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NAME : Nora Lane Blackwell
GENDER : Female
AGE : 20
OCCUPATION : Organic Farmer
RACE : Human, 50% Welsh - 50% Native Indian
LIKES : Sweets, Old Cameras, Folk Music, Sweaters, Most Anything Odd or Creepy, Games, Flowers & Sleeping In.
DISLIKES : Authority, Cats, Mornings, Aggression, Coffee (Can't Stand the Smell), Dolls, Most Women.
LOOKS : Nora is mousy at best – every bit of her is small, soft and rather unimpressive. Wavy sable hair frames her face in loose curls, complementing her honey-gold skin. A not so subtle nod to epic laziness, the dark locks are rarely ever styled, blanketing angry blue eyes and making her seem all the more tired. A rounded face, marked at the chin with a small brown beauty mark, is nearly overtaken by beautifully plump lips and an equally curvy nose. Nora admits she is most comfortable disappearing into an over-sized flannel and is never without her square-framed glasses. She’s quite obviously a tomboy, but it’s apparent by her sarcastic grin and scabby knees that it suits her just fine.

PERSONALITY : Even with her tendency to follow her heart, Nora is all too aware of the realities of the world – most people are rotten, most food is full of poison and most magic isn’t real. Cynical, yes, but Nora is generally kind behind those furrowed brows. She’s your classic Aries with a bit of a twist; Impulsive and moody to a fault but lacking even an ounce of competitiveness, Nora bends to the will of the world. Logic often loses out to her instinct, but she's far from stupid and always ends up kicking herself for her thoughtless compulsions. Nora isn’t the type to learn from her mistakes and doesn’t take kindly to advice. Despite all of her flaws, Nora is passionate for the arts and abhorrent toward shallowness and materialism, preferring to frolic through nature with her toes in the dirt and paint on her face. She’s the sort of person who never lost her simple joys or her childish fears, she dislikes the dark and hides from even the kindest of locals – after all, you can’t miss someone if you've never known them.

HISTORY : Nora doesn’t really know if life has been difficult or easy. Her parents split before she was born so she never knew what it was like to miss either one of them. She spent summers with her Father in the country and school days with Mother in the city. Back then the world was a small place. As far as she was concerned there was the happy farm and the miserable town house, where Mother and her new family were far more important than Nora would ever be. When you’re a kid and not even your own mother likes you, you get mean pretty quick. Father was nice, though, so Nora was nice right back. He was a farmer, and like most little girls, she wanted to be just like her Dad. He taught her simple things – weeding, making compost, tending the crops. She was more like a little cowboy than a proper young lady, but she didn’t mind – she liked the way things were. Eventually these summers would end and back to mother she’d go, more eager than ever for next summer. Unfortunately for Nora, the world can be just as cruel as a Mother can. Father got sick, and when a year in the hospital only made him worse, happy summers came to an end. Before long Nora was all grown up and all alone – no Mother, no Father. Just Nora and the image of a little farm she’d never been to.

NAME : Xaria Anise Weaver
GENDER : Female
AGE : 22
OCCUPATION : Part-time Retail Sales, Part-time College Student
RACE : Human
LIKES : Baking, Chocolate, Handcrafts, Gaming, Music, Outdoors, Reading, Writing, Witchcraft
DISLIKES : Spiders (Arachniphobia - self explanitory), Sports, "Mishandling of Sharp Objects", Fire, Horror/Scary Movies, Choking (Pnigophobia or Pnigerophobia, fear of choking or being smothered.)
HEIGHT : 5'5"
WEIGHT : 228 lbs.
LOOKS : Ash-blonde hair halos about her shoulders in what used to be a sporty scene style slightly gone to seed. A moon shaped face complete with an acestral throwback of fair irish skin and dimpled cheeks when smiling complete her face. Expressional grey-blue eyes twinkle behind cat-eye shaped glasses. She mostly tosses her hair into a ponytail either low at the neck or high atop her head for simplicity; generally dressing in semi casual attire with an array of 'nice' shirts. Those with a patterned look or well fitted to her "more to love" bodily figure. (Including a vast horde of earrings for any occasion.)

PERSONALITY : Seemingly at the mercy of the moon's pull, Xaria is prone to bouts of depression from her history. However, Xaria tries to stay upbeat to go so far as to force niceities, truly believing that if one smiles enough when sad, one does become happy again. All in all, she displays a loving and loyal, caring and kind personality, always there to lend a helping hand even when she is stretched beyond her own limit. (Being from the utter difficulty of saying "No"!) But tends to be clinging and overly sensitive. A tried and true Cancerian if one were to believe in astrology. Silly and childish reactions occasionally crop up from now and then but whatever she sets her heart out to do she is usually determined and tenatious enough to finish it all the way to the end unless there is a confrontation of some sort.


