[b]Name:[/b] Ila 
[b]Alias:[/b] Brave One
[b]Age:[/b] 25
[b]Apparent Age:[/b] 24
[b]Height:[/b] 179 cm
[b]Weight:[/b] 67.13 kg
[b]Eye Color:[/b] Brown
[b]Hair Color:[/b] Black
[b]Physical Identifiers:[/b] Ila bears a long scar that runs from the left corner of her right eye across the bridge of her nose to the right corner of her left eye caused when she was thrown under in the waves during the big storm.
[b]Appearance:[/b] Ila is a woman that has been shaped by her endeavors. Spending most of her days upon the ships hunting and rowing, the body forms around such activities. Strong, lithe muscles make up her foundation being able to provide the tremendous amounts of upper body and hand strength needed to contentiously battle the waves of the sea as well as wrestling the catches into the boat. Her legs are in a similar condition if a little less muscular built for long distance running and a lot of it. Not the biggest person in the world but still strong and with the capacity to go the distance at end. Her black hair is straight and long reaching the small of her back, silhouetting an angular face with prominent strong brown eyes and copper skin.

[b]Equipment/Personal Possessions:[/b] Ila posses little in the name of possessions except for her hunting spear, traveling pack, a simple whale charm necklace and her clothes made of animal hide. Her clothes consist of a heavy outer hooded jacket made of animal hide with the fur facing outwards, a second jacket goes beneath this with the fur facing inward and a light shirt underneath that. Beneath this are the pants once again in the same two layer formula extend to about knee length. The boots come next and are considered by most to be the most essential item coming in three layers. The first layer is most comparable to leggings in length with the fur facing inward, next comes the second boot which is used as a protective layer with the fur facing outwards and rising to about knee level, finally comes the final layer conditioning of an overshoe that is traditionally worn in the early and late cold seasons to protect the feet on the edge of the ice. Finally Ila's hands are protected by thick long cuffed mitts to protect from the biting cold.
[b]Pets/Companions:[/b] 
[b]Nukka:[/b] A large dog, she is in similar appearance and make to our own wolves. 150 CM in length and close to 34 kg, she is graceful hunter and traveling companion with a white coat pure as snow. Ila received her at a young age as is tradition for the people of his tribe as the wolves are considered to be divine animals of Lutok. These creatures have similar life spans to their human companions and will generally stay with the same human for life. 

[b]Tribe/Village:[/b] Iqniq
[b]Titles/Occupation:[/b] Hunter
[b]Languages Spoken:[/b]  Nrupiaq
[b]Languages Written:[/b]  Nrupiaq 

[b]Opinion of the Ruse:[/b] Uneasy Acceptance: the people of Iqniq believe that the ruse is just another one of Tieaq's great tricks and so is just a facet of life. 
[b]Opinion of Outsiders:[/b] Watchful: Strangers and outsiders are uncommon so far north and so any that are seen are treated with watchful gazes by all including Ila.

[b]Hopes and Dreams:[/b] To Provided for Her Tribe, To Make It Across the Sea, To Please Lutok
[b]Likes and Desires:[/b] Cold, Water, Nukka, The Members of Her Tribe, The Hunt, Quiet 
[b]Fears and Dislikes:[/b] The Future, The Sound of Cracking Ice, Loud Noises, Storms, Big waves, 
[b]Secrets and Regrets:[/b] Her failure to save her sister from the big storm, Her desire to explore the world rather than provide for his tribe
[b]Personality:[/b] Ila is a person of few outward discrepancies. She is strong in her ideals and convictions, Ila likes to maintain her goals and keep them in sight of her. The northern hunter is often brash and doesn't mice her words speaking in short direct sentences. Capable at operating at peak efficiency favoring snap calls and quick judgments over long well thought out plans and tactics. In regards to people Ila is not the most perceptive and does not understand the finer points of empathetic understanding. Yet she still is able to maintain relations and general stability with her hunting partners. With this brash and cool demeanor, the hunter often comes off as intimidating and as a force to be reckoned with.
[b]Religion:[/b]  The people of Iqniq and by extension Ila believe in a mixture of animistic and polytheistic beliefs revolving around Lutok and The Great Spirits. 

[i]As the legend goes Lutok went on the first great whale hunt, but no oceans had been formed. Lutok was alone in his magnificence. So he cut his arm and the ensuing blood formed the oceans from his own. Next he created all the creatures of the sea from the littlest fish to the biggest whale, but after a time they bored Lutok. So Lutok took a drop of the sea and mixed it with clay and he created people. The people amused Lutok but they were not fish and so they could not stay in the water. So Lutok took the first man he had created and flattened him far and wide with his hands creating the land for the rest to dwell upon. Eventually man become lonely on the ground, so Lutok created all the animals of the land to accompany them the first being his dogs who are still our companions today. All was grand for a time and Lutok fascinated the first peoples with his tales. 

