BASIC Full Name: Meliya Ardorion Goes By (Nicknames): Mel Age: 2,500 approx. Gender: Female Race: Silvan Elf APPEARANCE Face Claim (Actor/Actress They're Played By): Ehh, she's never really had an actress per se, it's a drawn picture that I found on google that I use for her but it's just perfect for her xD) Hair Color: Straw blonde Eye Color: Ice blue Skin Tone: Quite pale-porcelain-ish Height: 6 ft Weight: No idea tbh XD I'm no good at working out weights lol let's just say she weighs around what she's supposed to for her height Build: Slender and tall like all of her kin, well-muscled with a strong/sturdy frame overall Weapons: Bow (which was once her father's, was passed on to her when she was old enough to learn to shoot), Rapier, set of elven fighting knives Overall Appearance: [hider=Images] Appearance + "Casual" Clothing (ignore the sword and the magic mist stuff, she doesn't have that xD) : [img]http://kingdomsofspellshore.pbworks.com/f/1449768093/Mel_1.jpg[/img] Armor: [img]http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/318/0/5/elven_armor_by_shattan-d6u8akz.jpg[/img] Arm guards: [img]https://img0.etsystatic.com/044/0/6850893/il_fullxfull.586893798_oi4k.jpg[/img] Bow: [img]http://img12.deviantart.net/9cba/i/2006/247/6/9/lord_of_the_rings_elven_bow_by_fantasystock.jpg[/img] Rapier: [img]http://www.cbswords.com/images/elf-infantry-sword.png[/img] Daggers: [img]http://www.medievalcollectibles.com/images/PRODUCT/large/MC-FM-411_3_.png[/img] [/hider] PERSONALITY Likes: The stars/star watching, spending time with her family, killing orcs etc. Dislikes: Orcs and other such evil beings, watching her loved ones sad/suffering Strengths: An excellent and swift fighter with both bow and blade, fiercely loyal and devoted to her family and loved ones, will always stand up for her beliefs and friends Weaknesses: Headstrong and stubborn, does not always listen to others' advice or orders. Often impulsive and rushes into things before thinking of consequences. Fears: Surviving severe injury but not being able to fight or look after herself properly, losing Legolas or Thranduil, being unable to have her own children someday Overall Personality: (huge paragraphs oops sorry-have a basic breakdown in case you don't feel like reading the whole thing xD) Sarcastic | Untrusting | Loyal | Sharp-tongued/snappy | Compassionate | Sensitive Mel is a witty, fairly sharp tongued and often sarcastic individual, she is wary of strangers and will take quite some time to trust most she meets, though those who have a child-like innocence about them seem to find her trust a lot easier. However her tough exterior does hide a soft and loving side deep down. To her family and close friends she is devoted and gentle, and would do anything for them. Losing someone that she cares deeply for affects her more than most perhaps, and it would take her a good few centuries on most accounts to reach the point where she can accept it fully and "move on" from it as well as she is capable. Indeed she still feels melancholy at thoughts of her passed relatives but can push it aside if the situation calls for it. Her sense of duty is unparalleled to most, and many a Mirkwood soldier who has served under her command has been known to describe Mel as "hard headed and as determined and foul-tempered as a Warg keeping hold of the last scrap of meat at mealtime". Once she has a job to do, she will not abandon it for any cause, no matter the consequences, until the task is completed. Mel is extremely wary of dragons and would sooner attempt to kill one than converse with it, regardless of whether it approached her in a friendly manner or not. She has seen the ruin and death that dragons can bring, and indeed she will never forgive the beasts for tearing apart her family, to ask her to befriend one will be met with only contempt, bitterness and hate on her end. Other than dragons, there is very little that sparks enough fear in her to reduce her to a blubbering mess, as Mel is a particularly tenacious individual which is to be expected from someone who has grown up in a forest which has been steadily taken over by darkness and evil. Having to slay and fight with nests crawling with extremely large spiders on a daily basis means it's not exactly a "good idea" for lack of a better way to phrase it, to be afraid of them. However, anything larger than those spiders which she has experienced in Mirkwood is highly likely to leave her rather bemused and more than slightly concerned, as she has never confronted any arachnid of a larger size before in her life. In regards to how she responds to fear, even when Mel is scared to death she is not the type of individual to stand there literally quaking in her boots, whimpering and bawling. Instead she typically takes on the "rabbit in the headlights" kind of approach and tends to completely freeze up, totally unsure of whether to run away or fight whatever puts her in that position. While she is by no means a "damsel in distress", nor does she necessarily act like a "spoilt princess", however she does occasionally act at rather 'high and mighty' as some may describe it, because of her well-off upbringing. Mel isn't a tantrum thrower by any stretch of the imagination, but she does at times react to things which displease her by pouting and/or sulking and then proceeding to make some sort of snide comment on the matter. Snide comments and sharp remarks are something Mel is never short of, which may come as a shock to some as they would expect someone of her upbringing to be "polite and lady-like", though she is far from it. She is not inherently rude all the time, and due to countless lessons from her aunt and uncle in her younger years she is perfectly capable of acting in a civil manner to form treaties, alliances and other such things, and is indeed even rather capable of sitting in on many political matters and being rather persuasive towards her own or her kingdom's need and win the opposing party over - even if it bores her to death! She does not take lightly to insults towards either herself or her family or kingdom, and unfortunately it doesn't take much to get her riled up. Mel is not unknown to take a swing or two at someone who overstepped their mark with her, though for the most part she tries her best to keep herself controlled and will usually just respond in turn with some other cutting remark towards the person who started the whole affair. BACKGROUND Date of Birth: I actually haven't been able to work it out exactly just yet XD it's a couple decades before Legolas', though ;) Place of Birth: Mirkwood (well, back then it was still Greenwood but yeah XD) Family Relations: Ardor (father, deceased) Thranduil (uncle), Legolas (cousin)