[hider=The Inventor] Name: (“Lady”) Natalia Roethschilde Nicknames: Lady ‘N’, Thalia Age: 19 Sex: Female Sexuality: Bisexual Role: The Inventor Appearance: Natalia stands at a generous height of 5’8, and in terms of weight she is about average for her age and body type, but she has more developed muscle than the typical females she knows (or rather, used to know), especially in her arms and upper body in general. She has long slender arms that match her fingers, and although her legs are also long they have a little bit more meat on their bones, particularly near the thigh area. Her skin is tan due to her mother’s partial mainland native ethnic background, and she has a spray of light brown freckles that rest on her nose and over her cheeks as well. Her eyes are a rich caramel color and her chestnut brown hair reaches to her mid back, although it is usually kept up for survival purposes. As far as clothing goes, Natalia likes to dress up nicely, and she will usually be found in a (often tattered) dress and a pair of thigh-high stockings tucked into her fashionable yet also practical black boots with buckles. She will hardly agree to go anywhere without a corset on. When a dress or skirt is not an option, an oversized shirt and a pair of trousers will do. Personality: In an ideal setting, Natalia is an old soul. Compassionate at heart, she has always had a desire to help anyone she can, and is a believer in true romance at the end of the day. However, above all else, Natalia also believes in intelligence, and she isn’t blind to the fact that it is her wit and acquired guarded nature that has gotten her through her life, most evidently so as of late, since her home city has become so desolate. She is booksmart and has also started to become streetsmart, always crafting her way out of delicate situations. Whether she invents a mechanical apparatus or just a really good lie, it is almost always sure to work. Because so many people have screwed her over, including those she was once close to, her open-book and heart-on-her-sleeve have unfortunately gone into hiding, with only the most seemingly trustworthy still able to peek inside her intricate mind. A word to describe Natalia’s view on life is Bohemian. Bio: Natalia was born into a rich, upper middle-class family on the North side of London, consisting of her rather obtuse mother and cold and distant father, as well as a younger sister, Emilie. Her family had always had money, from what she was told, although she was never sure how it was obtained; her father kept himself in his office most nights with the door locked shut during what she could remember of her childhood. Her mother mostly spent time with other socialites, drinking and shopping the days away, and Natalia and Emilie both learned to entertain themselves, with Emilie finding a passion for athletics and animals, while Natalia tended toward artistic and scholarly pursuits. This was much to their parents’ dismay, as neither of the girls was ever ladylike enough to satisfy, most especially Natalia. Over the past few years, Natalia began to notice things were going downhill, even for her own affluent family, and more secrets seemed to be kept than ever. When Natalia’s mother finally broke down and told her that they planned to marry her and her sister off to wealthy men in separate families to keep their titles and status, Natalia and Emelie ran away together, hoping to make it on their own, without the misguided intentions of their parents. Sadly, they were forced apart anyway when Emelie never returned from an attempt to find the two of them food one night. Because of this, Natalia currently resides in the Slate area hoping that she will somehow bump into her sister again one day. Mission Statement: Natalia is currently searching near and far for her little sister Emelie, while trying to stockpile as much money as she can in order that she may someday leave the country in search of a better life. Occupation: Due to the current climate, a reputable source of income is well, hard to come by. Therefore, Natalia makes sure she is taken care of by any means necessary, which usually results in the assistance of miscellaneous gang members, whatever that entails (hence the moniker “Lady” N, it refers to her title as a used-to-be leader royal, as well as her time spent as a “lady of the night”). Gang Affiliation: Naturally, the gangs run things around here, and Natalia is no fool when it comes to watching her back and making certain not to get in the way of any of the gang members’ big plans. However, when their paths do meet, the only affiliation Natalia currently has with any gangs comes primarily in the form of making money (helping to distribute drugs like Parem or other prohibited substances, selling her body, etc). Other than that, she is at present more of a rogue/freelance type. Her father, however, was likely involved with one or more of the gangs (possibly how he made his money/secret keeping), but Natalia doesn’t know this for sure yet. [/hider]