Post by Sakura on Feb 16, 2008 18:29:18 GMT -5
Yay! Another OC. This time, I made her a little different... Hahahah.
Name: Noella Tsugasi / Noel ( No-ehl-lah Su-gah-see / No-ehl)
Age: 22
Gender: F
Bender/Weapons: Waterbender
Nationality: Water Tribe; Later Earth Kingdom
Hair: Noella has long, shiny black hair, which is tied into two buns on either side of her head. Attached to each of the buns is a braid that comes down to Noella’s shoulders. Separating the braid and the bun is an ivory Water Tribe headpiece, depicting the Water Tribe symbol.
Eyes: A deep-ocean blue flecked with a hard, grayish color.
Skin: Tan-ish
Clothes and Accessories: Noella wears a long navy-and-white Water Tribe dress with no sleeves. The dress is made of a material that is silky on the inside and coarse on the outside. The edges of the dress are lined with white fur. Navy material is wrapped from Noella’s elbow to her wrist on both arms. She wears dark-brown sealskin boots and carries a brown backpack. Inside the backpack is a furry blanket, food Waterbending scrolls, and her navy-and-white Water Tribe coat, which is also lined with white fur. She carries a brown water-skin around her middle.
Neck: Noella carries a blue betrothal/marriage pendant around her neck on a navy-blue ribbon.
Special Notes: Noella is a little big around the belly because she is around two-three months pregnant.
Personality: Noella is someone who tries to never be angry. She’s optimistic, and usually trying to see the best of things. She is calm and happy, and people tend to like her because she doesn’t talk back. Noella doesn’t really like discussing her past.
History: Noella Tsugasi was born on the Winter Solstice into the Northern Water Tribe. She was a normal, happy baby who loved to crawl around the floor of her “house”, which was actually a room in the palace.
From the start, Noella, or Noel, as she was called, was adventurous, but quiet. It was no surprise that when Noel discovered that she was a Waterbender, she immediately asked to be put into warrior training. Her father, who was member of the chief’s council (hence, living in the palace), refused. So instead, Noel was put into healing classes. She didn’t put up a fight, but she was disappointed and angry at the sexism she was shown.
Noel excelled in her classes, but was soon bored with them. One day, Noel promised herself, she would teach herself to defend herself. Talk of the Fire Nation had reached her ears, and she was scared that someday, maybe someday, she would be attacked, and that she would die without putting up a fight.
Noel’s father, fortunately, owned a large collection of Waterbending scrolls. That very night, under a full moon at its highest peak in the sky, Noel took one of her father’s Waterbending scrolls to a small, secret cave. Noel read by the moonlight and copied the movements, before drawing water from her water-skin and trying it. Once she had completed every movement on the scroll, it was sunrise. She exited the cave, walked around the little pond near its front, and headed back to her house. If anyone caught her, she decided, she would say that she had been walking (which, technically, was true, since she had walked around the pond).
Noel continued to do this every full moon, until she was 17. She felt proud that, in a way, she was rebelling against the sexism alive in her tribe. But one full moon, every one of Noel’s efforts went wrong, and her life changed forever. Noel’s friend and crush, Zen, who happened to be the son of a high-ranking council member, followed her as she slipped out of her tent at midnight. He stalked Noel secretly all the to her cave and watched her practice her movements. Then, at dawn, Zen grabbed Noel, and covered her mouth with a piece of material.
It just happened to be that a guard was coming that way. Zen started yelling, and the guard quickly ran over to see what was the matter. Zen showed the guard Noel, who was still trying to struggle out of his embrace, and told him the story. Together, the guard and Zen dragged a now-crying Noel to the palace.
The next day, the Winter Solstice, and Noel’s birthday, Noel was put on trial in front of the chief, his daughter Yue, and the entire council, including her father. Noel answered every question truthfully with her chin up. She remembered her most defiant words, even years later: “I learned the art of fighting using Waterbending to stand up against the sexism this pristine tribe, so dear to my heart, has shown me. Like snow in summer, I rebelled in order to break the limits I faced.”
