Post by Lei Ahn on Sept 29, 2008 9:02:05 GMT -5
Contact Information: Avy
Roleplaying Experience: Years of Live role playing and four years on line
How did you find us?: Another site
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Is He/She a Canon?: No
Nationality: Earth nation
Location: Apache Mountain Range just above Gaoling
Alliance: Earth Kingdom
Is He/She a Bender?: Earth Bender
Character's Name: Lei Ahn
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Height: 5’2”
Appearance: Lei is a very petite, almost doll like young woman with silky long obsidian hair that drapes down to her butt. The shiny strands are ordinarily held loosely at the back of her head by a small white ribbon. Two long locks of hair hang on either side of her heart shaped face and are bound by a set of jade beads with silver cranes etched within the stones. Large caramel colored eyes peek out from beneath a small curtain of bangs. She has bow shaped lips which are often found smiling at all those she meets. Her skin has a dark golden hue from spending the majority of her time wandering through the sun filled mountains and working in the family’s numerous gardens.
Her daily attire is a white open shouldered Hitoe (jacket) with sode-kukuri (cords) through the sleeves. Strings called muna-himo are attached to each lapel, and are tied in front to keep the garment closed. Beneath the jacket, she wears a Kosode - white shirt that extends slightly past the wrist over a deep moss green hakama, or large pants. To complete her outfit, she wears an olive obi, white tabi socks and sandals woven from local vegitation.
History: Lei Ahn was born to Namiko, a runaway member of the Dai Lee. The young girl joined the elite Earth bending group, originally created by Avatar Kyoshi, to help defend her people against the dangerous uprisings. While within the inner sanctum of the highest ring, she met a handsome wealthy member of the court and fell in love. The two were planning to marry against the wishes of his very well off family when tragedy struck. One night, a week before the intended day, two members of the Dai Lee tried to kill the young girl , unknowing that Takeo, her love, was also in the room. The brave young man forced Namiko out the window and told her to run. At merely eighteen, the young earth bender’s life plundered to the deepest depths of sorrow and through this action she realized just how badly the elite guard had been corrupted by Long Feng.
The exiled woman traveled day and night until in total exhaustion she reached the Apache Mountains where she sought the protection within a large cave. Upon entering, she found herself face to face with an old grumbling man who’d been living there for quite some time. Seeing the bruises on her tear stained cheeks and that she was near collapse, he let her enter his small gave dwelling. Hours turned into days which turned into weeks and finally the girl told her benefactor the tale of her escape.
The gray haired old man growled and snorted a bit before offering her a place within the catacombs of the cavernous mountains. The stipulation being that she would have to work the crops that he sold in the nearby town of Gaoling. Namiko gladly agreed to his terms and two worked side by side as partners. Just as things began to flow into a comfortable pattern , the two now living like father and daughter, the ex fighter found herself pregnant . The mountain man, Ganzo, eventually helped bring the infant into the world and from her first breath, the young one stuck like a bur to his thick skinned hide.
The three became a family far closer and caring than most by blood. Lei Ahn grew up surrounded by love yet always taught to have a passion for the earth and all the gifts it brought forth. When she was six, she pushed the earth back with a stomp of her foot, causing both adults to stare open mouthed at the angelic child in disbelief. From that moment on, her mother began her training as an earth bender and in the skills used by the Dai Lee while Ganzo showed her ways of using all that was about her to shield and protect.
The three continued their happy life together until one fall day the fourteen year old girl came upon her mother buried beneath a huge stone; lying like a rag doll eyes glazed toward the sky. The young girl went sobbing back to the man she now called grandfather, and told him of what she’d seen. To this day, Lei believes her death had been a strange accident, but the old retired soldier knows the truth for he’d seen the tell tale signs of the Dai Lee written upon the desecrated earth. He keeps this secret from Lei for he doesn’t wish his 'granddaughter' to walk the life of those seeking revenge.
Today the two continue to grow their produce and herbs. At the beginning of the full moon, Lei takes the old creaking cart into town where she once again sells their fresh fruits and vegetables. She has made a few friends in the town over the years and enjoys seeing them during these special trips. The pretty dark haired girl keeps her earth bending abilities hidden as her mother taught and at present only uses them to till the soil and help in the gardens. Still, fearing that she may be attacked at some time like her mother, Ganzo makes certain the teen continues to practice her earth bending and Dai Lee skills.
Personality: Lei Ahn is a cheery young woman who sees the good in all things about her. She loves the earth and thoroughly enjoys the simple task of growing things. She is slow to anger yet the first to place herself in harms way to protect the weak. She loves Gonzo but deep within she secretly wonders about her what her father was like and if his family would want to meet her.
The young Earth bender is open and friendly to all she meets but having lived so many years without young friends nearby, she often comes off far more mature than others her age. She is extrememly respective of her elders and will go out of her way to check on a few of the lonely ones during her visits. Unused to the social ques between genders which were learned by most during childhood, Lei flounders a bit when the young men make flatering comments or when girls are a bit catty to the backward teenager. This farming maid would rather sit an read poetry or sing while meandering about the hillsides.
Strengths: Her ability to remain calm as trouble arises is one of her greatest strengths. Lei also is a competent fighter and has the use of Dai Lee gloves.
Weaknesses: Her greatest weakness is her desire to find an alternative to physical fighting which often leaves her on the defensive. Her naiveté is also a cumbersome trait. She tends to see the good in everyone and is taken aback when she learns their intent was anything but friendly.
