Post by Vesna Kitanovska on Jul 7, 2013 1:58:59 GMT
GENERAL
Name: Vesna Kitavoska
Age: 23
Nationality: Archadia
Class: Ranger, Khavalian Branch
LOOKS
Hair: Long to mid back, dark brown
Eyes: Coffee Brown
Built: Tall, Athletic and Lithe
PERSONALITY
Vibrant, optimistic and friendly, Vesna is a young woman with a sunny disposition and heart of gold. She is a dependable friend and confidant, and has the ability to make everyone feel welcomed and not alone. A first glance it seems that her personality is just hiding a dark nature; no one could be this nice, right? The more you get to know her you realize that Vesna is exactly as she seems, kind and funny, a little odd, but nevertheless a good person. She is the type of person you want as an ally, because she will defend you to the death and always be there for you, day or night.
Strong of mind and strong of body, this girl can be tough. She is sturdy emotionally, and doesn’t let things bother her or get to her. Vesna takes on people’s problems and shoulders their burdens without complaint. Her body is also strong. Over the years she's grown a great pain tolerance. She can break an arm and still keep smiling, because she doesn’t want people to worry. The problem is her bullheadedness. She has a hard time backing down from anything, especially an argument or a fight. Most of all she doesn't know how to quit things. Vesna will keep at something until she feels she’s perfected it, even at the cost of damaging her body. Her body has many scars to prove her tenacity, and is sure to gain many more in her life.
Everything she does, she does whole heartedly. Vesna is a person ruled by her heart, and feels very intensely about things. Following your heart instead of your head sometimes lands her in hot water, but she always finds a way to sort things out. Her kindness is free of ulterior motives, and never does she seek to use anyone or anything for personal gain. Dedicated and devoted, she puts a 100% into everything because she wants nothing more than to improve to be a better asset to people. The needs of others are usually put before her own. When people are depending on her she rises to the challenge and shines. There’s a drive in her to get things right and to perfect them and to continue learning all she can.
Though not quick to get angry, push her enough and she explodes. She has no tolerance to being bullied or being pushed around, and will stand her ground. It comes as more of a surprise since she’s so quiet, but cross her once and you won’t want to again. Everything she kept in explodes out and she can reduce even the toughest to tears. Rarely does she feel bad about it either, if you caused her to snap you earned every word she says. Vesna tends to get a little violent when angered but most never see this side of her. In battle, she tends to goof off, but if the situation becomes dire, a different side of her comes out, one she very much loathes.
Vesna is nearly fearless, and bravely does what others wouldn’t. It could be her naivety or stupidity, but you have to admit, the girl has nerves of steel. She lacks the healthy sense of fear people have and dives into battles without a second thought. Vesna faces every challenge with a smile, and sees the opportunity rather than the difficulty. As a girl she ran wild, doing everything the boys did and beyond, proving her worth among them. All their pranks she just brushed off with a smile. It really takes a lot to rattle her. Death is not something to be feared to her, but something she accepts as her fate, regardless of how early it comes. Her lack of fear makes her compulsive though, something that causes her friends and allies to worry about constantly. She does what she feels like and doesn't take into account of the possible consequences unless they involve other people. For her though, what happens happens.
The one word people use to describe her after kind would be oblivious. There is many times she has no idea what’s truly going on. Often than not Vesna reads the atmosphere wrong in the room. It's hit or miss on reading people, sometimes when she's oblivious it can help her see through facades, other times she's clueless. Always lost in her head, Vesna is a quiet girl but one that likes to be surrounded by people. With friends she can get rowdy but she isn’t one to be overly loud. She’s a better listener than speaker and prefers to let others talk or talk about them than talk about herself as well.
What most people don't know is that Vesna is very self aware of what she perceives as her limitations and is often indecisive because of it. She tries to remain optimistic, despite the doubts swirling in her head. To a degree she is reliant on others, and wants very badly to support them so she feels useful. Her own self worth is often measured on the success or failure of the group. Perhaps this all stems from the fact that has never been alone in her life, and doesn't know how to be self-sufficient if people are not around. Vesna keeps most of her worries hidden, not wanting to burden anyone with them.
Likes:
Alcohol- Who doesn’t love a good drink? Any is fine, and she tends to drink a lot. Alcohol is a great way to make new friends!
Animals- Being a farm girl, animals were her life. She has an affinity for animals, feeling much more attuned with them than people sometimes.
Music- Vesna loves music, especially folk. It was all she grew up with, and her mother used to sing to her since she was a baby. She isn’t a terrible singer herself, but prefers to dance or play instruments instead.
Being surrounded by people- Vesna is part of a big family, and has always been surrounded by siblings and cousins. Being part of a community was a big thing for her, and her life was filled with people that loved her. She loves her place in the clan branch, being surrounded by her friends.
Exploring- She enjoys the freedom of exploring and being outside the city. Regardless of how many times she visits a place she never gets bored of it and loves to have adventures.
Food- Give her some and she will be your best friend. Vesna loves to try new things!
People- Having them around, helping them, Vesna enjoys being surrounded by other people. She makes friends easily and every person has different stories to tell. The clan usually works in groups and she likes to feel part of something. You just have a better time with more people around!
Dislikes:
Dishonesty- Trust is very important to Vesna, and when you break it you better have a good reason. More often than not she gives second chances, but she can only give so much before she accepts that the person is dead to her.
Being told what to do- Tell her to do something she doesn’t want to and Vesna will do the complete opposite. She is not a child anymore, and refuses to let people dictate her life. If forced to do anything you will know how displeased she is.
Losing a friend- Whether it's through death or through fights, every time she loses a friend a part of her heart is crushed. It takes her awhile to get over it, even though she knows in her line of work there is bound to be death and partings. Even so she still lets herself get attached, and grieves each loss for a long period of time.