Noel was charged with treason and rebellion, and was thrown into prison. At first, the thick bars and chains holding her in crushed her, but eventually, she grew more and more accustomed to life in a guarded cell. Noel passed the time by talking to the guards, by making up stories, and by practicing small amounts of Waterbending. She didn’t try to break out, though. She knew she would be chased down and killed if she did.
One surprising day, the friend who had turned her in, Zen, visited her. Noel was in shock. No one had ever visited her in prison, not even her father. And now the friend who had turned her in was standing in front of her guiltily! Zen started visiting her every day, and Noel soon found out that he had felt remorse for the thing he had done all those months ago. Two more years sped by.
Before her sentence was over, Noel was released because of good behavior. Having no relatives and a father who disowned her, Noel had to share shelter with Zen, who she had grown close to. She grew accustomed
to sleeping on one side of Zen’s “house”, while Zen slept on the other.
Another three years passed. One night, Noel and Zen, who were by then married, woke up to shouts and lights. The Northern Water Tribe had been attacked by the ruthless Fire Nation. Noel, who was pregnant, had been rushed out of the house by Zen, had fled to a boat (for women) that was escaping the Northern Water Tribe. As she was leaving, she looked behind her shoulder at the Northern Water Tribe, which was in flames. She could distinguish her husband Zen from a
distance. She smiled, seeing that he was fighting a Fire Nation soldier valiantly.
Suddenly, her expression changed to horror and grief. She saw the other soldier plunged his sword into Zen’s chest. He was dead, period. Sadness tore open Noel’s heart as she was guided into the boat with the other women who had been forced to escape. As she watched her expression in the water as the boat swiftly moved away, she could see that she had been forever changed.
One month later, Noel is touring the Earth Kingdom. She can’t settle down, because she feels her heart is leading her somewhere. She works any jobs she can, desperate to keep her life in balance. But with people falling all around her, how can she achieve the impossible in a world torn by war?
Thanks!
Name: Noella Tsugasi / Noel ( No-ehl-lah Su-gah-see / No-ehl)
Age: 22
Gender: F
Bender/Weapons: Waterbender
Nationality: Water Tribe; Later Earth Kingdom
Hair: Noella has long, shiny black hair, which is tied into two buns on either side of her head. Attached to each of the buns is a braid that comes down to Noella’s shoulders. Separating the braid and the bun is an ivory Water Tribe headpiece, depicting the Water Tribe symbol.
Eyes: A deep-ocean blue flecked with a hard, grayish color.
Skin: Tan-ish
Clothes and Accessories: Noella wears a long navy-and-white Water Tribe dress with no sleeves. The dress is made of a material that is silky on the inside and coarse on the outside. The edges of the dress are lined with white fur. Navy material is wrapped from Noella’s elbow to her wrist on both arms. She wears dark-brown sealskin boots and carries a brown backpack. Inside the backpack is a furry blanket, food Waterbending scrolls, and her navy-and-white Water Tribe coat, which is also lined with white fur. She carries a brown water-skin around her middle.
Neck: Noella carries a blue betrothal/marriage pendant around her neck on a navy-blue ribbon.
Special Notes: Noella is a little big around the belly because she is around two-three months pregnant.
Personality: Noella is someone who tries to never be angry. She’s optimistic, and usually trying to see the best of things. She is calm and happy, and people tend to like her because she doesn’t talk back. Noella doesn’t really like discussing her past.
History: Noella Tsugasi was born on the Winter Solstice into the Northern Water Tribe. She was a normal, happy baby who loved to crawl around the floor of her “house”, which was actually a room in the palace.
From the start, Noella, or Noel, as she was called, was adventurous, but quiet. It was no surprise that when Noel discovered that she was a Waterbender, she immediately asked to be put into warrior training. Her father, who was member of the chief’s council (hence, living in the palace), refused. So instead, Noel was put into healing classes. She didn’t put up a fight, but she was disappointed and angry at the sexism she was shown.
