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Clarifications here! I am one step ahead of you!

-=- Deandra's powers are not very strong unless she's managed to swindle one or more of the other competitors into making a deal with her for power. Whichever boon they choose to receive from her will be gassed up by a small amount, cumulatively adding to itself with each misdeed.
-=- It's a lot less vague than it sounds. As part of the preparation for this character, I've gone through everyone else's bio and tabulated what kind of contract Deandra wants to offer them, as well as what (incredibly minor) restriction - if any - would be placed on their interactions. Whoever I'm in the arena with, I'll contact them suggesting the restriction and offer them the chance to adjust or reject it. If someone doesn't think they belong on the Naughty list, I'm not going to force the issue! It's all just for fun anyhow.
-=- No I will not be specific for her spells. OK fine, you wore me down. She only gets a few seconds for flight or enchanted threads, and the pain from darkfire is a 6 second ordeal because 3 seconds just isn't long enough. The poisons last for a minute or so at minimum. The screaming is just regular screaming.
-=- OK it's not JUST regular screaming. It's magically amplified in volume, and she can also use the spell to add special effects to any kind of speech or just create sounds in general. She can speak telepathically as well. But wouldn't it be just the funniest thing if she has all these demon spells and then this one is just her scream-singing Bon Jovi until she's hoarse?
-=- Every single ability or spell needs to recharge between uses, including the wings and claws. The recharge time is arbitrary and random, but significant. This restriction also applies to powers used by her food- I mean, friends, but their abilities recharge independently of each other.
-=- Signatories intuitively understand their contract and cannot break it by accident. They will have a bad feeling about any acts they take that could violate the contract, and may even directly experience a voice that clearly states the line that they are about to violate and how their proposed action will constitute a violation. This doesn't stop most people from plowing ahead anyway. Free will, hey?
-=- You can actually get out of the initial contract, but it's a very obnoxious process that involves a lot of paperwork, so most people give up.
-=- Nothing in the contract prevents you from attacking or even killing Deandra, even if you're her prey- I mean, ally. She's a tough nut to crack, but she is painfully mortal. Ordinarily, sustaining lethal physical damage would just send her back to hell, but the EC arenas already know that little trick. She's also extra vulnerable to all kinds of anti-demon technology, even the dumb ones that don't sound like they work. Salt circles, cleric emblems, pentagrams, stuff like that.

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Name: Deandra Vill
Element: Darkness
Age Range: Who's asking? Where is your supervisor young man? (Appears 56, probably older than that! Ew!)
Race: Demon, appears human

Appearance: Stout, frumpy, and bleach-blonde, with a permanent scowl and cloudy gray eyes hidden behind large dark sunglasses, Deandra is the picture-perfect image of a disgruntled and vexatious widow with absolutely nothing better to do than get up in everybody's business. Though she is short, she wears high stiletto heels that are too small for her feet, but still manages to walk around with nary a wobble. A string of black pearls dangles on the mottled and liver-spotted flesh of her collarbone, the dull luster coated with a thick layer of dust. It's almost a trick of the light, but something seems to move inside them every so often. Her dress is unflattering, gauzy, and black, with layers of tulle and other light but scratchy fabrics draped haphazardly over her oddly-shaped body. She moves with an odd sense of grace, with a little bit too much movement. Pinned to her left lapel is a black rose, and each of her hems and sleeves is lined with a fine, tattered white lace.

Dust seems to follow Deandra around, and it coats everything about her from her tongue to her hair. It's not hard to follow her trail - dandruff, sand, and pollen settle on surfaces near her, tickling your nose and throat and casting an unsightly pall over her and everything around her. If you look closely, you can see long, squiggly white hairs randomly scattered across the surface of her clothing. Gross!

Skills, Spells, Abilities: Deandra is, on top of being a metaphorical demon from metaphorical hell, a literal demon from actual Hell. This is a twist that nobody ever sees coming! On top of having decently enhanced strength and stamina, she is well-versed in contract and HOA law. A deal-making devil through and through, one must be very careful when entering any kind of arrangement with Deandra, regardless of how benign it may seem on the surface. Deandra does nothing for free, and when she makes an agreement, she never forgets any of the details.

