Amihan del Rosario

Amihan del Rosario is the navigator of the Charon's Razor. She was formerly part of a Spanish merchant crew, but after falling overboard during a storm, she washed up on the shores of Puerto Dorado. She does not act very pirate-like, but what she lacks in fighting ability she makes up for with spirit and discipline. To most, she is friendly and kind, preferring to try to see the best sides of people.

Backstory
Born as Jasmine del Rosario, she grew up in the small colony of the Philippines while it was still under Spanish rule. She is the older sister to two siblings: a brother named Efren and a sister named Gilda, who are fraternal twins. Unfortunately, she lost her father early on in her life during one of the many unsuccessful revolts against Spanish colonisation. After his death, the del Rosario’s focused on lying low in order to survive, taking on work as servants for a wealthy Spanish man as part of this endeavour.

For unknown reasons, her employer forced the new name “Amihan” upon her, erasing the name “Jasmine” from use. Most of Amihan’s youth was spent helping her mother tend to the housework and caring for her two younger siblings. During this time, both her employer and her mother drilled into Amihan’s head that it was safer to play the role of the obedient servant than risk the anger of those of higher authority, leading to Amihan defaulting to servile behaviour when feeling threatened.

Oddly, Amihan’s employer took a special interest in her, and he forced her to take special lessons from him — including learning both Spanish and English. He claimed that it was necessary for her future within the household, and despite not understanding what he meant, Amihan went along with any lessons he set out for her out of fear that disobeying meant punishment for her family.

When Amihan had free time, she would sneak off to the beach — sometimes bringing her siblings with her — to swim, play games, and collect seashells, many of which they brought back as “treasures” for their mother. It was in small moments like this that Amihan felt a little freer.

Once Amihan got older, she finally gained a sliver of a rebellion in her, expressed through stealing books from her employer’s library to read in her own time — particularly books on astronomy and navigation. This led to her often bringing her siblings out to stargaze, teaching them how to find various constellations in the sky — including their favourite: Orion.

However, Amihan had always intended to someday leave the Philippines. Her mother had often told her, “Mimi, there are other lands beyond this one. Nations far larger and wealthier than our own.” Amihan was determined to set out and find such a land where her family could comfortably live, thrive, and escape their lives of servitude. When Amihan heard news that a Spanish merchant crew was in search of another navigator, she rushed to port, got on her hands and knees, and begged the captain to give her a chance. Thus, she became part of La Estrella del Norte. Before leaving home, she promised her family that she would come back for them.

Switching from being a maid to being part of a merchant crew was not the easiest experience for Amihan. She was the only woman on the ship, and on top of that, she was also a Filipino from the lower class. To better fit in, she changed the way she dressed, cut her hair, picked up on their sailor accents, and intentionally pitched her voice lower when around her crewmates. This didn’t fully eliminate the distance between her and the rest of the crew, but it was enough that they wouldn’t bother her so long as she kept her head down and did her work.

The next year was spent tirelessly trying to prove her worth as a navigator, working alongside one other experienced navigator. When the other navigator rested at night, Amihan stayed up. She was very familiar with the stars and claimed that as her main asset to the crew. Miraculously, Amihan was able to keep her job, in part due to gaining the favour of the first mate, a man named Celio Vela, who admired her hard work and love for the stars.

Unfortunately, one night, while the merchant vessel was trying to escape a storm, they were attacked by pirates. Despite her efforts to lay low during the conflict, a pirate by the name of Ollie found her and chased her across the deck. However, the storm caught up with the two ships, and due to the turbulent conditions, both Ollie and Amihan fell overboard. Amihan quickly passed out beneath the waves.

When the woman woke up the next morning, both she and Ollie had miraculously washed up on Puerto Dorado despite the long night within the ocean. Knowing that she was likely presumed dead by her former crew, Amihan resolved herself to survive on the new isle, growing bonds with people whom she would have previously avoided as a merchant. She was soon taken in by the crew of the Charon’s Razor, later to be promoted to navigator.

