XaltwindFake it 'til you make it!
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Let me know if I can be allowed that rank, if the backstory's okay (I can change it a little and the character would stay the same) or if something else is wrong.
Alright, second version out!
Name: Jane Doe
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Rank: 3 of Swords
Personality:
Most Adventurers would know Jane as a quiet, timid and detached individual from the rest of the guild. She speaks very plainly and rarely about anything other than business. However, Jane has a noticeably different disposition when talking with complete, one-off strangers or when she's just representing the guild. She is more open and friendly in such times, bringing no shortage of confusion from her peers.
Jane also never takes off her helmet with the reason that she is incredibly ugly. Like, incredibly ugly with the claim that her birth went horribly wrong.
Brief Backstory:
Jane was from a distant land that shunned her horribly disfigured appearance, forcing her to journey all the way to Estival where she applied to be an Adventurer. She wanted to establish a new life in Estival and leave her past behind forever. She started first by disavowing her surname and taking on 'Doe'. Thus, Jane Doe the Adventurer was born.
Equipment:
Jane came to the guild with her signature armor, a pair of thin swords and a heater shield painted completely white.
Skills:
Despite the appearance, Jane was no remarkable fighter. Despite applying as a Sword, she could barely hold her own against Swords ranked 4 and higher. The guild trained her as best they could but Jane showed minimal progress.
Still, the guild could always use an extra pair of hands. She was mostly relegated to menial tasks in the guild like cleaning and cooking. She could also be tasked to do the easy jobs that the guild requires.
Rosalor "Rose" Heldt
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Rank: 3 of Swords
Personality:
Most Adventurers would know Jane as a quiet, timid and detached individual from the rest of the guild. She speaks very plainly and rarely about anything other than business. However, Jane has a noticeably different disposition when talking with complete, one-off strangers or when she's just representing the guild. She is more open and friendly in such times, bringing no shortage of confusion from her peers.
Jane also never takes off her helmet with the reason that she is incredibly ugly. Like, incredibly ugly with the claim that her birth went horribly wrong.
Rose keeps up a charade of a quiet, detached person to deflect attention from her as well as to prevent any meaningful relationships from forming. Rose did not trust herself not to spill her secrets and so, decided to simply prevent any chance of that happening by not getting close to anyone. A choice that brings Rose grief since she very much desires friends and companionship and would like to belong in the Adventurer's Guild.
Living as low-profile as possible, Rose also never takes off her helmet (and by extension, armor) when around people so that no one would ever recognize her. As a neat bonus, the helmet also hides her debilitating paranoia. Rose's eyes usually darts around, scanning the area for anyone who threatened her secret. Without the helmet, no doubt many would already suspect her of hiding something grave.
Even with all these measures taken, Rose still looks over her shoulder and keeps one eye open during sleep. Eternally in fear that her past would catch up to her.
Living as low-profile as possible, Rose also never takes off her helmet (and by extension, armor) when around people so that no one would ever recognize her. As a neat bonus, the helmet also hides her debilitating paranoia. Rose's eyes usually darts around, scanning the area for anyone who threatened her secret. Without the helmet, no doubt many would already suspect her of hiding something grave.
Even with all these measures taken, Rose still looks over her shoulder and keeps one eye open during sleep. Eternally in fear that her past would catch up to her.
Brief Backstory:
Jane was from a distant land that shunned her horribly disfigured appearance, forcing her to journey all the way to Estival where she applied to be an Adventurer. She wanted to establish a new life in Estival and leave her past behind forever. She started first by disavowing her surname and taking on 'Doe'. Thus, Jane Doe the Adventurer was born.
Rose was from Thaln a devout believer of Mayon and the Captain of a town guard. She was once just a simple guard of that townbut then climbed the ranks through skill and ingenuity. She was a little famous too for being outgoing and approachable for a Guard Captain. Most in the town considered her a friend first before a Guard Captain.
But the town was obscure and located in the outskirts, perfect prey for bandits and raiders. Rose regularly fought against these brigands but a band of them soon appeared that was too big to win against with just the town guard. The bandit band, however, offered Rose a deal: In exchange for keeping quiet about their whereabouts and housing them in the town, they will never operate explicitly in the town and never cause any trouble, maintaining the image of a quiet, little town.
