❙❈❙. BASIC INFORMATION ⌑﹞Full Name: Morgan Vardenne Zhau ⊱ Alias(es): Morgs, Morgsy⌑﹞Age: 31 ⌑﹞Birthday: 9th December 278AC ⌑﹞Gender: Female ⌑﹞Race: Ailor ⊱ Breizh mother ⊱ Estling father (half Breizh, half War Dynasty Sihai)⌑﹞Sexuality: Homosexual ⊱ Status:⌑﹞Preferred Weapon: Longsword ❙. INVENTORY: ⊱ A coin pouch with barely anything in it. ⊱ A handkerchief embroidered with flowers. ⊱ One brass chess figurine of a queen. ⊱ A quartershot puretek of marble white and pinewood dark combinations, with the imagery of elk on the sides and antlers as scope. ⊱ A basic but always sharpened steel longsword. ❙. SKILL INFORMATION: 65 Total Points: (50 core + 10 hobby + 5 racial boost) + 25 Melee Combat ⊱ 20 Swords Combat (+15 core, +5 war dynasty sihai boost) ⊱ 5 Fists Combat+ 13 Special Combat ⊱ 10 Shielding Combat ⊱ 3 Puretek Combat+ 10 Special Training ⊱ 10 Perception Training+ 7 Culinary Arts ⊱ 7 Cooking Art (+2 core, +5 hobby)+ 5 Musical Arts ⊱ 5 Instrument Arts (+5 hobby)+ 5 Nature Arts ⊱ 5 Hunting Arts ⌑﹞Body Shape: Phyical Stat: 30 (race-capped to 30) ⊱ Body Shape: Muscular ⊱ Body Fat: Low ⌑﹞Languages: ⊱ Picaron (10/10 First language: grew up speaking the tongue.) ⊱ Common (10/10 Second language: learnt in Castle Blücherwald.) ⌑﹞Special Traits/Spells/Mutations None currently. ❙. VISUAL INFORMATION: Spoiler: art ⌑﹞Eye Color: Emerald green. ⌑﹞Hair Color: Midnight black. ⌑﹞Hair Style: Long and sleek, clipped at the back of the head to flow straight down and keep unruly strands out of the face. ⌑﹞Skin Color: Pale white, pink undertone. ⌑﹞Clothing: Practical, durable and skin-concealing. ⌑﹞Height: 6’2 / 188cm ❙❈❙. PERSONALITY & ABILITIES Spoiler: theme How would your character express Happiness and Contentedness? Morgan’s not great at cheer. She’s been quite masculine in mannerisms throughout her life, which, in her case, translates to keeping a lot in. Her happy moments would be difficult to pick apart from everyday regular happenings and average moods, though those closest to her would see that green-shining flame in her eyes at least. How would your character respond to experiencing Fear? Like most average people, fear puts Morgan in disorder. She’s more likely to follow instinct than logic, quick decisions than planned ones. She is likely to strive for the best short-term outcome, losing the ability to think for later consequences. How would your character respond to experiencing Stress? Stress and pressure make Morgan prone to ill placed decisions, much like fear. She loses a lot of calculation and could do much rasher things than usually, for better or worse. Though, she’ll actively seek solace whenever stressed if possible. If no imminent threat is the cause to the mess, why not take a walk in the breeze? How does your character view Law and Authorities? Be it through mythical stories or just a general respect of how much power these things hold, the law and its makers and servants are the highest view there could be for Morgan. After all she’s been through and hoped for, participating in these processes the best and most precise she can would make herself feel at peace. How does your character feel about Races other than their own? Morgan is no longer as heavily distrusting of the ailor-viewed-inferior minorities as she once was. While she still holds prejudice against races such as varran, some, namely estalar, have earned her trust. How does your character feel about Religion for themselves, and other faiths? Morgan feels a deep-rooted respect for Unionism for the sheer power it has, even though she wasn’t raised actively worshipping(save for the breizh mytho of angels). She senses a need to guard it and its speakers for else the customs and means of Ailorkind would collapse. A necessity, of sorts. On the contrary, the other religions isn’t something she’s sought to think into. Certainly not with enough ground to have a disliking for someone purely through affiliation with any. How does your character feel about the Arcane and Magical in the world? Similar to Unionism, Morgan respects the arcane. In this case, though, it’s more through fear of the power than wonder of it: Morgan has had few interactions with magic, but she’s heard plenty of it. The sheer mystery surrounding the lengths a mortal being can climb to with the gift(or curse) of the arcane make her shiver. How does your character feel towards their family? As for her own blood, Morgan does realise her roots, but has never felt bound to them. She’ll appreciate the gifts and teachings given to her by sending them regals when she’s able, but never make the effort to return home for sentimentality. Morgan's instead switched to viewing her current family as "the one", and so it is directly linked to all her honourbound duties to protect, to the point where, despite never having met her partner's mother so far, Morgan'd still show no delay in