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Leanne: The Gunslinger
[spoiler=]General Information
First name: Leanne
Surname: Unknown
Age: Appears to be in her mid-forties to early fifties
Date of birth: Unknown
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Current residence: No place of residence
Relationship status: Single
Social status: Unknown
Traits of Voice
Accent [if any]: Caucasian [No real accent]
Language spoken: English.
Other languages known: Latin.
Style of speaking: Prefers to wander with her sentences when discussing something she doesn’t wish to speak about. She will leave things very vague and word things in odd manners to dodge a question. Her tone is firm and curt but at the same time can be reduced to a very lulling warm voice.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5’10 [1.8 meters]
Weight: 151.3 pounds [68.6 kilograms]
Eye color: Bright violet
Skin color: Pale, but not sickly.
Distinguishing features: Her face [as well as anything that can be seen exposed from her outfit] is littered with scars. [[Reference map of all scars to be released soon]]
Build of body: Although aged and with a seemingly normal build by appearance, she is actually very physically capable and fit.
Hair color: Deep flaxen blonde with the occasional gray hair.
Hair style: Keeps her hair up in a simple pony-tail style.
Posture: Straight and clean, almost military like. But, will loosen the posture when in casual situations.
Is seen by others as: A woman most likely in her mid to late thirties [She ages very well]. She will appear to look like any normal bystander you would catch walking the streets, other than the scars along her face.
Typical clothing: Attire consists of a tattered dark trench coat with black leggings for pants. Thick leather boots make up her foot wear, and the gunslinger tends to wear gloves, exposing the top portion of her fingers. She wears no hats, masks, or other articles of clothing on her head or face.
Personality
Likes: Reading, meditating, tea, live [as well as] sparring based combat, hand-to-hand, rifle and pistol based target practice. [However, she can spar with other weapons if need be.]
Dislikes: Loud noises, people who overreact, and essentially anyone who behaves or acts incredibly stupid.
Education: She claims to have an education but will not go into further details.
Fears: Putting those close to her in harm’s way, as well as a minor discomfort to large quantities of open flames.
Personal goals: None, currently.
General attitude: Her demeanor is normally extremely calm, almost to an unusual extent. However, she is still very secretive and will grow cold if you push her for answers. It seems as if she is never surprised by anything that appears unexpected. She is normally warm and friendly, not judging by looks or even a first impression [God knows she’s made too many bad ones in her life]. When with others, she seems talented in putting a smile on people’s faces, whether through a cruel joke, a cup of tea, or a simple magic trick with a word of advice. At the same time, some people tend to be drawn away from her mysterious past and ways of obtaining information, ways she refuses to reveal to anyone. She attempts to make up for it by sharing what she can.
"There can be no power without mystery. There must always be a 'something' which others cannot altogether fathom, which puzzles them, stirs them, and rivets their attention. Nothing more enhances authority than silence. It is the crowning virtue of the strong, the refuge of the weak, the modesty of the proud, the pride of the humble, the prudence of the wise, and the sense of fools."
General sociability: Overall, despite her previous isolation, she gets along very well with others. Her charisma seems to know no bounds at times. She seems talented in putting a smile on people’s faces, whether through a cruel joke, a cup of tea, or a simple magic trick with a word of advice.
History
Childhood: Being raised in a land of predatory creatures and constant war, it was no surprise or shock to anyone that Leanne became an orphan at the young age of eight. After a pack of bandits invaded her family's home and set the place aflame, they threw her parents back into the fray until the heat consumed them. Leanne searched the ashes for the next twenty four hours, looking for any remains of their home, her parents, or other objects for sentimental value.
By the time the next day rolled over, a middle aged man was attracted by the smoke the fires had produced. The crumpled, ash coated child looked up at him with bright eyes but a dark look on her face. He gave her an appraising look, then smiled. He had no intention of just leaving her here, after all. The next few years of her childhood were all and well, her new teacher and father figure introduced her to the world through his traveling. He explored places no one dared to enter, and thus, also introduced the girl to firearms as a way to protect herself from the dark wide world.
