Post by hrsegrl on Apr 28, 2008 23:09:43 GMT -5
Email: umaine17@earthlink.net
Character
Name: Alsea
Rank: Daughter of the Lord of Fort Hold
Gender: female
Age: 19
Origin: Fort Hold
Appearance:
Alsea is not as well known for her looks as her step mother. She is often overlooked rather than taken for the pretty young woman she it. Her hair is straight, middling thick and black. Her eyebrows are a little astray at times but all she has to do to fix that is a quick plucking. They are as dark as her hair and her eyelashes. Eyelashes that are often unnoticed because of her eyes. The green color of her eyes stands out from her dark hair and creates a look of innocence.
Her nose is soft and rounded on the end so as to tie together her exotic eyes and shy smile. Her lips are not considered anything but normal. They are not thin but they aren’t puffy either. The shape of them allows her mouth to be less wide, fitting in with her oval face. Alsea’s skin is pale as milk and she wouldn’t have it any other way.
While her step mother is curvy, Alsea is flat and almost not lady like in her body shape. One would expect to see the level of muscle she has on a female dragon rider. She thinks her best feature after her eyes are her long legs. She is not a short woman and stands at a height of 5’ 7”. Her athletic build makes up most of her weight at 140lbs. Alsea is certainly not the thin, frail woman, most Lady Holders are said to be.
Her everyday wear is that of most Holder’s daughters. She wears the finest fabrics and most vibrant colors as can be found, though nothing tacky as far as she has been told. On her feet she generally wears slippers or if she is riding her runner, Koolah, she wears her riding boots. Her riding habit is a sapphire blue color, embroidered with silver threads.
Family:
Paternal Grandfather - Ashtin (deceased) The Former Lord Holder of Fort Hold. He was a proud man with exacting standards. He was forceful in making sure that Fort lived up to its proud heritage. As such he was very demanding on his family, especially his eldest son.
Paternal Grandmother - Naline (65) A still proud woman, kept content by the living arrangements her eldest son provides for her, and an advisor to him.
Father- Lord Merrek of Fort Hold, (45) or as Alsea calls him “Lord Absent”. Even when he is around he is emotionally unavailable. Alsea feels like he never truly sees her.
Stepmother – Lady Sulia (28) in every story the Harpers tell there is one trait all stepmothers have in common and that is that they are evil. Alsea tried to be open mindedn when meeting her stepmother but Sulia quickly proved to her their truth. Alsea sees Sulia as most people do not or will not see her. A lazy, gold digging, barren, whore...
Mother - Ralyn (deceased) Beloved mother, wife and confidant. Alsea spent her early childhood as her mother’s shadow. Alsea is easily considered the closest child to her mother. Ralyn’s death in childbed, deeply affected her.
Aunts and Uncles -
Sayalea (Aunt; 44) Lady of Keroon Hold- they visit her from time to time, as she too has children.
Danul (Uncle; 41) minor Lord Holder of a Hold beholden to Fort
Liewryn (Aunt; 40) married to another minor Lord Holder beholden to Fort
Quahin (Uncle; 37) a Master Weaver.
Siblings -
Delek (brother, 24). Delek is the Heir, currently serving as steward to his father. It's her belief that if someone told him to jump off a cliff, he would do it. (He reminds her of a canine sometimes)
Andros (brother, 21). The second and last of Merrek's son. Serves in Fort's guard as Captain. He has been promised a minor hold of his own in a few years. Possibly her closest sibling. She believes him the smarter of her two brothers and definately the stronger.
Chaila (sister, 17), Alsea loves her sweet sister, but she often finds her a bit too dreamy and happy. If she were off daydreaming all day then nothing would get done Hold wise. This makes her somewhat resentful of her sister.(After all she can't trust Sulia to do anything at least not right.)
Melora (sister, 16) Annoying brat, overly spoiled, gossipy and all together hard to be in the same room with. Maybe if she had a brain...
Known Cousins:
Lord Marstan & Lady Sayalea’s children:
(m)Bennar (26) --- heir apparent, probably married... never said.
