Post by Grim on Sept 22, 2017 23:20:14 GMT
Appearance
Elise is fairly tall at 5’8” and is 23 years of age. She has long silver hair and amber colored eyes, making her easy to spot even in the lavish courts of Alendron. She has a fit but feminine build but lacks the larger assets of her older sisters. She is considered quite comely and to go with her silver hair she also has fair skin despite being on the sea and exposed to the sun. Even as a young girl she could be found in some sort of armor much like her older brother, generally speaking she wears a suit of 1/2 plate and mail armor covered in Cuir Bouilli to help protect it when she is underway on the seas. Though when in civilized land or back at home she can be seen in her set of plate armor, her last gift from her father before he passed away.
Background
Elise is the youngest of eight siblings, she has two older brothers and five older sister. Born into a relatively minor noble household of Alendron she was schooled in all classical schooling a noblewoman would need but rarely cared for any of it. Instead she preferred to be out in the bailey training with her brothers and their trainer. When not being tutored or down with brothers, she would be with her father learning how the sail the sea’s. Learning how to navigate and to captain a ship. Her favorite ship was the Caravel “Lucky Siren”. A new designed ship that was relatively fast but highly maneuverable ship. It was here on the deck of this ship that Elise knew what she wanted to be. An adventurer like some of the old folk heros, to go out into the wild seas, tame them and return home to share tales of the strangeness beyond the horizon.
While her mother would try her best to make sure she didn’t indulge in these things her father helped her out often taking her along on voyages just so she could take part in her interests. As she became older she was allowed to fully train with her brothers learning the proper way to fight, she spent countless hours learning how to use her disadvantages and turn them into advantages. It was around this time of about age 12 her family really started to try to work their way up the social ladder. A much more prominent house had taken an interest in the family as Elise’s family had been doing very well in business and the other house was hoping to use that to extend both of the families political reach. The other noble family’s oldest child was a girl of about the same age as Elise named Juliette. The got along famously and whenever the families would meet up the two would be away off to their own devices. During these outings it was the first time Elise had started to see something she hadn’t, her brothers and sisters always talked of seeing someone in a special way or sometimes in more lewd words. Elise never seen that, she only seen her true love as the sea. A glorious and beautiful maiden that treated all fairly and equally. Things change though and the more time she spent with Juliette the more she finally understood what her older siblings were talking about.
Finally on the turn of her 18th birthday both Elise and Juliette had met up at a feast that their families had been through to celebrate the joining of the two houses by marriage. Juliettes younger sister was betrothed to Elise’s youngest brother, and for the two girls they had been accepted into a business college that was created by one of the most well known business woman in the land. The two had gotten into the wine stating that where going up into the dorms to study since they were heading out the next day for the college. In this intoxicated state both of the girls finally stated what they had known for some time. It went quickly from there and if one was to ask Elise her favorite memory of all it would have be that night.
The two young women finally gave into their base desires and were well underway learning the fullest about each other when a very prestigious and renowned noblewoman walked in on them in the middle of the act. Screaming as if a demon the older lady drew the attention of the girl’s familes. Their mothers were mortified and their fathers disappointed. It was a bad few months after that. The lady who had passed out had done her level best to sink both families into debt by scaring away or coercing their clients and supporters away. While Elise’s own family did not ostracize her, the were not happy for because of her act they were all suffering. The same could not be said of her lover Juliette. She had been all but banished from her family and was seen as a dark mark on their family.
In the later months the two slowly devised a plan, they would run away together and take one of her father’s ships and they would sail the sea’s, build their own crews become truly free as they seen it. Though they did their best Elises father caught wind of it and in a showing of true love for his daughter pulled her aside the night she was to run away. He stopped her and pulled her close in for a hug and handed her a letter before kissing her on her head and whispering some words into her ears. She had been left stunned she thought it was over at this point, that their plans were ruined. Instead she found a letter signed by both her mom and her father. Telling her that her family's prize ship was now hers and her’s alone. She rode like a banshee into the night tears rolling down her eyes. Finally after a hard ride she met up with her lover and together they headed to where her ship awaited.
What followed was some of the most intense years for Elise. The two were as close as ever, her crew had become know as competent Privateer's and bounty hunters. With her family old contacts abroad had even made a decent living trading. Though as all good things must do it came to an end. They were at a port on the southern coast of Routaille out at the markets selling their wares and restocking their ship when they were set upon by bounty hunters. It was a large group and they did not look like they wanted to play any games. The girl’s had no choice but to hear them out. Juliette’s family wanted her to return, they said her sisters missed her and they would forgive her if she just came home. Elise was ready to fight if she had to, all that needed be said. The demand was simple, Juliette returned home and they were gone, or if not things would start happening. Elise knew before the sad words had escaped Juliette’s mouth. She was returning home. It broke both of their hearts to leave one another but Juliette would never stay if it meant anything bad would happen to her Elise. That was the longest voyage of Elise’s career to date, they returned home for the first time in years. She was met by a father who clearly knew the pain his daughter was feeling.