Amihan also discovered that Ollie was more than just a pirate who had coincidentally arrived on the isle at the same time as her. Not long after Ollie began experiencing trances in which he would be drawn to the sea, Amihan began having similar trances. In this state, she kept trying to get to the beach, telling whoever asked that she was waiting for a boy from the ocean to come visit her. Through these incidents, they both learned that they had once met years ago in their childhood, spending an entire summer meeting each other by the sea. However, memories of that period of time had been magically sealed away for unknown reasons.

The two have yet to uncover all the secrets that tie their lives together, but Amihan is in no rush to do so. As of the moment, Amihan is simply content with the place she has found among the pirates of the isle, hoping to protect it while she patiently plans for a day when she can return home and bring her family to a new land, as promised.

Appearance & Gear
Amihan is a petite woman, standing at 1.60m (5’3”), with black hair, brown skin, and brown eyes characteristic to Filipinos. Formerly, she intentionally tried dressing like a young boy in order to better fit in with her Spanish crewmates, but since arriving at the isle, she’s started to grow out her hair, often keeping it in a low ponytail with a feathered hat upon her head. She has a scar on her right arm from a time when she fell while climbing up to the crow’s nest.

In her right ear, she wears a dangling earring that is a cross disguised as a four-point star. Around her left wrist, she wears a gold bracelet with pink stones and special engravings, which was given to her by Stray. The bracelet is enchanted so that Amihan can’t lose it and no one can forcefully steal it off of her. Amihan used to also wear a locket that had the image of a sampaguita on its cover, which was a gift from her mother before Amihan left the Philippines. However, it has mysteriously gone missing, and in its place, there are now strange, dark blue wave markings around her neck, which were placed there by the primordial diwata of the sea, Aman Sinaya.

In regards to weapons, Amihan owns a cutlass and a rifle that she received from Cornilis upon joining the Razor crew. She also has two pistols that used to belong to the former Razor navigator, Edvin, one of which has the name Betty engraved on the side. Lastly, she also owns Edvin’s favourite cinquedea dagger with a brig engraved on its side. It is a matching pair with Stray’s own dagger. It was given to her by the Jester for unknown reasons, and even if she tries to throw it away, it will reappear on her person again a short while later. Amihan always keeps a small fruit knife with her, ever ready to eat mangoes.

Personality
Amihan is usually a polite and friendly person. She enjoys making new connections and getting to know everyone on the isle. She can also be snarky, but only to Ollie or those she dislikes.

Mimi is an excitable child who is eager to meet people on the isle, giving seashells to any new friends she makes. However, the cheerful behaviour can falter when she feels threatened, and she’ll become timid as if trying to disappear. These moments are rare.

Han can very easily mimic Amihan’s personality and behaviour, but when left to herself, she acts very apathetic to things. She doesn’t tend to talk much and will give only short responses when possible. The replica will only show interest in those who seem important to Amihan.

Abilities & Skills
Multilingual Amihan can read, speak, and write in English, Spanish, and Tagalog Wish When Amihan wishes for something desperately enough, there’s a chance that she triggers Dragon’s magic and makes that wish a reality. However, it is very difficult to trigger. Navigator Currently serving as a navigator, Amihan is familiar with reading maps and charts and can successfully guide her crew wherever they may need to go. Shapeshifter By channelling Ollie and Dragon’s magic, Mimi can change Amihan’s body to appear as that of her seven-year-old self to match her mental age.

Other Information

 * Amihan’s favourite constellation is Orion because she and her siblings have each claimed a star on Orion’s belt, and she likes to think that this shows how they’ll always be connected
 * For a while, Ollie thought Amihan was a boy, and she let him continue believing that
 * Amihan’s favourite place is the crow’s nest
 * Mimi is a piece of Amihan’s soul that fragmented off due to holding a piece of Dragon’s own soul/magic. It was accidentally put there by Ollie during their childhood
 * Han is the sentient replica of Amihan that ex-Captain Dòyl Laurent built to serve as a decoy when Stonks was hunting her. She is not aware of Mimi’s existence
 * Amihan loves birds
 * Amihan is dating Ollie