Sura

[Sura]

SURA Basic Information Race: Konti. Birthday & Age : 30th Day of winter. 480 AV (31 years old). Gender: female. Physical Description Sura lacks the ethereal grace associated with the majority of her kind. For all intensive purposes, she appears Konti: short (only 5'1''), with smooth alabaster flesh and white lustrous scales spiraling her legs, lower back, the nape of her neck and hands. Between her fingers and toes are white delicate fringes of webbing. Gills line her neck like tiny crescent moons. Despite her age, she has the youthful wiry frame of a sixteen year old human - near flat-chested and fresh faced with large expressive blue eyes. Despite all this there is a common air to her. Her pale hair is wild and wavy, and her hands dirty from picking up and examining every stone or abandoned piece of rubble that draws her interest. She carries herself with unassuming humility. Character Concept Born under a bad sign, Sura lives with the knowledge she will bear no children. This has caused her to reflect at length on life and the nature of fulfillment, leaving her wise beyond her year and well tempered. She's filled with an innate curiosity for the world - even in its ravaged state. She is mild tempered and reserved like most of her kind, but a little peculiar. Her limited time outside her homeland graced her with little knowledge of other cultures. Along with her heritage comes the ability to look into the eyes of another and "know them". The extent of what she can learn if affected by the duration of eye contact. In a passing glance, she'll grasp the gist of their character - whether they are of helpful of harmful intent. If extended, she'll glimpse the other's potential, their talents and the ability they have to develop them. If eye contact is sustained long enough, she can begin to sense their thoughts and feelings. Only with the consent of another, sustained eye contact, and thorough concentration can she begin to sift through their past, a tedious time consuming effort. She's drawn to strong characters and generally avoids eye contact (simply because constantly reading others can be exhausting). When faced with conflict she'd sooner take flight. Her dream is to find a place worth settling, and build a fine stone house. Despite appearing fragile in a number of ways, she's fairly self sufficient and enjoys being on her own. Character History While Sura was still in the womb, her mother was beset by a vision that her child would bare no children. This unfortunate revelation was confirmed by several mothers with foresight. Sura came into the world with a path laid out before her unlike most of her kin would ever know. Being of an honest nature, her mother informed her eldest daughter of the heavy news regarding her future as soon as she was able to comprehend it. Sura went about her life, honing her sight under the guidance of her elders and studying masonry as her trade because of her innate curiosity for stone buildings and the memories and histories they contained. It was only went other girls her age began to undergo their rights of passage that she came to fully understand the greater implications of her hierless future. She'd never leave to find a mate, or be eligible to join the Mother's circle. This filled her with heartache that was painful for those near her to endure. Hers was a festering melancholy. It was decided for her own good, and the good of her younger siblings that she be given the opportunity to leave the White Isle and forge her own fate. She was given basic combat training and traveling rations and sent into the world. She's paused her journey in Sylaris, which she has found to be the site with the greatest degree of normalcy she's yet to encounter. Training Skills +10 Masonry +10 Medicine (racial bonus) +10 Camouflage +10 Running +20 Suvai Lore *stone knowledge. Having been trained by a master mason on the White Isle, Sura has the ability to glean more about the history/climate/other characteristics of a region by its rock *survivalist. Sura was taught to meet the dangers of the world with caution and with self preservation in mind. Equipment and Possessions Equipment * 1 Set of Clothing (cloak/coat & footwear included) * 1 Suvai (heirloom) * 1 Waterskin * 1 Backpack which contains: o 1 Set of Toiletries (comb, brush, soap) o Food for a week o 1 eating knife o Flint & Steel Housing * 1 large tent (4 person), large tarp, 100 ft of rope, flint & steel, lantern, 2 torches, bedroll, blanket, fishing tackle & hooks, a riding horse (gilding), a full set of tack, and a large set of saddlebags. Languages fluent: Kontinese basic: Common poor: Tukant Ledger 100 gold mizas (Starting coin) Thread List