Post by dian on Jul 21, 2011 17:44:12 GMT -5
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Profession: Silver Leaf Ranger
Appearance: Nikki, as she prefers to be called, has short sleek hair that is kept in a pixie hair-do. She occasionally uses a silver or a red ribbon to keep it out of her face, but only when she needs to concentrate on something small, or maybe when she is reading a map. Nikki's eyes are a silvery-grey, lighter than the normal storm-grey colors you might see in grey-eyed people. She also has soft pink lips and a small nose. She has slim build, built for running both long distance and quick sprints (mostly long distance it takes her a while to build up her full speed), with long legs with strong muscles, great for jumping and doing the gymnastics she loves.
Personality:Nikki doesn't like to start a conversation. Most of the time she will either join one that's already started, or wait till someone talks to her. Its not because she doesn't like people, its just that how she lived, if she talked out of turn she was punished. Nikki also has an amazing memory, and so if you pull a prank on her, or call her a rude name, she will ALWAYS remember. Nikki can sometimes go over board with holding grudges, but always knows when enough is enough when it comes to payback.
History: Nikki was born and raised in Gallica. Her parents where simple farm folk that lived as peacefully as they could with the crazy warlords attacking their land (not specifically but in general). They tried to raise a family, but they only managed a daughter, who they named Nicolette, and a small boy named Daniel. They lived happily together until Daniel's 3rd birth day. On that horrible day, Nikki was 7, opposing warlords attacked their farmland. Raiding the fields and pantry. They killed Nikki's parents and her brother, but took her as "loot" they planned to work her as a slave.
She was brought to a castle south of La Rivage near the coast. She was immediately put to work as one of the kitchen girls. People claimed it wasn't slavery, that soldiers had saved Nikki and brought her here, and that the work she did was worth the living space. That living space she shared with multiple other people, who where most likely slaves themselves, though she never asked.
After years of working in the kitchens, people finally began notice her talent for speed and memory. She was presented before the warlord, one of the few warlords who know about tactics, and he immediately took on the idea of her being a messenger girl. From that day on she was sent to run messages around battle fields, or around town.Of course they could have sent someone on a horse, they probably would have been faster, but no one expected a little girl to hold secretes to battle, or important messages to warlords of other parts of Gallica.
Nikki continued her dreadful life until she was 13. One day, the warlord she worked for foolishly gave her a package with coins in it. Nikki was all the way at La Rivera when she realized what the package contained. Instead of completing her journey, she bought a pass (probably over paying but she didn't mind, it wasn't her gold) and got a ride on a boat to Araluen. Nikki felt very free, happy to be away from those who enslaved her.
Nikki managed well in Araluen, fortunately she had been taught the language so that she could relay messages to foreigners who threatened the warlord. Nikki got a job at a local inn near the coast as a serving girl. She worked hard for a year, earning gold and a living space for herself. The innkeeper was nice to her and made sure she got good food each day and that the rowdy sailors kept their hands off of her. She lived like that until a few days before her 14th birthday. On her 14th birthday she encountered a ranger.
Nikki was walking back from the market, the inn keeper had asked her to run a few errands. She was a little more than half way through when 2 bandits came to her. They taunted her, trying to get her to give them the basket she carried without protest. Nikki didn't know what to do so she ran, the bandits in hot pursuit. She was dashing in between trees this way and that, and got a little ways away from the bandits. There she encountered The Local ranger.
The Ranger held up a finger for silence and then walked out into a small clearing where the bandits where. He shot both of them, killing them instantly. Nikki didn't know what a ranger was and thought the man was almost as bad as the people who had been chasing her. Nikki questioned her, and the ranger thought she had been crazy (Nikki had masked her Gallican accent very well due to practice), but then Nikki explained she wasn't from Araluen.
After a bit of explanation, Nikki began to look wistful. She wondered what life where people didn't treat you like dirt would be like. When you where known by all as dangerous and people looked up to you instead of down. The Ranger decided to take her on as an apprentice, why she never learned. The innkeeper remained like family to her and she always went to that inn when she had a spare moment, to tell her tales of being an apprentice and many other things.
Nikki was named a ranger at 18 and ended up excelling in unseen movement, running, and map reading (with her memory she could remember a map by only studying it for a little while) but she is better at the last two than the first.Additional Information:
Nikki's ranger horse is a jet black color and she named it Nyx
She has a pet dog (greyhound) named Spirit who is a mottled brown and black color. Spirit is one of the few dogs who can keep up with her. Not really lol.
