[hider=Jain][center] [url=https://fontmeme.com/hello-goodbye-the-beatles-font/][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/170917/c1af34410a660245642cf5bcceb77ffa.png[/img][/url] [img]https://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/z1-bow-arrow-archery-girls-600-2.jpg?quality=85&strip=info&w=600[/img] [url=https://fontmeme.com/hello-goodbye-the-beatles-font/][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/170917/f3c70600d9322eabb679cfe254b7e556.png[/img][/url][/center] [color=167855][b]Name:[/b][/color] Jain Petra Roe [color=167855][b]Age:[/b][/color] 22 [color=167855][b]Description:[/b][/color] [b]Height:[/b] 5'11" [b]Weight:[/b] 145 [b]Eyes:[/b] Dark Brown [b]Hair:[/b] Red [color=167855][b]History:[/b][/color] My name is Jain Røe which my mom said meant Clearing in Norwegian or Farmer...maybe it meant both after all its been nearly 15 years since my mom told me anything. They say the old world is gone but how can it be while I can remember what it was like? No, it will disappear with mine and my Girl Friends children who will be born into this new world knowing only this reality and the past found only in pictures and books. If my opening statement wasn't clear enough then I'll make sure you know right up front that my parents died in the first days of the end of the old world and I was found by the Band and took into the creche that they'd formed to take care of children just like me. The first 6 months I was like all the other 10 and unders caught up in trying to act like the world would go back to the way it was; the way I wanted. But then one day our teacher was trying to get us to do the simple work and we just wanted to play and it dawned on me how hard all the adults of the Band worked to keep us protected and fed. Lucky for me I made my decision to earn my keep 7 months before the Council passed the Work measures which stated all children not under apprenticeship would be immediately placed in critically needed professions like Baker, Tanner, Weaver or Farming; I was working with Mr. Brightside the Gunsmith who kept me because he is a Ginger hair like me and so were his family whom he'd lost. I studied under him till I was 14 and my skills in the saddle surpassed my gunsmithing skills in critical necessity; you see I have a talent with horses which I can't explain and for reasons, I can't explain Mules adore me which is why [url=http://img.equinenow.com/slir/w1200/equine/data/photos/1061303_1.jpg%3F1454973129]Danny[/url] is my mount. It was while training as a Trooper I discovered I had a talent at stalking and was moved to the Scouts where I trained under Mr. Raintree the head of the Scouts. Well it's the Scout's Life for me it seems and when I get ready to settle down and do my part as a mother I will become a Mule Breeder then maybe a Captain's Hat and a Company of my own [/hider] [color=167855][b]Skills:[/b][/color] [b]Hunter[/b] Skilled in stalking game or people Jain is able to track her prey over the roughest terrain and move through the forest in silence leaving so little trace that her mentor needs to bring his best to follow her. [b]Archery[/b] [b]Long distance running[/b] If the old world still existed Jain would have possibly been an Olympic Marathon runner [color=167855]Hobbies[/color] Bagpipes, Weaving, and Game Cooking[/hider] [center]Jain's Theme [youtube]https://youtu.be/5BhUPFwAFQo[/youtube][/center] NPC [hider=Petra] [center]Amy's Theme [url=https://youtu.be/jryzEU7WAlg]You Don't Get Me High Any More[/url] Phantogram[/center] [hr][hr] [center][url=https://fontmeme.com/famous-fonts/][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/170712/1415979d74eaedb0a7dab35eb14b6463.png[/img][/url] [img]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1359/562134137_187e999e1a_o.jpg[/img] [url=https://fontmeme.com/famous-fonts/][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/170712/9f98bbd52ef1340a9152323e5f64bfd6.png[/img][/url][/center] [hr][hr] [center][url=https://fontmeme.com/handwriting-fonts/][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/170714/2261f62a30d43be3a3df1a02aacb4e9a.png[/img][/url][/center] [b][color=BB3410]Name:[/color][/b] Petra Amelia Skipper Wintergarden [b][color=BB3410]Age:[/color][/b]23 [b][color=BB3410]Description:[/color][/b]Amelia is lightly freckled but otherwise pale skinned which is due to her Family’s Dutch origins. Her hair is strawberry blonde and cut to shoulder length, her eyes blue. She stands five foot eight inches and weighs about 125-135 and is athletically toned because of her work with horses [b][color=BB3410]Role in the Community:[/color][/b] Amy and her family breed and care for the horses of Lasthope and she serves as the Leader of a specialized Teamster unit moving loads long