My Characters (More Complete) [hider=Setna Roan][img=https://31.media.tumblr.com/c4781d839b56d254ead1d128d54c234e/tumblr_n90volFlqT1sjfaqvo1_500.jpg] Name: Setna Roan Age: 18 Gender: Male Height: 5’ 10’’ Race: Human Ability/Weaponry: Sword and shield. - Setna was trained from a young age to become a warrior and knight to his kingdom, like his father. He was trained in the use of swords, whether one handed or two handed, daggers and bow and arrow. - His favorite combination is the sword and shield, using the shield as cover before striking an opponent. - Although trained, he is an incredibly poor shot with a bow. - Carries a sword stolen from his father. A relic from Syndarea past. On the blade is an enchantment of sort, but Setna does not know what it means or what it does. He never really cared enough to listen to the explanation. [b]Background:[/b] Setna and his sister Serna are from an isolated kingdom known as Syndarea. The Syndareans are known for their barrier magic, and were able to isolate themselves to the world due to this. They were once a well-known people, having been at the right hand of the Dark Emperor, the same man that used his own magic to take whatever he pleased. The Syndareans were a key role to his triumph, keeping him protected to the point that it took 100 years to finally reach him. After the fall of the Emperor, it wasn’t long for the resistance to turn on the Syndareans, forcing them to leave and isolate themselves in the deepest woods of Furus. A large barrier, kept up by the Syndarean King and his loyal guards, keeps their kingdom completely separated from the world. Syndarean barrier magic is able to form physical light and become a shield to anything the magic user grants, whether on their body, around an object, or in any clear space. The toll however is that it causes great strain on a user’s head, leading to bloody noses, intense headaches, seizures and hemorrhaging in the brain. This magic usually develops in a user during puberty, and the Sydareans fully train their warriors so that the kickback becomes less intense. The more training they receive, the longer they can use their magic before the full extent of the kick back occurs. With a barrier keeping everything out and nothing new able to penetrate their society, the Syndarean people are incredibly stuck in their ways. Their society follows very old and rigid traditions, especially towards gender roles. Men are supposed to inherit the barrier magic, and are the ones to become the fighters. Women on the other hand, take care of the household, farms and of course, children. They have invoked the separate spheres for both men and women. Men take hold of the public sphere while women take control of the domestic sphere, and it is the men that have all say in society. Although the men are the only ones that are supposed to inherit the ability to use barrier magic, woman can also inherit it. However, these women are used as human sacrifices and are burned on the stake during the summer solstice of their eighteenth year of life. The Syndareans believe their magic is granted to them by their gods, and when a woman inherits it, it is a call to sacrifice. These sacrifices are the assurance that their magic will live on in their sons and their gods will continue being pleased with them. At least, that is what the religious leaders preach. Another part of killing them off is due to the fact that they believe a woman’s body is unable to handle such a powerful magic and using it would only lead to their brain deteriorating and a painful death. Thus, they are never trained like the males are. Setna Roan is a bit of a hot head, and usually goes all out without thinking it through first. He is not a strategist but instead overcomes his opponents with his own will power. He is never willing to go down without a fight, even if he knows he’ll lose. He was the pride and joy of his father, who hoped that he would continue to become one of the greatest knights Syndarea had ever known. All that was left was for him to inherit the traditional barrier magic… unfortunately he didn’t, his twin sister did. His sister was taken away from him and his family, and forced to live in the religious sect of the kingdom. Upon hearing that she would be killed because of it, he kidnapped her and fled the kingdom, leaving his parents and future behind. Setna is incredibly loyal, stubborn, and rather naïve. Growing up completely isolated from the world leaves him and his sister disadvantaged, as they are rather ignorant and unknowledgeable. However, he continues to push through, unwillingly to stop or give up because it would surely end up with his sister’s death. [b]Reason for Joining:[/b] Setna joins the caravan because he is hoping he can find a place in the next continent where his sister Serna can live out her life in peace. He is also trying to escape the Syndarean scouts who wish to recapture them and take them back home.