Weight: 107
Age: Unknown/indefinite, looks about 16
Appearance: Originally, Kore's hair was a deep auburn brown. Over time a lot of the red bleached out of it, so that it's mostly just a chestnut brown, although there is just a bit of auburn left. It is long and wavy and most of the time either let down or tied in a braid. Kore is very athletic or at least looks so, although she's less than coordinated at sports. She does have a bit of natural, inborn grace, however. She's a bit flat, but has very toned legs. She has an oval face with a rather pointy chin. Her skin is very pale, and she burns rather easily. She has some faded freckles across her nose, although these are barely noticeable. Her eyes are golden-brown and occasionally have flickers of green in them, especially when she's using her power, although this could just be reflections from the light of the plants that she employs.
When she was found, Kore was wearing a wrapped robe dress of creamy shades that very much resembled a kyten. While she quickly switched to wearing more centralized clothing, Kore still has a preference for white or cream-colored sleeveless dresses. She dislikes tight clothing and prefers cloths that flow and allow freedom of movement. She also often uses a white hair band on her hair, although the color sometimes varies with different patterns, though it usually contains white. Kore wears pale pink ballet flats and occasionally uses pale colored accessories in her hair.
Personality: Before - Kore is cheerful, for the most part, although she can get cranky when she lacks sleep (anything less than 9 hours), lacks enough time outdoors (approximately 1 hour with sun, 2-3 hours without), has nothing to do (for a period of longer than 1 hour), or is denied food for a period of more than 4 hours. She has a wry sense of humor and likes to comment mercilessly on the wrongdoings or idiocy of others. She tries to bring the mood up whenever she can and is stubborn about her views. Once she sees something some way, she's very likely never to change it. Also, Kore is a perfectionist and likes everything to look nice and pretty and organized (although she is frequently too lazy to actually change anything).
Kore does have a very dark, very matter-of-fact view of humans and the world. She believes that its natural for humans to be afraid of them and that humans are innately selfish. They rely on their instincts, and their instincts tell them to believe in only themselves and to care first and foremost for themselves. She does not view this as 'dark', but instead simply calls it the truth. Most of the time, this is never brought up, although if asked, Kore will talk about it with little problem on her part. Also, this view of the world is extended to all creatures (the instinct, the habits) and so she doesn't really blame anyone for doing anything that seems terrible because she views it as nature.
When found - Kore is extremely susceptible to outside influences. She has no knowledge, but is curious about the world, although still mildly lazy about actually doing anything. Her cheeriness is still in place, although she does still get cranky for the same reasons. The major difference is that the new Kore is much more innocent than the old Kore and doesn't have the thoughts that humans are naturally selfish (though this might come back to her as the events progress). She also has a strange obsession with pretty things and plants and being around them can cheer her up.
Powers: Kore can increase the growth of any plant exponentially. This allows her (after flicking a seed or a plant, usually very small for convenience of transportation) to tear enemies apart with large thorny vines or to kill them more slowly with poisonous plants. It also gives her a very useful ability to capture people and hold them without need for carrying around ropes. She can also control the movements of the plants remotely. This power activates automatically when Kore gets emotional - plants will start to move, and just being around her can speed up the growth of plants, although she'd need to put in real power for the change to be anything very noticeable or noteworthy.
However, Kore's power cannot extend the plant's growth past what would have happened naturally. Also, the further Kore is from her plant, the harder it is for her to control it with any delicacy. While she can control the plant's movements, once the plant starts growing, it will set down roots and will be unable to move from that place (so no walking plants).
In addition to her ability to channel the power of plants, Kore also attracts the dead - shades (ghosts) approach her sometimes and call her 'Queen' and will obey her words. Monsters sometimes listen to her as well, and Kore has accelerated healing and cannot die as long as she eat ambrosia and drinks nectar. Without these two, her immortality is lost, though she keeps her powers.
History: Kore is Persephone, daughter of Demeter, the young earth goddess who was kidnapped by Hades and forced to become his Queen. She is later rescued, but the seeds that she ate while in the Underworld force her to remain half the year in the land of the dead. However, one day as she was being transported back and forth, a rogue Chimera attacked her carriage and took her and her escort by surprise. The escort was reduced to shreds (a process that rendered him unable to carry the message away to Olympus), and Kore was knocked out of the carriage and fell heavy to earth where she sustained head injuries leading to amnesia along with scars and bruises.
The scars and bruises quickly healed, but the amnesia remained. Kore wandered around for a few days and began to feel the pangs of hunger - an emotion that was alien to her. She tried to take food from a store, but got kicked out and almost arrested, although she walked into Central Park and somehow the cops walked right past her. Since then and since she felt so at home and comfortable in the park, she stayed there until she was found.