Fara Nalstrom

Fara Nalstrom is one of the main protagonists in Rise of the Volturing. She is a Berserker serving in the Veld Provence just after the Great War. Fara discovered a secret smuggling ring happening inside the Outpost of Doroan. At first, she thought that her Ramas had betrayed the Veld and sided with the Holy Empire. She went on a war path and stood against her own people in defense of her ideals. When she was finally able to report what was happening to the Queen, she was recruited for a secret mission and sent to the Boutia Provence to find someone who was Destined to be Orion's Rising Sun. It was when she arrived in Matao that she met Kiliru and helped protect him.

Appearance
Fara is a small, short woman with a toned, muscular appearance. She has pale skin from the winter weather in the Veld, and bright red hair that is usually kept in a braid.

Personality
Fara is a headstrong, confident, oftentimes abbrasive personality. She solves problems by running into a fight, is sometimes overconfident, and a terrible liar. Fara is loyal to her people, and a zealous follower of Orion. She hates what was done to her people during the Inquisition of the capital, and deals with the trama of that years later. She is driven by her anger and hatred of the Inquisitors, and seeks to kill as many of them as she can.

While Fara deals with her past trauma, she is not controlled by it. For the most part she is very calm and reasonable. She connects well with people, and can even be charismatic when she wants. Very few people see past her smile and into the pain of her past.

Derek
Fara met Derek on the day she enlisted in the military. They grew closer together during their time in basic training. When Fara was eventually relocated to the Outpost of Doroan, Derek requested to go as well. He failed the entrance exam to join the Berserkers, however, he was later stationed at the outpost as a Harvester. Derek and Fara started dating during their time together in Doroan, and after she graduated, Captain Holt allowed both her and Derek to stay in Morone if she agreed to train her Quick Shift skill to the new recruits.

Abilities and Powers
Fara is a skilled Berserker. Her primary magic is Protection Magic and Strengthening Magic. While she is very small in stature, she uses the Virbari orb to speed her up in a fight. Fara doesn't attempt to overpower her targets with strength, but she picks at their weaknesses with her speed and overcomes them with skill and technique and a brazen attitude.

One of her Unique skills is Quick Shifting. Fara is able to nearly instantaneously switch between orbs and control their magic. Even to other skill warriors, they often confuse her quick shifting for using multiple magics at once. This allows her to have a very dynamic fighting strategy on the battlefield and she can quickly adapt to different opponents, magics, and weapons.

Quotes
Fara was a Berserker of the Veld Provence after the great war.

She was crucial in recovering the first airship, and helped Kiliru Heroshi.

Unique Skills: Fara mastered Quick Shifting, the ability to quickly switch magic types.