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 Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 2:46 pm
Preferred Artist: Kana or Myself
Name: Elsheba
Race: Alkidike
Gender: Female
Age: Stage 2 (tied to Lavender Hues' Samoset)
3 Base Traits: Playful, Responsible, Protective
Personality: Elsheba (or Elly for short) has little trouble stepping into the role as eldest daughter of her family, accompanying her mother off to hunt frequently and eagerly. She has a large family of sisters, and as the eldest it's her responsibility, she feels, to help protect them - feed them, clothe them, and ensure their safety. This dedication to her family extends to her Alkidike sisters, and while far from maternal, she does feel a fierce loyalty and dedication to her people. She harbors an intense respect for Aisha, and as such, unlike other Alkidike, she respects anyone with a drop of Alkidike blood - if Aisha saw fit to give them life, Elly has no right to question their role in the tribe, and leaves it at that.
Despite having so much responsibility on her shoulders, Elly avoids the stress of being a provider by allowing a more playful side to appear from time to time. With all the threats of the world, it's easy to become grim and defensive - so Elly does what she can to loosen up her fellow Alkidike sisters by putting on a smile and tugging them into all sorts of ill-advised adventures. To her, playfulness and being responsible aren't mutually exclusive - the importance is knowing when the games must stop, and when they are of utter importance to keep a group (or family) balanced.
Beyond day to day life, Elly is fiercely protective of any she deems worthy of her affections. From defending hybrid Alkidike sisters, to putting herself between a foe and someone she loves, Elly sees the greatest strength of her people as being a loyalty to one another - watching eachother's backs when no one else will.
This fierce loyalty could also be her greatest fault. She feels righteous indignation/fury at anyone whose ideals aren't up to her expectations - anyone unwilling to pull their weight when necessary easily earns her disdain. Elly has somewhat of a utilitarian approach - fun is good, important, and necessary for easing stress, but too much of it is something she views as wasteful. She has a tendency to take too much responsibility on her shoulders, and when it comes down to reliquinshing that responsibility, she deems few people as worthy of handing the load to. In this vein Elly trusts those around her to watch her back, but she doesn't trust them to see the big picture as she does - to do as good a job as she can.
Description: Reference - Nose/Lips Reference (Barbara Streisand)
Elisheba is muscular, with large breasts, broad shoulders, and a narrow waist. Her expression is likely to be one of cool control, a broad smile, or a look of pride - possibly furrowed, thick eyebrows, elongated nose, and wide lips. Her hair is long and heavily dreaded, long - to her waist, with shorter dreads swept to frame the right side of her face.
Marking wise, I don't have a huge preference but I love markings around the eyes and nose, maybe the lips. Thick, maybe??
Clothing: Clothes
I would love clothing like in her reference picture, deconstructed above. As long as the top is the same (the top seen in the first part of the above picture, with the leaves over the front). Basically it's very plant/vine-thorn/bark heavy? o3o
Accessories: Nope~
History: As a youngling, when Elly was an only child, she lived with her parents in the settlement of Emeka, which her young parents viewed as a more close-knit, intimate place to raise their child. Here she lived for a few short years, the apple of her mothers' eyes - a natural born tree climber, and an easy going, generally happy child. When she was still quite young, toddling about under the watchful eye of a neighobr, her mothers returned to the Isles to pray for a blessing from Aisha for another little girl - and were rather... surprised to be gifted with three little lotuses.
Suddenly their little family promised to be much bigger. While the lotuses were being cared for, Elly's parents made plans to move their family to Andile, where they could be closer to Elly's grandparents - for they'd need all the help they could to care for their young brood. Many other siblings would be resentful for such a big change, but Elly took to the changes easily, and once they were born she adored her little sisters immensely, and was eager to do anything she could to help take care of them.
While her grandmothers and one of her mother's went to hunt, Elly stayed at home with her sisters and mother, caring for the smaller younglings - but quickly found it wasn't to her taste. She was still quite young when she begged to accompany her elders on the hunt - and once she got a bow in her hand, Elly never went back.
Hunting and exploring is where she's most at home - marveling at the beauty of the world around her, while also bringing meat home for her family, Elsheba was... IS... content with her lot in life. Well, at least she was - until the war.
Plot Importance: I will need Pidge's confirmation, as it's been a while since we talked, but Elsheba's life views serve as inspiration to Samoset to grow closer to his Alkidike sisters, and to be useful - and a fighter. She's a future love interest.
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 1:38 pm
Pidge needs to okay and confirm all of this first, but I don't see anything really needing elaborating. The only thing I'm asking is you left her history as a really big cliff hanger. What happened during the war? And besides that, what are her plans for herself? She's a future love interest for Samoset, but that doesn't really sound concrete. (though the inspiration for Samoset's views sounds solid enough, that's really an effecting-Samoset's-life thing, and not something that sounds like it would effect Elly thing)
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 1:43 pm
I approve of everything that Scar has written! ouo I'm excited to see her in action and have Sam hang onto her wherever she goes. emotion_awesome
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 2:27 pm
kaname423 Pidge needs to okay and confirm all of this first, but I don't see anything really needing elaborating. The only thing I'm asking is you left her history as a really big cliff hanger. What happened during the war? And besides that, what are her plans for herself? She's a future love interest for Samoset, but that doesn't really sound concrete. (though the inspiration for Samoset's views sounds solid enough, that's really an effecting-Samoset's-life thing, and not something that sounds like it would effect Elly thing) Mmm I'd say I tend to keep things vague because until I play a character I don't know which way they tend to go. Elsheba is a leader, she's one who wants to take care of people - but she also is very curious. She wants to learn, and she wants to explore - but that desire and wonder harshly conflicts with her own utility-centric viewpoints. So wanting to go travel has no functional purpose. The war, and after the war, gives her an excuse to travel as she wants to. To see the world, to get a feel for the foreignors - who is potential trade partner and who is to be avoided. I think as she grows she'll become more interested in BEING a leader - and since the Elders/mystics are really the Alkidike leaders, it's going to clash with her 'pro-alkidike sisterhood' viewpoints too. Samoset hanging on to her curttails gives her that leader kick that she wants. I think the way I see her, Elsheba is that leader/warrior who does things, she tells herself, for the good of others - but it's HER definition of what's good. That corruptable selflessness that could turn selfish, and that drive for power that makes her vulnerable to her own vices if left to herself. You know the sort of person who is all 'stars and rainbows, friendliness and smiles, but if you don't do things my way I'll break your legs' sort of potential. Or things could happen to help smash down those urges and even her out, it really could go either way. B)
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 6:07 am
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