Rinara
08-30-07, 06:36 PM
Name: Rinara
Age: 20
Race: Human
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Pale blue
Height: 5’8
Weight: 120
Occupation: Musician
Appearance: Rinara isn’t a beauty, but she’s not unkempt. From her thinness she’s gotten enough food all along, but she’s not living a life of luxury. Her coarse skin is tanned to chestnut brown and speckled with dark freckles. Her face is plain, thin, and also freckled. She has pointed features, dark eyebrows, and bold, green eyes. The only luxuriant thing about her is her hair: thick, soft, and black as coal. She’s not a girl of any beauty, but her movements are dexterous and she seems a physically able lady. Her clothes are sturdy, simple, and built for travel, as is her unadorned cloak dark enough to hide stains. What’s most unusual about Rinara is the instruments she carries: a few cases attached to the sides of her pack shaped for a small harp, a short flute, and a guitar slung effortlessly over her shoulder.
“You will make a fine wife someday,” her mother always used to say to Rinara. It was probably true. Rinara had a knack for sewing, cooking, and tasks that required any sort of precision. She’d always been good with her hands, dexterous and swift. Unfortunately, Rinara was an opinionative and blunt girl--not at all attractive in her future role as a docile and pretty wife. It was something many tried to cull out of Rinara, but no matter how many shirts she mended or clothes she scrubbed, she had an independent spirit.
No one encouraged her open-mindedness more than Wyl. He was a stable boy to an inn, with ambitions to rise high and become a knight, perhaps even hold an estate of his own. He’d shower her with his dreams to leave their small, rustic village of Lenthir many times, but it never seemed to happen, and they remained close cohorts. “We’ll never part,” he promised her one night. Rinara was sure that when he eloped, he’d ask her to go. They’d be two companions looking at one another, growing and prospering. For as she always listened to him, he always listened to her.
It was on a blustery day with slanting rain that the villagers flocked to the inn. A passing bard had dropped in and for free rent and any tips he might get he agreed to play. Rinara was enraptured. He was merely an ordinary player, but to a ten year old Rinara had never heard anyone play an instrument with any skill. It was beautiful. When it was over, the man got only meager tips and from quite few. Those of Lenthir, a spat of people in the lonely foothills, made enough to find a low living, no more. Rinara found some nerve somewhere and approached him, praising his playing. He recognized her enthusiasm and gave her a small flute, no more than a piece of whittled wood with holes. It was Rinara’s most treasured possession.
Over the next few months Rinara saved up every coin she could muster. She got pennies for chores. It seemed like an act of Thayne when she found a few silver pieces lying on the ground. This had to be a sign from the gods, urging her to follow her dreams. She bought her next instrument, a small, and-me-down harp out of tune and outdated, but sturdy nonetheless. She played till her hands grew stiff and her fingers bled. It was a passion that enflamed Rinara and for years she played. Rinara had a talent for it, even if she lacked the training, that few possessed.
Her family thought it was an innocent pastime. In fact, they encouraged it since playing instruments kept her out of troublesome pasttimes, such as running around like a boy with that troublesome Wyl. Playing instruments, sewing and buying pretty ribbons were the pasttimes a lady ought to have. After Rinara turned a marriageable age, however, she had made up her mind. She approached Wyl and urged him to elope.
Wyl vowed that he would within a week. He needed time to make preparations. But only a day later his master died, and in place of the son he did not have, the man’s will offered Wyl the inn. Everything changed. Wyl told Rinara she could go in peace, but he would not. “But what of your dream to become a knight?” she asked him, crestfallen. “Even a lord!”
“That will never happen,” Wyl told her coldly. “It was all faerytales. Mere fantasy. Owning this inn is something within my grasp. It’s real, and it’s high time you get your head out of the clouds!” So despite his horrible words, Rinara left before she’d become some peasant’s wife. She’d prove him wrong, return with riches and glory. Rinara did not do it out of love. She had always been fond of Wyl, but she could never imagine spending her life with him. But she wanted to prove it to all, to the world. A peasant could rise high. Birth did not keep someone from getting the respect of those who had been born into privilege.
