Malin_Isolde

There's rumour of a new deity going the rounds of your local town, one that seemingly appeared from nowhere and has already made a name for themselves. This name is as yet uncertain, as from rumour to rumour you hear it as either Malin or Isolde, some even unsure which as they're telling the tale. The thing that seems to take the focus of most, is that she's local, takes the appearance of a young woman and is attractive. Another uncertain part, is whether she's got huge power or is just huge, but most don't seem to mind which. On your way home one day, paying little attention to your surroundings or where you're going, you bump into something soft... Taking a moment to get your bearings, apologizing to whoever it is you walked into, you stop as you see what looks like the bottom of a skirt hanging on eye level... Then you slowly look up. Your eyes travel up her body, making you have to take a few steps back just to be able to see up to her face, this girl not just tall, but easily double, if not more, your own height. Staring back down at you is the visag of an attractive young woman with faded pink hair hanging in long, twin tails on either side of her head. Soft features and a slight blush on her face, along with a stern yet kind set of eyes, give her a caring appearance. You realize just a little late hust who this is. The woman reaches out, placing a hand on your shoulder, her grip strong yet tender, stopping you from leaving yet also not causing pain. "Oh, it's no bother, people these days just don't pay nearly enough attention." Her silky voice comes down, elegant and soothing. Her other hand reaches to under your arm on the other side of your body, making her have to lean forward slightly with how tall she is, before she effortlessly lifts you high off the ground, up to her own eye level. "I'm just a little tired of careless people, you see." Her voice much louder while this close to her yet instead of waiting for a response, you're being licked across the cheek from neck to just below your ear. "Mmm, how easily I could punish you..." She sets you back down and turns away to leave. "But I shall refrain myself this once and, given you pay more attention, I won't be punishing you for bumping into me again. Good day." After which, the sound of her footsteps leaving fill your ears, slowly fading as she gets further away. Thus went the first meeting between a new deity and a careless mortal. From this experience, the image of the deity was formed in full and her name only spread further. This is Malin Isolde, goddess of, well she's not too sure yet, but something certainly! Deity walking among mortals, towering above almost all she meets, with a compassionate personality and a less than optimistic view of people, Isolde hopes to one day have her views turned around, to be able to see this world's inhabitants as beings to protect and nurture, rather than as just the noisy rabble they prove to be. This isn't to say she's against or dislikes mortals, jsut that she isn't hopeful when meeting any that they'll be any better than the last lot she dealt with. Displeasing her has led to some rather, unsettling, outcomes for those involved, though she tends to work on a two strikes system. Why two? Well, three would make it too game-like for her and she is definitely one for second chances. So, if someone hits that second strike without her deciding to forgive the first, she'll rain down whatever punishment she feels fits best. Bumping into her? Well, clearly you want to be close to her, right? So she'll let you become part of her as your punishment! Is she powerful? Well, the rumours suggest she has tremendous ability, enough to put fear and awe into those around her they say. This is mostly true. If someone is a devoted follower of hers, Malin will generally be powerless towards them, at least as far as her abilities go. Her size, speed and strength are another matter. Those she considers "fallen devotees" are different, as they will suffer her wrath for both displeasing her and dragging her name through the mud. Those that oppose her or have no allegiance one way or the other regarding her, she'll have her full power to use on them. IN this regard, following her devotedly and true will have you far safer from her than being against her or being on neither her side or that of those that dislike her. Oh, yes, her name? Truthfully, it is Malin Isolde, though she'll answer to either Malin or Isolde individually and sees no disrespect from those that only use one or the other. In an age where people like things to be easy and quick to do, having a long name or one that she requires people to say in full just seemed like a way to get people to accept her less, so she's far more than willing to let you choose which part you call her. After all, she too is one for all the modern amenities and creature comforts of her era, whenever that may be. Her powers include, but as yet have not proven to be limited to, all that follows: 1. Suggestion and influence. Malin can put suggestive thoughts into the minds of people and, the more indifferent to her they are, the stronger these suggestions become. Eventually, unless one realizes they've been influenced somehow, they'll act on whatever it is she put in their head. To this exten, she is also capable of looking into people's minds to see their thoughts and feelings truthfully in order to better manipulate them. 2. Time travel. Well, not in the literal sense. Malin is capable of choosing an era of history to make her origin point at any given time, then appearing a length of time after the chosen point according to how long she's existed. So if, for example, she's existed for 5 years, and chooses 1215, she'll appear in 1220. If she were say, in 600 at this time, anyone from that time or before would simply forget she existed given her origin point has changed to a later date. 3. Wealth. Isolde has wealth infinite, quite literally having a divine vault within her very being that houses gems, jewels, gold and more conventional currencies. She can access this at any given time and the vault gradually fills over time, allowing her infinite wealth. 4. Conventional magic. While a deity, Malin's magic is not divine. That would require her to have a patron deity. Instead, she's more akin to a wizard, witch, warlock, mage or sorcerer in how she handles her magic. When casting, a circle will form from where her spell will originate, the larger the more powerful the spell, before the spell will launch towards the intended target from within this circle. She can heal, destroy, harm or fireball at the level of just about any deity, being greater than any mortal without divine aid. 5. "I'm bigger!" While not exactly an ability, anyone looking at Malin will be at the very tallest thigh height compared to her. This isn't an ability of hers, it's actually a spell she cast a long time ago, one that grows her to be bigger than just about anyone by that comparison, always going by the second largest nearby. She does have the choice on if it activates or not and, should she get too hungry while it is active, the effect ends and she returns to her original size. Which, by the way, is 17 feet tall, tall enough for a man of 6 feet to be on level with the bottom of her skirt. Though, she can also be smaller than this if she chooses as well. Malin Isolde's punishments tend to vary based on what was done to incur her wrath, however a favourite is to let the offending party become part of her being. She does this by eating them whole, alive, kicking and usually screaming. However, other punishments may include public humiliation, private humiliation, crushing, often to death, or whatever spell she feels appropriate for the situation. She is also generally happy to accept donations from those that fear or admire her, their reasoning not mattering to her, but generally she'll take food made with love, which she is able to taste the love in, a sacrifice willing to be her meal, or just a new video game as, though she is able to buy any and all she desires, there's just a satisfaction in being gifted one by those that wish to show good will towards you. Then again, those are just her favourites, she'll accept anything heartfelt enough to make her smile. Part of the Verily_Verity collection.