Being confined- Vesna is not a fan of small spaces and when she feels like she’s trapped she goes into panic mode. She can’t stand being hugged for long periods of time and being constrained from moving. In school she did poorly because she couldn’t sit still. She needs to be able to walk around or at least move part of her around.
Losing- Whether it's losing to another person or to herself, she hates it and the feelings she gets.
Be alone- As childish it is, Vesna really dislikes it. A weird knot forms in the pit of her stomach when she is by herself and starts to feel paranoid. Has she ever been alone? No, never. Instead of getting her own place after five years she still sleeps in the barracks with the rest of the clan.
Goals:
Discover the world- A ranger is always wandering, learning new trails. Vesna desires to see the whole world with her own eyes. One day she will have a complete map of trails across the whole world!
Survive- Death is a very real danger surrounding her profession. She wants to not only survive but flourish and live life. Save lives, see everything there is to see, fall in love, have a child, these are all things she wants to do so surviving is a must.
Find a way to prevent monster attacks- Even though it would render her job nearly obsolete Vesna wants to prevent attacks and save lives. They always come too late, if only they knew how to stop it, or at least anticipate when so they could be there before anyone has to die.
HISTORY
The youngest child of a simple farmer, Vesna's childhood was filled with hard work and preparing to be married off. She attended the classes dutifully with the other girls but her heart was elsewhere; in the forest she roamed with her brothers and the boys in her village. The forest made her feel free, despite the dangers that lurked there. A mental map formed in her head and she developed strong intuition. Some places didn't feel right, but if you asked how she knew Vesna would just smile.
She was always surrounded by friends, being a likeable child. From them she learned many skills; archery, plant identification, simple tracking. One even had enough patience to teach her how to whistle like a bird, something she annoyed the girls in her class with endlessly. The classes did prove useful, even though she wasn't using them in the way she was taught to. Sewing became good for stitching up gashes she got when she fell out of the tree. Cleaning taught her the best thing of all, how to tidy up so her mother wouldn't she was out playing in the woods again. Despite her somewhat defiant nature Vesna was overall a well rounded and mindful girl and didn't give anyone much trouble, just the occasional heart attack.
Her life was rather simple until she turned 15. Monster attacks were nothing new to her village, but usually they were weak and easy to deal with. That warm fall evening, a large creature attacked, easily over powering the men who tried to fight back. If it wasn't for the mercenaries that came everything would have been lost. She was powerless to do anything except watch her friends die as she ran with the rest of the women. Oh how did she try to turn and help them, but her body refused to cooperate. That feeling, she never wanted to feel it again, she never wanted to watch another friend die without doing something. A goal was formed that day, join the mercenaries. Become someone that could save and was worth saving.
Even though her hand in marriage was already promised she took off 3 days after her 18th birthday and two weeks before her wedding to the capital, Archades, to join the branch there. When they got there they, well, they said no. It completely took her by surprise, rejected before she even started? No, she refused! Everyday Vesna came back, begging them to except. For a solid week she did this until a ranger by the name of Maksim decided he would take her on. For eight months she learned from him, became familiar with the trails, the monsters and how to work in a group. The hardest lesson was how to use her bow right because honestly, she was a lousy shot. Her lack of patience made it hard but she refused to give up and in turn he didn't give up on her.
After that she was welcomed into the branch with open arms. Vesna had passed their 'test' and was now a member of the Khavalian branch. Surprisingly though.. they didn't really do anything. The military was strong in Archadia so they were only really used to exterminate creatures the soldiers didn't care to. This wasn't exactly the type of action she thought she signed up for, but rolled with it. This was her new home, and she felt like she truly belonged there.
Now five years later, she is considered a 'senior' member of the branch. One can easily identify Vesna in the branch, she's usually the laughing woman with a drink in her hand surrounded by her friends.
ROLEPLAY SAMPLE
This was it, this was the end of her resolve. She had held on for 3 months, that was something she could be proud of. No one could foresee her pulling that muscle and Vesna knew she needed to ease it pronto before the show tonight. Just as she went to see her neighbour Toris he was rushing off to work so there went that idea. There was Astrit, but it would be weird tracking down a thirteen year old for this kind of a favour, it was just entirely inappropriate. That left her one hope, but it was a long shot.
She needed to ask her next door neighbour to use his shower.
Well, she couldn't go over there empty handed. If she needed something she had to give something in return after all. There wasn't much she had, Vesna wasn't quite sure what type of person her neighbour was. Giving him a knick knack of sorts wasn't such a great gift if you didn't like that sort of thing. Food was a much better idea! After a quick look through her pantry in fridge she realized she didn't really have anything. Beans, tomatoes, a little bit of beef.. Balkan Bean soup? Her neighbour seemed Eastern European to her so maybe he would like the recipe as much as she did! There wasn't much else she could make.
For an hour or so Vesna went about cooking the soup, going off memory of what her Baba had taught her as a girl. This wasn't so hard, it was an easier recipe she had learned. She tasted it every now and then, to be sure it tasted well. When she deemed it ready enough she searched through her cabinets until she found a nice ceramic pot with a lid to put the soup in. Even if he didn't let her shower there it was good of her to go over there with a gift every once and awhile to show that she was a good neighbour. The nice Portuguese woman across from her did the same thing to her after all.
Vesna packed her shower items and a towel in her backpack just in case. Maybe the soup would really impress him. With a big smile she left her apartment and knocked on the door next to hers, hoping that he was home.
OUT OF CHARACTER
Mun's Name/Nickname: Genni
Country: Kanadia
Skype/E-mail: PM
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