Leander of Brown Leask

[Alyx]

Face Claim: Eva Green

NAME: Leander (lee-AN-dur)
RANK: Miner, aspiring Gemcrafter, Wherling handler
AGE: 20 Turns
GENDER: Female
ORIENTATION: Undecided and resistant to the idea (Probably Demisexual)
WHER: Brown Leask (Bio)
PETS: None, though she would love to get a Firelizard eventually

APPEARANCE:
(This is her ‘current’ appearance; when/if she Impresses, I will update this.)
Leandra was unfortunately blessed to look very much like her mother. Underneath the dirty appearance that she strives to cultivate is a young, beautiful lady. With a rich, dark brown mane of curls and bright blue eyes rimmed with just a hint of green, she could take the right person’s breath away if she wanted to. Her 5’7” frame wasn’t meant to be as skinny as she is; even though she was built to be slim with a healthy curve of hips, her current station and status have caused a bit more weight drop then is healthy for a woman of her age.

She endeavors to make herself look as uninteresting and unattractive as she can manage. She purposefully doesn’t brush her hair when she can, tying it back and letting it gather into lanky, dirty curls. After working in the dark and the dirt, she often leaves the soot and dust from the mines on her skin when she can, only bathing when she’s forced to by her uncle or aunt, and often simply stop cleans just enough not to smell ripe from the heavy work.

Leander often goes as far as to rub coal soot just under her eyes, giving them a haunted and slightly tired, sunken-in look. Clothed in cast-offs from her male cousins, she wears mostly darker colors if she can manage it, and very little of it does anything for her feminine frame. In fact, she likes it that way – given what her uncle would rather she be doing, she avoids anything that might make her look attractive or feminine, save for a few bits and pieces of jewelry she’s made herself from the pretty stones she’s pocketed from her labor.

She knows her chances are slim, looking as she does, but until she can be free of her uncle, she’s not taking any chances.

PERSONALITY FAULTS: Scarred, Stunted, Distrustful, Loner
Having your childhood stolen away by death and emotional trauma, the defenses can be strong. Leander keeps people at a distance for as long as she can, unsure of her own judgment on what their intentions might be. She’s been hurt and it shows, she doesn’t want to give anyone the chance to do it again. She’s learned to be on the defense as a reflex, sadly it tends to destroy any chance she might have to make what might be real friends because she just doesn’t know how to deal with people being nice to her. She almost always expects it to be an angle, of them wanting something from her. She’s had nothing but majoritively bad interactions since she’s left Crom, and her people skills are still more like an emotional, angry 10 turn old than a nearly adult woman. She wants to be friendly, open, to make friends, and trust people, but she has no idea how to.
(Possibly to be expanded as she is played and develops)

PERSONALITY STRENGTHS: Resilient, Optimistic, Smart, Passionate
Leander is a survivor. In spite of everything she’d been through, she is determined to make it; she wants to be more than a mouse in the corner. She wants to do more; she’d not sure what that is, but she just knows she wants to be more than what she is now. She knows it’s possible, believes it is, even if she’s not totally sure how to find the path to get there. She’s gonna try though, and if willpower is a factor, she’ll get there. She wants to make her parents proud, wants to be good at whatever she can be, and above all, prove that she was stronger than the pains life tossed her way. She doesn’t do things halfway, but throws herself into tasks full-on, without really thought – she gives over her full heart to things she cares about, be it projects or people, and it’s one of the few ways to get past the defenses she has built up to keep out everyone.
(Possibly to be expanded as she is played and develops)


FAMILY:
Father; Lekean, Master Smith(deceased)
Mother; Shadra, Journeyman Miner, Gemcrafter (deceased)
Uncle; Kagan, Independent ‘Innkeeper’ and Marvos Weyrhold, (+34 turns, NPC)
Aunt; Rileca, cook, (+16 turns, NPC)
Cousins; un-named, varying ages (two male, two female, adoptable)
Siblings; Keryn, younger Brother(-6 turns), Mavros Dragon Candidate


