Annel

[Annel]

Player Name: Shelby
Name: Annel Mithyaas
Age: 20
Race: Elf
Height: 5’8’’
Weight: 130 lbs.
Physical Description: With her white stola giving her the appearance of a graceful swan, Annel’s beauty was ethereal, making her seem like a dream. Many thought her to be a goddess. Strangely enough, she was completely oblivious of her appearance. Her eyes were a pale blue, her stare haunting and somewhat hypnotic. Her copper hair shimmered in the sun like spun gold and her fair skin mirrored the glow of the moon.

Possessions: Annel carries with her a blowgun of wood, carved with the intricate patterns of her native village. The darts she shoots are dipped in a lethal poison. She also carries a large woven satchel of various concoctions she herself created, as she is an apothecary. On her wrist she wears a delicate bracelet of gold held together by a small clasp adorned with topaz.

Powers or Strengths:

-Blowgun: Annel created a small blowgun that she carries with her for protection. When she blows through one end, a poisonous dart is shot out of the other. The effect of the poison varies depending on which dart she uses.

-Apothecary: Annel is a highly skilled apothecary. She creates several herbal potions to help heal others and protect herself. Her creations consist of: balms, salves, potions, bombs, teas, poisons, and remedies.

-Communication With Animals: Born with the innate ability to communicate telepathically with animals has come in very handy for Annel. She does not communicate with animals in a verbal manner, but with images that are transferred into her mind from the animal and vice versa. She has to try and decipher these pictures, which proves to be quite difficult as they come in flashes.

-Stealth: Annel’s lithe elven form allows her to sneak around her forest home, usually undetected. She is able to slip behind her opponents and disarm them without them knowing until the moment they reach for their weapon.

Weaknesses:

-Empath: Annel is an empath. She can feel the emotions of those around her constantly, which usually leaves her confused and drained. Because of this ability, she has a hard time differentiating between the emotions of others and her own. She hasn’t quite grasped how to control or even understand her ability.

-Painfully Shy: Ever since she could remember, Annel was painfully shy, so shy in fact that she isolated herself from society for most of her life until she began her work as an apothecary. The devastating loss of a child prompted her work.

-Loss of a Child: Annel was understandably devastated when she experienced the loss of her child to an unknown illness which caused her to enter a state of depression upon seeing children with dark hair.

-Physical Frailty: Relying mostly on her stealth and trickery, Annel has very little to no physical strength. She also does not possess many combat skills, which usually leaves her a vulnerable and easy target.

-Fear of Insects: Annel has a ridiculous fear of insects, which causes her trouble while she is trying to creep around undetected. When she catches sight of an insect, she becomes agitated.

History: Annel was born into a small, peaceful village nestled along the coastline of Darleone Island. The only indication of the village existing was a small dirt path which extended out to the edge of the dense forestry. Being raised in such an isolated area was not an unpleasant thing for Annel, as she was a shy and timid elf, preferring the company of animals over her kin.

She wasn’t always so introverted, though. A few months before Annel’s eighth birthday, several elves went missing. Among them were her parents. After her parents’ disappearance, Annel was left in the care of her grandmother, Astra, and she withdrew into herself further, hardly ever leaving Astra’s small cottage. Astra watched as her beloved granddaughter continued to sink deeper into a pit of fear and paranoia. And then an idea sprang into her mind: if she were to offer Annel a means to protect herself, maybe she would escape this relentless state of panic. She reached into her satchel and removed an elaborately carved blow gun. It had been her great grandmother’s and she felt it would serve her well, if the need ever arose.

Astra was a kind and generous elf and she loved her granddaughter very much, always taking a special interest in her over the other grandchildren; she was the favorite.
Being her grandmother’s darling, Astra passed on her knowledge of medicine to Annel, training her in the art of the apothecary. Annel was exceptionally connected with nature and healing; the skills came naturally to her. Her training brought her out of her shell and back into the community and gave her something to live for, as she hated witnessing the suffering of her people.

The disappearance of Annel’s parents was a mystery. They weren’t the only elves who had gone missing, though. Others had been disappearing throughout the community. The disappearances were puzzling…there was no sign of struggle, no blood, nothing. After awhile, her parents were presumed dead, as were the others who vanished. The disappearances prompted many cases of depression which Annel greatly sympathized and provided remedies for.

