[img]http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll173/tylerawhirtley/Trix2_zpsvxj9h7qc.jpg[/img] [img]http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r722/DArtPB/Artwork/TrixFIN_zpslm6odwea.png[/img] [b]Name:[/b] Verissa Beatrix Greenlakes aka Trix [b]Race:[/b] Human [b]Gender:[/b] Female [b]Age:[/b] 28 [b]Birthday:[/b] 36th day of Saffra, 280 DM [b]Birthplace:[/b] Ebonfort [b]Resides in:[/b] Kerawac, with the Thunderfang Tribe [b]Occupation:[/b] Herbalist/Doctor, Leader of the Shield Maidens of the Thunderfang Tribe [b]Appearance:[/b] Trix isn't considered classically beautiful, even by Ebonfort standards. She stands at 5'2" and is a bit thin, though not unhealthily so. Her head is adorned by long bundles of blonde locks. She can usually be found in a long, flowing skirt, or dress, depending on the weather as well as thick boots for trudging through her muddy farm. [b]Personality:[/b] Trix is a very kind person, treating anyone she meets with open arms and a friendly smile. She always goes out of her way to help people whenever she can. While she does believe in the justice system that Ebonfort and the Ebon Knights dispense, she dislikes violence. [b]History:[/b] Trix was raised in Ebonfort by her father, a doctor, Geralt, and her mother, Yennefer, a seamstress. They lived in the city proper, and were fairly well off, for her mother catered to the people rich and influential enough to live in the city, and her father worked exclusively for the Ebon Knights. They both taught their skills to their only daughter, but she took to her father's teachings more readily. When she came of age, instead of being married off, her father arranged for her to receive a loan from Ebonfort in order to open an herbalism shop in one of the outlying villages. Eventually, Ruby Banks was chosen, and once the building was completed she moved right in and was readily accepted into the community. Since then, she's led a fairly simple life, minding her shop, getting to know the locals, and healing who she could. It was during this time, while she was mending an unconscious man's broken leg, that she found a lavender glowing coming from her hands, that seemed to "stick" to whatever she touched her hands to. She'd heard the rumors of magic, and quickly feared persecution, either by the locals or the Ebon Knights, and kept her magic hidden. She's been practicing it in secret, slowly but surely finding a few practical uses for what she dubs as Shielding. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [h2]Post Creation History[/h2] [hider=Note]This information was developed in character through other stories in the past using this same world.[/hider] During a New Year's raid, Verissa was captured by Asher, a Kvaren, or as her people knew them, a Screamer. He took her in as a slave, but showed her an unexpected kindness. He taught her their language, their customs, how to survive in the wilds of the Kerawac. Eventually he let her earn her freedom through their tribe's customs. She chose to stay with him, and much to the surprise of both Asher and his tribe, she asked him for his hand in marriage. They were married, and it was when she was heavy with child that the sky tore asunder and the demons poured through. Many of the Thunderfang tribe were killed or sucked into the portals into the abyssal realm, Asher among them. A tenday later, her tribe attacked the small settlement of archfiends that guarded the massive portal. But while they were gone, the archfiends struck the less defender tribe. An archfiend stabbed Verissa through the stomach, killing her child, and if it hadn't been for her own magic, and the masterful healing skills of Shenzi, would've killed her too. Upon her recovery, Verissa formed the Shield Maidens to be better trained and defend the village when the men were at war. But now their tribe continues to dwindle. Verissa knows that if they keep at it, there will be none left. [b]Skills:[/b] Shielding (Magic) Bo Staff Medicine Herbalism Cooking Dance Leadership Horse Riding [b]Possessions:[/b] Several sets of traveling clothes and combat leathers Herbal and medicine kits Bo Staff Travel pack [b]Creatures[/b] 1 Male Mountain Ridgeback, Remus 1 Female Mountain Ridgeback, Remilia 1 Pack Horse, Erdren