'''Name:''' Ariel Blackfeather, also known as Flour Girl
'''Age:''' 20
'''Race:''' human
'''Place of Origin:''' Soot District
!!!Backstory:
Ariel was born to not so wealthy parents. Her mother worked as a cook in local tavern and her father was a toy-maker in the factory. Although the life there was hard and full of struggles, they managed to live without any problems. They were actually happy with their life, accepting whatever gods gave them, even if that meant only one meal a day.
So, when she was born, she had already shown one of her greatest talents – worrying her parents. How so? Well, since both of her parents were black haired with darker skin tone, it was rather strange that the baby was completely white. At first they thought she was cursed or something, but soon it was revealed that it was nothing more than albinism. Not too much of sun and all would be all right.
During her childhood, Ariel was everywhere to be found. At home, in the streets, in various basements playing hide and seek with rodents ... to sum up, she was far from being a good girl. But what else to do when parents were at work most of the day? Once, on one of her ‘adventures’, she found broken toy lute. This was the day when her musical path began, few days after her sixth birthday. Her father repaired the toy, happy that his daughter finally found something less worrying to play with.
When she was eleven years old, her mother took her with her to work. Ariel began to do small jobs, like shopping for ingredients, cleaning tables and doing small errands for other cooks. It was there where she got her nickname, Flour Girl, yet not because of the ingredient, but for the colour of her skin. Well, because of ingredient too, since her first try of making bread was quite a disaster. When there was nothing to do in the kitchen, she usually sat somewhere in the corner, listening to the drinking and folk songs and music, trying to memorize as much as she could. So there’s no need to tell that after the work, when she got home, she usually played on her toy lute. Parents didn’t really appreciate her late night shows, though.
For her fifteenth birthday she finally got real, brand new lute. It was her best birthday ever, and since she was a catastrophe in cooking, her mother suggested her to entertain tavern patrons with her songs and music. Ariel was a bit reluctant at first, but she agreed and so began her job as a bard.
Soot District soon became too small for her, not to mention all that dust and dirt and gloomy faces. She wanted to get out of here and with every passing day she was more and more restless. It was few months after her twentieth birthday when she finally left her home. It wasn’t easy for her or for her parents but Ariel knew that she couldn’t live here any longer. Her only wish became to explore the world beyond all those factories.
!!!Personality:
Ariel is extremely childish, even though she’s 20 years old. She takes life with ease and she worries about, actually, nothing. It’s like she’s living in her own world of songs and dreams and she’s usually seen with smile drawn on her face. Those facts make some people believe that she’s actually extremely stupid. True, she might not be the brightest, but she is quite intelligent even without proper education. How else should she be able to memorize all those songs and music and then play it without any help?
Yet being so free spirited has its disadvantages too. When real life hits her, it hits her hard. Death of someone close to her, for example, can literally crush her. She had a pet rat, so to say, when she was a child, and when she found it poisoned, she couldn’t eat or sleep properly for days.
Ariel is also a bit too much trustworthy. She sees a friend in everyone and she treats even a complete stranger as her childhood friend. She’s pretty nice girl, actually, but sometimes, when things don't go her way, she acts like a spoiled brat. She's able to refuse to speak to the responsible person for days if she feels like. Harmless bursts of anger are also something normal (harmless bursts of anger mean that she's never violent, no matter how angry she is). When she calms down, everything is back to normal and past mistakes are forgotten. Unless someone does something serious, the she can forgive but never forget. after all, she's good at memorizing.
!!!Physical Description:
Skinny, almost unhealthy thin but what would you expect from a bard who plays in taverns? But that’s not the sole reason. She’s already built like that; long neck, long legs, and thin, fine fingers. As already mentioned few times before, her skin is white, as well her hair. Her hairstyle is something she likes the most on her. The bangs on her forehead are messy, several strands covering her eyes, in front of her ears she has two curled up locks that reach her high cheekbones and behind the ears, where neck and skull meet, her hair is longer, almost reaching her shoulders. From that skull-neck point up her hair eventually forms a shape of flame, as it grows up, but not higher than her head.
Ariel’s face is oval, with pointy chin. Her cheeks are, despite her being skinny and all, round and full. Her nose is straight and thin, but the tip of it is round and slightly turned up. She has big, almond shaped eyes that are bright blue in colour.
She usually wears long, worn brown trousers and old white shirt without sleeves. On top of that she wears short jacket. Her shoes have also seen better times but at least they’re comfortable.
!!!Inventory:
Weapons:
A dagger (yes, she realizes that not all people are nice and friendly)
Stuff:
The lute (her most prised possession)
A bag
Collection of songs
clothes (a pair of trousers, sandals and an old shirt)
!!!Career
Ariel’s a bard so what’s more to tell here? She travels around, collecting songs, writing songs and playing for money and food.
Her skills:
playing instruments,
singing
dancing (but she rarely dances)
memorizing
!!!Goals
She intends to see as much of the world as possible before old age and death. Exploring and adventures are her heart’s desires as well as finding someone to share those with him. Yes, she’s romantic soul.
Her scary image (something is wrong with it, but can't point a finger on it.)
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