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Alija Piper
Date of Birth: 7th Summer 495
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Profession: Blacksmith
Fluent: Common
Poor: None
Basic: None
City: Ravok
Location: Tarsin's Boarding House
Appearance:
A young lady with the appearance of a slightly older woman, Alija is what one might call average. Average height, average weight, the only thing that makes her different are the well defined muscles, large from har work. Despite being inside for long hours a day, her skin shines a natural tanned colour. She has an intelligent, curious look, but also withdrawn and shy.
Alija put little effort in her hair, cutting it just above the shoulder to require miminal efffort. Usually down or tied up in a messy ponytail, stray hairs always frame her face in a messy sort of way. It is scraggly looking, often compared to the yellow brown straw. It appears different varying on the light: at times blonde, others brown, and others a mixture of the two. Although straight, the dampness beside the sea often adds little waves to it, although this often turns to frizz.
Her features are plain, never leaping out at the passer-by. Almond eyes stare out a hazel colour, and her nose and mouth are just as long. Her face as a sense of elongation to it, but just not enough for it to be noticeable on a glance.
Alija prefers to where practical clothes that can become dirty easily, her career seen in her dress style. To see her wear a dress is a rarer occasion, but there comes the time when she feels it is only natural to find or make a dress to wear. Most of her clothes are hand sewn, so are rough and messy, with not much hold.
Concept:
Alija knows what she wants. She knows how to get it. The only problem is putting the plan to action. Alija is timid, not wanting to make a move. However well thought her plan is, she still concentrates too much on the consequences, good and bad. She can always think up alternate ways to do things, and will change plans often, sometimes a positive thing, sometimes negative.
She is also extremely curious, wanting to know new things and understand how they work. However, her shyness means she is often too shy to ask. This has made her think outside the box as she tries to discover things.
Appearing almost dumb, once people get past the not-able-to-say-anything zone, they are often surprised about what she does know. She keeps her knowledge to herself, trying to appear modest, and finding the more she knows, the more attention is drawn to her.
(This was written at character creation. Alija has developed past a lot of things here, so only use this as a very rough guide.)
Alija knows what she wants. She knows how to get it. The only problem is putting the plan to action. Alija is timid, not wanting to make a move. However well thought her plan is, she still concentrates too much on the consequences, good and bad. She can always think up alternate ways to do things, and will change plans often, sometimes a positive thing, sometimes negative.
She is also extremely curious, wanting to know new things and understand how they work. However, her shyness means she is often too shy to ask. This has made her think outside the box as she tries to discover things.
Appearing almost dumb, once people get past the not-able-to-say-anything zone, they are often surprised about what she does know. She keeps her knowledge to herself, trying to appear modest, and finding the more she knows, the more attention is drawn to her.
(This was written at character creation. Alija has developed past a lot of things here, so only use this as a very rough guide.)
History:
Alija's life has never been very exciting. She barely strayed out her comfort zone, even though the few times in which she did, the results have always been great. She trained under her mother, who was well accomplished at sewing, but often snuck off to join her father in the blacksmith he worked at. Her best friend Thegans often claimed she was better at blacksmithing than he, an apprentice, was.
When she was 13, she met a wizard who studied Auristics in great detail. She managed to convince him to teach her, and he did, happy to have a pupil as dedicated. Although he himself wasn't too good, Alija learnt lots under his teachings, despite having to pay some gold mizas now and then.
At 16, a ship arrived bearing a letter written to Alija's mother. Her aunt, who had left Zeltiva before Alija had been born, had written, telling her family of the terrible illness she had gotten. Worried for her sister, Alija's mother managed to find a ship willing to take her to her sister. Alija's father felt that it was his duty to stay with his wife and prepared to leave with her. Alija was given the choice: stay in Zeltiva or join them. She decided to stay in the city she knew well, hoping to join the university. Her parents never returned, nor sent her any message of their well-being.
Alija's life has never been very exciting. She barely strayed out her comfort zone, even though the few times in which she did, the results have always been great. She trained under her mother, who was well accomplished at sewing, but often snuck off to join her father in the blacksmith he worked at. Her best friend Thegans often claimed she was better at blacksmithing than he, an apprentice, was.
When she was 13, she met a wizard who studied Auristics in great detail. She managed to convince him to teach her, and he did, happy to have a pupil as dedicated. Although he himself wasn't too good, Alija learnt lots under his teachings, despite having to pay some gold mizas now and then.
At 16, a ship arrived bearing a letter written to Alija's mother. Her aunt, who had left Zeltiva before Alija had been born, had written, telling her family of the terrible illness she had gotten. Worried for her sister, Alija's mother managed to find a ship willing to take her to her sister. Alija's father felt that it was his duty to stay with his wife and prepared to leave with her. Alija was given the choice: stay in Zeltiva or join them. She decided to stay in the city she knew well, hoping to join the university. Her parents never returned, nor sent her any message of their well-being.
