more dervla shit

Personality traits

Dervla orders tea instead of alcohol as a rule.
... but she doesn't like to reveal that she doesn't drink. She's horrible at handling intoxification.

Dervla has many bone abnormalities which mark her as Phantasmal, and she covers them all up with hairstyles and fashion.
But she's universally encouraging when she runs into Coronids.

Dervla considers other races fascinating, and likes to think she has a good perspective on humans.
Honestly, she doesn't know that much about them. She mostly hears second-hand stories, after all.

Dervla's secret passion is calligraphy.
Everyone expects her to write her works down, and she enjoys making art from the writing!
It feels a lot more enjoyable and less weighty than singing. She was born to sing, and that makes it a little less of an enjoyable hobby.

Dervla has a lot of young talent at playing to the letters of the law, and she's at that age where she's trying to be clever and learning what clever really means.
She views promises as challenges, to be honest. How can she honour the word of them while breaking the spirit?

Dervla is more interested in little details than in broad strokes, because she views the soul of a story's potential as dwelling most potently in the little things.
(She can sometimes be distracted from the point because she asks so many irrelevant questions.)

Ideal

Self-fulfillment: If Dervla collects enough stories, she might just fill up all the holes in her heart.

Bond

Dervla is born from her mother's vocal talent. She must use her talents; if she doesn't follow the bardic path, her mother's sacrifice meant nothing.

Flaw

Dervla cares more about stories than the wellbeing of the people attached to them. She tends not to notice if her prying opens old wounds, so long as she hears the tale.