Yeah fair enough. I just wanted a convenient excuse for why she doesn't know her parents very well. I could make something less dark but still leave her effectively orphaned. Orc attack on her village or something.

I always figured knights would be educated on many things outside of warfare, since most are expected to be courtly people too. I can remove the carpentry and smithing thing though, those are more hobbies than skills I expect her to use. Still I don't think it's too wild for a knight to be skilled in more than just one weapon. A warhammer, a sword, and a crossbow. Also I figured it would be within her interest to know what her enemies might be talking about if she ever has to interrogate or gets close enough to eavesdrop on them; knowledge is power and knowing what people are talking about is important. Even if it's not race base, I'd hope she would be proficient in foreign languages anyways. That much would be within a knight's education.

As for the out of armor appearance I have one in mind, this [url=https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ab/73/ea/ab73ea50f11f3a3debe501ebd704e6ee.jpg]one[/url] specifically, just wanted to make it clear that the image shown is her actual armor, not what she wears in her face claim.