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| Bianca Dea Full Name: Bianca Dea
Age: 31
Class(es): Sorceress
Race: Human
Subrace: Aasimar
Alignment: Lawful Good
Deity: Ilsare
Bio/Description: 5’10 thick long black hair, red lips, creamy white flawless skin, she has a scar on her upper left shoulder from a dragon who wanted to take over her childhood village. Bianca narrowly escaped by pretending she was dead. She lay there until rescued by a powerful sorcerer named Roldo. The dragon had already left but the village was destroyed. Her rescuer had seen the smoke from the burning buildings and had come to assist. Bianca, the last survivor, joined the sorcerer in his castle and became like a daughter to him and his childless wife Mariana. They saw certain qualities in Bianca and knew that somewhere in her ancestry, unbeknownst to Bianca, there had been a celestial influence. Roldo taught her in the ways of an arcane caster until she was ready to set off on her own. | | |
07-04-06, 07:01 PM
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| Re: Bianca Dea You are applying for a special subrace, there needs to be far more detail as to why this subrace is integral to your character also where the celestial blood came into her family, this bio would barely be enough for a standard class and race.
Also please read through the hand book and such to get a feel for the world, a dragon attack on the villiage as a child is extremely unlikely in the realm of did not happen here.
Please give more detail on her family when they were alive as well too.
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07-12-06, 12:11 PM
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| Re: Bianca Dea If no response by July 17th this will be deleted
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07-17-06, 12:19 AM
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| Re: Bianca Dea Sorry it took me so long to get back to this, I am excited about playing here and did some reading to help me on this submission. Let's try this:
Full Name: Bianca Dea
Age: 31
Class(es): Sorceress
Race: Human
Subrace: Aasimar
Alignment: Neutral Good
Deity: Ilsare
Bio: Bianca always knew there was something about her that was different. For one, her eyes were unusually bright and she seemed so tall as compared to other girls that she knew. Then there was this constant restlessness that she always experienced, the need to travel, see the world, and not be tied down to one place like the family farm. Could these traits be connected to her family history? Her parents never liked to talk about Grandfather Carmelo, they said he was unusual, not from around here, different, a wanderer. She wondered where he was now, he and Grandmother Pina were married and seemed happy when together, but he always traveled, secret missions he would say. One year, he simply never came back. He was always trying to right wrongs and would sometimes tell Bianca when she was very young that he would one day show her his first home far away on another plane. Where was that? She never knew. Where was he now? Is he still alive?
Bianca's mother, Mafalda, was wise and hardworking yet, cold and unfeeling. She didn't love her daughter. Daughters were just another mouth to feed. Now boys they were important and she prayed for a whole dozen. Sadly Bianca was her last child and when she turned out to be a girl Mafalda literally gave her over to her two older sisters to raise her. Mafalda never gave her most beautiful daughter the time of day. Bianca was allowed to run free in the forest and use her imagination to create her own world.
Bianca's sisters, Marta and Francesca, seemed different and very content to stay home on the farm. Her father Antonio was kind and generous, but the life of a farmer was not what Bianca wanted, she seeked adventure and often found herself wandering far from home.....looking for what? There was a man, Roldo, who lived in a strange tower not too distant from the farm, she was intrigued by his mysteriousness. He, like her Grandfather Carmelo was an adventurer and eventually Roldo could not help but take a liking to Bianca as he found her so frequently looking for knowledge. Did he see her potential or was he just pacifying her curiosity? Whatever the case, he did teach her some in the ways of the arcane. Sorcery was his skill, and Bianca seemed adept at learning it. Her adeptness coupled with her mother's indifference towards her seemed to drive Bianca farther away from the family but closer to Roldo and his teachings. Where would this take her? What did her future hold? What happened to her Grandfather? These are the questions that drive her.
Physical Description: : Very tall (5’10) with thick long blonde hair, red lips piercing bright green eyes and pale creamy white flawless skin. Bianca has a scar on her upper left shoulder from an early childhood injury in which she fell backwards into a fire. Bianca can be very entertaining and fun to be around, but she can also turn on a dime if crossed or insulted.
Hopefully this covers all the bases. Thanks for your time. | | |
07-17-06, 12:37 AM
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| Re: Bianca Dea Thats a much better start but theres still a couple edits we need to see before this can be approved.
what happened to her father? Why was her grandfather in this plane?
also sorcery is not something that can be taught it is something that comes from within. | | |
07-18-06, 05:57 PM
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| Re: Bianca Dea Thanks for the feedback. I have a couple of questions before I try this again:
1) You asked what happened to her father...Is it okay for her father to be fine, still running the farm, Bianca just leaves due to inner desires?
2) Can the reason that her Grandfather was on this plane be unknown to Bianca? I could add a section about the reason but I think I would like Bianca to have that as an open-ended possibility for her future to find out more about her Grandfather.