Noel excelled in her classes, but was soon bored with them. One day, Noel promised herself, she would teach herself to defend herself. Talk of the Fire Nation had reached her ears, and she was scared that someday, maybe someday, she would be attacked, and that she would die without putting up a fight.
Noel’s father, fortunately, owned a large collection of Waterbending scrolls. That very night, under a full moon at its highest peak in the sky, Noel took one of her father’s Waterbending scrolls to a small, secret cave. Noel read by the moonlight and copied the movements, before drawing water from her water-skin and trying it. Once she had completed every movement on the scroll, it was sunrise. She exited the cave, walked around the little pond near its front, and headed back to her house. If anyone caught her, she decided, she would say that she had been walking (which, technically, was true, since she had walked around the pond).
Noel continued to do this every full moon, until she was 17. She felt proud that, in a way, she was rebelling against the sexism alive in her tribe. But one full moon, every one of Noel’s efforts went wrong, and her life changed forever. Noel’s friend and crush, Zen, who happened to be the son of a high-ranking council member, followed her as she slipped out of her tent at midnight. He stalked Noel secretly all the to her cave and watched her practice her movements. Then, at dawn, Zen grabbed Noel, and covered her mouth with a piece of material.
It just happened to be that a guard was coming that way. Zen started yelling, and the guard quickly ran over to see what was the matter. Zen showed the guard Noel, who was still trying to struggle out of his embrace, and told him the story. Together, the guard and Zen dragged a now-crying Noel to the palace.
The next day, the Winter Solstice, and Noel’s birthday, Noel was put on trial in front of the chief, his daughter Yue, and the entire council, including her father. Noel answered every question truthfully with her chin up. She remembered her most defiant words, even years later: “I learned the art of fighting using Waterbending to stand up against the sexism this pristine tribe, so dear to my heart, has shown me. Like snow in summer, I rebelled in order to break the limits I faced.”
Noel was charged with treason and rebellion, and was thrown into prison. At first, the thick bars and chains holding her in crushed her, but eventually, she grew more and more accustomed to life in a guarded cell. Noel passed the time by talking to the guards, by making up stories, and by practicing small amounts of Waterbending. She didn’t try to break out, though. She knew she would be chased down and killed if she did.
One surprising day, the friend who had turned her in, Zen, visited her. Noel was in shock. No one had ever visited her in prison, not even her father. And now the friend who had turned her in was standing in front of her guiltily! Zen started visiting her every day, and Noel soon found out that he had felt remorse for the thing he had done all those months ago. Two more years sped by.
Before her sentence was over, Noel was released because of good behavior. Having no relatives and a father who disowned her, Noel had to share shelter with Zen, who she had grown close to. She grew accustomed
to sleeping on one side of Zen’s “house”, while Zen slept on the other.
Another three years passed. One night, Noel and Zen, who were by then married, woke up to shouts and lights. The Northern Water Tribe had been attacked by the ruthless Fire Nation. Noel, who was pregnant, had been rushed out of the house by Zen, had fled to a boat (for women) that was escaping the Northern Water Tribe. As she was leaving, she looked behind her shoulder at the Northern Water Tribe, which was in flames. She could distinguish her husband Zen from a
distance. She smiled, seeing that he was fighting a Fire Nation soldier valiantly.
Suddenly, her expression changed to horror and grief. She saw the other soldier plunged his sword into Zen’s chest. He was dead, period. Sadness tore open Noel’s heart as she was guided into the boat with the other women who had been forced to escape. As she watched her expression in the water as the boat swiftly moved away, she could see that she had been forever changed.
One month later, Noel is touring the Earth Kingdom. She can’t settle down, because she feels her heart is leading her somewhere. She works any jobs she can, desperate to keep her life in balance. But with people falling all around her, how can she achieve the impossible in a world torn by war?
Thanks!
