Fujiwara Effect
04-24-08, 12:19 PM
Name: Keala "Flea" August
Age: 23
Race: Brekii (bre-kai-ee), humanoid felines. They match our external physical attributes in every way although there are a few noticeable differences.
Hair Color: White with black roots.
Eye Color: Emerald.
Height: 5'1"
Weight: 96 lbs
Occupation: Professional surfer, with an inclination toward big wave surfing.
Personality:
Although ambitious, she knows how to laugh at herself and is rather laid-back. Keala strives to have fun and can be called a bit of an adrenaline junky, as well as loving to be the center of everyone's undivided attention. She is slow to anger and quick to forgive. Strangers may find her infuriatingly immature and reckless. Friends may be inclined to think the same. Her single goal is to make a name for herself in the surfing world and stand as an equal among the legends of years past. Every new ride -- hell, every event in her life is attacked with a zen-like confidence that things will always turn out well.
Appearance:
Keala fits the standard of the Brekii race in every way sans height, which she obviously lacks. Her small, athletic body is covered in a layer of extremely short fine yellow hair that fades into pale grey skin on her belly, inner ears, around her eyes, palms and the soles of her feet. Stippled in black spots ala cheetah, she has black tearmarks to boot trailing from the cornea of each forward-facing eye to trace the ridge of her short, blunt muzzle, halting at a pink feline nose. Her whiskers are white, her ears are large, pointed, black tipped and are always at a near horizontal slant. They are about as mobile as the usual human's. Keala keeps her hair short and extraordinarily messy. The roots are dark whilst the upper portions of this mop glint off-white further bleached by the sun. Geometrical tribal-style tattoos swirl down her arms, under her eyes and around her torso. These naked areas baring grey skin glow soft blue-green in darkness and are natural markings for the species.
History:
An only child born on the Corone coast, her parents were two Brekii immigrants from Fallien who had come to the island in an effort to escape the conflict there. They sold produce for an old friend of the family in return for a cottage and lived comfortably enough.
From an early age Keala had been fascinated with the sea, which made little sense as Brekii evolved in the desert and her ancestors seldom left it. The human Rolof, a friend she made in preschool, had a father who was an amateur surfer. The first moment she witnessed this during a stay at Rolof's house, Keala immediately wanted to try it for herself. Her parents recoiled at the thought of their little daughter in that big, powerful ocean. She couldn't even swim! They strictly forbid her from doing it.
Of course, this wasn't a problem. Keala learned how to swim behind their backs and how to surf shortly thereafter. When she was older, her passion was no longer a secret and the Brekii became quite the attraction in her home village, riding those waves like few had seen before and gaining the nickname "Flea" for her diminutive stature and propensity for tackling monster waves and biting off more than she could chew. Forsaking higher learning to hone her skills, Keala could be found day after day out in the water on a board Rolof's father had given her much to her parents' chagrin, regardless of the conditions. In that time she almost drowned twice and successfully drowned once, thankfully temporarily.
Flea has recently left home for Radasanth, having caught word of a low-tier surf tour based there readying to embark.
Skills:
Species specific, using Homo sapiens as a comparison:
- The Brekki have acute hearing and can detect high- and low-frequency sounds that most humans are oblivious to.
- They possess a third eyelid of milky consistency that, when utilized, guards their eyes from sun damage.
- Their fur has a property that helps to protect their bodies from heat and UV light, and the Brekii are able to tolerate higher temperatures but are not immune to their effects and must seek shade or head underground when appropriate. Their ears act as a cooling system (similar to the Fennec fox on Earth).
They can be overly sensitive to the cold, however.
- Like cats, they have claws instead of nails which hide in the skin until needed. They tend not to wear shoes and most have developed hard calluses on their feet.
Surf Goddess
Keala is an above average and promising big wave surfer.
Edge-u-macation
She is literate and knows to write with decent aptitude. While Keala is certainly intelligent, she is not the most learned of individuals though she does have an extensive mental library of very strange if not incredibly helpful facts.
Prediction
She has an affinity for reading the waves and predicting, to some degree, their next move.
Sweet Talk
If the situation should arise, she'll usually resort to attempting to manipulate, lie and talk her way out of danger. Above average here.
Last Resort
She'll brandish her iron switchblade if cornered and might throw a few sloppy punches and uncoordinated kicks and stabs. Below average in this area. Known to fight dirty.
Equipment:
One six foot balsa wood surfboard. Comes with a strap so she can carry it on her back.
One cube of wax for waxing the aforementioned board.
One worn traveller's pack, forest green.
One one-piece cream-coloured cloth bathing suit. She's in the market for something more water proof.
One grey tunic.
One pair of black cloth pants, cut below the knee.
One black travelling cloak.
One dress tunic, black with red designs.
The clothes on her back (another grey tunic, a thin black leather belt and black cloth pants).
Leather pouch for carrying her gold.
One slab of unscented soap.
One med kit containing bandages, antiseptic, and wood tweezers.
Two iron pots and a small iron skillet that hang on the outside of her pack.
One iron spork.
One rusty iron switchblade with a cracked wooden handle.
A ration of dried food.
One hide flask.
