Re: New Group?
Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 7:21 pm
Callison I really don't think I can take that name seriously
Anyway here is my character, I am happy to amend if needs be. I can't recall whether any of you were in the TAU that I ran several years ago (transmutation most foul) but this is the younger self of the hag priestess seen in that game (which must mean she survives, right? )
Name: Se'alara
Sex: Female
Age: 115
Height:5'9”
Weight:9 stone (quite slender though not absurdly so)
Class: Khainite
Statistics: WS-5 (Khainites will be Khainites)
S-3 (Stronger than she looks though training but nothing special)
T-2 (Rather frail, that's witch elves for you)
D-4 (nimble and agile enough for most, temple training is diverse)
I-4 (Very intelligent academically but with some serious areas of ignorance)
Equipment: Two daggers (Dusk and Dawn). Each about 18” in length.
Skills: Two Weapon Fighting
: Evasion
Note- 3EP traded for SP
Appearance: As you would expect from a young witch elf, or indeed from most young elves, Se'alara is more than passingly pretty with the usual alabaster skin and high cheekbones of a well born Druchii. She also possesses the tightly wound body of a fighter with very little in the way of excess fat. Her hair is red, the dark red of ox blood freshly spilled, and she habitually wears it up when trouble is expected. If she is ever seen with her hair down it means she is very relaxed indeed, not a common occurrence.
Knowing that by the rules of Khaine and her order a witch elf is to face battle clothed only in the protection of her faith Se'alara wears a simple breast band and loin cloth of black silk. When outside of battle she covers this with a simple white hooded robe of quilted silk so that she does not freeze to death. The sigil of the temple of Bloody Joy is sewn discreetly onto the front and is the only remarkable thing about her clothing.
When not wearing her robe (I.E when in combat) one may also notice a tattoo on her upper left arm. It is of a single golden rose surrounded by black thorns. Far from being simple ornament it is as it were a magical scorecard reflecting the number of kills she has to her name (see background).
Weapons: Se'alara caries two daggers each about 18 inches long and with a straight blade rather than usual curved Druchii designs. One has a hilt bound in black leather, the other in red. They are unremarkable to the uninitiated but are of great personal value to Se'alara.
Background: Born into a distinguished though far from noble family of tailors and other craftsmen of local repute Se'alara had a more comfortable upbringing than many in the Land of Chill, which is not to say she did not endure her fair share of beatings and school yard fights. From an early age however she showed evidence of great faith in Khaine, the one true god of all Druchii. At the age of 45 she was formally admitted into the temple of Hag Grief as an initiate and progressed well enough in combat classes but where she truly excelled was the subject of theology, quickly mastering all of the basic principles. Acknowledging that she had the potential to become a theologian of note at the age of 90 she was sent along with a party of other hopefuls to the isolated Temple of Bloody Joy on the plain of Spiders. It was a place of holy sanctity far away from the mundane troubles that often mire the church. A breeding ground for the future intellectual leaders of the temple.
As a neophyte Se'alara learned much there and shortly after attaining her century began the long series of tests to make the leap from Neophyte to full Witch elf. Always stringent these tests were far more so at the TOBJ with written and oral exams on politics, history, scripture and philosophy along with tests of physical skill and endurance. But Khaine is not a scholars god and after 14 years of tests one still remained, the greatest of them. To leave the temple clad only in faith and return with proof that she had been blessed by Khaine. The traditional proof of such blessing being one hundred 'worthy' kills. To this end she received the golden rose, a tatoo fed by the souls of those whose lives Se'alara took. The first rose was free, only when she had 101 would she be allowed to return and join her sisters in the temple again. To help her on her task she was given two plain daggers, a warm robe and passage on a supply caravan back to the relative civilisation of Hag Grief. From there she would have to make her own way in the world, and find worthy lives to take.
Personality: Although intense in her faith Se'alara is not a fanatic nor more than usually aggressive for a dark elf. She is very well educated but has been somewhat sheltered from the realities of life for the last few decades, two things which have unfortunately given her something of a superiority complex. She hates to admit when she does not know something and when such occasions arise is likely to try to bluff her way through rather than ask for clarification. Although she does not view herself as a leader as such she often has very strong opinions as to the proper course of action and will rarely keep them to herself, a trait which did not earn her a great many friends in the temple. Although often irritating and cold on the surface Se'alara is also possessed of a lively (occasionally deadly) sense of humour particularity when practical jokes are involved.
IC ambitions: To obtain 100 worthy kills and the company of those who will help her get them. She also seeks to better understand the will of Khaine though I can't see that coming up very much.
