Blithe Whitlang
Our Lady of Lichen Blithe Whitlang
Blithe wears kit that speaks to her homeland; a Rakklethorn Toadskin vest with quills still intact, a trophy of one of her first solo hunting missions in the swamps that surround her hometown. Born of a comfortable, domestic family of innkeepers, Blithe always found herself torn between two worlds. She loves the warm hearths and jovial atmosphere of her hometown, but always from the shadowy rims of the raucous halls, listening and smiling, absorbing everything but keeping to herself. The swamp is where she lets her voice ring out as she wades in the muck and hoists herself up trees, emptying and baiting the snares that keep her brother-in-law's kitchen full of food for travelers. After a life spent honing her skills and protecting her neighbors, she's ready to see what's outside the trees.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Short and well-muscled, pear-shaped
Body Features
Fair-skinned, body heavily marked by freckles. Keeps body stance low and wide. Tanned hands and forearms with brutally short nails.
Facial Features
Snub nose with weak chin and wide cheeks. Wide-set eyes.
Identifying Characteristics
Thick copper hair, worn up in braids and knots. Doubles as hiding place for extra snacks, tools, etc. Usually a visible fork sticking out somewhere.
Physical quirks
Chipped left canine tooth
Special abilities
Good knowledge of flora and fauna due to history of foraging and hunting to supply her family's inn. Knowledge of swamp-local venoms and poisons. Plays the bagpipes.
Apparel & Accessories
Rakklethorn Toadskin vest over longsleeve linen shirt. Thin, flexible hide bracers. Family crest necklace. Waterproofed breeches and boots. Heavily stocked belt containing snacks, weapons, medicines, venoms, etc.
Mental characteristics
Gender Identity
Femme
Sexuality
Ace
Education
Trained in hunting, tracking, and combat by her uncle, who previously did the hunting and foraging for the family business. Competent cook, but nothing compared to her brother-in-law who taught her. Basic herbalism, reading, arithmetic at the village school.
Employment
Works for family business
Intellectual Characteristics
Average intelligence, but very observant
Personality Characteristics
Virtues & Personality perks
I watch over my friends as if they were a litter of newborn pups.
I'm always picking things up, absently fiddling with them, and sometimes accidentally breaking them.
Ideals
Change. Life is like the seasons, in constant change, and we must change with it. (Chaotic)
Freedom. Tyrants must not be allowed to oppress the people. (Chaotic)
Bonds
I worked the land, I love the land, and I will protect the land.
I protect those who cannot protect themselves.
Vices & Personality flaws
Flaws
I remember every insult I've received and nurse a silent resentment toward anyone who's ever wronged me.
Violence is my answer to almost any challenge.
Hygiene
Often muddy, but fairly clean
Social
Family Ties
Granny: Handles the money, very territorial of her business. Goes by Granny to anyone local and Senaai to travelers. Taught the children she took in and her own son and daughter to hunt and gather.
Uncle: Yusai. Taught Blithe to hunt. Lamed by Viper Vines when Blithe was 11, so now he sits around in the hall breaking up fights and telling stories.
Father: Ro. Was a hostler before marrying Layne and still prefers to keep to the stables and tend the animals. Blithe gets her quietness from him.
Mother: Layne. Manages the hall of the inn and the guests, the concierge, if you will.
Brother: Flinn. Helps Granny with the books and does the handyman work around the inn.
Sister: Raiha. Local herbalist and midwife.
Brother-In-Law: Clew. Married to Raiha. Cooks at the inn. Granny likes to joke that when she's dead he gets everything.
Nieces: Sinny and Runi. Flinn's adopted twins. Orphaned when their travelling parents decided to press on through the night and found themselves victim to a fetid spore mound.
Religious Views
Not overly religious. Strongly connected to the land.
Deity: Green Father. The Green Father or God of the Wilds (Source: Cults of the Sundered Kingdoms), Alignment = N. Domains = Animal, Chaos, Liberation, Plant, Weather. Favored Weapon = Spear. Druids, rangers, nature people.
Social Aptitude
Socially apt, kind and friendly, but uncomfortable when the lone center of attention.
Mannerisms
Soft-spoken and shy, but likes to sing alone in the woods.
Hobbies & Pets
Plays the bagpipes at the insistence of her uncle Yusai. Loves animals but no pet... yet.
Speech
Usually quiet.
Wealth & Financial state
From prosperous family. Personally comfortable living completely off the land in a coin-less state, but hasn't had to do that yet.
Blithe Whitlang, swamp ranger.
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Alignment
Chaotic Neutral
Honorary & Occupational Titles
None
Children
Gender
Female
Eyes
Brown
Hair
Copper
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Fair
Height
5'4"
Weight
175