She found a traveling bard when she went out, and offered all she could to be his apprentice. He allowed that he could travel with her for some time, but he would not take her on as a student. He taught her well however, to play by ear, and even sing. He also knew how to imbue minor enchantments into his instrument to cast spells, and she learned that too. After awhile, he sent her on her way and Rinara went from inn to inn, playing where she was welcome, and scrounging every scrap of knowledge about songlore and music she could to aid her in the quest to become a person at least some would acknowledge and respect.
Skills:
Musical affinity - Rinara has a great amount of raw talent with instruments that most natural musicians lack. She’s not a musical genius, and she is far from becoming one, but she might have the potential to reach that level. She can grasp the basics of an instrument she’s never touched in a shorter time, right now four times as fast as the average novice. Her talent lies in her great potential and ability to compound on her ability to master instruments. Rinara uses this almost magical ability to profit, but mostly it’s her passion that she’d pursue een if it didn’t help her to gain fame.
Musical knowledge – Rinara might have great talent, but she cannot learn something new without training. She can improve herself by herself, but only after she’s learned how to do so. She has managed to glean plenty of knowledge on musical instruments over the years, but only from lowly bards who have taught her more how to entertain than become a master. She has a near mastery of a hand harp, and many variants of harps. She is mostly proficient in stringed and wind instruments, but she has also played bells, trumpet, and especially flutes (traditional flute, ocarina, etc.) Incidentally, Rinara can hardly read words. She has learned the words on music more as symbols than something she’s learned to normally read.
Singing – Rinara is a good singer. She’s not so talented at this as playing with instruments, but she can sing to accompany her instruments reasonably.
Enchantments – Most of Rinara’s ability lies in playing instruments normally not magically, but she has some spells she can use. She does this by willpower and her current level of magical power.
Instrument crafting – Rinara can make instruments as well as an average craftsman. Though she can cast spells on even an ordinary instrument, the effectiveness of the spells increases with the quality of an instruments. She can also imbibe her instrument with characteristics, the only one she now knows is a spell to make the musical cases make the instrument in them three times as light.
Instrument evaluation – Rinara can cast a spell to judge the value of an instrument and whether or not it is in tune simply by playing a few notes and looking at it.
Searching spell – Rinara can use an instrument to try and locate something. She has to have a firm mental picture and desire to find it. The nearer it is the easier it is to find. She can’t even try to locate something miles away.
Mind manipulation – Rinara can use her instrument to try and make a living being do something. This isn’t mind control. It makes the target have an urge to do what she wants, basically trying to influence more than overpower them. It’s easier to make them do something they would do in certain circumstances. She can usually make a bird fly to a specific branch, but it’d be much harder to make them divebomb a person. Also, it’s easier for her to make someone feel an emotion rather than give a command. The more complex the target, the harder it is to use this power. Right now she can usually make a human somewhat feel sad, calm, angry, etc., but not make them move around like she could with a mouse.
Spell of Pain – This is a spell that Rinara has forbidden herself from using. It causes the target pain. Like the mind manipulation spell, the more complex the target, the harder it is to cause them pain.
Spell of Paralyzation – By continuously playing the same tune (which she can’t stop playing) Rinara can try to slow some. It can go from slowing someone down a little to completely immobilizing them by making them feel as if they’re held down by great weights. As soon as she stops the spell will be cancelled.
Blasting spell – Rinara can use the vibration from her instrument to send out a blast of energy that won’t cut like a sword, but be more of a hammering effect. It’s strong as a strong punch. She can increase the power of the spell several times over, but the strain on the instrument like all her other instruments will damage it to the point of breaking.
Note: How effective the spells are on people depends on many factors: concentration, desire, range, and how audible it is. Some of the passive spells such as building instruments don’t require this. Other spells might not require that (blasting spell uses vibration of instrument, not the target hearing it for example.)
Equipment:
Basic equipment: Rinara has a pack with basic supplies (food, tin dishes, clothes, a knife, and a few music books) and other stuff one would take on a camping trip.
Instruments: Rinara has a small harp, a flute, an ocarina and a guitar, and cases for all of them that makes them (both cases and instruments) magically lighter while they’re in their cases.
