[piosenniel]

PLACING THIS FOR:

starkat – (who will be out of town for a couple of days)

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APPLYING FOR:

Swordmaiden character (An old childhood friend of Sandrina's that had been waiting for Sandrina's arrival in Gondor because she is the daughter of one of the trading families due to trade with her.)

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Character Description Form:

1.) Have you ever played in an RPG at the Barrow Downs? – YES/NO - Which one? No

2.) How many RPG’s on the Barrow Downs are you currently involved in? None

List them, please:

Please note you may play in only 2 (TWO) Shire games at one time. Exceptions to this may be made for this on a case by case basis by the Shire Moderators. (The Green Dragon Inn DOES NOT count as a game for this.)


3.) Have you posted in The Green Dragon Inn – YES/NO Yes
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For your character please include:

NAME: Anora

AGE: Twenty-three

RACE: Human

GENDER: Female

WEAPONS A sword given to her by her father. The blade is a simple one. Anora keeps it well sharpened. The scabbard is made of plain brown leather with no adornments. She also carries a short hunting knife. Anora knows how to use both blades for self defense.

APPEARANCE: light brown hair, green eyes, wears a dark green cloak and wears earth toned clothing of excellent quality. Wears fine dresses when needed.

PERSONALITY/STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: Anora looks at things from a youthful perspective. She is very optimistic and harbors hope that her friend might be alive since all that had been found was Sandrina’s sword. She is confident in her swordsmanship and her horsemanship. She enjoys working in the family trading business. Her strengths are negotiation and optimism. Anora is very good and talking people around to her point of view. She also has a very compassionate heart. Some of her optimism and self confidence is faked. She harbors private fears of failing her family. Even though she is good at negotiation, Anora takes a few minutes to find her footing. Once she gets started she does well, but until then she appears to be stumbling.

HISTORY: Anora’s family has been in the trading business for several generations. She has no brothers, so her father taught her the family business. A young woman of twenty-three, Anora has been on business travels for her father several times. Her negotiation skills have allowed her to handle difficult clients and expand the family business. She had been in Gondor awaiting Sandrina, Arthur, and Samuel when she received word that Sandrina had been killed. Anora had known Sandrina during their childhood and was very upset. When she learned that all Arthur and Samuel had found was Sandrina’s sword, she began hoping that there was a slim chance that her childhood friend was alive. Nine months after Sandrina’s disappearance, Anora found herself in Rohan on another trading journey. She had already met with a client and delivered a shipment. Anora made a stop at the inn to rest before returning home.

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starkat’s post

Anora had been in Rohan visiting clients for her family’s trading business. She was due to begin her return journey home tomorrow. Deciding to make a stop overnight to rest her horse was an easy decision to make. She had just come downstairs and had taken a seat when a cloaked figure entered the inn.

Anora watched as the cloaked figure took a seat on a stool and pulled back her hood. The sight of the young woman’s auburn hair brought back some of Anora’s childhood memories. Anora could remember playing with a young girl with similar colour hair. I wonder what happened to Sandrina. Her body was never found.

Shaking off her reverie, Anora ordered food and took a seat. The young woman thought about her trip to Rohan. After taking care of business, she had spent time visiting family friends. She had sent word to her father that she was preparing to return home, when her horse had become lame. Worried that it might get worse if she continued, Anora had made the decision to stop.

She had been relieved to learn that her horse just needed rest. Anora’s attention was brought back to the present as she watched the auburn-haired woman at the counter. She saw a frown cross the young woman’s face. I hope she is alright. I cannot help shake the feeling that I have seen her before.

When Anora saw the young woman put her head on her hand and then sit upright, it struck a cord in her memory. That’s it! She looks like an older version of Sandrina! I wonder who she is. Anora watched as the young woman turned to look around the room.

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