Post by tuatara211 on Jun 4, 2011 23:41:39 GMT -5
Era: Barron’s Corruption
Name: Arataua (goes by Ara)
Sex: female
Age: 12
Appearance: Ara is small for her age, standing at just barely 4 feet tall, very petite and has not yet developed any curves to her figure. She has blond hair that hangs in a single braid down to her lower back and long bangs that she tucks behind her ears. Her eyes are a striking dark blue that match her favorite short-sleeved blouse, and she wears a long pair of green pants with a simple brown leather belt and basic brown leather boots. Her only piece of jewelry (a gift from her mother) is a silver ring with a small, roundish, smooth gold stone; it’s too big for her finger so she wears it on a thin gold chain around her neck and usually tucked under her shirt.
Posture: Ara’s posture for the most part depends on her mood and situation, but for one reason or another, she is usually slouched, making herself look even smaller than she is. Most often, and particularly out in public, she will be slouched over timidly, fidgeting with her braid and trying to not be seen. However, if angry enough or otherwise provoked, she is entirely likely to stand up straight and tall, hands on her hips and say what she needs to say (or yell it rather). She is very jumpy and easily startled, and when she is startled she is likely to jump at least a foot or two into the air.
Personality: Ara is very shy and timid in unfamiliar situations and around people she doesn’t know. When a situation becomes dangerous and she feels she has no way out, she tends to black out, and wake up later, safe and with no memory of what happened, consequently she’s often very confused and she takes a long time to warm up to any person or situation. She knows she has parents but she can’t remember what happened to them or where they are, and she’s usually quite distressed about that which only adds to her typical withdrawn appearance.
When she does come out of her shell (either because something makes her mad enough or because she finally gets comfortable with the people or situation), she practically becomes an entirely different person. She is surprisingly loud, outspoken, sarcastic and blunt with a mischievous sense of humor.
Occupation: none
Abilities/Skills: She doesn’t know it because she can never remember when she wakes up, but when in mortal danger she passes out, and explodes with a blast of yellow eco.
Powers: basic yellow eco (very uncontrolled)
Weapons: One small dagger with a blue handle that was a gift from her father, usually used more as a tool than a weapon though.
Relationships: She has parents somewhere but she can’t find them.
Story about them/History: Ara had a mostly normal childhood... until she reached the age of 11. That was when the “black outs”, as she calls them, first started happening. But before that she was just like any other kid, she had two parents who loved her, they weren’t rich but they were well off and lived comfortably. Her parents owned and tended a small shop in a nice part of the city, until one day when Ara was 11. That day, a small group of Krimson Guard came in, they were accusing her parents of having harbored spies for the Underground. That was when Ara had her first black out. She remembered her mother telling her to hide behind the counter, she remembered the guards coming in, she remembered their questions and accusations, she remembers being dragged out from behind the counter by her hair, she remembers seeing guns pointed at her parents, and then she remembers waking up as her parents dig her out of a crater in the center of their store. Her parents wouldn’t tell her what happened, just that they had to leave. After that, life got much more difficult, they lived in the slums trying to scratch out a living and keep a low profile. Life was dangerous and there were many more occasions that seemed to bring on Ara’s black outs. One day, shortly after she turned 12, Ara awoke from one of her black outs completely alone.
Thus began her confused search for her parents and attempts to make sense of her life.
Name: Arataua (goes by Ara)
Sex: female
Age: 12
Appearance: Ara is small for her age, standing at just barely 4 feet tall, very petite and has not yet developed any curves to her figure. She has blond hair that hangs in a single braid down to her lower back and long bangs that she tucks behind her ears. Her eyes are a striking dark blue that match her favorite short-sleeved blouse, and she wears a long pair of green pants with a simple brown leather belt and basic brown leather boots. Her only piece of jewelry (a gift from her mother) is a silver ring with a small, roundish, smooth gold stone; it’s too big for her finger so she wears it on a thin gold chain around her neck and usually tucked under her shirt.
Posture: Ara’s posture for the most part depends on her mood and situation, but for one reason or another, she is usually slouched, making herself look even smaller than she is. Most often, and particularly out in public, she will be slouched over timidly, fidgeting with her braid and trying to not be seen. However, if angry enough or otherwise provoked, she is entirely likely to stand up straight and tall, hands on her hips and say what she needs to say (or yell it rather). She is very jumpy and easily startled, and when she is startled she is likely to jump at least a foot or two into the air.
Personality: Ara is very shy and timid in unfamiliar situations and around people she doesn’t know. When a situation becomes dangerous and she feels she has no way out, she tends to black out, and wake up later, safe and with no memory of what happened, consequently she’s often very confused and she takes a long time to warm up to any person or situation. She knows she has parents but she can’t remember what happened to them or where they are, and she’s usually quite distressed about that which only adds to her typical withdrawn appearance.
When she does come out of her shell (either because something makes her mad enough or because she finally gets comfortable with the people or situation), she practically becomes an entirely different person. She is surprisingly loud, outspoken, sarcastic and blunt with a mischievous sense of humor.
Occupation: none
Abilities/Skills: She doesn’t know it because she can never remember when she wakes up, but when in mortal danger she passes out, and explodes with a blast of yellow eco.
Powers: basic yellow eco (very uncontrolled)
Weapons: One small dagger with a blue handle that was a gift from her father, usually used more as a tool than a weapon though.
Relationships: She has parents somewhere but she can’t find them.
Story about them/History: Ara had a mostly normal childhood... until she reached the age of 11. That was when the “black outs”, as she calls them, first started happening. But before that she was just like any other kid, she had two parents who loved her, they weren’t rich but they were well off and lived comfortably. Her parents owned and tended a small shop in a nice part of the city, until one day when Ara was 11. That day, a small group of Krimson Guard came in, they were accusing her parents of having harbored spies for the Underground. That was when Ara had her first black out. She remembered her mother telling her to hide behind the counter, she remembered the guards coming in, she remembered their questions and accusations, she remembers being dragged out from behind the counter by her hair, she remembers seeing guns pointed at her parents, and then she remembers waking up as her parents dig her out of a crater in the center of their store. Her parents wouldn’t tell her what happened, just that they had to leave. After that, life got much more difficult, they lived in the slums trying to scratch out a living and keep a low profile. Life was dangerous and there were many more occasions that seemed to bring on Ara’s black outs. One day, shortly after she turned 12, Ara awoke from one of her black outs completely alone.
Thus began her confused search for her parents and attempts to make sense of her life.
