Verriska
Verriska · AR-044
Role: Nine Voices of the Marsh
Homeland: Glowing Mist Pond
Weapon: Nine necks, fangs, and poison
Power: Each head recognizes a different area and the body recovers its tissues from the power of food.
Limitations: Can't recover quickly if there's a lack of food. Decisions must not make other people disenfranchised.
Year joined: 20
The only name that everyone accepts.
Veriska has nine necks which do not wake up at the same time. One head likes the sound of frogs. Another head is annoyed by the rain. The small head at the back often sees things that others overlook. The people of the swamp call her a lone beast. But within the body there is constant debate. They agreed to use the joint name Veriska. Because I want words that everyone can turn to answer without erasing their differences.
When they are young, having many mouths means competing for food. The strongest head always decides the direction to walk and eat first. The other head gave in because he was afraid his body would starve to death. Veriska grows bigger but her coordination deteriorates. Every time I'm shocked Each neck pulls in a different direction until it hurts the other.
The hunter begins to lure one head with bait so that the whole body is trapped. The leader blamed the head for being lost and ordered it not to look out of line again. That rule prevented them from seeing the net from behind. The next time he was stuck harder than before. Veriska had to use her tissue regeneration powers until her food reserves ran out. and found that ordering previously missed voices to be quiet did not make them safer.
Phannarai hears the vibrations through the swamp roots and brings Malin to him. They don't just go for the loudest mouth. But wait for each head to respond to help. Veriska was surprised that such a small person would take so much time. Releasing the net was done slowly. Because the body cannot recover without food. It is not an animal that can grow back without price.
During the recovery period, the Nine Heads began dividing up work and meals. The small head is the observer behind. The head is sensitive to the smell of poison. The main section listens without interpreting every objection as a struggle for power. They used a short sound together as a stop signal. which any head can come out
In the 20th year, someone released waste into the pond and accused Veriska of poisoning the water. She wanted to spit venom at her accusers. But he knew that doing so would destroy his own home as well. So the Nine Heads helped each other to inspect each area. Collect the pipe location and time and let Tharakes and the surveyors confirm.
When the factory tried to fill the swamp She uses her body to support the ground to help small animals and fishermen escape. One head was injured, but all agreed to withdraw at the signal. Instead of forcing the divided bodies to suffer damage for the sake of one's reputation. The evidence led to the filling being halted and a plan to revive the pond, which she was involved in investigating, born.
Veriska joins the Coalition for Wide Area Surveillance and Marine Protection. By arranging a route for large bodies to pass through and preparing actual food. She doesn't let anyone decide which head is superfluous. Placing a mission must first pass an internal agreement. But when you're ready Diversity of perspectives allows teams to see threats much faster.
before leaving The fisherman brought nine bunches of flowers instead of one. Veriska laughed in unison until the children laughed along with her. The main head received his bunch later for the first time. Their one name no longer means a single sound. It refers to the body in which every voice is willing to walk together. And be ready to stop when any part of you says it hurts.