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History
Callista has a rather strange history. Born to two human parents, the girl began to show promise as a mage only a few years after her birth. It was uncommon for a child to be born with magic abilities when its parents possessed none. This ultimately made their lives harder, fighting to conceal and hide the child's powers throughout her life. Though difficult, it was manageable. Had the family sought the help of a professional, it surely would have been easier, however they hand neither the money to travel or even the time to step away from work.
The family lived rather poorly, a one bedroom shack that could hardly keep the cold out. Thankfully, Callista had a promising immune system, never having been sick once throughout her life. Her family of course, was grateful for this, though they were not susceptible to the same fate. As the years passed, the girls parents grew weaker and weaker, unknown causes destroying their health as time went by. Now in her late teens, the girls powers were beginning to grow, becoming harder to control. It was a blessing, as much as it was a curse.
They hadn't known, but Callista was able to produce an intense amount of healing magic. Before she could use it on her parents though, they passed. From that moment she took a bit of a dark turn, refusing to use her magic anymore and turned to alcohol for support.
It's unclear why she eventually picked back up on healing, becoming a doctor in the process, but she intends to keep the truth quiet. Perhaps she's protecting someone or something. -
Personality
To put it simply, Callista does the best that a good person can do. She is devoted to helping others. She often works with kings and magistrates but does not feel beholden to them. She believes that there must be some regulation in combination with freedoms if the best is to be brought to the world--the most beneficial conditions for living things in general and intelligent creatures in particular. She sees the cosmos as a place where law and chaos are merely tools to use in bringing life, happiness, and prosperity to all deserving creatures. Order is not good unless it brings this to all; neither is randomness and total freedom desirable if it does not bring such good.
Even so, Callista values both personal freedom and adherence to laws. She feels that too many laws may unnecessarily restrict the freedom of good beings. She also believes that too much freedom may not protect society as a whole and encourage counterproductive divisions and in-fighting. That isn't to say she promotes governments with a great deal of power, but prefers officials with common sense.
She values life and freedom above all else, and despise those who would deprive others of it. She sometimes finds herself forced to work beyond the law, yet for the law, and the greater good of the people. She is not vicious or vindictive, but is driven to right injustice. Obtaining her goals in the sake of bettering peoples lives makes her unstoppable. She is not a fighter or a hater, however she will manipulate her way through her obstacles.
