Thread: The King's Contest: Profiles

Name Alva mar va Myrian Race HumanEastern ContinentGypsy Hair Color Brown, though in certain lighting it appears to have shades of purple in it Eye Color Ice Blue Profession Dancer in the Kings Court, head of King Aldarns secret guard Affiliated Organization Myst Guard Character Description Alvas long brown hair is wavy and at times seems to take on purplish hues. She is 510 with a feminine figure of 38D, 32, 36. Her toffee colored skin and ice blue eyes add to her air of mysticism. She has a dragon tattoo on her left shoulder, and her name scrawled in ancient Gypsy tongue around her right ankle. She has four jeweled piercings surrounding her belly button that are used to enhance her seers power of divination. Alva still appears 26 though she is actually 36. She is constantly seen wearing deep blue silk clothing adorned in gold, as is the common dress of her people. She has not once been seen in the court of King Aldarn without her face mask that covers her nose and mouth, and is clasped at the back of her neck. Background Summary Alvas grandparents had moved to Riwer before its borders were closed and settled there with a small section of their clan. It had always been a sacred rule that a gypsy born with the ability of a seer, or the unharnessed magic of divination, was to be trained as the leader of their clan. If they wished to join the Myst Guard and leave their clan, they were required to leave behind a child to take their place. Alva was the only exception to this rule, as she was the first of two children born within a year of each other with the unharnessed power of divination. When she chose to join the Myst Guard at the young age of 13 she received no hesitation from her fellow people. She began studying at the Great College of Riwer when they found that she had a strange aptitude for magic. She quickly took to divination, enchantment and alchemy as if it were a second nature to her. They deduced that this was from her upbringing as a gypsy of the eastern continent, and that the rare ability should be harnessed for the greater good. Few know of her association with the Myst Guard, the king being one of these, but even he doesnt know that she has been leading the Riwer branch for 6 years. For the past 10 years she has been searching for some way to help break the king from his madness, looking for any hope at all. Two years ago she began hearing rumors of a woman that had once been a partner of the king's who had shortly thereafter become with child. This had been twenty years prior to her receiving the information though. When she searched deeper into the matter she was troubled to learn that this woman had been a member of the purple petal, and that the child had been given away shortly after birth. She began searching for clues that could lead her to the child, whom she soon found to be a woman. She found the girls mother, who told her that her daughter would be hard to find, because she was running from the Blue Claw. The woman confessed that due to her own curiosity, she had begun dabbling in magic while still carrying her child, and when her daughter was born her golden hair was littered with strands of silver, and her right eye, looked like the eye of a dragon. Alva realized that finding the girl the normal way would be hard, so she used her powers of divination to help locate her, and when she met the girl, she was surprised by the likeness the girl had to her mother. She was then perplexed with how she would get the girl to have an audience with the king. No one would believe her if she simply announced that she was the Kings daughter, especially not as long as that elf witch had her hold on the king. She kept close contact with the girl who had taken a new name to protect herself from the Blue Claw, and covered her right eye at all times with a green silk cloth. When the king announced the contest to find himself a new wife, she saw her opportunity. It would be risky, but it would be a sure fire way to ensure that the girl would have a moment alone with King Aldarn, hopefully long enough to convince him of the truth. Whyrher, who was now being called Alydia was completely against this idea at first, stating that she would rather find another way, but with some persistency she finally agreed to enter into the contest, up until she was able to convince her father of the truth, and then she would drop out before anything went wrong. Reason for Traveling to Riwer It has been her sworn duty to protect the king, and harness her magical abilities to better serve her purposes. Special Abilities Alva possesses the powers of divination, alchemy, and enchantment, all very common attributes amongst her fellow gypsies. She is skilled with a dagger and throwing knives. There is also a rumor that she continues to look so young through the jewels that adorn her body. Misc Information Alca