Inessa

[Inessa]

-Character Profile- PC Name’s: Inessa Snowsong Physical Information: Race: Vantha Birthday: 19th Day, Winter of 494 Age: 17 Gender: Female Height: 5’0" ft. Weight: 106 lbs. Physical Description: From a moment's glance, it's easy to determine Inessa is not a threatening sight at all. Her body could almost be described as petite, largely due to her small size. However she does make an effort to stay in shape. While she certainly doesn't have the strength to wrestle someone down, her light-olive body's well toned and has no discernable blemishes. Inessa's long layered hair falls down to the bottom of her shoulder blades, held in that position by her silver hairband and a simple braid. Said hairband is well crafted, making it seem as if a small amount of metal leaves holds her hair in place. Ultimately it serves to compliment the soft features of her face. She has slightly-larger-than-average eyes which change color with her mood, as is the norm for the Vantha. Her youth is evident in her absolute lack of wrinkles, and fortunate lack of lasting blemishes. Character Concept: Personality : Inessa is a kind soul, making every effort she can to avoid harming others. Often this resorts to her inconveniencing herself in order to appease another, but so long as the effort's worth it in the long run, she doesn't mind too much. That being said, occasionally her anger will get the best of her and she'll briefly snap out at another, if only to usually apologize swiftly afterwards. She's a charitable soul and tries to give what she doesn't need to others. To be one of the hopeless is a fate worse than death for her, and thus she actively seeks a husband. Her father has made it abundantly clear with her that if she does not find a husband by the time she's twenty, he'll either find one for her or kick her out of the household. She'd rather neither happen, and prays that she'll end up with a kind and handsome man who understands her. A fantasy of sorts, if you will. Inessa takes great pride in her musical ability, practicing almost daily with her lute. Though she hasn't trained her voice yet, she tries to tell stories in time with her string-playing, using music for dramatic effect. It's due to this that she really loves telling tales to children, as she feels they enjoy it more than any grown man or woman would. Inessa is an easy to make friend, and a very easy to keep one too. She's willing to forgive others for their mistakes to a fault. One might consider her naive. She makes every effort to avoid abusing her magic. It's only used to add a little something to her music. If absolutely necessary, she'll fall back to it to try and control the situation, but only as a last resort. She doesn't see Hypnotism as an opportunity to manipulate people into doing what she wants, more as a tool to help her aid others. When in a panic, she's very quick to cling to another for emotional support and direction. Hopefully this is someone she trusts, but really she's just looking for a leadership figure of any sort in these times of stress. If she feels she could be the leader, she'll take a shot at it, but only if she's confident she would be a good choice. Ethics: Inessa believes in earning things, not taking them. This sort of creates an odd thought process in which she can admire a thief for pulling off a successful heist, but still shake her head at the thief for stealing in the first place. She's very quick to show respect for any authority figure, having zero desire to break the law. Even still, she respects justice, not tyranny. Likes: Inessa loves bringing a smile to someone else's face, whether through music or a kind deed. She enjoys the praise of others, and especially appreciates kind criticism. Though she'd never admit it, she spends a good amount of time trying to get her own personal appearance just right. It's due to this that she likes anything that can help her improve. Jewelry's a great gift, if a rather expensive one. And of course, Inessa enjoys her music. She wouldn't play if she didn't like listening to the gentle strum of her lute. Dislikes: She dislikes violence, and tries her best to avoid it. One of the only reasons she'd use magic on another would be to bring an end to a fight. In concordence with this, she dislikes those who lack mercy. Anything that she considers filthy earns her ire rather quickly. Though she doesn't want to be a snob, she'll turn her nose away from someone who smells like manure. Character History: Pre-Creation: : Inessa was born and raised in the Snowsong Hold, to the everlasting sound of music. She's the youngest in a series of children, having four older brothers, and four sisters-in-law due to this, and is also an aunt. Her mother hails from the Winterflame, and has imparted at least a little bit of her cooking skills upon her only daughter. Her father made a point of teaching each of his children to play an instrument, obtaining