[hider=Gwen] [center] [i] [img]https://i.imgur.com/BneWi7P.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/XrwOdSZ.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/NV7N44f.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/7LzwqgD.png[/img] 17 years old [img]https://i.imgur.com/n2VstXu.png[/img] Female [img]https://i.imgur.com/TNoLEdV.png[/img] 5'08'' [img]https://i.imgur.com/1uoHlUN.png[/img] 135 lb. [img]https://i.imgur.com/uAyENqT.png[/img] Sporting the face of an alluring young woman, people would be wiser to not be deceived by Gwen’s pretty face and seemingly lithe frame. While she is indeed light because of malnutrition over the years, Gwen’s body is far from being as delicate as what her face makes believe. If one would look at her body beyond the layers of armor or clothing, they would see how well-developed her muscles are. She’s not actually chiseled, but her body is as firm as one would expect a woman hammering metal and lifting heavy materials every day to be. She may not be as tall or as stocky as the more conventional warriors out there, but she definitely can hold her own in terms of physical strength. Years spent at working the forge assured her greater physical endurance and strength. And yet, Gwen’s skin is sickeningly pale, as if she is constantly ill or feeble. [img]https://i.imgur.com/RNEl2C2.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/PphuE1N.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/eesUt7j.png[/img] Hailing from the Ravencroft family, Gwen had known the sweet taste of a luxurious life as a child. Although not explicitly a family of noble, the Ravencroft were renowned for their proficiency at magic, making them a very influential force of scholars. From their discoveries and use of magic, this family made a name for themselves and built their riches and status based on the hardworking generations of magic scholars. Their library of magic knowledge has become vast of the years, result of hardworking members of the family dedicated in unearthing secrets and spending their lives experimenting with the magical aspects of their world. Gwen is the youngest of two for this most recent generation. Like every other generations of the Ravencroft, she was expected to become a scholar, along with her brother. She was barely a teen when she was introduced to the concept of magic. Whether it was because she was too young, simply too lacking in mental capacity or because of her reading problems, Gwen had a terrible time trying to learn about magic. She couldn’t read the books that contained centuries of lore, not even the most basic of tomes. Seeing the young girl was in fact dyslexic, the older members of the Ravencroft tried another approach. They started tutoring her with verbose teachings, trying to be more practical in her learnings. However, the poor girl didn’t have the mind for such things. Her mind often wandered elsewhere after hearing her tutors for too long. As a kid, Gwen was daydreaming a lot. Seeing she was a lost cause of a scholar, the Ravencroft decided to abandon Gwen’s training and leave her out of the family business. A rift was created between the girl and the Ravencroft, but the only bridge that kept them together was Alistar, her older brother. Through her hardships, Alistar looked over his younger sister, tried his best to keep her from drifting away. But he could do nothing, seeing he didn’t have any power over Gwen’s inability to learn. Although he was unable to help her, the young boy always remained by her side, comforting her when the elders would call her out as a failure and practically abandoned her. One day, Gwen had enough of being stepped on for her inability to be a proper scholar and spoke out against the older members of the Ravencroft. Of course, her words were met with harsh punishment as no one respectable elder would allow themselves to be berated by an incompetent child. As a result, Gwen was disowned from the Ravencroft family, since she was of no use to them if she continued to be the family’s greatest shame. Her exile would also serve as an example of what it is to fail at the family’s business and standing up against your betters. Although evicted, the Ravencroft would not be so cruel as to simply throw her out in the streets. Arrangements were made so as she would be sent to an orphanage. Being against the idea and protective of his sister’s fate, Alistar confronted the elders about their decisions. Alistar wasn’t interested in a future where he failed to protect his sister. As such, he exiled himself from the Ravencroft and join his sister to the orphanage, to the family’s greatest shame. The Ravencroft siblings’ stay at the orphanage would be short-live, however, as Gwen blamed herself immensely for her brother’s predicament. Thinking the orphanage wasn’t the best place for both to start their life anew, Gwen fled the orphanage, looking for a place where her brother and she could call home. Alistar followed her to a ramshackle house that was abandoned outside the city. From then on, the two children lived quite poorly. As Alistar desperately tried to look for another way to continue his magical lessons, Gwen was completely devoted to her brother’s kindness and protection. Resulting from such admiration, Gwen doubled her efforts to allow both to live on their own as best as she could. She cooked everyday what little food she managed to buy with the coins she’d earn from working at the blacksmith’s workplace as an assistant. Her teenage years were tough, but her devotion to her brother allowed Gwen to never falter in her duties. She would have her moments of weaknesses, but she was never willing to skip work or her duties. By the time Gwen became a young adult, one could say the girl grew to become on hell of a housewife. House chores and cooking was of no secret to her. Her years spent as an assistant allowed her to develop decent skills to craft metal into tools, weapons and armors. The ramshackle cabin she was inhabiting with her brother was now in decent shape, and their lives started looking up for the better as the young lady started earning more from her developed talents. At long last, she was able to make her brother and herself