OOC ambitions: To improve her combat abilities specifically by learning Suithenlu Khythan. Also to expand her collection of weaponry
Anyway here is my character, I am happy to amend if needs be. I can't recall whether any of you were in the TAU that I ran several years ago (transmutation most foul) but this is the younger self of the hag priestess seen in that game (which must mean she survives, right? )
Name: Se'alara
Sex: Female
Age: 115
Height:5'9”
Weight:9 stone (quite slender though not absurdly so)
Class: Khainite
Statistics: WS-5 (Khainites will be Khainites)
S-3 (Stronger than she looks though training but nothing special)
T-2 (Rather frail, that's witch elves for you)
D-4 (nimble and agile enough for most, temple training is diverse)
I-4 (Very intelligent academically but with some serious areas of ignorance)
Equipment: Two daggers (Dusk and Dawn). Each about 18” in length.
Skills: Two Weapon Fighting
: Evasion
Note- 3EP traded for SP
Appearance: As you would expect from a young witch elf, or indeed from most young elves, Se'alara is more than passingly pretty with the usual alabaster skin and high cheekbones of a well born Druchii. She also possesses the tightly wound body of a fighter with very little in the way of excess fat. Her hair is red, the dark red of ox blood freshly spilled, and she habitually wears it up when trouble is expected. If she is ever seen with her hair down it means she is very relaxed indeed, not a common occurrence.
Knowing that by the rules of Khaine and her order a witch elf is to face battle clothed only in the protection of her faith Se'alara wears a simple breast band and loin cloth of black silk. When outside of battle she covers this with a simple white hooded robe of quilted silk so that she does not freeze to death. The sigil of the temple of Bloody Joy is sewn discreetly onto the front and is the only remarkable thing about her clothing.
When not wearing her robe (I.E when in combat) one may also notice a tattoo on her upper left arm. It is of a single golden rose surrounded by black thorns. Far from being simple ornament it is as it were a magical scorecard reflecting the number of kills she has to her name (see background).
Weapons: Se'alara caries two daggers each about 18 inches long and with a straight blade rather than usual curved Druchii designs. One has a hilt bound in black leather, the other in red. They are unremarkable to the uninitiated but are of great personal value to Se'alara.
Background: Born into a distinguished though far from noble family of tailors and other craftsmen of local repute Se'alara had a more comfortable upbringing than many in the Land of Chill, which is not to say she did not endure her fair share of beatings and school yard fights. From an early age however she showed evidence of great faith in Khaine, the one true god of all Druchii. At the age of 45 she was formally admitted into the temple of Hag Grief as an initiate and progressed well enough in combat classes but where she truly excelled was the subject of theology, quickly mastering all of the basic principles. Acknowledging that she had the potential to become a theologian of note at the age of 90 she was sent along with a party of other hopefuls to the isolated Temple of Bloody Joy on the plain of Spiders. It was a place of holy sanctity far away from the mundane troubles that often mire the church. A breeding ground for the future intellectual leaders of the temple.
As a neophyte Se'alara learned much there and shortly after attaining her century began the long series of tests to make the leap from Neophyte to full Witch elf. Always stringent these tests were far more so at the TOBJ with written and oral exams on politics, history, scripture and philosophy along with tests of physical skill and endurance. But Khaine is not a scholars god and after 14 years of tests one still remained, the greatest of them. To leave the temple clad only in faith and return with proof that she had been blessed by Khaine. The traditional proof of such blessing being one hundred 'worthy' kills. To this end she received the golden rose, a tatoo fed by the souls of those whose lives Se'alara took. The first rose was free, only when she had 101 would she be allowed to return and join her sisters in the temple again. To help her on her task she was given two plain daggers, a warm robe and passage on a supply caravan back to the relative civilisation of Hag Grief. From there she would have to make her own way in the world, and find worthy lives to take.
Personality: Although intense in her faith Se'alara is not a fanatic nor more than usually aggressive for a dark elf. She is very well educated but has been somewhat sheltered from the realities of life for the last few decades, two things which have unfortunately given her something of a superiority complex. She hates to admit when she does not know something and when such occasions arise is likely to try to bluff her way through rather than ask for clarification. Although she does not view herself as a leader as such she often has very strong opinions as to the proper course of action and will rarely keep them to herself, a trait which did not earn her a great many friends in the temple. Although often irritating and cold on the surface Se'alara is also possessed of a lively (occasionally deadly) sense of humour particularity when practical jokes are involved.
IC ambitions: To obtain 100 worthy kills and the company of those who will help her get them. She also seeks to better understand the will of Khaine though I can't see that coming up very much.
OOC ambitions: To improve her combat abilities specifically by learning Suithenlu Khythan. Also to expand her collection of weaponry