Ishtara and Skywalker - Complete with Edits

[ishtara]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width: 420px; background-image:url(http://i.imgur.com/pN4s1.png); -moz-border-radius: 40px 0px 40px 0px; border-radius:40px 0px 40px 0px; padding: 10px; border: #181818 solid 10px; ] [STYLE=width: 340px; background-color: 333333; padding-top: 4px; text-align; center; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 16px; -moz-border-radius: 40px 0px 0px 0px; border-radius:40px 0px 0px 0px; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 5px; color: 777777;] Ishtara the Kind [/style][STYLE= border: 8px solid #333333; width: 100px; margin-top: -55px; float: right;][/style][STYLE=width: 340px; background-color: 181818; padding-top: 4px; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: -0.5px; color: 777777; text-align: justify;] Forget this life, come with me. Don't look back, you're safe now. [/style][STYLE= width: 290px; background-color: 5e5e5e; text-align: justify; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; line-height: 9px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 9px; color: 181818; -moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 40px 0px; border-radius:0px 0px 40px 0px;] FULL NAME: Ishtara - No middle or last name. The only title she possesses is 'The Kind', because of her caring heart and willingness to see the good in people .. even if there is none. ORIGINS: Ishtara was born in a village long since forgotten by the outside world. It is heavily fortified by mountains, and guarded by the Sky Runner family. The only time the valley's inhabitants are seen is once a year during the harvest, when grain, fruits, and hides are sold. In the current time period, Ishtara is around 28 years old. Currently, she is an <b>Outsider</b> to the native residents of Berk, though she looks to rectify this as soon as she can. GENDER & SEXUALITY: Female - Bisexual OCCUPATION: Ishtara is an Archer by vocation and a Healer by trade. She uses roots and herbs from her home valley to cure all manner of illness, as well as some herbs and roots not indigenous to her own home. [/style] [STYLE=width: 340px; background-color: 333333; padding-top: 4px; text-align; center; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 16px; -moz-border-radius: 40px 0px 0px 0px; border-radius:40px 0px 0px 0px; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 5px; color: 777777;] SKIN-DEEP HEARTS [/style][STYLE=width: 120px; height: 100px; background-color: 1e1e1e; padding-top: 4px; text-align; center; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 16px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px; border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 2px; color: 777777; margin-top: -55px; float: right;] GENERAL INFO [/style][STYLE=width: 340px; background-color: 181818; padding-top: 4px; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: -0.5px; color: 777777; text-align: justify;] By Odin's Grace, we live to love. [/style][STYLE= width: 290px; background-color: 5e5e5e; text-align: justify; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; line-height: 9px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 9px; color: 181818; -moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 40px 0px; border-radius:0px 0px 40px 0px;] LIKES: Skywalker and anything related to dragons of any type Finding and documenting the uses of new and different herbs and roots Romance is something she dreams of, so seeing lovers makes her happy enough to almost dance, and sad enough to nearly cry Food is something she indulges in often, though somehow manages to stay slim and fit. Sweets are her favorites; any type of cake is in danger DISLIKES: Any type of senseless violence; the old stories of fighting and killing dragons as a Rite of Passage disgusts and saddens her Disrespect of any kind is a pet peeve, as Ishtara believes that if one has earned respect then one should be given that respect Particularly slimy things, such as snails and frogs, she will not touch unless she absolutely has to. She prefers to let Skywalker deal with them. Cruelty, in all its forms, are abhorred by the healer. Seeing a dragon, or any creature, being abused or harmed garners her immediate ire, and she has been known to club someone over the head for hurting a creature unnecessarily POSITIVE TRAITS: Her kind spirit endears her to almost everyone, though there are those that dislike her simply because of the company she keeps. Not that Sky cares. Unfailing loyalty draws people to her as she earns their trust and loves them as if they were her own family. Courage unmatched, Ishtara will be the first one to take a step towards a new dragon species, or the first to try a new type of medical practice Her eye for detail gets the attention of leatherworkers or other herbologists, as she is able to discern slight details on different things NEGATIVE TRAITS: Ishtara loves easily, and thus betrayal can easily drag her down into a depression. Being headstrong, Ishtara can and usually does run headlong into sometimes dangerous situations. Many times she's nearly been killed. Often jumps to wild conclusions, and is known for making something small seem overly terrifying. A hero complex, Ishtara tends to want to emulate the original Dragon Riders, to the point of (when she was younger) fancying herself the reincarnation of Astrid. (Of course this has long since past, but she still harbors a childlike desire for the same type of romance.) AMBITIONS: To become one of the best doctors in the known world Seeing Skywalker find a lifemate is a dream for her, as Ishtara hopes to become a Dragon healer as well. To find, marry, and have a family with the man of her dreams. Ishtara wants to travel around the world, and see all the known wonders of the