WATER STRAIN STUDENTS

Lirien is polite and calculating, always composed and never rushed. She speaks only when she deems it necessary, favoring well-timed remarks over wasted breath.

 

Grace and precision guide her every move, and she has a talent for interrupting at the exact moment that shifts a conversation in her favor.

 

Though she appears helpful, she rarely offers guidance, preferring to watch others stumble and learn on their own. She carries herself with quiet certainty, convinced she is always right. Some say her reflection whispers things she never says aloud, truths too sharp to speak directly.

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One of the only students trusted to maintain the Grand Reflective Basin.

 

Keeps a book of water-mirror conversations written in reverse.

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Designation: Strain-Α-21-MP
Strain Name: Mirrorweft Projection Strain
Magic: Can duplicate brief moments into reflected illusions on water surfaces. Spells replay like memories in ripple-form.

Drevian is quietly intense, drawn to cold depths and the stillness that follows silence.

 

He rarely speaks, viewing words as a last resort rather than a tool, and values action far more than conversation. Trust, to him, is forged in crisis, not pleasantries.

 

His presence carries weight without effort, and though he says little, people often find themselves watching him. There’s a quiet mystique in the way he moves and listens, a subtle charm that draws attention without asking for it. Drevian doesn’t seek connection, but he rarely goes unnoticed.

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Once went missing for two weeks in the underwater archive tunnels.

Returned with white hair and a page of drowned runes no one can translate.

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Designation: Strain-Α-17-AA
Strain Name: Abyssbound Anchoring Type
Magic: Draws power from depth and silence. Can tether spells to weight and pressure, anchoring them underwater or into emotional density.​

Senna is sweet, observant, and easily flustered, often overwhelmed by the intensity of her own emotions.

 

She navigates the world through feeling rather than logic, picking up on moods, shifts, and silences with quiet sensitivity. Her nervous laugh escapes often, usually when she’s unsure how to respond or trying to ease tension.

 

Beneath her softness is a heart that remembers everything — especially pain. Even the smallest hurts seem to stay with her, tucked away behind gentle eyes that notice more than they let on.

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Keeps jars of emotionally-charged water samples hidden (???).

 

Is said to write anonymous poems based on strangers’ tears.

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Designation: Strain-Α-29-CM
Strain Name: Cascadence Memory Flow
Magic: Can recall a person’s emotional state by touching water they’ve recently interacted with. Stronger emotions ripple brighter.

Orrlin is brazen and unapologetically opinionated, never one to hold back when something needs to be said — or when it doesn't.

 

They have no patience for lies or half-truths, preferring blunt honesty even when it stings. Their loyalty is fierce, but not freely given.

 

Orrlin tests friendships with sharp remarks and sharp eyes, watching how people weather their saltwater sarcasm before letting them in. Beneath the bite is someone who values truth deeply, and expects others to stand just as firmly as they do.

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Frequently under investigation for “unethical truth extraction.”

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Claims he's performing public service.

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Designation: Strain-Α-24-TR
Strain Name: Saltvein Tiderage Line
Magic: Can conjure salt-hexed water that stings truth into surface. Lies sizzle off skin, secrets bleed out in bitter foam.

Maelin is cheerful, dramatic, and always a little too loud — in the most charming way possible. She treats everything like a stage, whether it’s a class presentation or a casual conversation, and believes firmly in the power of performance.

 

Confidence, for her, is a costume she puts on until it becomes real. She laughs easily, gestures grandly, and throws herself into every challenge with theatrical spark.

 

Beneath it all, there’s a quiet determination to prove she belongs — and if she has to fake it till she makes it, so be it.

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Hosts unofficial mirror duels every other week in the practice chambers.

 

Famous for pranking upperclassmen with water clones.

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Designation: Strain-Α-32-GC
Strain Name: Glass Current Refractor Strain
Magic: Bends light and image through controlled water shape. Often used for mimicry, distraction, and refractive invisibility.

Balin is nervous, studious, and constantly muttering calculations under his breath — usually something about tide tables, star charts, or magical pressure readings.

 

He prefers quiet corners and predictable schedules, and would absolutely choose a late-night study session over a social event.

 

Despite his anxiety and tendency to overthink, Balin is incredibly sweet at heart. He listens closely, remembers the little things, and gives the kind of warm, grounding hugs that make people feel safe without having to say a word.

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Once accidentally flooded the lower dorm wing by sneezing.

 

Keeps a notebook of pressure formulas for every known body of water.

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Designation: Strain-Α-27-SP
Strain Name: Stormbarrel Pressure Strain
Magic: Stores magical pressure like a barrel and releases it explosively through mist, jet, or soundwave. Cannot store for long without trembling.

Neiveh is dreamy and distant, forever seeming just one step removed from the present moment. Her gaze drifts as if listening to something beneath the world, and even when she is silent, her presence feels loud with unspoken words.

 

There’s something unsettling about her calm, something that makes people uneasy without knowing why. Whispers follow her wherever she goes, claims that she is different, that she doesn’t quite belong among ordinary students.

 

Those rumors aren’t entirely wrong. As the daughter of Baba Yaga, Neiveh carries an otherness that seeps into every shadow she passes — quiet, ancient, and faintly terrifying.

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Known to recite poems no one remembers writing.

 

Claims she hears the voices of trees when it's foggy.

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Designation: Strain-Α-33-MD
Strain Name: Mistwhisper Drift Strain
Magic: Can send whispered messages through mist or humid air across long distances. Echoes travel emotionally charged. Has also an affinity of potion making and curse reading.

Calwen feels everything in full color. Emotionally volatile and deeply empathetic, he often cries for others before they realize they need it, and bursts into laughter in the middle of tension without meaning to.

 

His feelings seem too big for his body, spilling out in every gesture, word, and tear. There’s no such thing as a small emotion with Calwen — joy becomes euphoria, sorrow becomes heartbreak, and fear becomes frenzy.

 

It’s overwhelming, unpredictable, and strangely comforting. Being near him is like standing in the center of a storm made of someone else’s heart.

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Had a full breakdown after touching the school's ancient tower.

 

Now required to wear finger wards during lessons.

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Designation: Strain-Α-26-FM
Strain Name: Floodcall Memory Torrent
Magic: Water he touches briefly becomes a portal into overwhelming memory recall. Extremely unstable if emotions are unprocessed.

Harli is gentle, thoughtful, and remarkably grounded — the kind of person who brings calm just by entering a room. They have a quiet presence that diffuses tension with ease, turning shouting matches into civil conversations, or even shared tea, with nothing more than a look.

 

Their voice is soft, their movements measured, and their words always seem to land exactly where they need to.

 

No one can recall a time they’ve seen Harli angry or shaken; they move through chaos like still water, untouched and steady. Being around them feels like exhaling.

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Admits to being terrified of their own calm.

Has never lost control, but dreams of whirlpools anyway.

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Designation: Strain-Α-30-SR
Strain Name: Stillcurrent Restraint Type
Magic: Can still or freeze motion within water and memory alike. Known for halting fights or calming storms — literal and social.