Post by Jade Sky on Nov 2, 2015 8:15:56 GMT
Name: Jade Sky, An Saidra
Age: Thinks she is 30, Actually 19
Exaltation/Caste: Solar/Eclipse
Affiliations: Dirge of Lethe
Bio:
Jade Sky was born to a peasant woman on the Blessed Isle. He father was a sailor who had gone missing at sea when Sky was six years of age. Her mother did whatever she could to survive during that time but became sick when Sky was 13. Rather than see the girl orphaned she called in a favor from one of her husband's former associates and had the girl indentured to the ship captain as a crew member.
The captain took the girl away to an Island in the West and gave her into the care of a school until she was 15. During that time unbeknownst to the captain the school master saw potential in the girl and began teaching the girl martial arts. At fifteen, as promised, the captain returned to find the girl had grown to be strong and ethereally beautiful. fearing for her safety he made her dress as a man and keep her face dirty to hide her unnatural beauty.
Aboard the ship she was taught everything there was to know about sailing and no few things about piracy. Her skills were used often and during one such time the ship was attacked by a crew of undead out of Skullstone. She was ordered to stay below ship but when the undead boarded she could ignore the cries of the crew no longer. Springing from the ladder well with cutlass in hand she began to fight the undead host with a grace and fury that would have made her teachers proud. They ship would have been lost despite her efforts, if not for the Unconquered Sun also taking notice of her heroics and spirit. With his eyes upon her he spoke; "Your valor and compassion show you worthy to be my daughter." In that moment she was exalted. Her anima flared into a golden crashing rouge wave and the undead took flight as she began felling them with each stroke of her sword and each strike of her fist.
After the battle the captain was found dead and the crew was unanimous in declaring that she was the heir to the ship and as such the new captain. She took the position and the ship then set sail in search of her destiny and as much booty as she could carry.....
However...everything she believes to be true is a terrible lie. What she remembers are not her memories but that of her former life. she had so engrossed herself in her connection to her exaltation and former life that she has created a mental block that conceals her true past. This block was also enhanced magically by the "School mistress" that she keeps in contact with. Her true self in this age is that of An Saidra, a young woman from the republic of Chaya. Together with her twin sister, Sei, she had been a relatively happy youth and as she reached puberty had high hopes of being a valued member of her family and their society. She had many dreams, all of which she told only to her treasured twin.
That changed though, and not in the most pleasant of ways. A man came to her, his hunger for the young woman was twisted and cruel, his desires were not that of normal men but that of a vicious beast. He tried to do things, to force her to accept things that she simply would not do. Most of what occurred was a blur but after she heard the voice of the sun, and felt the warmth of his smile on her face she awoke standing over the man's bloodied form. It didn't take long for her to be driven off and so with regret she fled west.
After many days an old woman found her and took her in helping her to learn and secretly implanting barriers in her mind to cover the pain of her past. Who the woman is and why she acted in such a way is uncertain but she is a singular being. Saidra slowly became Jade Sky, the ship captain and the persona of the young girl was melded with that of the older swash buckling sailor. She sometimes feels drawn away from the sea, her heart aching for a love and friendship she can't quite remember, but as yet she has not sought it out.
Appearance: To call her pretty would be like calling the Sea a pond. Her vibrant eyes show a wit and charm that few can compare to and her form is nearly as flawless as it can be. She wears simple functional cloths when on ship but dresses up in gowns and finery when she leaves to negotiate for supplies. She is often in near constant contact with her old school mistress though for what purpose she won't say.
Sheet:
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