Elizabeth West (a.k.a. Liz)
"If you need any help tomorrow, just let me know, all right?" She moves off the bed, making sure Casey is settled. "You can call on me for anything. Any time."
Physical Description
Generally, Liz is in optimal health. Running around, chasing cases keep her in good shape.
Liz is on the shorter side. 5'2" with a petite build.
She has an oval-shaped face with shoulder-length brown hair in a ponytail and almond-shaped brown eyes that always have dark shadows underneath. She also has a small, faded scar on her chin.
Liz has a few scars along her body from past cases. She also has half-sleeve tattoos (grayscale roses with names hidden names amongst its leaves) up her arms to her neck.
She's always moving or doing something. Liz isn't good at doing nothing. You'll never see her just sit down and just relax.
She wears a worn leather jacket, denim jeans, and a pair of sturdy sneakers.
Mental characteristics
Elizabeth West has had a chip on her shoulder since childhood. When her younger sister, Isabelle, went missing and the police could find no trace of her whereabouts but some strange markings where Isabelle was last seen, it set Liz on a determined path to continue the search and find some answers. As she got older, she discovered more cases with similar stories, and so, she made it into a career. With some success. After solving a few missing persons, she's hired a couple of trusted folks (Owen and Therese) to help with sorting cases and gather intel.
Liz has a high school diploma with some college education.
West Agency, private investigator office. Odd Jobs.
Started her own business, has her own place, solved a few cases, and made a few good friends.
She believes she failed her sister.
Missing sister, broken family.
Liz will always try to do the right thing, but the right thing doesn't always fall within the law. She's willing to do what she feels is necessary. Liz would rather put herself at risk than others. She will always do her best to protect those closest to her and, if she can help it, she will never leave anyone behind.
Personality Characteristics
Savvy with finances, photography, marksman.
Inept with magic, cooking, fashion.
Likes coffee, breakfast, her van, photography, cats, and solving a case.
Dislikes spiders, dead ends, total darkness, and being disorganized.
Honest, caring, open-minded.
Doesn't sleep regularly, doesn't always eat healthy, closes herself off if things get too intimate, stubborn, will put herself in danger to solve a case.
Always working. Taking notes, looking through evidence, following leads.
Social
Isabelle, missing sister. Both parents are alive, but she has no strong ties with either parent and it's a sore subject for her.
Though Liz is seen as friendly, or at least polite, she can have trouble recognizing personal boundaries when she's searching for answers. Also, despite being mostly upfront with her feelings and opinions, Liz struggles with sharing anything personal about herself, which can make her seem a bit detached at times.
None. She's a workaholic.
friendly acquaintance and coworker(?) (Trivial)
friendly acquaintance and coworker(?) (Important)
Relationship Reasoning
Liz isn't sure what to make of Sting. He has much personality as a person, but he's a magical entity that's a dagger too? She's still forming a complete opinion of him.
coworker and friendly acquaintance
coworker and friendly acquaintance (Important)
History
They have worked adjacently in Barnett's Odd Jobs before the current mystery has caused the two to work together. Liz recognizes how much potential Avery has yet to unlock, especially recently.
acquaintance and coworker
acquaintance and coworker (Important)
Relationship Reasoning
Despite the two's differences, Liz finds that Cal has always come through to help the group.
friend and colleague (Vital)
friend and colleague (Vital)
History
Shortly after meeting, Casey and Liz realized they had something in common, as both of their younger sisters disappeared without a trace. Casey is the one Liz turns to when she needs help and talks to about all her past cases. They are one of the few who knows about Isabelle and for the longest time, Liz was the only one to know about Nicola.
Nicknames & Petnames
Casey usually calls Liz by Elizabeth.
friend and colleague (Trivial)
History
Liz and Owen had known each other for seven years and were one of each other's closest friends.
During clean up with the draugr, Liz filled Owen in on the house and strange events that have been occurring. Owen had pledged himself to help with this to his utmost ability.
Nicknames & Petnames
Oddly enough, Owen always called Liz by her last name.
friend and colleague (Trivial)
History
Liz and Therese had known each other for three years. While they were close, because Liz's tendency to remain more professional and less open about herself they were still getting to know each other.
respected coworker (Important)
coworker and friendly acquaintance (Important)
friendly acquaintance (Trivial)
friendly acquaintance (Trivial)
Liz is lower middle class. With enough work, she is generally able to pay her bills, and due to her frugal nature, she's able to put money away into savings.
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