Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Character: Cassandra Berkshire

This young lady isn't a key personage in my book, but she is the love of Cailus, future High King. It was fun making a lady who was actually a lady, for most of the time I make my women scrappy. I can't stand women in distress...it drives me nuts.

Born to a mage and weaver woman, her father brought them north to live once he realized his daughter had the knack for divination. He didn't want her used by the lesser noble Houses of the south. He found sanctuary within the walls of Goldleaf, selling his talents as mage and paying for his daughter to be tutored. It was here that Cassandra met Cailus, youngest son of Lord Goldleaf. He had little patients with reading so Cassndra would help him with the subject as much as possible. A friendship developed until it bloomed into love. As the youngest son he was freer to marry whom ever he wanted, but when both his brothers as well as his father died he was suddenly thrust into role of Leader and such a union was most likely no longer viable. But she stuck by his side as his mage advisor and in hopes that he will be allowed to marry her.

Cassandra is human, thirty two years old, about five foot two and one hundred twenty pounds. Her build is slight, she is muscular, because she trains with the staff often, and her fingers very long and tapered. Her face is oval with high cheek bones, a small nose and unobtrusive ears. Her eyes are hazel and big and doe like. Her dark chestnut hair is kept in a single braid which falls to her butt.

She wears a dark maroon robe with large sleeves which falls to her finger tips and flares at the end. It is conservative, showing only her neck and feet with a little bit of braiding and decorations.

Cassandra speaks quietly, with calming words. She sometimes speak in large words common to her profession when she becomes excited about something. She does not understand the intricacies of court life, but tries to stay out of its way.

She is merely a background character for the most part, but she could be used in your roleplaying campaign as a quest giver or even someone to ask a divination question of if the campaign is in the north.
Tomorrow: Slippery Eel Inn and Tavern

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