Username: DimCarcosa
Name: Odessa Strauss
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Country: Other, although is currently working for Luria
Weapon: Odessa doesn't stick to a single weapon, as variety is occasionally needed in her line of work. Most of the time she prefers to use a spear and round shield, with a short sword as backup.
Blain the Abomasnow
Gender: Male
Moveset:
-Wood Hammer
-Sheer Cold
-Leech Seed
-Ice Shard
Appearance:
OdessaPersonality: Odessa is not a very complicated person, as she sees no real reason to hide her true self. She comes off as crass and overly confident in her own abilities. Her outlook on life is oddly carefree for someone who makes a living off of war, she prefers to seize opportunities as they come, though she has toned it down after some incidents that almost got her killed. Regardless, she's fairly friendly and sociable, something of a requirement for
Of course, what is a mercenary without a little greed? While Odessa may not be
the greediest person in Luria, she's still willing to commit treason if they pay's good enough. Not that she shows it, as far as anyone knows she's simply a Lurian mercenary who wouldn't dare touch Pheonixis coin. The jobs she is willing to take are varied, but there are still lines that she won't cross. She won't participate in the sacking of a settlement that doesn't deserve it, or be matched against unreasonable odds. While she has fought a few morphs before, she declines to fight another without any sort of reliable backup besides Blain. Morphs are simply too destructive to fight without help, and even one other soldier could mean the difference between a nice bounty or death.
And Blain... well, Blain's a tough bastard- just how Odessa likes it. She's been with Blain for most of her life and Blain's been around her family for at least two generations. They both fight as a team, almost instinctively knowing each other's thoughts and desires. She loves Blain as a brother both in arms and in blood.
Biography: Compared to other warriors, Odessa had very humble beginnings. She was born into a family of loggers and was raised in a small cottage somewhere on the edges of the forests of Graywood alongside two brothers and one sister. Times were hard and no expenses were spared as her parents tried to raise her as both a proper lady and lumberjack at the same time. They failed at the former but not the latter, and Odessa grew much up like her brothers.
Her whole early life was spent surrounded by a wandering group of Abomasnow. Most came and went with the seasons, but some stayed around her family. Almost like a group of guardian angels. Among those that stayed was Blain. Not the oldest or strongest of the group, but something drew Odessa and Blain together. It wasn't long until they were both doing everything together, from felling trees to delivering wood to the mills. They were both inseparable.
Some time into her late teens, Odessa came to the conclusion that living at home for measly pay was not for her. Tales of free lancers and rogues venturing out into the world and making fortunes through daring adventures intrigued her. With as little fanfare as possible, she left her home with little but the clothes on her back and her traveling partner: Bain.
It didn't take long for her to get into the hang of things. She received basic weapons training as a town guard for Graywood, then joined a small mercenary group that went by the name of "Crimson Lightning". Despite their name, they were mostly a band of ne'er do wells and people looking to start fights with a decent excuse behind them. Nevertheless, being part of this group let her get the kick-start she needed to become a freelancing mercenary. The Crimson Lightning is still operating somewhere near Redriver, but any news she hears of them has been negative.
Years later, Odessa has gained some renown as a dependable mercenary. She's helped take down everything from small parties of bandits to rebels, even a few morphs. She knows that war is coming, and with war comes gold.
But for now, she's content to take smaller jobs. Even if it does mean that she's out of a job most of the time.
Other:
"Odessa Strauss, condottiere at your service. If you have the coin, I can rid you of whichever persons ail you."
(Minus the giant cape)
