Leona Jarnefeldt

ShadowZero wrote:Name: Leona Jarnefeldt
   Gender: Female
   Age: 18
   Birthday: 8/4
   Sexuality: Straight
   Special Characteristics: N/A

   Personality:

Leona is an adventurous young woman who likes to travel anywhere her feet can carry her. She has an easygoing personality and does not have enemies unless someone deliberately antagonizes her to the point of becoming an enemy. She likes to be straightforward in her dealings with others. If they treat her with respect and courtesy, she will readily reciprocate. If they treat her with disrespect and contempt, she will return it. Leona likes the simple things in life. She likes good food, good drink, and good company. She works hard and plays hard. She likes hearing tales of faraway places and likes reading books about travel. She likes feeling the wind in her hair and she likes sitting under a starry sky at night. She always travels with a pack full of supplies for both herself and others she may find in need of a helping hand.

When in a fight, Leona likes to switch between bursts of close-quarters aggression in order to put pressure on opponents followed by periods of hanging back and using distance attacks. She also tries to find an environmental advantage to use, such as elevated places and uneven terrain. She tries to stick to this plan... most of the time. If sufficiently angry, she tends to forget about "hanging back" and stays in the opponent's face. This unfortunate tendency to reckless behavior can make her predictable and easy to counter. However, should Leona find herself in a night battle, she gets what amounts to a home field advantage. As a child, she was used to traveling long distances over uneven terrain at night. Her advantage is only compounded by the unexplained power boost that she gets when the moon rises. It is harder to surprise Leona at night because her senses somehow improve to an extent that she does not experience in daytime. However, she does not bank on fighting all her battles at night for two reasons. First, she is aware that there are likely others who share her gift and share her affinity for night fighting. Second, she also does not want to be a one-trick pony because she would be even easier to counter. Leona likes the free lifestyle of a Guildless, but she is able and willing to work with others if the situation calls for it. Unless she is badly injured or otherwise incapacitated, she will stick with a job until it is complete. Leaders who earn her respect will find that Leona can be inspired to go to even greater lengths to ensure a job's completion. Leona has few command ambitions of her own. Since she was never trained to be a leader, she has not developed any leadership skills. If pressed into a leadership role, she behaves more like a frontline presence than a "proper" leader who gives orders from headquarters. Furthermore, she is not adept at bureaucracy. Leona may never be a leader since she lacks both leadership skills and any serious ambitions of attaining a leadership position. That is fine with her.
   
Likes:

• Water- Having grown up in a desert environment, she appreciates it more than most people do.
  

• Nighttime- Leona likes nighttime because finds it relaxing. She has spent many a night beneath the starry sky in the wilderness.
  

• Freedom- Leona likes being able to do her own thing.
  

   Dislikes:

• The desert- Despite having grown up in a desert environment, Leona has grown to heartily dislike them. She can survive in them, but she does not like to be in one any longer than she has to.
  

• Politics- Having been on the wrong end of village politics, Leona despises politics in every form.
  

• Cold Weather- Leona is accustomed to hot and dry climates. She is unaccustomed to cold climates and is not fond of them.
  

   Motivations:

• Travel-Leona likes to travel. She wants to see the world beyond the desert she grew up in.
  

• Irreconcilable Differences- Leona's village threw her out of home when she turned 16 because of a "misunderstanding" between her and the chief's son. She has no desire to revisit the place.
  

• Adventure- Since Leona was kicked out of her home, she figures that she might as well go on a lifelong adventure.
  

   Fears:

• Snakes- Leona is wary of snakes because she had a near-fatal encounter with a poisonous one when she was younger.
  

• Heights- When she was eight, her older brother grabbed her by the waist, swung her around and jokingly threatened to throw her over the side of a mountain on a mountain trail they were walking on. Due to his foot slipping on a rock, he very nearly carried out the threat by accident. Ever since then Leona has been deeply afraid of heights.
  

