Lady Celta Meiru

[Celta Meiru]

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.:Name of Character:. Celta Meiru
.:Nick Name:. Cel
.:Age:. 20 years
.:Race:. Camelotian
.:Status:. Noble

| ~ • ~ | Appearance | ~ • ~ |

.:Physical Appearance:. Celta has dark brown hair that is usually seen down and past her shoulders in ringlets. She sometimes braids it or twists it up when she’s working or doing other things frowned upon by her adoptive parents. Her eyes are a beautiful ice blue but instead of being cold and hard like ice would be, they are usually warm and kind to those she meets. She is medium height and of a slender build, although she isn’t completely drop dead gorgeous, in her own opinion (though some men would disagree). There’s a scar on her arm from where she fought off a robber once; she wears expensive clothing for her adopted family, but when she’s alone she wears clothing she could get dirty in for her job. Also, she has a few cuts and bruises from fights with her adoptive father.
.:Height:. 5 foot 6
.:Portrayed by:. Bridget Regan

| ~ • ~ | Personality | ~ • ~ |

.:Personality:. Celta is a energetic young woman. Determined and headstrong, she is never afraid to show how she feels. She is a normally pleasing woman, liking to make the ones she trusts happy, but her heart is full of grief after her past experiences. Men, however, are a different story for her. She dislikes men and everything they stand for, unless she is purposely flirting with an attractive one. Being a talented equestrian and archer, she has always believed in women having the ability to fight and be independent. Many men never give her a second glance after hearing her opinions, laughing and disbelieving she is as good a fighter as she says...until she proves them wrong by leaving them face first in the mud and a sword against their backs. Maybe that’s why she is twenty years old and unmarried...

Celta hides away mostly in her animals, talking to them as if hoping one day they will talk back to her, and she is always riding her horse Eolas, who has been with her since Celta was ten. She loves her horse more anything in the world and would give her life if Eolas was in danger. Celta does have many flaws, however, as she is irrational at times and struggles with trying to fit in with society. She’s also reckless on occasion, getting herself into trouble one way or another. Think of her as a damsel in distress without the ridiculous girliness...and who complains after being rescued time and time again by men. Her adoptive parents are different than her parents and so try to dress her up, make her more beautiful, and fit her into society. She doesn’t agree with their opinion that she must mary soon, for she is a hopeless romantic who wishes to find a knight and live happily ever after.
.:Strengths:. Archery is a forte as well as horsemanship and riding, for she was raised by her father who had a job as an Ostler from the royal stables. She knows how to defend herself, being taught by her father who had been taught by a knight of Camelot when he lived there, although her actual attack skills are what you'd expect from a woman. She can run at swift speeds, and often raced the other children when she was young.
.:Weaknesses:. Attractive men, especially knights that travel through their lands. Also, she hates the night time and uses this time to get a good night’s sleep whenever possible. She is scared of snakes and other creatures that remind her of evil. Fire scares her and reminds her of everything that was taken from her. Celta is proud, stubborn, and headstrong, and she refuses to marry for money, nobility, or anything other than love.
.:Magic Abilities:. None
.:Special Skills:. Archery, horsemanship, limited combat (just the sword skills her father had taught her as a younger child to defend herself)
.:Accents:. English

| ~ • ~ | History | ~ • ~ |

.:Birthplace:. Camelot
.:Family:. Mother- Caly Meiru (deceased) ; Adoptive Mother Edella Plamen; Father- Chiran Meiru (missing); Adoptive Father- Hadrian Plamen; Brother- Clifton Meiru (deceased)
.:Occupation:. None, but takes care of many people's horses
.:Current Location of Residence:. Camelot
.:History:. Celta Meiru was born into a wealthy family of castle Ostlers, the caretakers of the noble horses, but she never knew that. Her parents did not want the noble court life for her, and so they decided to escape when she was only a baby and live as peasants elsewhere. She started showing a gift with animals at a young age, but her parents saw that she was especially in love with the horses she took care of and of wolves of the forest. And her mother had a panic attack after witnessing Celta playing with a wild wolf in their front yard. She played with many of the young boys in her city, not really enjoying female company as she wasn’t like most girls. She was a tomboy, to put it in simple terms. She’d rather shoot a bow and arrow, play fight with her father or the young boys, and ride horses than act prim and proper. Her parents didn’t mind her behavior, for all they cared about was her happiness and loved her for who she was. When Celta was ten, she found an injured horse while she was gathering unique plants in the nearby glen. Looking at the situation more closely, she found that it was pretty much wild and didn’t trust her at first. However, she stayed by the mare’s side, never leaving and nurturing it back to health. After that, the horse, Eolas, allowed Celta to ride her wherever and whenever she wanted. They became the best of friends and would do practically anything for each other.

Two years later, a man out to murder her family broke into her home with a group of men and killed her older brother Clifton and her mother Caly while she watched from a hiding spot her brother had ordered her into. They set her house on fire and left, and Celta came out of hiding, crying over the bodies of Clifton and Caly. She was knocked out by a collapsing piece of wood. Someone had dragged her out of the house and to safety before she could be consumed by fire, and when she came to, her house was just ash on the ground. The only clue to finding the ones responsible was a very expensive looking ring laying by her mother. She swore she would find whoever did that to her family, and her father, who had returned from a hunting trip, decided to go off on his own and get revenge. The deaths had turned his heart cold, and he abandoned twelve year old Celta in Mercia. Celta had changed that day, her heart heavy and her world of happiness shattered.

She wandered by herself for the next four years, keeping company with Eolas and the other animals and only making contact with a few people. Then, when she was sixteen, she fell ill and was found shivering and drifting through unconsciousness by a wealthy couple of Camelot. They took her in and brought her back to full health, and from that moment on, they took her in as if she were their own daughter. However, her new father had a deep, dark secret that she didn’t know: he is a cruel, sadistic man who is greedy for power and would do anything to get it. As soon as she turned nineteen, they began forcing her to meet men and pushed her into society to become a woman. And being headstrong, she rebelled, not wanting to marry a man she did not know.

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