Christina Bredith
08-01-07, 09:07 AM
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Name: Christina Amanda Bredith
Age: 25 (Birthday: May 11)
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Hair Colour: Blonde
Eye Colour: Silver with flecks of blue
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 120 lbs
Description: Christina is tall, slim, and agile. Although she appears to lack brute strength, she is actually quite surprisingly fierce. Her golden hair falls down her back in long strands that shimmer in the sunlight, framing the gorgeous face on which rest her silver eyes with merry blue flecks. Christina wears a semi-transparent black shirt and sturdy black pants, over which she wears her mother's army uniform: a crimson waistcoat with golden designs sewn onto it. Included under the fabric of the uniform is a delyn chain mail that can easily be replaced as needed. In a special leather scabbard at her waist, Christina carries the runic longsword that she found in her attic and uses to defend herself. Overall, Christina is a beautiful woman with deceptive prowess; many men over the years have been surprised that a "little hotty" like her could fight at all, and that underestimation has often led to their downfall.
History: Christina was born into a strictly military family. Her parents were both lieutenants in the Radasanth army. They, however, forbade her from participating in any military training whatsoever, deeming it unladylike. Christina always resented that she was not allowed to fight like her mother. Unsatisfied with her parent's decision, she began to train in secret. Christina was always seen by her father as "his little princess", and thus she was allowed to go with him to watch his soldiers train day after day. She remembered each day's events as best she could and practiced with a makeshift wooden sword at night after she was believed to have gone to sleep. Eventually she stole real weapons from the estate’s armories, and over time, she grew more and more proficient with the longsword, all the while doing so under her parents' noses.
At long last, a real battle broke out. When she was 14, a great battle erupted between her home town, Laricia, and a tribe of orcs, whom had been a long-time threat. The orcish forces were severely underestimated, however, and Laricia's army was ill-prepared for the battle. Christina, taking the blade of a fallen soldier, took up arms alongside her parents and fought the orcs bravely, much to their surprise. One brave girl could not hope to turn the tides against such immeasurable odds, though, and the Larician army dwindled quickly. Her parents ordered her to run away as fast as she could, and she did so only to hear their final cries as they met their ends at the hands of the orcs.
Upon reaching her house on the outskirts of Laricia, Christina cried for what seemed like hours. Before long, she stumbled up into her parents' room, desperate for comfort; rifling through her mother's closet, Christina found an old army uniform that she took as a reminder. It suddenly dawned on her that she could not stay at her home. Her food supply would soon run out and she would die of starvation if she did not move and find a place to stay. In her search for any equipment and supplies she could take with her, she found an odd chest in her attic that she had never seen before. Strangely, the locked chest opened for her - how it happened, she has never been precisely sure. The sword she found inside was decorated with flat runic gems that she did not recognize. One of these runes began to glow as she picked up the sword, much to her surprise. A year passed, and in her traveling and training, Christina's proficiency with that blade increased, and more runes began to glow, allowing her to wield strange powers. Some might call it an overnight magical growth in skill. Armed only with her talent and her curiosity, Christina made her way to Radasanth, in hopes of unlocking the secret to this longsword's mystery.
It was not long after Christina began her ‘new life’ that Corone underwent a renewal of its own. During a mission she had been assigned to under Marshal Letho Ravenhart of the Corone Rangers, Christina witnessed the upheaval of the noble Republic of Corone and its replacement by the vile and reprehensible Corone Empire. Sparked by the assassination of one of Corone’s stewards organized, allegedly, by a number of citizens of the republic, this tumultuous change was crowned by the now-infamous Slaughter at Gisela, which Christina witnessed and narrowly survived: the suspected assassins were, without exception, wrongly found guilty by the empire and executed within Gisela’s walls, sparking this revolt of massive proportions in the city’s streets.
Herself accused of treason and being taken to Radasanth for her own trial and ultimate execution, Christina and her companions, including the Marshal himself, were rescued from the jaws of death by fellow rangers who intercepted their carriage in Concordia. A disillusioned Letho temporarily left the fold, while Christina accompanied her saviours back to Underwood to plan the next legs of the battle against the Empire. Eventually, though, she was reunited with the Marshal and her new companion Izvilvin, and the battle began in earnest, with the tiny force of rangers determined to win.