(f)Rilla (23) Married to Holder Sarlent (28)
(m)Nebarcus (25) Married to Heiress Aeria (Brimstone)
(f)Prin (21) Unmarried
(f)Selana (20) Unmarried
(m)Illanart (19) Unmarried, Fostered to Benden
(m)Nevel (18) Unmarried, Beastcraft Journeyman
Sexual Orientation:[/b] Heterosexual
Personality:
Intelligence is not something one can learn. Though one may be able to push the envelope with study, very few even try. Alsea was always the most intelligent of her siblings. The bright eyed girl learned things quickly and easily outshined her older brothers as far as lessons went. While helping her mother with day to day chores she often came up with solutions to problems very few people would have thought of. Since her mother’s death, Alsea had been responsible for helping her father run the Hold proper. The young woman he married was practically useless where running things were concerned so Alsea had to take on the tasks that Sulia didn’t do.
Where there is a will, there is a way. That’s one of Alsea’s philosophies. If she wants something done, it gets done. No one really phases her or scares her. She has a strong will, one that follows her mind only for she would never be anyone’s puppet. For being such a demanding and willful sort, she has a good reputation among the drudges.
A fair minded young woman, Alsea is seen as someone who looks out for other people. She is good at compromise and has a hard time finding fault with those who work hard. Lazy, gold digging, whores like her step mother, she has no pity for. As much as she wanted to like a stepmother, she couldn’t. Call it pride, call it jealousy… it didn’t matter.
Alsea is indeed jealous. When most Holders married their daughters off much younger than nineteen, her own father was getting married. Not only that but he seemed to ignore her existence. She has a need for attention that she tries to ignore. The first man who shows her any sort of affection is probably going to win the young lady over. She is as she looks, a complete innocent. She knows little about the ways of men and women except what she has seen her Stepmother getting involved in. (It’s not her fault she was out riding the same time as her stepmother and some stable person)
Hobbies/Skills: Running a Hold, Runner riding, reading, writing, politics, etiquette and she likes to sing though her father thinks that’s not a proper thing for a Lady to be doing.
Pets: Her 18th birthingday gift : Koolah- a runner stallion, whom her father also thinks is unsuitable but he has all too likely forgotten about the stallion with the white blaze and four white stockings.
History:
In Alsea's life there are a few major points one needs to know. Number one, she was born the first daughter to Merrek and his first wife, Ralyn. She was the third child and very much loved by her mother. Even her father seemed to dote on her for a time. She always had someone around to take care of her, even when her sisters were born.
When she wasn't following her mother around and clinging to her skirts she liked to play with her brother, Andros. Delek was often too serious to play games with. As such, she and Andros had a closer bond. No one was as close to Alsea as her mother. Her mother would often dress her to match as she went about Hold chores. The Headwoman loved Alsea and even gave her a special pendant for helping one time.
This brings us to number two. Alsea loved her mother more than she could ever love a new baby. When the Healers had cloistered themselves in Ralyn's rooms, Alsea found out what was happening and demanded to be let in. She banged on the door, called out to her mother but no one would let her in. She was dragged off by a couple of nannies and though she fought them all the way to her room, she was still forced in and locked there.
Alsea never able to say goodbye to her mother, looked for someone to turn to and confide in. No one was able to provide the comforting words she so desperately needed to hear. Her father kept himself far distant from her and her siblings. She learned very quickly that the only person who loved her died that day.
As the days passed, Alsea came out of her melancholy though she continued to wear black for an entire Turn. She began to throw herself into helping the Headwoman and her grandmother with running the Hold. Grandmother spent more time helping father than talking wiht the drudges and making sure dinner was on the table. Alsea also found herself in charge of her younger siblings. The weight placed upon her was growing with each passing Turn.
Her lessons continued though at times she could be a know it all and anger her tutors, she was a bright girl who most people liked to teach. Even with her freedom to do as she pleased more often than not she felt trapped. Perhaps it was a cage of her own making. When her father announced he was getting married, she saw things changing completely for her. She could get some of her childhood back and would not be responsible for the Hold anymore. Her sisters would no longer need her supervising their lessons, making sure they were fed, all the things the Lady Holder would do, she would no longer have to.