Though she has no power to see inside the minds of others and has no information about the other contestants prior to entry, she can taste if a person has dark desires, like an astringent bruise on an otherwise healthy-looking apple. The noble-hearted have candy-floss souls made of spiced gumdrops and black licorice, but Deandra can catch the scent of a person with a dark secret like a shark smells blood in the water.

When dealing with any trickster spirit, be they fey or fel, it is recommended to abide by the rules. A demonic consultation with Deandra has three.

1. Speak only truth.
2. Speak politely and without vulgarities.
3. Do not interrupt.

There are no immediate consequences for breaking these rules, but a wise person would do well to avoid angering a demon. Deandra can sense deceit implicitly, though NOT lying through omission. Choose your words carefully, mortal!

But wait, there's more! Just sign here, and one of her incredibly nefarious powers will be all yours, for a teensy little price of course! Each of Deandra's magical spells and abilities can be conferred upon a willing vessel through the signing of an infernal contract that takes the form of a long, winding scroll with ominously glowing red lettering. Just look at that fine print! Each contract is custom-made for the signatory, prepared near-instantaneously by Deandra's magnificent team of impish assistants that live in her handbag and eat nothing but crumbs. It will specify ONE value, ONE vice, and ONE virtue. The value? Just one of Deandra's marvelous malevolent magicks, as detailed below, which may not be shared with any other fool- er, acolyte who seeks to borrow a bit of Deandra's devilish delights. The vice? Something useful to Deandra and that she believes will be hard for the applicant to resist. The virtue? Something disgustingly sweet, the righteous thing to do. Commit more of those lovely vices, and you will get more and stronger access to that oh-so-useful demon power (though, so will Deandra). Slip up and perform the specified act of virtue, and the deal's off!

Deandra can communicate telepathically with her prey- I mean, clients, and the link goes even to a slightly deeper level. She cannot read their minds, but has some vague intuitive sense of what their moral intentions are as well as what is currently tempting them to wickedness.

Deandra’s spells can only be used one at a time and cannot be combined in any fashion.

I WANT TO SEE YOUR MANAGER - Deandra unfurls hidden silken wings that can beat the air with tremendous power, though they are quite heavy and can't maintain much altitude. They're really sticky but also hairy and dusty at the same time, which is just 100% gross.

KNITTING CIRCLE - With the use of this demonic enchantment, thread or string of any color or material becomes incredibly durable for as long as she can muster up the demonic energy and ill-will to keep it that way. She must maintain contact with the thread for the enchantment to persist. While the lace and strings on her garment are typically what she uses, she can also resourcefully use found materials so long as they are string-like. Enchanted threads are impossible to cut, though they can still be broken with blunt force or fire. Regardless of contact, threads will lose their potency after about 15 seconds.

DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM? - A burst of Hellish flames gather up and then flare out from Deandra's eyes, scorching anything in the very near vicinity with black fire to a range of about a meter. This soulfire, despite its appearance, is not real fire - it carries no heat and cannot ignite materials. Upon contact with a living thing, it inflicts intense, searing pain on all areas struck for a brief moment.

VEXATIOUS LITIGATION - Deandra's razor-sharp fangs have a hidden surprise: magical noxious venom that numbs sensation in the area and weakens the muscles in an affected limb. The numbness only lasts for a few seconds after the initial bite, but victims will feel some sluggishness and weakness for nearly a minute, though the effect fades rapidly over the course of the duration unless reapplied.

KARAOKE NIGHT - Deandra is a great singer...said nobody, ever, except for Deandra herself. Her rendition of "Living on a Prayer" is an absolutely unforgettable listening experience. What she lacks in pitch control, she makes up for with her power to amplify, alter, and even telepathically project her voice. The telepathic projection is annoying, slightly painful, and heard by everyone. It’s just enough to make it so that covering your ears won’t help.

SPA DAY - Wickedly sharp fingernails coated with glittery black nail polish can twist into long dark talons. The gashes left behind by these claws don't heal well, and bleed readily without scabbing. As it so happens, this power has been promised as a boon to one lucky little boy who shall currently remain nameless, so it's unfortunately off-limits to any competitors foolish enough to envision themselves in league with a demon.