The Empire, however, would not prove so easily toppled. While marching through the mountains of the South Pass north of Concordia, Letho and an advance group of his rangers were ambushed by the enemy while searching for their companion Sienna, who had struck off on her own and gotten lost. Christina rode to their aid, distracting the enemy that was striking at them from their rear flank. The battle, though victorious, was a costly one for both sides; the rangers, having saved as many of their comrades as they could, including Letho and Sienna, returned to Underwood to lick their wounds.
But the city was no more. In a brilliant rain of fire and a cloud of smoke, Underwood was burned to the ground by a single Imperial mage whose powers were underestimated. Though the rangers considered the battle lost, Christina refused to give up hope, and found that the citizens of Underwood, ripe with vengeful sentiments toward the Empire, were ready to join in the fight. Letho thus took his rangers and Underwood’s citizens away from the smouldering ruins of the city to raise them into an army that the Empire would one day come to know and fear.
Personality: A beautiful woman cloaked in her mother's army uniform, Christina is the soldier that never was. Though her dream has always been to fight in the army with her family, she does not seem to fit in perfectly with the lifestyle that an army life ensues, because it was always out of her reach. She pays very close attention to the latest fashions, often squeezing her purse to its limit just to get enough money to pay for new accessories. Christina loves life and isn't particularly fond of strict rules, which would lead people to believe that she does not fit in with army regimes. When she does not feel threatened, she is somewhat lazy and prefers to have other people do things for her as opposed to doing them herself - this stems from the constant pampering she and her family received for their rank. Christina will most certainly become angered if someone doesn't listen to her and do as she says, but she pays rather close attention to the tiniest of details. She is also good at taking care of people - especially herself.
Beneath this superficial exterior, however, beats the heart of a determined, focused warrior who only wishes to do her parents proud and who is loyal to those who have shown themselves worthy of it. She is a fierce and able predator when cornered, and those who have witnessed her in difficult times will have no doubts as to her worth. Christina is often the voice of passion in a group, raising spirits when hope seems lost. She can be outspoken about her beliefs and will defend them vigorously when challenged. Even so, it’s very rare to see Christina without the light heart and sometimes waspish disposition that are so characteristic of who she is; when such a dark situation does arise, however, you can be sure that the true warrior within her is about to make someone’s life a lot more painful.
Skills
Longsword Proficiency - Christina is very proficient in the use of her longsword, as she has trained with it nearly non-stop since the day she left home.
Sonic Sable - The first of her longsword's runic abilities. This allows her to create concussive blasts of high-velocity energy with one purpose: destroy. If used correctly, this skill can be used to propel Christina in the opposite direction of the blast. The energy blasts can only travel in a straight line at present, and while they can't cut through things, they can slam into them with crushing force.
Valentine - Rosebite breaks into five sections joined by tethers of blue energy. Although the tethers cannot be ‘broken’ by normal means, they are otherwise as strong as the rest of the blade and considered to be made of the same metal. This ability gives Rosebite a whip-like form, allowing for a more complex fighting style. The exact length of the whip-sword can be adjusted via Christina's mind, but its maximum length is roughly eleven feet, slightly shorter than a normal whip. This ability merely changes the form of her weapon, but does not confer any additional attacks or powers in itself. Christina cannot use her other runic abilities while Valentine is active, unless otherwise stated.
Rumbling Rose - Christina slams the blade of Rosebite into the ground, causing a minor quake around her and traveling in all directions. The quake is presently not that strong, but is enough to knock an opponent off balance and knock down certain structures that are not well-rooted or sturdy. In addition to the minor quake, a spire of thorned vines juts out of the ground in front of her opponent. The spire can cause serious damage, but is neither so fast nor so large that it’s unavoidable.
Petal Storm - Rosebite shatters into a cloud of small shards that shimmer in the light, making them look like little red rose petals. These shards are every bit as sharp as the sword itself, and can be directed through the air by Christina’s mind as she gathers them into whatever shapes and formations she can think up. At the present time, Christina's ability to control the shards is imperfect at best; she can generally shape them and move them in one way or another, but as far as immense precision and speed go, much more practice will be necessary. The obvious downside of this ability is that while in use Christina effectively has no sword in hand. As well, the actual utilization of the ability requires a fairly intense degree of concentration; many distractions, let alone things like actually trying to move, can break the spell and cause the shards to lose their levity, the severity of which may require her to regain her full concentration in order to resume the offensive. When Christina reforms the blade, any previous damage it had taken (nicks, dents, etc) will be fixed as the blade literally remakes itself.