distance or Heavy. [b][color=BB3410]Biography: [/color][/b] Amelia was born to [url=https://www.horseplushumanesociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/6-13-17-1.jpg]John Wintergarden[/url] DVM DACVS [url=http://swiftsureequine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Caitlin-From-Swiftsure-Veterinarian-Clinic.jpg] Petra Skipper[/url]. Her Dad was a respected Veterinarian in the horse world and her mother the owner of a horse farm so a match made in heaven. Amy was a happy child growing up her family comfortable and safe. She attended a private school where she took advantage of it’s attention to the students scholastic skills. She was a dedicated student pushing herself so that she could eventually attend Auburn and be a Vet just like her dad; her life was on track then it happened and shattered her plans. She was nine and about to turn ten when the outbreak was first reported. Her family had a large and remotely placed ranch so in the beginning they were safe from the shambling horrors and they had enough room to take in survivors that found their way to the ranch. Her father though a Veterinarian was soon pressed into seeing human patients and treating their injuries and best of all was that few of the horrors were seen near the Ranch and the ones that they did see were blocked by the fence. It looked as though they might be safe from the horrors outside when they had something worse fall upon them, Bandits, People or Scum. The Scum in the beginning looked as if they might be able to commit as many atrocities as they’d like but they too discovered how fickle fate was when the Troopers from Lasthope showed up and fell on the beasts like a vengeful tidal wave. Some of the people staying on the ranch felt safe again but her mom who’d always been a practical thinker insisted on moving the whole ranch livestock and anll to Mount Hood It was shortly after the they sat out the troopers began telling her family about their wonderful home and the safety it offered and how they could use people like her parents and those that followed them in Lasthope as settlers not to mention their odd collection of animals. (45 head of horse, 162 head of cattle, 23 head of lama, 14 donkeys, 12 dogs, and 20 cats. Add to that 3 working [url=https://www.hansenwheel.com/uploads/97/conestoga_wagon_5__full-image.jpg]Conestoga[/url] wagons, 2[url=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/33/84/b7/3384b7d600a0b1f1909560dcb0efda29.jpg] horse carts and skads of farming equipment and tools[/url]) In the beginning her parents allowed some of the cattle to be butchered but pressed hard for a breeding herd that was exempt and and eventual Ranch on grounds of their choosing and were awarded with [url=https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/0a21bb030fd654a6_3490-w500-h400-b0-p0--rustic-exterior.jpg]The Nova Ranch[/url] which sets on 4,000 acres with access to 12 acres of grazing pasture on the hip of Mount Hood. Always having a good seat Amy became a prolific hunter of deer using her skills in the saddle and a handmade longbow finding the archaic weapon suited to her sense of frugality and her steady seat almost made her a Trooper. Few deer once spotted by her and Andy her Hunter horse along with Max and Dave ever escape. [b][color=BB3410]Personality:[/color][/b]Amy is an independent girl who tends to take on tasks without asking for help believing she needs to do things on her own or she’ll appear week and vulnerable. She appears to people watching from the outside to be reckless as she and Andy fly over the terrain at paces that might have once been good enough to get her a seat in international competition but she is actually preparing for the day she might need all her skills to escape some unwanted fate. A soft hearted girl Amy is still able to cool her emotions when she needs to and do what is necessary to come to the best possible solution (She is thought of as cold blooded because of how she cuts the throat of an injured horse without a tear) [b][color=BB3410]Living Arrangements:[/color][/b] Amy lives above the Breeding barn on the Ranch that she and her family run [b][color=BB3410]Skills:[/color][/b] Horsemanship, Teamster, Horse Archery [b][color=BB3410]Possessions: [/color][/b] ([u]Commonly found on her person or mount[/u]) 1 - Hunter's saddle or Western style 1 - Handmade Ash Longbow (3’8”) 1 - Hand Axe with Sheath 1 - Pair of Aviators Sunglasses 1 - Lifestraw water filter (kept in a hip pouch) 1 - Kabar Combat Knife (given when she took it from a trooper who couldn’t put down his injured horse) 1 - Small Emergency Surgical kit (kept in hip pouch) 1 - Cannabis pipe made from a piece of plumbing 1 - Leather tobacco pouch (blk) 18 - Arrows (bamboo shaft, feather fetching