HISTORY: *Trigger Warning; includes Reference to Child Abuse/Attempted Forced Prostitution*
- Born in Crom. Firstborn, Brother came along 6 turns later. She was happy and often traded off going to work with one of her parents. She dreamed to go to the Minecraft Halls and follow in her mother’s footsteps.
- Her mother Shadra died in a mine collapse with several others just before Leander turned 10 turns. Her father, Lekean, died later the same night with the group that attempted to rescue them.
- The children remained with family friends in Crom for a couple of weeks and then was sent by boat to Marvos to Kagan, uncle on her father’s side. Had never met him or heard of him, the couple was estranged from him.
- Kagan had loved Shadra, but she picked to marry Lekean. Kagan did not take this well, and as a result, very bitter about being ‘shackled’ with the siblings.
- Kagan ran a ‘tavern’ in the weyrhold, which is less of tavern and more of a dirty warehouse were people drink bootleg ale and gamble. Leander and Keryn were put to work in the ‘tavern’ cleaning and serving tables along with their cousins and doing whatever other work their uncle had for them, such as running ‘payment’ errands and picking up packages at the docks.
- Kagan hated Leander more as she got older because she looked so much like her mother; he would often call her by her mother’s name in the middle of arguments. He hated that Shadra had remained with his brother, and took it out on Leander whenever at his whim. He was adept at hitting her without leaving marks, saying it would ‘lower her use’ later.
- When Leander was around 15 or 16 turns, Kagan started forcing Leander to dress in ‘pretty things’ while she was at work, forcing her to wait on tables and his drunk customers. He often laughed when one of them would try to grab her, and it left Leander feeling dirty and weak. When she fought him on it, he often threatened Keryn to keep her under control.
- In an attempt to thwart her uncle’s plans to try to use her as a ‘working girl’ for his patrons, Leander refused to bath often, change her clothing, or brush her hair often. She would wear her male cousins' cast-offs or other baggy, dark clothing she could find to try to look more unattractive and easier to miss in the tavern’s shadows. Kagan often caught her and tried to force her to bathe and dress in the outfits he had for her, but Leander fought and it often resulted in one or both of them bleeding.
- When she almost 18 turns, her younger brother disappeared on an errand to collect something for Kagan at the docks. After a rage, one of the first that left Leander with bruises, Kagan let it slip that Keryn had been Searched by a Greenrider from Mavros. With her brother safely out of Kagan’s reach, Leander was less under her uncle’s control.
- Leander started to sneak away more and more, spending time in the Mines with the miners because it was a ‘safe space’ when she was a child. She started to work with the miners, without actually getting hired so to speak, doing whatever they needed from crawling into smaller spaces to running for water and meals for marks.
- Without having to worry about her little brother being home at Kagan’s mercy, she tried to stay away for days at a time, only returning when her uncle happened to catch her in the streets and drag her back.
- Finally caught by the Senior Miner during a shift, Leander explained her story and begged to remain with the miners rather than being sent back to her uncle. While he couldn’t keep her from her uncle, he did let her claim one of the rooms in the wherhandlers barracks ‘unofficially’.
- Leander began to move her personal things, as well as what remained of Keryn’s things, to her new bolt-hole. She would leave anything of value hidden there, including marks, for fear her uncle would find and take them from her. Without a sponsor or an education, she is stuck in limbo, simply trying to survive.
- Having been to see her brother at the weyr, she has tried to get ‘Searched’ herself, but it has never happened. She hopes that her uncle will either just up and die, gets arrested, or simply forget she exists; so far, she hasn’t been that lucky.
- After the Jask Wedding Gather, word of a Gold Wher possibly coming to the Weyrhold became to make the rounds. Seeing it as a chance to possibly finally escape Kagan’s reach permanently, she requested a chance to be one of those to attempt to Impress at the Gold’s clutch if one was laid.
- Until she can be certain she can be fully free of her uncle’s control, she continues to look like a ragamuffin and dodge any attempts to make her appear more clean or civilized. She hopes that Impressing a wher might finally give her the chance at freedom she is seeking.


IN THE EVENT OF YOUR SUDDEN, UNEXPLAINED DISAPPEARANCE FROM THE SITE AT ANY POINT IN TIME, WHAT DO YOU WISH TO BECOME OF THIS CHARACTER AND ANY CREATURES THEY MAY IMPRESS?
- b. Turn them into an NPC who may be killed off or used for plot purposes but who will not be played by someone else.