HISTORY : In a brief overview - Xaria had an average childhood in a very respectible average family, up until she became older where puberty usually starts. Somehow during her schooling a switch was flipped, and who once were her friends started to ignore her and jeer her unrelentingly. Socially she became rather stunted and shy for the longest time. Despite the loving assistence from teachers, parents and only brother, it wasn't until she was able to reach her bottom - trying to commit suicide just a year before entering high school, that she was able to wake up enough to want to cling to life's thread. In that moment she had quite a life altering event involving some very important core beliefs.

Like her good natured parents after high school they urged her to become the first one to go to college. She was obviously not ready. Despite the changes in life. Her brother graduated high school a year or so after, and directly went to a university for being a vetinarian since he had so loved animals. After turning 22 Xaria had sat down and gave some thought to what she really wanted to do in life. She's now gone back to college for Massage Therapy, and precariously living at an appartment complex with her little buddy Taelisen, a little rescued dog and Charlie a tuxedo cat of whom she had also rescued from the same local shelter.

NAME : Francine ’Franny’ Christopher
GENDER : Female
AGE : 33
OCCUPATION : Family Law Attorney
RACE : Human
LIKES : Technology (primarily cell phones and computers), social outings, her work, children, bittersweet memories, people who remind her of her deceased stepmother, home cooked meals.
DISLIKES : Her father, those who refuse to accept responsibility for their actions, slobs, takeout food (she’s had enough to last her a lifetime thanks), black licorice, child abuse of any kind, being taken advantage of.
LOOKS :
Francine is five-foot-seven inches and is the average healthy weight for an active woman her age. Straight, chestnut brown hair reaches her mid-back and parts to the left side of her face, and is roughly two shades lighter than her eyes. Francine prefers clothing that reflects her status as a well to do single woman, and is partial to black and white over colors. Aside from the occasional pair of earrings and matching necklace, Franny prefers to avoid accessories. She comes off as confident and self assured, though her soft expressions and kind, motherly aura makes her appear more approachable.

PERSONALITY :
Francine is a mellow and relaxed woman who seems to radiate charisma out of every pore in her body. Seemingly wired into the town she seems to be the go too girl if one is looking for facts. The spreading of gossip and rumors happens to be one of the few things that she seems to generally dislike, along with people who seem to believe that one cannot influence change in their life through their own actions and she tries her hardest to ensure the former is prevented by supplying correct information.

Generally a dependable woman, Francine takes her responsibilities both as a lawyer and caretaker very seriously. Stressing the importance of social bonds and the positive aspects of life, she is a happy person despite the challenging life she has led. She hates being reminded that she comes from a bad background, but looks back at the positive moments with a sense of fondness. She does seem to hold a fierce hatred for her father however, for obvious reasons.

Despite having an incredibly long fuse, on the rare occasion that she is irritated enough she becomes a whole different person. The usually logical and intelligent woman becomes blinded by her emotions, leading to actions and words that would otherwise have never been said or done. The guilt she feels the morning after often distracts her from work, more often than not lasting for a good four or five days before she ultimately has the guts to attempt an apology.

HISTORY :
The sole daughter and oldest of two children, Francine’s life could hardly have been considered one of comfort and normality. Her birth mother, the first wife of an infamous playboy by the name of Ralst Christopher, died shortly after delivering infant Francine into the world. Her father wasted no time in marrying another woman, a sweet and gentle gardener by the name of Janice who raised Francine like her own daughter, even after the birth of her own son Reni fourteen years later.

Academically and socially Francine was the top of her class, graduating as her class’s valedictorian and with a full scholarship to the collage of her choice. Fate however was not on her side, as three months after graduation from high school Janice fell ill with a fatal illness. Her father, unable to cope with the death of his second wife and the only woman he truly loved disappeared, leaving Francine to raise her little brother on her own and ultimately taking the next fourteen years of her freedom.

Francine was smart however, and used the resources she had access to in her jobs to complete her education. Sure she didn’t graduate from a prestigious collage like she should have, but a degree is a degree. With her brother away in collage himself now, Francine finally has time to dedicate to her work and social life. She does however seem to miss the responsibility associated with caring for another being and has been considering taking in another child.

