[hider=Esperanza] [img]https://i.pinimg.com/736x/4e/5e/91/4e5e9131d75df1be12a22d55cdb6f751--digital-drawing-digital-art.jpg[/img] [color=bc8dbf][b]Name:[/b][/color] Esperanza Maria Hidalgo [b][color=bc8dbf]Nicknames/Alias: [/color][/b] Espie, "The Spanish Rose", Flora [color=bc8dbf][b]Age: [/b][/color] 27 [color=bc8dbf][b]Gender: [/b][/color] Female [color=bc8dbf][b]Sexual Orientation: [/b][/color] Heterosexual [color=bc8dbf][b]Ethnicity: [/b][/color] Latina and Caucasian [color=bc8dbf][b]State: [/b][/color] Brazil and Massechusets [b][color=bc8dbf]Appearance Details:[/color][/b] She is a rather small woman standing at about 4'10". Her skin is bronzed and smooth, unmarred by any scars upon first glance. She has thick Spanish lips, large doe brown eyes, and wavy dark brown hair. She is thin and frail looking due to her not eating much but still has some curve to her body. She has bestowed with what her mother called "child bearing hips" and "village feeder breasts." [b][color=bc8dbf]Tattoos, Piercings, Scars, Other: [/color][/b] She is missing her left leg [color=bc8dbf][b]Brand Tattoo Placement: [/b][/color] Right [b][color=bc8dbf]Assets and Bank Account:[/color][/b] In the bank close to a grand (shared with her brother), about $20 in her "wallet" for purposeful spending. [color=bc8dbf][b]Gang Affiliation:[/b][/color] While not part of the Unseen, she does work at the Floating Lotus as a singer. [color=bc8dbf][b]Occupation:[/b][/color] Floating Lotus - Singer and Entertainer/Escort [color=bc8dbf][b]Sanction:[/b][/color] Korven [color=bc8dbf][b]Favorite Season:[/b][/color] Spring to Summer [color=bc8dbf][b]Personality:[/b][/color] She is a clever and sweet girl. Overflowing with giving spirit and kindness. She is quick with a smile and a compliment. She cares for all of those around her and are under her "wing". Those she considers family receive special treatment and she would gladly lay her life on the line for them. She also has a horrible temper. Though she is slow to enrage when she gets to that point all she can see is red. Things will be thrown and Espie may even yell in Spanish. She is also devout. Espie practices Catholicism and goes to Church every Sunday. Sometimes more often when she can. The only problem is that she doesn't know if she believes in God. But the Church gives her community and allows her to help in charity events. [color=bc8dbf][i]Positive [/i][/color] +Loyal +Warm +Calm +Compassionate +Forgiving +Cheerful +Magnanimous +Confident +Playful [i][color=bc8dbf]Negative[/color][/i] -Violent Temper -Swears like a Sailor -Overworks herself -Strong-willed -Miserly/Cheap -Delicate -Can be overly giving [color=bc8dbf][b]Likes and Dislikes:[/b][/color] [color=bc8dbf][i]Likes[/i][/color] +Visiting Lisden to give what she can and help those less fortunate. +Going to church, praying her rosary. +Rain and Sunshine, especially at the same time. +Flowers and plants. +Playing games (i.e board games, hopscotch, red rover) +Crafting gifts +Cooking +Ugly/cute figurines +Polished stones [color=bc8dbf][i]Dislikes[/i][/color] -Winter cold. -Market place hubub and busyness. -Lecherous patrons. -Gang Violence. -Overly formal or "Respectful" occasions -Milk -News stations. -Laundry [color=bc8dbf][b]Hobbies and Interests:[/b][/color] She loves to cook and create new and interesting meals. It is like a puzzle or challenge. How can she stretch these items? What sort of flavours can she create? She also loves spicy food but understands not many do, so she cooks it rarely. She also has a small garden of mostly herbs that allow her to save money in the marketplace. If there is one thing she loves it is saving her coin. She is quite a good singer and will often do so as she cleans the home. This is a time-consuming project but she enjoys the way the apartment looks after all is said and done. She does not tend to do much outside of her "feminine duties" and her work. Taking time for herself is not something she generally considers doing. [color=bc8dbf][b]Small Biography: [/b][/color] She was born fifteen minutes before her brother Miguel. Her parents had been told by a fortune teller that they were going to have one very large baby boy. Then out came the very small and terrifyingly quiet girl. It took a few minutes of the midwife rubbing and smacking to elicit the calming screams of healthy lungs. Then came Miguel rambunctious and fighting. The pair were inseparable growing up. Miguel was a strong and hearty young boy but it was Espie who was quick and clever. Together their mischief caused their parents more than one headache. The two vowed at a young age, before