NPCs:

Grandmother--Aurelia Horace--A pleasant looking woman, Aurelia is the very picture of a grandparent. She's short, shorter then Lana even and wears her white hair in a bun at the nape of her neck. She has bright blue eyes that seem to belong to a woman thirty years younger when they light up with laughter. Aurelia is a kind hearted, sweet woman. She loves both her daughter and granddaughter to the point that she'd do anything for them. She asked her daughter the identity of Iliana's father only once, and respects the privacy her daughter feels she needs on the subject. She herself is a widow. Her husband died long before Iliana was born. The two of them opened the bakery that she now runs, and he was the one who taught her about running the business. She talks about him a lot, mostly to Iliana. The two spend a lot of time together, chatting about the who's and what's of the past.

Mother--Biana Horace--She is pretty, but not beautiful. Her long, pale red hair is pulled into a braid that she wraps around her head, and violet eyes, just like Iliana. She's a bit taller at 5'5" and doesn't have the extra weight from over eating that her daughter has. Biana is the only one who knows the identity of Iliana's father. She met him when she was relatively young, fell in love, and together, they started plans for marriage. When the news of a baby entered the picture, her love decided that he wasn't too sure about this after all and took off. Biana gave birth, raised the child along with her mother, and seemingly developed a life which needs no love outside of her tiny family. But deep down, she still hopes to find someone to love, and expresses all of her hopes in her daughter's marriage prospects.

Stalkee--Ide Isra--Ide doesn't like Lana, too darned cheerful. Iliana never had to work as hard to make someone like her as she does Ide. Where most people just play along with the girl to get some peace, Ide tries to avoid her and basically aggravates the situation more.
When the two are seen together, it's usually Ide practically running with Iliana at her heels. Lana has even taken to waiting around places she's seen Ide at hoping her 'friend' will pass by. After a while, Ide accustomed herself to Lana's constant presence, and shifted her schedule to avoid all contact with the girl. The two seemed connected by the fates, however, and see each other much too often in Ide's point of view. The reason for this unstable relationship would probably be the difference of personality. Ide has a darker personality, preferring to be alone. The few times that she does want companionship, it's usually in the ways of soft discussion, not pointless chatter.
As far as looks go, Ide doesn?t look much like an Atlantian (but don't worry, she's as much one as anyone can be). She has wavy brown hair that falls just past her shoulders, brown eyes and a slightly tanned complextion. She?s a bit older then Iliana, 26 to be exact, and towers above the younger girl at 5?8?. Lana had seen her a few times during her childhood, but never had the opportunity to meet her until the day that Ide came into the shop.
As far as a living goes, Ide does whatever it takes to eat. One day she may be a merchant, the next day a babysitter, the next day she might try her hand as an actress. Lana loves the freedom that Ide represents, but also wonders what the woman does when she can't find work.
Ide seems to be well educated and can do whatever she wants for a living, but doesn't pick any particualar activity to spend her life on. Since Lana's education limits her skills, she's pretty much stuck as a baker for the rest of her life (not that she minds, the job does provide a constant source of food). Iliana mostly hopes to learn from Ide, getting some of the knowlege and experience the older woman practically glows with.











Personality:

