Full Name: Sandria Raeya Zhan [goes by Raeya]
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Element: Water
Birthplace: Northern Water Tribe
Position: None/Pirate
Personality: Raeya is a very free spirit. she is generally chaotic in her nature, although is more chaotic good than chaotic neutral. she enjoys freedom, and thinks that some things like laws, some traditions, and a lot of people's so-called "morals" are just excuses for people to enslave themselves to silly things to make them feel better about doing so. apart from that, however, Raeya is generally a cheerful (but not ditzy) person who is difficult to upset. as long as people do not try to boss her around or try to impose their morals upon her, she is rather easy to get along with. (some might say "Too easy".)
Raeya embodies water to the T, and it shows through her bending. She follows the path of least resistance, going with the flow with almost anything. While she could be considered agnostic as well as amoral, she is amiable. To her, right and wrong are just silly delusions of the human mind, and laws are set in place by those in power to keep those not in power from ever ascending. She is a very liberal thinker, and dismisses traditions readily, considering her past and the involved conflicts with said types of traditions.
She possesses respectable knowledge of the world and its workings because of her travels, And she is always open to learn more, even if she does not actively seek for knowledge like a scholar.
She is a very easy-going woman who will laugh at (or perhaps mock) anything that comes her way, including herself sometimes. She has no qualms about offending people, but most folks who have a good sense of humor aren't offended by her witty sass. Similar to her stance on good and evil, she cares nothing for the feelings of those she hurts from offensive remarks. She is known for countering with a statement reminiscent of the following.
"laughing loosens one's ass muscles enough so that one's head does not get lodged too far up."She is very slow to anger. Even the traditions of the Northern Water Tribe did not so much anger her as much as they simply bugged her. It did not help that her life was not necessarily one of chastity. Men... Women... if Raeya thought it'd make for a fun night, she'd hit it if the other party was willing. She was and is very open in her actions and her views. She is not afraid to flirt with any individual that she thinks is cute or that takes her fancy, and is undeterred by anything apart from a solid and straightforward "NO." Rejection is handled easily by her, as she is not really one for commitments. Raeya is open about everything, and has no shame for who she is, what she looks like, or how she acts--she just *is*, and if people don't like that, it's not her problem.
Despite the potential for so much rudeness, Raeya's amiability makes her an individual that's willing to listen, and pass profound advice when she has it. 93% of the time, said "Advice" is something along the lines of 'just loosen up', as that is her philosophy, and she backs her claims with her own life, indicating that she has only very seldom been angered, and being stressed out is an illusion to her. She is not afraid of being caught, as she's aware of the laws and customs that she breaks--she simply does not care. She figures that her time to face justice, or to face death, will both come when they do, and that it will happen to anyone sooner or later, and thus, there is no reason to stress over it. Life is too short to stress--have fun, because you only live once.
Such standards have kept Raeya alive thus far, and she saw no reason to change them just yet.
Abilities: Raeya has average waterbending skills [OOC--intermediate; staff take note], but her main skills are in her roguish finesse with a set of daggers or throwing knives. she is also relatively skilled at hand-to-hand combat. perhaps her greatest strength is her lack of any glaring weakness, just as she has no glaring strengths. [OOC2-so kinda like Mario xD]
Appearance:
Traditionally, Raeya was a Northern Waterbender, so her dark skin, sparkling blue eyes, and ebony curls are easy to forget in the masses of similar-looking Water Tribe individuals. Her face even isn't too notable other than an alluring charm it holds when she smiles, which is almost all the time. Those who have seen Raeya's body beneath the thick coats and skins of the Water Tribes or the loose baggy garbs of a seafarer, are quick to understand that she is a woman of athletic nature, and a brawler. Even when clothed, it remains clear that she is a woman who is nimble but strong.
But even nimbility and strength does not make a woman invincible, and scattered across various parts of her body are the occasional cuts and scars from a lost brawl or a narrow victory. Of these, none are distinctly noticable, nor do they make her stand out a great deal.
Raeya is seen in different shades of blue, brown and white on a regular basis, usually nowadays sticking to whites and browns of a loose, airy nature--things that are easy to untie and remove, but that stay put when worn, and are practical in combat. Such articles include heavy boots, baggy trousers held up by a large studded belt, and a loose low-cut shirt. She is often armed with a large pair of daggers, which are her main weapons in combat.
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 148
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Dark Brown
Skin: Brown
Weaponry & Other Gear: Raeya usually only carries a water skin and a pair of daggers, though she will sometimes also equip throwing daggers when she feels it necessary. other than that, she just has the clothes on her back, and her good looks.
History: Raeya's "history of fiery carnage", as she likes to call it, dates a couple or three decades back to not-so-humble beginnings in the Northern Water Tribe. They are considered "not-so-humble" not because of any opulence or for being well-to-do, but simply because she and her family were never poor, always having enough for their needs, even if it wasn't extravagance.
Her personality and the indifference of her parents to said personality, however, created a conflict in a locale that was devoted to many old, conservative traditions. Foremost, she rejected the silly notion that women were only allowed to heal using their bending skills, (or moreso that they were not allowed to fight, bender or not) or that she had no choice in who she married. Her parents were chastised by the leadership for rearing such a daughter, but the qualms died down after they shipped her off and away from the tribes. Her parents weren't exactly traditionalists either, but they weren't as liberal as Raeya, nor did they get into trouble the way she did. Thus, with her gone, the problems surrounding that family ceased.
This was the last time Raeya saw the Northern Water Tribe as a law-abiding citizen, being about 16 years of age--old enough to be married off, and so old enough to survive on her own, apparently. Armed with little more than a small boat and a few meager supplies, her career in exploiting those weaker than her began.
Essentially, Raeya became a pirate, preying on smaller Water Tribe ships at first, but over time, also garnering a crew of her own, and allowing herself to move onto larger targets. she knew that she was burning her own bridge back to her homeland, but she hardly cared. She had no reason to go back... why go back to a land bound by silly traditions that she would be made subject to? What a foolish notion that would be!
While Raeya travelled much of the world (but avoiding most of the larger port towns and any military ships), she found herself continually being drawn back to larger cities, for there was enough crime in such places that she could get away with it both on land or at sea.
Her travelling of the world and love of the sea has given her considerable knowledge of the world and its inner workings, which made her a worthy candidate on any ship, pirate or otherwise.
Raeya's crews seldom lasted, as she never subjected anyone (not even herself) to such commitments. She would offer shares of the spoils to anyone willing to help her, and be on her way once it was through. She was not a frequent raider, but she always had enough for her needs--and several wants.
When she's not acting as a miscreant, she spends her time ensuring that her being is still apt enough to get away with, that her weapon skills are up to par and that her muscles remain in good shape. nimbility and athleticism are what it takes to win a brawl, and to escape the Police Force of whatever city she was in at the time.
**OPTIONAL**Sample RP:
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