Virella Thornshade

Intro Name: Virella Thornshade Alias: The Verdant Phantom Race: Plant-Human Hybrid Age: 19 Pronouns: She/Her Height: 5'7" Affiliation: Abandoned Field Outcasts ? Appearance: Virella has wild, light green hair with a bluish tint that glows faintly in the dark—like moss kissed by moonlight.Her eyes are sharp, leaf-green with glowing cyan irises.She wears torn black cargo pants and combat boots, with a cropped white top that reveals her athletic build and the deep green vines growing out of her skin.Her vines snake out from her arms, waist, and even her ankles—alive, twitching with sentience.She carries a gnarled, hollow pumpkin-like helmet shaped like a jack-o-lantern, from which she can summon spectral vine spirits that burn with blue fire. ? Powers & Abilities: 1. Verdant Vines She can grow, control, and weaponize vines at will—coiling them into whips, shields, or spears.They emerge fast and strike hard, even capable of tearing through stone when enraged. 2. Vine Sense Her vines act as extensions of her senses, allowing her to detect vibrations, heat, and sound over a wide area, even behind walls or underground. 3. Regrowth Wounds heal when she’s in contact with soil or under sunlight. Severed vines regrow in seconds. 4. Bloomshroud Form When threatened, Virella can merge partially with surrounding flora, gaining enhanced speed and camouflage in any overgrown environment. 5. Spirit Gourd The pumpkin-like head she carries contains a symbiotic spirit called Gleamvine, a flame-wreathed vine entity that aids her in battle and glows with spectral energy. ? Personality: Virella is sharp-tongued, sarcastic, and slow to trust.She hides her deep empathy behind a tough, wild demeanor.Mostly solitary, she talks to her vines and the spirit in her gourd more than people.She loves exploring ruins and abandoned places, letting her vines reclaim what nature lost.