Number three is a bitter event for Alsea. Sulia was not at all whom she had pictured. The woman was almost her age and her father, well, he was her father! The wedding was all set and before she knew it, her Stepmother was in their home, buying herself new clothes, ignoring her duties or when she did them, screwing them up. Alsea felt she was now not only supervising her sisters but her stepmother.
Her life was no easier as time wore on. She began to grow more distant from her siblings and even Andros was too busy for her. Father continued to either be absent or not notice the great efforts Alsea put into the Hold. She felt like a ghost.No one saw her, they saw only a shadow of someone who was dead.
Number four was a great day, her eighteenth birthingday! The best present ever was given to her by her father, though her brother's had helped pick the runner out. Koolah, a beautiful, bay stallion with flashy white markings and a tail that flies out behind his compact form, was better than she had dreamed. Even now her greatest pleasure is riding out alone on Koolah and singing to herself.
Her birthingday continued on as planned though she had not really expected anything grande. A couple of new gowns and a pair of new riding boots. There was something special in her rooms though. It didn't say who it was from so she decided it did not matter. The sapphire blue riding habit, fit her to a tea. She would stand out on the reddish bodied stallion. How striking they would be!
As she has grown older she has become more aware of things around her. Not the least of which what her Stepmother did all day. Unfortunately Alsea has come upon Sulia, in the arms of a man other than her father. Though she has only happened upon this sort of situation twice it was enough to convince her that this sort of thing was normal for her stepmother. It hurt, more than Sulia could know, that the woman was cheating on her father. A father who spent more time with Sulia than he would even dream of spending with his children.
The only thing left to tell is that Alsea, is backing off from Hold duties slowly and is noticing her stepmother is picking some of it up. Finally the woman was growing up! Not something she would say outloud but she really did find her stepmother to be childish. She has become a bit reserved of late and feels herself to be lost in the world.
Character
Name: Alsea
Rank: Daughter of the Lord of Fort Hold
Gender: female
Age: 19
Origin: Fort Hold
Appearance:
Alsea is not as well known for her looks as her step mother. She is often overlooked rather than taken for the pretty young woman she it. Her hair is straight, middling thick and black. Her eyebrows are a little astray at times but all she has to do to fix that is a quick plucking. They are as dark as her hair and her eyelashes. Eyelashes that are often unnoticed because of her eyes. The green color of her eyes stands out from her dark hair and creates a look of innocence.
Her nose is soft and rounded on the end so as to tie together her exotic eyes and shy smile. Her lips are not considered anything but normal. They are not thin but they aren’t puffy either. The shape of them allows her mouth to be less wide, fitting in with her oval face. Alsea’s skin is pale as milk and she wouldn’t have it any other way.
While her step mother is curvy, Alsea is flat and almost not lady like in her body shape. One would expect to see the level of muscle she has on a female dragon rider. She thinks her best feature after her eyes are her long legs. She is not a short woman and stands at a height of 5’ 7”. Her athletic build makes up most of her weight at 140lbs. Alsea is certainly not the thin, frail woman, most Lady Holders are said to be.
Her everyday wear is that of most Holder’s daughters. She wears the finest fabrics and most vibrant colors as can be found, though nothing tacky as far as she has been told. On her feet she generally wears slippers or if she is riding her runner, Koolah, she wears her riding boots. Her riding habit is a sapphire blue color, embroidered with silver threads.
Family:
Paternal Grandfather - Ashtin (deceased) The Former Lord Holder of Fort Hold. He was a proud man with exacting standards. He was forceful in making sure that Fort lived up to its proud heritage. As such he was very demanding on his family, especially his eldest son.
Paternal Grandmother - Naline (65) A still proud woman, kept content by the living arrangements her eldest son provides for her, and an advisor to him.
