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Jun. 17th, 2019 01:20 am- Liqin's magecraft is channeled almost exclusively through his voice, whether speaking or singing. Because of this, if he isn't focusing, he can cast spells when he speaks, which caused quite a few problems when he was younger. His parents' harsh discipline and his worry over others means he's often scared to speak; even when he does, his words are slow and careful, making him sound a bit simple or impaired even though it's mostly just fear.
- His voice comes off as melodic, almost literally; because there's magic in his words, it always has a very song-like quality.
- While his voice has various effects, one thing it does is cause plants to bloom. The flowers that bloom on his vines or from non-flowered ground are unique to him and in a variety of colors and patterns -- from solid colors to spots to splashes... to outright iridescent ones. The flowers are potent, and can be used for both poisons and medicines. They're a bit too strong for things like perfumes, but could likely be used for that if distilled.
- He's a little, but not immensely, timid, despite what it seems, just very quiet. He has no qualms hurting someone he hates, and since he can essentially "sing" fire or slicing flesh, it makes it easy to fight others. His incantations don't even need to be long; a simple will and a short word or two is enough with how strong and how focused his magecraft is.
- He's often very lonely. It isn't that he's a hated child or anything; quite the opposite, really, as his parents fawn over him because of his massive magical strength and powerful Magic Crest. Unfortunately, to him, it all feels fake -- especially since affection from them is very limited, to the point he sleeps with a stuffed animal for comfort -- so while he smiles and goes through the motions and does "what he should as a mage", he doesn't feel happy about it.
- This is, in part, because he's kind-hearted deep down. He's not supposed to show it, but he's more than a few times snuck some kind of assistance to someone or used a third party, pretending it wasn't him. He just really doesn't like being nasty or rude to people, and would rather have friends.
