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So... I drew this picture a while back (around the same time as the Normal Mischa reference), but didn't post it because I've been meaning to take the opportunity to offer more information/details about Miranda. The problem is I'm not entirely sure what details to include about her, particularly since some are still in flux. But I've sat on it long enough, so I'll just toss up what information I can, and if people have questions I can always try to answer them. X3

Name: Miranda Cartwright
Age: 30-ish?

To put it simply, Miranda is an academic, although the less-charitable might call her a bookworm. Her interest in transformation magics is primarily an academic pursuit, a means by which to study the nature of the body, mind, and soul, and the interrelation between those various components of the self. She has completed at least a graduate level of study on the subject, although her continued researches may put her knowledge of transformation magic at a doctorate level. She does present seminars on the subject, and has published some papers on her discoveries. She only possesses an average level of magical strength, and although above average in intelligence is not a magical prodigy. Her strength comes from years of hard work and effort at understanding the underlying mechanics of magic in general, and transformation magic in particular. As such, she makes efficient use of the magical talents she does have, and can accomplish tasks that might take another mage or sorceress far more energy to complete.

Of course, as a somewhat reclusive academic that would prefer to be left alone to her studies, her social skills somewhat suffer. She always had a rather nerdy personality, and had few friends while growing up. She manages to make a moderate income through either the occasional magical grant to support her research, or by doing various spellcasting and other magical efforts on commission. Most of the time, such commissions are from those with more wealth than common sense who want magical transformations for various vain purposes. While not world-renowned, she does have enough of a local reputation that she occasionally gets dragooned into dealing with individuals no one else wants to (such as Kreizen 's Charlotte), or has less-than-honest individuals calling upon her because of her connections (however inadvertant) with powerful entities (such as DaemonKing 's king of the daemons). This has left her with a somewhat cynical attitude, which doesn't help her lack of social skills. She's tactful enough to generally avoid offending potential clients, but around individuals that she may actually admire (such as awittyname 's Callista) she tends to get flustered or become otherwise socially inept. Around those few friends that she does have, she tends to be more relaxed and casual, revealing more of the various annoyances and frustrations that she might otherwise keep concealed.

With all this in mind, she is not particularly prone to casually transforming individuals. She may transform those that earn her ire, although such transformations are nearly always temporary. She typically takes more of an interest in transforming those individuals that actually request a transformation, and these tend to be long-term to permanent in nature, as they provide the greatest opportunity to actually test her theories and study their impact. She does, however, typically make at least a cursory examination of the volunteer beforehand, to ensure that they are properly prepared for the nature of such a change. In some cases she has 'tweaked' a volunteer's mind during the course of transformation, but this has so far been simply to help them deal with some of the more unpleasant sides of a long-term transformation (such as boredom), as opposed to any desire to manipulate or control individuals.

Hopefully this information is at least somewhat interesting, or helps people get a better feel for Miranda's character and personality. X3

Description
So... I drew this picture a while back (around the same time as the Normal Mischa reference), but didn't post it because I've been meaning to take the opportunity to offer more information/details about Miranda. The problem is I'm not entirely sure what details to include about her, particularly since some are still in flux. But I've sat on it long enough, so I'll just toss up what information I can, and if people have questions I can always try to answer them. X3

Name: Miranda Cartwright
Age: 30-ish?

To put it simply, Miranda is an academic, although the less-charitable might call her a bookworm. Her interest in transformation magics is primarily an academic pursuit, a means by which to study the nature of the body, mind, and soul, and the interrelation between those various components of the self. She has completed at least a graduate level of study on the subject, although her continued researches may put her knowledge of transformation magic at a doctorate level. She does present seminars on the subject, and has published some papers on her discoveries. She only possesses an average level of magical strength, and although above average in intelligence is not a magical prodigy. Her strength comes from years of hard work and effort at understanding the underlying mechanics of magic in general, and transformation magic in particular. As such, she makes efficient use of the magical talents she does have, and can accomplish tasks that might take another mage or sorceress far more energy to complete.

Of course, as a somewhat reclusive academic that would prefer to be left alone to her studies, her social skills somewhat suffer. She always had a rather nerdy personality, and had few friends while growing up. She manages to make a moderate income through either the occasional magical grant to support her research, or by doing various spellcasting and other magical efforts on commission. Most of the time, such commissions are from those with more wealth than common sense who want magical transformations for various vain purposes. While not world-renowned, she does have enough of a local reputation that she occasionally gets dragooned into dealing with individuals no one else wants to (such as Kreizen 's Charlotte), or has less-than-honest individuals calling upon her because of her connections (however inadvertant) with powerful entities (such as DaemonKing 's king of the daemons). This has left her with a somewhat cynical attitude, which doesn't help her lack of social skills. She's tactful enough to generally avoid offending potential clients, but around individuals that she may actually admire (such as awittyname 's Callista) she tends to get flustered or become otherwise socially inept. Around those few friends that she does have, she tends to be more relaxed and casual, revealing more of the various annoyances and frustrations that she might otherwise keep concealed.

With all this in mind, she is not particularly prone to casually transforming individuals. She may transform those that earn her ire, although such transformations are nearly always temporary. She typically takes more of an interest in transforming those individuals that actually request a transformation, and these tend to be long-term to permanent in nature, as they provide the greatest opportunity to actually test her theories and study their impact. She does, however, typically make at least a cursory examination of the volunteer beforehand, to ensure that they are properly prepared for the nature of such a change. In some cases she has 'tweaked' a volunteer's mind during the course of transformation, but this has so far been simply to help them deal with some of the more unpleasant sides of a long-term transformation (such as boredom), as opposed to any desire to manipulate or control individuals.

Hopefully this information is at least somewhat interesting, or helps people get a better feel for Miranda's character and personality. X3