Post by ladyisolde1 on Apr 20, 2012 20:27:15 GMT -5
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.:Name of Character:.Isolde
.:Nick Name:. Issy
.:Age:. 24
.:Race:. Merican
.:Status:. Nomad| ~ • ~ | Appearance | ~ • ~ |
.:Physical Appearance:. Isolde has bright blue sparkling eyes, blonde hair and pale skin. She is 5 foot, 11 inches and her body is very toned, no doubt due to the many fights she has been in. She tends to wear a lot of tunics and trousers as they are much more comfortable to travel in as well as fight in when the occasion calls for it.
.:Height:. 5 foot, 11 inches
.:Portrayed by:. Miranda Raison| ~ • ~ | Personality | ~ • ~ |
.:Personality:. Isolde has a very fiery, feisty personality. She spent a lot of her time growing up sneaking out with her friends to play in the forests, hunt animals and whatever else they managed to get up to. While she is feisty and strong-minded, Isolde also has a gentler side to her personality – she always is there for her friends when they need a shoulder to cry on or advice on something.
Although, she started smuggling goods from Kingdom to Kingdom with her fiancé Tristan, she strongly believes that their intentions are good. For the taxies in many of the kingdoms had risen so high, people could not afford to buy food and other supplies. But her and her group of smugglers manage to sell their goods at reasonable prices.
.:Strengths:. Isolde is very good with a sword, having been taught by her father. She is quick witted, though she had limited education -- her mother taught her how to read and write. She is fiery and feisty and never lets others take advantage of her just because she is a woman. She is determined and willing to do what it takes to survive and help others as well.
.:Weaknesses:. She can be a little too rash at times, especially when her friends and Tristan are in danger -- sometimes rushing into a fight without thinking rationally about it. Her fieriness can also get her into trouble, especially when interacting with people of the opposite sex. Though she uses her femininity to get what she wants.
.:Magic Abilities:. None!
.:Special Skills:. She is very skilled with a sword and a bow and arrow. She also knows how to sharpen and mend swords.
.:Accents:. Merican.| ~ • ~ | History | ~ • ~ |
.:Birthplace:. Merica
.:Family:. Father – Allen || Mother – Elizabeth || Fiancée – Tristan
.:Occupation:. Smuggler
.:Current Location of Residence:. The Forests in Merica
.:History:.
Isolde was the only child born to Allen and Elizabeth of Merica. Her father was a blacksmith and her mother a well-known streams-dress. Growing up, Isolde enjoyed helping her father in the forge, learning what she could of the art and sword fighting. Though her father was a little hesitant at first at teaching her how to fight, Isolde's persistence paid off and when she was 12 he began teaching her some fighting skills.
When she was 15 years old she met Tristan, a traveller who was passing through Merica. After spending some time with him, they fell madly in love.
One day Tristan asked Isolde to marry him, which she happily agreed to. Her parents were delighted with the match for they liked Tristan. They spent months planning the wedding -- though they were not rich -- but her mother being one of the best dress-makers in the village was able to gather a handsome amount for a small ceremony. That was until the day bandits came to their forge demanding that her father repair and make them new swords. Her father, however, refused and they killed him. Isolde was not there, but when she came home and discovered what had happened she was devastated. As was her mother, so much so that not long after her father died, her mother passed away.
Seeing as there was nothing left at home keeping her there and the memories of the tragedies that had occurred too raw, her and Tristan decided to leave . Though she would miss her home, it was too much for her to bear.
For a few years Tristan and Isolde lived in a small village just outside Camelot (but a part of Cenred’s Kingdom) where they owned a stall and made their living selling goods. That was until the day the taxies were raised, making it very difficult for them to make a living and pay their taxies. So they decided that instead of staying in one place, they would travel around the Kingdoms, finding goods and smuggling them where ever they was a demand to sell them for a reasonable price.
One day while they were travelling they encountered two strangers, named Merlin and Arthur. Having caught them spying on them, they were going to kill them -- but Merlin managed to convince them to let them go before asking if they could travel with them. Isolde and Tristan agreed seeing as the man Merlin was travelling with was a simpleton and not going to steal their goods. Whilst travelling they were attacked by some of Helios's men and it was at this moment that the simpleton revealed himself to be King Arthur.
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Isolde could not believe her ears when the simpleton announced he was actually King Arthur – and while both her and Tristan were shocked and a little appalled, a part of her was amazed. Amazed that he managed to trick them into believing he was a simple-minded person.
But this was not the time to dwell on such things as they were being attacked at this exact moment -- Helios's men having found them. She then saw in her the corner of her eye that someone was about to attack Arthur from behind him and Arthur was completely unaware. For he was too busy fighting with someone else. Leaving her no other course of action but to quickly run up to Arthur's attacker and strike him down. However, the man still managed to strike her across her face, causing her to fall to the ground, unconscious.
She could hear her beloved willing her to stay awake, telling her that she had made a promise to stay with him always. She opened her eyes slightly, seeing as her head throbbed so much and told him faithfully with a little smirk, “When have I ever gone back on my promises.”
