Kayelin Mannering

[Kayelin Mannering]

Kayelin Mannering The Basics Race: Human Gender: Female Age: 20 Birthday: 493 AV, 15th Day of Spring Hair Color: Blonde Eye Color: Light Blue Birthplace: Sunberth Location: Ravok Housing: N/A Appearance Kayelin is a grizzly of a woman, with a work hardened, muscular body devoid of all childhood fat that tops off at four inches over six feet. Her calloused hands are riddled by smalls scars and nicks, with fingernails chewed down to the distal edge and that for some reason are impossible to keep clean. Dirt seems to be permanently embedded into the creases of her fingers and palms. Her straw colored hair is cropped short for easy maintenance, usually flopped over her forehead in whatever position it decides to lay in each day, and rarely gets combed. Kayelin stopped fighting with it years ago, among many other things. The right corner of her top lip is puckered with a small yet noticeable scar she received in a childhood brawl, and her nose is slightly crooked from being broken twice. Kayelin isn't a beautiful woman, and she knows it. By a lot of standards she's even unattractive. Instead, she is very naturally masculine, which suits her better than any of the feminine graces that were never there to begin with. It's not all that uncommon for strangers to mistake her for a man in certain situations, what with her jaunt, course features and warrior body. She tries to maintain an acceptable degree of cleanliness, but nothing really seems to soften her rough appearance. Mentality Kayelin has hoped to be part of something greater ever since she was a little girl. She has this almost obsessive desire to do good, and feels that becoming a Knight is the only way to achieve this. She has yet to really discover, in her short time as a Squire, that not of all the Knights are what she dreamed of in Sunberth. To her, with her Lancelot complex, it is a great honor, and everyone goes around saving kittens from trees and defending the weak. She also hasn't really grown into her title yet, and a lifetime of self conscious insecurities makes it hard to transition. So, even though her position in life is rather good, she can still be stepped all over just like before. She is a very self conscious woman, what with her appearance and the very low standing she held for most of her life. Her self esteem is lacking, and her social skills are mediocre at best. But she has a good heart, with admirable if not very naive intentions to help those around her and make the world a better place, to the best of her abilities. Kayelin can be a stick in the mud, too, often coming of as boring. She isn't the smartest person around either, preferring actions over words, and lacking much of an education. The extent of her scholarly pursuits is that she can read and write Common, and do basic math. In her eyes, that's all she ever needed, until the dream of becoming a Squire actually became a reality. Now that she has been ripped away so soon from that lifestyle she'd craved for years, Kayelin is starting to believe that her luck will never change. After becoming enslaved and carted off to Ravok, she decided to close herself off emotionally. She knows that being an obedient nobody will keep her alive - which is what she plans on doing. The ex-Squire can't help but keep up the small hope that maybe one day she will escape Ravok and return to Syliras, but until that happens she will try to survive the new, darker life that the hand of fate seems to have found it necessary to deal her. Character History 493 AV, 15th Day of Spring - 513 AV, 16th Day of Spring Life in Sunberth. 513 AV, 16th Day of Spring - 513 AV, 81st Day of Spring Traveling to Syliras with trade caravan, then alone on foot. 513 AV, 81st Day of Spring - 513 AV, 71st day of Summer Arrival and life in Syliras as a Squire. On the 71st Kayelin is kidnapped by slavers. Her life at the moment is a mystery, though what can be assumed is that she has surely been sold into servitude. Companions Name: N/A Breed: Falivan Elk Dog Gender: Female Age: 5 months Kayelin's Falivan pup was gifted to her by her mother the day after her 20th birthday. It came as a surprise, since her family never had much money to spare, so she thinks of the pup as a blessing. She grew quickly on the trip from Sunberth to Syliras, and now fairly easily keeps up with Kayelin on foot for most of the day. She