Post by Aviva Strauss on Dec 4, 2020 20:15:08 GMT -5
Face Claim: Abigail Harrington (model)
Player: Cassiopeia
CHARACTER NAME: Aviva Strauss
AGE: 21
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Aldsage - Fionain
APPEARANCE: Aviva is lean and thin, with a somewhat boyish face and figure despite her stature (5'11). Her face is extremely expressive, and she has a hard time hiding her emotions outside of combat situations. When focused, however, she becomes completely impassive and silent. She moves quickly at all times, often leaving conversation partners behind when trying to walk and talk. Though thin, she is mostly lean muscle and not too bony, especially her legs. In the summer she is more freckle than girl, and the red in her hair becomes more pronounced from sun-faded highlights.
MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried
FAMILY TIES:
Mother - Chel'ah
Father - Markus
Older Brothers - 3 [OPEN]
Older Sister - [OPEN]
POSITION/OCCUPATION: Warrior/Guard
GRAMARYE GIFT: N/A
PERSONALITY: Aviva is as full of life as the meaning of her name suggests. She drove her parents crazy from the time she was able to kick in the womb, and never lost that energy as she grew up. She loves to run, especially in fields of grain like the ones where she grew up. She thinks and talks faster than the average person, and sometimes gets tongue-tied when her mouth can’t keep up with her train of thought. She is eager to learn almost any skill, although she often gets frustrated if she cannot pick it up easily. She won't give up, though, she'll keep at it until she gets it. This sometimes leads her to waste long amounts of time on an impossible task because she is too stubborn to give it up.
With people she likes she is quickly very affectionate and likes to lean on, hug, and otherwise be in contact with them. She is asexual but not sex repulsed. She's also not aromantic, but it would take her quite some time to feel romantically towards someone. It's just not how she's wired.
LIKES: running, sunny days, the smell of baking bread, laughter
DISLIKES: cold weather, being treated like a child
HABITS: going for runs when agitated, sitting in places that are not made for sitting
SELF IMAGE: Aviva sees herself as a competent and capable warrior. Anyone who says otherwise will be swiftly proven wrong, probably in a showy way.
REPUTATION: Known for being headstrong and wild, but good at her job.
HISTORY:
Aviva is the daughter of Chel'ah and Marcus Strauss. When he was in his late twenties, Markus was injured by a bear and lost his left leg from the knee down, along with a great deal of his shoulders’ range of motion from a badly healed injury. He was able to get a prosthetic for his leg, but his fighting skills were sharply diminished with his lowered speed and agility, and he was unable to continue as a guard/warrior.
Happily, this didn't prevent him from settling down with Chel’ah, who bore five healthy children; three boys and two girls. Aviva is the youngest of the five, with an age gap of five years between her and her nearest brother. While the rest of the family took to hunting and gathering as naturally as their father had, Aviva inherited his fiery attitude along with her mother’s fiery hair. She ran wild and was fairly spoiled since no one had the heart to rein her in. Noticing her sharp eyes and reflexes, her father taught her to hunt early. From then on she caught rabbits in the spring, was able to hunt larger game in the winter, and did her best to help the family whenever she wasn’t exploring anywhere that she wouldn’t be jumped by the enemy.
She wasn't satisfied with hunting, however, as it wasn't a challenge, and she soon pushed to be allowed to do more. She was then trained as a warrior, which she proved to be just as proficient at as hunting. She now participates in patrols of the Fionain borders, and enjoys sparring with others in her free time.