Elise remained for some time with her family and despite the disapproval of her mother she learned a lesson that day in the form a saying that her father had whispered to her the day she ran away. Since then while still a free spirit and in love with the sea, if it came to it she would return in a heartbeat to help her family. Though she does her best by trying to run cargo for her family and bounty hunting, exploring, privateering in her family’s name hoping to one day undo the damage she did to her family’s name.
While her mother would try her best to make sure she didn’t indulge in these things her father helped her out often taking her along on voyages just so she could take part in her interests. As she became older she was allowed to fully train with her brothers learning the proper way to fight, she spent countless hours learning how to use her disadvantages and turn them into advantages. It was around this time of about age 12 her family really started to try to work their way up the social ladder. A much more prominent house had taken an interest in the family as Elise’s family had been doing very well in business and the other house was hoping to use that to extend both of the families political reach. The other noble family’s oldest child was a girl of about the same age as Elise named Juliette. The got along famously and whenever the families would meet up the two would be away off to their own devices. During these outings it was the first time Elise had started to see something she hadn’t, her brothers and sisters always talked of seeing someone in a special way or sometimes in more lewd words. Elise never seen that, she only seen her true love as the sea. A glorious and beautiful maiden that treated all fairly and equally. Things change though and the more time she spent with Juliette the more she finally understood what her older siblings were talking about.
Finally on the turn of her 18th birthday both Elise and Juliette had met up at a feast that their families had been through to celebrate the joining of the two houses by marriage. Juliettes younger sister was betrothed to Elise’s youngest brother, and for the two girls they had been accepted into a business college that was created by one of the most well known business woman in the land. The two had gotten into the wine stating that where going up into the dorms to study since they were heading out the next day for the college. In this intoxicated state both of the girls finally stated what they had known for some time. It went quickly from there and if one was to ask Elise her favorite memory of all it would have be that night.
The two young women finally gave into their base desires and were well underway learning the fullest about each other when a very prestigious and renowned noblewoman walked in on them in the middle of the act. Screaming as if a demon the older lady drew the attention of the girl’s familes. Their mothers were mortified and their fathers disappointed. It was a bad few months after that. The lady who had passed out had done her level best to sink both families into debt by scaring away or coercing their clients and supporters away. While Elise’s own family did not ostracize her, the were not happy for because of her act they were all suffering. The same could not be said of her lover Juliette. She had been all but banished from her family and was seen as a dark mark on their family.
In the later months the two slowly devised a plan, they would run away together and take one of her father’s ships and they would sail the sea’s, build their own crews become truly free as they seen it. Though they did their best Elises father caught wind of it and in a showing of true love for his daughter pulled her aside the night she was to run away. He stopped her and pulled her close in for a hug and handed her a letter before kissing her on her head and whispering some words into her ears. She had been left stunned she thought it was over at this point, that their plans were ruined. Instead she found a letter signed by both her mom and her father. Telling her that her family's prize ship was now hers and her’s alone. She rode like a banshee into the night tears rolling down her eyes. Finally after a hard ride she met up with her lover and together they headed to where her ship awaited.
What followed was some of the most intense years for Elise. The two were as close as ever, her crew had become know as competent Privateer's and bounty hunters. With her family old contacts abroad had even made a decent living trading. Though as all good things must do it came to an end. They were at a port on the southern coast of Routaille out at the markets selling their wares and restocking their ship when they were set upon by bounty hunters. It was a large group and they did not look like they wanted to play any games. The girl’s had no choice but to hear them out. Juliette’s family wanted her to return, they said her sisters missed her and they would forgive her if she just came home. Elise was ready to fight if she had to, all that needed be said. The demand was simple, Juliette returned home and they were gone, or if not things would start happening. Elise knew before the sad words had escaped Juliette’s mouth. She was returning home. It broke both of their hearts to leave one another but Juliette would never stay if it meant anything bad would happen to her Elise. That was the longest voyage of Elise’s career to date, they returned home for the first time in years. She was met by a father who clearly knew the pain his daughter was feeling.
Elise remained for some time with her family and despite the disapproval of her mother she learned a lesson that day in the form a saying that her father had whispered to her the day she ran away. Since then while still a free spirit and in love with the sea, if it came to it she would return in a heartbeat to help her family. Though she does her best by trying to run cargo for her family and bounty hunting, exploring, privateering in her family’s name hoping to one day undo the damage she did to her family’s name.
Assets
The Caravel “Lucky Siren” is her home, crewed by a competent crew of various backgrounds. She is usually seen with a longsword and when on deck with a nice arming sword. Most of the time she is either in her leather covered plated armor or in a more simple sailor’s clothing. She also has a fine arbalest taken from some pirate that thought they could get away with attacking her ship.