her grief into a strong work ethic, helping to nurture and care for the ship's inhabitants. For the next two years, Emeria Summerfern's logistics expertise was a boon to the Gambler's Ruin.

Emeria touched down on Nexus with Filore for the first time in 1665 AE. Her sorrows replaced by ambition, she wasted no time in starting her father's mercantile firm back up, supplying the young settlements and the trenches alike with much-needed food and amenities. The second-generation Summerfern Commissions continues to do so today.

Appearance
Emeria is an attractive and curvaceous young woman, with eyes and hair the color of fresh straw. Her face, almost always seen with a huge smile, is dotted with freckles. Save for her head and arms, she is clad almost completely in thick plate armor with an impressive array of pockets and pouches. She usually keeps one or two ledgers and multiple pens on her person, with the latter frequently seen tucked behind her ear or clipped into her tousled hair.

She has the unusual ability to crack virtually every joint in her body in quick succession, which disturbs and unnerves Filore, and she will proudly show off her talent to interested onlookers.

Emeria's voice is very bright and chirpy, and is often described as pleasant. When she is annoyed or stressed out, her voice starts to become lower and sharper.

Personality
Emeria is very organized and responsible, and she always seems to "have it together." While she might seem a bit spacey, she is extremely sharp and crafty, as well as very manipulative when she wants to be. She is absolutely obsessed with customer satisfaction, and will go out of her way to ensure that everyone involved gets the best deal possible.

Like many Aurin, Emeria is fond of hugs and other forms of physical contact.

Occasionally, Emeria's trusting nature turns to naïveté. Unlike her rather cantankerous sister, she strives to see the good in everyone and seems oblivious to the fact that some people are just mean. This can result in situations where Filore feels the need to protect Emeria, causing the former to become increasingly foul-tempered and violent towards the source of the problem.

Combat
Emeria is a proficient and capable healer, using her two pistols as conduits for her restorative magic. While she has little training, her healing spells are naturally effective, and she functions best when she can fire off her sigils from afar. By herself, the elder Summerfern sister is easily disrupted and poses almost no threat. However, any attempt to harm Emeria when the sisters are together will invariably result in an explosive and lethal burst of magic from Filore.

Unlike those of Filore, Emeria's spells decrease in power the more she is in distress, mandating that she keeps a level head during a firefight.

=Filore, Summerfern Enforcer=

"You look like you ran a hundred-meter dash in a ninety-meter room."

Filore Summerfern, Emeria's high-strung, easily agitated younger sister, serves as the firm's loss prevention officer and security guard. While the Aurin are not "mean" as a general rule, Filore is not only snide but also ruthlessly protective of her sister, and can become extremely violent towards anyone who threatens the pair's well-being.

History
Filore was born in 1652 AE, around twelve years after the Exiles broke ground on Arboria. Unlike her sister, the young Filore spent her formative years in the Gambler's Ruin around Humans and Granok, and quickly grew accustomed to them both.

In 1663 AE, Filore and Emeria's father, Ebassi Summerfern, was tragically lost to cryosickness as a result of improper procedure. While Emeria quietly mourned, Filore suffered a psychotic break, resulting in her savagely attacking and almost killing a junior officer. As a result, Filore was put into solitary confinement until the Exiles' arrival on Nexus two years later.

Because Filore was only four years old when the Dominion arrived on Arboria, and just six years old during the Aurin evacuation, she doesn't remember much of what happened on the Aurin homeworld. She is quick to dismiss any brooding or self-pity regarding the Chua devastation of Arboria, adamant that the only way to go is forward.

Appearance
Filore is rather short, wiry, and boyish in stature, with deep purple eyes and carefully-done blonde hair. Like her sister, she covers most of her body with thick plate armor to ensure easy storage and protection against the elements. However, she leaves her torso almost completely uncovered, in order to prevent overheating from the potency of her fire magic. In exceptionally cold areas like Thermock Hold, she wears a thick jacket.

She has a very deep voice for a young girl, and has a tendency to over-enunciate o sounds to the point of bleeding into every other vowel. When agitated, she becomes prone to mondegreens and switching syllables in words.

Due to a childhood accident involving a Granok and a heavy crate of weapons, Filore's tail is shorter than average and has a pronounced upwards curve to it. She has decreased range of motion, and trying to forcibly straighten her tail causes her excruciating pain.

Personality
Unlike both her sister and most other Aurin, Filore is very shy and awkward, tending to balk at both social situations and physical contact. She is usually seen around the store taking inventory or watching television behind the counter. While Filore can hold a conversation and interact with others on a healthy level, she prefers to speak only when spoken to. A self-described introvert, Filore regards talking to other people as rather draining.

Her relationship with her sister tends towards playfully antagonistic, with Filore deliberately provoking Emeria and finding new ways to bicker with her constantly. Although she sometimes goes too far, Filore deeply loves her older sister.

Possibly more so than anything else, Filore is known for her explosive temper. Customers who try to steal from or cheat Emeria are quickly met with near-homicidal rage, and on multiple occasions the younger Summerfern sibling has literally chased people across Thayd until she is restrained by guards. Filore knows that her outbursts quite often startle her sister, so she tries hard to calm herself down.

Combat
In combat situations, Filore uses powerful fire magic which she weaves through her two pistols. Because her offensive magic is so potent, her body temperature can rise to dangerous levels unless she takes steps to help the heat dissipate. Her magic appears to increase in power when she is enraged, to the point of setting her surroundings ablaze. She is also very agile, able to close and create distance in what seems like the blink of an eye.

While her magic makes her an extremely threatening opponent, Filore doesn't have much actual strength. She can be easily overpowered if ambushed or put into a close combat situation, and her volatility sometimes means she makes careless mistakes in the heat of battle.

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