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TawnyAngel Crew
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TawnyAngel Crew
Predestined Inquisitor
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 5:32 am
Important events
OOC
24/03/10 - Kleos approved, journal set up
IC
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 5:34 am
History
Pre game history
A journeyman farmcrafter fell in love with a journeywoman beastcrafter, they married both aged twenty two, and the jourenywoman left her craft to make a home for them and their future children. They had a daughter the next turn, a son two turns after that, and another daughter another turn later. Shortly after the birth of the second daughter, the first took a winter fever and passed away. Having lost one child the couple invested all the more love in their remaining son and daughter, had all the more dreams for them. The son would become a master craftsman - beast or farm for preference though harper fitted their daydreams as well - and their daughter would grow up into a kind, brave, and dutiful woman who would marry well and have many beautiful children. The son grew up pretty well as planned, and left to pursue his craft at the age of thirteen. The daughter... well she was certainly pretty, and diligent about completing the chores she was given but she wrinkled her nose at the mention of marrying and having children; why would she want to do that?
When she hit puberty her parents were sure it would all sort itself out; she was turning into the perfect beauty, and surely her maternal instincts would kick in soon. As it turned out, they didn’t. As the girl - Kleos - began to realise she preferred girls to boys she began to withdraw from her parents, and even to resent them for pressuring her into a life she had no interest in. She asked to be sent off to a crafthall, but they refused to release her. She grew angrier after that, and called her parents bitter names like jailor and heartless Thread-spawn. When she was caught kissing the neighbour’s daughter aged sixteen things really came to a head; her parents held very traditional views on sexuality and were horrified that their little girl was turning out this way. They loved her as much as they ever had but were afraid she would ruin herself if they didn’t make her leave her immoral ways behind; they had to do something quickly. She was not allowed to leave the house without permission from then on, and informed that a husband was being found for her. In an act of rebellion, she took a sharp blade from the kitchen and hacked off the fine blonde hair that her parents had encouraged her to grow out ever since she could remember; she would be nobody’s trophy wife.
Her attitude didn’t exactly make it easy to find a match for her; she was a harsh to the suitors her parents brought to meet her as she was with them, demanding of them how they would sleep at night knowing they had denied another person their freedom. Half way through her sixteenth turn things were going from bad to worse and her parents were beginning to despair. Their salvation came in the form of a Searchrider from Malvren Weyr. Kleos along with a young lad were identified as suitable candidates, and asked to say their goodbyes. The last place Kleos’ parents wanted her to go was a Weyr; everyone knew what immoral practices they condoned... But then their daughter turned to them and fell to her knees, pleading for her release. At a Weyr she would be too far away to be a disgrace to them, and at a Weyr she could be happy, something she could hardly remember being since she realised she could never fall in love with a man. Though they were frustrated with her, angry with her for her obtuseness and defiance, her parents loved her still and could not bear to see her so unhappy. Reluctantly, they gave their permission for her to depart and within a candlemark she was on the back of dragon, looking down at Malvren Weyr.
Around half a turn has passed since her arrival at Malvren, and Kleos became as happy as she had hoped she would be. She strives to be the best she can be at everything, and when she falls into her bunk at night she dreams of a future on dragonback. Perhaps she can never be what her parents wanted her to be, but she hopes to earn their respect as a defender of Pern in time.
Height: 5'9" Build: Curvy with lithe muscle Hair: Platinum blonde, fine and straight, ~2" long Eyes: Bright green Skin: Quite pale Face: High cheekboned, full lipped
Detailed appearance: Did a Goddess fall from the skies? The woman is of slightly above average height, long of limb, her eyes are vivid green, her skin is pale, and she has curves to die for, overlaid with supple muscle from an active life. Her cheekbones are high and defined without making her gaunt, her lips are full, and her eyebrows arch elegantly. Her soft fine hair is platinum blonde... and about the length of her little finger. Humm, the Goddess look is going a bit awry here; a Goddess might wear leather, but not the hardened practical stuff she favours. A Goddess probably wouldn’t wear steel toe capped boots that look as if they were formed at the beginning of time either, nor would her long-fingered hands be rough from work. They definitely wouldn’t have bitten nails. So, nature gave this one looks any fine lady would kill for - seriously maim for at least - but she doesn’t seem to have any interest in showing them off whatsoever. She might even confide in a very good friend that having large breasts isn’t all fun and games when for example you want to run, lie on your stomach, squeeze through small spaces... Most of the time however she wears her breasts bound to solve these issues, so only those who know her well (or catch her in the baths) will be aware that she has a bodacious rack, or bear witness to the dreaded Bouncing.
