Nyla Nouvelle
- 1. Appearance
- 2. Personality
- 3. History
- 4. Synopsis
- 5. Trivia
Appearance
Nyla has a petite, sprightly frame with platinum-blonde hair and mint-green eyes that gleam with mischief. She favors enchanted robes trimmed with shifting runes and carries a carved staff topped with a luminous crystal. She often keeps a small pouch of enchanted chestnuts at her hip (both as components and as practical jokes).
Personality
Playful, improvisational, and relentlessly curious. Nyla delights in experimentation and prankcraft, favoring spontaneous solutions to rigid problems. She is affectionate toward her family and merciless in teasing Gus, though her jests always come from a place of love. Her intellect is sharp; her methods are unorthodox.
History
Second-oldest of the Nouvelle siblings, Nyla displayed magical talent early and trained under the Royal Archmage before pursuing her own chaotic curriculum of self-invention. Her improvisational spells have proven extraordinarily effective in the field, and she has been attached to the Silver Wing's auxiliary forces as a support caster. Several inventions have earned her both praise and mild official rebuke for their unpredictable side effects.
Synopsis
Nyla functions as a field support mage and arcane troubleshooter. Her specialties include chaotic elemental manipulation, illusion, and utility transformations. She also supplies the family's lighter moments through playful enchantments; her best-known invention is the household-famous Chestnut Conjuration—a prank spell often used on Gus (and occasionally revoked by superiors for public disruption).
Trivia
Creator of the Chestnut Conjuration (see below). The family uses the resulting nickname 'Shy Chestnut' for Gus.
Keeps a private compendium: 'Spells That Shouldn't Work (But Do).'
Despite her playful public persona, she is an exceptionally fast problem-solver under pressure.
Created the Chestnut Conjuration purely to prank Gus, but it's now a recognized spell in the Alliance Arcane Archives under 'Transformations (Unorthodox).'
Once enchanted the family dinner table to float during arguments. The spell malfunctioned and launched their soup into orbit.
Keeps a 'Prank Journal' labeled 'Classified Experiments' that Gus constantly tries (and fails) to steal.
Holds the household record for 'Most Explosions Without Property Damage' — though that's highly debated.
Once transformed Velena's wyvern into a giant duck 'for flight pattern analysis.'
Accidentally turned her own staff, Crunchbeam, into a potted plant. It photosynthesized for two weeks.
Casts harmless illusions around the house — Gus is often greeted by tiny, singing chestnuts chanting 'We believe in you!'
Developed the Reversible Butt Feather Hex, used once on Thalia. It's now banned in three realms.
Keeps an enchanted alarm clock that only stops ringing when hit by a spell — resulting in frequent magical duels before breakfast.
She has an entire drawer labeled 'Gus Experiments,' filled with custom curse scrolls, glitter bombs, and unfinished polymorph prototypes.
Nyla's favorite victory phrase after a prank lands perfectly: 'Science: 1, Gus: 0.'
Once created a chestnut army of thirty Gus duplicates that marched through Asgard yelling, 'For snacks and honor!'
Her mother Lysandra forbade her from making another 'tiny Gus,' so Nyla made 'mini Velena' instead. It promptly bit her finger.
Keeps a jar labeled 'Prank Fuel' filled with glowing dust that everyone suspects is just sugar and regret.