[/hider] [hider=Serna Roan][img=https://31.media.tumblr.com/d0043187910b02f65b3eba002a53ec2f/tumblr_n1yjtumcpp1s9fn3ko1_500.jpg] Name: Serna Roan (Pronounced Seer-Nah) Age: 18 Gender: Female Height: 5’ 6’’ Race: Human Ability: Barrier Magic - Unlike her twin brother, Serna has had no prior training or combat experience. - She has never used her magic to its fullest extent. - She has never been trained to use it nor to handle its kickback. - However she is a great cook, and is also rather proud of her sewing skills. [b]Background:[/b] Serna is Syndarean like her brother Setna. Once she hit puberty, it became apparent that she could use barrier magic. One day while watching her brother spar, she watched as he took a misstep and as his opponent attempted to strike him while he was down. Serna reacted on her own. Reaching out, something burst from inside her and a shield of light appeared, protecting her brother before the strike could land. It wasn’t long for this news to spread across the kingdom, and Serna was immediately taken away by the religious sect of the kingdom and kept isolated from her family and friends. Except for Setna, who always found a way in to see her and bring her news about their mother and father and even the pets. Serna spent the ages of 13-17, being kept under watch by the religious priests and nuns of the kingdom, who taught her the ceremonies to which she would give her life for her gods and her people. When not learning the ritual dances for her sacrificial day, Serna spent most of her time learning how to cook, sew and perform other domestic chores. She helped the priests with their sermons, cooked for the rest of the clergy and learned what she could from the vast library in the head church. However, keeping herself busy didn’t help to stem the loneliness she felt, nor the dread at knowing her life had a time limit. Her only happiness came when her twin found some way to sneak in and see her. He always brought a gift, and would excitedly tell her about what he was doing, how mother was coping, and how father was still a stubborn mule. They remained close even though walls separated them. As they both reached 17 however, both twins had to face that their time was coming to an end. If something didn’t happen soon, Setna would lose Serna forever. As their 18th birthday began to loom on the horizon, Setna decided that the only way to save her was to kidnap her and flee. And he did. There was no plan, no formal meeting, except for showing up in the middle of the night and convincing her to leave. They fled from their home with only a few supplies and a horse from their barn. Exiting the barrier in the split seconds as the shift between guards changed, they were finally free but had nowhere to go. They drifted from village to village until finally Setna picked up an ad for a merchant looking for people to travel with him to the next continent. He quickly decided that that was the best way for them to find a place where she could live peacefully, and Serna was forced to agree. Serna is the opposite of her brother. She is quiet and meek, unwilling to share her opinion and is more likely to follow her brother’s over enthusiastic whims. She is incredibly kind and gentle though, and all she wishes for is that her brother will return home safely. She has been brought up to put herself below others and does so constantly, especially with her twin brother. [b]Reason for Joining:[/b] Serna is following her brother’s whim to save her and find her a place to live. Her hope, however, is that her brother will return home.[/hider] [hider=Aaerynn Lightweld][img=http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2014/202/3/1/aaeryn_by_xxratherhandyxx-d7rp13v.jpg] Name: Aaerynn Lightweld Age: 280 Gender: Female Height: 5’ 9’’ Race: Wood Elf Ability/Weaponry: Bow and Arrow - Aaerynn has been using a bow for more than 200 years, and proves to be an impeccable marksman. - She is a fully trained hunter, able to stalk and take down prey quickly and efficiently. - Elvish traits: Aaerynn is incredibly light, much like her Wood Elf brethren. She can easily walk on top of snow and her steps are nearly silent. She is agile and fast, and her eyesight and hearing are incredibly advanced. She also has a friendship with many animal families that she has met throughout her travels. - She is also highly trained in the use of elvish medicine, although her practices are quite costly for her patients. - Her weapon of choice is her elvish bow, and she also carries an elvish dagger that is light weight and incredibly