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Name
Eleanor Rose Cordathian
Race/Faction
Originally Kingdom but leaves and joins Rebellion
Age
26
Appearance
Eleanor stands gracefully at a petite 5'4", despite being on the shorter side she was blessed with what she has been told is the body of a perfect woman. Eleanor is on the smaller side but still has some curve to her, which disgustingly gets pointed out when some lords get drunk and decide to bother her. The princess also has long dark brown hair that is always done up some intricate way, whether it is curled, has a braid, or has some fancy hair piece in it. To match her hair she has chocolate brown eyes that shine with her smile, a smile that she always tries to keep on her fair skinned face to help show that she is friendlier compared to the rest of her family. She can always be found in some sort of nice dress as her father forbid her from wearing any form of trousers even when it comes to riding her horse.
Class
Royalty - Princess
Motivation
Eleanor has always been someone who has made time to get to know everyone who works in the castle along with her personal maids and her 'ladies-in-waiting' that were there to help her and in a way be her forced friends. Despite this she got to know all of them well and has befriended most of her 'ladies-in-waiting' along with the people in the castle. Through Eleanor's friendships with people in the castle she learned of a few of the darker things that happened outside of the castle walls, the things she was blinded from. She learned of horrid things her father or brother did and would be disgusted by. As more and more of these things piled up along with things she learned from Fenros she began to want to change the way her kingdom was run. Then when she found out about a secret her father had been keeping for years... well it just pushed her to the edge and she knew right then and there she would have to take charge of her own destiny and work towards changing the kingdom for the better.
History
Born and raised a royal, Eleanor has always had a simple and easy life of luxury. The girl could get anything she wanted when she wanted it. But much to the shock of others, she didn't become spoiled and lazy like most would expect of someone in her situation. The girl simply had too much desire to explore the world and do as much as she would be allowed to.
The King decided as soon as his daughter was born that she would be a a perfect pawn for his plans and began training her in the ways of a woman, of a royal, and of diplomacy. For many of her younger years Eleanor's time was always filled with some sort of training; from tea to sewing to eating and walking properly to speaking at the right times. She became her father's perfect daughter and the perfect princess, but she didn't follow all the rules she had learned when not around nobles and her father.
The princess enjoyed not being prim or proper at times. Enjoyed speaking without being spoken to. Eleanor did not agree with a lot of things that she was supposed to be and set out to defy them, even if she had to do so in secret. One thing she did defy not in secret though, was how she was supposed to act around commoners and those below her. It was well known that Princess Eleanor was a kind and generous woman who, unlike her father and brother, did not punish the people of the kingdom she came upon for small stupid things. Instead asking them what they needed help with and trying to do her best to assist them, usually by giving them some money.
Strengths
- Diplomacy
- Speaking (speeches/motivating people to come together/etc)
- Empathy
- Natural at Horseback riding
Weakness
- Naivety
- Empathy (both strength and weakness)
- Physical strength and stamina is not very high due to her way of life
What is the most important thing to know about your character?
Eleanor holds a strong love for her kingdom and its people. Unlike most she does not view herself above the commoners, she only views herself as being lucky enough to have been born into the family she was. Which makes her believe that she should only use her power that she holds over others when it is necessary and correct time to use it. When she does decided to use said power, Eleanor has a certain way with words that she naturally came by. Her father has had her use it to motivate warriors before they set off for war or a fight and the feedback is always positive with people saying her words spoke to a different part of them and just enhanced their drive and motivation to win.
What is your character's greatest flaw?
Eleanor is much too caring and naive to the way the outer world works. She has a view that there is good in everyone even if it is hard to see at first, so she will stop to help anyone she can even if it puts her in danger. Sometimes without knowing she is even in any danger.
Why should your character be in a position to influence an entire country?
Eleanor was raised within the world of diplomacy and was made to sit with her father through court since a young age. Even if she was not going to be the one to inherit the throne her father wanted her to know the inner and outer workings of what it is like to run a kingdom as she would be the one to step in if her father needed to leave the castle to attend to something for a few days while her brother finished his training. The same would be done by her for if her brother had to leave the castle for some time once he took throne. Eleanor was basically trained to be the backup ruler in times of need.
