#arinoa

This is, of course, an imperfect system, because the distinctive look of Orin's eyes isn't just white irises. I don't know how her eyes work at all. I think their pupil-less appearance is probably illusory. More generally, changeling genetics are weird for similar reasons: how much of Orin's appearance is biological? How much of it is genetic, and thus heritable? I don't know. But I need to generate symbolism somehow. So the lighter the eyes, the closer to Orin.

Like the other pink- or red-eyed members of the family, her eyes have an uncanny scarlet eyeshine in the dark.

2: Who gave your character their name?

A collaborative effort between Niro, Orin, Neora, and Aroen. I think Orin takes particular delight in the invention of names for the children of the family, and it was always her idea to give the twins (and later pseudotwins) palindrome names.

For the family (as in the real world), the name Arinoa was chosen for its look and sound, no more or less.

(In practice, as with all the family members' names, Rae and I picked em off a giant list I keep of palindrome name pairs that fit the Niro Family Naming Conventions.)

3: Does your character have tattoos? What do they mean?

She always has a few that mean that she was left alone with ink and a needle for a while. Like the other family members, Arinoa's body heals so quickly and effectively that it more or less erases nonmagical tattoos in a span of anywhere from a few months to a few years, so tattoos are never anywhere near permanent and must be regularly maintained if they're wanted to stick around. She doesn't maintain hers, and she also doesn't put much time and effort into the ones she gives herself. So her right hand/forearm, lower legs, and the tops of both feet are usually decorated with lots of little half-faded stick-and-poke stars, daggers, and hearts.