Sythra Duskwind

[Aerinyes 402]

Out-Of-Character:

-Minecraft Account Name:

Aerinyes

-How old are you?:

28

-Time-Zone/Country of Residence:

GMT -5, United States

-Do you have a good grip on the English language/good grammar?:

Excellent proficiency with writing.

-Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself:

Currently working on finishing a degree at the local community college. I enjoy playing tabletop RPGs about once or twice a week. Usually stick to the RP servers in MMORPGs when they offer them. Also found that making skins for Minecraft is a bit of fun and I'm getting better with each little creation.

-How much time could you be on the server weekly?:

10-20 hours. As time permits due to other projects with school and other things.

-How long have you played Minecraft?:

About a month or so.

-What do you know about Roleplaying? What is it?:

Roleplay is where you immerse yourself into your character and act out their actions as an actual person would. In addition you do this with other players to set a plot and act out an evolving story. Most importantly it is a group effort to ensure everyone has fun, and gets their share of the spotlight.

Sometimes players can get in the spotlight too much. This can cause other players to feel ignored. On the flipside it can cause the person under the light to get burned out as expectations get higher and higher. Therefore its important for everyone to get a shot at a main plot.

-What do you expect this server will be like?:

I expect the server to be filled with great people to see and meet, with stories to listen to as well as take part in. And of course to share my own as well.

-What other server(s) have you played on and why did you leave them?:

Haven't played on many servers before this one. Can't really say I left anything that I haven't set roots in.

-Have you read, understood, and agreed to the rules?:

I have read, understood, and agreed to the rules. No powergaming, metagaming, god moding, griefing, or cheats/hacks/exploits will be allowed or tolerated. Also the beauty of not just the landscape but the lore itself must be maintained.

-Name the 4 races on this server:

Humans, Orcs, Dwarves, and Elves.

-How did you hear about us?:

Have heard wonderful things from both the friends and your website.

-What is your The Lord Of Craft forum account name?:

Aerinyes

In-Character:

-Character Name:

Sythra Duskwind, daughter of Lady Sophisa Duskwind and Rauven the Swordsman.

-What is your Race?:

Sythra is an elven maiden, dark elf more specifically.

-Biography:

Sythra Duskwind is the only child of Lady Sophisa and Rauven Duskwind. She grew up in the spoiled atmosphere of a wealthy landowner. Though her mother, Sophisa, is a landowner and not a political leader, it did not prevent a snobbish noble attitude from being passed to her daughter. Some argue that this was intentional, as to pass on the feeling of superiority. But this could be merely rumor.

Lady Sophisa Duskwind, Sythra's mother and mentor, is the lady of a well to do vineyard secluded in the forests between Laurelin and Serpent's Ridge. The dusky colored grapes grown within this vineyard give the wine as dark color. The taste of a Duskwind wine, from these grapes has a certain astringent bite that gives its character. (For you wine aficionados out there, this would be similar to merlot)

Rauven, Sythra's father, is a master swordsman. Known to others to be a bit provocative and impatient, he was not well to do to serve with the Princes of Malinor's guards. Instead he was hired on to be Lady Sophisa's personal guard and escort.

Sophisa and Rauven's relationship is one of official marriage. However it roots to an affair between Lady Sophisa and Rauven as one of her hired guards. Rather then letting such a scandal be known, Sophisa and Rauven decided to marry. The relationship is of course more then that, and the two actually do in fact care for each other. But for those few that know or suspected the affair in the first place, those critics of course have their doubts.

As such, Sythra is no stranger to scandalous activities. Her mother expanded her lands through deception and a bit of extortion. For example when a small neighboring plot was having hard troubles with debts, Lady Sophisa would buy up the debts and retrieve the land for her own use. Fortunately the Duskwind vineyards are within the confines of the Malinor forests and cannot expand further without encroaching on protected woods.

As such, Sythra has learned the values of nobility and politicking from her mother. For one day Sythra will be the heir to the manor and its vineyards. However, this day is a long time coming as her mother is only on her third century.

In addition to learning the proper etiquette and formalities from her mother, Sythra's schooling was focused on the intellectual studies rather then the mundane such as smithing or farming. She learned to be a proper businesswoman, able to deal with humans and dwarves alike, as well as her kin. As for orcs... it's hard to understand them in any capacity of mercantile past simple bartering. Thankfully their tastes for cheap alcohol keeps them far from the intricacies of fine wines.

As with most elves, Sythra learned the art of swordplay and archery. She never did quite get the intricacies of the bow, as her patience is not quite that of her sylvan kin, the wood elves. Her swordplay was a little better, but her physique and style prefers lighter weapons such as the rapier and dagger. A simple precise thrust is what Sythra prefers... if it should ever come to that of course. A confrontation she hopes she never has to deal with. Besides, that's what hired hands are for.

