NAME
Kedira Valinnfaire
AGE
19
GENDER
Female
WEAPON OF CHOICE
Sword & Shield
"SECONDARY" SKILL
Scavenging-- She has a good eye for finding things that might be useful to her later.
PERSONALITY
Full of energy to take on the world, Kedira is very excited to do just about anything at all -- almost to a fault, as she has been known to annoy others with her unending need to seek out adventure. The irony is that, despite her enthusiasm, she doesn't have the smarts to back it up when she's found charging head-first into an activity. Kedira has a tendancy to forgo a good plan, opting instead to figure out what works for her along the way. On the other hand, her laid-back attitude makes her approachable, easy to talk to and fun to hang out with, but she has a dedication to being brutally honest that might make some feel she is hostile towards them over time. Never one to pull any punches, she has no problem making snide remarks about someone's shortcomings, even if she is guilty of the same things herself. At the very least, she is willing to admit that she is a hypocrite and she takes great pride in the fact that he doesn't lie about that.
STRENGTHS
Kedira's faith is strong, always assuring her that she has a higher power on her side. While fear is still something she feels in the face of death, it does not discourage her from the fight; rather, it reinforces her determination to win at all costs, to claim that romantic ideal of under-dog glory she grew up hearing about in legends of unlikely heroes. She derives strength from the weaknesses she perceives in the people around her, motivating her to do more to make up for their failure -- when no one else is willing to rise up to the occassion, she is driven to do what they won't, just so that she can say she conquered the challenge at the end of the day. She may only be working hard for the right to brag about it later, but she is willing to do the hardest work nonetheless... and without much complaint to boot.
WEAKNESSES
It can be easy to persuade Kedira to think differently, if only one manages to weave religion into their argument. You could murder a man in cold blood right in front of her face, and a decent bit of improvised dogma would make all the difference between her turning you in or helping you to hide the body. Some would say she's naive, while others would admire the boundless amounts of blind faith she's willing to put forth. But because she believes that a higher power has great plans for her, she has a harder time taking any sort of danger seriously; if someone tries to threaten her, she tends to think that they're bluffing -- if a bridge appears to be in major disrepair, she's pretty sure she can get across it fast enough before it falls. Kedira submits wholeheartedly to the philosophy that "everything happens for a reason". This kind of thinking has made it difficult for her to maintain friendships though, as she seems to become most uncaring when things are at their worst. However, in truth, her detachment is her only way of coping with a world she cannot control; afterall, there is no point in crying when it won't change a thing.
BACKGROUND
Kedira was born into a den of thieves. Her parents were both people who had become jaded about society and felt that the law only served to restrict one's freedom. Having suffered the loss of property, the loss of employment, or the loss of dignity at the hands of a harsh world, this small band of thieves sought to escape the arbitrary rule of the city-state that did nothing to aid them when they were in need. Such experiences left them seeing only the worst in people, which made it easier to take advantage of these strangers without remorse. They did what they had to to survive, then they did more to make a comfortable life for themselves, and then they kept on taking from others because it was easier than earning an honest wage. The money was good; they could've invested it over time and made a good place for themselves, but they didn't bother. Instead they spent it all away frivolously everyday, living like kings with no concern for the future -- if they ran out of coin, they could always get more at the expense of others.
In time, Kedira grew aggrivated by the carelessness of her friends and family; they complained of the constant risk of getting caught by the authorities, yet they did not desire to make a change even when they had the chance. She openly advised them of their options at every given opprotunity, and while they did admit she'd made a smart suggestion, her ideas were ultimately ignored to continue the same effortless cycle. Routine was an addiction all on it's own. Kedira could not bring herself to break away from it either, as she lacked the confidence to take inititive without support from her peers. She was ashamed of herself, but that did not drive her to do anything differrent.
Until one day, when a noble woman would offer to take her into her own home. The lady took pity on Kedira after catching the girl's mother in an attempted robbery, during which time she was told a sob story about the thief struggling to provide for her poor daughter. She was not entirely naive; it was clear that Kedira's mother was a lost cause, but being a mother herself, the noble woman wanted to at least give the thief's daughter a chance to change. Being adopted under the Valinnfaire name allowed her to pursue a fresh life with plenty of possibilities. The transition wasn't easy though. Her new family held higher expectations for her in everything she did; they did not tolerate idleness, they would accept no excuse for physical or emotional weakness, and honesty was placed above all else as the absolute virtue. To prove herself to these people, Kedira felt that the best way she could bring them pride was by becoming a Chaos Knight. Thus, her story begins here...
OTHER
She is superstitious and has a strange obssession with performing made-up rituals, primarily for luck and protection.
