Character Information Full Name: Kaya Akersdottir Sorenvik Race: Velheim Ailor Age: 26 Sex: Female Eye Color: Mix of steel/pidgeon blue Core Concept: Kaya is a practicing Old Gods worshipper, but primarily and fervently follows the Union of Air as both a religion and tool of control/justification. She is a black sheep, meant to balance being a northern warrior with also being small, intelligent, tricky, and focused. Proficiency Information (Points dictated invested/free) Fighting style: Hunter (Atk: Strength / Def: Wisdom) Strength: 7 Technique Parry Weapon Throw (Free investment) Diving Tackle Shrug Off Knockback Sweep Concussive Blow Pinning Throw Tangle Strike Familiar Disrupt (Ailor Pack) Constitution: 0 Shield Block (Free Pack) Wisdom: 7 Command Stance (Free investment) Chem Revive Attack Command Chase Command Defend Command Champion Command Overwhelm Command Resist Command Dexterity: 0 Magic: 0 Faith: 0 Languages: Common (Free) Skodje (Native tongue) Ithanian (learned from mother, spoken poorly) Appearance Information: Kaya has blonde hair pulled back into a mass of thick braids, which hang down behind her head; many, traditional, blue Velheim tattoos down her arms and on her face, usually a simple shirt with a strap across her shoulder to help carry various items, simple linen pants, leather and linen top, and leather boots; or the occasional appearance in more regal, wealthy attire of various designs. She stands at 5”5’ or around 165 cm, with a mildly athletic build. Life Story Kaya Akersdottir Sorenvik was born to a freezing winter in Lillenstrand, on the island of Midtenna in Nordskag, to a minor warlord, Aker Sorenson Sudlillen, and his wife, Colette Adelinesdottir Sudlillen. Kaya spent her early years training with her sisters, standing among Lillenstrand's garrison as a skirmisher, and eventually begging her father to send her to receive an education successfully. She spent a while studying, and did so with decent results, becoming a well established intellectual of her family and, eventually, the head of it through various, unpleasant means. Her arrival in Regalia was a result of familial obligations and her own personal desire to establish herself as a scholar. Spoiler: Life Story Kaya’s birth was untimely. She was brought into the world in Lillenstrand, Nordskag. She was born early during a winter in 284, and remained small and sickly for quite some time. Her family certainly thought she would die. But, Sorenviks are awful stubborn, and Kaya just seemed to refuse to die. She grew slowly, though still small. Her appetite never grew much, and nor did she. When it came time to learn fighting, Kaya did her best. She trained alongside her sisters and kept up as best she could, but for a girl as small as she was she did not progress as far as her sistersn. She never amounted to much, though she showed great promise in throwing. Around the age of 18, she grew tired of fighting, and getting beaten, so she begged her father for an education instead. It took two years of begging. Her sisters never forgave her. Kaya began with tutors. Her studies were originally just the basics; mathematics, reading and writing. She seemed to grasp math well, so her tutors continued with mathematics. She learned all she could from them, which ranged from geometry to algebra. Soon she began reading math books in her free time, and developed a love for physics. Motion and forces seemed the most basic natural science, yet the ideas soon became complex. She started reading philosophy and theories, developing her own view of the world. She decided to take on the field of acoustical/experimental physics, which her tutors could no longer assist in. Kaya went back to her father, and begged once again. It only took a month that time. Kaya then went on to a private academy focusing upon physics. She studied there for several years, starting with basic mechanics and then fluids and buoyancy and everything she could understand. She cut her studies a bit short when she heard Eira was heading to Regalia. She rushed the last of her studies, then headed to the city as well. She thought Regalia might have a better academy for her to study at, but alas she was unable to find one accepting of women. She researched on her own afterwards, assisting her family when she could. She hoped to eventually become a scholar in Regalia. Then came the Hammers of Holmganga, and with it the charter wars. Kaya and her family led the way to fighting in the streets, showing Regalia what Sorenvik blood meant. The Kade family, specifically the twins Astrid and Philip Kade, became a subject of bloodshed. Wounds were suffered on both sides, arising to its height during the Lo occupation and the deathing invasion. This inevitably led to the death of Eira, and the banishment of Halfrida, Venkey, and Dagmar. Alone, Kaya remained, continuing her work and management of lands for the family while Dagmar leads her own from Nordskag. Since Kaya's solitary run in Regalia, it has been a long and arduous climb. Her cousins, Gryft and Brynjar, eventually joined along to keep her company, and keep the house notable. More recently, Kaya has established a firm footing among the Ducal ranks of the Empire, and begun to militarize the northern regions further. She hopes to rebuild, modernize, and further develop the social and economical status within her lands, and stubbornly ignore southern influences. When aggression began on the border of Calemberg, Kaya proudly joined the Northern Pact, a group that, while winning numerous victories, gained little and essentially bankrupted all parties involved, friend and foe alike. While the conflicts did not produce immediate gains, the lasting effect was the hostility northerners felt from the rest of the Empire, and reached a peak at the northern rebellion. Kaya, due to political difference with the Vidugglas she was a part of at the time, refused to join their ranks, but aided the rebellion by strategically making peace with states that aided the Calemberg side. With a mix of underhanded dealings and covert plans sent north, her help pivoted the rebellion into the northerner's favor, and the military might secured victory. Now, Kaya has regained her independence, and married thrice, to Viggo and Sivrid, and also to Novellia, swiftly expanding the Sorenvik name and influence.
Let’s get riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight into the review! #ReviewAlert What culture of Ailor is Kaya? It’s hinted at Northerne in the life story, but even then there are multiple sub-cultures of Northerne. Replace “Ailor” with <Sub-Culture> - Northerne Ailor or whatever culture she is and then Ailor. What else does she wear besides a lab-coat? Family is not a weakness since it’s brought on by her family. A weakness is something that is a part of Kaya that hinders her because of that trait. Examples include a missing foot, being indecisive, or even being blind. Myopia is a copout weakness alongside family. Things being a little blurry whenever she’s not wearing her spectacles is not enough of a weakness. Replace this with a different tangible weakness that provides adequate hindrance to her. I can’t see any problems with the life story. Good job on that. Just subtract 20 from 304 and specify the year she was born in the life story. Make the edits in red and tag me when you’re done.
@LoreStaff, updated for new system! Bare bones for now, but I have three applications to get re-approve.
Proficiency Points You have ten points to spare if you want to use them. Cultural proficiency does not take away from your overall proficiency pool. Personality and Abilities I'd like it if you could expand on the third and fourth personality paragraphs. Two or three more sentences to go a little more in depth would be ideal. Make those edits in blue and then tag me @AlphaInsomnia
@BillyTheScroofy Edits made, all highlighted minus the proficiency points. Those were just a simple tweak. Thank you for pointing out my missing points, however.
@AlphaInsomnia Application is perfect bar the Proficiency points. You're 4 over what you can have. Its likely a typo with the Skagger Axes skill. Fix that and its ready for approval.
@AlphaInsomnia here we go: Only thing I noticed was the broken images. Up to you if you want to fix them. Approved
Drahl have +5 Perception from Bird's Eye View, so if the bird is still alive, you could have an extra 5 points to use @AlphaInsomnia
double-check the new template since there's some info that is missing, such as the core concept and the like. There's some semblance of the old template that makes it a bit difficult to read through. Put things into the new format and you should be good to go, since the details look fine from a glance
@Caelamus Ailor racial update and throwing weapon update. Changes have been made to proficiency points, abilities, body stat, and languages respectively. No other changes.
