[hider=Selene Silverblood] [h3]Selene Silverblood[/h3] A 27-year-old noble woman from Melfic. [h3]Appearance[/h3] [img]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/9f/d8/af/9fd8af1a1c88a1d69a76663a2c02aa9f.jpg[/img] Selene is tall and slender - a fact that constantly irks her. She would rather be tall and imposing. But many men have called her beautiful and many more have called her a witch. Among the blond and red-haired majority of Melficians, she is an oddity with her wavy silver locks. That hair is the mark of the Silverblood family - an inheritance more certain than wealth or power. From her mother, she has also inherited those deep blue eyes and that angular face. Selene is a follower of [b]Kartoll[/b], much like the rest of the Silverbloods. [h3]Personality[/h3] A traditional noble upbringing has imparted a haughtiness in Selene that most people find unnerving. She is cool to those she considers beneath her. While she is not dispassionate by nature, she lets cool reason make her decisions rather than impassioned feelings. There are a few moments when she does let her hair down (metaphorically speaking, of course, since she always has her hair down). She loves to sing and her voice carries with it the lilt of a clear spring. [h3]Skills[/h3] Masterful Divine Magician Skilled Healer and Singer Adept Diplomat and Strategist Novice Fighter [h3]Traits[/h3] Grey Eminence - Selene is a diplomatic force to be reckoned with. She is perfectly capable of taking control of a conversation in deft ways. She can coax even the bitterest enemies to sit down and talk. [h3]Backstory[/h3] Selene was born to Cyndane and Tel Janin Silverblood in the purple room - their first and only child. Her mother died shortly afterwards and Tel Janin was much too in love with the memory of his childhood love to marry again. Selene grew up raised by nursemaids. They taught her the ways of the court, how a proper lady must behave, how to sit, how to walk, how to sing and all the other contrivances that noble life demands. But it was her father who was her true teacher. Tel Janin was Chancellor to Her Majesty (Her Holy Majesty now) Queen Magdalena and was considered as one among her closest confidantes. The Silverblood family had a history of loyalty to the throne - a loyalty proven time and time again. There have been many instances in the past when a succession crisis could have been turned to the Silverbloods’ advantage. But never once did the family falter in its unwavering loyalty to the ruling family. When the saintly Queen sacrificed herself to protect the city, Tel Janin was a logical choice to be one of the members of the Exalted Council - a regency council for the young Crown Prince Arbel. His work kept him busy, but he always found time for his daughter. He always treated her like an equal, discussing matters of state with her much like any other father would discuss dresses with his girl. He taught her the nuances of diplomacy - how to convey volumes with a raised eyebrow, how to let people assume your superiority, how to be pragmatic when it comes to defeat. And young Selene lapped it up. Her father’s world intrigued her. She discovered her latent magical powers when she turned 16. In the beginning, it was just a dim awareness of the spirit of Kratoll. The priests were informed of the girl’s proclivity and they took an active interest. Tel Janin was initially uncomfortable with the idea. He flatly refused to let her be consecrated as the First Virgin of Kratoll. But he did grudgingly allow her to study with the priests. His position as Councillor was becoming increasingly demanding and he couldn't, in good conscience, keep the girl away from her calling. For three years, Selene studied hard under the priests. With the threat of another massive invasion from the Undead, the focus of her training was in using the Water element as a weapon. She also showed a natural inclination towards Healing - one of the domains of Kratoll. Her education was brutally cut short with the death of her father during the first days of the War of Perseverance. He was one of the last who died protecting the Crown Prince Arbel. Selene did what she could to help the war effort, promising to grieve later. It was during this time that she met a young Captain in the city militia - one Paitr Lamwin. He was one of the severly injured who were brought to her for Healing. She saved him from the brink of death, and promptly fell in love with him. War makes people make decisions they would rather put off. She knew he was no noble and that her father would have never approved had he been alive. She knew she was jeopardising the family name. But she didn’t care. She was facing certain death at any moment and she didn’t want to die alone. Paitr, for his part, was head over heels in love with this noble mage who had saved him like a faerie in some tale. The two were married in a few months. Fate, it seemed, was determined to sever any ties Selene might derive happiness from. In the sixth year of the War, after just four years of being married, Paitr was killed. Something changed in Selene that day. She did not shed a tear for her dead love. She just became another person, one who did not share the grief of an idiot girl. She devoted her entire life to the fight against the Undead. Thus it was that when the Duchess was given leadership over the Crusades, Selene volunteered immediately. Her nobility, her family name and her father's name were enough letters of introduction to the Duchess. That along with the fact that she was a masterful Divine Magician made it quite obvious to the Duchess that she be part of the War Council. [h3]Weapons and Armour[/h3] In these perilous times, no one goes without some sort of physical protection. Selene is more than capable of taking care of herself with magic, but she does carry a noble woman’s dagger in her belt. When she is out in the battlefield, she wears a chainmail cloak. [h3]Misc Gear and Possessions[/h3] Selene carries a small pouch at her belt which holds some herbs. When her magic is too precious to be used on small wounds, she uses these herbs to carry out healing. She also has a couple of poisonous herbs along with her. Around her neck, she wears a silver pendant inlaid with the Silverblood family sapphire. [/hider]