Zakina the Dog

 is a young summoner scout from the Nihlic Clan, where she and her family have served as protectors and confidants to the leaders of their people for a number of generations. As a summoner scout; she fills a vein similar to a cavalier; though her preference of riding a pegasus has provided her even greater utility for the Nihlic Clan's purposes.

Appearance
A rather traditional Mobian doberman, Zaklina has mostly black fur over the majority of her body, though her muzzle, belly and forelimbs are tan. Indeed, she lacks pronounced hair atop her head; preferring to keep her fur short and slick for maximum aerodynamics while flying. Her eyes are honey-yellow, with a touch of orange hinting in places.

Attire
Like many in the Nihlic Clan; Zaklina dresses for warfare day-to-day. As such, it is a very rare occurrence for others to see her clad in anything other than her normal dark armor. Indeed; the young doberman wears a hybrid of modern and classic armor types. As a flying cavalier; her armor is fairly light and designed for flexibility with a modern G.U.N. type black bodysuit serving as the lowest layer. Over this, she wears a black, silver & gray tunic with long black leather riding boots, and then a blackened steel breastplate, pauldrons and forearm guards; all detailed in silvery mottling that vaguely resembles the void mists. The one ostentatious facet of Zaklina's attire is a vaguely curved stainless steel "wing"-like structure on her back.

Her personal mount is a black pegasus she calls Black Hawk, or Blacky for short. While black pegasi are fairly uncommon on Mobius, they appear to be more common in the voids of the Transistory Mists.

Abilities
To the surprise of many; Zaklina actually does not possess any elemental power; and only just barely seems to grasp the basics of the void manipulation many members of the Nihlic Clan possesses. Indeed, she lacks any direct combat techniques tied to this, nor has she been shown to be capable of generating the void shields many of her comrades do. Instead, Zaklina has emphasized her void focus on the transportation slits, small tears in reality that allow her to basically jump from place to place; and her control of these is regarded as being greater than most. Unlike many Nihlic warriors, she does not require an incantation to open the mist-gate, and she can hold two open simultaneously barely a meter apart within the transitory mists to allow her to warp from place to place in almost an instant; though this is limited by her initial line-of-sight.

Instead; Zaklina has focused her attention onto her equestrian skills and abilities with a sword. While not on par with soldiers like Niks or Disadorna, Zaklina has a very fluid, rapidly moving fighting style emphasized by her ability to rapidly relocate with Nihlic power and through the hidden enhancements that are normal to her Sky Reaching Sword. A double-edged weapon; the Sky Reaching Swords are often compared in shape to that of a feather, with the leading edge following a shallow curve, while the rear blade is faintly serrated to make backhand swings even more dangerous, as well as piercing wounds - serrated wounds are notoriously difficult for non-magical medics to even attempt to heal. To further the strengths of this unusual sword, the claw-like pommel functions as a magically retractable grapnel line that can cover at least 100m, granting Zaklina extra mobility and ranged utility with the power of the corded claw. She also uniquely can use her Nihlic warping to get from her mount to the ground, and then use the grappling hook to get back up into the saddle without much difficulty.

Her skill as a carer and cavalier with Black Hawk, her pegasus, is also of note. While flying; Zaklina and Blacky seem to reach a point where the two of them function as one entity, a natural bond between them that allows for almost split-second reactions. Some have also observed Zaklina seemingly conversing with her pegasus, implying that to some degree she either understands what it says, or she believes that she does. Blacky's wing feathers are somewhat unusual as well; closer in nature to an owl's than the normal pegasus. This grants the flying horse unusual silence in how it moves in the air; an added facet of stealth that combined with the dark color both it and it's rider share; makes her superbly skilled at night operations.

Of course; as a non-elemental Nihlic Clan member with only limited void-manipulation skill; Zaklina is heavily at a disadvantage in ranged combat, doubly so while mounted atop Blacky as the pegasus is vulnerable to being quite literally shot from the sky. Due to this; she typically only functions as an advance scout or fights alongside the much more threatening presence of her current clan ruler.