I just transferred to Balmung with my little rag-tag family (4 of us total). My husband and his brother are veteran RPers but I am new to the scene. I found a Character template online that I liked and filled it out for you all to critique. (Please be gentle!)
Full Name: Alania Lynn Kord
Name at birth: Alania Lynn Teague
Preferred name: Alania
Age/Date of Birth: Alania was born On the 20th Sun of the 6th Umbral Moon in the year 1565 of the Sixth Astral Era. Though technically 33, Alania did not age while in Louisoix's rift from the Battle of Certeneau and does not count her time from the 5 year rift.
Sex: FemaleÂ
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 128lbs.
Build: Athletic
Eyes: Lavender
Hair: Bubble gum pink with darker pink highlights
Clothing Style: Often found dressed in white, however, this does not mean she can't be found wearing bright bold colors or looking dark and gloomy on occasion. Alania tends to dress semi-modestly, leaning to show off her long, muscular legs in the more 'revealing' of her outfits. She can sometimes be seen wearing a simple tunic and pants when she has no real plans or wishes to look more descreet.
Political Affiliation: Alania has never been one to bother with politics, instead choosing to follow the decisions of her husband, Theovon.
Occupation(s): Alania specializes in healing and has set out to learn any and all forms of healing that she can, including the making of potions and draughts in the alchemic field. She is also a fairly skilled archer and took up the teachings of the bard during her studies in archery.
Special Abilities/Skills: Alania has always enjoyed the sound of the harp and has become quite skilled with it, making her transition into her bard studies much easier.
Activities/Organizations: Alania is a member of the Conjurer's Guild, the Arcanist's Guild, the Archer's Guild, the Alchemist's Guild and has studied at the Astrologicum in Ishgard.
Hobbies: In her down time Alania has studied weaving, though not an expert in the craft she is no beginner.
Serious Problems/Flaws/Addictions/Disorders/Disabilities: Alania is fairly shy and reserved and tends to follow her husband rather than speak up front about issues, although at times, when she does speak up, she can be hot headed.
Citizenship: Originally from Ala Mhigo, Alania tends to lean toward the Uldah region, though she does have a strong connection to Gridania as she spent a good amount of time there during her studies in conjury and archery. Though she also has a connection to Limsa Lominsa from her time there studying as an arcanist it is not as strong as the other city-states. Ishgard is still foreign to her, she has spent time there with the astrologians studying astromancy but still feels like an outsider as she is not a citizen of Ishgard.
Place of Birth: Ala Mhigo
Now lives: Alania does not have a home to call her own at the moment but spends a great deal of time in Uldah as that is where she feels most comfortable.
Lives with: Alania can almost always be found at her husband's side.
Current Relationship Status: Married to Theovon Kord
Relationship History: Alania and Theovon grew up in Ala Mhigo and had known eachother their entire lives. They were inseperable friends and could almost always be found with eachother. Though no true relationship was established between them during their childhood, she found herself lost when Theovon was taken to be trained under the army of the Garlean empire. She managed to flee Ala Mihgo without being killed or captured by the Garleans and eventually found herself in the Black Shroud, there, she made her way to Gridania in hopes to find refuge. To earn her keep, rather than begging in the streets she chose to take up training with the conjurer's guild in the hopes of helping those who accepted her into their home. She became an exemplary conjurer and was promoted to a leader position of a squad Gridanian conjurers in the Battle of Certeneau.
 During the battle she found herself and her unit face to face with a suit of magitek armor, primed and ready to fire. With all hope lost she braced herself and stood her ground for the sake of the morale of her unit and those around her, closing her eyes, a tear rolled down her cheek as she knew this was her end. Suddenly, there was a shout and the crashing of steel on steel, she heard the sound of cannon fire from the suit but found herself unharmed. Looking up, a Garlean soldier stood over her, she braced herself once more for a fight she wasn't prepared for. The Garlean then reached, not for his weapon, but for his helm, removing it and hurling it to the ground, he reached up once more and removed any emblems or marks of the Garlean empire. What she saw, she did not believe, it couldn't be him. After fifteen long years, suddenly Theovon was there, standing before her, even though he had grown from the boy she knew as a child, she was certain it was him. She threw her staff to the ground and flung herself upon him, losing all military bearing and discipline in the midst of the war zone. With tears streaming down her face she turned to her unit and realized where she was. Releasing Theovon she regained her composure, picked up her staff, and took command of her unit with Theovon at her side once more.
Family: Alania's only family is her husband, Theovon, and her brother in law, Lotheran (her family was killed during the Garlean raid on Ala Mhigo). Upon returning to Gridania after the Calamity she met Sergei Harlenk who chose to follow Theovon and herself, as he lost his family to the cataclysm. During their time together the group grew very close and Alania now considers Sergei a brother to her.