world FEARS: Heights - even though she trusts Skywalker to the utmost, being at a high point such as a cliff or a tower causes her to freeze up unless Skywalker is in sight Athazagoraphobia - the irrational fear of being forgotten or forgetting something. (In this time period, we'll call it the 'Forget-Me-Not Syndrome') Fears being unable to save a patient or someone she loves from sickness or death Big dogs - when she was younger she was chased down by a large dog-like creature. To this day she can't remember if it was her imagination or an actual creature. SECRETS: When she was younger, Ishtara was attacked by a spectral creature, approximately the size of a large Great Dane. It made a horrifying screeching sound, and when it was about to attack, Ishtara blacked out. To this day, she is terrified of someone finding out just what she saw, and being alienated by those she holds dear. She refuses to tell anyone of how she originally met Skywalker, in that it was Ishtara's fault that Skywalker's parents were killed by bandits and their hides harvested. Even her Dragon doesn't know this. OVERALL PERSONALITY: Ishtara is a kind and caring individual, often going above and beyond the call of duty to help someone in need. Loyal to a fault, her trust is easily gained. But yet, like any good mirror it is gorgeous while whole. When broken, however, it can never return to what it was before. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: A head of dirty blonde hair hangs down past her mid-back, framing a narrow yet pretty face. Narrow, almost cat-like blue eyes gazed out above high regal cheekbones, a button nose resting above perpetually smiling red lips. Thin, femininely muscled shoulders extended into long arms with long, dainty fingers, perfectly manicured nails resting on the tips. Skin was browned and tanned by constant sunlight, bearing a slight dusting of freckles on her shoulders. Clothing was generally green in color and furred along the collar, dropping down into 'bell' sleeves held together by leather straps. The bodice only came to the tops of her hips before conjoining into two single strips, one in front and one in back, long legs hidden by leather breeches that extended and disappeared into fur-lined boots. Arm length leather gloved, lined on the insides with soft fur, served to both protect her arms from the cold and also serve as a buffer for the bowstring when it was drawn and released. [/style] [STYLE=width: 340px; background-color: 333333; padding-top: 4px; text-align; center; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 16px; -moz-border-radius: 40px 0px 0px 0px; border-radius:40px 0px 0px 0px; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 5px; color: 777777;] MADE US WHO WE ARE [/style][STYLE=width: 120px; height: 100px; background-color: 1e1e1e; padding-top: 4px; text-align; center; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 16px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px; border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 2px; color: 777777; margin-top: -55px; float: right;] BLAST FROM THE PAST [/style][STYLE=width: 340px; background-color: 181818; padding-top: 4px; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: -0.5px; color: 777777; text-align: justify;] If today was your last day, and tomorrow was too late, could you say goodbye to yesterday? [/style][STYLE= width: 290px; background-color: 5e5e5e; text-align: justify; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; line-height: 9px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 9px; color: 181818; -moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 40px 0px; border-radius:0px 0px 40px 0px;] HISTORY: Ishtara was born in Meathead Village. Raised by a loving mother and father, Ishtara's life was pretty much normal. She learned basic healing arts from her mother, and was often sent to gather herbs in the woods. It was here that Ishtara met and befriended the local Sky Runner dragon family. The parents had no names, but they allowed the blonde child to call them 'Lina' and 'Koso', after Ishtara's two cats that hung around the barn. It was about a month after meeting these great creatures that Ishtara's life would change forever. Whilst gathering herbs in the woods, the blonde girl was attacked by a spectral creature that would haunt her dreams for the rest of her life. It stalked her as she ran through the woods, eventually cornering her near the dragon's lair. It lunged for her, and with a scream.. she blacked out. Hours later, she woke to anguished cries. Crawling through the bushes, she would stare in horror as human bandits - hide traders by their looks - strung up the dragon parents. Their anguished cries were silenced abruptly as Ishtara looked on in horror. Running back to the lair, she knew that Lina and Koso had three eggs. Of course, egg thieving dragons had found two of the eggs, and were going for the third. Screaming at the top of her lungs, she scared the thieves away. For over the course of the next month or so, Ishtara would hide the egg in her bar and incubate it, making sure it wasn't too hot or too cold. Her hard work paid off when she awoke the next morning and went to go check on the egg. There laid, tripping over long legs, was a down covered little dragon whose legs and wings were too long for its body. It stared at ishtara.. before letting out a heartbreaking cry. It leapt at the girl and clung to her, leaving little claw marks on her shoulders. The young Viking and the Hatchling bonded that day ... and have been together ever since. Years went by, and Ishtara learned the ways of the archer in order to protect both herself and the Dragon she'd long since learned to ride. The Archer's mind had repressed the gruesome memories of that night, and to this day she has never told her dragon, thusly named 'Skywalker' for the way she seems to walk across the sky when she flies, about that terrible night and why Skywalker was born with no family. {More as I think of it.