live a comfortable lifestyle together. And that’s exactly how the Kingdom heard of the two. The tale of two fallen children from a prestigious family who stuck together through thick and thin and whose love for each other allowed them to surpass hardships. Surely there was something to be made of that strong bond. [img]https://i.imgur.com/5oerBNy.png[/img] If there’s something to be said about Gwen, it would be that she is a passionate woman. Whatever she sets her mind onto something that she loves or interests her, she will give her 200%. As a result, she may come out as excessive in her way of doing things. But according to Gwen, there is no such things as “overdoing it”. She pours her heart and soul into everything she does. There is no room left for half-assing work. It’s either “do or do not”. Outside of working or other orders of business that required her focus, Gwen is otherwise a very carefree girl. She is sociable and easy to talk to. One would say she is indeed quite naïve, as she opens her mind and heart to anyone out there without suspecting foul play or ill will. In her best of moods, Gwen is playful and loves to be in good company. But if there is one thing that surpass any one of above traits, it is her devotion to her brother, Alistar. Being the younger sister, Gwen always looked up to her brother in admiration, for he was the better of the two at their lessons. She had always admired how dedicated he was in the pursuit of knowledge, and wished she could be just like him. However, she didn’t have the mental abilities for that. Plus, given Alistar was always so protective of her, she could only but love him for always being there to protect her. That admiration grew into devotion when Alistar decided to cast away his own lineage to be with an exiled Gwen. Blaming herself for these circumstances, Gwen decided to dedicate her life into supporting the brother who decided to stick with her through her dark times. She could not find any other way than to return a sincere love for her brother from his protective demeanor. [img]https://i.imgur.com/FwAMfpR.png[/img] [color=92278f]Sisterly Love[/color] With the Celestial Bond set in place between the siblings, Gwen’s love for her brother only grew to such lengths that she is willing to do anything for him and can’t bear the thought of losing him. From an outside point of view, her love might transcend mere sibling love, but that is a secret only kept in Gwen’s heart. No matter what he does to her, she will endure and continue loving her brother dearly. [img]https://i.imgur.com/F2ypCY8.png[/img] [color=red]Alistar A’sarel Ravencroft[/color] [img]https://i.imgur.com/RNEl2C2.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/Sb2M4i4.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/aZFdT0n.png[/img] Gwen has little to no training in wielding weapons or armors. What little she knows is simple rookie swings of weapons from the weapons she crafted at the smithy she worked for. [img]https://i.imgur.com/os3T7Sn.png[/img] [list] [*]A simple sword [*]A simple dagger [*]Metalworking tools (repair, mending and sharpening substances and gear) [*]A lute [/list] [img]https://i.imgur.com/0muYtfx.png[/img] Gwen is dyslexic. She cannot read or understand written schematics. Everything she learns, it must be taught with spoken words or visually shown to her. Given the nature of her brother’s spells and her overzealous nature, Gwen is often injured, ill and steadily becoming weaker. Overexertion from constantly working might be the cause of that too. [img]https://i.imgur.com/RNEl2C2.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/I6Rr09a.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/WFhraDV.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/uAyENqT.png[/img] Sanguine Grasp is seemingly made of a midnight-colored metal. It covers Gwen’s entire arm and is very resilient to damage. The gauntlet has bladed spines protruding all along the arm, as if to slice and maim anything Gwen’s arm touches. Frighteningly sharp claws effectively replace fingertips on this gauntlet, able to penetrate all but the best armors there is. [img]https://i.imgur.com/MEFbalG.png[/img] This single gauntlet is made to make up for what Gwen loses the most on the battlefield: blood, whether it is by her brother’s spells or by injuries. This gruesome gauntlet’s function is activated as soon as it comes in contact with blood. When the gauntlet touches blood or any other life force belonging to a creature or a living being, it is absorbed into the gauntlet, then distributed to Gwen, turning it into her own blood. Effectively, Gwen can restore the blood she lost through this Gear’s function. While being stabbed by the gauntlet should be pretty painful by itself, someone being drained of their blood would feel unbearable pain as they feel their blood being extracted from their body, to a maddening extent. Blood consumption is almost instantaneous when it isn’t inside a living being (puddles of blood and corpses). Otherwise, draining blood inside a living being is pretty slow, but painful nonetheless. [img]https://i.imgur.com/RNEl2C2.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/5eIVz8C.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/GiXV4dl.png[/img] Her brother (above all else), physical labor, drinking, sleeping, hugs, music. [img]https://i.imgur.com/mCiEnEK.png[/img] The Ravencroft [img]https://i.imgur.com/sdKVNLT.png[/img] Blacksmithing, weapon training, playing music. [img]https://i.imgur.com/5GsGIPW.png[/img] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8lV1To-_fU]Amaranthe - Amaranthine[/url] [img]https://i.imgur.com/ZKlSemo.png[/img] Gwen is good with her hands. Whatever small and intricate objects, she can easily manipulate such things and fix them. She is a natural when it comes to crafting metal or fiddling with objects that require dexterous fingers, such as stringed instruments or fine tools. Being basically a servant in her last moments in the Ravencroft family and years doing chores at her ramshackle home, Gwen is good with housekeeping. Cooking and cleaning is what she does best. Repairing and maintaining are secondary set of skills she obtained. [/i] [/center] [/hider]