Eventually man grew bored of Lutok's stories and wanted to write their own, as punishment Lutok created Tieaq The Mother of Death and the first Great Spirit. Tieaq marked the end of man's immortally and the last of their favor among Lutok. Lutok soon became bored of man as he did the rest of his creations and wanted to create a new world.  So Lutok created the rest of the Great Spirits and entrusted them with the world of his creation. Afterwords Lutok ascend to the sky where he set off to create the perfect world, and each star in the sky is one attempt such as ours at this perfect creation. While man felt abandoned by the loss of their storyteller and creator they pressed forward knowing that one day if they could prove themselves amusing and worthy ones more Lutok would come back and take them to his perfect world.  And this is why Ila's people live by the sea and why they hunt whales. Hoping to feel the gaze of the storyteller on them once more.[/i]

[b]Relatives:[/b][b] 
Amaguq:[/b] Ila's father and chief hunter of the tribe. He is a giant of man, being composed of a towering wall of muscle from hunting the largest of animals to bring food back to all that needs it and from wrestling the biggest of monsters. Being the man that taught Ila how to hunt and sail he is one of the most important figures shaping her  life.
[b]Akna:[/b] Akna is Ila's mother, a kind women whose small stature makes her husband look like even more like a giant. While her father taught her the skills that would provided for herself and tribe, her mother taught him how to provide for the spirit. Teaching her the stories of Lutok and the heroes of the past as well as progressing her emotional development.
[b]Kapniq:[/b] Ila's older brother by three years and an accomplished hunter in his own regard. He and his younger sister only have found memories together as they spent most of their youth adventuring and getting into trouble together. He and his wife Lyaiq are expecting a child soon.
[b]Arrluk:[/b] Ila's younger brother by two whole minutes. Inseparable in their childhood they found less time was able to be spent together as Ila began to train under her father as a hunter and Sesi began his training under Yuralria to become the next tribe Shaman. 
[b]Nini:[/b] Ila's youngest sister who died in the big storm. Ila's grip wasn't strong enough and she let her get swept away by the waves. Ila still wears her whale totem necklace as a reminder of her failure.

[b]Friends:[/b] 
[b]Yuralria:[/b] The Current Shaman of the tribe and a close friend of Ila's family. She helps lead the charge acting as a co-leader in part with Amaguq. Time and time again Ila has come to the aging women for advice.
[b]Pakak(Brother) and Katti(sister):[/b] Ila's two closest friends and normal hunting partners. This brother and sister pair has known Ila since they were all children and used to play together.

[b]Enemies:[/b]
[b]Piktaungitok the Bloodied:[/b] Leader of a tribe of northern raiders that sail up and down the cost in their giant longboat looking for tribes to raid. The last encounter with Piktaungitok left the tribe almost destroyed as Amaguq was barely able to beat him back.
[b]Oogrooq:[/b] Ila's rival and the local hotshot. Talks of him becoming Amaguq successor are abound as his hunting skills are excellent. Never the less he is a bit arrogant and so is disliked by some.

[b]Defining Moments:[/b] 
[b]Birth:[/b] On the coldest day of the freezing times Ila was born into the world crying, screaming and fighting. Yuralria sensed that the girl had a great and courageous spirit about her and so bestowed upon her the name of Ila, being named after the old mother of wolves who lead the tribe across the ice flows to settle upon their new lands.
[b]Nukka:[/b] At the age of three Ila's parents selected a fine canine companion for their young daughter to grow up. An excited young pup that would prove to be a good friend and formidable hunting partner as the years progressed.
[b]First Hunt:[/b] When Ila was seven years of age she was taken on her first whale hunt with her father and the rest of the hunters. Her father helped her throw a spear into the side of the great beast and from that moment own Ila was always thrilled by the excitement and danger of the hunt. Putting her down the path to become a great hunter himself one day.
[b]Honor of the Spear:[/b] At the age of fourteen Ila passed her coming of age ritual by being sent out alone with Nukka into the snow fields and coming back with the hide of a great beast. The whole affair took two whole weeks and the young hunter almost died several times. In the end the experience proved her own resolve and ability to overcome death and danger to herself.  She received her first hunting spear soon afterwards and became a novice hunter working under her father.
[b]The Northern Raiders:[/b] When Ila was sixteen, Piktaungitok the Bloodied and his northern raiders first attacked the tribe. This was the first time Ila really experienced death and loss. While more importantly it was the first time Ila killed a man, stabbing one of the raiders through the chest with her hunting spear to defend her twin brother.
[b]The Big Storm:[/b] Ila had just turned eighteen when disaster had been brought forth. The big storm is only whispered about in the Iqniq tribe for fear it will come again. It is said that something caused the Spirits much harm and distress, as a result the oceans grew angry. Dark clouds blotted out the sun for a week and huge waves crashed against the shore threatening to wash away all that once was. During the events of this storm Ila and Nini were separated from the rest of the tribe and during the middle of a night a tremendous wave smashed into them knocking Ila unconscious and sending her several kilometers down shore from the village . When she finally did wake up her sister was gone.
[b]Honor of the Hunt:[/b] At the age of twenty Ila became a full-fledged hunter leading her first whale hunt exhibition and coming back successful. Marking her full transition into adulthood as a efficient and effective member of her tribe.
  
