---Player Information

Name/Alias: Samantha AKA Sami
Gender: Female
Where You Found this Board: Live Journal
Prior Roleplay Experience: I've been roleplaying the last five to six years.

---Character Information

Name: Gwenna Hunter AKA "Wen"
Age: 17 almost 18
Birthplace: The village of Riversedge in the northern part of Tortall, near the Scanran border.
Position: Commoner/ Queen's Rider
History: Gwenna was born to a father that was a hunter and fur-trader and a mother who used the furs to make things and sell them in the village. She is the oldest of three children and she helped her mother take care of her younger brother and sister.
By the age of 5, Gwenna had taken over the position of village sheep and goat herd. A job she did in exchange for learning reading, writing and basic math.
When she got a little older, she began to hunt with her father and learn the tricks of the trade, such as not being seen or heard. When she didn't go with him, she spent the time with her mother who taught her more lady-like abilities.
Finally, after turning 15 and arguing with her parents, they agreed to allow her to go to Corus and become one of the Queen's Riders. To show her appreciation of the opportunity, Gwenna told her parent's that what money she made, she would send some back.
Having been with the Riders for two years, she's aware of the ropes and is comfortable with the job, enjoying every day.
Personality: Gwenna is very aloof and stand-off-ish. She appears arrogant. But if an outsider watches her long enough, they notice how others migrate to her and begin talking to her openly. She's a natural leader though somewhat of a reluctant one. She has a general mistrust of people and doesn't like the idea of having to be responsible for those under her. She takes the job given without complaint and is a competant leader, but she prefers it when others in the group figure out the situation for themselves. She also is a stickler for respect and feels that others do not have to like her, but the should respect her. She will give them the same in return.
She isn't a very religious person, though, she does pray to the Threefold Goddess, her parton. She is a bit superstitious and always wears a necklace that has the foot of the first rabbit she ever caught for luck.
Because of where she grew up, Gwenna doesn't have any particular "ethnic/nationality" prejudices, but she does have a tendency to not look highly on regular army people because of the opinion passed down from her father. Not to mention it's said that she hates everyone equally... until they get to know her.
Gwenna is definitely not a morning person, though she has an uncanny ability to wake up, dress and get in the saddle quicker than anyone. She also has a few quirks and hobbies. One particular pet peeve is when people call her "ma'am". She doesn't think she's old enough to be called a "ma'am". She also has a tendency to tap the top of a surface with whatever she has in her hand, annoying even herself. Her hobbies are sewing and knitting. It's not odd to see her in front of the fire when out in the field mending her clothes, or even the clothes of her Riders group members because she enjoys it.
Gwenna's weaknesses aren't well defined. She can be a micro-manager when she really doesn't need to be, however that can be a strength in some instances. She doesn't have a short temper, but she does have a sharp tongue. An incredibly quick wit that can hurt other's feelings gets away from her sometimes, though she generally does not regret anything she says.
Physical Appearance: Gwenna is short at 5'2" and stocky at 135lbs. Her hair is dark blonde with natural red highlights, slightly past the shoulder in length and curly beyond all ability to tame; which is why it's usually in a horsetail. Her blue/grey eyes are set evenly in a round, full face. Her nose is short and a little fleshy at the end and her lips are full, the lower lip more so than the top. Her chin is rounded and stubborn.
Her hands are scarred from doing work that didn't always agree with her and her skin is very lightly tanned where it can be seen. Her usual dress is breeches, shirts and occassionally a tunic of earth-tones and dark blues. Calf high soft leather boots are her favorite. And the rabbit's foot is never far from her.
Sample Post:

Gwenna released a deep sigh and watched two Rider trainees argue over who was to dig the latrine. She never did like it when the trainees came on holiday with her group, it never turned out to be a holiday. I'll get a vacation someday, I swear, though I fear I will have to die first, she thought glumly as she dismounted.
Approaching the two, she stopped short of them and stood there, watching them intently. After a moment, one stopped talking and in turn, so did the other. With both now looking at her, she crossed her arms over her chest and inhaled deeply.
"Are the two of you finished? There's quite a few people at our camp here on this alleged holiday that would like to use the latrine before nightfall. Thank you."