they ever really understood it, that they were born together and so would die together. The only times they were seen apart was when Miguel went to the small local school. Espie would stay at home with her mother and help with chores and cooking. She learned all the secrets of herbs and how they tasted together. She learned to stretch ingredients. She also learned a small amount of basic medicine from her mother. Espie never learned to read or write since that was not her job. As a good woman, she would cook and clean for her family. And of course, produce babies. Her mother had a very traditional ideal for gender roles. Of course, Miguel taught her basic words to read and write so that she would not be lost when walking the streets. Her mother was a hard and honest woman. Paloma took no "shit" and was very blunt. It was when she was being sweet you had to worry. She had a calm temper and when they were in trouble they could tell by her sickly sweet tone that something bad was about to happen. Paloma was also the one who taught Espie to sing. She learned many songs from her family's home country of Brazil. She learned Irish shanties from her Father who has a hard, thick, muscular man. He had a twinkle in his eye, a grin on his face, and a pipe between his lips. He left his beard grown big, bushy and red. When he could come home at night smelling like oil from the factory she and Miguel would curl up with him and listen to grand stories and adventures. Glen was the fun dad, the dad you told your secrets to. But Paloma was the punisher but also the one you would go to for advice on a problem. In this way, she had a lovely and adventurous childhood. She learned skills for being an adult but was also allowed time to run off and play with her brother. Around the time when Espie and Miguel were 8, her parents went missing. They had gone to the marketplace never to return. For days they waited and eventually they were declared dead. They were taken in by an uncle who already lived in their home. The pair received sizable savings from their parents. The two were heartbroken and never quite recovered from this loss. Miguel never allowed Espie to go to market on her own. When Espie was 17 she was doing charity work in Lisden when she was briefly kidnapped. Her left leg was stolen and she was left for dead in the muddy, dirty streets of the slums. An old woman found her and brought her to the boundary between Lisden and Korven. It was here her brother found her abandoned and near death. She was taken to the hospital to repair the damage. This left her with a stump of a thigh and all of the savings diminished. After a couple of years of being supported by her brother and healing up, she decided it was time to get her own job. She could not do honest work, a lack of a leg did not allow this. Instead, she found herself at the Flying Lotus where her beautiful singing voice earned her a position there. Life since then has been less turbulent but she worries for the safety of her brother. [color=bc8dbf][b]Family Members:[/b][/color] Miguel Hidalgo (brother) Paloma Hidalgo (mother) [deceased/missing] Glen Hidalgo (father) [deceased/missing] Mariposa (cat) [color=bc8dbf][b]Relationships:[/b][/color] Ha-Ram Gyeon (Boss) Klaus (patron of the Floating Lotus) Ret Shuzu (patron of the Flying Lotus) Sully (patron of the Flying Lotus and Boss Lady's friend) [/hider] [Center][hider=Miguel] [img]https://i.pinimg.com/736x/7b/69/5f/7b695f5971e2f1b13aa05ded025a9fc6--chestnut-brown-hair-shorter-hair.jpg[/img] [color=9e0039][b]Name:[/b][/color] Miguel Alejandro Hidalgo [color=9e0039][b]Nicknames/Alias:[/b][/color] White Glove [b][color=9e0039]Age:[/color][/b] 27 [color=9e0039][b]Gender:[/b][/color] Male [b][color=9e0039]Sexual Orientation:[/color][/b] Homosexual [color=9e0039][b]Ethnicity:[/b][/color] Latino and Caucasian [color=9e0039][b]State:[/b][/color] Brazil and Massachusetts [b][color=9e0039]Appearance Details:[/color][/b] Miguel is a striking and interesting looking individual. He stand about 5'7". He shaves one side of his head and dyes his dark hair blonde. He keeps the other side long and will sometimes wear braids and jewellery in the locks. He is well muscled and takes very good care of his appearance. he always shaves, not wanting an ounce of stubble on his face. He will tend to wear business suits, as is required, but will also add some nice accessory (a watch, a tie clip, etc.) to give the suit some flare. If he is wearing one of his more debonaire suits (his favorite being a deep blue plaid design) he will opt to just rock the