"Watch out!" The brunette called out with a laugh as she watched a ball of snow hit her friend and one of her 'ladies-in-waiting', Selene, in the side of the head. Selene stood in shock for a moment before looking a short ways across the snowy field to where two more of the 'ladies-in-waiting' were standing giggling with snowballs in their hands.
"Did you just!?" Selene stared, half in shock and half smiling at the two before looking back to the princess, the two making eye contact and instantly knowing what the other was thinking. The two girls took off running, stopping when they reached a nice mound of snow they could kneel behind to take cover all the while giggling. They then began to make as many snow balls as they could creating a pile of them.
When the two girls were ready, Eleanor peaked her head over the mound of snow only to have to quickly duck back down as a snow ball flew over her head. The two girls then picked up as many of the snow balls as they could and stood up. The four girls ran at each other throwing the cold balls of powdery snow at each other. They continued just throwing the snow, playing around as their laughter rang out in the field.
Eventually the four of them could be found lying down in the snow, Selene having stumbled and taken Fiona down with her. Then when Eleanor and Lily went to help them up, the two girls in the snow just pulled the other two down to join them. The four were giggling with each other, all of them trying to stop to catch their breath. They would have stayed there for a while if it wasn't for the sound of approaching people.
The girls quickly got up and the three 'ladies-in-waiting' helped the princess fix her attire and hair before bothering with their own. When they finished, they turned and faced who was approaching. Around the bend and towards the castle, which they were out infant of, her father along with his guards and some lords could be seen approaching on horseback.
Eleanor internally cursed herself for forgetting her father was returning today. When the group stopped their horses near the girls and looked to them, the four bowed to the king. "Father," she began as she bowed her head, "I see that you had a good trip." She hoped that it had been a good trip, that way he would be in a good mood.
"The trip was excellent, accept for a few commoners whom we had to remind of their place. We sure did make an example out of them for the others to see didn't we boys." The king let out a hearty chuckle, the rest of his men joining in with the king. "Don't waste too much time out here when you could be doing something more productive." Her father began as the group of men began moving, his cheeriness gone, "Also, remember that you are expected at court later this evening Eleanor." He called over his shoulder.
Eleanor watched her father leave, her stomach churning at the thoughts of what he possibly did to the poor commoners. She closed her eyes and drew a breath in, her smile returning to her face as she turned to the other girls. "Why don't we head inside and get warmed up by the fire with some tea?" The princess suggested, the others agreeing as they headed inside. Eleanor would have to ask Fenros later if he knew what her father did to those commoners, she wanted to figure out a way to fix her father's wrongs. She didn't know how yet, but she would figure something out.
The string was drawn back to its furthest point, the arrow notched in as Eleanor took aim for the target on the tree. She took a deep and slow breath in and as she breathed out she released the arrow. The arrow hit the target but on the outer ring’s edge causing the girl to let out an annoyed huff of air.
“Five times in a row… on almost the same exact spot! How can I be that precise yet have no accuracy!” The princess exclaimed, annoyed with how her current archery lesson was going. Eleanor walked over to the target and ripped the arrow out of it and put it in the quiver on her back before sitting on a log nearby with a huff, resting her chin on her hand. Giving little thoughts to the fact she was dirtying her dress.
Fenros was standing to the side, slightly leaning on his longbow as he tried to hold in a smile. “It’s certainly a talent El. I cannot not say I ever seen anyone who has such great grouping while missing their target every time.” He did know what the probable issue was, but he enjoyed teasing the princess a little too much.
He walked over to her, holding his own bow. He then crouched down on the balls of his feet as he looked her eye to eye. “Still it’s an improvement. I do remember that first day when you nearly shot me.”