} [/style] [STYLE=width: 340px; background-color: 333333; padding-top: 4px; text-align; center; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 16px; -moz-border-radius: 40px 0px 0px 0px; border-radius:40px 0px 0px 0px; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 5px; color: 777777;] COMBAT && DRAGON [/style][STYLE=width: 120px; height: 100px; background-color: 1e1e1e; padding-top: 4px; text-align; center; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 16px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px; border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 2px; color: 777777; margin-top: -55px; float: right;] FIGHT TO THE DEATH [/style][STYLE=width: 340px; background-color: 181818; padding-top: 4px; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: -0.5px; color: 777777; text-align: justify;] Every Tear, Every Smile, Paid in Full. [/style][STYLE= width: 290px; background-color: 5e5e5e; text-align: justify; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; line-height: 9px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 9px; color: 181818; -moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 40px 0px; border-radius:0px 0px 40px 0px;] WEAPON OF CHOICE: An average recurve bow made out of ash and reinforced with dragon's bone. FIGHTING STYLE: Ishtara is a ranged fighter, preferring to rain arrows upon her enemies from afar. DRAGON NAME: Skywalker - shortened to Sky DRAGON BREED: Sky Runner - Strike Class DRAGON DESCRIPTION: oi39.tinypic.com/t4zpty.jpg Image of Skywalker They are about the height of a Clydesdale with furred stomachs and cheeks. They have soft, down like manes and feathery crests on their heads and tails, giving them the appearance of a large bird from above. Their wings are feathered instead of webbed, leading people to confuse them with hippogryphs or the rarely seen Ambassador Dragon*. Color differentiates between males and females. Males are generally brighter colored, often red or blue or in rare cases white, while females are usually darker colored, such as browns, blacks or greys. Colors are often mixed, with the main body being one color, crest and manes being another, and another color along their necks and backs. Their eyes are generally blue or green and slitted, and their claws are always black and razor sharp for grabbing their food. DRAGON PERSONALITY: Skywalker is known for being standoffish to anyone but Ishtara, though if given enough time she will warm up to someone she feels is worth being friendly to. Loyal and protective, Ishtara rarely has to worry about anyone messing with her as Skywalker has been known to headbutt someone to make them get away. DRAGON TECHNIQUES: They have a 'Fight or Flight' system, prompting them to generally flee from combat. Though if cornered, they emit a sort of musk that acts as a harmless sedative, allowing them to either attack or flee. It has been recently discovered, though, that a Sky Runner has a four (4) shot limit, though Skywalker has yet to come into this ability for herself. [/style] [STYLE=width: 340px; background-color: 333333; padding-top: 4px; text-align; center; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 16px; -moz-border-radius: 40px 0px 0px 0px; border-radius:40px 0px 0px 0px; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 5px; color: 777777;] EVERYTHING ELSE [/style][STYLE=width: 120px; height: 100px; background-color: 1e1e1e; padding-top: 4px; text-align; center; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 16px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px; border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 2px; color: 777777; margin-top: -55px; float: right;] OOC INFORMATION [/style][STYLE=width: 340px; background-color: 181818; padding-top: 4px; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: -0.5px; color: 777777; text-align: justify;] Who I Am is What I'll Be [/style][STYLE= width: 290px; background-color: 5e5e5e; text-align: justify; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; line-height: 9px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 9px; color: 181818; -moz-border-radius: 0px 0px 40px 0px; border-radius:0px 0px 40px 0px;] CHARACTER FACE CLAIM: None Yet KEYWORD HIDDEN IN THE RULES: ******** OOC NAME TO CALL YOU: Tess RP EXAMPLE: Ishtara clung to the saddle grip as Skywalker leapt from the deck of the ship, ran into the sky while pumping her powerful wings, and dived toward Berk. This was where the original group had first bonded with and rode their dragons into battle against the Seadragonus Gigantus Maximus past Hellheim's Gate. Skywalker smacked her tail against Ishtara's leg, bringing the woman out of her reverie. "I know, I'm sorry. I'm just excited - I've always wanted to come here." A low grunting warble sound, and the blonde glared at her dragon, "Oh stop it." Eventually the two would land, and Ishtara would dismount from the saddle, Skywalker snorting and shaking her head before biting at a leaf in her friend's hair. Long fingers were ran through her hair, before Ishtara made her way into the town proper, curious as to what the place looked like. Mostly she wanted to see the arena where, decades ago, teenagers had been forced to kill a Monstrous Nightmare as a Rite of Passage. Coming to the arena, she would lean against the outer ring, staring into the old thing. What stories those stones could tell. Skywalker stared at her rider for a long time .. before bumping her nose against the woman’s back and jerking her head. They had to go see if there were any places to live, either in the village proper or somewhere outside it. [/style]

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*RKB's Ambassador dragon and my Sky Runner dragon share similarities, such as body structure and wings. I felt it right to mention this little funfact and make it known that I did NOT intend to steal her design. ;.; ILU RKB.

[PIME2]

Occupation – While you gave an occupation and vocation, you didn’t give standing in comparison to Berk. It’s obvious which one it is, but you need to say that they’re outsiders so we know you know.

Dislikes – Hm, about the ‘sour’ thing. Even if I ignore the fact that Granny smiths are were first cultivated in Australia in the 1800s; that means all fruit make her nauseous, which does feel iffy.

History – The Hysterian Continent (never thought of using the word continent) I should probably give you the basic info about Hysteria in this world. You can keep Hysteria if you’re willing to change what how your history goes, or you can change the place to another foreign land. Hysteria was prodragons until 21 years ago, when the last leader took over. They would have found out about any dragons in the island (especially in villages) and made sure they weren’t there or dead.

I'll leave the dragon section to to the Admins, since I don't know if' they've been accepted or not.

OOC – If you’re going to change your name to Cloud, you should change it on the app as well.

Other than that as far it looks good really, relatively well rounded character.

P.S. One last nit pick I noticed, it's centries ago not decades since Hiccup's time.

[REDKITEBAIT]

Okay my turn! Though Pime's covered most of the issues there's just one last thing I see that might need editing:

Since the Barbaric Archipelago is in the far north and is nearly always cold; I think it's quite impractical for your character to be wearing her legs bare and having sandals.

Also I noted your confusion in the cbox about how to communicate between you and your dragon - if Ishtara knew Dragonese, the language of the dragons, she would be able to communicate with Skywalker. (Dragonese is a canon language set in stone by the HTTYD books.)

[REDKITEBAIT]

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[style=margin-top: -6px; width: 260px; font-size: 12px; font-family: tahoma]That's better. You may now RP.

Please:
1. Link your profile to your signature.
2. Add yourself to the MEMBER DIRECTORY
3. Add your FC/PB to the LIST if you need to.
4. Get Plotting!