In the meantime, Lady Sophisa had struck a deal with a human noble known as Lord Hargrave. Sophisa's vineyards are restricted in size as to not disturb the beauty of the elven ancestral forests. So instead she decided to share her knowledge and dusky grape crop with Lord Hargrave of Mal'Zeth Keep. She sent her daughter, Sythra, to Mal'Zeth Keep to observe and manage the vineyard operations there.

However Sythra is not merely content to stay within the confines of the keep. After all, one can only watch grapes grow for so long. Her goal is to hopefully acquaint herself with those with authority and notoriety.

-Character Age:

Sythra has barely completed her first century. To appease the human concepts of date and timekeeping, Sythra would be 116 human years old.

-Character Appearance:

Sythra Duskwind stands as if she is 100ft tall. However she is shorter then most other elves, but her long legs and lithe build give an illusion that she is taller then she actually is. Her skin is a dusky gray, showing her dark elven lineage. Her hair is a silvery white that looks almost alien or shiny in the moonlight. In regular sunlight the hair just looks regular white or platinum as seen in High Elves. Sythra can be seen mostly smiling or even slightly smirking as if an amusing joke was recited in her mind.

-Character Personality:

Sythra is mostly pleasant to be around. Usually smiling and outgoing. Though this is usually because she does not know the rank or position of most she is dealing with. She is still quite young and inexperienced and will treat most she meets with gratitude and respect. However she will speak and look down upon those she is sure whom is beneath her in station. However she is not so foolish to act in such a way if said person has an edge over her. For example, armed bandits waylaying her on the road with her alone will not quite get the same snobbish attitude as a peasant working a field. Which is why she hardly intends travel alone, if it can be helped.

-Your ambitions:

Sythra is motivated by wealth, but not greed. She see's money and wealth as a tool for renown. Rather then allowing greed to guide her, it is her lust for power and notoriety that drives her. She is young however and her dreams and desires are as extravagant as her inexperience. This will temper in time, but it is one of her desires to call a region of her own. For now she hopes to build her base within the elven realm of Malinor as well as the human kingdom of Oren so that she can later call on such contacts for later favors and services.

Sythra is rather young in comparison to other elves. Her ambitions are grand and single minded. I would like to speak of future goals, but it would be too early to say just what she intends to do. The future will be molded by the successes (or failures for that matter) of her current goals.

-Can your character read or write?:

Better then I can even, elves spend a long long time on studies. Sythra is well educated. She could pass for a scholar and a researcher if she had the patience.

-Can your character mine?:

Do what? Sythra's hands are soft to the touch. Devoid of any physical labor besides a bit of swordplay when she was a little younger.

-Are you a capable builder?:

Again, she refrains from physical labor of any sort. However she is skilled with interior design. So once a structure is up, she can help bring it to life.

-Can you wield a sword?:

Sythra prefers not to. She can use lighter weapons, and is alright with it. Just probably good enough to fend off a spider or a sheep. Maybe... Just maybe an unskilled bandit. But she'll travel with an entourage or personal guard if the need to arises and if one is available. Otherwise she'll do well to travel with a swiftness.

-Enjoy Farming?:

Yes... if farming involves watching others do it. She knows the ins and outs of growing grapes, specifically the Dusky Grape found on her family's lands. So she could grow them herself as well as cultivate them. But she serves in a better capacity by teaching and managing others to do it.

-Does your character have any special skills?:

While not the best at it herself, she treats most situations as a chess game. Meaning she tries to stay a move or few ahead of the rest if she can. She is charismatic and silver tongued. She is not above using her attractive qualities to her advantage. Though she is loathe to use such in favors or the like.

-A screenshot of your skin:

-Other Information:

There is references to 'nobility' within the biography. This was written from a bit of an in character point of view, and more specifically a human PoV. I see elves as having a loose or informal political and noble structure (being ruled or rather managed by a group of princes instead of a king). Sythra's mother being a lady is as 'noble' of a title as a citizen in ancient Rome or a landowner in feudal Europe. It is not a political title and holds no power. In addition Sythra is only a representative of her house. She will not inherit such lands (existing in back story only), until her mother passes away. And if my math is correct, that would be 8 years from now in real time. Thus any would be wealth Sythra would have to start would be simple to cover initial travel expenses. She's on her own from there, and will have to earn more through her own means. Just thought I'd be clear on that so it didn't look as if my character was trying to start out privileged or wealthier than others.

Also Mal'Zeth Keep is an actual plot maintained by a few friends of mine already on the server. Hoping to help them get more visitors out their way through RP :)

[Respiren 524]

Excellent application, if only all applications were so well conceived and written.

I look forward to meeting your character in Aegis ^.^