As you can tell this character is entirely for non-battling purposes. lol.
Age: 23
Race: Brekii (bre-kai-ee), humanoid felines. They match our external physical attributes in every way although there are a few noticeable differences.
Hair Color: White with black roots.
Eye Color: Emerald.
Height: 5'1"
Weight: 96 lbs
Occupation: Professional surfer, with an inclination toward big wave surfing.
Personality:
Although ambitious, she knows how to laugh at herself and is rather laid-back. Keala strives to have fun and can be called a bit of an adrenaline junky, as well as loving to be the center of everyone's undivided attention. She is slow to anger and quick to forgive. Strangers may find her infuriatingly immature and reckless. Friends may be inclined to think the same. Her single goal is to make a name for herself in the surfing world and stand as an equal among the legends of years past. Every new ride -- hell, every event in her life is attacked with a zen-like confidence that things will always turn out well.
Appearance:
Keala fits the standard of the Brekii race in every way sans height, which she obviously lacks. Her small, athletic body is covered in a layer of extremely short fine yellow hair that fades into pale grey skin on her belly, inner ears, around her eyes, palms and the soles of her feet. Stippled in black spots ala cheetah, she has black tearmarks to boot trailing from the cornea of each forward-facing eye to trace the ridge of her short, blunt muzzle, halting at a pink feline nose. Her whiskers are white, her ears are large, pointed, black tipped and are always at a near horizontal slant. They are about as mobile as the usual human's. Keala keeps her hair short and extraordinarily messy. The roots are dark whilst the upper portions of this mop glint off-white further bleached by the sun. Geometrical tribal-style tattoos swirl down her arms, under her eyes and around her torso. These naked areas baring grey skin glow soft blue-green in darkness and are natural markings for the species.
History:
An only child born on the Corone coast, her parents were two Brekii immigrants from Fallien who had come to the island in an effort to escape the conflict there. They sold produce for an old friend of the family in return for a cottage and lived comfortably enough.
From an early age Keala had been fascinated with the sea, which made little sense as Brekii evolved in the desert and her ancestors seldom left it. The human Rolof, a friend she made in preschool, had a father who was an amateur surfer. The first moment she witnessed this during a stay at Rolof's house, Keala immediately wanted to try it for herself. Her parents recoiled at the thought of their little daughter in that big, powerful ocean. She couldn't even swim! They strictly forbid her from doing it.
Of course, this wasn't a problem. Keala learned how to swim behind their backs and how to surf shortly thereafter. When she was older, her passion was no longer a secret and the Brekii became quite the attraction in her home village, riding those waves like few had seen before and gaining the nickname "Flea" for her diminutive stature and propensity for tackling monster waves and biting off more than she could chew. Forsaking higher learning to hone her skills, Keala could be found day after day out in the water on a board Rolof's father had given her much to her parents' chagrin, regardless of the conditions. In that time she almost drowned twice and successfully drowned once, thankfully temporarily.
Flea has recently left home for Radasanth, having caught word of a low-tier surf tour based there readying to embark.
Skills:
Species specific, using Homo sapiens as a comparison:
- The Brekki have acute hearing and can detect high- and low-frequency sounds that most humans are oblivious to.
- They possess a third eyelid of milky consistency that, when utilized, guards their eyes from sun damage.
- Their fur has a property that helps to protect their bodies from heat and UV light, and the Brekii are able to tolerate higher temperatures but are not immune to their effects and must seek shade or head underground when appropriate. Their ears act as a cooling system (similar to the Fennec fox on Earth).
They can be overly sensitive to the cold, however.
- Like cats, they have claws instead of nails which hide in the skin until needed. They tend not to wear shoes and most have developed hard calluses on their feet.
Surf Goddess
Keala is an above average and promising big wave surfer.
Edge-u-macation
She is literate and knows to write with decent aptitude. While Keala is certainly intelligent, she is not the most learned of individuals though she does have an extensive mental library of very strange if not incredibly helpful facts.
Prediction
She has an affinity for reading the waves and predicting, to some degree, their next move.
Sweet Talk
If the situation should arise, she'll usually resort to attempting to manipulate, lie and talk her way out of danger. Above average here.
Last Resort
She'll brandish her iron switchblade if cornered and might throw a few sloppy punches and uncoordinated kicks and stabs. Below average in this area. Known to fight dirty.
Equipment:
One six foot balsa wood surfboard. Comes with a strap so she can carry it on her back.
One cube of wax for waxing the aforementioned board.
One worn traveller's pack, forest green.
One one-piece cream-coloured cloth bathing suit. She's in the market for something more water proof.
One grey tunic.
One pair of black cloth pants, cut below the knee.
One black travelling cloak.
One dress tunic, black with red designs.
The clothes on her back (another grey tunic, a thin black leather belt and black cloth pants).
Leather pouch for carrying her gold.
One slab of unscented soap.
One med kit containing bandages, antiseptic, and wood tweezers.
Two iron pots and a small iron skillet that hang on the outside of her pack.
One iron spork.
One rusty iron switchblade with a cracked wooden handle.
A ration of dried food.
One hide flask.
As you can tell this character is entirely for non-battling purposes. lol.