When she came of age at thirteen, Astra arranged a marriage between Annel and a wealthy blacksmith named Onolact. Onolact’s family was very close with Astra; she had been childhood friends with his grandfather. Onolact had taken over his father’s smithing business at seventeen and was supporting his recently widowed and sick mother. He was a well respected elf; an asset to the community…the perfect husband. Astra was doing what she felt was best for her granddaughter, never realizing the damage it would cause her. Annel was a hopeless romantic. She wanted to marry for love; wealth and status meant nothing to her. Alas, it was the way of her people and she had to abide by Astra’s wishes.

Onolact was a fair-minded elf, strong and of good reputation. He was kind to Annel and provided a nice life for her…yet for him she felt no love. Tried as she may, the feelings would not grow as her grandmother had promised. Annel felt as if part of her soul was missing and she longed to find the lost piece.

In several months time of her turning fourteen, Annel was blessed with a daughter, Syior. Syior and Annel were inseparable; one was not seen without the other. However, their time together was brief. Syior was a frail child, suffering since her birth with an unknown illness that Annel could not find a way to treat. Her death was sudden, taking an eighteen year old Annel by surprise and leaving her completely devastated. In the wake of her child’s passing, she experienced another loss: that of her husband. Onolact was presumed dead after he disappeared on a hunt several months after her daughter’s death. Although she did not love Onolact romantically, she felt for him as she would a dear friend and mourned his loss.

Two years passed and Annel continued on, never remarrying. She left the home she had shared with Onolact and Syior and went back to her grandmother’s cottage, where she remains to this day. The death of her daughter prompted Annel to rediscover her passion for apothecary work, inspiring her and Astra to open a hospice which they manage alongside family members. She threw herself into her work to drown out the sorrowful voices of tragedy. Despite the distractions, her daughter’s memory continually comes into her mind. Her husband’s disappearance, however, brought her pain, but the effects were temporary, fading almost instantly, as she did not love him as he had loved her. Nonetheless, she carried on with her life, trying to find a bit of happiness wherever she could.

[Saruna]

Hi there and welcome to Thar! I'd first like to know if you are a different person from Syrinia, or if you're the same person.


I'd like you to include a weakness that addresses her ability to sneak around unseen. Can she sneak up on anyone? Could she theoretically never get into or escape any fight because she's so stealthy?

I'd like you to add to the history when she first learned to make and use a blowgun and why. Darleone is a hippy-ish nature loving place; unless she's a hunter I don't really understand from her history why she'd even bother to learn any form of self defense or offensive skills, especially as she's an empath.

As an empath, can she feel anyone's emotions at any time? Can she use it to read people, or does it consistently confuse her?

Could we get a little more about her parents' disappearance, such as when it was in her life and a bit more on how it affected Annel, especially considering she then winds up losing her child and husband?

I'm not sure exactly how old Annel was when she had her child, and I'd like you to include some ages so we can get a feel for how it affected her personality. Was she fourteen? Younger? I ask because you refer to Syior as a child and say they were never without the other (kids don't really start wandering off from their parents until at least two, but I wouldn't consider a baby a child until three or four), and as she's 20, including some time for pregnancy and getting pregnant, and the 'years' after Onolact's death, she could have been as young as twelve or thirteen. Having and losing a baby and husband at such a young age would drastically impact personality.

Speaking of Onolact, what of his family? What is Astra's relationship with them?

Has she been able to deal with her losses on a day to day scale? I know you put in weaknesses that dark haired children put her into a state of depression, but I can't really tell if she's moved on from Onolact and Syior or if their memories still haunt her regularly, impacting her ability to try to build a life. Has she begun to obsess over her work at all in an attempt to make herself feel better?

If you have any questions, comments or concerns feel free to leave a reply in this thread or pm myself, Niabi or Frug. You can also hop into chat to ask general questions. If you make any edits to this thread please leave a reply so we know to come back and look at it.

[Annel]

Yes, we are different people. :3 She is my girlfriend irl.

I edited the things you wanted me to. Hopefully my application is more of what you're looking for now. Let me know if I need to change anything else. Sorry for taking so long to respond. I had exams this week and they destroyed me. ><;

Thank you for your time.
-Shelby

[Niabi]

Approved. Welcome to Thar.

I'd point you in the direction of plot discussions but I know you already have plans to write with Syrinia. I guess the only thing I can suggest is possibly discussing beforehand how the two might meet as if Annel is still living on Darleone Island it would be difficult for her to meet non-elves.