Via

Via is a farm girl from the island of Voris and is a victim of Project Second Sun. She received her pendant for finding and returning a bag of stolen klara to her priest at age 7. At age 12, her hair fell out and she began to exude slime. Her skin changed to a soft, sagging texture with blue, silver and white stripes. Chemosensory organs grew from her forehead (rhinophores). Tentacles that came to be recognized as gills grew from her knees and elbows (cerata). These segments contain nematocysts that sting anyone other than her. (Glaucus atlanticus)

The Golden Hand intervened and arrested her for heresy. She was taken to Drelvyndor Catacombs where she was studied. Her biology and behavior were recorded before a vivisection was performed. Via's anatomy seemed more tolerant of damage and she survived to make a full recovery. Her pendant was sealed around her neck and she was moved to an observation cell to test for further effects from the pendant.

Within the cell, she has a water tub where she prefers to spend her time. She gets by on seafood, which she prefers raw, sleeps underwater, and talks to Maele. In dreams, she cannot sting The Torch Mother, who lays beside her and pulls her close, whispering into her ear that one day she will have the whole ocean to herself. She has not been forgotten; her sister is coming.

Before her transformation and imprisonment, she was discreet, introverted, and moody.