remains nameless, mainly because Kayelin is looking for inspiration. The pup has taken quickly to training, showing strong natural instincts, and from day one the two of them were insuperable. She's already large for her age, with powerful jaws and legs, so it's assumed she will be a fine specimen. Skills & Lores   Physical Skill EXP Total Proficiency Longsword 15 RB, 5 SP, 3 EXP 23/100 Novice Shield 20 SP, 3 EXP 23/100 Novice Brawling 10 SP, 3 EXP 13/100 Novice Horseback Riding 5 SP 5/100 Novice Running 1 EXP 1/100 Novice Stealth 1 EXP 1/100 Novice   Lifestyle Skill EXP Total Proficiency Wilderness Survival 5 SP, 1 EXP 6/100 Novice Fishing 5 SP 5/100 Novice Animal Husbandry 1 EXP 1/100 Novice Land Navigation 1 EXP 1/100 Novice   Mental Skill EXP Total Proficiency Observation 7 EXP 7/100 Novice Socialization 6 EXP 6/100 Novice Logic 2 EXP 1/100 Novice Intimidation 1 EXP 1/100 Novice Acting 1 EXP 1/100 Novice   Languages Common (Fluent)   Lores Wilderness Survival (Forest) History of the Syliran Knights Happy Twentieth! Alys: Beautiful Even in the Slums Alys is a Gentle Woman Baron's Precious Falivans Being Pushed Out of the Nest Longing to be a Knight Promise to Alys: Return and Take the Family With You Relaxing at the Kabrin Road A Storm is Coming Missing My Family A Cute Girl in the Temple A Loud Man in the Temple Longsword: Forthright Battle Stance Longsword: Pin-Point Piercing Acting: Calm Façade Shield: Shield Bash Brawling: Tough Tumble Tackle Philosophy: Death, A Morbid Fascination Logical Conclusions: Thought, Before and After Land Navigation: From the Woods to Syliras Kyra: Woodland Archer Rhetoric: Height Jokes Possessions & Ledger   Clothing Long Sleeved White Linen Shirt Khaki Linen Breeches Tall Brown Leather Boots Sandals White Linen Underments Brown Leather Belt Brown Leather Gloves Dark Brown Cotton Cloak   Equipment Backpack Bedroll Winter Blanket Waterskin One-Person Tent 3 Torches Traveler's Stock (10 day's worth) Fishing Kit 50 ft. of Hemp Rope Water Additive Small Bar of Soap Flint & Steel Hunting Knife   Weapons Longsword & Scabbard   Armor Small Wooden Round Shield   Misc. Falivan Elk Dog (Heirloom)   Borrowed Note: These items are currently being loaned to Kayelin by the Syliran Knights for training purposes. 1 Set of Full Plate Armor Large Steel Shield Composite Shortbow Quiver With 20 Shortbow Arrows 1 Leopardbred Gelding 1 Full Set of Horse Tack   Ledger Note: As a Squire, Kayelin's daily care and seasonal living expenses are currently covered by the Syliran Knights. Purchase Cost Total Starting +100 GM 100 GM Shelter Cash-In +500 GM 600 GM Bedroll -1 SM Winter Blanket -5 SM One-Person Tent -2 GM 3 Torches -6 CM Traveler's Stock -3 GM Fishing Kit -10 GM 50 ft. of Hemp Rope -1 GM Water Additive -3 GM Hunting Knife -5 SM Sandals -2 SM Leather Gloves -1 GM Leather Belt - 4 SM Small Wooden Shield -3 GM Longsword & Scabbard -19 GM 555 GM 3 SM 94 CM Thread List   Spring 513 AV Time Name Description Status 16th Day New Beginnings Kayelin's life changes the day after her birthday, when she is finally able to leave the slums of Sunberth behind in order pursue her dreams; first and foremost becoming a Syliran Knight. Graded 63rd Day Rain, Rain, Go Away Still several weeks away from Syliras, a storm hits while Kayelin is on the Kabrin Road. She and her Falivan try and fail to find adequate shelter, and so they must wait it out under the mediocre safety of the forest trees. Graded 85th Day Birds of a Feather Kayelin has an unplanned trip into the Bronze Woods where she meets the Myrian Kaie, and they definitely start out on the wrong foot. Ongoing 87th Day Squires, Kelvics & Bandits, Oh My! Kayelin is cornered in the Bronze Woods by a trio of mounted bandits while out relieving pent up stress. As a fight is about to break out, the Kelvic Kyra interrupts, evening the odds. Graded 90th Day Learning & Reflection The Temple of All Gods provides the perfect quiet location for Kayelin to think on her life's recent changes, and she ends up meeting Dahlia, a pretty young artist in search of her muse. Graded   Summer 512 AV Time Thread Name Description Status 70th Day Happy Hour Taking shelter from a severe thunderstorm inside the Rearing Stallion. Abandoned 71st Day Long Gone Kayelin's life changes again, but for the worse, when she's kidnapped by slavers. Ongoing   Flashbacks Time Thread Name Description Status N/A N/A N/A N/A