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AA - Naila Issafeyr

Published: Feb 17, 2015

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FINALLY DONE WITH THE UPDATE
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Name: Naila Issafeyr
Age: 31
Birthday: Day 12 of the Month of Sun, Year of Beginnings 8261 (July 12)
Standard Zodiac: Caetus the Selkie
Song-Lu Zodiac: Day 26 of the Month of the Snake, Year of the Lambent Crystal Silkworm
True Animal: Salmon
Secret Animal: Falcon
Gender: Female
Height: 5'9" | 175cm
Race: Human

Class: Scout > Thief > Marauder
Occupation: Bodyguard of Baronesa de Fayolle
City: Amedra
Allegiance: Miras Kingdom

Personality:

Bold | Distrustful | Realist | Wily | Resourceful | Headstrong | Unyielding | Precise

Brash and assertive, Naila does not enjoy having situations forced onto her and instead likes to be in control. Though generally distrustful of others due to her previous line of work as a mercenary--- wherein surviving takes priority over anything else; Naila isn't one to shy away from risktaking, reveling in the use of her own cunning and wit to outmaneuver people. Her somewhat fiery yet carefree exterior makes her well respected and liked among her peers. Those that have known her for longer however will also know that she isn't afraid to double cross someone if it meant her survival; knowing well that today's allies may be the enemy of tomorrow.

Naila's distrustful behavior has somewhat changed in recent times as she currently finds herself under the employ of her friend, Guen--- whereby she is working as a personal bodyguard for the newly appointed Baronesa of Auraen. This along with the presence of what are now long-time comrades(in relation to previous affiliations) by her side, she has grown to be rather appreciative of the company.

History:

Hailing from a long line of knights, Naila, along with her younger sister Shula, was trained from an early age in the hopes of carrying on the family legacy. A tomboy from the get go, Naila had always admired her father, a well respected commander in the Tusa National Army, and wanted nothing more than to follow in his footsteps. Driven by her passion for swordplay, Naila took her training very seriously, aspiring to one day succeed her father. Privileged with good education and training in warfare, both Naila and Shula grew up forming a sibling rivalry; never wanting to be outdone by the other. From early on, Naila displayed quick-thinking and wit to overcome her opponents, though she was prone to anger. Shula on the other hand showed unsurpassed talent in her swordplay, but lacked initiative.

By the time both girls reached their teens, Naila's father had come to favour Shula due to her prodigious talent with the blade and thus began focusing more on training Shula over her elder sister. Naila, no longer able to compete with her younger sibling began to neglect her training. She hung around unsavoury crowd and started committing petty crime as a way of causing trouble for her father. What started out as a plea for her father's attention became an exhilirating pastime for Naila as she reveled in the freedom that her newfound 'friends' had shown her.

One day, Naila's father was alerted that his daughter had been caught for theft. Rushing to the sight of Naila's confinement was a father who's face was filled with utter shame and disappointment. Using his influence, Naila's father had her released into home confinement with guards posted outside of her room at all times. Isolated and abandoned, months passed by and on Naila's sixteenth birthday, her father finally decided to release her. While initially hopeful that her father had forgiven her, Naila was coldly met with news that her father had found a suitor for her and that she is to be wed within a fortnight.

Feeling betrayed that she had not been given any choice in the matter, Naila ran from her home; sword in hand along with some silvers. Knowing she had to leave Tusa to escape her father's grasp, she paid for a caravan headed for Koben. Celebration for her freedom was brief, as she was soon wandered the streets of Koben with an empty stomach. She needed a way to survive.

Thievery became her means of survival as she finds herself once again surrounded by people of ill repute, only this time, she would not be so trusting of the people she called 'friends'. Naila knew however that she did not want to live her whole life as a petty thief; brazenly sifting through the slums of Koben for what little she could get. She yearned for more. Happening upon a local tavern's board, she noticed a flyer mentioning mercenary work--- although hesitant at first, she knew this was better than anything else the slums could offer her.

Initially taking on whatever work was available to her, she quickly garnered renown for being a competent fighter. By her late twenties, Naila had built up a fearsome reputation as a mercenary. Known by others in her line of work for being both cunning and dangerously apt with her blades, Naila traveled wherever the gold was, completing contracts throughout the Empire with great efficiency. Upon receiving payment for one such contract in Linhythe, she was scouted for a lucrative 'privateering' work with the Linhythe government as part of the Jewel Sea Corsairs. As a corsair, she quickly rose through the ranks and was given the position of first mate aboard The Black Hound.

During the Month of Harvest, 8191, Year of Paths, Naila, along with most of the Jewel Sea Corsairs followed the lead of Guenièvre Favreau in staging a mutiny during the Mirian invasion of Lynhythe--- where Naila and Guen personally saw to the destruction of a large number of the Empire's fleet. With the lucrative gold offered to them in return by the Kingdom, Naila relocated to Amedra where she now works as a personal bodyguard to the newly appointed Baronesa of Auraen, Guenièvre de Fayolle.

Additional info:

Bullet; Pink

Became first mate on The Black Hound after ousting the previous first mate in a duel.

Bullet; Red

A resourceful fighter, her combat style is reliant on misdirection as well as parries, ripostes and feints. Below the belt kicks are common.

Bullet; Orange

Naila can speak fluent common and Vikasa.

Bullet; Yellow

She became first mate on The Black Hound after the previous first mate provoked her --- prompting a duel that ended with the previous ship mate jumping off a plank.

Bullet; Green

She purchased a home in Linhythe shortly after choosing to join the Jewel Sea Corsairs. There she kept a collection of swords she had pilfered from various contracts--- though she had since left the home and collection behind after the mutiny; only bringing along what she needed.

Bullet; Blue

After becoming Guen's personal bodyguard, she has been exercising a lot of restraint in her actions--- presumably for the better.

Relationships:

- Montolio Issafeyr (53) - Father

- Ayla Issafeyr (50) - Mother

- Shula Issafeyr (29) - Sister

- Guenièvre Favreau</a>- Naila regards Guen as a younger sister figure that she wants to protect and look after in the hopes of Guen becoming a far better person than she ever will be, though she would never say this out loud to anyone.

- Noël Sauveterre</a>- Naila and Noël's relationship could be described as that of coworkers; they don't dabble in each other's personal businesses but are both tied to each other due to their shared responsibility as Guen's personal bodyguards. They do however respect each other's combat prowess and both share the same sentiments when it comes to the well-being of the Baronesa d'Auraen.

- Judah Sawyer</a>- Naila finds Judah's lack of expression both disturbing and entertaining, calling him by weird nicknames and being a general annoyance to the royal guard has become a past time for Naila whenever the group gets together for some needed down-time.

- Sara Ilmalik</a>- A friend and host to the group as the owner of their favorite watering hole / chow house. She and Naila met when a few ruffians were causing trouble for the restaurateur outside of The Beached Whale--- which then ended with the two women handily taking care of the ruffians.

RP Preference: Skype, Forum, Google Docs

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xxxecil

Mar 6, 2020

How do I get a secret animal?