Vera Shaw

[Vera Shaw]

WHAT DO YOU SEE?
I think it's . w h a t . I need
I'm . t i r e d . of running in circles
Carrying burdens, syncopating . c u r s e s .
I WANNA BE FREE.

FULL NAME :: Vera Shaw
BIRTH DATE :: October 3rd
AGE :: Twenty-five
HEIGHT :: 5'6"
WEIGHT :: 120 lbs.
EYE COLOR :: Brown
HAIR COLOR :: Auburn
HOMELAND :: Teronna (fled to Aralore)
MARITAL STATUS :: Unattached.
FAMILY TIES :: Father- Joseph Shaw [deceased]; Mother- Kina Shaw [deceased]; Older Brother- Caleb Shaw
CHILDREN :: N/A
TITLES :: Commoner
OCCUPATION :: N/A
MARKINGS :: A scar across her right palm from a nasty fall when she was younger.
LIKES :: The sound and smell of the ocean; swimming; when her mother used to read her bedtime stories; the smell of Spring flowers; the warmth of the sun
DISLIKES :: Feeling as though she has to depend upon others; when people think she is completely helpless because of her disability; the cold weather
GRAMARYE :: She's unsure if it's magic or not, but because of her blindness, Vera's other senses have heightened remarkably. Sometimes, she's able to use a sort of echolocation kind of ability to see more than just basic shapes.

Take me to your only garden
I wanna . s e e . the world you found
Just sit me . u n d e r n e a t h . the trees
I WANNA SEE WHAT YOU BELIEVE

FACTS ::

• The youngest born to Joseph and Kina Shaw of Teronna. They were a family of blacksmiths and were revered for their work. A knight, Sir Bayard, often stopped by the smithy to give Joseph work, and it was from then on that Vera wanted nothing but to become a knight herself. Her mother tried to tell her that women didn't often become knights, let alone join the military, but little Vera hardly listened. She began to train, and Bayard even humored her with a few lessons here and there throughout the years.
• When King Allarick's war on magic escalated, Vera and her family were caught in the line of fire. Their village was attacked and pillaged, and the fires frightened the horses in the nearby barn. Caught within the stampede, a fifteen year old Vera was hit in the head. Fortunately, she hadn't been terribly hurt or killed...but she had lost her sight. It was slow at first before all she could see were basic shapes. Her other senses began to heighten the more she tried to get used to her disability, realizing that she could, in a sense, "see" sound. It helped her see a little more than just basic shapes when sound reflected off of a surface, like with rain.
• The war continued and their village was hit again. This time, both her parents were lost and her brother Caleb managed to whisk her away to safety where they boarded a ship for Aralore.
• Despite being blindness, Vera still trains and secretly hopes to one day join the ranks of the Aralorian military. She has heard tales of the women warriors of the island and she'll do anything it takes to fight among them.
• Is fairly good at detecting when someone is lying to her because of how much she has to concentrate on voices.
• Loves to swim in the ocean, even though it's dangerous for her to do.
• Vera has managed to hide her disability somewhat. Depending upon how much someone pays attention or how long they speak with her, they hardly notice that she cannot completely see them.
• She intends to keep her blindness a secret so that she can join the military.
  
  

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player: Lunari
face claim: Alicia Vikander