Personality
Likes: Beautiful ladies, succeeding, justice, being in charge Dislikes: Taking orders, injustice, being called a man, being called a girl or a chick, failing Quote: Character tracks:Man of La Mancha
Extended personality: Kleos is a fighter through and through; she has a strong moral compass and sticks by her beliefs come what may. So far as intelligence goes she’s more or less average, but she possesses a good deal more common sense than most, and is good at seeing patterns, and finding solutions to physical problems. She can be relied on to keep her word and do her duty, but she is outspoken and doesn’t hesitate to question authority if she feels they’re in the wrong. Similarly, she will point blank refuse to do something she feels is unjust no matter how much trouble she might get into for not following orders. Speaking of orders, she’s not too fond of them; she’d much rather be the one giving them out than receiving them, at least in part because she doesn’t feel many leaders live up to her personal code of honour and morality. As can be deduced from this attitude, Kleos is proud and while she has never been vain in the classical sense she is very satisfied with her personality, were it physical she would certainly admire it in a mirror. She’s courageous, determined, and noble after all; what’s not to like about her? Perhaps her harshness for starters; justice is not always kindness, she calls people out on the slightest wrong and makes sure the whole world hears about it.
Another problem would be that massive pride; she’s sure that nobody else is quite as good and noble as she is, and while she never says so aloud it is quite clear in her manner that she thinks she’s one of the most shining examples of humanity alive. Egotistical though her attitude might be, nobody could deny that she truly is a decent person; not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but basically good-hearted. She’s in the corner of anyone who she believes is being oppressed, unfairly ignored, or otherwise mistreated; her own wellbeing, and her good sense, take a back seat. She’d rather die than abandon a cause or a comrade in need and is impossible to bribe or blackmail; her honour (and ego) wouldn’t allow it. Her high standards and the passion with which she strives to live up to them make her a pretty forceful person to deal with, and while some might like and admire her drive and passion, just as many will probably find it a bit much to deal with every day and avoid close association with her. Seriously? Who goes on like that all the time? Who does she think she is, the savior of the world? With Kleos’s pride, she just might.
When she gets stressed Kleos bites her nails, and as the state of them suggests she gets stressed quite a lot. Not only are her standards of morality high, all her standards are and she devotes a huge amount of her time an energy to trying to live up to them. She might quite sure that’s she’s one of the best and most noble people around, but she doesn’t have the same confidence in her abilities to succeed in her studies and so on. In the end she usually falls short of what she wants to achieve, because she’d really like to be the very best at everything. She can never forgive herself for failing, and each time she does she pushes herself harder and harder. Without a good friend to reassure her she isn’t a failure and to force her to ease off a little, she will push herself to breaking point. After she calms down (or recovers from cracking up) she is no less driven, but her efforts return to being determined and diligent rather than desperate and frantic. In these times of greater calm she is aware that she can never be the best at everything, and had better settle for being the best she can be. Before too long however some challenge or other will arise to set the whole cycle off again; while Kleos can learn from most mistakes, this is one kind of idiocy she might never overcome.
Kleos’s gender identity is very important to her; she can’t stand being called a man or a guy, but she hates being called a girl just as much, and anyone who calls her a chick is really in for it. What she is, is a woman; she’ll happily admit to being a tough one - and perhaps androgynous of temperament - but she does not and never has wished she’d been born male; behaving as though she does just because she wouldn’t be seen dead in a skirt is hugely insulting to her. She also takes very poorly to insults or being told she’s wrong, and accepts correction only very grudgingly, and only when there is a lot of evidence weighing against her point of view. If the offender is a pretty girl however, she’ll probably let the matter slide. Yes, Kleos really loves the ladies, the pretty ladies that is. She has a bad habit of coddling them given half a chance, which often either leads to them getting annoyed with her for trying to help them with their work too much, or to them taking advantage of her and sitting back while she gets on with it. Similarly, while she’ll happily defend anyone at all if she thinks they’re being treated unfairly, she is especially defensive of beautiful ladies. Even more than pretty girls however she is protective of her friends and would do anything they asked of her, provided it doesn’t violate her morals in any case. If one of her friends does something she believes is wrong she will firstly be very angry with them and then she will demand that they own up, take their punishment, and generally make amends before she will call them friend again.
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 5:44 am
Flitts
History
Kleos found Ice on the beach whilst out for a walk. The blue flitt seemed to be a few days old and was hungry, lost, and scared; what became of his mother and clutchmates was unclear. It was clear, however, that the weakened flitt wasn't going to survive on his own and so Kleos took him back to the Weyr and fed him, thus impressing him and earning his undying and unquestioning devotion.
Personality
Ice adores Kleos; he is absolutely and totally besotted with her and does his best to please her at every turn. He has mastered the idea of coming when she calls, fetching things for her, and putting down things he shouldn't have but anything more complex than that is beyond him. He is a sweet and friendly flitt, happy to be stroked by anyone just so long as he isn't being kept away from Kleos. He doesn't mind being away from his mistress so long as he knows he can rejoin her in an instant, but if he is told to stay put and not go to her he gets extremely distressed. Once he is allowed to be with her again he will be extremely clingy until he forgets about the incident which can take anything from a few days, to a few seconds if he is distracted from his unhappiness by something shiny.
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