Roland

[roland]

| ~ • ~ | Character Basics | ~ • ~ |

.:Name of Character:. Roland
.:Nick Name:. Rowan
.:Age:. 21
.:Status:. Peasant

| ~ • ~ | Appearance | ~ • ~ |

.:Physical Appearance:. To some, Rowan's not very pretty. Her dark brown hair is often mistaken as a black, and the length reaches to the middle of her skinny back. The style of it is soft waves, although if she has bad hair days it can go very curly. And very hard to brush. Roland inherited her eyes from her mother; a dark chocolate brown which as like her hair can be mistaken as black, only if she's angered enough though. And the young woman also isn't very tall, her height coming up to about four foot ten.

As being a peasant Rowan never gets the pleasure of wearing beautifully embroidered dresses and the like that a noble woman would get, so instead she simply drapes herself in simple robes that are bland and not very pretty. Not that Roland has ever been interested in fashion trends; one could say she's a tomboy.
.:Height:. 4.10
.:Portrayed by:. Keira Knightley

| ~ • ~ | Personality | ~ • ~ |

.:Personality:. At first interaction with her Roland can seem very distant, and to some possibly cold. She's also closed off, preventing people from getting to know her properly. Rowan has learned from the best to always follow her head and not her heart, which has caused pain for the girl deep down inside. Roland's a very stubborn young woman though; she will stand up for what she believes in but only if it's necessary. Rowan knows when to keep her mouth shut and when to open it.

Once someone has breached the walls she has put up around herself, one will find a very different girl. Roland can be very caring when she wants to be, and sweet as well but this is a side that's rarely ever seen. Possibly because no one can get past the cold exterior behind which Roland hides. If people ask her why she's this way, she will act as if it's because she prefers to be alone. In truth, Roland simply doesn't want to risk the fragile condition of her heart.
.:Strengths:.
•Stubborn
•Will stand up for what she believes in if necessary
•Can be mistrustful of certain people
•Relies on logic and her brain
.:Weaknesses:.
•Has trouble letting people in
•Never trusts her own heart
•Can be mistrustful of certain people
•When it comes to her well being she lies to keep people from worrying
.:Magic Abilities:. None
.:Special Skills:.
•Excellent archer
.:Accents:. Heavy English

| ~ • ~ | History | ~ • ~ |

.:Birthplace:. Camelot
.:Family:.
•Desirae, sister
•Garahel, father
.:Occupation:.
•Helps Garahel with his farm
.:Current Location of Residence:. Camelot, small hut near the farm
.:History:. Rowan's mother died when she was very young, just after the birth of Desirae in fact. Disgruntled at the fact he only had but two daughters to make something of, Garahel quickly taught Roland that always following your head and not your heart kept you out of trouble. When she was old enough, her father gave her the duties of looking after her younger sister which Rowan found to be challenging but at the same time caused the two sisters to form a close bond that can never be broken.

In time when Roland was eventually allowed to work on the farm with her father, she discovered a very old bow of his discarded somewhere behind the small hut. Fascinated by how it worked, Rowan first tried it out with sticks and such until a kindly old passing man sold her some arrows. In secret at night when Garahel was sleeping, she trained herself in archery finding that she enjoyed it very much. It was perhaps the only thing Rowan truly did enjoy other than tending to her now fifteen year old sister Desirae.

The yearn to explore the rest of the world has grown, but Roland knows this is where she belongs and meeting new people is a daunting option.

[Camelot]