Míriel Fëanorna
Appearance
Míriel is quite muscular for her species due to the nature of her work. Her height means that she can carry the muscle well and it is often remarked the combination makes her appears almost human in her physic. Almost. She wears her dark, waist long, brown hair loose, though often has half of it braided back to keep it off her face and to proudly show the tattoos she was given during her time within the Cavalry unit. These tattoos are two blue slashes over her left eye, giving her face a more severe look. Her eyes are hazel, but in certain lights can be anything from a light green to a dark brown that could be confused with black.
Míri prefers to dress practically for her work and cares little for her appearance outside of it. The only piece of her ensemble that tends to stand out is the golden circlet she wears on her upper right arm, with engravings of horses etched into the metal.
Míri prefers to dress practically for her work and cares little for her appearance outside of it. The only piece of her ensemble that tends to stand out is the golden circlet she wears on her upper right arm, with engravings of horses etched into the metal.
Skills and Abilities
Warrior Training
Míriel grew up in the Warrior House and has been honing her skills as such since a young age under the careful tutelage of her mother. She graduated from her cadet core in the top five, and from her further training in the top two. Míri is particularly known for her gift with wielding two slightly curved cavalry blades, though she only draws both when an opponent is worthy enough. She also has a deep love for axe throwing.
Horsewoman
After graduating from the Warrior School, she decided to focus her skills on fighting from horseback. Míriel is a gifted rider and appears more at ease on the back of her mount than on the ground at times. She has trained in numerous stunts and can ride from literally any position on her horse - including under the saddle. Whilst not magical, Míri has a natural affinity with horses and is often referred to amongst her ranks as the Horse Whisperer.
Metal Bending
Míriel is gifted in the art of being able to bend metals to her will in return for energy. The more she uses the power, the more tired she grows. Most commonly she uses it to retrieve her blades, so people often mistake her gift for telekinesis in general, seeing the use of it in battle as unsporting.
Metal Song
The elves are known for their naturally pleasing voices, and in particular for their songs. Míriel takes this to another level when used in conjunction with her metal bending. When Míri sings as she bends, she breathes a soul into the metal itself giving it its own character. Most times she can control what she imbues her weapons with - perhaps it will withstand blows stronger than it should for its metal characteristics, or perhaps it stays forever sharp. As this is an enchantment more than just energy transference, the spells wear off of the weapons the moment the person the weapon is made for dies. