Post by iskierka on Jan 9, 2011 17:36:47 GMT -8
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★ AGE: 18
★ GENDER: female
★ SEXUAL PREFERENCE: heterosexual
★ HEIGHT: 5 feet 8 inches
★ WEIGHT: 9st
★ JOB: student
★ RACE: Savant
★ FACTION: Chevalerie of the Hallowed Nocturne
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Your ★ Beauty,
Appearance,
Of quite a pale, clear complexion, she has an oval-shaped face with a small nose, proportional pink lips. Her almond shaped hazel eyes are intelligent and intense, framed by short but thick dark lashes, set beneath thin curved brows that are closer to brown than red. These are very well groomed, but do not change much in thickness, but hold evident shape. Her hair, arguably her most distinguishing feature, is a vibrant coppery auburn, falling below her shoulders in a straight sheet, with the occasional wave, and will generally never sit the same way twice, unless left out. Usually, however, Iskierka alternates between styled waves, messy braids, chic chignons, or any number of other hairstyles that may be required to complete a look or more importantly, match or set a mood. Depending on how she styles herself on a particular day, her features can take on a younger or older look, a fact which she often uses to her advantage. Typically, though, she will just use a dab of black kohl and mascara with a very faint lip stain, however when the occasion calls she doesn’t mind being dramatic.
For her attire – she’s a very mixed bag. For everyday wear, she is a minimalist but with a definite edge – well fitting skinny jeans, slouchy grey/black/white tees and tailored blazers or boyfriend coats or a leather jacket, but with heeled ankle boots, worn black Converse, or biker boots, and with gunmetal accessories. Skirts are a favourite, usually quite short, high waisted and black. For social occasions she can pull out a few more fancy articles – beautifully cut shift dresses, frilly chiffon blouses, heels – the sort of clothing that would not go amiss on the 20 year old trophy wife of a very wealthy businessman or a Victoria-Beckham like figure. Parties see the minx come out – skirts get shorted and the heels get higher, but no matter what little black number she wears she always strives to look well put together and classy. She’s a chameleon and could wear anything, so her wardrobe is a bit of a contradictory mess. Underneath it all is a very well indulged habit of expensive, often (r/l)acy underwear, Iz is a firm believer of good ‘foundations’ on which to build an outfit. That, and it’s all the more impressive to get on show.
There are two main things that will always identify Iskierka – three if you count her hair. One is the small, tiny even, tattoo of angel wings on the back of her neck, owing to something her mother told her about the powers of an Evoker originally being a divine gift. Iz doesn’t know why she had them done, she was probably drunk at the time, but had always been drawn to the idea. The second is a worn, beaten silver bracelet on her wrist, it may once have been a charm bracelet, but there are no charms left on it save one – an oval shaped locket, of the same beaten and tarnished silver, very Victorian in design with a small floral scroll on the outside. This bracelet is imbued with a small amount of Iskierka’s powers, as an energy reserve or Plan B, if you will. It’s her security, and again, she’s not sure why she puts so much faith in it, she just does. [/ul]
LIKES +
★ low inhibitions
★ lace
★ Reading – anything she can get her hands on
★ keeping her secrets
★ a good time
★ genuine affection
★ being curled up with hot chocolate under a blanket on a couch
★sleep ins
★ late nights
★ being useful
★ fluffy animals
★ shopping
★ heels
★culture
★ travelling
★ French furniture
★ Mexican food
★ Spanish food
★ Ice tea
★ Grenadine cordial
★ black, gold or silver nail polish
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DISLIKES -
★ consequences
★ being lied to
★ sitting still
★ whiny/clingy people
★ malfunctioning hair straighteners
★ being rejected or refused
★ taking no for an answer
★ orange juice
★ burnt toast
★ being seen in her pyjamas
★ ill-fitting/unflattering clothes
★ sports bras
★ snakes
★ dodgy cell towers
★ uncomfortable beds
★ un-chivalrous men
★ unsavory characters
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POSITIVE TRAITS +
★ persistant
★ resiliant
★ determined
★ self-contained/independent
★ passionate
★ controlled
★logical and orderly
★ well organized
★ excellent memory
★ efficient
★ resourceful
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NEGATIVE TRAITS -
★ manipulative at times
★ secretive
★ self-contained/independent
★ persistent
★ a little closed off
★ reckless
★ impulsive
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OVERALL PERSONALITY
She's a self-contained entity. She doesn’t open up much about herself, and is quite capable of taking care of herself and is very independant, and goes about what she does with a ruthless, pitbull like mentality. She’s doggedly persistent and determined when she wants something, and her logical, level head means she can usually work out a way to get it. She’s not one to shy away from hard work when it’s required, and indeed is very resourceful, usually finding a new perspective to view things from, which makes her good at problem solving. She is also a good reader of people, and has a sound judgement of character that she relies on. While logical and liking to follow her head, she’ll follow a gut instinct, so some of her actions can be a little hard to explain.
She doesn’t mind a challenge either, and relishes in the chance to learn new things or experience new things, hence the love of travel and culture. She is quite a controlled person, and is always unfailingly well put together and polished, and radiates a calm, dignified air. Not that she’s all shiny and white. While Iskierka is in many aspects the girl next door, she does have a few secrets. Number one: she’s a savant, but that’s pretty much a given. She’s not entirely sure what to think about the fact she has powers of a ‘divine’ nature, and prefers only to use them when they are actually needed or there is something in it for her. She isn’t so much worried about being a ‘half-blood’ as other people, and because in her opinion people will think ill of her anyway, she tends to do a few things to raise a few eyebrows, which leads us onto…Number Two: Iz is a bit of a whore. Theres just something about this little dear that for all her charms, she can’t seem to manage a proper relationship, so she settles for the alternative with no strings attached. She knows she can get what she wants in this regard, and the attachments don’t have an emotional effect, so she’s perfectly content. But it’s not like anyone cares if you can use defensive magic in that sort of situation, which is probably why she does it.
As a pretty laid back girl, it does take a bit to get her genuinely pissed off and she generally avoids confrontation. If someone does achieve that monumental task of making her properly angry, look out, because hell hath no fury. Considering she has her secrets, she will on occasions lie to avoid inconvenient truths, so while the face of an angel looks innocent, it’s best not to take her word for anything on delicate matters. So really, she is your average quiet, nice girl, only with a slightly different side that comes out when the sun goes down.
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Background ★ Info,
History,
So she was raised by her mother, and went to junior school at some fancy London establishment, her father in his wisdom had left quite a substantial amount of money for her, probably in the hope that she’d get through school and live a pretty normal life in the end. Due to her mother’s bad health, the money also covered a nanny, a patient, round faced little Turkish woman who was there to cook, clean, supervise and assist in as many matters as required. Due to Iskierka’s shy nature as a child, she was never particularly close to the nanny, so she was quite a solitary child at home, in stark contrast to her friends at school.
However, when she was 10, a particularly nasty flu in the winter caught up with her mother and she died, her poor health not being able to take the strain on her immune system. Naturally, Iz was distraught, both over the loss of her mother and the prospect of her future. However, apparently some arrangement had been made that she was to finish her schooling and her Turkish nanny was to make sure she was alright and still well fed and cared for. So her home life was even more solitary than before, while her social life, as she grew older, grew along with her. She finished grade 8 in London, before receiving a letter, supposedly from her father, to move to New York, where he’d enrolled her in yet another expensive school and had a small apartment waiting for her, the plane tickets were included in the letter.
Because she saw very little other choice, and was intrigued by the shadowy figure and wanted to see New York, she packed up her meager possessions and jumped across the pond, where she did indeed find the promised things, the school holding a stack of uniforms and the rent paid in advance for 6 months on the apartment, in a nice, quiet district near China Town. Those first 6 months were amazing for her, and in those 6 months she grew as a person, turning from shy, mama-less Iskierka into the young woman who flits about today, and adored her lifestyle of sipping hot chocolates on Broadway, watching the lights and the crowds bustling past at Times Square. It was almost too good to be true, and in the end, it was.
She still hadn’t met this mysterious father figure of hers, so it was months until she heard news of his death by way of one very angry land lord banging her door down one night and telling her his payments were no longer being received. At the bank scarcely two hours later, she found out why he had had trouble accessing the accounts, and was close to despair when they told her to look on the bright side, he’d left her a weighty inheritance in a trust fund, however to be kept in the account until she was 18, as well as a smaller sum that could be accessed now. However, it was obvious that the sum wasn’t going to be enough to pay for both her school fees and the apartment, so she was forced to move to a much smaller apartment in Brooklyn, where the rent was just about manageable. As a 15 year old, she worked whatever jobs she could, waitressing in café’s, manning check outs at the various local stores in the area, and trying to juggle homework. It was in this trying time she developed her habit of not sleeping in her own bed very often, and indeed on some occasions profited rather well from it.
So for those two years, she managed to stay on top of things. But another shakeup hit her already shaky world when she encountered a stranger in a car park walking home from work one night. As if he came from nowhere, he was suddenly there, attacking her, but to both parties’ immense disbelief, Iskierka managed to fend him off by throwing out her hands, and strangely the act threw the man several feet into the air into a wall, after which he got up, seemingly unharmed, before snarling through bloody, pointed canines and vanishing off into the dark. Thoroughly shaken, she’d bolted home and did not reappear for work for several days, trying to find a logical explanation of what she’d seen. Obviously she couldn’t, and thought she was going mad until she received a letter on a thick, watermarked paper telling her to meet them in a café to discuss what had happened.
Turns out her father had been an Evoker, someone with supernatural defense powers, and she had inherited some of that. And yes, vampires were real, as were were-wolves and all sorts of other things that go bump in the night. And she learnt about factions, and all the other things bubbling under the surface in another city where she could be safe, protected, and more importantly, didn’t have to work several jobs to go to school or have a roof to live under. She agreed to go with the stranger to the town of Saint Calais, and the rest, they say, is history.
★Circumstances of Transformation/Discovery: Attacked by vampire in NY, explained above
★Circumstances of Faction Initiation: Discovered discovering her powers by a benevolent Chevalerie member, accepted his assistance and agreed to join in order to give herself some support network in relation to her powers.
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The ★ Puppeteer,
★ WHAT SHOULD WE CALL YOU? Raq
★ HOW TO CONTACT YOU? PM !
★ HOW DID YOU FIND US? *points at Kai*
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FACE CLAIM
[color=e10e3f]★[/color] [b]GILLAN, Karen[/b], [s]Iskierka Aliah Varias[/s]
The ★ Copyright,
Rosen Nocturne Kai & Kiare.♥
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