Kiara Vanderhost

``Name;; Kiara Vanderhost
``Nicknames;;
``Age;; 17
``Gender;; Female
``Species;; Half Elf half human
``Magic?;; Yes (Untrained)
``Home Country;; Revena
``Sexual Orientation;; Heterosexual

Appearance
Kiara is heavily influenced by her human side in terms of her appearance. In fact, if someone doesn't know what to look for, she could pass as completely human. Her ears are slightly pointed and her features have a natural delicate appearance to them. She has a light complexion and a light, but fit frame due to an active life. Her hair is blond and worn short. Her eyes are an odd red color, though they seem haunted in many ways.

Her clothing is very basic for the time being as she had very few options. A grey tunic along with brown pants and a pair of sandals. Her preferred style of dress normally includes plain but comfortable and functional dresses. She enjoys looking effeminate when she can.

Personality

``Likes;;
Reading
Cooking
Dancing
Puzzles
Animals

``Dislikes;;
Doing "The woman's job"
Combat
Raiders
Talking about her past.

``Strengths;;
Though currently unaware of it, Kiara is highly attuned with magic. Her strength is that she could lean to any direction at this point in time as she is untrained in the magical arts. She is also highly intelligent and has a photographic memory.

``Weaknesses;;
Her peaceful lifestyle makes it difficult for Kiara to really cultivate a combat mindset. She has a hard time with the idea of taking a life most of the time, though there are exceptions.

For the time being, she also has no experience in defending herself. She has no training in any form of combat or magic and only a basic idea of the lands.

``Fears;;
Being found by the people who attacked her home.
Getting captured or killed.
Becoming lost.
Failing to make good on her second chance.

``Secrets;;
Feels she should have died in the attack on her home.

``Personality;;
Kiara is a now a fairly quite and withdrawn young woman due to her recent past. She has a fairly kind heart and is slightly naive, though not to the point of being gullible. She is normally friendly, but has also become highly cautious around people unless she really gets to know them well.

Though she is generally very kind, Kiara is clearly burning with pain and rage over her recent loss. She adamantly refuses to talk about the raid of her home and wishes for nothing more than to find a way to seek revenge.

``History;;
Kiara was born in the country of Revena and has lived there her whole life. Her father was the person she gained her elven heritage from while her mother gave her the human side. She barely knew her father, who was a wanderer and never actually settled down with her mother. Instead her step-father whom gave her a pair of younger half brothers helped to raise her.

Kiara had a fairly happy childhood. Her family wasn't rich or poor, just working class folk with enough to not be in want for anything but their simple life. Kiara enjoyed being fairly active and also spent a fair amount of her life reading. She constantly showed herself to have an excellent memory and was often helping her brothers with their education. For the most part the family was close and lived fairly happily.

Then the raid came just after Kiara turned seventeen. Her family had been able to hide during the start of the attack, though they were ambushed when they tried to escape. First her mother was killed when the raiders went for Kiara. She ran with her brothers as her father shoved them away while trying to hold the attackers back. however he fell as well. Then as they were caught she was forced to watch as her brothers had their throats slit.

Finally it was her turn. It was clear that she wasn't going to be killed right away, instead each men would take her before she was either killed or brought to a ship. Just as they started to tear at her clothing, a man wielding a large broadsword intervened. She closed her eyes as he fought the men and before she could react she was dragged to the edge of the city, a sword and some coins were shoved in her hands and she was told to run and find a new life.

Out of instinct she ran, never even learning the name of the man who gave her this second chance. Feeling that the only way to repay him and honor the memory of her family would be to do as she was told, Kiara headed to the nearest town to see what kind of life she could make for herself with practically nothing to her name.

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