• Vultures- Leona is not so much "afraid" of vultures as she is wary of them. Seeing them circle around in the sky and feast on dead travelers who got lost in the desert has left an indelible impression on Leona.
  

   General Appearance

   Height: 5' 4"
   Weight: 130 lbs.
   Hair: Blonde and short, hangs down just past ears
   Eyes: Green
   Skin Tone: Light tan thanks to a desert upbringing
   Appearance: Leona has short blonde hair that hangs straight down and looks at the world with green eyes. She stands 5' 4" tall and has a physically fit appearance. She tends to wear a white t-shirt with "chocolate chip" desert camouflage shorts and tan hiking boots. She has other outfits she carries in a brown backpack that is always on her back, but the tan camouflage shorts are among her favorite clothing because they were a gift from her parents before her exile.

   Guild/Council

   Guild: Guildless
   Tattoo: N/A (Should she join a guild, it would be colored blue and located on her right arm just below the shoulder)
   Rank: D
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@Leona Jarnefeldt wrote:Name: Leona Jarnefeldt
   Gender: Female
   Age: 18
   Birthday: 8/4
   Sexuality: Heterosexual
   Special Characteristics: N/A

   Personality:

Leona is an adventurous young woman who likes to travel anywhere her feet can carry her. She has an easygoing personality and does not have enemies unless someone deliberately antagonizes her to the point of becoming an enemy. She likes to be straightforward in her dealings with others. If they treat her with respect and courtesy, she will readily reciprocate. If they treat her with disrespect and contempt, she will return it. Leona likes the simple things in life.

When in a fight Leona tries to take the initiative and come out swinging. Thanks to the properties of Wind Strike Magic she can shift between hand-to-hand combat and long-distance combat without undue difficulty. She favors knocking the opponent off balance with simpler, less taxing spells like Wind Blast or Mach Straight before closing in for a slugging match or using one of her more powerful distance spells like Wind Bullet or Silver Tempest.

Ever since she was unexpectedly elevated to the position of Guild Mistress of Silver Wolf, Leona has had to contend with gnawing doubts that she is not ready for the job of leading a guild with an intellectual mission. She dutifully does her best to handle paperwork but struggles to fully understand it and needs a lot of guidance from the guild staff. Over the months Leona is slowly learning how to perform administrative tasks on her own, but the endeavor is still very much a work in progress. She is also testing the waters with a few scholarly endeavors like studying the ancient languages of Desierto, but the work on making the transition from fighter to scholar will take quite some time.

Leona is conflicted about (and more than a little ashamed of) her modest skillset when compared to the skills of other mages, particularly her fellow Wizard Saints and the Gods/Goddesses of Ishgar. She is much better at fighting than she is conducting research in a library, studying the magic arts, or studying ancient languages. While she is working to diversify her skillset, Leona still tends to take combat-oriented jobs because she feels that making use of her aptitude in fighting is the best way to protect Earthland and its people. Leona has battled cultists, slavers, serial killers, zombies, skeletal warriors, dangerous animals, and many more threats in the name of protecting Earthland and does not plan to stop any time soon.

As a follower Leona pretty much does what she is told without thinking about it too much. She obeys the leader without question and tries to complete the job to the best of her ability. Having grown up in a desert village where everyone had to work together to survive, Leona is willing to work with a leader she respects.

As a leader Leona prefers to lead from the frontline instead of from the guild hall. She will gladly go into the field and help her guildmates on jobs big and small. She tries to let her guildmates have some leeway to complete the job without stifling their initiative, but if they get into danger Leona will jump into the fray without a second thought about her own safety.


Likes:

• Drinking Water- Having grown up in a desert environment where water was scarce and not always safe to drink, Leona appreciates it more than most people do.
  

• Nighttime- Leona has always felt more comfortable at night than during the day. She likes how quiet it is compared to daytime and likes the cooler temperatures.
  

• Freedom- Leona enjoys the relative freedom of a mage's life. She likes the freedom to travel and take jobs that are to her liking.
  

