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~ here's some background for my GuildWars character, a tiny assassin called Alacrity Deathpixie ..

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nicknames: Ala (to friends); Pixie (to colleagues)
age: 30~ish, but looks about 19
gender: female, tho occasionally mistaken for a boy
marital status: widowed (by her own hands~!), there is a story to that ..
children: two - Jonjon (9) & Cassie (6) - their fate is uncertain ..
sexual orientation: avoiding intimacy lately, tho potentially open ..
profession: Assassin, kills with or without weapons, and with magic
build: petite ~ slender, not even 5'0" in heels ~ yet muscular & wiry, like a gymnast
hair: collarlength, dirty blonde, messy ~ no, not a natural blonde ..
eyes: large, brown, slightly epicanthic, thin dark eyebrows
complexion: tanned, no tattoos or piercings visible
residence: ShingJea Island, a mountainous island in an Oriental land
nationality: Cantha (a land with many parallels to ancient China)
fave colour: blue (tho she mostly wears others)
eating/drinking: mostly just healthy stuff, has been accused of anorexia
enjoys: rough play, extreme sports, playing her flute, acrobatics & running, chatting, surprising people, travel, contemplation
dislikes: (pity more than hate) unnatural monsters, rudeness & arrogance, Narutards


personality & demeanor:
*cultivates a cheerful and playful countenance most of the time; combined with her small size and youthful appearance, she is easily underestimated (too many of her targets die with a look of disbelief on their face~!).
Unfortunately this also means that Ala struggles whenever she wants to be taken seriously.
*almost never gets angry; will often become moody or sad instead; when she gets frustrated she can be bossy
*loves surprises, in this case, giving is better than receiving~!
*loyal and conscientious, she will go well out of her way to help those who seek her.
*her true persona is sad and lonely, or has been since the events below ..
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Alacrity's existence began as a faerie in the garden of Melandru, the nature goddess. However curiosity, and her energetic & playful personality, drew her to the two-faced trickster goddess, Lyssa.
Not comprehending the mortality of humans, several of Ala's pranks had lethal results, a definite no-no amongst the fae, resulting in the stripping of her wings and much of her magical powers, and expulsion from Melandru's protection.
She was labelled "Deathpixie", and sent to live in human society as penance.

Alacrity learned a lesson of sorts, but not the one Melandru intended - she became familiar with every aspect of human frailty, and soon achieved her own deadly proficiency at it.
Ala made a new life, and discovered, instead of being punished, that humans fascinated her; their quirks and freedoms far more refreshing than the Fae, and the dangers made life so much more .. exciting.
Alacrity so enjoyed human company she even started a family.

In fact, Alacrity adapted so well to Canthan ways that she became an assassin, a manifest of Lyssa's influence on her, and on humanity.
Alacrity had never been a typical assassin; whilst her acrobatic talents made it easy for her to fulfil "contracts", the mercenary aspect was distasteful to her more playful approach to death. She preferred to apply her skills and friendly disposition instructing the basics of murder to junior assassins.

Her path to adventure & heroism began the day an evil demigod, Shiro Tagachi, had been released and his power had mutated entire communities.
She returned to her village from one of her routine jobs to find it overrun with monsters. These, she quickly dispatched, only to discover, to her grief and horror, that she had slaughtered her friends, neighbours and her beloved husband Jon.

Alacrity could not at the time confront the possibility that she may have slain, with her own hands, their son Jonjon and daughter Cassie.
She fled her native land, not to return until months later, in the "hope" that they may have been kidnapped into slavery by the Corsairs that plague ShingJea, or sacrificed by the Naga that roam the coast, for their diabolic rituals.

To this day, she searches this world for her children, and has even ventured to demonic realms to retrieve their ghosts. Her quest is only half-hearted though, for deep down she fears that she may discover a truth she cannot yet face ..

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*here's a rudimentary slideshow [link] with barely legible text (well, my first play w/ ImageShack features)
*there's also a small mountain of random observations on Ala, should anyone actually want to know more (eg, for a character sheet) ~ shall eventually put em up as I work on a screenie-based reference page

*the world of Cantha is part of the Guild Wars universe and hence copyright of Anet
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Gadgetsmith's avatar
So Many knives. Implies that they are meant to be thrown, and most likely lost. But Knives here too ornate for this... are just decoration? Is Assassin Fashion? I have seen this on many of them; but My drawings or sketches have simple blades, meant for doing work. Attachment to things could cost your own life, be used as bait, etc. Is easier not to love simple item that still performs rather than ornate one that does same.