Hanging Garden - Rosebite summons a flurry of vines from beneath the ground to ensnare the opponent. The vines are presently not so strongly rooted in the ground that they can’t be ripped out, and they can certainly be snapped or cut if reached, but depending on the degree to which they affect the target, they can at least slow him down or give him a bit of a surprise, and at most immobilize him.
Rose Petal Waltz - Summoning a flurry of rose petals around her, Christina increases sizably in speed, specifically attack speed. For the next two rounds, her attacks become roughly twice as fast as normal, making them difficult to read and allowing her to squeeze in more attacks than would normally be possible. The magic of the ability prevents her from feeling any extra fatigue from the additional attacks. She can still use her other runic techniques while in this state, but while she will be able to activate them more quickly than usual, they themselves will be no faster than they ever were.
Photosynthesis - Rosebite grants Christina the ability to heal her wounds gradually. Minor wounds will heal instantly, moderate wounds will heal over the course of 2 rounds, while larger wounds can take about 4 rounds, or even more (this is presently the maximum duration of this technique). This also allows for slight replenishment of fatigue over time, though it doesn’t actually prevent further fatigue from accumulating. In the presence of bright sunlight this ability’s effect is slightly increased (at best, it can cut the healing times in half), and in areas of darkness, its ability can be hampered (at worst, healing times are doubled, or the skill might not work at all).
Equipment
Rosebite – This runic, damascus longsword appears to have been a Bredith family heirloom. Along the flat of the blade, there are ten flat gems of various colours with runes etched into them, five on each side. These runes are the key to the blade's powers. Although the sword is made of damascus, due to its design, it can be upgraded by removing the runes, tempering the sword, and replacing them. (Upgraded here (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?t=4237).)
Army Uniform - An old army uniform belonging to her mother. It consists of a red waistcoat with golden designs sewn into the fabric. The bulk of the uniform, however, is the suit of delyn chainmail worn underneath, covering the torso. (Upgraded here (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?t=4237).)
Spidersilk Gloves – A pair of crimson gloves fashioned from spidersilk. Because of this they are slightly sticky, making them a perfect choice for a swordswoman who doesn’t want to lose her grip on her weapon. (Obtained in this thread (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?t=3631).)
Name: Christina Amanda Bredith
Age: 25 (Birthday: May 11)
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Hair Colour: Blonde
Eye Colour: Silver with flecks of blue
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 120 lbs
Description: Christina is tall, slim, and agile. Although she appears to lack brute strength, she is actually quite surprisingly fierce. Her golden hair falls down her back in long strands that shimmer in the sunlight, framing the gorgeous face on which rest her silver eyes with merry blue flecks. Christina wears a semi-transparent black shirt and sturdy black pants, over which she wears her mother's army uniform: a crimson waistcoat with golden designs sewn onto it. Included under the fabric of the uniform is a delyn chain mail that can easily be replaced as needed. In a special leather scabbard at her waist, Christina carries the runic longsword that she found in her attic and uses to defend herself. Overall, Christina is a beautiful woman with deceptive prowess; many men over the years have been surprised that a "little hotty" like her could fight at all, and that underestimation has often led to their downfall.
History: Christina was born into a strictly military family. Her parents were both lieutenants in the Radasanth army. They, however, forbade her from participating in any military training whatsoever, deeming it unladylike. Christina always resented that she was not allowed to fight like her mother. Unsatisfied with her parent's decision, she began to train in secret. Christina was always seen by her father as "his little princess", and thus she was allowed to go with him to watch his soldiers train day after day. She remembered each day's events as best she could and practiced with a makeshift wooden sword at night after she was believed to have gone to sleep. Eventually she stole real weapons from the estate’s armories, and over time, she grew more and more proficient with the longsword, all the while doing so under her parents' noses.
At long last, a real battle broke out. When she was 14, a great battle erupted between her home town, Laricia, and a tribe of orcs, whom had been a long-time threat. The orcish forces were severely underestimated, however, and Laricia's army was ill-prepared for the battle. Christina, taking the blade of a fallen soldier, took up arms alongside her parents and fought the orcs bravely, much to their surprise. One brave girl could not hope to turn the tides against such immeasurable odds, though, and the Larician army dwindled quickly. Her parents ordered her to run away as fast as she could, and she did so only to hear their final cries as they met their ends at the hands of the orcs.