When Fenros began to tease her Eleanor stuck her tongue out at him not caring that she came across as childish, Fenros was one of few she could truly relax and be herself around still. “I do believe I was aiming for you that time.” She grinned widely remembering her first day as well. “It is almost as bad as my first day trying to shoot a moving target where I ended up almost hitting Lord Grier on his afternoon stroll and we had to run and hide. That one I still blame you for. I told you I couldn’t see the rabbit that well but you insisted I was aiming in the correct direction and to just look for movement!” Eleanor giggled at the memory.
Fenros only smiled at her comment at her aiming for him….sometimes he wondered. When she then moved onto the story of Lord Grier. He shook his head with a chuckle...he honestly thought that was it for them that day. He then said with a slight shrug. “It’s not my fault. I saw the rabbit clearly, I pointed you in the correct direction. Though… I do see why you confused him with a rabbit. He does have some very large front teeth.” He pulled up his own lip to emphasize the statement by showing his own teeth like a rabbit.He remembered how they ran and dove under a bush near a ditch. Only if the lord looked a little to his right he would have caught them.
He smiled fondly at the memory. It was then he realized how much he liked the princess.
Standing up he offered his hand. “Let's try one more time. Perhaps we can fill the right side of the target with holes instead of the left.”
Eleanor covered her mouth as she tried to keep from laughing at what Fenros said about Lord Grier. She whacked his arm with her hand after successfully stopping the laugh, “He does not!” She exclaimed, although her face betrayed her as did her own voice as she let out a slight laugh after she hit him. She then took his hand letting him help her up, shaking her head at what he said. “Shut up why don’t you.” Eleanor gave him a playful glare as she walked over to where she shot from.
Pulling an arrow from her quiver on her back she notched the arrow and looked at the target as she took a few slow breaths focusing herself back on the target and pushing their joking aside for the time being. Eleanor lifted the bow up and drew the string back aiming for the bullseye, she was going to release the arrow when she decided to try something. She shifted her aim a bit down to the right, if her last arrow had hit up in the left corner maybe this would help. When she released the arrow and watched it fly. It hit the target, not the bullseye but also not the top left corner, this time it was in between the two. Closer to the main target. A grin broke out on her face as she looked at Fenros for his feedback on that shot.
Fenros loved it when she laughed, and enjoyed when he was able to make her laugh. Taking the hit on the arm like a badge of honor. He grinned even more when she told him to shut up. He made sure he was well behind her as he studied her stance. He noticed the shift in her aim which did make it closer to the target. He noticed a few more things. As he once again was leaning on his longbow with his chin, covering just his mouth. She turned to him with a smile and he sat there, looking at the target for a bit. Then back to the princess as she was expecting his input. He raised himself up quickly as if just catching on to what she was expecting. “I’m sorry, I can talk now? Only a few moments ago you told me to shut up.”
Eleanor rolled her eyes and gave Fenros a pointed look that said, ’What do you think?’.
“Just making sure.” He added with a large grin. Nodding to the target he then said, “It was better. But I think your grip may be a little too stiff.” He walked forward and motioned her to get into her stance. He then touched her bow hand with his, indicating the middle finger, ring and pinkie. “These three fingers need to be more relaxed. When they are gripping tightly, the tension they create can misplace the arrow just like it did." He then quickly pulled an arrow out of his quiver and aimed, holding the bow just like she did and fired. Like hers, his arrow was high and to the left. Then he nocked another arrow and looked at her, raising the three fingers to indicate that he was relaxing them. And fired once more just as quickly, the arrow hit the center target.
“Now you try.” he said nodding to her.
Eleanor got into her stance as he asked her to and listened to him carefully, when he touched her hand a confusing warm tingling sensation spread from where he touched her but she ignored it focusing on the task at hand. She watched as he shot an arrow like she normally did and then proceeded to do so after relaxing his fingers. While she didn’t think she’d do as good as he did, she was willing to give it a try.
Focusing on remembering what Fenros had just told her, Eleanor notched an arrow and drew it back. She looked to her bow hand and noticed she was gripping the bow tightly so she relaxed her three fingers like she was told to do, it felt a bit odd since she hadn’t been shooting like that, but that wouldn’t stop her. Eleanor then refocused on the target and took aim before releasing the arrow. It hit just off the center target a bit up to the left. She once again smiled, she hadn’t done it perfectly but it was definitely a lot better than before.
