Legna Gilmis (Leg-na Gil-mis)
Legna Gilmis (a.k.a. L. Gilmis)
Legna Gilmis was a Valonian citizen. A renowned writer, a journalist, and the second president of Zeth n Legna, she was best known for her involvement in the company's national newspaper, Daily Life of Valonian, and a fantasy epic Bravestone.
Physical Description
Specialized Equipment
She usually carrried notebook or wax-tablet inside her bag, to collect and organize an information that might be written on the news or her personal works.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Legna grew up in Auqapus. Her mother, Lina, was a housewife, and her father, Marcus, was a legionary. Not much information about her family affairs but it's enough that at the age of six, her family moved out to Valone and lived here since. However, instead of her having sustainable life, she was facing unforgetable events.
In 32 BVE, Marcus was called to war to fight against the invading Empire of Kritus from the east. At the age of 10, she was the eldest daughter. At the age of 12, she was the eldest orphan. Lina took care of her since, and sometime she was brought to the marketplace she worked near the Val Forum. It was until she witnessed the Fall of Valone. The enemy walked in line from the city gate toward the forum. In such chaos, they were seperated by the escaping crowd. Before she got caught and might be sold to slavery, she hid herself in the building where Zeth spectated the situation.
Zeth was a writer, living alone at a small passionate publishing house she fequently walked by. There, she was awe by his workplace, and Zeth taught her how to manage it. With only them, she wasn't sure if she was forced to do, but she was having fun, and Zeth never harmed her. As a result, she discovered a passion for writing. However, because she was isolated from the outside, the only thing she could write was the local gossip.
One day in 26 BVE, Legna saw someone in the store front - it was Lina. It brought tears to her eyes, and so did she. She wanted her to stay, but Lina was busy with the mission from The Sacked. As she's leaving, she thanks Zeth for raising. It was a week of memery, and she never met her again. The cause became more obvious when she saw the leader of the Sacked hanging there soulless at the forus - it might be the end of Lina, too.
Quest for the Stone
I wish we do not end up on the crosses.
Several years under Krin's control, the new law restricted Valonians to be locked inside the city. The hatred from newcomers was very harsh yet nonsense in her perspective. The adult Legna, now professional writer, forcing to do the empire's news, was still living in isolation, still hoping to get out some days. Her news became more repetitive - just like the current declining empire situation. When she heard about the resistance, she did not hasitate to join them.
On 20 BVE, the leader named Valus were looking for volunteers to seek out for the mythical stone, on which he believed, could turn the empire to dust. She joined in the group of four as such. One of them was the man who cracked the clue of such myth, Casto Hiden. The group started journey in the middle of the night, and for the first time in decade, she left the city.
With her excitement, she recorded almost every aspect of the journey using her wax tablet and her bined book. She described wherever she went. From the vintage city of Knirk, the haunting road of naked crosses, to the mythical jungle of the myst, and the holy city of Lumus. She later used these as the inspiration for her best known work: Bravestone, and so on.
Despite how exciting, the journey was so dangerous it took months and only herself and Casto managed to survive, arriving starved in the sea and almost got caught. After all, she got the actual stone and must give it to Valus, but she wanted more for how much they sacrified.
She met him in the pub. She wanted him to fund her company resources if he could achieve the goal. Valus was refused at first but after he saw a sparkling light coming from the stone he agreed with the desicion, but she must wrote news for him as well. When the deal met, she gave him a book with a stone in it.
It was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen - the shimmering purple of wonder. A small stone yet contain the endless possibility. I hope he figure it out soon.
Later Life
The relationship with Casto had grown since the expedition. They eventually married in 15 BVE at the now liberated Valone. She gave birth to one son, Hiden. The national accomplish also came to her as well with the exclusive contract to write the national news for the government for the unlimited resources - as Valus promised.
After the death of her uncle in 5 BVE, she succeeded him as the new president of the company. She teach her son Hiden to be like her too, hoping to succeed her role in the future. Unlike herself, this time he got the proper education. She still doing her journalism things even in her elderly time. She died peacefully at the age of 70, more than everyone she met.Education
Many of her skills were taught by her adoptive uncle Zeth. She learned how to write, read, and binding books. It also included Lina's negotiating and basic mathemetic.
Accomplishments & Achievements
In her lifetime she composed many works that everyone she wrote. There are notable works such as:
- Bravestone; The adventure epic inspired by her experience during the biggest journey of her life.
- Daily Life of Valonian; the daily newspaper.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
The passion of wrting let her to improve herself and finding some intersting news. She wanted to explore the world outside where she lived, and the quest for the stone was her first step. She usually keep a month or two in a year to travel across the continent while Zeth and Casto maintain the workplace. Even her presidency, she still kept travelling, until her body wanted her to rest.
Social
Family Ties
Other than her parents, no other family members were mentioned. It was believed she was too young to remember them, or her life-threating sitaution lock it completely. There were only a few time she told her children about her grandparents, and she hadn't told that much.
She might wrote it in one of her journals, but that's only the assumption.
Hobbies & Pets
Other than writing, she usually watched sport competitions in case she got some idea - you know - for news. Her favorite sports were chariot racing.
Relationships
Wealth & Financial state
She has average wealth, enough to own the ground floor of the apartment. After her adventure, her wealth increased to the point she owned land in the suburban, growing her home there to support various opportunities like family, as well as a personal writing room, where she could see the view of the city and its horizon, what she cited as one of her inspiration.
The curious writer. Wanting to explore outside the city wall, she volunteered herself just to leave such place. All she needed was some good stories.
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