Post by Elise Peeters on Jul 20, 2010 18:18:29 GMT -5
Canon Character Application
Character name: Elise Peeters
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Height: 5'5
Weight: 130 (We're doin' NORMAL WEIGHT based on height here! None of this 95, 5'7 stuff!)
Appearance:
Elise is about average height, if not a tad on the shorter side. Her eyes are emerald green and her hair is a golden blond, not exactly curly, but wavy down to her shoulders. She is never seen without her trademark ribbon in her hair. A friendly and cheerful girl, she has an odd sort of bubbly smile that is contagious.
As far as clothes go, she can be typically seen in a dress that matches her headband. Out of the few dresses she owns, her favorite has a white top with a maroon flowing skirt that comes down to her knees. Not exactly wealthy, she only has one pair of shoes, which are a pair of black lace-up boots.
Personality:
Elise has a cheerful and innocent personality for the most part, unless she's been knocking back a few beers. Once they're down the hatch, her naive disposition is said to disappear and she becomes quite the giggling tease, showing her true colors. Make no mistake, Elise knows she has a pretty face and will use it to her advantage if the need arises.
Elise isn't afraid to get her hands dirty, making her a hard-working sort of girl that respects a strong work ethic. She is extremely curious, always desperate for news about her brother, and it can be a problem at times, leading her into trouble or danger.
A tad sensitive, it's well-known that Elise can be pushed around easily. Although she will try to stick up for herself and say how she really feels, she is far too polite and hates coming off as rude, thus making her a bit of a pushover.
She doesn't stand out much in a crowd, but alone she is known to make an impression.
Class: 1st choice: Healer|2nd Choice: Spellcaster
Likes:
-Chocolate
-Beer
-Tomatoes
-A Variety of Hair Ribbons
-Children (in a motherly/sisterly, non-pedo way!)
-Fresh air
-Walks
-Flowers (especially tulips)
-Dancing
-Waffles
Dislikes:
-Being yelled at
-People being disappointed in her
-Herself or other people being unhappy
-Being made fun of
-Being pushed around
-Bodies of water
Strengths:
-Friendly: While she doesn't stand out much in a crowd, she's a friendly person and knows how to chat and make small talk with people, which can be useful when collecting information.
-Seduction: She's not above it. If she can use it to her advantage, she will. Elise won't sleep with anyone, but she isn't above a few words of flattery and a bat of her eyelashes to get information.
-Chocolate: She always has some. Always. And how could that possibly be anything other than a strength?
-Keeping Secrets: Elise has been in hiding for years. She knows how to keep her mouth shut.
-Ability To Perform Defensive & Healing Spells: Well, it's true...She has the ability, buuuuut...
Weaknesses:
-Hasn't Performed Magic In Years: She's rusty. And she refuses to use magic (though may be persuaded to at a later date...). So while she has the ability, she probably won't be much help.
-Easily Pushed Around: She's a pushover. It's difficult for her to say no to people and she hate's disappointing them.
-Hand-to-Hand: She's weak. Her combat skills are non-existant at best, and more likely to cause harm to herself at worst.
-Weapons: "Wait! How do I use this thing?!" is basically the response to any sort of weapon other than a wand, staff, or something of the sort.
History:
Elise was born in a field of flowers to a group of magic users that specialized in defensive and healing spells. Flowers, especially tulips, seemed to bloom as far as the eye could see, creating an ocean of pink, yellow, and orange. It was as if nothing could go wrong in their little village at the foot of a grand mountain, secluded from the rest of the world. No other towns were around for miles, for good reason, but Elise had no idea why, nor did she particularly care.
She was a happy child, living with her elder brother and learning magic from their parents. Sure, sometimes she would fight with her brother, and a lot of times he pushed her around, but he also took care of her and she held a special place in her heart for him. They had that typical sibling relationship.
Then they came. Goblins, demons, ogres, and all sorts of other nasty, brutish creatures.
It had become known that a group of magic users living in a valley that was always blooming with tulips had developed a special bodily function dating back from ancient times. Some say it was a powerful spell cast upon their blood, with the intent to be useful sacrifices in times of war. Others claimed it was a trait of inheritance, having been passed around through centuries until it could safely be said every person in the village had this magical ability, even if they weren't talented in the ways of magic at all.
Whatever it was, it had become a curse.
If one were to eat the heart of a magic user from Elise's village, their power would increase ten fold.
Well, of course when evil creatures caught wind of this, they had no remorse. The village was slaughtered during a raid, the inhabitants shocked and stupefied, unprepared for such a hoard. How could their secret have possibly gotten out when not even many of the villagers knew of it?
Even with all their knowledge of defensive and healing spells, the village was crushed with the majority having had their hearts cut out and eaten on the spot or carried away to serve out the same duty at a later date.
The few that managed to escape are still hunted to this day, fearing for their lives.
Elise is one of those survivors, managing to escape by diving into a pond and staying hidden under the water, coming up for air only when absolutely necessary, and fearing for her life every time she did so. Eventually she swarm passed and she managed to drag herself back onto land, coughing and sputtering, waterlogged beyond belief.
Torn away from her brother, she is not sure if he is alive or not. All she knows is that she has never used magic since that day, fearful someone would discover what she is and where she comes from. She has vowed to never use magic again, and has kept to her promise. Due to this, she is extremely rusty and hardly skilled in the art of magic.
Currently, Elise works at a tavern, having decided that it is the best place to pick up information. Her ears are always open for news about her brother.
But hearing who slept with whom and watching people dance stupidly on tables is a nice perk as well.
Sample Post: Do you mind if I give a sample from another forum? If you would prefer I do a solitary, one-person sort of soliloquy for this AU, just lemme know and I will modify my post accordingly.
Elise had been startled, to say the least, when she entered her home to find it filled with her dearest friends, golden balloons, and sparkling champagne. They even had some of the finest desserts laid out on a table, a large cake wishing her a happy birthday from afar.
She tossed the groceries in her hands aside quickly, placing them on a tiny table to the left of their front door. And to think those bags were filled with beer, chocolate, and a brand new waffle iron she had bought out of self-pity since nobody had wished her a single "happy birthday" all day...Well, now she knew why, she thought to herself as Antonio gave her a large hug and kissed both her cheeks.
In no time she was dancing around like a blissful child, laughing and giggling all the while. She wasn't sure who had planned such an event, but she had an idea. Her brother may not be crowding around her like the others were, but she knew he was having a smoke somewhere in the shadows.
Once she had been worn out from all the dancing and helped herself to an especially enticing slice of cheesecake, she wandered away from the rest of the party attendees, seeking out her brother. Like she had assumed, he was watching the events with mild interest, a cigarette planted firmly between his teeth.
"Hendrik?" she called to him, getting his attention before reaching up to kiss both his cheeks, mindful of the fag still aglow. "Thank you...It's a lovely gift."
And then she smiled and scampered away to join Antonio in a rather lively dance.
Really, her brother was something else.
Notes!
So...That's my Belgium! Let me know if there are any problems and I'll try to remedy it! The whole history thing may seem confusing, but I had her and the Netherlands lost to each other, because in canon they were estranged for quite awhile, despite attempts to reconcile.
Oh! I almost forgot! BRITANNIA BEAM! (Because I'm one of those losers that reads the rules even if they're common sense~!)