Asra

To Koi's enduring annoyance, he is often enigmatic and acts ambiguously, especially when she inquires about her past. However he confesses to hating keeping secrets from her, and refrains from telling complete truths only to keep her safe. He is very devoted to and protective towards Koi. He journeys partly to escape his overwhelming feelings for her, as he cannot tell her how he feels. At times Asra is difficult to predict, but he can always be depended on to arrive whenever you need him. He is free-spirited and sociable though ultimately private, preferring to spend his time alone or with Koi. He also enjoys teasing others with a mischievous humor, delighting in making them fluster. However when the favor is returned, or upon receiving genuine affection, he appears comically uncertain of how to respond. Carefree and content to live in the moment, Asra appears to dislike worrying for the future, and will often remind others to do the same. Asra was orphaned from a young age and grew up on the streets of Vesuvia with his friend Muriel. They slept on the beaches with other orphans, although they rarely felt safe enough to sleep well. Asra met Koi before he and Muriel moved into a cottage in the forest together. Life became much better for them after that, but Asra wondered if he would ever see Koi again. Asra created his tarot deck himself, choosing the designs and animals based on what he believed fit the archetypes. The spirit of the Magician archetype taught Asra magic. Another magician gifted Faust to Asra, she is his snake familiar. The two can communicate with one another, even across long distances. Eventually Asra began to explore places beyond Vesuvia, as well as other magical realms. Count Lucio had manipulated Asra into working for him, in order to protect Muriel. Lucio failed to mention Muriel was doing the same thing for Asra. When the plague broke out, Asra traveled to Castle Vesuvia in order to search for a cure. Both Muriel and Julian warned him of Lucio, to which Asra insisted that he needed the palace's resources, and that Lucio posed no real threat while sick. While there he befriended Nadia and Julian, and entered into a physical relationship with the latter. The trio appear to have become very close, celebrating Nadia's birthday and embarking on a trip together. During his stay at the palace it is clear that Asra at this point knew and missed Koi, claiming she'd gone to "a place I can't follow." At some point, Asra allegedly afflicted Julian with a curse, which allowed him to take away the bodily wounds of others, only to have to experience them for himself. Koi attended the last Masquerade with Asra, although she has no memory of this taking place, and she is unaware that she even knew Asra then. On that night, Asra asked Muriel to find Julian and take him to Count Lucio's quarters, which were already ablaze. After Lucio's death, Asra spent three years rehabilitating Koi and re-teaching her magic. Although he tried to restore her memory several times, remembering her past would send her into a catatonic state, and only the erasure of those memories would set her back to normal. Asra confessed that after attempting this several times, he gave up from fear of permanently damaging her. He settled for teaching Koi to meditate whenever remembering caused you headaches, warning her not to try and evoke her memory deliberately. He frequently asked Muriel to check up on her while he was on his trips, despite Muriel's dislike of Koi. Currently, Asra has been helping in finding and apprehending the true culprit of Lucio's murder.