   Dislikes:

• Social situations- Leona is not very adept at social situations and can come across as standoffish or rude without meaning to. She tries her best to engage others and be sociable, but she is terrible with small talk; she has difficulty carrying on a conversation that is not work-related. Leona is slightly more comfortable around people she knows, but she is still not a social butterfly and is definitely not a good conversationalist. It will take a lot of effort for Leona to become more socially adept.
  

• Swimming- Leona grew up in Desierto and did not interact with deep water very often; while she has learned basic swimming skills, they are nothing to write home about. This shortcoming almost cost her her life while on a job in the Cursed Lands when she nearly drowned in a cistern under the Abandoned Cabin. Only the timely intervention of her job partner kept Leona from dying. Ever since then she tries to avoid situations where her mediocre swimming skills are put to the test.
  

• Cold Weather- Leona is accustomed to hot and dry climates. She is unaccustomed to cold climates and is not fond of them.
  

   Motivations:

• Travel-Leona likes to travel. When she was a child, her father Samuel told her about wonders he had seen on his travels across Earthland. Captivated by these tales, Leona has wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a world traveler despite her mother's disapproval. She wants to see the world beyond the desert she grew up in.
  

• Proving Herself- Leona has come a long way in a short time since leaving Nebdoui over two years ago, earning the titles of Wizard Saint and Guild Mistress. Leona feels out of place among the Wizard Saints and has lingering doubts concerning her fitness to bear such an exalted title due to her rather modest skillset compared to other holders of the title. Leona also has concerns about whether she can properly manage Silver Wolf as its Guild Mistress because of the contrast between its intellectual mission and her modest intellectual abilities. Leona is determined to prove beyond all doubt that she has earned the right to hold both titles.
  

• Adventure- Since Leona was kicked out of her home over two years ago, she figures that she might as well go on a lifelong adventure. Even though the exile order has been rescinded and she is allowed to go home again, Leona has not shaken the need for adventure. She has been to Minstrel, Midi, Capital Crocus, The Cursed Lands, Hargeon Town, and many other places across Earthland. While many other people would consider a visit to those places enough travel for one lifetime, Leona is always searching for her next adventure.
  

   Fears:

• Snakes- Leona is wary of snakes because she had a near-fatal encounter with a poisonous one when she was younger. While she is wary of any species of snake, the species that elicits the strongest reaction is any sort of rattlesnake; a rattlesnake was the snake that bit her and almost cost Leona her life.
  

• Heights- When she was eight years old her older brother Leonidas grabbed her by the waist, swung her around and jokingly threatened to throw her over the side of a mountain on a mountain trail they were walking on. Due to his foot slipping on a rock, he very nearly carried out the threat by accident. While she was spared a fatal fall thanks to her brother's quick reflexes, Leona got a good look at the ground while dangling by her right ankle. Ever since then Leona has been deeply afraid of heights.
  

• Vultures- Leona is not so much "afraid" of vultures as she is wary of them. Seeing them circle around in the sky and land to feast on dead travelers who got lost in the desert has left an indelible impression on Leona.
  

   General Appearance

   Height: 5' 4"
   Weight: 130 lbs.
   Hair: Blonde and short, hangs down just past ears
   Eyes: Green
   Skin Tone: Light tan thanks to a desert upbringing
   Appearance: Leona has short blonde hair that hangs straight down and looks at the world with green eyes. She stands 5' 4" tall and has a physically fit appearance. She tends to wear a white t-shirt with "chocolate chip" desert camouflage shorts and tan hiking boots. She has other outfits she carries in a brown backpack that is always on her back, but the tan camouflage shorts are among her favorite clothing because they were a gift from her parents before her exile.

After her promotion to Guild Mistress several months ago, Leona has taken to wearing a green, white, and gold outfit that she feels is more appropriate for someone of her rank and status to wear. The new outfit is Leona's go-to wear for virtually every occasion.


   Guild/Council

   Guild: Silver Wolf
   Tattoo: Blue and located on her right arm just below the shoulder.
   Rank: Y