Upon reaching her house on the outskirts of Laricia, Christina cried for what seemed like hours. Before long, she stumbled up into her parents' room, desperate for comfort; rifling through her mother's closet, Christina found an old army uniform that she took as a reminder. It suddenly dawned on her that she could not stay at her home. Her food supply would soon run out and she would die of starvation if she did not move and find a place to stay. In her search for any equipment and supplies she could take with her, she found an odd chest in her attic that she had never seen before. Strangely, the locked chest opened for her - how it happened, she has never been precisely sure. The sword she found inside was decorated with flat runic gems that she did not recognize. One of these runes began to glow as she picked up the sword, much to her surprise. A year passed, and in her traveling and training, Christina's proficiency with that blade increased, and more runes began to glow, allowing her to wield strange powers. Some might call it an overnight magical growth in skill. Armed only with her talent and her curiosity, Christina made her way to Radasanth, in hopes of unlocking the secret to this longsword's mystery.
It was not long after Christina began her ‘new life’ that Corone underwent a renewal of its own. During a mission she had been assigned to under Marshal Letho Ravenhart of the Corone Rangers, Christina witnessed the upheaval of the noble Republic of Corone and its replacement by the vile and reprehensible Corone Empire. Sparked by the assassination of one of Corone’s stewards organized, allegedly, by a number of citizens of the republic, this tumultuous change was crowned by the now-infamous Slaughter at Gisela, which Christina witnessed and narrowly survived: the suspected assassins were, without exception, wrongly found guilty by the empire and executed within Gisela’s walls, sparking this revolt of massive proportions in the city’s streets.
Herself accused of treason and being taken to Radasanth for her own trial and ultimate execution, Christina and her companions, including the Marshal himself, were rescued from the jaws of death by fellow rangers who intercepted their carriage in Concordia. A disillusioned Letho temporarily left the fold, while Christina accompanied her saviours back to Underwood to plan the next legs of the battle against the Empire. Eventually, though, she was reunited with the Marshal and her new companion Izvilvin, and the battle began in earnest, with the tiny force of rangers determined to win.
The Empire, however, would not prove so easily toppled. While marching through the mountains of the South Pass north of Concordia, Letho and an advance group of his rangers were ambushed by the enemy while searching for their companion Sienna, who had struck off on her own and gotten lost. Christina rode to their aid, distracting the enemy that was striking at them from their rear flank. The battle, though victorious, was a costly one for both sides; the rangers, having saved as many of their comrades as they could, including Letho and Sienna, returned to Underwood to lick their wounds.
But the city was no more. In a brilliant rain of fire and a cloud of smoke, Underwood was burned to the ground by a single Imperial mage whose powers were underestimated. Though the rangers considered the battle lost, Christina refused to give up hope, and found that the citizens of Underwood, ripe with vengeful sentiments toward the Empire, were ready to join in the fight. Letho thus took his rangers and Underwood’s citizens away from the smouldering ruins of the city to raise them into an army that the Empire would one day come to know and fear.
Personality: A beautiful woman cloaked in her mother's army uniform, Christina is the soldier that never was. Though her dream has always been to fight in the army with her family, she does not seem to fit in perfectly with the lifestyle that an army life ensues, because it was always out of her reach. She pays very close attention to the latest fashions, often squeezing her purse to its limit just to get enough money to pay for new accessories. Christina loves life and isn't particularly fond of strict rules, which would lead people to believe that she does not fit in with army regimes. When she does not feel threatened, she is somewhat lazy and prefers to have other people do things for her as opposed to doing them herself - this stems from the constant pampering she and her family received for their rank. Christina will most certainly become angered if someone doesn't listen to her and do as she says, but she pays rather close attention to the tiniest of details. She is also good at taking care of people - especially herself.
Beneath this superficial exterior, however, beats the heart of a determined, focused warrior who only wishes to do her parents proud and who is loyal to those who have shown themselves worthy of it. She is a fierce and able predator when cornered, and those who have witnessed her in difficult times will have no doubts as to her worth. Christina is often the voice of passion in a group, raising spirits when hope seems lost. She can be outspoken about her beliefs and will defend them vigorously when challenged. Even so, it’s very rare to see Christina without the light heart and sometimes waspish disposition that are so characteristic of who she is; when such a dark situation does arise, however, you can be sure that the true warrior within her is about to make someone’s life a lot more painful.
Skills
Longsword Proficiency - Christina is very proficient in the use of her longsword, as she has trained with it nearly non-stop since the day she left home.
