Physical description

Lily stands relatively tall for her sex at five feet ten, her frame is best described as willowy and it’s best not to point out the lack of curves. Seriously, that’s just mean. Meticulously clean, Lily is always immaculately kept together. Her white-blonde hair is kept in a professional bun at most times, so much so that there was a rumour for while that it keeps itself together by sheer muscle memory.

A practical dresser Lily prefers simple and practical clothing for the most part with her go to being a cheque shirt and pair of jeans, accompanied by a sturdy pair of boots that could probably survive an encounter with a bear trap.

Having being picked on for her older brothers when she was little for looking like a strong wind would blow her over her posture is always upright and solid to maximise her authority.

Age: 23

Occupation: Police Officer

Background

Baptiste Valley had always been home to Lily. The youngest child and only girl of five, she had been raised on a large farmhouse by a perpetually overworked mother and doting if absent-minded father. Her legion of brothers where of course simultaneously tormenting, smelly and rough boys and also fiercely protective of their little sister.

Therefore no-one had ever dares to bother her at school and was rather popular and was involved in a lot of sport, from track to hockey which was a perfect outlet for her vicious competitiveness.

An excellent and diligent student, Lily moved to Michigan State University to study Forensic Science before graduating just a few marks away from Suma Cum Laude (to her perpetual anguish.)

From College she enrolled in Police Academy dreaming to become a detective. Yet once she graduated the Ashening happened. It wasn’t seen as serious at first so a newly trained Cop was seen as disposable and she gained a leave of absence to visit her father who had been diagnosed with the disease.

Then her mother. Then each one of her brothers. Each one Lily nursed through the foul plague that had inflicted her family, each one weakened and wasted away by the evil thing. Each one dying beside her. Lily had always dreamed as a child to have their big farmhouse all to herself.

Now the emptiness of it sickens her to the core.

Skills and Talents

Silver tongued: Words have always came easy to Lily and she has always been fascinated by those frozen moments in time where the right one can save the day and the wrong can ensure catastrophe. She is therefore careful always to put people at their ease, changing her approach to people to make them comfortable.

Budding Mad Scientist: Well, not really. However with a degree in Forensic Science it gave Lily a good understanding of analytical chemistry. While the incredibly advances equipment she used in College is a distant memory, she had managed to salvage some basic equipment from various sources to be able to do some experiments.

Handy with a Gun: Her training in the Police Academy has given Lily a proficiency with firearms and basic self-defence. While not an expert marksman by any means she can at least be confident she could hit a moving target.

Perfectionist: Do you know that really annoying person in school that had always studied for every test, had ridiculously perfect notes that would make Da Vinci weep and actually used highlighters and post-its? Yeah, Lily was that person. With a good memory and meticulous attention to detail she always ensures she does the best she could and is prepared for whatever comes.

Weaknesses and Faults

Perfectionist: It’s something of a double edged sword. While being ridiculously prepared and ready is great when an expected situation calls for it she is not what you would call easy-going or spontaneous. Sudden changes in plans at best annoy her and at worst throw her into a flurry of panic.

Hey … is this plant poisonous? : Despite her background in Forensics, Lily couldn’t answer that. Its chemical structure revealed to her she could tell you but in the wild it’s just so much leaves. She has little knowledge in bush craft and prior to the Ashening her last camping trip had her bathing in lotion when she had her lunch on top of some Poison Ivy.

Overbearing: Confidence and assertiveness are all well and good but it can get on peoples nerves. Lily can be guilty of trying to tell people what to do when it’s clear they have other ideas and can never really see why people just don’t listen to her advice all the times? *Sigh* the world would be so much simpler.

Personality

Growing up with a cacophony of older brother’s Lily is not a fragile flower of a girl, instead robust and practical would best describe her. It’s also equipped her to hold her own and stand her ground when getting her point across. Which is good as she tends to be an efficient leader, trying best to listen to the group as a whole and use people’s strength to compliments others weaknesses.

Perhaps related to her large family which was usually a den of chaos, Lily is deeply rooted to keeping things organised and well planned. One of the reasons she became a police officer was that she could keep order in society, maintain its laws and carry the duty out in fairness. Yet this comes with giving herself impossibly high standards which often leaves her frustrated when she doesn’t achieve them and an inbuilt dislike for admitting that she may need help.

Yet this yearning for things to be neat and ordered can come across as uptight and prissy, Lily likes a good time but she wouldn’t play the clown in order to do so. This isn’t because she hasn’t got a sense of humour like some people would expect but being incredibly uncomfortable being in a situation where she has no control. Despite this she loves to socialise and have fun, having always been described as friendy.

A surprising aspect of her personality is that she is an unashamed romantic, she adores terrible chick-lit or romcoms and dreams very much of finding Mr. Right.

Brawler: Jasmine had always been naturally scrappy as a child, but training in boxing and kickboxing has turned her into quite the physical combatant. While she isn't an expert, unless she's going up against an actual martial arts professional she'll probably win in a fight. If weapons come into play, she knows disarming techniques to even the playing field, though that isn't to say she won't use weapons herself if she needs to.

Scavenger: She's slowly begun to learn efficient looting and scavenging skills, and has gotten a sense of where to look to find specific supplies she may need. A strong set of eyes also allow her to pick out minute details when looking around.

Emotional Support: Jasmine is just as empathetic as her brother, but she is much better at being able to relate to others and give them the support they need during trying times. She has a way with words that allows her to pierce another person's vulnerabilities and get them to believe she's truly on their side, and most often she means it too.

Dedicated: Grant's well-being is what drives Jasmine. She is able to do things she would never have thought possible because of her desire to protect him, and she would do anything to keep him alive and well.


Overdedicated: Jasmine is protective to a fault. Having a sort of tunnel-vision, she doesn't always see the big picture, and only acts to protect Grant no matter the consequences. If something bad ever happened to him, it would likely break her.

Brash: It would be fair to accuse her of easily jumping to conclusions and sometimes acting before thinking a situation through. In this way she's also quite stubborn, and it can be hard to change her mind about things.

Gun Unfriendly: Despite carrying a revolver with her that once belonged to her parents, she actually has zero training with firearms and doesn't like them. Unless her target is at close range, she'll probably miss most of her shots, making any gun she has more for a show of threat than something actually dangerous.

Agrizoophobia: Jasmine has a fear of wild animals, and would be hard-pressed to try to deal with a violent one.