Character reference for .
Audition comic is forthcoming.

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Lysia, 21
5'5"; weight undisclosed
Hair: orange-blonde
Eyes: brown
Complexion: medium tone; leaning towards pale
Clothing: A deep plum robe with separate cowl and blue mantle.
Race: human
Occupation: Vestal Virgin; expelled
Weapons: Modified versions of prayer (see: spells) and a ceremonial dagger
Abilities: Conjuring of poisoned water and the power to extinguish flame/light

Backstory
Ordained at age 7, Lysia relinquished the name of her father in favor of becoming a Vestal Virgin, the only order of priestesses in the empire. A woman of great piety, Lysia completed all her duties as a Vestal with much reverence. At age 20, the emperor, smitten with her, asked her to break her vow of chastity, an action she pointedly deplored and refused to comply with. Consequently, the emperor spent a great deal of his time trying to court her and thusly neglected his stately duties. The gods were, as a result, rather nonplussed and Jupiter eventually ordained that the easiest way to solve the whole issue was by removing the emperor's distraction. While Vesta at first disagreed with such a solution, as the Vestal Virgins were, obviously, devotees of said goddess, the argument over the whole affair erupted and the peace-loving goddess opted, instead, to allow Jupiter to follow through with his plan.
Consequently, Lysia was promptly framed for breaking her vow of chastity. She was drugged and thrown, nude, into bed with another unclothed man, and was found in such a position by the maid the following morning. The emperor, in an attempt to save her, decreed, in his position as Pontifex Maximus, or high priest, that if Lysia were to be able to maintain the sacred fire for a period of one day, she would be found innocent. During said trial, Vesta, instructed by Jupiter, extinguished the sacred fire, and Lysia was found guilty of unchastity. As per tradition, she was sentenced to live burial in a room beneath Rome.

Personality
Already a vindictive person, Lysia became extremely critical of the gods following the ordeal with the sacred fire. She has sworn vengeance upon them and refuses to forgive. Her powers consist of corruptions of prayer, a direct snub at the gods who betrayed her.
For the most part, Lysia is a cool-headed individual, who places much store in intellect. She is rather reserved and does not like confiding in others. She can, as a result, seem rather aloof.
She is an advocate of cleanliness and dislikes dispatching victims with her own hands, perferring instead to conduct indirect kills.

Combat
Her physical combat skills are almost non-existent, so she uses her wits to dispatch her targets. Generally, she will hold them at knifepoint and force them to drink poison. If the target refuses, she will slash his or her throat, but she prefers having the victim die at his or her own hands. This is, perhaps, a throwback to her days as a Vestal Virgin, when she was considered to be "incorruptible." To end a life with her actual hands is, to Lysia, more of a crime than forcing said life to drink poison and end itself.

Weaknesses: Lysia is physically weak, and thus easy to overcome through brute strength.
Strengths: High intelligence. She is also rather stealthy and generally remains undetected. Her power to extinguish flame and light allow her to pass unseen.

Other Notes
On the subject of religion, her hatred extends to them all.
On the subject of intelligence, while she is has acute analytical skills, she lacks knowledge of modern technology. Her character was based off of priestesses of the Roman Empire.
On the subject of speech patterns, her language is extremely pretentious and bordering on the archaic. She will not invoke any religious icon when cursing - she would rather glare.
On the subject of corrupted prayer, they are essentially spells. I will have a list of them made sometime within the next week or so. Opponents, are, however, welcome to come up with their own. Keep them short, though. She may use convoluted diction, but she also invokes brevity.

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For those who don't know, Vesta is the goddess of the hearth and the two symbols most associated with the Vestals are the hearth and pure water.

Lysia (c) LDM

Edit: added "other notes" section