with leaf blade points in a leather quiver) 2 - Bola ( sinew and stone 4 lb each weapon) 3 - Lariats 1 - Water Bottle (bamboo, leather, wax and cork) 1 - Set Saddlebags with Painted Redcross each side 1 - ½ Quart jar of poppy salve used as a local analgesic Assorted Bandages and other odd medical gear. ([u]Items she can lay true claim to[/u]) 12 - Horses (mares) 1 - Horse (gelding Andy) 1 - Wardrobe (6') 1 - Set Cast Iron cookware (6 pieces) 10 - Pair of Jeans 15 - Tops 3 - Functional Bras 8 - Pair of cotton socks 1 - Pair Hiking Boots 1 - Pair laced sandals (WIP for the rest of her goods) [b]Notes[/b] I'd love to have more friends but my age and status puts me in the unenviable position of the "Outsider" because my family and I live two miles from the town and my only acquaintances are the 12 troopers, and 24 hands stationed here to protect the Horses and other Livestock. The strange part is that I have seen at least half of the people that live around me when either I or my mother gave them riding lessons and because I was their Instructor I had to present myself as an authority which means I am referred to as "The Pony Princess" or "Horse Girl" rarely by my name; I suppose it is why I always seek out books when scavenging. [/hider] A strange NPC [hider=Summer][center][url=https://fontmeme.com/revival-john-fogerty-font/][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/171008/64b7c018841641c3fa95f39a52424b24.png[/img][/url] [img]https://i.pinimg.com/736x/68/e6/4c/68e64c11f7deb1dae747d147182ac184--native-american-girls-american-indians.jpg[/img] [url=https://fontmeme.com/revival-john-fogerty-font/][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/171008/6c919b66fc1e60ea136717b8116f3da3.png[/img][/url][/center] [hr] colorkey= E175B1 [hr] [color=E175B1][b]Name:[/b][/color] Alisa “Summermoon” Wanamaker [color=E175B1][b]Age:[/b][/color]24 [color=E175B1][b]Description:[/b][/color]Summer as her friends call her was born in the Paha Sapa (Black Hills) her father was a Lakota man her mother Vietnamese American, Caucasian mix which causes many people to become confused when they discover this bit of trivia and ask about her name forcing her to tell how her grandmother was evacuated out of Nam and adopted by a nice couple named the Wanamakers in Montana; she usually ends by calling herself a proper american mutt. She is a small thing and many who see her at a distance think her a 14-year-old girl because of it. [b]Height[/b] 4’10’ [b]Weight[/b] 79 pounds [b]Hair[/b] Black hanging to her waist [b]Eyes[/b] Black [color=E175B1][b]History:[/b][/color]Summer was born in Rattlesnake Butte South Dakota where her mother ran a little Outdoor store supplying the sportsmen who came through the area and hers was a good life even though all she knew of her father was that he was Lakota Sioux and when she was older her mom would tell her who he was. She was small and children her age were always picking on her so she instead spent time with several senior citizens who lived near her home forming friendships with them quickly. One such friend was an old woman whom everyone around called a witch and stopped by to by natural tinctures for healing from her. Rain’s mother welcomed the older woman’s help with so active a child allowing her to even take Rain to the Lakota Dances or out gathering wild herbs and fungi. Kusi (Grandmother) showed her the secrets of the lands and how to watch the animals in strange land to see what it was that they ate as food or as medicine which Summer absorbed and wanted more. Then when Summer was just 10 years old the world fell apart as if under attack by the Skinwalkers of the Navajo legend while she and Kusi were at home brewing something to kill a rash on an old man named Frank. Her mom made it to her and Kusi’s side and at first they barricaded themselves in hping to wait it out but when that went to hell her mother and Kusi decided to make an escape south and loaded the car. South proved blocked and the number of Risen terrible so they were slowly pushed north till one day the car was low on gas and her mom went looking for more only to be killed by a horde of Risen just in sight of the car. She was alone in the world except for an old Kiowa woman in her late 70’s she called Kusi but somehow a little girl and an old woman made it all the way to Mount Hood and ran into The Band of Lasthope who took them. Kusi whose name turned out to be Eve Yellow Snake was also a Professor of Herbology / Apothecary and Licensed Acupuncturist was at first treated as a fragile flower because of her age and the old woman wouldn’t hear of it and took Summer with her hunting up the makings of medicines which at first were looked on with suspicion till some desperate people took a chance and found