Your help is appreciated.  | | |
07-19-06, 01:44 AM
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| Re: Bianca Dea 1. Sure that would be absolutely fine.
2. Since the celesteial blood is so very close (Its often several generations back) I would like a little more detail on the grandfather, it can be left open ended to a point as well though and left to be further defined as you roleplay the character. | | |
07-23-06, 10:18 AM
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| Re: Bianca Dea Okay, a few changes made and a bit more added on the grandfather. Thanks for you patience.
Full Name: Bianca Dea
Age: 31
Class(es): Sorceress
Race: Human
Subrace: Aasimar
Alignment: Neutral Good
Deity: Ilsare
Bio: Bianca always knew there was something about her that was different. For one, her eyes were unusually bright and she seemed so tall as compared to other girls that she knew. Then there was this constant restlessness that she always experienced, the need to travel, see the world, and not be tied down to one place like the family farm. Could these traits be connected to her family history? Her parents never liked to talk about Grandfather Carmelo, they said he was unusual, not from around here, different, a wanderer. She wondered where he was now, he and Grandmother Pina were married and seemed happy when together, but he always traveled, secret missions he would say. One year, he simply never came back. He was always trying to right wrongs and would sometimes tell Bianca when she was very young that he would one day show her his first home far away on another plane. Where was that? She never knew. Where was he now? Is he still alive?
Unbeknownst to Bianca, Pina had a journal that belonged to Carmelo. Pina kept this journal hidden from everyone since it contained secrets of Carmelo’s life that she did not want known. Her beloved Carmelo was already considered odd at best and their love affair was not well received by her parents. Carmelo had come to this place as a test as this was something of a family ritual for the young men, at a certain age determined by their parents, to visit other planes for a time, develop their skills for good and learn of other worlds. Carmelo was a skilled Sorcerer and his task was to travel the lands of Mistone until called for. The unexpected happened when he met Pina. He was attracted to her like no one he had ever met, it took only a few months before he desired her as an intimate companion and they were married. Carmelo continued to adventure and learn as originally tasked and this took him away from home, often for weeks at a time. Pina knew that it was always possible that Carmelo would be called back to his home, but surely he would have been able to take her wouldn’t he? After a year of no contact she started to wonder, fear for his safety was a constant, what happened to him. She assumed that he had been killed, this was a dangerous land after all, but there was doubt since no one knew or found any evidence to support Carmelo’s demise.
Bianca's mother, Mafalda, was wise and hardworking yet, cold and unfeeling. She didn't love her daughter. Daughters were just another mouth to feed. Now boys they were important and she prayed for a whole dozen. Sadly Bianca was her last child and when she turned out to be a girl Mafalda literally gave her over to her two older sisters to raise her. Mafalda never gave her most beautiful daughter the time of day. Bianca was allowed to run free in the forest and use her imagination to create her own world.
Bianca's sisters, Marta and Francesca, seemed different and very content to stay home on the farm. Her father Antonio was kind and generous, but the life of a farmer was not what Bianca wanted, she seeked adventure and often found herself wandering far from home.....looking for what? There was a man, Roldo, who lived in a strange tower not too distant from the farm, she was intrigued by his mysteriousness. He, like her Grandfather Carmelo was an adventurer and eventually Roldo could not help but take a liking to Bianca as he found her so frequently wandering around his home. Did he see her potential or was he just pacifying her curiosity? Whatever the case, he did show her some in the ways of the arcane. Sorcery was his skill, and Bianca seemed to be naturally skilled at it. Her adeptness coupled with her mother's indifference towards her seemed to drive Bianca farther away from the family but closer to Roldo and a desire to adventure into the world at large. Where would this take her? What did her future hold? What happened to her Grandfather? These are the questions that drive her.
Physical Description: Very tall (5’10) with thick long blonde hair, red lips piercing bright green eyes and pale creamy white flawless skin. Bianca has a scar on her upper left shoulder from an early childhood injury in which she fell backwards into a fire. Bianca can be very entertaining and fun to be around, but she can also turn on a dime if crossed or insulted. | | |
07-23-06, 11:15 AM
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| Re: Bianca Dea I have just one minor question to be addressed.... Where does Ilsare fit into all of this? Not a major point, but perhaps a line or two as to explain why Ilsare is her patron Goddess
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07-23-06, 11:48 AM
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| Re: Bianca Dea Okay, hope it's alright if I just add this bit here:
Pina actually first spotted Carmelo, she was at the monthly full moon holy celebration of Islare, Pina's family were long time worshipers of Islare. She noticed that he was different and although he was just passing by and she had never seen him before she decided to "accidentally" bump into him in order to be noticed. It worked...when thier eyes met, they seemed dazed with each other. Although she did not let Carmelo know, she knew the arrow of love had been shot through her heart at that moment. | | |
07-23-06, 12:18 PM
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