Collette Bell

Collette Bell (Kesh) is a 24-year-old Half-Elf and member of the Knights Vanguard. She has little to her name aside from her wide set of peculiar skills.

## History

Collette is an only child from the lower rings of Kesh. There are little to no records on her birth or work history.

Collette keeps to herself and discloses as little information as possible. It's easy to assume that she's not the simple commoner that she says she is. Her range of knowledge is unusually wide for someone "just from Kesh", and her clothing suggests she is far better off than 80% of the lower ring.

## Characteristics

Collette dresses in dark colors, being sure all of her olive skin is covered. Her long wavy locks are piled chaotically on top of her head to keep it out of the way. Her bright green eyes and raven-black hair are her most notable features, and though not nearly as busty as her fellow Vanguard member Paladin Izolde, she tries to play up the fact that she has the good hips of a dancer.She spends little time on fashion, preferring to simply keep herself clean and neat.

She is lean and fit and gives the distinct impression of someone at least a little learned in the ways of being subtle and graceful.

Collette tries to stay out of the center of attention, but has been working on being more outgoing since joining the Vanguard. She is striving to be influential and well-liked by as many people as possible across all castes.

She doesn't hide her personal favor of Kesh over the other Empires, but works to not let her actions show as much bias.

It's well known that Collette favors the use of her batons over the use of more fatal weapons. She strives to render her foe unconscious rather than killing them, but will kill if she feels it is necessary for her own survival and agenda.

## Post-Coalition War

Collette finally relinquished the freedom that the Knights Vanguard had offered her to marry her love Bratsk, who's parents were eagerly awaiting their union and anticipating their own retirement. Collette and Bratsk married as thousands of Kesh kings and queens before them did, within the halls of the Tanis cathedral and with the blessing of the sitting Primarch, Zadar. Shortly thereafter, before the public of Tanis, Czar Sargon Kesh passed the crown to his son, and stepped down as acting Czar.

Collette has since been working day and night to make her dream of ending the long suffering of her people come true, and making Kesh worthy of respect and greatness once again.

## Rumors

* It's rumored she was part of a carnival act in Kesh during her younger years where she likely performed as an acrobat and dancer. There's little record on it though, and it's unclear because of the use of stage names.
* Dumat  tabloids say she's just a clever whore trying to use politics to make a profit. Indeed, she has been seen speaking with many of the Core Empire's major leaders.
* Kesh newspapers  say that Collette is a "good friend" of Prince Bratsk, and is trying to help defuse rumors of his alleged homosexuality by openly flirting and "sleeping over". If true, results have varied.
* Anonymous sources within the Kesh military say Collette can't hold her liquour. Absolutely shameful for a Kesh girl, but at least there are many rumors of sloppy, night-time carousing.