By the time she was 14, her teacher realized that not everything she could learn could be taught by him. With a hug and kiss against her forehead, he escorted her to the nearest village and left without turning back. People came and people went in this existence, so Leanne had little problem with his leaving. From then on, the village became a part of her life style, they provided her with food and education, while in exchange she used her newly obtained weapons to help defend the village from ravenous creatures and ruthless thieves.
And life continued like this for a while, until a single decision would haunt Leanne's future days...
Teen years: [ W I P ]
Adult years: [[ R E D A C T E D B Y U S E R ]]
Currently: [ W I P ]
History of family: She knows little of her family, given they were taken from her at a young age. All that she knows was that they were more free-lancing explorers. They worked for no organization and just tended to live off the land, camping anywhere they saw fit.
Briefly explain life story: In short, it is a woman with a mysterious past she wishes to put behind her. However, there are others still out to pull her back into whatever she had started in her younger years. She eventually hopes to outlive or finally be rid of whom ever continues to peruse her.
Relationships
Parents: Mother [Nadia]: Deceased and Father [Dendrik]: Deceased
Siblings: None.
Any enemies (and why): "Those that have no names. They simply /are/."
Children: None.
Friends: None.
Best friend(s): She claims to have one, a male. But, she will not name him.
Love interest (if there is one): Unknown.
- Combat Information -
Strengths
Firearms - Weapons: Winchester Model 1903 rifle [10-round tube feed], as well as two M1911 dual pistols [7-round feed each].
With a rifle and two pistols to aid in her self-defense, this gives Leanne a very large advantage in long ranged combat. She also tends to use her rifle as an improvised staff or club should an opponent get too close.
Hand-to-Hand - Knowing that not every enemy will keep their distance from the gunslinger, she has been trained in moderate forms of close ranged combat. Mostly styles similar to Dim Mak and Aikido based combat.
Mental stability - Despite being exposed to years and years of chaos and soul-ripping experiences, instead of falling into such a fate, she learned to accept it and moved on. She is very hard to get upset and is able to remain calm even in the most hopeless or stressful situation. Her peaceful composure also plays the part of easing others around her if in a group. She is unaffected by most interrogation techniques and her resistance to mental-based attacks make her good against people who tend to manipulate. On the other hand, she herself favors not to manipulate others unless it is a life or death situation.
“A truth that's told with bad intent, beats all the lies you can invent.”
Weaknesses
Age - At Leanne's old age, despite her training and constant exercise as well as good health, can pose as a burden. She can't run as fast, fight as long, or carry as much as she used to in her older days. Endurance and strength are the first to go ['Other than looks' She would comment] as one's aging progresses. This can obviously be used to a younger fighter's advantage.
“I don't believe in aging. I believe in forever altering one's aspect to the sun. ”
Firearms limitations - Given her weapons use bullets, she can only carry a finite amount. However, she tends not to keep many ammo cartridges on her. The rifle has about ten shots available and each pistol has seven shots each.
Fears - Tends to be distracted and avoids direct eye contact with large amounts of open flames. She also, as cheesy as it sounds, fears losing or hurting those around her. Whether allies or bystanders. This usually results in her putting others before herself. In some cases resulting in lack of sleep, eating, and willing to risk her life for another. Although it’s selfless, she still finds this a fault in her personality, so she tends to go on more dangerous treks alone.
“I don't deserve a soul, yet I still have one. I know because it hurts.”
Other
Prior to battle: Appears to lie on the cusp of both violent and peaceful. She will attempt to act peaceful, but if feeling the opponent has no intent on calming down, she will not essentially become violent, but more aggressive in her attacks. She doesn’t intend to kill, for the most part. But she will disable someone if she must.
Miscellaneous
Occupation: None.
Current home: None.
Hobbies/past times: Reading, sparring, target practice with firearms, and simply wandering.
Guilty pleasures: She enjoys taunting people into sparring her, and proceeding to humiliate them by admitting her [estimated] age at the end of the fight.
Favorite colors: Deep or midnight-based violet.
Favorite type of music: She enjoys orchestral, instrumental, or march-based music.[/spoiler]
Demonstration: [ W.I.P ] (20%)