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**//Basic Statistics//** Name: Lifa Age: 21 Nationality: Atlian Socioeconomic Level as a child: Poor farmers Socioeconomic Level as an adult: Diplomat and Peacekeeper (Higher up than Kings and Queens) Hometown: Espennova, Prosperona Current Residence: Anglevia Occupation: Chógan and member of the King's Army Income: 120,000 gold pieces per year Talents/Skills: Flying, Sword Fighting, Languages, Diplomacy, Cooking(especially over a camp fire), Some herb knowledge Salary: 10,000 gold pieces per month Birth order: First born, 2 younger siblings Siblings (describe relationship): Younger sister Nova is 12. Younger brother Loki is 9. Nova was 2 when Lifa went off to Anglevia to learn. Lifa loved her little sister and often helped to care for her while her father was in the fields working and her mother was busy cleaning or cooking in the house. When Lifa left to go to Anglevia she knew her mother was pregnant with Loki but she has never actually met her baby brother. Spouse (describe relationship): None. Children (describe relationship): None. Mother: Brielle, 40- Her mother and her were very close before she left for Anglevia. She used to help her mother around the house. Her mother was teaching her how to cook, clean and to recognize herbs to help with healing and medicine. Father: Josiar, 42- Lifa didn't see her father much during the day but at night her father would teach her how to read and write before telling her a bedtime story. This was her first encounter with language and this influence in her life made her fall in love with words. Grandparents (describe relationship): Grandchildren (describe relationship): Significant Others (describe relationship): Relationship skills:

**//Physical Characteristics://** Height: 5'6" Weight: 145 lbs  Race: Chógan  Eye Color: Green  Hair Color: Brown  Skin color: White  Shape of Face: Oval  Distinguishing features: The large brown, bird wings on her back. They are 12 feet from wing tip to wing tip.  How does he/she dress? She wears black pants tucked into her black leather boots. Her shirt is black and wraps around her in the front covering her chest and under her armpits with ties in the back under her wings. This allows her to have room to use her wings.  Mannerisms: When a situation makes her nervous she fluffs out her wings and checks her sword in her scabbard.  Habits: (smoking, drinking etc.) Constantly needs to have chocolate in order to keep her energy up because flying around all the time uses so much of her energy. She eats about 4 ounces of chocolate every hour.  Health: She is very healthy as she must work out and practice sword fighting every day. Hobbies: Her hobbies include growing a garden, cooking, and reading. Favorite Sayings: Join the Army, visit exotic places, meet strange people, then kill them. Speech patterns: Very careful in her speech as she is learning to be a diplomat for her region. She chooses her words carefully to make sure that no one will misunderstand her meaning. When she is unsure what to say, she says nothing. Disabilities: None Style (Elegant, shabby etc.): As a member of the King's Army she is required to wear the same outfit every day as it is her uniform. Greatest flaw: Her wish to be normal Best quality: Loyalty

Educational Background: She grew up on a farm and didn't go to join up with the King's Army until she was 11. She learned to read and write from her parents. Then her parents sent her off with a family friend to go to Anglevia. She has been there for the past 10 years studying sword fighting, archery, languages, diplomacy, how to lead an army, flying, and furthering her education. She has been given an education on par with those of the nobility.
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Intelligence Level: She is smart. She tends to catch onto new ideas fairly quickly but she is far from being a genius.

Any Mental Illnesses? None

Learning Experiences: So far her education has been mostly set in a classroom kind of setting with an instructor and other students. Soon though she will be done with her training her learning experiences will be more practical as she will be out in the real world. Character's short-term goals in life: Pass her final exams in Anglevia so she can finally be made a full and active member of the King's Army.

Character's long-term goals in life: Destroy the evil villain that is slowly destroying the world.

How does Character see himself/herself? She sees herself as being good at what she does and she does enjoy it. Part of her though knows she could do her job without the wings on her back. She feels a little bit like a freak with them and wishes she didn't have them.

How does Character believe he/she is perceived by others? Lifa believes that people are afraid of her because she is a mystical being, she has been given authority over everyone else in the land because of how she was born, and because she is different from most people.

How self-confident is the character? Lifa is very confidant in her abilities to be an effective fighter and member of The King's Army, however, she is not confidant enough in herself yet to fully accept herself as Chógan. Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof? This character is controlled much more by emotions than by logic though she does an excellent job tempering those emotions. On the battlefield she appears calm, cool and collected as she leads people through her battle plans but when things go wrong she relies on her intuition to help her through.

What would most embarass this character? The thing that would most embarrass this character would be to do horrible on her final exams and not be allowed to be a full member of the King's Army.

**//Emotional Characteristics//** Strengths/Weaknesses: Lifa's strengths include her large heart, her sword fighting skills, her ability to learn new languages quickly, her intuition and her battle strategies. Her heart may also be a weakness as she doesn't like to see people suffer. Another weakness is longing to be able to be normal and go home to her family. Introvert or Extrovert? Introvert How does the character deal with anger? With her sword or by flying away. With sadness? Lifa likes to find a quite place to be alone when she is sad. With conflict? When there is conflict she avoids the person if she cares for them or challenges them to a sword fight if she doesn't. With change? Lifa is very flexible and perfectly fine with going with the flow. With loss? This is another instance where Lifa would seek time alone. What does the character want out of life? To be happy and with her family. What would the character like to change in his/her life? She would like to be able to get rid of her wings, return to her family and carry out the rest of her life as a peaceful farmer. What motivates this character? This character is motivated by the fact that even if she can't go home to her family she can help others in the world be at home, safe with their own loved ones. What frightens this character? Lifa is afraid that she will never see her family again. What makes this character happy? Her friends, flying, books and letters from home make her happy. Is the character judgmental of others? No. She feels that other should be allowed to make their own decisions and live their own lives as long as it isn't hurting someone else or impeding on someone else's right to live their life the way they want to. Is the character generous or stingy? Lifa is very generous. In fact, she sends most of the money she makes for training with the King's Army home to help her family. Is the character generally polite or rude? She is generally polite. Lifa has learned that being polite is helpful.

**//Spiritual Characteristics//** Does the character believe in a God? Goddess? Spiritual Being? No, in fact she has a grudge against the idea of there being a God, Goddess or Spiritual Being. What are the character's spiritual beliefs? Lifa believes that the world just is. She doesn't believe in a God or Goddess or Spiritual Being. She believes that no such thing exists because what kind of creator would be so cruel as to create the terrible things that happen to people? She also has a personal grudge against the Gods because she was born Chógan. Is religion or spirituality a part of this character's life? No If so, what role does it play?

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