durable. [b]Background:[/b] Aaerynn grew up in the northern forests of Furus, within a large community of Wood Elves. The Wood Elves of Furus, used to have a peaceful and symbiotic relationship with the humans that lived close to them. The Elves taught them how to best farm their land, how to use the forests to live. The humans made sure to keep the forests orc and goblin free for the elves. There was a deep and understanding friendship between the two races. However, once the Dark Emperor began to terrorize, kill and steal, the Wood Elves were forced to seclude themselves in the deepest parts of their forests. The humans that were once friends became betrayers, willing to sell out their location to the Dark Emperor and his troops. Betrayal, vengefulness and hatred soon grew a seed in the hearts of the Elves, whose immortality and piercing minds made sure that they would never forget what the humans did to them. Further relationship with humans ceased, and the Elves took to looking at the human race as roaches to be ignored, or stepped on whenever convenient. There was to be no further contact with humans ever again. Aaerynn, however, upon reaching her hundredth year, fell in love with a farmer’s son. His land was close to the forest that she called home and one day she happened upon him trying to lead a lost lamb out of the woods, and utterly failing. Whether it was love at first sight or not, Aaerynn would never tell, but the two began to visit each other every day at the same time. They would eat together, talk of their dreams, walk through the woods and frolic through the flower fields. For the first time in her life, she found what love was. They promised themselves to each other, whispering sweet nothings in each other’s ear under the weeping willows, and enacting their own wedding ceremony amongst the flowers. It did not matter that she was an elf or that he was human. She was willing to give up everything for him. After months of secretly meeting each other, he finally asked her to marry him, no more pretending. He promised her everything. It did not matter that he was arranged to marry another, he would leave everything for her. They would travel far away from these woods to somewhere new where they could live together without worrying about anyone. They had promised. Aaerynn was too lost in love to realize that a human’s promise is weak willed and easily broken. As she began to break ties and betray her family line, he didn’t come. As she was cast out for loving a human, he never returned to their meeting spot. She waited, for hours, from sun up until sun down, she waited. She waited until the moon dipped below the horizon and the sun began to rise. He never came. Lost and bewildered, she left the spot and walked to where she knew his farm was. It was there that she saw him working, as if it was an average day. She approached him, confronted him and he revealed his cowardice. He was unwilling to give anything up. He couldn’t do it. He yelled at her to get away, to leave. He was done with her. He couldn’t just up and leave his family’s farm. His parents depended on him, and the girl he was arranged to marry was nice, and just the woman he needed. This was where he was supposed to be. Besides, an elf and a human were never supposed to be. Aaerynn was left with nothing. Nothing but bitterness and hatred for the human race. She wasn’t allowed back home and was now left betrayed and abandoned with no one to turn to. It was her own iron will and pride that pulled her from dying of sadness and weariness. For the rest of her 180 or so years, she roamed through the land, alone. She made friends with animals that she crossed paths with and lived awhile in the woods and mountains alone. The only thing that truly kept her interested though, was earning money. She began practicing the art of elven medicine and started using human desperation to earn gold. She set up a con and began turning a profit by over-exaggerating a patient’s symptoms to the point of hysteria, then easily solving the illness or injury with superior elven medicine. Once cured, she would then charge the family for a rather hefty bill. She’s sent people bankrupt, taken everything valuable they owned, and has never batted an eye at it. Blaming it all on human stupidity and ignorance, Aaerynn doesn’t look away from taking advantage of people. After all, certain riches last forever and money can buy you things that are far better than placing your trust into any other individual ever again…Or so she thinks. [b]Reason for Joining:[/b] Money. Not only will she be getting paid for going on the journey, but she’ll be able to scam tons of new patients and their families within the new continent. It’s a win win for her.[/hider]