Name: Ylva
Nickname: Hides under the name "Geira"
Age: 20
Race: Nord (Skaal)
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 150 lbs
Occupation: Runaway, Warrior
History/Background:
Ylva was born on Solstheim to a pair of Skaal hunters. They lived a hardy life, scouring and traveling the island to live (they did not live in the Skaal village). Ylva was raised adhering to Skaal traditions and at the age of twelve she was already being involved in hunts to sustain her little group. When she was fourteen Ylva encountered a Werebear while hunting alone. As the teachings of the All-Maker decreed lycantrophes to be the twisted work of the daedra, her parents had never informed her of the terrible consequences of drinking it's blood. They had only taught Ylva to exterminate the "puppets of Hircine" with no mercy. Ylva hoped that the beast's hide would prove her worthy of hunting alone but in the blood lust of the battle she took a triumphant drink of her victim's blood, changing her life forever.
After the first transformation Ylva had awoken in amongst the remains of dunmer bandits, having wandered all the way into the ash choked south. It was then she knew what a mistake she'd made. The Skaal girl knew she could never return to her family, for fear of her life and lest she burden them with the task of killing her. Instead, she traveled throughout Solstheim on her own before finding a tribe of fellow Werebear to take her in. They taught her to control her Werebear side throughout the next six years. Ylva thought she'd found her new life then and that everything would be alright. It was not to be.
After a vicious territorial dispute with a werewolf pack, Ylva's clan found false security in their new lands. Little did they know that one werewolf named Hjordis had escaped. With the Frostmoon Pack's strength behind her, Hjordis had her revenge and Ylva found herself on the run once more. Desperate, lonely and fearful for her life, she booked passage to Skyrim leaving her homeland behind. Ylva has since heard of a possible cure to her lycanthrophy in Skyrim and she plans to return to her Skaal family once lifted of her curse.
Personality:
Due to being robbed of two lives in Solsthiem, Ylva is much more wary of the people around her. She loves children and will hesitate to hurt the innocent, having known the pain of losing loved ones. Ylva is loyal to those she trusts and she tries her best not to retaliate or follow the path of revenge as she feels it is not the way of the All Maker. Ylva is too headstrong and prideful however, breaking before she bends. She likes to think that she has matured but in truth, Ylva remains naive to much of the world.
Appearance:
Abilities:
Battle Cry
Beast Blood (Werewolf, assuming Werebears get the same effect)
Resist Frost 50% (Werewolf, assuming Werebears get the same effect)
Resist Disease 100% (Werewolf, assuming Werebears get the same effect)
Fortify Unarmed Damage (Werewolf Claws, assuming Werebears get the same effect)
Skills:
Archery
One-Handed
Two-Handed
Additional notes:
She wavers between the line of the All Maker, at times following it and at other times wondering if she deserves to. Carries a Stahlrim Bow and Sword, taken from her mother and father respectively. She has twenty Stahlrim arrows in stock and makes sure to retrieve the arrow heads at the very least, as she does not know how to smith Iron, let alone Stahlrim.
Ylva has trained to control her beast form for six years and as such can control it to a point where she retains human thought once transformed. Too much bloodlust can cause for her to lose control for a while however and she will struggle to keep from transforming under very stressful situations.
Ylva knows nothing of the current situation in Skyrim. Her Skaal family did not meet the Dragonborn and the only thing she knows of the Dragonborn is of his victory over Miraak. She does not care who rules the land and is only there to seek out a cure.