[b]A Typical Day:[/b] 
Ila like all hunters of the tribe wakes up before the rising of the sun. She splits a small breakfast usually consisting of preserved fish or seal with Nukka. After that she commences with the morning rites to the Spirits. After the rites are completed she gets dressed for the day in all her outer clothing and proceeds outside. Usually she ends up meeting Pakak and Katti near the gathering area and than they move to their fishing canoe. They gather up their spears, oars and other supplies that will be needed and then wait for the rest of the hunters. Once all are assembled Ila's father will lead the pack of hunters out into the water. On the days of the whale hunts their are several more rituals and processes that must be followed but on normal days they all just follow out ideally looking for signs of life beneath the cold water and ice. The three take turns paddling as one watches the water spear in hand. When a good spot is found the hunters will generally stay there for most of the day taking as much fish as their canoes can carry. This process continues for most of the day until Amaguq declares the hunt to be over. Once they return back to the tribe they bring their canoes ashore and haul the fish back to be stored away. After this their are the evening rites to the Spirits before preparations for dinner occur. The food is the same as breakfast: fish, seal, whale, the occasional caribou like creature and small persistent winter greens. Dinner is held in the big tent among all the families and where laughter, song and talking commences. Once dinner has finished Yuralria begins to tell some of the tales of the tribe and more importantly some of Lutok's own tales he told the first man. This will go long into the night as the stories are the central piece to the tribes heritage and way of life. After Yuralria is done Ila returns to her tent and depending on the night and how she feels Katti may join her. Before sleep the final rites to Lutok are performed and then the whole process starts over again.

[b]Tribe/Village Detail:[/b] 
In the eyes of its people Iqniq stands upon the edge of the sea that is endless and among the great flows of ice and fields of snow. In reality on the northern edge of the known world among the broken coasts of the sea the tribe wanders along the stretch of coast. Surrounded on one side by a great sea filled with ice and waves and to the south by endless fields of snow and arctic tundra. The place where Ila's people call home is not one that is friendly to gentle life. Temperatures well below freezing are present almost everyday and the bitter unforgiving north wind whips through the snowy fields and shoreline dwellings. Such conditions prevent a traditional agriculture based society to developed and so the people of Iqniq are hunters and gathers always on the move traveling up and down the northern shoreline following the whale pods while allowing for the fish to regrow and prosper in their absence. 

The unforgiving north has its fair share of monsters and creatures that would very much enjoy devouring the little hunters. People are spirited away by large furry creatures looking somewhere between a bear and saber tooth tiger. Bipedal walking furry abominations awake at night and leave giant's footsteps in their wake. The sea is no better as large leviathans sleep beneath the waves, easily being able to devour the entire pack of hunter canoes in one bite if they wanted. Other shark like creatures lay beneath the waves waiting for their chances to rise up and prey against those not looking out carefully enough. As a result the hunters are trained almost as heavily in self-defense as they are in actually hunting and survival tactics as they serve as the first line of defense against any of these immediate threats.

Though the most terrible danger present to the tribe were not beast, nor cold. Rather the thing the people of the Iqniq fear the most is the wrath of the sea. Terrible storms appear without any warning and cause the sea to smash against the shore washing away anything in its path. These torrents of aquatic fury tore up the coast line and threw ice and rock alike ashore with speeds close to ballistic weaponry. With waves as high as  25.6 meters crashing against the shore, the tribe its self is often threatened by such storms even when the tribe started to move further inward. The waves wash away handfuls of people a year never to be seen again as the rushing water drags them out to sea where they would most likely drown to death or be devoured by one of the many creatures that live beneath the waves.

The people that live under these harsh conditions are melded by them as a result. The moderately sized Tribe are all in the similar athletic shape and build to Ila. Most are either hunters or craftsmen staying at home to make new clothes, weapons and items made from the hides and sinew that the hunters had captured. While the tribe has no real enemies, Piktaungitok and his northern raiders do occasionally come down from their ships to besiege them but these attacks are a rare occurrence compared to the natural dangers that the tribe faces. The people are religious folk, superstitious and strongly intertwined in their beliefs to the Spirits and Lutok. As a result the acting shaman and her apprentice are highly revered as their close connection to these godly figures.

[b]Magic:[/b] Ila herself does not have any inclination towards the magical arts being primarily a warrior and a hunter. They say that Yuralria can channel miracles with the help of sacrifices and great chants. But Ila knows little of what this actually means and Yuralria herself rarely uses these abilities.