Dresden Amakiir

## Backstory

Dresden grew up as an only child of her parents within a commune in Germany. She has always shown an aptitude for creative and practical artistic endeavours as she grew up, especially in the field of creating handmade jewellery. Her mother, Jasmine, taught her how to draw and whittle from a young age; the two spending many hours creating figurines and ornaments to sell at markets and stalls the commune set up around the area. Meanwhile her father, Wolfgang, took her under his wing at the Smithy’s forge after he’d caught her sneaking in to watch him work for the third time at the age of 10.

Dresden had always had a way with people ever since she was a child. At a young age she began to use her adorable charm to get an extra cookie or sweet from some of the older members of the commune, or to resolve arguments with the other children. As she blossomed into a beautiful young woman that charm shifted. Despite her own good looks, she always preferred to fixate on the beauty that surrounded her; both in people and the natural landscape she had grown up around.

Around this time she had also developed into a rather savvy entrepreneur, using her wits, words and charm to sell her works at local fairs and markets. Soon she had built quite the reputation in an ever expanding range. At age 18 she left the commune for the first time, taking up a place at a university in Frankfurt to study a practical degree in Art History and Craftsmanship.

During this time Dresden’s interests began to grow, becoming more and more engrossed in the world of fashion. She became fast friends with a group of like-minded individuals; most of whom were at the university to study fashion. She spent the next couple of years honing her craft by designing and making custom jewelry and accessories for this group of friends to compliment the clothing they created. Some of these friends went on to become rather prominent figures within the fashion industry and she still maintains some level of contact with them to this day; using their influence to get ahead of new trends and even helping to influence some of them herself.

After graduation she decided, along with some of her friends, to go travel the world with the intent of learning more of the styles and methods that various other cultures had to offer, as well as gaining new insight and inspiration for their own works. Even as most members of this group had to drop off and return home or settled in new locations to begin their careers and lives, Dresden continued traveling using her charm to sell her skills and gain assistance to continue her journey.

That was until she received news from back home. Her father was sick, very sick, and so she cut off all plans to return to Germany as soon as she could to be with him. Sadly the illness was terminal and Dresden’s father passed away only a few months later; but not before making sure his daughter knew how proud of her he was and telling her to never give up on her dreams.

She spent the next year staying at the commune with her mother, continuing her craft now back at the forge she first started on. But that wanderlust had grown within her during her years of travel and soon it came to a tipping point; remain at the commune and sell her wares at the local store they now owned, or return to her travels and make a name for herself around the world. The answer to her was clear, her own father had given it to her just before he passed; never give up on your dreams.

At the turn of the millennia Dresden was back travelling the globe and eventually found herself in South Korea. She was quickly drawn in by the fashion, culture and style of the country and soon garnered the attention of one Song-Jin Kim… From there began a new darker, but exciting, time of her life.