E S T H E R | E L I Z A B E T H | B L A K E
Species: Human
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Job: Student; Coffee shop barrista
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APPEARANCE
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 113 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
Esther stands at average height with a thin, frail build. Due to poor regulation habits, her cheeks sit sallow on her face and dark circles often hidden by coal-colored locks lay beneath her eyes. Her wardrobe generally consists of old, worn-out T-shirts, sweaters and jeans, many of which bare fraying edges and stretched collars. A jittery twitch jerks her hands at her sides every minute or so, and she is often seen fidgeting about when attending classes. Her icy blues dart in every direction with a paranoid gleam.
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SKILLS
A mere human, Esther holds no special skill set to speak of, and it is unlikely her poor body would withstand the blows of combat for long. However, because of her thin frame, she is remarkably agile and light on her feet, allowing for silent, furtive expeditions.
She carries a pocket knife at all times, despite having never learned a proper technique for its use.
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PERSONA
Once a happy and care-free girl, Esther exists today as a sullen student with bouts of apparent schizophrenia. She jumps at nearly everything that moves. Submissive to a fault, she hates stepping on others toes or bringing any sort of attention to herself, be it good or bad. Esther prefers to blend into backgrounds and pass by unnoticed, an easy feat for one as small as her. However, despite her introversion, she remains stubborn and headstrong, and often battles the thoughts inside her mind with a wish to speak out and voice her own opinion. This never fails to ignite a fierce frustration which generally ends with Esther laying curled up in a dusty corner of her bedroom.
Likes:
- Her grey taby cat, Mochi
- Cloudy skies
- Adventure novels
Dislikes:
- Darkness
- The Arken Forest
- Canines of any sort
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HISTORY
The sun streamed across the sky like kite ribbons the day Esther Blake was born. Not a single cloud blemished the blue. Her parents saw this as a sign of good luck, and raised their child with all the love in their hearts. She grew into happy, healthy little girl, always bouncing around and bursting with fits of laughter. Childhood swept by like a sweet summer breeze and before the couple knew it, their daughter had grown into a lovely teenager. Considered plain by some and a beauty by many, Esther held the added benefit of intelligence and continued her junior and senior high school years without a worry in the world.
That is, of course, until one particular night...
The call came in the middle of her last class of the day. Snow fell in sheets. The sky loomed overhead, dark and foreboding. There was a terrible accident just outside the city. A young couple... crash... bodies broken and bloody... Authorities speculated the possibilities of some wild animal attack, judging from the deep gashes in their sides. But of course, they couldn't be sure.
A fit of hysteria broke out inside Esther's mind. She couldn't stay home, couldn't stay inside her neighborhood or even the city she resided. The girl pushed forward through the outskirts of the town without bothering for a jacket. With every trudge through the snow, she felt her body grow numb and her mind shut off. She walked on without direction or care to look up. Only by the grace of an exposed root that sent her tumbling to the cold, hard-packed earth did she finally realize how far she had gone. By then, the full moon in all its glory had risen high among the clearing clouds, as if showing itself off as some priceless gem only the stars were worthy enough to hold.
A sense of fear carved itself deep into her heart. Her hair stood on end, though not from the cold. Some innate sense of danger deep inside her soul told her to run, to find her mother and father and be safe within their hold. But nothing happened. An odd sound reached her ears past the silent chatter of scattered nightlife. She ventured towards it.
A black mass of fur and flesh lay in the scarlet-splotched snow several yards away, surrounded by group of massive, snarling wolves. Esther's breath caught in her throat as her gaze locked with the gleaming orbs of one creature. She thought she saw intelligence in its eyes, but disregarded it, claiming a trick of the light.
When she ran, they ran after her. Always close behind, but never at her heals. Occasionally, one wolf would jump out in front of her with its snarling feral face, forcing her in another direction. A cat-and-mouse game. It seemed to Esther to go on for hours, but when finally she broke through the thick treeline, she collapsed, alone and safe. For the time being.
Her mind reeled in mental agony and her lungs burned with her sobs. She never truly recovered from that night. Gone was the happy, go-lucky girl of Arkendale. Gone was the bubbling laughter.
In her place, a paranoid shell of a person remains.
Esther Blake broke down that night. She knew of the legends of human-wolf creatures hiding amidst the city, but never paid any attention to it. Even now, she blames the sight on the adrenaline rush to keep herself somewhat sane. But the stray thought every now and then makes itself known in the forefronts of her mind and she can't help but wonder of the sort of creatures this world held...