[center][h3][color=ed145b]I'm Nadia Parnel. I- I like the woods, and quiet."[/color][/h3][/center] [hider=Nadia (Version 1)] [centre][img]http://cp12.nevsepic.com.ua/63-4/1354651447-0429383-www.nevsepic.com.ua.jpg[/img] [color=ed145b][h2]Nadia Parnel[/h2][/color] [color=ed145b][b]Race:[/b][/color] Gemminite [color=ed145b][b]Age:[/b][/color] 18 [color=ed145b][b]Element(s):[/b][/color] Fire [color=ed145b][b]Height:[/b][/color] 5'3" [color=ed145b][b]Bio:[/b][/color] Nadia's parents were both Fire Gemminites who raised her in a woodland cottage away from any towns or cities. They preferred the calm solitude that life in the woods offered as opposed to the busy life of a townsperson, and Nadia grew to be shy and nervous around other people. She was taken during a visit into town with her father, when someone who was collecting another girl decided that she was a better choice. [color=ed145b][b]Other:[/b][/color] Though her element is fire, that does not seem to reflect in her personality at all. She is shy and contained, she does not call attention to herself and excels at blending in. She is kind and comforting, but also very fragile, both mentally and physically. If someone were to say that most Fire Gems are like a campfire or torch, then Nadia is a lit candle. [/centre] [/hider] ... the context is really important for these next few quotes, so.. [center][h3][quote= Vesuvius00][color=808000]"-and with one final swing of our Hero’s sword, the great beast fell to the ground. With its last breath it spoke a curse on the Hero’s soul, that for every beast they would slay from that point forward, the hero would lose something much dearer in return. Paying no heed to-"[/color] The sudden lurch of the carriage as it stopped caused Onyx to lose her place on the page. She'd been reading to those riding with her, another Gem named Nadia and two Drakken, to pass the time during the trip, and to help calm herself and her fellow Gem. [color=808000]"Oh, Are we here already?"[/color] She closed the book and smiled at everyone in the carriage. She wasn't sure how much the Drakken had liked the story, but judging by the looks on their faces they weren't too eager for her to stop.[/quote][/h3][/center] [hider=Onyx Briyll] [center] [img]http://orig05.deviantart.net/69be/f/2009/247/0/1/the_witching_hour_by_dark_spider.jpg[/img] [i][color=808000][h2]Onyx Briyll[/h2][/color][/i] [color=808000][b]Race:[/b][/color] Gemminite [color=808000][b]Age:[/b][/color] 18 [color=808000][b]Element:[/b][/color] Earth [color=808000][b]Height:[/b][/color] 5'9" [color=808000][b]Bio:[/b][/color] A librarian's daughter, her mother died when she was too young to remember, and her father was always busy with work around the city's library, so she was pretty much on her own for most of her childhood. With nothing else to do whenever she got bored, she taught herself how to read. She soon fell in love with the fictions she found, mysteries and adventures all just waiting to be read, feelings and images expressed on paper. She spent as much time as possible in the library, and that's where she was when the Drakkens came for her, lost in a fantasy. She didn't fight being taken at all, but only made one request- that she be allowed to bring her favorite book with her. [color=808000][b]Other:[/b][/color] Onyx likes wordplay and writes poetry in her free time, her knowledge of books and fantasy making her very imaginative and childish when she wants to be. This fluidity of emotion and imagination makes it easy for her to come up with ideas and plans on the fly, and she's pretty good at lying too. She pictures herself as if the heroine of one of the novels she loves so much, and her confidence could be her downfall. [/center] [hider=Dress] [img]http://clothes.imagestodownload.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Best-Free-Images-victorian.jpg[/img] [/hider][/hider] [center][h3][quote= Vesuvius00][color=808000]"Oh, Are we here already?"[/color] Onyx spoke before the Drakken ordered them out of the carriage. “Alright. Out, both of you. Don't forget your things.” Nadia made a choked sound of sadness at the order as she climbed out of the carriage, though before she could start crying again Onyx spoke to her one last time before one of the Drakken started dragging her into the building. [color=808000]"Don't worry. You'll be ok."[/color] Nadia nodded and called after her. [color=ed145b]"Thank you."