Post by Alli on May 30, 2006 19:12:55 GMT -5
Character Application
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[Name/Alais:] Adrianne
[Contact Info:] mesical@hotmail.com
Character
[Full Name:] Alexandra "Alli" Sortre
[Age:] 15
[Gender:] Female
[Date of Birth:] May 4
[Place of Birth:] Farm in Tortallan countryside
[Residence:] Sortre Farm, or various inns in Corus and other cities
[Class:] Commoner
[Title/rank:] Miss
[Alignment:] True Good
[Occupation:]
[Appearance:] Alli is of tall stature, inherited from both her mother's and her father's families. Standing at about five-foot-ten, and weighing around 150 pounds, she is by no means a skinny, stick-like girl. She possesses the rounded hips and bust of a woman; such curves that draw male eyes. Blond curls reach down to the middle of her back, with a few strands short enough to frame her heart-shaped face. Sage-green eyes are framed under long, brown lashes and straight brows. A medium sized nose sits between her eyes, slightly curving at the tip. A stubborn chin sits under her full mouth, telling everyone without words that she is a young woman that is stuck in her ways. her limbs and core are well muscled from a life of plowing, riding, and doing other various farm tasks. Her arms are also trained to shoot a longbow, as her family is often in need of someone to hunt. Her larger, muscled legs give the impression that she is a runner.
[Attire:] She is normally seen in the faded, tattered clothes that she performs farm chores in. These clothes include long-sleeved shirts, patched tunics, and worn breeches. Outfits such as these are usually accompanied by scuffed leather riding boots, however, sometimes Alli prefers to wander barefoot in the fields surrounding her home. During the cold winter months, a gray woolen coat serves to keep her warm as she tends to the animals on her family's farm. Despite her work, she does own a few gowns that are worn on prominent holidays such as Midwinter. The gowns are nowhere near as elaborate as those seen at court, but they are of higher quality that is seen in her mother's own sewing. Along with the gowns, Alli will wear a pair of cloth slippers, of which she owns only one pair.
[Personality:] In most ways, Alli acts like the stereotypical farm-girl: sweet, easy to talk to, and hard working. However, she does have a stubborn streak that emerges when she is extremely annoyed or her beliefs or those of her family are challenged. In circumstances such as these, she will drop her country accent in favor of a more scholarly tone of voice, and she will calmly correct whomever is attacking what she believes in. Afterward, however, she will usually vent the built-up steam and anger while she practices archery or some other sort of weapon. This can be dangerous, for she does not know how to properly wield most weapons, and she could end up injured. In circumstances when the air is pleasant, Alli will be as sweet as warm honey. She enjoys talking with friends, and also flirting with handsome young men--and knights, if there are any passing by on the road by her home. She does like to be in control of things sometimes, such as when her cousins visit. Even if her cousins happen to be older than her, she still likes to be the one who decides what they do and when.
[Beliefs – personal and political:]
Personal = Alli will stand up for anything she believes to be true and right, especially when it comes to moral issues and religion.
Political = Usually, she tries to keep out of government affairs, but she does pay attention to current events, as she believes that everyone should be informed and up-to-date on political issues.
[Fears:] Alli developed a small fear of lightning when she was a small child. During a thunderstorm, a bolt of lightning struck a tree not far from where her father was trying to help herd some chickens into the coop before it rained. Ever since then, she has been afraid that someone she loves will be killed by lightning.
[Likes:] She enjoys traveling to large cities, walking along riverbanks, and riding her mare.
[Dislikes] Thunderstorms, arrogant people (even though she is one some of the time).
[Quirks:] Occasionally when she laughs, she will snort softly between breaths.
[Weapons:]
Longbow = Excellent (Preferred)
Sword = Good
Dagger = Good
Knives = Fair
Axe = Fair
[Inventory:] Most of the time, Alli carries with her a smooth, opaque rock that she believes is good luck for her. She also wears a charm of the Great Mother Goddess around her neck.
[Strengths:] Shooting a longbow, riding bareback and with a saddle, talking with others (especially men).
[Weaknesses:] People more stubborn than herself that attack what she believes in, extremely handsome young men.
[Magic:] She has a strong interest in working with herbs, but no magic has been found in her.
[Goal:] Presently, Alli wants to travel and get away from her country way of life. Traveling and living in the larger cities is the perfect way to accomplish that.
[Family:]
Jeremy Sortre = Father; alive
Sara Sortre = Mother; alive
Jennifer Sortre = Sister; alive
Michael Sortre = Brother; alive
Matthew Sortre = Brother; alive
Damien Selvian = Cousin; alive (I've already planned this out with him, and he's in on it =P)
[Lover:] None currently
[Familiar/Pet:] She is close to some of the animals at her farm, but most of all her mare Cota.
[History:] Alexandra Sortre, known to all as Alli, was born in the mid-afternoon in the beginning of May. It was a hard labor for her mother, even though Alli was her fourth, and last, child. It was weeks before Sara was recovered enough to take part in nursing and raising her newborn daughter. It seemed to Jeremy and Sara that their children grew up too fast, and before they knew it, their oldest daughter, Jennifer, was engaged to a wealthy landowner's son. Alli vowed that she wouldn't marry until she was in her mid- to late-twenties, giving herself more time to have fun and travel. Farming duties were not a burden to her. In fact, she often enjoyed taking her gray mare, Cota, to gather firewood. There was only on task that proved to be tedious for her, and that was plowing. Her bothers, Michael and Matthew, often teased her because she wouldn't make straight rows in the earth, but with time she became more experienced, and the teasing ceased. It was around that time when she began changing into a young woman, making her mother somewhat heartbroken that her youngest child was almost an adult. Alli often rolled her eyes at this, for she looked at life as one big opportunity; one that she could do whatever she wanted with. When she turned fourteen, Alli's parents allowed her to run packages and documents to the major cities, and that's when Alli's love for traveling began. She became hooked on the thrill of going to someplace totally new and foreign, and she was soon begging her parents to let her do it more often. Because of these errands, she is often in Corus, working with merchants and socializing with most of the people she encounters.
[Password:] CORRECT
