[i]Elayna Barlowe[/i]

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A second-phase student on her way to turning 15. She is very kind and non-competitive, as well as unusually complaisant. Elayna acts much like an older sister to many of the young or new students at the Academy, helping them in any way she can in her free time.

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[i]Physical description[/i]

Height: 5'5
Weight: 124 lbs
Race: Caucasian
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Blonde

Elayna is a fair-skinned young lady with medium-length hair she typically keeps in a braid. Her face is freckled, and one of her ears is slightly bent compared to the other. She's usually smiling about something!

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[i]Characteristics[/i]

Positive: Very friendly to everybody around her. Elayna loves small children and making new friends, and always has a reason to smile. 

Negative: Despite this, Elayna is very critical of herself, and feels a deep sense of alienation, as though she is not as smart as her Academy peers. 

Intelligences: She is very athletically, academically, and artistically gifted. By the age of 12, Elayna published her first novel, and recently published a collection of poetry as well.

Qualifications: She has won various sports tournaments for swimming, tennis, soccer, and softball. Her various publishings are also a remarkable achievement. When enrolled in a public school before attending the Academy, Elayna often needed private tutors or accommodations because she was far beyond her peers in all of her classes. Her IQ has tested at somewhere around 129-135. 

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[i]"Well, I think everybody can be smart in their own way. You've just gotta find it, and run with it. Use what you have. 'Cause if you never acknowledge it, it'll disappear somehow."[/i]