Edit: Finally had a chance to read through the replies, and I think I've got a fairly reasonable idea of how to roll with this now. Further suggestions still very much welcome, though. Thanks for the feedback everyone!
Just about to go out to dinner (lucky me!) so I haven't had a chance to read through these replies fully yet. I really appreciate the responses so far, though, and what I've gleaned from the bits I have read look very informative and helpful! So thank you for that.
Definitely some things that I considered myself, but failed to detail in my original post, so I'm glad to see them mentioned (the Autumn War, for example).
A quick addition before I go, for your consideration: my character is in her mid-late twenties and by no means would I describe her as an elite, experienced, or masterful knight. Capable, trained, and disciplined, certainly, to be a good ways more skilled in combat than, say, any shmuck with a pointy stick or a standard soldier. I think it's important to note that, because I for one am skeptical therefore as to whether such a person (still relatively young, though by no means green) would have had either the time or ability to prove herself in the eyes of others enough to ascend the social ladder.
Not impossible, but maybe think of it as more food for thought? You're welcome to disagree with my assumption on this front.
I don't go for the extremely talented fighter or all-around badass angle with my characters, I find it less interesting for myself to write about. In a nutshell, the character's still a bit fresh. Now, because I hate the characters that I roleplay and take great pleasure in their dismay, I was considering the possibility of her struggling to live up to her name. A house name, a family name, etc. Anything of that sort. Ideally, this is a role she's been born into, rather than one she chose for herself.
Ultimately, I really just wish elezen looked and moved slightly differently.Â
Just about to go out to dinner (lucky me!) so I haven't had a chance to read through these replies fully yet. I really appreciate the responses so far, though, and what I've gleaned from the bits I have read look very informative and helpful! So thank you for that.
Definitely some things that I considered myself, but failed to detail in my original post, so I'm glad to see them mentioned (the Autumn War, for example).
A quick addition before I go, for your consideration: my character is in her mid-late twenties and by no means would I describe her as an elite, experienced, or masterful knight. Capable, trained, and disciplined, certainly, to be a good ways more skilled in combat than, say, any shmuck with a pointy stick or a standard soldier. I think it's important to note that, because I for one am skeptical therefore as to whether such a person (still relatively young, though by no means green) would have had either the time or ability to prove herself in the eyes of others enough to ascend the social ladder.
Not impossible, but maybe think of it as more food for thought? You're welcome to disagree with my assumption on this front.
I don't go for the extremely talented fighter or all-around badass angle with my characters, I find it less interesting for myself to write about. In a nutshell, the character's still a bit fresh. Now, because I hate the characters that I roleplay and take great pleasure in their dismay, I was considering the possibility of her struggling to live up to her name. A house name, a family name, etc. Anything of that sort. Ideally, this is a role she's been born into, rather than one she chose for herself.
Ultimately, I really just wish elezen looked and moved slightly differently.Â