Iliana is cheerful to the point of that being a bad thing. She means well, but her constant chipperness is annoying. Her favorite thing to do is to 'love the hate' out of someone. Basically what this is, is a mixture of friendliness and persistence. If she didn't get you to like her on the first try, she'll keep on trying until you actually grow fond of her or learn to pretend to like her. Most people just pretend, but Lana doesn't seem to notice, either that or she just doesn't care. Any attention is good attention to Iliana.
While she isn't stupid, Iliana is very naive. As long as it's somewhat believable, she'll take every word from a person's mouth as solid fact. Lying is a concept that she understands well enough, but she's overly trusting and doesn't take into account the fact that a person might lie in order to gain from her or someone else. She won't believe every lie, but she's fooled more often then not. Basically, if you can trick a five year old, you can trick Lana.
Just as she is trusting, Iliana is also without guile. She tells the truth no matter what the result. Even if she did try to lie, her expression would give her away. Her grandmother describes her face as 'a house with no walls, you can see everything going on inside.' Every thought, every reaction, everything she takes in results in a different facial expression. After someone gets to know her well enough they can interpret what she's thinking without her saying a word.
Just as she has good moods, Lana also has bad ones, though not as often. If she does find out that she's been lied to, she finds it hard to believe anything that person says again. Her trust is easily built the first time around, but afterwards, she can't look at you and not think that you'd lie to her a second time, then a third, and a fourth. So she gives you no more opportunities to trick her. Trust is very important to Lana, she feels that trust is the most important aspect in a relationship, be it in a family, romance, or friendship.
People generally think of Lana as if she were a small child. They smile and compliment her sweetness and charm, until the questions begin. She has their full attention until she gets a bit too personal. Lana has a bad habit of both asking for and giving too much information. It's not meant to be rude, but she's curious and prefers to make strong friendships rather fast, so she'll give her life story the first time she meets you and wants the same in return.
When not transformed, Iliana is really bad with time, which is why she tries to keep a sundial handy. She?s burned many a tray of pastries and gotten into trouble more times then she can count. She tends to tone things out when she?s alone and at the same time doesn?t realize how long she?s been that way. When transformed, she has a much better grasp on the passage of time.

History:

Iliana was born to a mother of moderate means. The two have always lived with Iliana's grandmother above the pastry shop that they run together. The two older women do most of the baking while Iliana serves customers and keeps the storefront tidy. The three make just enough off of the store to live and have never had the money to send Lana to school, so she isn?t a well of information. She can read and do basic math, nothing more.

Having never gotten a formal education, Iliana can only hope to continue the family business. She learned how to count, read, and perform other basic tasked needed to run a small shop. What she wasn't taught by her mother and grandmother she learned from reading. She would stay up until the wee hours of the night reading whatever she could manage to find. As she grew, Iliana was both told and read about the people down below. From her understanding they are crude, primitive, barbaric people who should be pitied rather then hated. From the time that she could understand the history behind the separation of the Atlanteans and Earthbound peoples, Iliana could think of nothing better then to teach the poor souls the benefits of life with magic. She thought of seeking finding some way to love the hate away between the two forces, but was told by others that it would be useless.

Since she's in such close quarters with so many yummy morsels, Lana's weight is somewhat unpredictable. She?s supposed to run to burn off the fat along with some of her limitless energy. She usually runs just out of the sight of her mother and grandmother and stops to practice her magic. She figured that she would never need to be physical, that is what magic is for after all. As long as she isn?t too big to walk she?s happy.

Life was rather dull for Iliana. Pretty much work, eat, and sleep. Then Ide showed up. Ide was everything Iliana could wish for. She was older, experienced, she also saw things less in the way of how people claimed them to be, but how she herself perceived them. Ide was never dull, and hoping that some of the exciting things that just had to happen to such an interesting person would rub off on herself, began her life as a stalker. Iliana was never a stalker in the true meaning of the word. She wouldn't hide in the bushes while Ide went about her business or pay spies to keep a watch on the woman, she simply wanted to talk to her. Ide, for her part, wanted nothing to do with this girl who suddenly decided that she was the best role model a kid could ask for. Here is where the massive power struggle began. Iliana wanting to be Ide's friend and companion, Ide wanting Iliana to leave her alone. Neither one giving up or bending in any way.

After meeting Ide, Iliana forgot all about the people who lived down below, none of them could be nearly as interesting as her 'friend'. Sure she knew they were down there, and that were missing out on a lot without magic to help them do things like heal and gain knowledge, but that was their problem. Things would surely work themselves out by themselves. What could she, a mere girl with hardly any education to speak of do to help them?

As for the identity of her father? Iliana hasn't got a clue. Not that there aren't rumors. Throughout her life she's heard stories of her mother falling in love from anything from a goblin to a mystical beast. Many of these stories are so unbelievable-and in most cases, stupid- that even gullible little Iliana has to roll her eyes at the idea. She doesn't think of this mystery man often, but realizes that her mother must have pinned all of her remaining hope for love onto her only daughter.