Gender: Female
Profession: Silver Leaf Ranger
Appearance: Nikki, as she prefers to be called, has short sleek hair that is kept in a pixie hair-do. She occasionally uses a silver or a red ribbon to keep it out of her face, but only when she needs to concentrate on something small, or maybe when she is reading a map. Nikki's eyes are a silvery-grey, lighter than the normal storm-grey colors you might see in grey-eyed people. She also has soft pink lips and a small nose. She has slim build, built for running both long distance and quick sprints (mostly long distance it takes her a while to build up her full speed), with long legs with strong muscles, great for jumping and doing the gymnastics she loves.
Personality:Nikki doesn't like to start a conversation. Most of the time she will either join one that's already started, or wait till someone talks to her. Its not because she doesn't like people, its just that how she lived, if she talked out of turn she was punished. Nikki also has an amazing memory, and so if you pull a prank on her, or call her a rude name, she will ALWAYS remember. Nikki can sometimes go over board with holding grudges, but always knows when enough is enough when it comes to payback.
History: Nikki was born and raised in Gallica. Her parents where simple farm folk that lived as peacefully as they could with the crazy warlords attacking their land (not specifically but in general). They tried to raise a family, but they only managed a daughter, who they named Nicolette, and a small boy named Daniel. They lived happily together until Daniel's 3rd birth day. On that horrible day, Nikki was 7, opposing warlords attacked their farmland. Raiding the fields and pantry. They killed Nikki's parents and her brother, but took her as "loot" they planned to work her as a slave.
She was brought to a castle south of La Rivage near the coast. She was immediately put to work as one of the kitchen girls. People claimed it wasn't slavery, that soldiers had saved Nikki and brought her here, and that the work she did was worth the living space. That living space she shared with multiple other people, who where most likely slaves themselves, though she never asked.
After years of working in the kitchens, people finally began notice her talent for speed and memory. She was presented before the warlord, one of the few warlords who know about tactics, and he immediately took on the idea of her being a messenger girl. From that day on she was sent to run messages around battle fields, or around town.Of course they could have sent someone on a horse, they probably would have been faster, but no one expected a little girl to hold secretes to battle, or important messages to warlords of other parts of Gallica.
Nikki continued her dreadful life until she was 13. One day, the warlord she worked for foolishly gave her a package with coins in it. Nikki was all the way at La Rivera when she realized what the package contained. Instead of completing her journey, she bought a pass (probably over paying but she didn't mind, it wasn't her gold) and got a ride on a boat to Araluen. Nikki felt very free, happy to be away from those who enslaved her.
Nikki managed well in Araluen, fortunately she had been taught the language so that she could relay messages to foreigners who threatened the warlord. Nikki got a job at a local inn near the coast as a serving girl. She worked hard for a year, earning gold and a living space for herself. The innkeeper was nice to her and made sure she got good food each day and that the rowdy sailors kept their hands off of her. She lived like that until a few days before her 14th birthday. On her 14th birthday she encountered a ranger.
Nikki was walking back from the market, the inn keeper had asked her to run a few errands. She was a little more than half way through when 2 bandits came to her. They taunted her, trying to get her to give them the basket she carried without protest. Nikki didn't know what to do so she ran, the bandits in hot pursuit. She was dashing in between trees this way and that, and got a little ways away from the bandits. There she encountered The Local ranger.
The Ranger held up a finger for silence and then walked out into a small clearing where the bandits where. He shot both of them, killing them instantly. Nikki didn't know what a ranger was and thought the man was almost as bad as the people who had been chasing her. Nikki questioned her, and the ranger thought she had been crazy (Nikki had masked her Gallican accent very well due to practice), but then Nikki explained she wasn't from Araluen.
After a bit of explanation, Nikki began to look wistful. She wondered what life where people didn't treat you like dirt would be like. When you where known by all as dangerous and people looked up to you instead of down. The Ranger decided to take her on as an apprentice, why she never learned. The innkeeper remained like family to her and she always went to that inn when she had a spare moment, to tell her tales of being an apprentice and many other things.
Nikki was named a ranger at 18 and ended up excelling in unseen movement, running, and map reading (with her memory she could remember a map by only studying it for a little while) but she is better at the last two than the first.Additional Information:
Nikki's ranger horse is a jet black color and she named it Nyx
She has a pet dog (greyhound) named Spirit who is a mottled brown and black color. Spirit is one of the few dogs who can keep up with her. Not really lol.