Age: 20
Race: Human
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Pale blue
Height: 5’8
Weight: 120
Occupation: Musician
Appearance: Rinara isn’t a beauty, but she’s not unkempt. From her thinness she’s gotten enough food all along, but she’s not living a life of luxury. Her coarse skin is tanned to chestnut brown and speckled with dark freckles. Her face is plain, thin, and also freckled. She has pointed features, dark eyebrows, and bold, green eyes. The only luxuriant thing about her is her hair: thick, soft, and black as coal. She’s not a girl of any beauty, but her movements are dexterous and she seems a physically able lady. Her clothes are sturdy, simple, and built for travel, as is her unadorned cloak dark enough to hide stains. What’s most unusual about Rinara is the instruments she carries: a few cases attached to the sides of her pack shaped for a small harp, a short flute, and a guitar slung effortlessly over her shoulder.
“You will make a fine wife someday,” her mother always used to say to Rinara. It was probably true. Rinara had a knack for sewing, cooking, and tasks that required any sort of precision. She’d always been good with her hands, dexterous and swift. Unfortunately, Rinara was an opinionative and blunt girl--not at all attractive in her future role as a docile and pretty wife. It was something many tried to cull out of Rinara, but no matter how many shirts she mended or clothes she scrubbed, she had an independent spirit.
No one encouraged her open-mindedness more than Wyl. He was a stable boy to an inn, with ambitions to rise high and become a knight, perhaps even hold an estate of his own. He’d shower her with his dreams to leave their small, rustic village of Lenthir many times, but it never seemed to happen, and they remained close cohorts. “We’ll never part,” he promised her one night. Rinara was sure that when he eloped, he’d ask her to go. They’d be two companions looking at one another, growing and prospering. For as she always listened to him, he always listened to her.
It was on a blustery day with slanting rain that the villagers flocked to the inn. A passing bard had dropped in and for free rent and any tips he might get he agreed to play. Rinara was enraptured. He was merely an ordinary player, but to a ten year old Rinara had never heard anyone play an instrument with any skill. It was beautiful. When it was over, the man got only meager tips and from quite few. Those of Lenthir, a spat of people in the lonely foothills, made enough to find a low living, no more. Rinara found some nerve somewhere and approached him, praising his playing. He recognized her enthusiasm and gave her a small flute, no more than a piece of whittled wood with holes. It was Rinara’s most treasured possession.
Over the next few months Rinara saved up every coin she could muster. She got pennies for chores. It seemed like an act of Thayne when she found a few silver pieces lying on the ground. This had to be a sign from the gods, urging her to follow her dreams. She bought her next instrument, a small, and-me-down harp out of tune and outdated, but sturdy nonetheless. She played till her hands grew stiff and her fingers bled. It was a passion that enflamed Rinara and for years she played. Rinara had a talent for it, even if she lacked the training, that few possessed.
Her family thought it was an innocent pastime. In fact, they encouraged it since playing instruments kept her out of troublesome pasttimes, such as running around like a boy with that troublesome Wyl. Playing instruments, sewing and buying pretty ribbons were the pasttimes a lady ought to have. After Rinara turned a marriageable age, however, she had made up her mind. She approached Wyl and urged him to elope.
Wyl vowed that he would within a week. He needed time to make preparations. But only a day later his master died, and in place of the son he did not have, the man’s will offered Wyl the inn. Everything changed. Wyl told Rinara she could go in peace, but he would not. “But what of your dream to become a knight?” she asked him, crestfallen. “Even a lord!”
“That will never happen,” Wyl told her coldly. “It was all faerytales. Mere fantasy. Owning this inn is something within my grasp. It’s real, and it’s high time you get your head out of the clouds!” So despite his horrible words, Rinara left before she’d become some peasant’s wife. She’d prove him wrong, return with riches and glory. Rinara did not do it out of love. She had always been fond of Wyl, but she could never imagine spending her life with him. But she wanted to prove it to all, to the world. A peasant could rise high. Birth did not keep someone from getting the respect of those who had been born into privilege.
