Nicknames: Harpy (brothers, unfortunately)
Pronouns: she/her
Age: 20
Birthday: November 23
School: Treva College
Hobbies:
- Horseback Riding - With her family home down the road from a stable with friendly owners, Harper took an early liking to horses and equestrian sports. She traded lessons for work -- mucking stalls, cleaning tack, setting up jump courses, and other unglamorous things -- until her late teens when she actually taught the beginners herself during some summer months. Harper is strictly an English rider, and her favorite boarding horse is Janissary, a bright palomino half-Arabian. She competes in dressage and jumper when she has free time.
Supernatural / Paranormal: Though her parents discouraged it, Harper very much into the spooky supernatural. Harper's main interest is urban legends, old tales, and, of course, horror movies. Besides simply being interested in the topic, there's also the thrill of being a little scared in a safe place. It's just a story, after all...
Archery - Harper first held a bow and arrow while attending Mayet Secondary School, taking up archery as her club sport. She loves the quiet and precision required. And unlike working with horses, it's easy to set up and practice alone. Harper got to be moderately successful during her junior and senior years and still makes time to go to the range when she's particularly stressed.
Virtues:
Diligence: Harper has a determined focus on the task at hand. That means completing it and completing it well, to the best quality available. Outward complaints from her are rare, though she does not shy away from giving constructive criticism or alternatives (or sometimes just her frank opinion). Harper prefers to finish one task before starting another, though, in a pinch, she juggles distractions in terms of importance.
Creative Solutions: There's a solution out there, and we're going to find it! Harper is willing to throw any number of things against a wall to see what will stick. (It may need a little polishing up after, oops.) Harper approaches issues from many angles and isn't concerned about not adhering to the standard. Surprisingly, this is part of the reason she enjoys the hard sciences in school -- results are created very efficiently with numbers and chemicals, yet they can also be manipulated in unexpected ways for new discoveries.
Patience: Harper doesn't have time for lots of shenanigans and laziness. She does have time for anyone trying or earnestly trying to work out an issue, either as a guide or confidant. Ultimately, we are stronger together. Similarly, sometimes a plan requires a long time to come to fruition and the effort is well worth it.
Flaws:
Escapism: Harper often builds her self-worth on what she can achieve, so when that doesn't happen she wants to check out. Failure can mean spiraling out of the situation and into herself, losing confidence. Sometimes this can even turn outward to anger as she looks for something, someone other than herself to blame.
Loose Canon: Harper's honour code generally aligns with common human ethics -- killing, stealing, maiming is wrong, etc. However, they can also be drastically out of sync, a twisted chivalry. She justifies actions with want she wants to believe is true, and it's hard to know where she might stand. To an outside observer, she may appear capricious, but in Harper's mind it is all quite structured. She can also be influenced by those who manage to gain a certain level of power respect; which means she is more likely to trade her goals for theirs.
Severe: While Harper has learned to play nicely with others -- and usually does not mind doing so if it gets the job done -- the option of "quick and harsh" is never completely removed from play. If there is a problem or a weak link, she thinks about how to cut it loose before how to remedy it. And the remedy option isn't too kind, either. It's nothing personal!
General Appearance
Eyes: warm, medium brown
Hair: teal, short bob with bangs, usually messy
Face: her otherwise rather sharp features are at war with her softer cheeks
Body: slight muscle tone on arms and legs, but otherwise soft and a little hippy; pale from her Irish ancestry and lightly freckled in places
