Master, Cassandra Amell

CASSANDRA AMELL

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Personality

Many that meet Cassie would describe her as a rather friendly young woman with an aura of charm around her. Some find themselves easily drawn by her, but she does not notice this too much. Most of the time she tends to keep her own company by either practicing her magecraft or attending her college classes. As such, she can appear distant and guarded without meaning to be with her peers. Cassie tries to be kind towards nearly everyone she meets, but she is not so naive that she will trust someone implicitly. Her parents raised her to have an open mind and to keep both eyes open.

There is a mischievous side to her that she enjoys indulging in from time to time. She likes to hold witty banter with her friends or someone she deems to be a rival. Her intelligence is nothing to be laughed at, but her true talents are in discerning people and their motives. She has a keen intuition that she has tried to hone over the years to read body language and minute changes in facial expression. As such, she can be rather empathetic towards those she cares about. Her family heritage has always attempted to instill a strong sense of duty and justice in her, which she does attempt to emulate. Cassie has experienced over the years that not everything is black and white and she can become overwhelmed by all the shades of grey.

Cassie can be temperamental and emotional at times when the right buttons are pressed. It can lead her to make reckless decisions that put herself in danger. Patience is not her greatest virtue by any means, but she is attempting to better herself in that regard. Overall, she is a young woman with good intentions that has a lot left to learn as she goes through life.

History

It is said that the Amell family lived and died by the sword, since their magecraft revolved so heavily around it. They are an older mage family that originated in England during the end of the Dark Ages. In their family lore, it has been handed down that they are descended from the Once and Future King through his son, Mordred. There seems to be a truth to it, since some surviving images of King Arthur depict an uncanny resemblance for many of the Amell heirs over the years. Cassandra's family has served nobles and kings as loyal and steadfast knights to defend their homeland as King Arthur had once done so valiantly.

In more modern times, her family has taken a more passive role with projecting the image of knightly honor and chivalry. Cassandra was taught by her mother on how to wield their family crest adeptly. She displayed a talent for swordsmanship early on, and so their Mystic Code was passed onto her earlier than usual. As the only heir to the Amell family, she has felt the stress of trying to live up to the weight of her family's lineage and their hopes. Eventually, she was sent to the Clock Tower in Britain to devote herself to the study of magecraft. Her family is an old family with enough prestige to have granted her access into the 'prestigious' headquarters of the Mage Association.

Honestly? Being within the Clock Tower disillusioned her rather quickly on the ideals she had been brought up with as a young girl. The blatant discrimination against foreigners, those from new magi families, or those that wished to practice more obscure forms of magecraft. Cassandra could not understand why the mages were not working together to improve themselves in the long run to regain what had been lost over the centuries. It gave her the desire to try and be empathetic to the plight of others and to help those in more vulnerable situations than herself. Her attempts were not always met with gratitude, but she continued to try in order to live up to her own beliefs on chivalry and honor.

Eventually she managed to learn about the Holy Grail Wars during her studies. A magical relic capable of granting any wish to the winner of the war? Cassandra felt the desire to make an attempt in this war for herself, because she has her own wish for a world where people would be kinder and more understanding with one another. An ideal wish of a young girl that still has yet to grow up and realize the world is a cruel place to live through.

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