[hider=Sophia von Riegan] [center][img]https://wallpapersmug.com/download/320x480/49bf7b/cute-anime-girl-art.jpg[/img] [url=https://fontmeme.com/handwriting-fonts/][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/190802/c0d4db332b9c446f202b93808c9fb560.png[/img][/url] [/center] [hr] [center] [color=FF92FA]Full Name:[/color] Sophia Marie von Riegan [color=FF92FA]Nicknames/Aliases:[/color] Soph, Sophie [color=FF92FA]Age:[/color] 16 [color=FF92FA]Gender:[/color] Female [color=FF92FA]Primary:[/color] Defense [color=FF92FA]Secondaries of Interest/Secondaries:[/color] Healing // Shadow Step [color=FF92FA]Description:[/color] Sophia von Riegan is a rather petite girl, standing at around 5'4" and weighing roughly 125 pounds. Her eyes are a pale shade of gray, framed with fair skin and light brown hair. She has rather soft features, giving her a cute appearance, though she looks a bit younger than she really is. Sophia has a rather refined look with nice clothing and good posture; however, a glint of ambition in her eyes hints at something a bit deeper under the surface. She tends to wear a faint smile on her face, making her seem friendly and approachable at first glance. [color=FF92FA]Personality:[/color] Sophia is rather shy and soft-spoken, though she isn't unfriendly to those who approach her. She's a good listener, preferring to let others speak rather than speak herself. She's very thoughtful, always considering the needs of others before her own. At the same time, though, she can become lost in this thoughtfulness, sometimes spacing out when she's by herself. While she enjoys the company of others, she occasionally feels the need to be alone, secluding herself without saying anything to her friends. Sophia is typically very optimistic, always seeing the good in others or maintaining a positive outlook in bad situations. In light of all this, it may come as a surprise to learn that Sophia has an ambitious, competitive side to her. She loathes failure in herself, and always strives to become better. She works very hard to maintain her grades, and can be counted on to go the extra mile in whatever she does. While Sophia places a great deal of pressure on herself to succeed, she intends to do so honestly; she would never chase her own goals at the cost of someone else's well-being. Moreover, she would never use nefarious means to seek out her own ambition. Despite all this pressure boiling under the surface, Sophia rarely voices her deeper thoughts and emotions. In fact, she's rather secretive, tending to keep an outwardly neutral appearance that makes her hard to read. [color=FF92FA]Crush:[/color] Open [color=FF92FA]Skills:[/color] •Being from the Riegan family, Sophia has a natural affinity for Defense. She's talented at creating shields and negation fields, allowing her to protect both herself and others. She has put a great deal of practice into this art, demonstrating great ability. However, she's better at creating negation fields than shields. •In addition to Defense magic, Sophia has a penchant for Healing, having learned a bit of it per family tradition. However, she's a novice at best, and seeks to pursue it to a greater extent. At present, she's capable of healing small cuts and scrapes, as well as alleviating minor headaches. •Sophia is a native speaker of German, as she was born in Hamburg. However, she is fluent in English, having been taught it from a young age. •She has academia down to an art. While this is in part thanks to her natural intelligence, she's also a dedicated student. Sophia knows the most effective ways of learning and retaining information, and keeps herself very organized. [color=FF92FA]Weaknesses:[/color] •Sophia is pathetically gullible. She trusts people almost immediately, and is easily taken advantage of. She also has a difficult time speaking up for herself, making her something of a doormat. •Sophia's not much good in a head-on fight. She has little practical experience with weaponry, and only knows enough of hand-to-hand combat to get away from someone. She's much better in a supporting role than a directly offensive one. •She has a tendency to abandon her own well-being for the sake of her goals. She will forgo food or rest without a moment's hesitation, and can put her health at risk as a result. [color=FF92FA]Brief History:[/color] [hider=Riegan Family History] [center][img]https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/b/b1/Golden_Deer_Banner.png/revision/latest?cb=20190504235954[/img][/center] The Riegan family line is relatively new, having been founded by Claudius von Riegan during the early 1800s. Claudius earned a status of minor nobility and wealth by participating in the Napoleonic Wars; specifically, Claudius was one of the first field medics in history, serving in a mobile hospital during the wars. This established a long-held Riegan family tradition of military service, with almost all of his descendants becoming combat medics of some sort. The bloodline faded into relative obscurity throughout the remainder of the 1800s, though it maintained its nobility though continued military service. The Riegans fought on the side of Germany during World War I, with most of its male heirs perishing in the conflict, forcing the family into further obscurity. During World War II, still reeling from the loss, the Riegan family fled to Switzerland in fear of persecution. The family returned to Germany in the 1960s, setting its sights on higher status among magical nobility. The Riegans would not gain any sort of prominence, however, until the recent magical war against the cult. During those three hellish years, the Riegan family (headed by Sophia's father Felix) earned a great deal of respect for their service as field medics. As of now, Felix von Riegan still heads the family, aiming to propel both himself and his bloodline into higher authority. [/hider] [hider=Sophia von Riegan's History] Sophia was born to Felix and Agatha von Riegan in Hamburg, Germany. Due to complications from her birth, Agatha could not have more children, leaving Sophia the only child-and thus, the only heir. Desperate to take advantage of the Riegans' newfound relevance, Felix and Agatha groomed Sophia from an early age to succeed. She was put through a rigorous early education, complete with private tutoring and extensive magical training. At the same time, Sophia was given a very sheltered childhood, surrounded by protective family members and hired personnel. She did not have much interaction with other children, outside of organized events with other "noble" families. Being the successor to the Riegan bloodline, Sophia was taught to represent her family as best as possible, receiving etiquette training and learning to be the refined heir her parents expected her to be. Around the age of ten, Sophia began to demonstrate a great deal of magical ability, to the delight of her parents. Desperate to please them, Sophia started to conflate her ability with her self-worth; she focused on honing her skill, abandoning other activities in favor of study and practice. She also learned about her ancestors, learning to take pride in her family name and history. Given her family's wealth, she had access to all the academic resources she could ask for, ensuring her success in school. It was during this time that she developed her competitive edge, seeking not only to succeed, but also to outperform her peers. When Sophia was invited to the Marchand Academy of Sorcery, Felix and Agatha recognized an opportunity: if Sophia could perform just as well as-if not [i]better[/i] than-the students of renowned bloodlines, then surely that would prove the Riegan family's worth. Their reputation was already good; now, it was up to Sophia. [/hider] [color=FF92FA]Other:[/color] Sophia enjoys reading and listening to music. During her free time, she is usually doing one or the other. [/center] [/hider]