Esmerelda Soldrakar

## Personality

Esmerelda’s grace is often overshadowed by a flame that resides within her. Possessing a short temper that rivals the brevity of her pointed ears, she is a force to be reckoned with when provoked. Her memory, like the trees of her home, retains every nuance of slights and kindness alike, making her a guardian of grudges and a keeper of cherished moments. Despite the storm that brews within her, Esmerelda's heart is full of love, especially for those she considers family, whether by blood or the bonds forged in the crucible of shared experiences. An open book to those who dare to ask, she reveals the vulnerable pages of her soul willingly, a testament to the sincerity that underlies her fierce exterior. Esmerelda is a tapestry of passion and loyalty, a guardian who fiercely protects the ones she holds dear, even as the flames of her temper flicker in the wind.

## Abilities

### Physical Strength

Esmerelda finds it essential to be in decent physical shape, having grown accustomed to a friendly bout of hand to hand combat with friends from her homelands.

### Speed & Agility

Having to make up for it in physical strength, Esmerelda much prefers to take things at her own pace, never fully breaking into a decent sprint so she is rather slow to begin with.

### Endurance & Stamina

Esme can take a punch like a champ. As stated previously, her body has grown accustomed to a fist fight, although aid would be needed for any weapon fighting. Though she prefers not to run, she can definitely make a sprint for it, although only in short bursts.

### Charisma & Intelligence

Though Esmerelda enjoys the thought of combat, her true calling is that of speaking on world order, collecting books for her own personal library where she intends to teach those of the different passages of faiths and orders themselves. She prides herself in the knowledge of her own lands.

### Combat Ability

* Swords & Axes - Average
* Hand to Hand - Above Average

### Skills

* Reading & Writing
* Navigation
* Educational
* Hairstyling
* Divination

### Drawbacks & Weaknesses

* Esmerelda has an incredibly short temper, growing hot-headed in mere seconds if someone gets on her nerves. She becomes increasingly blunt with that person and takes a while to cool off from it.
* Esmerelda has a difficult time not being swayed by external forces if something comes down for her to decide.

## Backstory

### Early Life

Esmerelda Soldrakar hailed from a lineage deeply connected to the divine. Born as an only child to the revered Soldrakar estate, they were known for their unwavering devotion to Akias, a deity known as a God of the Sun. Esmerelda’s childhood was steeped in religious tradition and echoes of hymns known to bring warmth to the soul. From an early age, Esmerelda displayed an enjoyment of education, especially in that of Divination. Her connection to the faiths set her apart from her peers, earning her the nickname of ‘sunweaver’. Esmerelda found solace in the harmonious interplay of faith and education.

### Recent Life

With Esmerelda as a beacon for the Soldrakar family, their religious fervour grew as she aged into a respectable woman (although her temper was as fiery as the flames of the sun). Esme grew accustomed to playing the hostess of many gatherings to celebrate the cycles of life, intertwining her spiritual practices with her pursuit of knowledge.

With the go-ahead from her mother and father, Esme soon left her hometown to pursue a higher education in esteemed schools in the city close to her home. She spent many years honing her skills, eventually growing restless of being pumped full of the same knowledge from similar angles. She wanted more.

### Present Life

Esmerelda had grown weary of knowing the ins and outs of her homelands, wanting to explore the world to a further degree. With a profound sense of duty and the memory of wanting to make her parents’ proud, Esme found herself packing up her life within her lands and travelling to her newest adventure. Her journey is a pilgrimage and a testament to her pursuit of knowledge

## Goals & Motivations

### Short Term Goals

Esmerelda has plans to create bonds and friendships with those of different Faiths, taking pen to paper and learning of who they worship and what it is to them to be of devout nature.

### Long Term Goals

She wants to create some form of a library that allows any walks of life to enter and browse an endless place of knowledge. An education for all written by those they walk amongst.