a well-crafted one for each. Her brothers treat it as a hobby, but Inessa was the only one who really took to it. She was rarely ever seen without a lute as a child, getting better and better with age. A great pride swelled in her dad as he saw his love for music finally shared in one of his offspring, and he did what he could to aid her in getting better. Unfortunately, while he is a great singer, due to the vastly different octaves of their voices, he's been unable to really train her as one. When she heard the Symenos language once, she became enamored with the eerie tone of it. Since then, she's made a point of learning a few sparse words, if only because it adds a little something to her stories. She can understand the honorifics and a decent amount of single words and phrases, but can't use it in a conversation. She didn't go out searching for a mage to teach her, rather one found her. Travelling through Avanthal, a middle aged woman stumbled upon the young girl when she was only seventeen. A thought crossed her of mixing Hypnotism with music, and she proceeded to make a deal with Inessa. She would teach the northerner magic, in exchange for learning how to play a lute. The lessons have thus far progressed slowly, as the mage doesn't follow a set schedule. Her veneration of Rhaus comes mostly from her father. Seeing a potential musician in her, he made certain to impart his knowledge of the bardic god upon her. She's more than happy to live by Rhaus' 'rules', and will try to bring a little bit of life into a scene she thinks is dull. Of course, this has gone completely wrong once or twice, much to Inessa's distress. Post Creation: : To be added. Skill list:   Physical Skills Skill Score Level Point allocation Lute 35 Competant 30 SP, 5 EXP Singing 12 Novice 10 SP, 2 EXP   Mental Skills Skill Score Level Point allocation Hypnotism 13 Novice 10 SP, 3 EXP Storytelling 10 Novice 10 RB Persuasion 2 Novice 2 EXP Observation 2 Novice 2 EXP Anthropology 2 Novice 2 EXP Rhetoric 3 Novice 3 EXP Interrogation 2 Novice 2 EXP   Languages Vani(Fluent) Common (Basic) Symenos(Poor)   Lore Lore of Vantha Culture Lore of History of Avanthal Dealing with Pushy Patrons Playing for a Crowd of Young Men Location: Strings ‘n Things Contact: Parrsni Snowsong (NPC) Seeking Employment Dance Moves of a Zith Placating a Zith with Music Attempting to Explain Marriage and Bride Prices to a Zith Desire to Hear the Music of Rhaus Zith: Multiple Mates Contact: Xiani, Dancing Zith Equipment/Possessions: Backpack Comb(Bone) Brush(Bone) Razor Soap Food for a week Eating Knife Flint and Steel Lute Two Music Books Dagger Assorted Clothing White Fur Cloak (Heirloom) 11GM 3SM Clothing: Inessa wears layers upon layers of clothing in her cold and harsh homeland. Over everything she wears her family heirloom, a large cloak given to her by her father, made of a sabretooth's pelt. He claims he killed it himself, and she'll often cling to it for protection and warmth. It ends just above her ankles, and is often pulled about her entire being. Beneath this she wears a long white fur blouse, more stylish than practical, with a billowy hood that can easily be pulled up and be relied on to not ruin her hair. Her mittens are white and thin, and her loose leather boots are black. And beneath this she wears a velvet tunic which goes halfway down her thigh, barely revealed under her blouse. Her stockings are black, ending halfway up her thigh. The only way you'd get a good glimpse of this is if she's indoors, as her cloak is always pulled about her being if it's cold, and she relies on it almost entirely for her warmth. Usually she'll wear a very small amount of black eyeliner and eyeshadow, to better help her vibrant eye colors stick out more. Any lipstick she might choose to wear compliments her skin tone. Housing: 20x20 Arvinta in Snowsong Hold with a hearth, bunk, chest, chair, and small table. Ledger: Purchase Cost Total Starting +100 GM 100 GM Lute -55 GM 45 GM Fur Blouse -3 GM 42 GM Stockings -4 SM 42 GM Mittins -8 SM 42 GM Hood, fur -1 GM 41 GM High Boots -5 SM 41 GM Velvet Tunic -3 GM 38 GM Music Book X2 -8 GM 30 GM Basic Makeup -10 GM 20 GM Silver Headband -4 GM 13 GM 3 SM Dagger -2 GM 11 GM 3 SM Fur Cloak Heirloom 11 GM 3 SM Thread: A Gig +6GM 17 GM 3 SM Earned Skill/Points: A Gig Secret : Experience 2 Lute 1 Observation 1 Persuasion 2 Hypnotism 1 Singing Lore Dealing with Pushy Patrons Playing for a Crowd of Young Men Other + Ledger = 6gm Employment 'N Work Secret : Experience 1 Persuasion Lore Location: Strings ‘n Things Contact: Parrsni Snowsong (NPC) Seeking Employment Foreign Music Secret : Experience 1 Observation 3 Lute 2 Singing 1 Hypnotism 2 Anthropology 3 Rhetoric 2 Interrogation Lore Dance Moves of a Zith Placating a Zith with Music Attempting to Explain Marriage and Bride Prices to a Zith Desire to Hear the Music of Rhaus Zith: Multiple Mates Contact: Xiani, Dancing Zith Thread List: A Gig