Robyn Lester

[Robyn Lester]

| ~ • ~ | Character Basics | ~ • ~ |

.:Name of Character:. Robyn Lester
.:Nick Name:. Rob, Mockingbird, Lady Justice
.:Age:. 19
.:Race:. Sugalen* (through her mother)
.:Status:. Nomad

| ~ • ~ | Appearance | ~ • ~ |

.:Physical Appearance:. Robyn is deemed pretty by most, but not exceptionally beautiful. She has learned for stage to make her face and body appear in the best light possible, but once off the stage she is not very finicky about things like messed up hair, which usually falls in slightly frizzy curls down her back, held together by a leather thong or nothing at all. Her eyes are of a warm dark brown and usually sparkle with the spirit of enterprise. But as it happens sometimes with people when they are upset, the warmness can vanish from them so they then resemble scary dark tunnels that seem to suck you in if you dare to hold her gaze for too long.
Probably Robyn’s most striking feature is her missing little finger at her left hand. She lost it while standing up for one of her own, but she wears this disfigurement with pride. It gladly also doesn’t hinder her all too much, and sometimes she can even forget about it.

Clothe-wise, Robyn can be seen wearing usually threadbare skirts and tunics, things they make themselves out of cloth they are given by generous people or able to buy with the little money they get. Only for stage she has a few finer gowns, depending on the role she takes up. Sometimes you can also see her wearing trousers on stage, when she takes up a breeches part.

.:Height:. 5’7’’
.:Portrayed by:. Julia Stiles

| ~ • ~ | Personality | ~ • ~ |

.:Personality:. Robyn is very carefree most of the time, coming with her adventurous lifestyle, never staying too long in one place and living from what they show on the streets or on rare invitations to noble or even royal households. She can be a bit of a flirt, but after getting her young heart broken several times, she is now a little more careful on that department. That is one of the things she likes least of herself: she falls in love incredibly fast and often dreams of some figurative or real knight in shining armor taking her away on his white horse. But then, she is too carefree to suffer for long, and once she realizes her love is not returned, the deal is over for her.

Other than her carefree spirit, Robyn can get very fierce though if something is deemed unjust by her. She knows that as jugglers she and her band of friends have no rights at all, but that doesn’t stop her from insisting on some basic things. As a result, she does not really mind danger for her own self, should someone of her group be in trouble. It earned her the nickname ‘Lady Justice’, but it also cost her her little finger. Once you have become her friend and earned her trust, she will protect you with teeth and claws should the need arise.

That aside, it probably won’t save you from her sometimes very bold jibes and teasing. This is what she owns the nickname ‘Mockingbird’ to. If you ever show any weakness in front of her, you can bet she will tease you about it until the end of time, though she always tries to keep it all in good fun. She loves witty banters like nothing else, so if you feel up to that, feel free to challenge her at any given time!

.:Strengths:.

• Singing
  
• Acting
  
• Reasoning
  
• Riding
  
• Sewing

.:Weaknesses:.

• Children (threaten or hurt any child in her presence and she sees red)
  
• Afraid to be alone for too long
  
• She can be too bold for her own good
  
• Stubborn/Resentful (Once you made an enemy of her, it will be hard to persuade her otherwise)

.:Magic Abilities:. None
.:Special Skills:.

• Juggling
  
• Rope dancing (though she still learns and sometimes falls)
  
• Stage combat

.:Accents:. Nothern English

| ~ • ~ | History | ~ • ~ |

.:Birthplace:. In a wagon beside the road somewhere in Sugales
.:Family:. Mother: Lydia Lester (deceased), Father: unknown, Brother: Tybalt Lester (26)
.:Occupation:. Juggler/Actress
.:Current Location of Residence:. The box wagon with the Mockingbird on the rear wall
.:History:.
No good fortune seemed to shine down on Robyn even before she was born. Her mother, Lydia, the skilled dancer of the little juggler group who called themselves “The Raven Pack” (after their leader commonly known as “Raven”), let herself be seduced by an unknown soldier of fortune one fiery Beltaine night, which did not only leave her with child, but also laid the seed for a very serious illness: consumption. Both the unborn child and the illness sucked all her strength from her, and so the actual, complicated birth was too much for her weakened body. Lydia died in the same night, leaving the group with a motherless infant. It speaks for the team spirit of them all that they did not abandon the little worm, but raised it to their best abilities.

Ever since she can remember, Robyn knew nothing but the life on the road, and she couldn’t even imagine to live differently one day. From an early age, she was taught in various skills, but soon developed the most liking to the art of acting in little scene plays and juggling. For good measure she was also taught in rope dancing, but it has yet to become her forte.
As good plays that want to capture the audience often sport 'sword' (blunted weapons or made of wood altogether) or staff fights, Robyn also learned how to wield a weapon. However, stage fights only resemble real fights, but are not really comparable to them. Robyn's sole combatants are members of her group with whom she practiced the course of blows exchanged over and over again, and none of them are real trained fighters. She knows very well she would not stand a true chance against a soldier or a knight for more than a few moments, it might only be helpful in chasing off bandits.

The Raven Pack had always possessed a good reputation throughout Albion though Sugales*, where most of the members were born, had been their stronghold and ‘base’ for a long time. It was at a feast in the castle of Sugales* that Robyn’s carefree life suddenly was in serious peril. A headstrong, righteous girl of seventeen, she could not stand by and watch as one of her ‘family’, a little boy of ten, was being accused of stealing the purse of a knight. Robyn, seeing that the man had, in his drunken state, dropped his purse and little Alfie had just been stupid enough to pick it up to give it back while the others were performing. The knight demanded the hand of the thief, but Robyn, knowing Alfie to be a very promising juggler already, knew she could not allow this to happen.

Disregarding the pleading, desperate glances of her brother Tybalt, Robyn spoke up and demanded justice, as she had seen what happened. She hid Alfie behind her back as two soldiers wanted to take him away and even offered her own hand to be taken instead. The king, torn between admiration and annoyance about her boldness, and still egged on by his knight, agreed to a lessening of the punishment. He would let the “Raven Pack” leave without repercussions, if Robyn gave a finger as satisfaction for the attempted theft. As losing a finger was far better than losing a whole hand or letting Alfie suffer in her place, Robyn agreed to the bargain.
She lost a finger and could not use her hand for a whole month, but it earned her the gratitude and admiration of her family and friends, and that counted more to her than anything.

Now, two years later, Robyn has learned to live with the blemish of her appearance, and as it doesn’t hinder her much and is sometimes even easy to hide on stage, she doesn’t regret her decision.
The “Raven Pack” left Sugales* for good and started to explore the other kingdoms more, always looking out for feasts in castles or other opportunities to earn their living, Robyn amongst them, still headstrong, but now more aware of the danger she is in, in this world were jugglers live outside every law and order.


* I have been given permission from Celyn ap Llewelyn to use Sugales as the kingdom where this all happened

[Camelot]

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