Approved White Tower bio for Leala- CC'd by Freelanders

[WhiteWolf]

Hi Myst,

 

i think this falls in your realm, with the noble house thingy, but i am not sure as it is a bit vague. See what you think ok?

 

Basic Information

Handle : Leala

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Character Information

Name (first and last): Leala Gymorraine

State whether this is a Traditional or a Salidar character: Traditional

Age : 14

Nationality: Andoran

 

Appearance

Hair: Leala’s hair reaches her mid-back and would most likely be longer if it were straight. Her hair is very curly, in intricate ringlets covering her hair. She keeps her golden locks contained and controlled with a band of white yarn to keep her hair out of her face as she works

Eyes: Leala’s eyes can be said to go beyond simple gray. There lies a shimmer to them that makes them seem almost metallic silver in direct lighting. Her eyes are dark silver in dimmer lights and hold no visible emotion when dealing with the public. Only those who have gained her trust will see any spark of feeling in them.

Skin: Leala’s skin is a pale color, only a few shades away from a pearly white. It bares no freckles, but only a few blemishes because of her young age.

Height: 5’7”

Voice: Leala’s voice is not the highest soprano, but it is still smooth and intelligent, and like her eyes, it betrays no emotion. She was trained in politics and Daes Dae'mar since before she joined as a Novice and knows that verbal communication is an art as well as non-verbal.

Other:

 

Optional

Special Skills:

Knowledge Weakness: Leala actually pays more attention to the dealings of the Aes Sedai than to the dealings of her colleagues in the novice level. Therefore, friendships are extremely limited, and she is normally left out of the conversation.

Physical Weakness: Leala sometimes has difficulty breathing if she engages in physical labor for too long, therefore, it takes her longer to finish chores or other labor tasks.

Personality weakness: As Leala was raised in the royal court of Caemlyn, and was already set on a slightly higher standard than children her own age, it is very difficult for her to make friends in the Tower among the novices.

 

Personality

Leala was raised in the House of Gymorraine in Caemlyn until she was recruited as a Novice, so even before entering the Tower, she knew a great bit about shielding oneself emotionally. By calmly discussing things, she can discern words' true meanings and what her companion wants to hear and perhaps how she can manipulate what she says to benefit both sides. Now that she's started over, so to speak as a novice in the Tower, she's looking forward to seeing exactly what she is made of and who she is.

 

History

Leala was born the first daughter of House Gymorraine in Andor. While her family was not in line for any kind of throne, they were rather influential in the Court of Caemlyn. This exposed the young girl to the Great Game at a very young age. She quickly took up what to say and when to say it, that the dealings of this court really were a game to be won and lost. She had a very small part in all of it, but she was intelligent enough to pick up on the adults’ interactions. When she was thirteen, an Aes Sedai wearing a blue shawl came to the Court. She took immediate note of Leala’s calm and intelligent personality and had a conversation with her. She gave her a few mental tests, one involving a blue stone for concentration, and decided that she had the ability to open herself to saidar, but that she was too young to be a novice quite yet. The Aes Sedai promised to either return in a year's time or to send another sister to hear her decision.

 

In that year, Leala studied all she could on the White Tower and dealings of the Aes Sedai. Since she had an older brother, it was most likely that she would be married off to someone in a political marriage if she were stay there. She wanted to be part of something more than that, and the White Tower seemed to fit the bill. When the Aes Sedai came back after Leala had turned fourteen, she gave her affirmative decision to enroll in the Tower as a novice.

 

It took her a while to become accustomed to the work as a novice, but she never complained or strayed from her duties. Unlike the other girls, she never had any desire to break the rules. She valued how the sisters saw her over how her fellow novices did. It would be the Aes Sedai that she would be dealing with when she was finally raised to the shawl.

Edited May 23, 2012 by Elgee
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[Mystica]

very nice bio. I will mark the House down as a minor noble, eventhough it is influential at court (which can change over time). It did not specify why they were influential, so it allows for flexibility. Which is a good thing. If at any point this influence becomes an important part of the character's outline, please let us know and we can see what can be done then.

 

Consider this CC'd.

[WhiteWolf]

Thanks Myst

[Elgee]

Leala has updated the bio to reflect the fact that her character is now a fully raised Aes Sedai. I've made the changes / additions in Blue. CC not needed.

 

Basic Information

Handle : Leala Gymorraine

WT Character already approved:

Full names of WT characters you already own and their status (active/retired/dead):

 

Character Information

Name (first and last): Leala Gymorraine

State whether this is a Traditional or a Salidar character: Traditional

Age : 14 / 94 in main timeline

Nationality: Andoran

 

Appearance

Hair: Leala’s hair reaches her mid-back and would most likely be longer if it were straight. Her hair is very curly, in intricate ringlets covering her hair. She keeps her golden locks contained and controlled with a circlet of ivory with light carvings of rosebuds around its circumference.

Eyes: Leala’s eyes can be said to go beyond simple gray. There lies a shimmer to them that makes them seem almost metallic silver in direct lighting. Her eyes are dark silver in dimmer lights and hold no visible emotion when dealing with the public. Only those who have gained her trust will see any spark of feeling in them.

