Name: Actual name- Ardee. Fake name- Thom Adonis
Age: 32
Gender: Female, but currently disguised as a Male, as she's well aware of the power the opposite sex holds in the lands outside Kalesia
Faction/Allegiance: Kalesian Empress(May she live forever)
Relic Description: Ardee's relic is a tattoo of a quill pen. It can become an actual quill pen that never runs out of ink(due to drawing on Ardee's blood), and can bring whatever it draws to life. For drawings that are the actual size of the drawing in the book, it only requires blood. For something bigger than an inch or two, it requires the materials of whatever she's creating. For example, if she wrote down with her quill pen that what she was drawing was six feet tall and made of metal, she would need metal to create something six feet tall. As long as she has the materials she needs, she can essentially create characters. For example, she can draw the figure of a man. Off to the side, she can put his height, what he's made out of(flesh, earth, light, etc.), what his personality is like, and what his skills are. Unfortunately, if her ink doesn't give life to something in 24 hours it fades away, and when it does give life to something, it fades away as well.
Appearance:
That's Ardee. Currently her face looks nothing like it does in the picture, a fake beard around her mouth and fake scars over her face. Dirt and grime cover her, and her hair is ragged and wild. She is not Ardee, the dignified Imperial Agent. She is Thom Adonis, crude mercenary for hire.
Flaws:
Combat- Ardee has basic training from her time in the camp, so she can hold off your average street thug, but anyone more skilled has her beat.
Sensitive- Ardee is very, touchy about the subject of rape, and her own self esteem. Sometimes violently so.
Doesn't like to be touched- Ardee tries to avoid people touching her at all costs.
Dislikes Murder- Ardee, despite all her training, prefers to avoid killing people, if left with any other choice.
Skills:
Artist- Even before she gained her relic, Ardee was a skilled artist, be it changing how she looks, or simple painting.
Actor- Ardee can fake just about anything, given the right tools.
Fast- Ardee is very quick, both in the traditional sense of running, and the not so traditional sense of with a blade.
Biography: Ardee has never known her parents. Her mother died at child birth, and her father was a foreigner who raped her mother then left. She grew up in an orphanage, feeling something was wrong with her despite repeated assurances that there was nothing wrong with her. She was a child of rape, a result of the sick mockery of worship. At best she was unclean at worst she was a living insult to the Goddess, and thus, the Empress(May she live forever). At the age of 12 she decided the simplest thing to do would be to redeem herself by serving the Empress(May she live forever) in the military. Hopefully she could gain a redemption in death. During her time there, she met a young man named Roan. The two became friends, despite it being obvious they were going into different factions of the Kalesian military. Ardee's talents lay more in espionage and deceit, while Roan's was more suited for the mauler cavalry.
They managed to stay in touch when they went their separate ways, primarily through letters, and meeting face to face when they could. It was an imperfect system, but one that worked nonetheless.
Ardee actually discovered her Relic by complete accident. She was researching in one of the libraries the Imperial Intelligence had and picked up a quill pen to write down notes from a book she was reading. The quill pen instantly tattooed itself onto her skin, giving Ardee no time to react. It was a peculiar sensation, and the silence was only broken by her heartfelt 'well, damn.' She couldn't do anything but report the event to her superiors, and be moved to another faction of the Empress's(may she live forever) military. As luck would have it, her Relic only increased her talents in the Imperial Intelligence force. Still, she spent some time learning how to control her new powers, and during that time, word of Roan Adonis's betrayal reached her. It was a hurtful, enraging blow. Upon learning of his betrayal to the Empress(may she live forever) and his subsequent escape, she begged her superiors the right to track him down and demand answers. Much to her relief, she was given that right.
Personality/motivation: Ardee is usually reserved and dignified, keeping her true emotions a secret from everyone but her closest friends. When you can put on emotions like most people put on clothes, you tend to stop showing your true emotions for everyone to see. She's mistrusting of new people, thinking that they might have an agenda that they aren't showing. However once she's sure you're not going to betray her, and you're a friend, she's fiercely protective. Ardee never had many friends and she treasures the few she does. Right now however, her confusion and anger aren't faked. Roan was one of the most loyal people she knew. And to hear of his betrayal was a blow she was not prepared for. Right now she's unpredictable and emotionally unbalanced. Roan was one of her rocks, one of her foundations. Now she's found out that foundation is rotted and falling apart. Not good.
Relations: She had a strong friendship with Roan Adonis before word of his betrayal reached her.
Final Point - Secrets: Ardee is a child of rape. In a cruel twist of fate, she herself has been raped before, though no child came of it.