Sonic Sable - The first of her longsword's runic abilities. This allows her to create concussive blasts of high-velocity energy with one purpose: destroy. If used correctly, this skill can be used to propel Christina in the opposite direction of the blast. The energy blasts can only travel in a straight line at present, and while they can't cut through things, they can slam into them with crushing force.
Valentine - Rosebite breaks into five sections joined by tethers of blue energy. Although the tethers cannot be ‘broken’ by normal means, they are otherwise as strong as the rest of the blade and considered to be made of the same metal. This ability gives Rosebite a whip-like form, allowing for a more complex fighting style. The exact length of the whip-sword can be adjusted via Christina's mind, but its maximum length is roughly eleven feet, slightly shorter than a normal whip. This ability merely changes the form of her weapon, but does not confer any additional attacks or powers in itself. Christina cannot use her other runic abilities while Valentine is active, unless otherwise stated.
Rumbling Rose - Christina slams the blade of Rosebite into the ground, causing a minor quake around her and traveling in all directions. The quake is presently not that strong, but is enough to knock an opponent off balance and knock down certain structures that are not well-rooted or sturdy. In addition to the minor quake, a spire of thorned vines juts out of the ground in front of her opponent. The spire can cause serious damage, but is neither so fast nor so large that it’s unavoidable.
Petal Storm - Rosebite shatters into a cloud of small shards that shimmer in the light, making them look like little red rose petals. These shards are every bit as sharp as the sword itself, and can be directed through the air by Christina’s mind as she gathers them into whatever shapes and formations she can think up. At the present time, Christina's ability to control the shards is imperfect at best; she can generally shape them and move them in one way or another, but as far as immense precision and speed go, much more practice will be necessary. The obvious downside of this ability is that while in use Christina effectively has no sword in hand. As well, the actual utilization of the ability requires a fairly intense degree of concentration; many distractions, let alone things like actually trying to move, can break the spell and cause the shards to lose their levity, the severity of which may require her to regain her full concentration in order to resume the offensive. When Christina reforms the blade, any previous damage it had taken (nicks, dents, etc) will be fixed as the blade literally remakes itself.
Hanging Garden - Rosebite summons a flurry of vines from beneath the ground to ensnare the opponent. The vines are presently not so strongly rooted in the ground that they can’t be ripped out, and they can certainly be snapped or cut if reached, but depending on the degree to which they affect the target, they can at least slow him down or give him a bit of a surprise, and at most immobilize him.
Rose Petal Waltz - Summoning a flurry of rose petals around her, Christina increases sizably in speed, specifically attack speed. For the next two rounds, her attacks become roughly twice as fast as normal, making them difficult to read and allowing her to squeeze in more attacks than would normally be possible. The magic of the ability prevents her from feeling any extra fatigue from the additional attacks. She can still use her other runic techniques while in this state, but while she will be able to activate them more quickly than usual, they themselves will be no faster than they ever were.
Photosynthesis - Rosebite grants Christina the ability to heal her wounds gradually. Minor wounds will heal instantly, moderate wounds will heal over the course of 2 rounds, while larger wounds can take about 4 rounds, or even more (this is presently the maximum duration of this technique). This also allows for slight replenishment of fatigue over time, though it doesn’t actually prevent further fatigue from accumulating. In the presence of bright sunlight this ability’s effect is slightly increased (at best, it can cut the healing times in half), and in areas of darkness, its ability can be hampered (at worst, healing times are doubled, or the skill might not work at all).
Equipment
Rosebite – This runic, damascus longsword appears to have been a Bredith family heirloom. Along the flat of the blade, there are ten flat gems of various colours with runes etched into them, five on each side. These runes are the key to the blade's powers. Although the sword is made of damascus, due to its design, it can be upgraded by removing the runes, tempering the sword, and replacing them. (Upgraded here (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?t=4237).)
Army Uniform - An old army uniform belonging to her mother. It consists of a red waistcoat with golden designs sewn into the fabric. The bulk of the uniform, however, is the suit of delyn chainmail worn underneath, covering the torso. (Upgraded here (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?t=4237).)
Spidersilk Gloves – A pair of crimson gloves fashioned from spidersilk. Because of this they are slightly sticky, making them a perfect choice for a swordswoman who doesn’t want to lose her grip on her weapon. (Obtained in this thread (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?t=3631).)