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NAME // Koree Rye
GENDER // female
AGE // 23
OCCUPATION // Video game designer
RACE // human
LIKES // wearing extravagant clothes, traveling (sightseeing), restaurants that serve great delicacies, checking out different cultures, comedy and action films.
DISLIKES : // Being underestimated, tropical temperatures, irrational deadlines, distrustful people.
LOOKS //
At 5'11, Koree is considered quite tall for a woman and usually stands at eye-level for most men. This eye-level is a pastel shade of blue accentuated with blue make-up and unnaturally white hair reaching her waist with ice blue tips, the bangs of which are parted from the left. Although Koree has standard clothing styles in her closet (H&M being the shop she visits often) she tends to dress in an extravagant style designed by herself. The eccentricity is nothing out of the ordinary for her though, video game designers are supposed to think big!
PERSONALITY //
As with many game designers, Koree is creative and outgoing with a streak of modesty and an ability to face new experiences with an open manner. Koree is open towards others and tries to make others feel comfortable around her. Despite her kind personality she has limits on her hospitality like any other person.

You won’t find her declining new experiences (she once took part in an all-you-can-eat-competition). Nor will you find her jumping at extreme sports either, because of the time she fell down from a cliff. She had broken her collar bone and leg and couldn’t move around for six weeks (her worst nightmare ever).

Her gaming characters and outfits are often inspired by her life experiences being put in practice. She considers this a way of progress in life which brings her much joy as well. Her fascination for Rococo and Baroque influence her work along with those life experiences. For Koree, life without laughter is a day wasted and she can always be counted on for a good joke.

Patience is a virtue, especially for those in the gaming industry. Despite Koree's easy-going attitude and rare anger bursts, she sometimes find herself frustrated with the boredom of deadlines or the restrictions of working with a team. These frustrations also arise in her dislike for things that she feels are less important or interesting and she often rushes through them.
(Life doesn't just consist of pleasant things of course, but the quicker the dull ones are done, the quicker she can go back to enjoying herself.)
HISTORY //
Growing up among loving parents and supportive brothers, Koree never considered her life difficult, but she did feel restrained by the stiff environment and so she felt like she needed to live away from home to live the life she wanted. Despite her parents wish for her to remain closer to home, Koree soon left to study abroad hoping her parents would one day support her more fully. Koree's adventures in America left her more mature and at the same time made her realize how important her family is to her. Koree returned home once she obtained a Masters in Graphic Design degree, specializing in game design.
Working in a large team, Koree is usually in charge of character design, something she often incorporates into her real-life fashion attire. Much to Koree's delight (and her team's as well), their video games sell well on the market. Koree spends most of her time working at the company, the place is designed to fit a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere. And as long as plans for a new game aren’t taken out in the open, she's allowed to work at home as well (games are usually top secret after all)
Koree's biggest problem is her inability to stick to deadlines however, must to the distaste of her boss. Often she can be seen working overtime and begging for postponements, but when she's got free time she enjoys searching the city for inspiration and peace.

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NAME : Irvine Aitken
GENDER : Male
AGE : 33
OCCUPATION : Teacher
RACE : Human
LIKES : History, talking, coffee
DISLIKES : Being told to be quiet, sweet things
LOOKS :Irvine has medium length black hair which he ties into a small ponytail. The bangs on his face are, for the most time, tucked to the back of his ears but sometimes fall carelessly on his face. Irvine has light green eyes that pop out because of his tanned skin. His jaw is dotted with stubble, the product of not shaving for days.

PERSONALITY :
Standing tall and always with a bright smile, Irvine is of good nature. He has a pleasant and obliging disposition and will rarely carry a look of worry on his face. Always the first to approach, he enjoys striking random conversations with anyone. One flaw of this personable man is that once he starts to talk to you he may just go on and on, which leads to people zoning out and walking away despite his sunny personality.

Blessed with a limitless source of energy, Irvine can generally be a little too energetic. Just like a child, he gets excited by trivial things. But because he is the only son of doting parents, he is a bit egocentric and always manages to change the course of the conversation to himself.

Amid his childish ways, he is a very passionate man when it comes to his work. Serious and motivated, he is in love with the concept that in the four corners of the small classroom, he may touch another’s heart and awaken a love for history in them. Having 8 years experience as a teacher, he has learned to be very patient with people. He has also dealt with many young and moody teenagers as well as students who find his lectures on history boring. He uses a loud and booming voice, something that has carried out to his normal conversations.

With a big grin paired with a hearty laugh, Irvine can be a nice person to be with.

