Name: Aveline Ronan.
Age/Race/Gender: 21 year old human female.
Profession: Adventurer.
Appearance: Armour/Clothing: (Contrary to the picture.) Beneath a basic set of leather armour – a chest and shoulder piece, wrist braces, leather pteruges and boots, Aveline wears a long-sleeved green tunic and wool trousers.
Weaponry: This sword, and a long dagger.
Other Items: A leather folded up and kept beneath her left wrist guard, a silver necklace, pouch of coins tucked into her tunic, satchel filled with basic supplies (food, cloth strips, waterskin).
Skills: Swordsmanship, riding, worldly knowledge, tracking.
Abilities: Aveline has no special powers or magical abilities. Not that she wouldn't mind getting her hands on a magical item or two.
Personality/Goals: On a good day, Aveline is polite, kind and generally pleasant to be around. She has instilled in her a strong moral code and strives to do the right thing wherever possible. She does enjoy taking risks and pushing her limits as well, and finds herself bored without a challenge or something interesting happening. When she has satisfied her need to do something reckless, or fed her curiosity for the day, she likes a good joke, a drink and a story. She likes telling stories, too, but often bends the truth a little to make them more exciting. She's a frequent liar, and a good one at that.
Despite all this cheer, she is not terribly optimistic. As a child she was idealistic and hopeful, but her experiences in the world have dulled that considerably. She's highly impatient and will do her own thing if people seem too slow for her; she can't stand someone getting in her way once she sets her mind on something. She dislikes rules and being told what to do, and will go out of her way to break them, though not without good enough cause. On a bad day, however, if you've really wronged her, she won't stop until you pay for it.
In life, all she desires is adventure, and maybe a dash of happiness. She doesn't want glory or fame, just to discover every inch of the world, defeat evils and help people. Currently, her primary goal is to find her brother.
History: Aveline's father came from a long line of patriotic, labouring men. She and her brothers broke that tradition. From a very young age Aveline was heavily influenced by her three elder brothers, who all desired a more eventful, exciting life. As such, they watched soldiers and guardsmen train and fight, and ran to the city gates to watch groups of adventurers and soldiers return from great feats.
Soon, her brothers were training each other to fight and climb and ride horses. The youngest of the three, Castan, took the time to teach Aveline everything he learned from the two eldest brothers. As soon as she was strong enough to best him in a sword fight, the four siblings trained as a whole. They practised by apprehending thieves, chasing down bandits and aiding the city guard whenever possible. They became everyday heroes for the people in their city, and a bit of a nuisance. Her elder brothers were invited to join the army, and did so. They married, too, and Aveline found herself with two sisters in law, who couldn't understand why she would want the life she did. Castan was later invited to join the ranks as well, but turned down the offer to travel the world instead.
He made many discoveries and became very knowledgeable about the world. He wrote to her and their parents very often and whenever he was home his evenings would be spent telling stories. Aveline quickly developed a taste for exploring as well, for stories were never enough to satisfy her curiosity. After dodging arranged marriages for a short while, she convinced her parents – with the help of her brothers – to let her make her own way in the world.
She set out as a young woman to visit all the places Castan had told her about, and some new ones. She helped people wherever she went, a strong moral code instilled in her by her parents, and kept in touch with all her family. On her third trip into the world, she learned of her eldest brother's death on the battlefield. The loss weighed heavily on their family, and Aveline neglected to travel again for over a year. But keeping herself in one place, now that she had seen the world and still wanted more, made the grief that much worse. At Castan's insistence she returned to different lands.
For two more years she journeyed across the world, gathering stories of her own and working as a guard or mercenary from time to time, and forming friendships. She was happy on the road, with the occasional companion. Then she received news that Castan was missing. Her brother had last been seen heading to Valuun Keep, apparently intending to unravel its mystery. Encouraged by the lack of a body to confirm her brother's death, Aveline travels to Valuun Keep to find him.
