[hider= Luysa ][b]Name:[/b] Luysa Garcia [b]Age:[/b] 14 3/4 [b]Gender:[/b] Female [b]Birthplace:[/b] Sintra [b]Religious Affiliation:[/b] Catholic [b]Secular Affiliation:[/b] Beggar [b]Level of education:[/b] Very Low [b]Social status:[/b] Very Low [b]Occupation:[/b] None [b]Languages:[/b] Portuguese [b]Personality:[/b] Luysa is a rather stubborn and hot-headed soul who easily gets irritated and is not afraid to speak her mind. She dislikes being corrected, however, and prefers to do things her way, usually refusing any kind of help unless she asks first. Furthermore Luysa has no qualms about lying as long as she benefits from it, nor does she mind putting other people against each other if she feels it could give her an advantage in certain situations. On top of that she also is rather self-centered, her own well-fare being her utmost priority, yet still, somewhere buried deep beneath her tough outward appearance, she possesses a kind heart that is willing to endure great pains in order to help someone she cherishes. [b]Skill set:[/b] Living on the street has taught Luysa various survival skills such as stealing, disguising herself, running away or gathering intelligence. For someone of her age she also is rather witty, being able to read hostile atmospheres and situations relatively well and fully capable of making split-second decision even under pressure. On the other hand she is a horrible fighter and easily overpowered, which is why she always keeps a knife hidden underneath her belt just in case. [b]Bio:[/b] Born in 1651 as the daughter of a traveling sailor and a local prostitute, Luysa has never had an easy life. Growing up in her mother's brothel she had been forced to do difficult and physically demanding work from a very early age on in order to earn her food and not become a burden for the others, having to scrub the floors or clean up the used bedrooms. With most of her mother's income being confiscated by the brothel owner, in return for two meals a day and room to stay, they had never had much left to spend, which resulted in Luysa having to steal from the local market every now or then when she felt particularly hungry. Although Luysa had never had a particularly loving relationship with her mother, treating her just like the all other prostitutes and arguing quite often, Luysa knew that, if worst came to worst, she could always rely on her mother to help her if needed. By the time Luysa turned 7 she slowly started to explore the world beyond the brothel, spending more and more time away from home and even staying out overnight every now and then, mingling with other members of the lowest classes of society, homeless beggars and orphans, with whom she got along greatly. Over the following years she continued to spend most of her time away from the brothel, only occasionally visiting her mother to check on her or bring her one or two little accessories she had stolen. By the time Luysa turned 11, however, her mother suddenly died, having contracted a foreign illness from one of her clients. Although Luysa was filled with sorrow and sadness at her mother's death, she also realised that this meant that she now was free to do as she pleased, completely cutting her ties with the brothel and instead living on the street with the other orphans, surviving by stealing and begging. Although life was anything but easy on the street, having to fight for daily survival, Luysa never regretted her decision, on the contrary, she enjoyed this kind of life much more than having to work in the brothel all day long. She could go where she wanted, do as she wanted and didn't have to answer to anybody. Instead of scrubbing floors she played with the other orphans all day long or listened to all the wonderful stories the older beggars could tell, of far-away places and life years ago. To Luysa, living on the street was a never-ending accumulation of wonders and adventures, if possible she'd want to continue living like this forever. [b]Appearance:[/b] [img]http://www.2heartsnetwork.org/wbshep3.jpg[/img][/hider]