Tuwa of the West Winds
(Tshu-oua) 
Basic Information
Race: Eypharian
Birthday & Age: 36th of Summer, 488 After Valterrian (23 Years Old)
Gender: Female
Physical Description
Tuwa is not a particularly tall specimen of the species, measuring in at around five feet nine inches, give or take a few fractions of an inch. Due to the fact that she has four arms instead of two. Tuwa weighs a little more than your average human her height-- around 168, to be precise. However, this is a healthy weight, and it shows in her figure and physique. Her dark brown, almost black hair falls in between her shoulder blades, decorated by streaks of orange and red paint. She has two chains of gold, one on each side of her face, serving almost as a frame when she decides to let her hair fall without brushing it back behind her ears.
Her entire body is covered by tanned, lightly gilded skin. Somehow, as if by magic, she always seems to be wearing her cosmetics. She decorates her eyes with kohl while making sure that her (apparently) spotless face always has a healthy coating of foundations and other powders, only electing to remove them when she needs to administer the lotions and creams that help her retain her youthful and (once again, apparently) flawless appearance.
Tuwa wears a sleeveless robe of amber and red silk, identifying her as a member of the House of the West Winds. Her feet are adorned by leather sandals with three straps that cross over the feet, all of which are studded with a small amount of Lapis Lazuli. She wears two small hoop earrings-- one on either ear-- with polished Lapis sitting in the center, held by two small golden chain tethers within the earring. All four of her arms bear ornate golden armbands. Her neck, however, is where she has truly invested. She has a golden collar with an emerald centered in the front of her neck. Small studs of Lapis emphasize the emerald, and create a full circle around the collar. On rare occasions, she will wear her khopesh on a fine leather belt. She also has a pair of spectacles, used to correct her nearsightedness, but she refuses to wear them in public.
Personality
Equipment and Possessions
Two elaborate khopesh
One amber and red sleeveless silk robe
One pair of copper spectacles, purchased for her by her Father. (Heirloom)
Two gold hair chains
One pair of leather sandals with two Lapis studs on each sandal, where the straps cross over the feet.
One collar with a single sapphire at the center
Two small golden hoop earrings with Lapis Lazuli
Four golden armbands
One Eyktolian Desertbred Stallion named Myrna
One Konti Handmaiden named Jumaymah
Ledger
600 GM (Starting Package, Housing Cashed In)
-60 GM (Golden armbands, Starting Package)
-50 GM (Eyktolian Desertbred in Eyktol, Starting Package)
-35 GM (Golden earrings w/ Lapis, Starting Package)
-125 GM (Golden collar w/ Emerald centerpiece & Lapis studs, Starting Package)
-30 GM (Leather sandals w/ Lapis studs, Starting Package)
-50 GM (Two Khopesh, elaborate)
-0 GM (Copper Spectacles, heirloom)
TOTAL: 250 GM
History
Tuwa was born to a son of the West Wind named Unas II and his wife Hrua. The oldest of two, Tuwa was raised from her birth to adopt a position within court politics and house finances.
It's hard to say she didn't live a perfect childhood. Her tutelage involved reading books the masses could never hope to attain, learning how to manage financial enterprises, learning the proper way to eat at a royal banquet, and family history. Any and all spare time was spent relaxing, be it in the sunlit Eye of Syna, within one of the enclosed Noble bathhouses, or at some lavish party her parents insisted she attend, or bettering herself. At her side through all of this was her older brother, Rak'kena, four years her senior. He was, arguably, one of the odder children in the world, possessing an immense enjoyment for things hardly fit for Nobility. Regardless of his oddities, the young Tuwa loved him all the same. He brought a sort of coloration to a life that would otherwise be solitary, thought she couldn't exactly realize that at the time.
However, when she was around nine years old, all of that changed. Rak'kena, according to her father, had ran off to live with the commoners. He was dead. In but a moment, the color, the variety in Tuwa's life had vanished. She devoted herself fully to her studies, to bettering herself. It wasn't until she turned fifteen that she snapped out of her trance. At the age of fifteen, while around the Eye of Syna studying, she noticed something peculiar out of the corner of her eye. A woman was crossing through the oasis, but she was not Eypharian. No, she could never even hope to pass as Eypharian. Atop her pale-skinned head was the lightest head of hair she had ever seen. It was white-- but it still had color. Entranced, Tuwa rose to her feet, following the light-haired woman. Eventually, Tuwa stopped her, asking who-- and most importantly, what-- she was. Her answer came in curt, broken Arumenic. She was a Konti, and her name was Karena. Absolutely fascinated by the exotic woman, she brought her back to the oasis, where they had a conversation to the best of their abilities. When Karena could not communicate an idea in Arumenic, Tuwa came in with her Common to help try and bridge the gap-- though Karena's Arumenic was notably better than Tuwa's Common.
It wasn't long until Tuwa had made plans to meet with the woman again. This meeting turned into another two, and those two into four, until one day, Karena simply stopped showing up to their meetings. To this day, Tuwa does not know what happened to her-- all she does know is that she has a slight obsession with people with blond hair and blue eyes. Not that she'd ever admit that, of course. Snapped out of her trance, Tuwa swore to herself that she'd never let herself stop living her life again. She began chariot racing and gambling of all sorts, and fostered a new love for the Khopesh.
At age eighteen, her father Unas II granted her a slave, which was to aid her in establishing her business ventures and the like, along with maintaining day to day affairs. Tuwa, at first, thought she would not need the slave. Then, she actually saw the slave. Something about her made her worth keeping.
She was blond. Tuwa named her Jumaymah, for serving girl, and she has served faithfully by her side ever since. Now, at twenty-three, Tuwa looks to make her mark in the world, and bring glory to her side of the family, rather than leaving it constrained to the relatives of the fallen Queen Dimourla.
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by Tuwa on May 29th, 2011, 5:24 am 