suit. [color=9e0039][b]Tattoos, Piercings, Scars, Other:[/b][/color] He has a tribal design down his back, piercings on his face and chest, and tattoos on his chest. He also has a scar on his left leg where he took out some of his rage after his sister's attack. [color=9e0039][b]Brand Tattoo Placement:[/b][/color] Left [b][color=9e0039]Assets and Bank Account:[/color][/b] 1000 in a shared account with his sister and will typically "carry" around $100 for just in case. [color=9e0039][b]Gang Affiliation:[/b][/color] The Unseen [color=9e0039][b]Occupation:[/b][/color] Assasin, body disposal, fixer [color=9e0039][b]Sanction:[/b][/color] Korven [color=9e0039][b]Favorite Season:[/b][/color] Winter [color=9e0039][b]Personality:[/b][/color] He is a flashy and charismatic individual. He always knows what to say in conversation and can keep the talk flowing. He is also a master of distraction just with his words. His sister jokes he should have been a magician or pick up artist. He is obsessed with keeping his good looks and showing only his best face to the world. The only person to see him in times of weakness is his sister. Miguel also is a perfectionist, if a job is to be done it is to be done well. Not a hair out of place. Unlike his sister his temper is cold, much like his mother's was. When he gets to the point of anger there is quiet and calmness. It is then you know the torture is coming. [color=9e0039][i]Positive [/i][/color] +Loyal +Fiery +Charismatic +Outgoing +Suave +Thurough +Patient +Confident +Humerous +Flexible +Good Manners [color=9e0039][b]Negative[/b][/color] -Perfectionist -Egocentric/Self obsessed -Grand -Hedonistic -Can hold a grudge -Overly protective -Sadistic [color=9e0039][b]Likes and Dislikes: [/b][/color] [color=9e0039][i]Likes[/i][/color] +Expensive items +His reflection +Snow +Well tailored garments +Music +Historical Novels +Good Rope and a pair of sturdy pliers +Spending money [color=9e0039][i]Dislikes[/i][/color] -The Kings -Quiet/Solitude -Lisden and Korven -His sister's work -Too many questions -Bland foods -Meat -Animals (too much hair!) -[i]"Laundry"[/i] [color=9e0039][b]Hobbies and Interests:[/b][/color] Miguel has a love of travel. He likes to see all that there is to see and experience different parts of the world. He especially likes his forrays into Eden. It is where he feels he belongs. He dotes on his sister and nothing makes him happier than the moment her face lights up with a bright smile. In fact, it could be said his sister is the only person he actually likes besides himself. He enjoys reading a good non-fiction novel, preferably of history when he can come across it. He also enjoys the thrills his job offers. In his downtime, he takes pleasure in going to the busy markets and being among the nightlife of the city. [color=9e0039][b]Small Biography:[/b][/color] Miguel was born a mere fifteen minutes after his sister. But somehow everyone thought he much older than she. He developed more rapidly and was always taller. She was his light, the only love of his life since childhood. He did love his parents as well but his sister was and is the most important thing to him. He grew up smart, having the advantage of a nearby school to teach him all the reading, writing, and arithmetic he could ever need. He taught his sister a little, while his parents were not looking, so she could at least function in society as needed. When he was 8 he lost his parents. It hit Espie harder than it ever did him. In this world, it did not pay to get too close to others so he put all his efforts into only one. It was a few years later he discovered his proclivities. He only ever told Espie about his sexual desires for men and made her promise to never tell a soul. He did not feel it would do him good to be an outted man with where he wanted to go in life. He had a couple of dangerous trysts but found them lacking. When his sister disappeared he thought he would die. He spent the whole of that afternoon into the evening searching for her. Her charity group had come back without her and he swore their deaths should she be harmed. He found Espie at the border of Lisden and for the first time in his life saw the red his sister described. He knew he had to get her somewhere safe so Miguel stabbed his own leg with a pocket knife and broke the spell. He carried her to a hospital in Eden where she was healed. It took all of their savings and still, he owed more. He took up a position in the Unseen, having avoided gang life up until this point. But he needed quick cash to help his only love. To this day he is still paying back this debt, but will never let Espie know. After