Rose took the deal. Reinforcements from the main cities were too far to come help in time and she justified her decision that as a Mayonite, she needed to keep the peace and defend the innocent from violence. She believed that if she did not, her beloved hometown would go up in flames and watch its inhabitants, people she knew and grew up with, slaughtered or forced from their homes. However, she did not plan to honor the deal for long. She would rat them out when the time was right.
But that time never came, the bandit band was already being tailed by a military regiment and was defeated and crushed. Prisoners were likely rounded up and questioned. Realizing what was going to happen, Rose grasped the full extent of her treachery and how Thaln's authorities will likely go after her soon. She knew the right thing to do was to face her actions and turn herself in, but courage failed the Guard Captain and she left everything behind, destroying any traces of her that she could find and fled north. Far, far north.
She eventually landed in Estival and in an Adventurer's Guild there, reasoning that the guild could hide her better than any other profession in the land. By that point, Rose was a shell of her former self. Taking on the identity of 'Jane Doe', she hid her true self as much as possible. Gone were her days as a defender of the people, as someone great. Rose knew she would live the rest of her life hiding and fearing and crying.
But the town was obscure and located in the outskirts, perfect prey for bandits and raiders. Rose regularly fought against these brigands but a band of them soon appeared that was too big to win against with just the town guard. The bandit band, however, offered Rose a deal: In exchange for keeping quiet about their whereabouts and housing them in the town, they will never operate explicitly in the town and never cause any trouble, maintaining the image of a quiet, little town.
Rose took the deal. Reinforcements from the main cities were too far to come help in time and she justified her decision that as a Mayonite, she needed to keep the peace and defend the innocent from violence. She believed that if she did not, her beloved hometown would go up in flames and watch its inhabitants, people she knew and grew up with, slaughtered or forced from their homes. However, she did not plan to honor the deal for long. She would rat them out when the time was right.
But that time never came, the bandit band was already being tailed by a military regiment and was defeated and crushed. Prisoners were likely rounded up and questioned. Realizing what was going to happen, Rose grasped the full extent of her treachery and how Thaln's authorities will likely go after her soon. She knew the right thing to do was to face her actions and turn herself in, but courage failed the Guard Captain and she left everything behind, destroying any traces of her that she could find and fled north. Far, far north.
She eventually landed in Estival and in an Adventurer's Guild there, reasoning that the guild could hide her better than any other profession in the land. By that point, Rose was a shell of her former self. Taking on the identity of 'Jane Doe', she hid her true self as much as possible. Gone were her days as a defender of the people, as someone great. Rose knew she would live the rest of her life hiding and fearing and crying.
Equipment:
Jane came to the guild with her signature armor, a pair of thin swords and a heater shield painted completely white.
The heater shield had the stylized rose marked on it, the emblem of the Church of Mayon. Rose had to paint it over to hide it.
Skills:
Despite the appearance, Jane was no remarkable fighter. Despite applying as a Sword, she could barely hold her own against Swords ranked 4 and higher. The guild trained her as best they could but Jane showed minimal progress.
Still, the guild could always use an extra pair of hands. She was mostly relegated to menial tasks in the guild like cleaning and cooking. She could also be tasked to do the easy jobs that the guild requires.
Rose is an accomplished warrior, being a Guard Captain and having fought numerous battles against bandits. She knew how to fight with her heater shield, knowing multiple ways to use the shield in battle, but she could also fight dual-wielding her blades with the shield protecting her back.
But she had to hide her skills, throwing her fights in the guild's application process. Swallowing her pride as she let those clearly weaker than her beat her to the ground. But it was a price she needed to pay to keep her secret and she could only watch in envy as those who need not hide their skills achieve glory.
Other than fighting, Rose has some knowledge about management, planning of defenses and survival in the wilderness. As a Guard Captain, she had to know these things.
But she had to hide her skills, throwing her fights in the guild's application process. Swallowing her pride as she let those clearly weaker than her beat her to the ground. But it was a price she needed to pay to keep her secret and she could only watch in envy as those who need not hide their skills achieve glory.
Other than fighting, Rose has some knowledge about management, planning of defenses and survival in the wilderness. As a Guard Captain, she had to know these things.
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Let me know if I can be allowed that rank, if the backstory's okay (I can change it a little and the character would stay the same) or if something else is wrong.
Alright, second version out!