Full Name: Alania Lynn Kord
Name at birth: Alania Lynn Teague
Preferred name: Alania
Age/Date of Birth: Alania was born On the 20th Sun of the 6th Umbral Moon in the year 1565 of the Sixth Astral Era. Though technically 33, Alania did not age while in Louisoix's rift from the Battle of Certeneau and does not count her time from the 5 year rift.
Sex: FemaleÂ
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 128lbs.
Build: Athletic
Eyes: Lavender
Hair: Bubble gum pink with darker pink highlights
Clothing Style: Often found dressed in white, however, this does not mean she can't be found wearing bright bold colors or looking dark and gloomy on occasion. Alania tends to dress semi-modestly, leaning to show off her long, muscular legs in the more 'revealing' of her outfits. She can sometimes be seen wearing a simple tunic and pants when she has no real plans or wishes to look more descreet.
Political Affiliation: Alania has never been one to bother with politics, instead choosing to follow the decisions of her husband, Theovon.
Occupation(s): Alania specializes in healing and has set out to learn any and all forms of healing that she can, including the making of potions and draughts in the alchemic field. She is also a fairly skilled archer and took up the teachings of the bard during her studies in archery.
Special Abilities/Skills: Alania has always enjoyed the sound of the harp and has become quite skilled with it, making her transition into her bard studies much easier.
Activities/Organizations: Alania is a member of the Conjurer's Guild, the Arcanist's Guild, the Archer's Guild, the Alchemist's Guild and has studied at the Astrologicum in Ishgard.
Hobbies: In her down time Alania has studied weaving, though not an expert in the craft she is no beginner.
Serious Problems/Flaws/Addictions/Disorders/Disabilities: Alania is fairly shy and reserved and tends to follow her husband rather than speak up front about issues, although at times, when she does speak up, she can be hot headed.
Citizenship: Originally from Ala Mhigo, Alania tends to lean toward the Uldah region, though she does have a strong connection to Gridania as she spent a good amount of time there during her studies in conjury and archery. Though she also has a connection to Limsa Lominsa from her time there studying as an arcanist it is not as strong as the other city-states. Ishgard is still foreign to her, she has spent time there with the astrologians studying astromancy but still feels like an outsider as she is not a citizen of Ishgard.
Place of Birth: Ala Mhigo
Now lives: Alania does not have a home to call her own at the moment but spends a great deal of time in Uldah as that is where she feels most comfortable.
Lives with: Alania can almost always be found at her husband's side.
Current Relationship Status: Married to Theovon Kord
Relationship History: Alania and Theovon grew up in Ala Mhigo and had known eachother their entire lives. They were inseperable friends and could almost always be found with eachother. Though no true relationship was established between them during their childhood, she found herself lost when Theovon was taken to be trained under the army of the Garlean empire. She managed to flee Ala Mihgo without being killed or captured by the Garleans and eventually found herself in the Black Shroud, there, she made her way to Gridania in hopes to find refuge. To earn her keep, rather than begging in the streets she chose to take up training with the conjurer's guild in the hopes of helping those who accepted her into their home. She became an exemplary conjurer and was promoted to a leader position of a squad Gridanian conjurers in the Battle of Certeneau.
 During the battle she found herself and her unit face to face with a suit of magitek armor, primed and ready to fire. With all hope lost she braced herself and stood her ground for the sake of the morale of her unit and those around her, closing her eyes, a tear rolled down her cheek as she knew this was her end. Suddenly, there was a shout and the crashing of steel on steel, she heard the sound of cannon fire from the suit but found herself unharmed. Looking up, a Garlean soldier stood over her, she braced herself once more for a fight she wasn't prepared for. The Garlean then reached, not for his weapon, but for his helm, removing it and hurling it to the ground, he reached up once more and removed any emblems or marks of the Garlean empire. What she saw, she did not believe, it couldn't be him. After fifteen long years, suddenly Theovon was there, standing before her, even though he had grown from the boy she knew as a child, she was certain it was him. She threw her staff to the ground and flung herself upon him, losing all military bearing and discipline in the midst of the war zone. With tears streaming down her face she turned to her unit and realized where she was. Releasing Theovon she regained her composure, picked up her staff, and took command of her unit with Theovon at her side once more.
Family: Alania's only family is her husband, Theovon, and her brother in law, Lotheran (her family was killed during the Garlean raid on Ala Mhigo). Upon returning to Gridania after the Calamity she met Sergei Harlenk who chose to follow Theovon and herself, as he lost his family to the cataclysm. During their time together the group grew very close and Alania now considers Sergei a brother to her.
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