Father- Lord Merrek of Fort Hold, (45) or as Alsea calls him “Lord Absent”. Even when he is around he is emotionally unavailable. Alsea feels like he never truly sees her.
Stepmother – Lady Sulia (28) in every story the Harpers tell there is one trait all stepmothers have in common and that is that they are evil. Alsea tried to be open mindedn when meeting her stepmother but Sulia quickly proved to her their truth. Alsea sees Sulia as most people do not or will not see her. A lazy, gold digging, barren, whore...
Mother - Ralyn (deceased) Beloved mother, wife and confidant. Alsea spent her early childhood as her mother’s shadow. Alsea is easily considered the closest child to her mother. Ralyn’s death in childbed, deeply affected her.
Aunts and Uncles -
Sayalea (Aunt; 44) Lady of Keroon Hold- they visit her from time to time, as she too has children.
Danul (Uncle; 41) minor Lord Holder of a Hold beholden to Fort
Liewryn (Aunt; 40) married to another minor Lord Holder beholden to Fort
Quahin (Uncle; 37) a Master Weaver.
Siblings -
Delek (brother, 24). Delek is the Heir, currently serving as steward to his father. It's her belief that if someone told him to jump off a cliff, he would do it. (He reminds her of a canine sometimes)
Andros (brother, 21). The second and last of Merrek's son. Serves in Fort's guard as Captain. He has been promised a minor hold of his own in a few years. Possibly her closest sibling. She believes him the smarter of her two brothers and definately the stronger.
Chaila (sister, 17), Alsea loves her sweet sister, but she often finds her a bit too dreamy and happy. If she were off daydreaming all day then nothing would get done Hold wise. This makes her somewhat resentful of her sister.(After all she can't trust Sulia to do anything at least not right.)
Melora (sister, 16) Annoying brat, overly spoiled, gossipy and all together hard to be in the same room with. Maybe if she had a brain...
Known Cousins:
Lord Marstan & Lady Sayalea’s children:
(m)Bennar (26) --- heir apparent, probably married... never said.
(f)Rilla (23) Married to Holder Sarlent (28)
(m)Nebarcus (25) Married to Heiress Aeria (Brimstone)
(f)Prin (21) Unmarried
(f)Selana (20) Unmarried
(m)Illanart (19) Unmarried, Fostered to Benden
(m)Nevel (18) Unmarried, Beastcraft Journeyman
Sexual Orientation:[/b] Heterosexual
Personality:
Intelligence is not something one can learn. Though one may be able to push the envelope with study, very few even try. Alsea was always the most intelligent of her siblings. The bright eyed girl learned things quickly and easily outshined her older brothers as far as lessons went. While helping her mother with day to day chores she often came up with solutions to problems very few people would have thought of. Since her mother’s death, Alsea had been responsible for helping her father run the Hold proper. The young woman he married was practically useless where running things were concerned so Alsea had to take on the tasks that Sulia didn’t do.
Where there is a will, there is a way. That’s one of Alsea’s philosophies. If she wants something done, it gets done. No one really phases her or scares her. She has a strong will, one that follows her mind only for she would never be anyone’s puppet. For being such a demanding and willful sort, she has a good reputation among the drudges.
A fair minded young woman, Alsea is seen as someone who looks out for other people. She is good at compromise and has a hard time finding fault with those who work hard. Lazy, gold digging, whores like her step mother, she has no pity for. As much as she wanted to like a stepmother, she couldn’t. Call it pride, call it jealousy… it didn’t matter.
Alsea is indeed jealous. When most Holders married their daughters off much younger than nineteen, her own father was getting married. Not only that but he seemed to ignore her existence. She has a need for attention that she tries to ignore. The first man who shows her any sort of affection is probably going to win the young lady over. She is as she looks, a complete innocent. She knows little about the ways of men and women except what she has seen her Stepmother getting involved in. (It’s not her fault she was out riding the same time as her stepmother and some stable person)
Hobbies/Skills: Running a Hold, Runner riding, reading, writing, politics, etiquette and she likes to sing though her father thinks that’s not a proper thing for a Lady to be doing.
