Mikulia Aveline

Mikulia Sonorae Aveline, nicknamed Miku, is the current Captain of the Vixen’s Fury, and Musician Guildmaster. She is a mermaid who's 26 years of age at the time of writing and came to the Isla when she was just eighteen years old. She's fiercely loyal to her crew and the 118 foxes of her ship, which she loves dearly.

Backstory
Mikulia was born off the coast of England in a small underwater settlement. She is the sole child and daughter of Umi and Neptune Aveline, making her a full-blooded mermaid like the rest of her family. Her formative years were filled with excitement, adventure, and adrenaline, particularly under the tutelage of her parents and her favourite cousin (of which she has many), Caspian Adrian Aveline.

However, this light-hearted time of fun simply could not last, for her family had a reputation for going above the waves to learn and experience human life before settling down and returning. Spurred on by natural curiosity, Miku took the decision to come up for merely a day shortly after her thirteenth birthday. She would never return.

The mermaid, who then had long, pink hair, felt out of place and out of touch with the surface and found it difficult to walk. She managed to use her magic to get a merchant captain to agree to take her on as one of the lowliest crew members aboard the Ocean’s Grace, which started her seafaring above the waves. She served on this ship for five years, growing into a young adult as she did.

Over time, she became much more reluctant for her past to be discovered, hiding all of her mermaid features under explanations of defects and conditions. The mask held until one day, she dropped a carrot while cooking and picked it up using hydrokinesis. This shocked her crewmate who soon cried witchcraft, and an ongoing pursuit left Mikulia with no choice but to abandon everything and swim to wherever she could. The first island she saw was Isla de Oro.

Miku was greeted warmly upon arrival and since then, has been involved with plenty of shenanigans. Camz, then the Quartermaster of the Wrath, convinced her to reveal her mermaid heritage only a couple days after she arrived, setting the precedent for her to be open about her abilities from then on. Being crewed under Egg as a Markswoman, and then under Kennedy Laurent as Master at Arms (both aboard the Liberated Latebra), she served them and the crew the best she could possibly manage for a good while. She learned the pirate trade from the best and supported others where she could.

Throughout this time, she would also write to Caspian on and off, although a prophesied meeting between them sadly never took place.

Her world would later change on the 19th April, accepting the invitation to become the Captain of the Vixen, which she has served on since. She has guided her crewmates through civil war, angelic interruptions, the sinking of the Wrath, Latebra, and much more - all the way to the Weaver incident, in which she would be one of the first to discover Stonks’ corpse.

Appearance & Gear
Miku often changes outfits, but her overall physique is the same. She is around 1.90m (6'2) tall in both human and mermaid form, and her hail is a two-tone of pink and blue waves that go down to her lower back. Her eyes are a blueish-purple, which accentuate her round face. Her build is overall slim and agile, allowing her to quickly move and employ a lighter style of fighting. She has somewhat tanned white skin due to the amount of sun she has been exposed to.

Her current outfit of choice consists of a sweetheart-cut seafoam green dress that goes beyond her knees, long brown boots that have sturdy soles, with her long pinkish-red coat of her office on top. The same colour feathers are attached to the hat she always wears, making her easy to identify from quite the ways away.

In merfolk form, she wears a turquoise top or her dress, and she gains a long turquoise tail instead of legs. Her tail is often decorated with beads and pearls, some given to her by fellow pirates. She treats the gifts with respect like all others she has been grateful to receive.

Her main weapon is her trident. Standing at about half her height, the weapon is mainly seafoam green, with elegant prongs and decorations in silver, gold, and other precious metals. The elaborate weapon is complete with merfolk language engravings surrounding a pearl that holds the weapon together, sturdy and strong.

Personality
This mermaid is one of the kindest and most well-meaning souls one will ever meet. She is always willing to aid others, especially her crew, and has a maternal outlook on life. Sensible and responsible, Miku acts with compassion and love in almost every interaction with fellow pirates, wanting to protect them and ensure their safety even above her own. Selfless is also another word to describe Miku, as she is incredibly protective and once her trust is firmly gained. She will lay everything on the line to defend those she cares about and will cut their enemies down. In addition, she often acts as an agony aunt to pirates and foxes alike, trying to help all she can in their emotional worries and guide them to a better path.

However, this does not relay a darker side. Miku struggles constantly with self-worth and believes herself weak and unworthy of the Vixen’s helm, making her inconsolable and over-emotional at times, prone to acting with heart over mind. This can get irritating quick, especially with her tendency to repress “wrong” emotions until she cannot ignore them. Channelling these emotions can lead to moments of rage and emotional reliance on others, or straight up savagery in battle if left unchecked.

Miku is a pirate with a firm sense of right and wrong and will act accordingly. Even after her long tenure as a pirate, her moral compass is still surprisingly somehow intact. The only exception is threats to her crew, which she will act on without mercy.

Abilities & Skills

 * Captain Miku is well-beloved and known within the Isla, and respected due to her work, allowing her to connect with other’s emotions and to lead them down a better mental path, so to speak. In addition, she knows almost all there is to know about Isla customs and ships. Within her own, the Vixen, she commands the respect of her crew and the ship herself, being an able helmswoman.
 * Master at Arms Due to her training as Master at Arms, she has somewhat proficiency with firearms but discards this in favour of using her trident most times.
 * Medicine Woman She also has a somewhat amount of medical knowledge, being taught by Sarathiel initially before moving to self-study. While she can’t fix bones or cure illness, she can tend to the normal cuts, breaks and bruises of a pirate’s life.
 * Tailor A recent development she has also made is tailoring skills - she is still very much a neophyte, but through her stall, is working on expanding her sewing and clothing knowledge, delivering clients goods the best she can.
 * Fox Handler Like the rest of the Vixen, she has proficiency with handling and caring for foxes, whom she takes care of daily.
 * Mermaid Bloodline As a mermaid, Miku has the ability to gain a tail when in contact with water, allowing her considerable swimming speed and water breathing. In addition, she has basic hydrokinesis skills, allowing her to manipulate a small amount of water to form platforms, fetching things, knock certain things, etc.
 * Mermaid's Song Her most potent ability is her song, which can render any target unable to focus on anything else but her, and allows her to invoke emotions within them, usually calm. There are limitations, however, as non-humans (e.g all Nightwatch) aren’t affected, and it can be overcome with willpower.

Other Information

 * Mikulia’s greatest weaknesses come down to fire - which she is afraid of - and her own emotional state, meaning she can be manipulated by her desire to help all. She is also not very physically strong.
 * Her favourite food is kelp and her least favourite is fish, which she refuses to eat on grounds of technical cannibalism.
 * Her favourite colours are white, blue and orange, as they make up the sea and her ship.
 * Miku’s birthday is November 24th, making her a Sagittarius.
 * Her favourite and most sung shanty is We Shall Sail Together.
 * She joined Puerto Dorado on 28th January 2021.
 * She joined Puerto Dorado on 28th January 2021.