HISTORY :

Irvine was considered a “miracle baby” to his parents. He the first son of a couple who had trouble conceiving for so long and his parents were already in their late 30’s when he was born. His family was by no means very rich but having a child after many years led them to spoil their son, giving him whatever he wanted when he wanted it. Irvine was a carefree boy, not having to eat his vegetables, not having to worry about disappointing his parents with his low grades and just worrying what he’ll play with the next day. But this neglect and leniency on his studies finally caught up with him when he was kicked out from middle school because of bad grades. His parents then finally laid down the law and forced him to go back to school. He got through schooling with decent grades and proud parents.

One turning point in his life was when he took a history class in high school. His teacher was a brilliant story-teller and he idolized him. This led to his interest in history and his idea of becoming a teacher. It would combine his two favourite things to do, story-telling and talking. He went through university and managed to get a teaching license for middle school. Because of this profession where he got to socialize with teens and parents, he finally appreciated how his parents wanted the best for him and how they stood by him in his younger years.

NAME : John Murl Malcolm
GENDER : Male
AGE : 22
OCCUPATION : Professional guide during the summer, bartender during the rest of the year while he attends online university
RACE : Inupiaq (Human)
LIKES : Playing computer games, reading fantasy novels, horses, grapes, apples, smoked salmon, guitar, solving problems or situations, tacos, making new friends
DISLIKES : Math (no matter if he's good at it, he still dislikes it), disrespectful or overly proud people, artichokes, wastefulness, not knowing or understanding something, being bored, conflict if it could otherwise be avoided
LOOKS : Standing at 6'3" with raven black hair in a tame military Johnny has tanned skin stemming from his Native heritage. From a bear attack when he was younger he has a scar ranging from right shoulder to nearly his left hip and a matching one on his left arm. Often going with a lax mode of dress he is most often found in bermuda shorts and screen tees or hoodies.

PERSONALITY : From a very young age John was taught the virtues of patience, compassion, and hard work to get what he needs and wants in life. He also has a very strong sense of respect and justice, so when he sees disrespect or injustices done he can have quite the temper and is known to hold grudges for excessive amounts of time.

Although John loves to meet new people and spend time with them he also values his time alone, and will often utilize that time to find his peace before he goes to work or studies for any big event in his life. He is a determined young man who plans to make more of himself than anyone else back in the village ever has, because of this he doesn't take "no" well as an answer unless there's a good reason for it though he always tries to be polite about it when he pushes things.

HISTORY : As a youth growing up in a village, John learned the art of hunting, fishing and tracking because without it his people would not survive well in the winter months. He grew up learning how to walk quietly and leave little trace of himself in the backwoods, but also learned to be spiritual and thank Mother Nature for its gifts to his people. John spent his youth saving up the money he received from the Alaskan PFD (one half of which went into his college fund, thereby locking in his university tuition rates) and his summers spent as a guide so that he could attend the University of Durem, where he now takes online classes as a part-time student to pursue his double major in Anthropology and Linguistics.

Having saved a sum of over $12,000 and renting a small house near the University John is able to live decently enough. However, the young man has no vehicle as he never saw the point in having one when his own two feet could get him anywhere and so his paychecks as a bartender are just extra money he mostly saves and uses for groceries and bus fare when needed as his summers as professional guide are enough to cover the few classes he takes a semester.

NAME : Allie Gallagher
GENDER : Female
AGE : 22
OCCUPATION : Acrobat
RACE : Human
LIKES : Circus, Acrobatics, Seashells, Hummingbirds, Rainbows
DISLIKES : Clowns, Snails, Bugs, Dark, Lightning
LOOKS : With a slender but athletic frame, pale skin, straight long natural red hair, emerald eyes, ample breasts, and full lips Allie Gallagher is a looker when it comes to physical appearance. She is usually found wearing her stage outfits and makeup so she looks like a ruby-throated hummingbird or other various bird species, but outside her job she refuses to wear any makeup or wear anything other then a t-shirt and jeans, beside a dress here and there on special occasions. Allie also refuses to do anything with her hair beside brushing it once in awhile.

PERSONALITY : Allie Gallagher has a fiery personality with a hot temper to match. She hates to be outdone or beaten so she is always practicing to hone her skills, which doesn't allow her much free time for socializing. When she does socialize however, most of her conversations consist of her job so most people find her uninteresting and dulling. Allie is a friendly soul regardless, and her coworkers love her, as she is self-giving and is always striving to improve their group routine.
She has can also be counted on to make swift but precise decisions in chaotic situations, so she is always the first person that is consulted when something goes wrong. It is because of her competitive spirit though that she succeeded in making the cut into Cirque du Soleil to begin with, and she has made it her goal to one day have a solo performance in the show, and become a major icon in acrobatics.