[/color] Wiping her eyes, she glanced at the other Drakken, wondering why she wasn't being dragged inside yet as well. Seeming to guess what she was thinking, he motioned down the path towards Gemminia and muttered something about someone following them. She started to hear the familiar sound of her father's horse’s hoofbeats at about the same time as she turned around and her father yelled. [color=A52A2A]"Wait!"[/color] Within seconds he was there in front of her, holding her tightly in his arms. She couldn't speak, even though she tried, her voice was choked with tears. Once she'd caught her breath, she couldn't think of anything to say. Her father was listing things he'd packed for her. A sewing kit, a few outfits, and a few “presents” in his own words. The Drakken took the chest from her father and told them to hurry up. She hugged him tightly as every word she'd never get to say to him again came pouring from her lips. [color=ed145b]"I love you, dad. So, so much. Tell mom that I love her too. And I'll miss you both. Dad, dad I-"[/color][/quote][/h3][/center] [hider=Nadia Parnel (Version 2)] [center][img]http://cp12.nevsepic.com.ua/63-4/1354651447-0429383-www.nevsepic.com.ua.jpg[/img] [color=ed145b][i][h2]Nadia Parnel[/h2][/i][/color] [color=ed145b][b]Race:[/b][/color] Gemminite [color=ed145b][b]Age:[/b][/color] 18 [color=ed145b][b]Element:[/b][/color] Fire [color=ed145b][b]Height:[/b][/color] 5'4" [color=ed145b][b]Bio:[/b][/color] Nadia's parents were both Fire Gemminites who lived and raised her in a woodland cottage a little ways away from any towns or cities. They preferred the calm solitude that life in the woods offered as opposed to the busy life of a townsperson, and the relative safety of living like this. Her father worked as a merchant and so was away often, trading around the country, while her mother was a seamstress. Nadia eventually picked up the skills of both her parent's trades, learning how to make deals with people and how to make basically anything needed for the home that could be done with a needle and thread. Nadia grew to be shy and nervous around other people at first, but good-natured enough that she would make friends easily. She didn't spend much time in town, but she was known around as a kind, well-mannered girl. She was taken in a reaping that was happening during a visit into town with her father, when a Drakken who was collecting another girl decided that she was a better catch. [color=ed145b][b]Other:[/b][/color] Though her element is fire, it doesn't seem to reflect in her personality as much as it does others of her element. She is shy and contains her thoughts and emotions very well, she does not call attention to herself on purpose and excels at blending in, at least among Gems. She is kind and gentle towards others, but also very fragile, both mentally and physically- she's afraid to use her power around other people. If someone were to say that Fire Gems are like a campfire or a blazing torch, then Nadia is a lit candle on a calm night. [/center] [hider=Dress] [img]http://www.dawnsmedievaldresses.co.uk/images/gold%20resize%201.jpg[/img] [/hider][/hider] [center][h3][color=A52A2A]"Wait!"[/color][/h3][/center] [hider=Zane Parnel] [center] [img]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/50/95/97/509597386ba4329f0697d192499043da.jpg[/img] [i][color=A52A2A][h2]Zane Parnel[/h2][/color][/i] [color=A52A2A][b]Race:[/b][/color] Gemminite [color=A52A2A][b]Age:[/b][/color] 34 [color=A52A2A][b]Element:[/b][/color] Fire [color=A52A2A][b]Height:[/b][/color] 5'11" [color=A52A2A][b]Bio:[/b][/color] Zane is a merchant, just as his father was, and his father's father before him. He's also a part of a group that is pretty much convinced that the Drakkens will eventually make war on their peaceful country, a cult of sorts. His home -where he lives with his wife and their only child, Nadia- is just one part of a vast network of underground, hidden pathways and safe places which the cult uses to get around unnoticed, and could use to evacuate whole cities if needed. Zane himself is a messenger and a fighter for the group, using his travels as a merchant as a way to get across the border into other countries (mostly Drakka) and obtain information. [color=A52A2A][b]Other:[/b][/color] Zane's personality is a little unpredictable, though he is very good at keeping up an act. He is good at manipulation and negotiating deals. He has the fighting ability of the average member of the cult, though his role is much more subterfuge. His family doesn't know anything about the cult at all. [/center] [/hider]