Sample Roleplay: (NOT REQUIRED FOR SECOND CHARACTERS) Not required.
Roleplaying Experience: Years of Live role playing and four years on line
How did you find us?: Another site
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Is He/She a Canon?: No
Nationality: Earth nation
Location: Apache Mountain Range just above Gaoling
Alliance: Earth Kingdom
Is He/She a Bender?: Earth Bender
Character's Name: Lei Ahn
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Height: 5’2”
Appearance: Lei is a very petite, almost doll like young woman with silky long obsidian hair that drapes down to her butt. The shiny strands are ordinarily held loosely at the back of her head by a small white ribbon. Two long locks of hair hang on either side of her heart shaped face and are bound by a set of jade beads with silver cranes etched within the stones. Large caramel colored eyes peek out from beneath a small curtain of bangs. She has bow shaped lips which are often found smiling at all those she meets. Her skin has a dark golden hue from spending the majority of her time wandering through the sun filled mountains and working in the family’s numerous gardens.
Her daily attire is a white open shouldered Hitoe (jacket) with sode-kukuri (cords) through the sleeves. Strings called muna-himo are attached to each lapel, and are tied in front to keep the garment closed. Beneath the jacket, she wears a Kosode - white shirt that extends slightly past the wrist over a deep moss green hakama, or large pants. To complete her outfit, she wears an olive obi, white tabi socks and sandals woven from local vegitation.
History: Lei Ahn was born to Namiko, a runaway member of the Dai Lee. The young girl joined the elite Earth bending group, originally created by Avatar Kyoshi, to help defend her people against the dangerous uprisings. While within the inner sanctum of the highest ring, she met a handsome wealthy member of the court and fell in love. The two were planning to marry against the wishes of his very well off family when tragedy struck. One night, a week before the intended day, two members of the Dai Lee tried to kill the young girl , unknowing that Takeo, her love, was also in the room. The brave young man forced Namiko out the window and told her to run. At merely eighteen, the young earth bender’s life plundered to the deepest depths of sorrow and through this action she realized just how badly the elite guard had been corrupted by Long Feng.
The exiled woman traveled day and night until in total exhaustion she reached the Apache Mountains where she sought the protection within a large cave. Upon entering, she found herself face to face with an old grumbling man who’d been living there for quite some time. Seeing the bruises on her tear stained cheeks and that she was near collapse, he let her enter his small gave dwelling. Hours turned into days which turned into weeks and finally the girl told her benefactor the tale of her escape.
The gray haired old man growled and snorted a bit before offering her a place within the catacombs of the cavernous mountains. The stipulation being that she would have to work the crops that he sold in the nearby town of Gaoling. Namiko gladly agreed to his terms and two worked side by side as partners. Just as things began to flow into a comfortable pattern , the two now living like father and daughter, the ex fighter found herself pregnant . The mountain man, Ganzo, eventually helped bring the infant into the world and from her first breath, the young one stuck like a bur to his thick skinned hide.
The three became a family far closer and caring than most by blood. Lei Ahn grew up surrounded by love yet always taught to have a passion for the earth and all the gifts it brought forth. When she was six, she pushed the earth back with a stomp of her foot, causing both adults to stare open mouthed at the angelic child in disbelief. From that moment on, her mother began her training as an earth bender and in the skills used by the Dai Lee while Ganzo showed her ways of using all that was about her to shield and protect.
The three continued their happy life together until one fall day the fourteen year old girl came upon her mother buried beneath a huge stone; lying like a rag doll eyes glazed toward the sky. The young girl went sobbing back to the man she now called grandfather, and told him of what she’d seen. To this day, Lei believes her death had been a strange accident, but the old retired soldier knows the truth for he’d seen the tell tale signs of the Dai Lee written upon the desecrated earth. He keeps this secret from Lei for he doesn’t wish his 'granddaughter' to walk the life of those seeking revenge.
Today the two continue to grow their produce and herbs. At the beginning of the full moon, Lei takes the old creaking cart into town where she once again sells their fresh fruits and vegetables. She has made a few friends in the town over the years and enjoys seeing them during these special trips. The pretty dark haired girl keeps her earth bending abilities hidden as her mother taught and at present only uses them to till the soil and help in the gardens. Still, fearing that she may be attacked at some time like her mother, Ganzo makes certain the teen continues to practice her earth bending and Dai Lee skills.
Personality: Lei Ahn is a cheery young woman who sees the good in all things about her. She loves the earth and thoroughly enjoys the simple task of growing things. She is slow to anger yet the first to place herself in harms way to protect the weak. She loves Gonzo but deep within she secretly wonders about her what her father was like and if his family would want to meet her.
The young Earth bender is open and friendly to all she meets but having lived so many years without young friends nearby, she often comes off far more mature than others her age. She is extrememly respective of her elders and will go out of her way to check on a few of the lonely ones during her visits. Unused to the social ques between genders which were learned by most during childhood, Lei flounders a bit when the young men make flatering comments or when girls are a bit catty to the backward teenager. This farming maid would rather sit an read poetry or sing while meandering about the hillsides.
Strengths: Her ability to remain calm as trouble arises is one of her greatest strengths. Lei also is a competent fighter and has the use of Dai Lee gloves.
Weaknesses: Her greatest weakness is her desire to find an alternative to physical fighting which often leaves her on the defensive. Her naiveté is also a cumbersome trait. She tends to see the good in everyone and is taken aback when she learns their intent was anything but friendly.
Sample Roleplay: (NOT REQUIRED FOR SECOND CHARACTERS) Not required.
