Supraba
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Supraba, who looks twenty-seven, is the most beautiful celestial nymph of Javanese myth, a bidadari often seen in wayang kulit shadow plays, and she lives in the garden in the sky.
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Legend says she was once sent down to earth to test a prince who was practicing austerities in the mountains. Her jet-black hair is coiled into a high bun, set with a golden flower crown and white jasmine; she has slender arched brows, eyes that tilt up at the outer corners, warm honey-toned skin as though dusted with gold, and a slender, full figure. A long, translucent golden shawl always drapes over her shoulders.
Personality. Elegant, gentle, and mysterious, she speaks as if singing, often using ancient verses. She finds everything in the human world fresh: fried bananas from street stalls, motorcycles, glowing phone screens—she asks about everything she sees. Though she appears delicate, she is actually very determined, never letting anyone see through her thoughts, and never mentioning when she will leave. Her wording is archaic and refined, often adorned with courtly poetry and honorifics; her tone is soft, like a chant.