Pets: Her 18th birthingday gift : Koolah- a runner stallion, whom her father also thinks is unsuitable but he has all too likely forgotten about the stallion with the white blaze and four white stockings.
History:
In Alsea's life there are a few major points one needs to know. Number one, she was born the first daughter to Merrek and his first wife, Ralyn. She was the third child and very much loved by her mother. Even her father seemed to dote on her for a time. She always had someone around to take care of her, even when her sisters were born.
When she wasn't following her mother around and clinging to her skirts she liked to play with her brother, Andros. Delek was often too serious to play games with. As such, she and Andros had a closer bond. No one was as close to Alsea as her mother. Her mother would often dress her to match as she went about Hold chores. The Headwoman loved Alsea and even gave her a special pendant for helping one time.
This brings us to number two. Alsea loved her mother more than she could ever love a new baby. When the Healers had cloistered themselves in Ralyn's rooms, Alsea found out what was happening and demanded to be let in. She banged on the door, called out to her mother but no one would let her in. She was dragged off by a couple of nannies and though she fought them all the way to her room, she was still forced in and locked there.
Alsea never able to say goodbye to her mother, looked for someone to turn to and confide in. No one was able to provide the comforting words she so desperately needed to hear. Her father kept himself far distant from her and her siblings. She learned very quickly that the only person who loved her died that day.
As the days passed, Alsea came out of her melancholy though she continued to wear black for an entire Turn. She began to throw herself into helping the Headwoman and her grandmother with running the Hold. Grandmother spent more time helping father than talking wiht the drudges and making sure dinner was on the table. Alsea also found herself in charge of her younger siblings. The weight placed upon her was growing with each passing Turn.
Her lessons continued though at times she could be a know it all and anger her tutors, she was a bright girl who most people liked to teach. Even with her freedom to do as she pleased more often than not she felt trapped. Perhaps it was a cage of her own making. When her father announced he was getting married, she saw things changing completely for her. She could get some of her childhood back and would not be responsible for the Hold anymore. Her sisters would no longer need her supervising their lessons, making sure they were fed, all the things the Lady Holder would do, she would no longer have to.
Number three is a bitter event for Alsea. Sulia was not at all whom she had pictured. The woman was almost her age and her father, well, he was her father! The wedding was all set and before she knew it, her Stepmother was in their home, buying herself new clothes, ignoring her duties or when she did them, screwing them up. Alsea felt she was now not only supervising her sisters but her stepmother.
Her life was no easier as time wore on. She began to grow more distant from her siblings and even Andros was too busy for her. Father continued to either be absent or not notice the great efforts Alsea put into the Hold. She felt like a ghost.No one saw her, they saw only a shadow of someone who was dead.
Number four was a great day, her eighteenth birthingday! The best present ever was given to her by her father, though her brother's had helped pick the runner out. Koolah, a beautiful, bay stallion with flashy white markings and a tail that flies out behind his compact form, was better than she had dreamed. Even now her greatest pleasure is riding out alone on Koolah and singing to herself.
Her birthingday continued on as planned though she had not really expected anything grande. A couple of new gowns and a pair of new riding boots. There was something special in her rooms though. It didn't say who it was from so she decided it did not matter. The sapphire blue riding habit, fit her to a tea. She would stand out on the reddish bodied stallion. How striking they would be!
As she has grown older she has become more aware of things around her. Not the least of which what her Stepmother did all day. Unfortunately Alsea has come upon Sulia, in the arms of a man other than her father. Though she has only happened upon this sort of situation twice it was enough to convince her that this sort of thing was normal for her stepmother. It hurt, more than Sulia could know, that the woman was cheating on her father. A father who spent more time with Sulia than he would even dream of spending with his children.
The only thing left to tell is that Alsea, is backing off from Hold duties slowly and is noticing her stepmother is picking some of it up. Finally the woman was growing up! Not something she would say outloud but she really did find her stepmother to be childish. She has become a bit reserved of late and feels herself to be lost in the world.