rushing to protect her if the need arises. What is your character the most proud of about themselves? Taking time to appreciate the most unlikely accomplishments, Morgan most prides herself in consistency, whether it be rushing to make tea before her dearest's wake and upkeeping that or similar situations where she's able to cement herself as determined to push through life with relentless, strong-headed and never faltered effort. What motivates your character to move forward and better their life? Cerys' memory has taken a backseat in the recent years; Morgan's much more powerfully ridden forward by her self-made oaths to protect her current family, whether it be a single estalar or, mindnumbingly, an entire set of pets to take care after. What is your character's biggest insecurity? Morgan’s always felt like being a female would be a bit of a limp in her path to success. This can be seen in the way she behaves and dresses, more often than not picking up mannerisms from her bloodcast male counterparts. What is your character's biggest fear? Bees. I mean, have you been close to a swarm of them? ❙❈❙. LIFE STORY ⊱ Born in Carentot, 278 AC, youngest of the two children to Valdair and Lexanne Zhau. Despite a portion of sihai roots, they maintained a traditional farmland-household. ⊱ Due to her father’s uncommon appearances at home as an ever-traveling guard to a band of performers, Morgan was raised by her older brother Rowael: Lexanne could never handle the girl on her own. ⊱ Shaped an outgoing personality very early on. She spent her carefree time exploring Carentot and its people, most valuing those individuals with exciting stories to tell. ⊱ Found myths set deeper roots over her views on the world, how the heroes of stories shaped history, religion, laws and so on. Morgan frequently spent her time in the city’s libraries, listening to whatever keepers cared tell her while sorting books and parchments. ⊱ Put her obsession of duty and honour of the hero to use with the aid of her brother: Rowael aimed to pass on what their father had taught him. Soon enough, Morgan was spinning a wooden sword overhead thinking herself a seasoned warrior. ⊱ Several years of hanging around librarians, drawing men like knight Arthair of Callertot and sparring with the neighbourhood young ones later, an opportunity to be useful presented itself: a more recent iteration of the Fable Movement showed face in town to stock up on writing tools. Through a mutual acquaintance of a librarian, Morgan had the pleasure of meeting this band. ⊱ Left the idle peace of home to join up with the band of scholars. Though this fable-band already had three other swordhands, they could not refuse a fourth to share meals and the occasional coin with, if only at the promising illustrations she would provide them with. ⊱ Picked up an extended ability to fight by training almost every day with her newfound friends and fellow swordhands: Brim, Aiden and Cerys. Brim taught Morgan to use the sword as an extension of her arm rather than a simple tool. Aiden taught her to be relentless when it came to be strong, stay afoot, and keep a shield at the ready. Cerys taught her what it means to be a compassionate ailor and when to think before fighting. ⊱ Learned more specific experiences throughout her travels with the fables: stories of her very own. Defended against an outlaw attack by the use of crossbows, carried through the simple basics of blood and wounds by a gifted tavernkeep, found stolen paint belonging to a countryside artist-farmer, among others. ⊱ Found herself lacking the thrill in childhood stories despite the adventurous peaks of the fable-band, she longed for more lasting imprints and heavy duty like guarding laws and the people writing those. Her longings always narrowed down to the City of Regalia. ⊱ Developed a bond with Cerys about the same time of the height of her fantasies about Regalian law enforcing. This bond and what the city offered would eventually split in two paths, due to Cerys’ blind negligence of Unionism and the society built around it. ⊱ Upon the fable-band’s path to a stowaway family home with a short road from the City of Regalia, Cerys made the choice for her loved one. She gave Morgan her scarf as well as a pair of brass chess figurines; they were both queens. Cerys knew Morgan for long enough to realise her desire to be part of a Regalian mythos would keep her treading toward the City: the only thing she could do is let Morgan walk freely, with some memory of a more simple time without the intricacies of Unionism and the Imperial regimes. ⊱ With Cerys’ blessing, Morgan did venture into the City. Though she never before this was a hundred percent ready to embrace Unionism and the serving of her Emperor with a shield and sword, as well as her life, Cerys’ sacrifice of her own better being made one thing clear: there was no way back now. ❙. PRESENT DAY: Spoiler: In the City of Regalia ⌑﹞308AC⊱ Arrived to the Holy City, spending her days in tea rooms and taverns alike, making friends among conversation partners. Joined the Vigilant Shield to begin fulfilling her dream. In the first days, she began pursuing medical training, but realising there to be extremely capable Violets, she abandoned this path. Instead, she focused on the guard aspects, participating in several noble gatherings to uphold their peace. ⊱ During a training exercise of the Violet Order, Morgan befriended Seraphina. This led her to join up with the Bloodcast despite not attenting their school in her childhood. She swore to learn as a squire, no matter how long may it take, and, seeing her wishes to only bring care to the weak and innocent, she was allowed it. ⊱ Participated in several ventures with her fellow Bloodcast. The most recent was the hunting down and killing of a giant mole serpent. Morgan's prowess in handling her sword hand and footing earned immediate warmth from the group's predominant teacher and handler, Lazarus. ⊱ Through miscellaneous adventures, found herself at the behest of Countess Rowena Kade, as her palest-guardian. This job opened a more direct path to something she'd always wished deep down - bring a greater justice upon the world than her mundane self would usually allow. Picking up the art of the puretek and setting herself up for the most basic learnings of darkness, she set the first step to a long, long conquest ahead. ⊱ Some years since passed, spent on Morgan's focus on climbing to knighthood in the bloodcast. She was relieved from her duties to the Kades which gave her even more time to spend in the castle with fellow crimsons. On her offtime, Morgan traveled back to her home to find tranquility. And in this back and forth she hoped to find clarity, too, on what were to come next - after all, she was already 30. It was time to figure out where it was she wanted to stand - and what for. ⌑﹞309AC
┏━━━━•°•❈•°•━━━━┓ Knight Code per Bloodcast values and tradition, each member crafts their own Morgan's is an ever growing one, since each tenet is based on words spoken to her ┗━━━━•°•❈•°•━━━━┛ "There is a time to be civil, and a time to clock someone in the face." - Seraphina, a quote retold by Lazarus Though there is ample space for diplomacy, Morgan believes her training, and the sound mind she keeps, sometimes requires to act quickly to prevent an issue from growing or even uproot it in its very beginning. I: Keep thoughts readily quick, but the left swing equally swift. "We need not get down on bended knees for them. We speak with action, attending to those trouble-doers that have done our order wrong." - Lazarus As different and diverse the Bloodcast can be, Morgan believes them to be under one roof as much as under one cape. And as any roof to stay under, it must be protected. II: Keep the Order in good name: stand with those with their Bloodcast qualities in check; stand in judgement of those who have strayed. "Most Knights are folk hardened by tragedy and abuse. War is tragedy." - Wilvamair Arnyn Morgan holds knights at a respectable view, yet not a blind spot. She views them for the path they've taken, then views to what their aims are, often to believe it is not to be trifled with. III: Look through a Knight's eyes to everything they do. If they spread tragedy from their own, seek to obstruct it. If they seek to avert further tragedy through their own, seek to aid their cause. "Never! A death like this, I will never forgive!" - Asterlea Flutre Morgan loves Asterlea more than anything - and to be refused forgiveness in the odds of her mortality, it deeply crushed the breizh, but it also made her realise her most important tenet yet. IV: One bestowed with the duty to protect the realm must also protect themselves, for their loved ones will bleed slowest and deepest in their demise.
- Added art at the top! The first piece is done by the wonderful @Rochelle_ ; the other by the equally wonderful @CocoaCherry
- Shuffled profs around to better reflect her journey in Regalia and the things she has been doing! Due to the same combat numbers, physical stat remained the same. - Added a spoilered part of character history for everything post character creation! - Added a relations tab in the post beneath the thread! @HydraLana
@HydraLana Quite some changes(all tinted in crimson for easier finding). - aged her up a year - added new proficiencies(namely a single point of puretek as she just began training.), also shuffled around hobby points - updated some of the personality parts to better reflect her character development - added a paragraph to on-server history at the bottom of the thread - added a puretek quartershot and permitted steel longsword to inventory - updated relations in a seperate post beneath the thread