Fenros grinned as she instantly hit the center target. While not a bullseye it was still impressive after one tweak. He looked back to her admiring her even more. “Excellent.” He turned towards the target and cocked his head, silent for a moment. He was sure she could group the rest of her arrows into the center target now that was fixed. He nodded while he pursed his lips. “Shall we try a moving target again?” He asked. Suddenly looking around him as if searching for a target and with a straight face, “Where is Lord Grier anyways?"
Eleanor was out with the castle's healer once again, the two along with some trailing guards, were looking for some herbs for medicine. Mainly it was Eleanor looking as the healer observed, taught, and corrected the princess. It was only a few weeks after her an attempt on her life was made and on that night she almost lost Fenros. That is when she decided she wanted to be able to have the skills to actually do something and make an actual difference when it came to wounds and injuries from battle.
Shortly after returning back to the castle and when her father deemed it safe enough for her to leave her room, Eleanor convinced the healer to teach her the basics of healing magic and all that she knew about herbal medicine. It was taking time for her to catch on and get used to identifying different plants to create medicine, and just learning the basics of magic to boost her overall magical energy exhausted her on the days they trained with it. She knew she had a long way to go but eventually she would get to a point where she'd be able to help people if they get injured.
Name
Masika
(she has no last name)
Race/Faction
Shrikanti / Slave of Simon Ludovico who is a Slave Master, runs a traveling brothel, and has coned his way to being a Lord despite not being aligned with either side
Age
22
Description
Natural coils/curls of dark brown-black hair lay on her head, often left to naturally settle or occasionally will be tamed and braided. Along with her dark hair is a darker skin tone that has scars and fresh wounds littered on it from all her punishments through the years. Complimenting her skin and hair are her dark brown eyes that when the light shines just right, appear to have flakes of honey-gold in them. Masika is also always seen with a slave collar on, one that matches the collars of all the other slaves Master Ludovico owns.
Class
Slave
Motivation
Hope. Hope that one-day freedom will come for those owned by Master Ludovico.
History
Born a slave, Masika was the daughter of Master Ludovico's first translator who was married to another slave and had been prior to becoming a slave. Her father was executed before she was born so she never had the chance to get to know him but she had the chance to know her mother and her brother.
As she grew older, her mother taught her all the different languages she knew and her brother taught her how to fight with daggers in secret because he wanted his baby sister to be able to protect herself. Her brother knew how to fight himself because he was a low guard, which were guards that were all slaves and were the ones that would always be the first to go in the event that something were to happen.
The slave life is about as bad as you can imagine, they were treated horribly and she watched as many of the people she knew were sold off, raped, killed, and tortured for the pleasure of others. Masika can remember many times where for small reasons she received punishment knowing it was truly just for the enjoyment of the master and his men. But she also knew in her earlier years she had it better than others, that was until her brother was caught teaching her how to use daggers when she was 14. That is when it all went down hill.
Masika was tortured and then forced to watch her brother be tortured to death. A year later her mother mistranslated something and insulted someone, Masika luckily fixed the problem but it was too late for her mother. What they did to her mother before killing her she dare not speak of. From then on, she became the translator for Master Ludovico but also was forced to work in his brothel from time to time for when foreigners visited the brothel, as she was one of the only people who could speak the different languages.
After watching what happened to her brother and mother Masika has vowed to try and not let that happen to other families and since she knows the Master Ludovico can't kill her as she is his translator and general spokesperson, she will take the blame for things others may have done on accident and receive the punishment to save them from the pain.
Strengths
+ Ability to speak multiple languages
+ Bravery even in the face of possible death
+ Knowledge and skill in fighting with daggers
Weakness
+ Can't write or read
+ Protectiveness of those who can't protect themselves
+ Sees herself as unworthy
What is the most important thing to know about your character?