Skin: Leala’s skin is a pale color, only a few shades away from a pearly white, bearing no freckles or imperfections.

Height: 5’7”

Voice: Leala’s voice is not the highest soprano, but it is still smooth and intelligent, and like her eyes, it betrays no emotion. She was trained in politics and Daes Dae'mar since before she joined as a Novice and knows that verbal communication is an art as well as non-verbal.

Other:

 

Optional

Special Skills:

Knowledge Weakness: Leala keeps very few friends, but those that she keeps are very close to her. When she deals with sisters of another Ajah who may have had the potential to be a friend, she pushes them away if she notices even one sign of what she considers to be infidelity.

Physical Weakness: Leala sometimes has difficulty breathing if she engages in physical labor for too long.

Personality weakness: Leala is by no means cold to her friends, but she seems stuck up to others because of her strict expectations of who she gives her trust to.

 

 

Personality

Leala was raised in the House of Gymorraine in Caemlyn until she was recruited as a Novice, so even before entering the Tower, she knew a great bit about shielding oneself emotionally. By calmly discussing things, she can discern words' true meanings and what her companion wants to hear and perhaps how she can manipulate what she says to benefit both sides. After her training as a novice and Accepted, she has accepted that she has flaws and weaknesses. Some can be mended, others are simply a part of who she is. When she finds that her trust can be given to someone, she is loyal to this friend, and will defend them to the best of her ability. As an Aes Sedai, however, the only thing that can take precedence over her precious friends is the White Tower and those she serves from its connection.

 

History

Leala was born the first daughter of House Gymorraine in Andor. While her family was not in line for any kind of throne, they were rather influential in the Court of Caemlyn. This exposed the young girl to the Great Game at a very young age. She quickly took up what to say and when to say it, that the dealings of this court really were a game to be won and lost. She had a very small part in all of it, but she was intelligent enough to pick up on the adults’ interactions. When she was thirteen, an Aes Sedai wearing a blue shawl came to the Court. She took immediate note of Leala’s calm and intelligent personality and had a conversation with her. She gave her a few mental tests, one involving a blue stone for concentration, and decided that she had the ability to open herself to saidar, but that she was too young to be a novice quite yet. The Aes Sedai promised to either return in a year's time or to send another sister to hear her decision.

 

In that year, Leala studied all she could on the White Tower and dealings of the Aes Sedai. Since she had an older brother, it was most likely that she would be married off to someone in a political marriage if she were stay there. She wanted to be part of something more than that, and the White Tower seemed to fit the bill. When the Aes Sedai came back after Leala had turned fourteen, she gave her affirmative decision to enroll in the Tower as a novice.

 

It took her a while to become accustomed to the work as a novice, but she never complained or strayed from her duties. Unlike the other girls, she never had any desire to break the rules. She valued how the sisters saw her over how her fellow novices did. It would be the Aes Sedai that she would be dealing with when she was finally raised to the shawl.

 

As an Accepted, she tolerated no nonsense from her students and helped guide novices with the same rigid technique she used to teach. She studied histories, political intrigues, and even logic with Whites. She opened herself to the possibility that she had weaknesses as her Arches had taught her and learned quickly. After ten years of studying under the Tower’s guidance, she was called to her testing for the Shawl.

 

At the end of the test, she was exhausted, hurt, and ready to sleep, but none of this showed on her face or countenance. She had passed her test and the next morning, she swore her Oaths and entered the White Ajah.

 

Being a student of life, Leala learned more and more every day, not just of logic. She took all of her other interests and applied it to her logic and her own beliefs as she normally did. She has worn the shawl for over sixty years now and continues to serve the Tower in new ways every day.

 

One day in particular, Leala discovered that she was experiencing a very detailed and realistic dream, unlike many of her others. When she thought of herself in one place, the world blurred and she was there. But it was this place in every detail, not a shifting, fickle things as were normally in her dreams. She read notes on her theories, and a few nights later, she found herself in the same situation. She noticed different things this time around. Her clothes would change according to her thoughts, and people would flash in and out. The flickering people were the thing that made her realize that she was a Dreamwalker. She was in tel’aran’rhiod. The fact made her smile. She had a new way to serve the world.

Edited May 24, 2012 by Elgee

[Mystica]

As an Accepted, she tolerated no nonsense from her students and helped guide novices with the same rigid technique she used to teach. She studied histories, political intrigues, and even logic with Whites. She opened herself to the possibility that she had weaknesses as her Arches had taught her and learned quickly. After ten years of studying under the Tower’s guidance, she was called to her testing of the ring.

 

 

 

that should probably end in 'called to her testing for the shawl', since the ring is what they get when they pass the Arches to become Accepted.

[Leala]

I just figured it would be the test of the ring because they pass through a ring ter'angreal. Kinda like how the test for Acceptance is also called test of the Arches.

[Elgee]

No Myst is right, honey - you go through the Arches to test for the Ring, and you go through the Rings to test for the Shawl. I'll fix that now and I'll fix the one at the site tonight :)

 

Thanks, Mysti!

[Leala]

*shrug* Whichever works. :)