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Sweenys_Revenge

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PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2012 10:36 pm


ESSENTIALS
  • Name: Moira Driscol
  • Nickname: Little bird (for her brother only, and anyone else will get stuck in the eye with a quill)
  • Age: 25
  • Social Class: Artisan
  • Occupation: Poet


APPEARANCE
Moira is a very plain girl, decidedly Scottish in lineage. As such, she has the wild red curls of her kin. She does not try and tame her mane, opting instead to let it wind and tangle about her shoulders. Her skin looks as though it has never seen the light of day -- and well it may have not, with the time she spends pent up with her poetry. Across her nose is a smattering of freckles, which are often obscured by ink blots that somehow end up all across her arms and face. Her eyes are golden, slightly too big for her face, and turned up at the outer corners. Her lower lip is thinner than her upper, so it looks like she is constantly sucking it into her mouth.

PERSONALITY
Moira is by no stretch of the imagination a demure lady. Her parents did try and teach her the mannerisms of the fairer sex, but she never really understood why she had to abide by those rules. Her brother got to go out and play in the mud, but she was stuck at home embroidering and sewing. Oh, how her parents toiled away to make her like the other little girls, and sometimes Moira almost, just almost fell in line. But even on her best behaved days there was that spark in her bright, yellow eyes that signaled trouble.

That hold true today as well. As an adult, Moira has found her place society, using her occupation as a poet to channel out the passion she feels pulsing inside her. It makes it easier to behave like a lady. However, there are always those days when it just becomes too much and she shouts and rages, acting more like a man than a woman.

As one would imagine, Moira does not have many friends. Her occasionally abrasive nature strange, masculine tendencies tend to alienate most of her peers, and scare off most men. But this is fine with her. Moira is a rather solitary creature, preferring the company of a few good friends over that of many.

ABILITIES
As stated before, Moira is a poet. While she is not, by any stretch of the imagination, the best poet, she is a fair one. In her eye, her verse always falls below her expectations, and is always undergoing some sort of revamp. Event he verses she sells she is not satisfied with, and often prices them far below their actual worth.

But, for all her creative prowess, she is no house keeper. Moira's home is often littered with broken quills, empty ink bottles, and crumpled sheets of parchment. Her clothes and her person are constantly stained with various colors of ink, and even her hair ends up smudged some times.

Moira is also fairly... uneasy with people. Because they don't typically know what to make of her, she doesn't know what to make of them. They confuse Moira on most days, and frighten her on the days she feels off. This makes for awkward conversation when she's trying to sell her most recent verse or out in the town. When things get too awkward, Moira has a tendency to lash out, creating more divide between her and those around her.

HOBBIES
Mostly poetry. Moira has been known to scribble down a line or two at a moments notice, and for that reason often has a quill tucked behind her ear, a little of ink tied about her waist, and a slip of parchment in her hands. More often than not she's tried to settle her tabs with her verse to no avail.

Other than that Moira very much enjoys in a tavern or some such place, just watching everyone go about their business. It's a good way for her to gain inspiration for her next poem.
PostPosted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 5:05 pm


Sweenys_Revenge


Hi hi! Glad to see more people coming in, but I've got some crits for you, because as it stands I don't think this character would work out terribly well.

First of all, I want to address the fact that you refer to her as "Scottish", and I want to make it very clear that this isn't our world -- it's a fantasy world, and in this world, there is no "Scottish". Everyone in the city comes from Llywdbeinn, because no one has left in living memory and returned. It is enclosed. Now, she could have the coloring you say, but her lineage is going to be ... Llywdbeinn.

The second issue is her profession as a poet. In a society like this, there's really not going to be much of a market for poetry; keep in mind that most people can't read, and spend their days working. As such, poetry is really more of a noble "occupation", something rich men/women do to pass the time. It's acceptable as a hobby, sure, but she'd probably freeze and die in the streets if she tried to make money from it -- especially since she's abrasive, so there's no way in hell she'd get a noble patron.

I'd suggest making her a minstrel or storyteller, as those are more likely to make some coin, except that she's so hostile and people don't like her. These are occupations that 100% require a certain degree of charisma and friendliness, as coin is made from tips, more or less.

So. Perhaps a scribe, who does poetry for fun on the side? Who keeps it private to herself? This might be the best route for a non-charismatic girl who can read and write. Here, though, she'd have to be careful to watch her step while on the job, or else she'd end up out of one.

If you need more help on this, please let me know. When you've revised, please post again in the acceptance thread!

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