Ursa

[&]Name/Alias: (Originally created by Emilie)
[&]Age:
[&]Experience:
[&]Member Title: midwife and herbalist/bodyworker.
[&]In the event of unexplained inactivity, should we kill off or adopt out your character?:


[&]Full Name: Ursa
[&]Soul Name: N/A
[&]Tribe: Plainsrunner (Sunfolk origin)
[&]Age: 192, young adult
[&]Gender: female

[&]List Of Personality:
-Calm.
-Proud of whom she is and what she can do.
-Nursing.
-Patient.
-Clever.
-Sensitive.
-Attentive to details.
-Kind, but not always friendly.
-Strong sense of duty.
-Hates feeling like she is bad at things and will fight fiercely to become better at those things.
-Observant and learns quickly.
-Can be distrustful of strangers.
-Soft hearted, but can be tough when needed.

[&]Skills other than Sending?:
-Singing and dancing: above average.
-Sending: strong but not very comfortable with it.
-Midwifery: expert.
-Herbalist: average.
-Riding: above average.
-Herding: average.
-Physical therapy: expert.
-Spear: below average.
-Bow: average.
-Knife: skilled. She fights better short-range.
-Hunting: above average.
-Close combat: efficient.
-Tailoring: can perform simple tasks like patching up fabrics. Would like to learn more.
-Cooking: above average.
-Bee keeping: above average.

[&]Likes/Dislikes:
Likes:
-Being close to animals, and herding. It gives her a sense of peace.
-Dancing and singing.
-Practicing her skills.
-Soft furs and physical intimacy. She enjoys joining a lot and is open to everything (and with everyone) but she prefers there being an emotional connection.
-Drinking and other such merriments. Doesn’t hold her liquor well and gets drunk very fast.
-Being a midwife and bringing new life into the world.
-Nursing and playing with the tribe’s kitlings.
-Honey and deserts.
Dislikes:
-Humans and trolls.
-Being underestimated.
-Thirst.
-Killing things, even if it’s just game.
-Messiness.
-Isn’t too comfortable with the wolves.
-Failing her family and tribe.

[&]Family:
Mother: Hoarfrost.
Father: Ber.
Siblings: Lume.
[&]History:
Ursa is the youngest daughter of Hoarfrost, a herbalist, and Ber, lovemates who recognized twice. The pups’ father and mother were both very calm and nurturing and loved both of them well. When Lume started showing some aptitude for identifying and mixing plants in order to find use of them, her parents gently urged her to be the best she could be, teaching her what they knew with everlasting patience and gentle words. Their infinite support extended to their youngest daughter as well and they never treated her differently, but during her childhood Ursa would still at times feel a pang of jealousy at not having the same amount of skill at something, like Lume did. She didn’t understand how she, as a child of recognition, wasn’t “special”. One day, when her big sister were gathering roots for a balm to help soothe aching feet, Ursa lost her cool and the two of them got into a headed fight which their parents had to break up. Surprised at the behavior of the usually so gentle and soft-spoken Ursa, Hoarfrost and Ber sat down and had a talk with her, and after some thinking and a talk with the tribe’s chief, they decided that Ursa might train as a midwife so that her nimble fingers and patience could be used for something good.
Over the following turns of the seasons Ursa grew into an accomplished midwife, and when the tribe split most of the small family opted to follow Tusk rather than Araf, as his ways fit their own values better. Only Lume remained with Araf, having formed a close bond with an elf from his part of the tribe. Not too long after their split Ursa’s powers as a bodyworker and herbalist slowly began to surface, but she still has a lot of learning before being properly able to use the herbs in remedies, though she know a lot about the body of an elf from the teachings of her parents. Many turns later Ursa lost her father to a snake’s poisonous bite. He had been out hunting and was found far too late for the healers to do anything about it. It had been Ursa who as the first had started worrying and traced his tracks. When she found him she tried what little herbal lore she knew but it was nowhere near enough and Ber died in her arms. Wrecked with guilt at being unable to do anything when she was needed the most, Ursa retreated into herself. Hoarfrost was broken, having lost the love of her life, but she recognized that her kittling needed her care and guidance. Together they slowly found a way to move on and when Ursa finally started to smile again her mother felt a great weight lifted from her heart.
Hoarfrost left not long after Ursa’s 170th turn. Ursa was deeply affected by her mother’s choice but accepted her reason for leaving, namely to find Lume again and rekindle their relationship. Ursa stayed with Tusk’s tripe.

[&]Often seen wearing: She likes red, blue and green hues. She often wears a light brown dress that fits close for moving in comfortably, with pieces of embroidery on the sleeves, neckline and the bottom. She has a honey-colored coat made from a very soft piece of hide. For her feet she has a pair of very old and frayed boots her sister once made for her from the skin of a badger. She takes very good care of her hands and always wears a pair of gloves. Her favorite is a pair made of horse leather, but she also has snakeskin glovest that are good against rain and a fancy pair in rich colors.
[&]Body: Dark skin and fine features.
[&]Height/Build: slender but strong and muscled. She is tall for a female elf.
[&]Hair: Her hair is long, shiny and so dark brown that it is almost black. She likes to keep it fashioned into elaborate styles with braids, but mostly it’s put into a single braid down her back. She weaves feathers and small stones into it.
[&]Eyes: Dark brown.
[&]Picture:


winterwear

[&]Bonded animal: none yet.
[&]Bond age (max is late 20s for wolves):

Any other information:
None yet, I’ll know more when I start.