doing some digging he found it was the Kings who took her leg. What surprised him was how much he loved the work. He made his way up through the ranks until becoming the sort of man who would fix problems. Whether it was to kill someone, clean up a mess, or torture to get information - he knew what he was doing. It satisfied some sick desire in him but also scared him. His least favourite was to clean up other people's messes. He had no joy in creating the mess in the first place. His goal is to get himself and his sister out of Korven and to live a life of ease in Eden. [color=9e0039][b]Family Members:[/b][/color] Esperanza Hidalgo (sister) Paloma Hidalgo (mother) [deceased/missing] Glen Hidalgo (father) [deceased/missing] [color=9e0039][b]Relationships: [/b][/color] Kazuo Tanaka (Boss) Connor Sullivan (also boss) Klaus (Friend of the Unseen) Ret Shuzu (Contact) [/hider][/center] [Right][hider=Fortuna] [img]http://www.thefeministwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/oldwoman.jpg[/img] [color=8493ca][b]Name: [/b][/color] Aberdeen Almira Constanza Nicknames/Alias: Witch, Fortuna, The Teller, and "Get up you stinking wrtech, you belong in Lisden" [color=8493ca][b]Age:[/b][/color] 64 [color=8493ca][b]Gender:[/b][/color] Female [color=8493ca][b]Sexual Orientation:[/b][/color] Asexual [color=8493ca][b]Ethnicity:[/b][/color] Caucasian? Maybe Native? [color=8493ca][b]State:[/b][/color] Nevada maybe [color=8493ca][b]Appearance Details:[/b][/color] She is old and wrinkled and stooped. The world has not been kind to her and it shows on her face and body. She walks slowly and with a slight limp. She has many teeth missing and what is left are poor excuses for teeth. She smells terrible and wears rags that she has sewn together. Her hair is a grey tangled mess. She is blind in her right eye - it is milky from cataracts. [color=8493ca][b]Tattoos, Piercings, Scars, Other:[/b][/color] none [color=8493ca][b]Brand Tattoo Placement:[/b][/color] None [color=8493ca][b]Assets and Bank Account:[/b][/color] None, just a thick scar on her right wrist [color=8493ca][b]Gang Affiliation:[/b][/color] none [b][color=8493ca]Occupation:[/color][/b] Fortune Teller [color=8493ca][b]Sanction:[/b][/color] Lisden [color=8493ca][b]Favorite Season:[/b][/color] Spring and Fall [color=8493ca][b]Personality: [/b][/color] She is a grizzled old woman with a cackle like a witch. She finds most things funny and isn't quite there. She has a tendency to talk to people who don't exist or spout on about events that never happened. As it stands, crazy is a good word for this old lady. However, she speaks the fluent truth when it comes to the cards. This is her best way of communicating in an uncaring world. Despite her batty old lady appearance and temperament she also sees a lot of what happens in Lisden. [color=8493ca][i]Positive[/i][/color] +Not easily offended +Likes to laugh +Great to have a drink with +Positive attitude [color=8493ca][i]Negative[/i][/color] -Crazy -Unhygienic -Petty -Incoherent [color=8493ca][b]Likes and Dislikes:[/b][/color] [color=8493ca][i]Likes[/i][/color] +Warm food +A good bed +Bathes +Money [color=8493ca][i]Dislikes[/i][/color] -Cold -Empty stomach -Not being paid -rats [color=8493ca][b]Hobbies and Interests:[/b][/color] She is great at sneaking around. She likes to be in places she really shouldn't be but no one suspects an old lady of anything. She is also never seen without her tarot cards. [color=8493ca][b]Small Biography:[/b][/color] Some say she was born in Eden, one of the elite. Her addiction to narcotics caused her to fall at a very young age. She spent exorbitent money on enemies that simply didn't exist. She was outcast to Lisden where she burned the mark off of her wrist. The drugs had made her insane already, but the cold and hunger drove the nail home. She has wandered for years through the slums, selling herself for a bit of cash and a bit of drug. She then started to learn Tarot. It was given to her by an old lady. She claimed she was curded with the future and so too now would Aberdeen. She began to use her skill to get some coin but the more time she spent in Lisden the less people wished to come near her. The last time she properly interacted with a human being was when she found a girl with out a leg. She comforted the young woman as she brought her toward Korven. When she saw a muscular young man approach she left the girl to be found before scurrying off to get into new mischief. Or steal food from the nearest trash can. [color=8493ca][b]Family Members:[/b][/color] none [color=8493ca][b]Relationships:[/b][/color] None [/hider][/Right]