She found a traveling bard when she went out, and offered all she could to be his apprentice. He allowed that he could travel with her for some time, but he would not take her on as a student. He taught her well however, to play by ear, and even sing. He also knew how to imbue minor enchantments into his instrument to cast spells, and she learned that too. After awhile, he sent her on her way and Rinara went from inn to inn, playing where she was welcome, and scrounging every scrap of knowledge about songlore and music she could to aid her in the quest to become a person at least some would acknowledge and respect.
Skills:
Musical affinity - Rinara has a great amount of raw talent with instruments that most natural musicians lack. She’s not a musical genius, and she is far from becoming one, but she might have the potential to reach that level. She can grasp the basics of an instrument she’s never touched in a shorter time, right now four times as fast as the average novice. Her talent lies in her great potential and ability to compound on her ability to master instruments. Rinara uses this almost magical ability to profit, but mostly it’s her passion that she’d pursue een if it didn’t help her to gain fame.
Musical knowledge – Rinara might have great talent, but she cannot learn something new without training. She can improve herself by herself, but only after she’s learned how to do so. She has managed to glean plenty of knowledge on musical instruments over the years, but only from lowly bards who have taught her more how to entertain than become a master. She has a near mastery of a hand harp, and many variants of harps. She is mostly proficient in stringed and wind instruments, but she has also played bells, trumpet, and especially flutes (traditional flute, ocarina, etc.) Incidentally, Rinara can hardly read words. She has learned the words on music more as symbols than something she’s learned to normally read.
Singing – Rinara is a good singer. She’s not so talented at this as playing with instruments, but she can sing to accompany her instruments reasonably.
Enchantments – Most of Rinara’s ability lies in playing instruments normally not magically, but she has some spells she can use. She does this by willpower and her current level of magical power.
Instrument crafting – Rinara can make instruments as well as an average craftsman. Though she can cast spells on even an ordinary instrument, the effectiveness of the spells increases with the quality of an instruments. She can also imbibe her instrument with characteristics, the only one she now knows is a spell to make the musical cases make the instrument in them three times as light.
Instrument evaluation – Rinara can cast a spell to judge the value of an instrument and whether or not it is in tune simply by playing a few notes and looking at it.
Searching spell – Rinara can use an instrument to try and locate something. She has to have a firm mental picture and desire to find it. The nearer it is the easier it is to find. She can’t even try to locate something miles away.
Mind manipulation – Rinara can use her instrument to try and make a living being do something. This isn’t mind control. It makes the target have an urge to do what she wants, basically trying to influence more than overpower them. It’s easier to make them do something they would do in certain circumstances. She can usually make a bird fly to a specific branch, but it’d be much harder to make them divebomb a person. Also, it’s easier for her to make someone feel an emotion rather than give a command. The more complex the target, the harder it is to use this power. Right now she can usually make a human somewhat feel sad, calm, angry, etc., but not make them move around like she could with a mouse.
Spell of Pain – This is a spell that Rinara has forbidden herself from using. It causes the target pain. Like the mind manipulation spell, the more complex the target, the harder it is to cause them pain.
Spell of Paralyzation – By continuously playing the same tune (which she can’t stop playing) Rinara can try to slow some. It can go from slowing someone down a little to completely immobilizing them by making them feel as if they’re held down by great weights. As soon as she stops the spell will be cancelled.
Blasting spell – Rinara can use the vibration from her instrument to send out a blast of energy that won’t cut like a sword, but be more of a hammering effect. It’s strong as a strong punch. She can increase the power of the spell several times over, but the strain on the instrument like all her other instruments will damage it to the point of breaking.
Note: How effective the spells are on people depends on many factors: concentration, desire, range, and how audible it is. Some of the passive spells such as building instruments don’t require this. Other spells might not require that (blasting spell uses vibration of instrument, not the target hearing it for example.)
Equipment:
Basic equipment: Rinara has a pack with basic supplies (food, tin dishes, clothes, a knife, and a few music books) and other stuff one would take on a camping trip.
Instruments: Rinara has a small harp, a flute, an ocarina and a guitar, and cases for all of them that makes them (both cases and instruments) magically lighter while they’re in their cases.