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Things you likely won't find out easily (i.e. you either have to have a history with this character or PLOT needs to happen to find out):
*Long story short: Bronte/Bau is a Haliad Sea Nymph, with a multitude of conditions. She underwent a procedure thousands of years ago that left her with a virus running through her that highly resembled vampirism, with a linkage to the moon like the werevirus. At the turn of the full moon, Bau must return to a watersource (preferably ocean) and kill at least one humanoid in order to replenish her blood supply for the month. Otherwise, she becomes fairly sick.
*Currently, Bau's regime for getting blood consists of nabbing blood bags, barricading herself in her bathroom in a tub full of salt water, and riding out the transformation. Obviously, this isn't sustainable, and the effects are showing in her health- slowly but surely. She hasn't developed a strategy around her needs in NV; in London she had a network she could work with to get an excuse to leave for seaside every month. She has no such support now.
*Baukis is possessed by the Nine Muses. Although time has taught her that she can maintain some control of them through hypnosis, and certain medications, they can manifest and influence her behavior and regularly come out in times of stress. She will try to explain them away as part of her diagnosed Dissociative Identity Disorder, but if one ever finds themselves in the presence of one of these Muses they ill certainly know that they are more than just segments of person
*In order to retain a human appearance, Bau undergoes very painful hygiene rituals. She clips the webbing between her fingers weekly, and the touching skin consequently becomes very raw (hence why she wears gloves). She exfoliates the scales from her body, leaving raw patches- although she needs to be careful of the once near her cheeks. She carefully layers and uses her makeup to make her cheek scale appear as freckles. She doesn't cut the webbing between her toes very often, as it makes it very painful for her to walk, and she tries not to exfoliate parts of her body that aren't regularly seen- which leads her to cover up as much as she can so she doesn't need to exfoliate as much of her body (also why she's reluctant to show much skin, undress fully). She obsessively moisturizes to help her raw skin maintain integrity and make up for the longer stretches of time she needs to stay out of water while working.
*General species info, specific stats of what she looks like in natural form here. Please note that personality and knowledge has changed over time- so some of the personality traits aren't relevant.
*Most of her formative backstory can be found here.