Masika willingly will put herself in the line of danger to protect others, she would rather see others healthy and happy while she takes the pain and the punishment.
What is your character's greatest flaw?
Her inner feeling that she isn't actually worthy of more than a slave life despite believing other slaves are. She at times believes she doesn't deserve better or more because she was born a slave.
Why should your character be in a position to influence an entire country?
She has experienced the darkness in the world and everything that is wrong. Yet she has survived through it all and it just continues to make her stronger.
Name
Simon Ludovico
Race/Faction
Foreigner / Neutral
Age
67
Description
Fat, Ugly, Lazy, piece of shit with a goatee that wears expensive things.
Class
Slave Master/Lord
Motivation
Money, Power, Land
History
Inherited the Slave Trade from his father and grew it to be even bigger and more powerful. Moving the trade from his old kingdom to Cordath. To get slaves he'd raid villages and kidnap children and women and if possible the men. The rest they'd just kill and burn to the ground. He goes about selling slaves to the people he knows would buy them and when not traveling selling slaves. He is at his set up 'home base' where her runs a brothel and sells goods as a front for the slave trade he runs at the 'home base'. Said 'home base' is a sort of mini town walled in located in many different places. He has many of these 'home bases' it all just depends where he wants to be for the time being.
Strengths
+ Has a lot of money and some power
+ Decently charismatic
+ Has a good amount of people beneath him (like guards and warriors)
Weakness
- Cocky
- Can't fight for shit
- Drunkard
- Gambler
- Violent
What is the most important thing to know about your character?
He is a fucking asshole and in general piece of shit. Also when they are out in public he makes it so they seem less like slaves so anyone who may be against slavery won't catch onto his buisness.
What is your character's greatest flaw?
He is full of himself and views himself better than others, including the king.
Why should your character be in a position to influence an entire country?
He already has influence over his group of people and he is rich with lots of slaves so why shouldn't he?
Name
Jemista Tarres
(Goes by Jem)
Race/Faction
Ouroboros
Age
Appears to be in her mid 20s but she is well in her 70s
Description
A beautiful tanned woman, with silky dark brown-black hair and dark brown eyes that could seem to bore into ones soul. She found a way to stain her lips red using a mixture of some secret things that add to her sultry appearance. Jem tends to wear things that don't leave up too much to the imagination while also being eccentric, along with a snake typically somewhere on her body; around her neck, arm, stomach. She also hates shoes as they get in the way of being able to feel the ground. But while she mostly appears to be a seductress, she also has her looks that make you wonder if demons are real.
After the ritual she gained three levels of snake like appearances, the first is when her eyes become a brilliant gold snake eye. The second is the eyes plush she gains fangs and looses her other teeth. The last are the fangs, the eyes, and then her skin becomes littered with patches of scales all over her body until you get to her shoulders where she becomes fully covered in scales from there up into her face. Her face gaining a snake like appearance.
Class
Left Ear
Motivation
Help her people overthrow Cordath
History
Found and brought to the Ouroboros at a young age, Jem had always had a draw to snakes. She could often be found with at least one lethal snake by her side. Some of the Ouroboros saw this as the perfect opportunity for an ancient ritual they had found called 'The Shedding'. So they began teaching her how to harness more and more mana while collecting more and more dangerous snakes as years went by. Upon Jem turning 20 it was time for the ritual. The ritual would, if the person was the correct fit, use magic to combine the life force of a snake and the so to speak 'human sacrifice', making the human part snake.
Jem happily took the position of the 'human sacrifice' despite knowing she may just end up dying. The Shedding began with some chanting of some spells and then she was thrown into a pit with snakes. At first nothing happened, then one of the larger snakes forced its way into her mouth after biting her and well... it went inside her. Other snakes proceeded to bite her as the snake continued to enter her and the chanting continued. Eventually Jem blacked out and when she woke up the world was much different than it had been before. The ritual had worked, corrupting her and sending her closer to insanity in the process.
