Rhia (Kyra's 3rd alt)
Jun 30, 2017 1:31:38 GMT -6
Post by Rhia on Jun 30, 2017 1:31:38 GMT -6
Name: Rhia
Class: Cavalier
Dragon Element:
Age: 20
Born in: Bern
Appearance: Rhia is a somewhat attractive woman who stands at about 5'7", and has long green hair that falls past the shoulders, which she usually let's flow free even in battle, as she doesn't usually wear a helmet. However, she does sport a set of durable black armor, with a blood red cape attached. Her eyes are a slightly lighter shade of green compared to her hair. She is also rarely spotted wielding a sword, much preferring the length of the lance as her main weapon. She mostly just keeps her sword on her for show, and also in case of an absolute emergency, such as her lance breaking mid battle.
Personality: Rhia can sometimes come across as cold or uncaring to people she's just met, and to some extent that is true of her normally as well, just not as severe. She has the capacity to care for others, especially those she deems close allies or even friends. However, due to witnessing the deaths of many of her mercenary allies in the past, she has grown cynical towards the world in many ways, and she does a horrible job of hiding it most days, often making crass comments or using dark humor to "brighten" the mood. Sometimes, if pressed too hard on a subject she tries not to think about, she'll try to lash out in anger, but tries to save this pent up rage for the battlefield when possible.
History: Born to a somewhat wealthy family in the city of Bern, Rhia was always the adventurous type, getting into trouble from wandering away from home often. Her parents wanted her to take up the family merchant business when she grew up, but Rhia was not born for such a life. As soon as she was able, around age 17, she joined a local band of mercenaries, much to the chagrin of her parents, and she quickly began to learn to fight on horseback, as the mercenary band's reputation was built largely on cavalry prowess. She quickly rose to be one of the better troops in the band, once she was able to get her horse to consistently obey her, that is.
The event that changed her forever occurred during a skirmish with a group of Ilian pegasus riders a little over a year ago, during the Bernese rebellion. Though they emerged victorious, the casualties on both sides were heavy and brutal. Rhia, her commander, and only a handful of other soldiers survived, and even some of them died from wounds before they could be properly treated. Rhia was witness to not only the deaths of many of her close friends, but also Ilian soldiers, who she realized weren't so different from herself, or the Bernese military. They'd simply been following orders. Now with only herself, her commander, and a couple other allies, she felt anger towards her commander for not allowing them to retreat, and for being so relentless in allowing as few Ilians to escape as possible. She decided that travelling with the band was no longer for her, and though the commander protested, he never tried to physically stop her from leaving. Since that day, she has wandered Elibe, trying to understand herself better, and helping others if she can.
Despite the Ilian occupation and Bernese rebellion, Rhia holds no grudge against the soldiers of Ilia, only it's leaders. She has realized now that the soldiers simply obey the orders of their superiors, and she respects their loyalty. For Rhia now though, she's begun to feel that she is the only one she can truly be loyal to in the end, and so she has wandered alone for the last year or so, with no companion to call "friend".
NPC fight: Alt
PC fight: Alt
EDIT: Changed a bit of the back story in the second paragraph, and added the third paragraph.
Class: Cavalier
Dragon Element:
Age: 20
Born in: Bern
Appearance: Rhia is a somewhat attractive woman who stands at about 5'7", and has long green hair that falls past the shoulders, which she usually let's flow free even in battle, as she doesn't usually wear a helmet. However, she does sport a set of durable black armor, with a blood red cape attached. Her eyes are a slightly lighter shade of green compared to her hair. She is also rarely spotted wielding a sword, much preferring the length of the lance as her main weapon. She mostly just keeps her sword on her for show, and also in case of an absolute emergency, such as her lance breaking mid battle.
Personality: Rhia can sometimes come across as cold or uncaring to people she's just met, and to some extent that is true of her normally as well, just not as severe. She has the capacity to care for others, especially those she deems close allies or even friends. However, due to witnessing the deaths of many of her mercenary allies in the past, she has grown cynical towards the world in many ways, and she does a horrible job of hiding it most days, often making crass comments or using dark humor to "brighten" the mood. Sometimes, if pressed too hard on a subject she tries not to think about, she'll try to lash out in anger, but tries to save this pent up rage for the battlefield when possible.
History: Born to a somewhat wealthy family in the city of Bern, Rhia was always the adventurous type, getting into trouble from wandering away from home often. Her parents wanted her to take up the family merchant business when she grew up, but Rhia was not born for such a life. As soon as she was able, around age 17, she joined a local band of mercenaries, much to the chagrin of her parents, and she quickly began to learn to fight on horseback, as the mercenary band's reputation was built largely on cavalry prowess. She quickly rose to be one of the better troops in the band, once she was able to get her horse to consistently obey her, that is.
The event that changed her forever occurred during a skirmish with a group of Ilian pegasus riders a little over a year ago, during the Bernese rebellion. Though they emerged victorious, the casualties on both sides were heavy and brutal. Rhia, her commander, and only a handful of other soldiers survived, and even some of them died from wounds before they could be properly treated. Rhia was witness to not only the deaths of many of her close friends, but also Ilian soldiers, who she realized weren't so different from herself, or the Bernese military. They'd simply been following orders. Now with only herself, her commander, and a couple other allies, she felt anger towards her commander for not allowing them to retreat, and for being so relentless in allowing as few Ilians to escape as possible. She decided that travelling with the band was no longer for her, and though the commander protested, he never tried to physically stop her from leaving. Since that day, she has wandered Elibe, trying to understand herself better, and helping others if she can.
Despite the Ilian occupation and Bernese rebellion, Rhia holds no grudge against the soldiers of Ilia, only it's leaders. She has realized now that the soldiers simply obey the orders of their superiors, and she respects their loyalty. For Rhia now though, she's begun to feel that she is the only one she can truly be loyal to in the end, and so she has wandered alone for the last year or so, with no companion to call "friend".
NPC fight: Alt
PC fight: Alt
EDIT: Changed a bit of the back story in the second paragraph, and added the third paragraph.