she knew what she was doing; Summer studied under Kusi till she died two years ago. Summer’s talent with the Ravens made Kusi nervous and tell her to be careful because the birds stole sparkly things. It had all started when she was just 12 she discovered her favorite Raven pushed out of his nest by his three siblings naming him [url=https://i.pinimg.com/736x/1c/b5/e8/1cb5e86cee18fda14306af2df3da20e4--crow-bird-crows-ravens.jpg]Touching Cloud[/url] because he was completely White and because at that time was the only Lakota she knew that said cloud. Mahpiya Iyapato or Touching Cloud was what Kusi called him was hand raised and even taught to fly by a little girl who talked more to him than her own kind. Now in no time, the local Ravens including his siblings and parents saw him getting fat and happy hanging out with one of the people of the land and eventually came down demanding her attention and care. So many of the Black Birds followed Summer around town and the woods so much and in such numbers that people wondered if they had found something dead, several young patrol leaders had ridden to see what the birds had found only to see a little elfen girl holding court surrounded by the huge birds. They watched as the birds brought her sparkling gifts and she rewarded them with meat at first then later a special blend of mild sausage she smoked just for them made of rich internal organs, cornmeal and nuts. The superstitious in town had started calling Summer a Witch so by the age of 14 so her Kusi decided to create a circle and induct her into the arcane arts tutoring her in how to be a Witch, Natural healer, Languages (she speaks 9), Literature, Music, and Singing. Too small for the Troops or military service of any kind Summer was dismissed of duties when she turned 16 and never had to attend boot camp like all her peers which bothered her because she called Lasthope her home like everyone else. She wasn’t considered needing a horse so unlike her peers, she was a foot and often some of the meaner ones laughed as the rode past her all proud and high. Their smirks and accusing looks made Summer determined to find herself a wild horse and disappeared over the Mountain for two weeks finally showing back up with a yearling Appaloosa as well as a huge sack filled with herbs, mushrooms and various other plant and minerals. She used her found horse and the important medicinals as leverage to be allowed out with the Companies and even sometimes has an escort on her hunts for goods. Then when an observant Patrol Leader noticed that she could predict the weather, knew if it was people or Risen nearby and the birds could find her the things she wanted he reported it to his commander. She was tested and it was found that as long as her birds were around few could sneak up on her as their sharp eyes caught the slightest movement outdoors so she was Rang back into the Troops as a Specialist like the Techs and Docs but still due to her small size she knew she’d never be a fighter and focused on other things such as learning how to give a horse a massage or caring for the leather the troops relied on. [color=E175B1][b]Skills:[/b][/color] Apothecary: Summer is able to brew, find and identify plants and minerals fit for many uses Ravens Warder: Care, Training, and other odd things needed to do her job Performing arts: Summer plays both guitar and fiddle, she dances and sings and is an excellent actress and mimic though male voices she has difficulty with [color=E175B1][b]Hobbies:[/b][/color] Curiosity, People watching, and Climbing [center][color=E175B1][b]Theme Song[/b][/color] [youtube]https://youtu.be/ELoi1zLo3Pk[/youtube][/center][/hider] [hider=Marksman][center][url=https://fontmeme.com/fonts/aldrich-font/][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/171018/d2ae426b2309d8b4777b3a230a3eff09.png[/img][/url] [url=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3f/33/39/3f3339060be2be9378d3ab99248c1e93.jpg]Picture[/url] [url=https://fontmeme.com/fonts/aldrich-font/][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/171018/4c461105d3aa5a2e7715829188ddd8cc.png[/img][/url][/center] D69AD9 Name: Vicky Valencourt Age: 23 Description: Height- 5’ 7” Weight- 123 Skills: Stealth, Marksman, Hunter History: Athletic and graceful Vicky is from South Louisiana both parents and two siblings living (Older Sisters) Trained as a Scout till she showed during firearms training an ability to hit her targets with the sort of el headed efficiency required for advanced training under Chief Comber as a Sniper/Marksman. Levelheaded Vicky can remain placed for days before taking her shot and gets along well with most people. When she isn’t in Sniper mode Vicky is a Girly Girl who loves lace, jewelry and dancing [/hider]