Faye Himura

Appearance
Faye is a young girl with a sweet appearance. Slightly taller then the average fourteen year old girl, Faye is slim with a slender frame, being rather petite, with a fair and even complexion and a pretty face. Faye has large and expressive dark violet eyes, and faded blonde hair a color similar to faded wheat. Her flowing tresses wave over her shoulders, reaching her upper back, and is cut in two layer with the shorter layer slightly longer than her fringe. Faye's fringe frames her eyes, with the locks on either side of her face held in two red hair clips crossing one another. One unusual feature is that Faye possesses a long scar running across her back, diagonally from her left shoulder blade, from an incident in her childhood. Faye's usual attire consists of a short, sleeveless lavender dress, with a white loose portion over her chest and black material over her hips leading to a small white bow in the front and a large white bow in the back. Her neckline is ruffled, with a larger and rather flat black bow just beneath. The hem of her dress possesses triangular black fringe and a white stripe. Faye additionally wears a matching hat reminiscent of a beret, primarily lavender and black with a brown button, and wears thigh high white socks lined in a blue string becoming a bow on the outermost side of her leg. For footwear, she wears lavender and white running shoes with light pink ribbons leading to a bow as the laces.

Personality
Sweet and shy, Faye is a girl who, despite her cowardice and timid nature, is willing to stand up for what she believes in. Compassionate and very kind, Faye is easily swayed by the emotions of those around her, and cries easily whenever hearing of anything sad. Due to living a life of ignorance, Faye is innocent and naïve of the ways of the world, having never experienced it for herself until recently. Because of this, she can trust others too easily or be taken advantage of, despite possessing an intense fear of strangers. Faye is an incredibly cowardly girl, easily becoming petrified with fear- often being called a scardycat by Ryder, who she sees as a big brother, albeit jokingly. Her fear prevents Faye from reaching her full potential as a mage and as a person, but although she is not necessarily brave, Faye possesses the courage to go on in spite of her fear. This is one of the main qualities which stand out the most in Faye, alongside her sweetness, naivety, and her ability to forgive. Despite the negative way her father treated her, the neglect and the unintended emotional abuse, Faye truly loved Kurai. She never possessed any ill will towards him, regardless of the fact he was the reason Faye had to assume a large deal of responsibility for her age and grow up early due to his constant drunkenness. Her ability to forgive highlights her golden heart, often unseen by others at first, hidden behind her fearful, whiny and childish tendencies. As she had assumed responsibility at a young age, maintaining their home and caring for her father when he returned at the end of the day exhausted and drunk, Faye possesses very good reasoning skills and high intellect with a level of maturity that often makes her seem older than she actually is. Regardless of her maturity and responsibility, Faye often has childish outbursts and is very childlike in nature, easily amused and impressed, which will generally confuse others to her true age. She is easily awestruck by the simplest of things, and very observant as she usually just observes instead of interacting herself. She is shy to the point of hiding behind Ryder, usually seen standing behind him or at his side, and tugging on his shirt to get his attention. Faye is rarely loud and doesn't often express her opinion, when she does speaking in a very softly in a timid and quiet voice, often talking to Ryder for him to relay the message to whoever she is talking to unless the person is close enough to hear themselves. When something cute catches her eye though, or anything she deems pretty falls into sight, Faye becomes very excited and becomes very talkative, her thoughts solely on the cute or pretty item and being herself in spite of her shyness, regardless of where or when. When she is around those she is most comfortable with, such as Ryder and Tohru, Faye shows the full extent of her personality. Faye possesses a large fear of the unknown, leading to some obsessive compulsive tendencies for security, but with the company of Tohru and Ryder, she is able to face that fear, which she typically does on a daily basis following Ryder's impulsive character and the fact she has grown attached to him and ends up following him almost everywhere. Faye's relationship with Ryder is something very similar to a brother and sister, and at the same time father and daughter. She is closer to him than Tohru, but is still very close to Tohru as they have much in common. Although concerned for the feelings of others and often giving compliments, when she is comfortable with the people she is around and is herself, Faye actually is quite blunt and often overly honest, and very warm and friendly. She also is a bit whiny, impatient and stubborn, but no matter what, her first priority is making the other person feel good and going along with whatever they say, a lot of the time agreeing with the person even when they point out her faults. Faye often displays a one track mind, and is always willing to lend a helping hand, nothing of her past able to hinder her compassion, and revealing a sense of optimism in Faye which cannot be deterred.

History
Faye was born to Kurai and Sana Himura, two powerful mages belonging to a dark guild unknown to most, Black Death, having never met one another until they were brought together by the guild master to take on an assassination job. The job drew a bond between the two, eventually their relationship evolved into something more romantic. Their relationship, although began well, was rocky. Sana was unpredictable and afraid of making a commitment, a broken heart haunting her past, while Kurai was a drunk who couldn't assume responsibility. Their relationship nearly ended, but then Sana learnt of her pregnancy. Faye was a surprise, the result of what had happened between Kurai and Sana during that assassination job that brought them together, the night Kurai saved Sana's life. Kurai refused to leave his daughter, and following Faye's birth the two married to raise their daughter. The guild master, however, was not pleased with the coupling, and when he threatened the family, both mages left the guild. The guild master wouldn't stand for that, and arranged for the death of the Himuras. Although their marriage was difficult, Kurai truly loved Sana, although she remained broken, unable to truly love again. Despite their differences, they managed to provide a happy childhood for their daughter. Sana wanted the best for her daughter, not wanting her daughter to go through any of the struggles she had. Unbeknownst to Kurai, Sana had a magic lacrima implanted within her daughters heart, and gifted her child with the ability to someday use magic. Until the day which changed everything, Faye had a happy childhood, until the age of eight. Sana and Kurai's life was shattered when assassins from Black Death critically wounded Kurai, and killed Sana, scarring Faye with a large wound on her back. Kurai escaped with his daughter, and began a new life in a small and secluded village. He became distant and cold, torn by Sana's death, drinking constantly to conceal his pain. He became consumed with thoughts of revenge, an overwhelming desire to destroy Black Death. Kurai hardly remained sober, and unknowingly began to emotionally abuse Faye. Four days past Faye's thirteenth birthday, Black Death found them, and pursued the two as they fled into the forest. They were chased down, and Kurai was struck down, yelling at his daughter to run. Faye, reluctantly, ran as her father promised to find her again. Supposedly, Kurai died that day, implied by members of the very dark guild responsible for the destruction of her family. Faye had kept running, trying to defend herself from the dark mages following, and was found by a traveling mage- Ryder. Ryder saved Faye from the mages, and with Tohru joining them, since have been traveling as independent mages and partners.