HISTORY : The youngest sister of three, Allie Gallagher and her family were very close knit and could always be seen doing everything together in their small community. While they were a handful to their parents, all of the girls were reared properly and treated their parents with the utmost respect. From early on though Allie's parents noticed her maturing at a faster rate then her sisters, as she could be found constantly looking up at the sky watching the birds as they flew, and questioning how they were able to fly to begin with. Allie then looked into her fathers emerald green eyes and asked, "Can I fly like the birds in the sky someday?" And it was that day with that question that Allie's father took her to a nearby circus to see the acrobatic show and as her eyes filled with wonderment Allie's life was changed forever. However, on their way home from the show Allie prattling on and on in excitement, their car was struck by a drunk driver and her father was instantly killed. It was from that moment on that Allie's motivation for acrobatics increased drastically as the circus was the last place her father took her before he died. From the day she turned 18 Allie enrolled in a circus school until she graduated top of her class and was recruited by Cirque du Soleil.

NAME : Lacrima Noel Beauvais
GENDER : Female
AGE : 25
OCCUPATION : Freelance Entrepreneur, a.k.a. Working from Home
RACE : Human, Nationality - Well mixed.
FAMILY/FRIENDS : Father, declining in health - Heath Beauvais; Mother, budding CEO/President of home started business - Ellisandra Beauvais; Brother, assisting mother with work, consultant - Alexander Beauvais

Erik M. Harrison (IV) - Dearest and close friend. (Also romantic interest, despite long distance between them now.)

Pet: Loriella - A rescue of a German Shepard/Husky mix, she’s loud, growing old (Approximately 19!), going blind, and utterly batty. Still, Lacy takes care of her and her arthritic hips very lovingly.

LIKES/HOBIES : Animals, Astrology, Baking, Chainmaille, Coffee, Crafting, Crochet, Music, Jewelry, Pianist, Writing, Working with her hands, Wicca
DISLIKES : Angry people or conflicts, Being annoyed, Drugs/Alcohol (Abuse), Ignorance, Junk Mail, Poking, Rudeness, Sharp objects

LOOKS : Strawberry blond thick hair, lightened unbelievably by the sun to a somewhat orangey glow. It’s well kept, simply styled over her shoulders or to flow in large curls down her back. It’s well kept, simply styled over her shoulders or to flow in large curls down her back. With work she pulls it up well, with a large volume of curls and elegant tresses. A vivid blue and deep green eyes stare out startlingly, although they seem small for her gently angled face. She is generally dressed - horribly. As if she has no concept of proper clothing. Her claims are on comfort - which usually consists of large tees, jeans, or over sized sweaters and sometimes sweatpants, if one were to find her in her home.

PERSONALITY : Somewhat skeptic, however trusts her intuition deeply, follows her heart on her sleeve, although is oft times a coward and avoids conflict like the plague. She tries to keep everything in balance however it teeters from professional organization in some areas of her life to utter chaos and mess in others. Despite this, she is ever caring, and seeks the goodness within people, believing that everyone has a good seed somewhere. Occasionally she mothers certain people, and if she’s befriended - prepare for a friend for life with an occasional pinch from her clinging. She is often found throwing her determination into crafting projects and occasionally burning out from taking on too many at once.

HISTORY : Lacrima lived a fairly normal life, nothing extraordinary ever really came out of it for much of early and teen life - fights with her brother, or fights with her parents, but never anything serious. Her relationship with her father is nearly nonexistent however, but this she keeps to herself. When her adult life came to fruition she struck out on her own and had met many acquaintances, and friends. And some that also got her into trouble. It was the start of her excitement and growth in life, and the start of a wonderful, budding relationship with a particular young man - if only he wasn’t such a vagrant wandering waif.

She went to college, dropped out after a year. From her mother’s budding business, helping with some small assistance that Lacy could do, she was inspired to go back to college with a change of course. Lacy finished 4 years in Massage Therapy, learning ins and outs of holistic health, reflexology and several sub-branches of the little used medical area. Her main interests were in Sports Injury - and was studious in her quest. Her electives were writing and music - hobbies included jewelry craft which, once she moved down into Gaia, became the main means of receiving income.

She took her dog with her, Loriella, being together through thick and thin since she was seven. She lives now in a small condominium complex in Barton Town.

Mailing address:
97 Kingsbury Boulevard
Apt. 11AB
Barton Town, Gaia 000264101

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