Name: Umraeva (faithful comrade) Oussarn
House: Oussarn (heirs to fire)
Nickname: Umraeda (faithful trickster)
Age: 94
Gender: Female
Occupation: Noble/presumptive heir to her House
Preferred Weapon(s): Twin daggers, throwing knives, and a double-edged one-handed longsword
Alignment: Chaotic good
Magic: If she has any natural ability, she doesn't know and doesn't care.
Appearance: Quite tall and well-muscled, if slender, there is no mistaking that Umraeva is quite strong. She has trained with weapons from an early age, and it shows in her posture, her step, her every movement. In contrast, her style of dress is...fancier...than one would expect for a warrior, a compromise with her mother - she wears things that her mother considers 'presentable', if barely, and in turn her mother doesn't object to Umraeva getting every last bit of it enchanted as armor, or her color choices (greens and golds and white for the most part instead of the family's usual reds and oranges). Her skin is a dark charcoal gray, and her eyes the usual ruby red, but the viewer's eye is usually drawn first to her...rambunctious...hair. She inherited the family's fiery hair color in full, brilliant red-orange fading to a golden blonde at the tips, thick and incurably curly (to her mother's dismay). Umraeva doesn't even bother trying to keep it neat; she just shoves it in an unruly ponytail, though her bangs inevitably escape to pile over her forehead. She wears her sword on her hip whenever she can get away with it, and has two fighting daggers and a multitude of throwing knives secreted about her person regardless.
Personality: Headstrong and independent, she has been described by her tutors and parents as (depending on their mood) rebellious or a wild child. Truthfully, her rebelliousness is mostly due to being continually forced into a role she doesn't feel she fits. As the presumptive heir, she is expected to be good at negotiating, the subtleties of noble social interactions, impeccable in appearance, literate, well versed in history and politics, skilled at bargaining (since they started as a merchant house), etc - but her talents lay in weaponry and fighting. She is young, and has been restricted to the family grounds most of her life, so is naive - but that will fade with time and experience. She has a quick temper, but is easily quick to laugh at a good joke. Generally cheerful with a touch of mischief, Umraeva is not one to give up - on anything - and it takes a lot to get her down.
Strengths: strength of will, strength at arms, courage, quick-witted, loyal (though her mother would disagree...), kind of heart
Weaknesses: naive, quick-tempered, impatient with others and herself, stubborn (though
I think this is both a strength and a weakness)
History: To understand Umraeva's history, first a bit of her family's must be known.
The house of Oussarn was originally a long-standing merchant family. They were very good at it; so much so, that Umraeva's grandmother was able to secure them a place among the nobility while she was still young. Umraeva's mother was the first of the family born noble, and was raised with a mix of a noble's and a merchant's education, as the family still maintains and increases its wealth through trade. She is determined that her children be raised the same way.
Unfortunately, Umraeva seems to lack the family instinct for trading. Math leaves her stumped and bores her to tears, as do politics. She couldn't make a good bargain to save her life, and she couldn't fit in at a noble gathering if she tried. What she loves is
fighting. Which, naturally, horrifies her mother. As does her hair. And her lack of a studious nature.
Umraeva could not escape the lessons, but she didn't/doesn't do well in them, despite her intelligence. Her mind wanders in no time, dreaming of glorious battles, slaying great beasts of the deep reaches by wit and strength alone. The only history she seems to remember is military; the only tutor who likes her is the weaponsmaster, hired to keep the family guards in shape, and who was only
supposed to teach her enough to defend herself.
Four months ago, on her birthday, Umraeva was called to a formal audience with her mother. She was informed that as she would be declared heir in six short years, her lack of focus would no longer be tolerated. She would be allowed no more weapons lessons, even if it meant dismissing the weaponsmaster and finding a new one who would be less sympathetic. If she failed to improve in her studies, her weapons and armor would be taken away. No more excuses.
Naturally, she didn't take this well. No more weapons lessons? Not here, perhaps. Maybe it was time to sneak out and start exploring the city. Make some friends. Maayybe...join the Legion of the Crimson Flame. And
maybe, with her firstborn out of reach, her stubborn mother would figure out that her son, though secondborn, would make a
much better heir than her battle-mad daughter.
RelationshipsFamily: Of course, Umraeva has an assortment of aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers, and sisters. Only those most relevant will be listed here though.
Akoriara Oussarn - The first in the family born noble, the current matriarch of the family, and Umraeva's mother. She's every bit as stubborn as her daughter, and is frustrated with her beyond belief - and doesn't realize just how much Umraeva inherited from her, personality-wise.
Tluthatlab Oussarn - Umraeva's father and Akoriara's husband. He's quiet, and rarely ventures an opinion, but he usually has a twinkle in his eye and adores his first-born daughter. He's convinced she just needs a chance to express herself and learn a bit about the world, and that after that she'll settle down to being heir - and that one day she'll be a formidable Matron.
Belas Oussarn - Umraeva's closest sibling, and next in line. He loves her dearly, is amused at her antics, and unlike his sister, is quite studious. He delights in mathematics and charms anyone he meets.
Friends: Weaponsmaster, Altonaun, who's more of a mentor.
Tazafein - though he may think of it a little differently XD
Acquaintances: Hasn't had a chance to make any
Enemies: Hasn't had a chance to make any
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