After the ritual had been successful Jem spent time training to hone her new magic abilities from being part snake before she was assigned the spot of the Left Ear of the Ouroboros.
Strengths
+ Prior to the ritual she trained herself in sword fighting and some minor hand to hand. She isn't the greatest at it but she isn't the worst. It is a backup to her magic.
+ Her smell is enhanced by her magic which helps her and the Ouroboros if needed to track down something or someone
+ Also using her magic she has the ability to pick up on vibrations from the ground, a seismic sense as its called
+ In a way she is part snake so she can produce venom through the fangs she grows but it also makes her almost immune to poison and venomous creatures
+ She can also speak to snakes
Weakness
+ Is a bit psychotic from her time as part of the Ouroboros, so she doesn't always make the brightest of decisions
+ Men, what can she say, she has a certain appetite only they can fulfill. Although women definitely can sustain the appetite.
+ Snakes... she thinks of all snakes as her children and as most mothers are, she is very protective of them
What is the most important thing to know about your character?
She is loyal to her clan but more loyal to snakes. So if someone in her clan fucks with one of her babies... well good luck to them
What is your character's greatest flaw?
Blind following of the leader to the Ouroboros
Why should your character be in a position to influence an entire country?
The Ouroboros should be influencing the country, she is but a cog in the machine.
Name
Thaleia Heinrich
Race/Faction
Kingdom/Town guard
Age
22
Description
Thaleia has chocolate brown hair that is usually a mess and wavy. It contrasts perfectly with her silver shining eyes and pale skin that is littered with some scars from battles and from her childhood.
The warrior can usually be found in her armor but when not she can be found in typically what men would wear, so leather boot, some trousers, a shirt of some sort and on occasion a leather vest of some type or a jacket of some type. On rare occasions she can be found in a dress, but it is rare.
Class
New Vanguard
Motivation
Proving that women can be just as strong as men and protecting the kingdom and it's people. She wants to make it so that anyone like her little sister will be able to survive and thrive in.
History
Born the younger sister of three brothers, she learned to fight at a young age. Mainly it was just wrestling but as her eldest two brothers began training for the guard they taught their younger two siblings. Their father helping with the training also as he was a town guard.
Her mother though, was not the happiest about her learning to fight. Much rather would she have Thaleia inside helping her repair the clothing she was given to repair as the towns tailor. But Thaleia enjoyed the fighting too much and her mother wasn't going to stop her daughter from pursuing something she wished to do.
Then her mother got pregnant again and as the drew closer, Thaleia had to start helping her mother with her business. Even more so when her sister was born, but she didn't resent it. Upon seeing her sister so innocent and pure after birth... she knew she would do anything for her.
Years passed and Thaleia grew stronger still training in fighting but she had a weakness. One that whenever she got in a fight with village boys, they knew to target. It was her younger sister Alice. Alice was very much a girly girl and enjoyed working with their mother. The little girl though, dreamed of finer things and fancy dresses. If the boys mentioned Alice they could bring out Thaleia's wild side and get her in trouble. It was around the age that Thaleia did things like this that her family went quite, that they become less heard of... less heard from.
All else that is known about the family is that Alice passed away. From what or because of what is unknown to all except the family. The family stayed in the quiet until suddenly Thaleia was a part of the town guard and rumors were going around of her working towards going the Vanguard.
Strengths
+Skilled in sword fighting
+ Skilled in Hand to hand combat
+ Is quite agile even in armor, it is something she has worked hard at
Weakness
+ Her family, mainly mentioning of her deceased sister
+ Archery has always been a sore spot in combat for her
+ Being compared to Ritza, she feels she will never be good enough to be on the vanguard and doesn't feel worthy being compared to Ritza even if its negative
What is the most important thing to know about your character?
She looks up to Ritza, as she is the first and currently only female on the Vanguard. It is quite possible that Ritza could sway her to one side or the other.
What is your character's greatest flaw?
Mention of her sister and past can set her off and into a rage quite easily.
Why should your character be in a position to influence an entire country?
As a female within the guard, she knows how to stand strong in the face of adversity.
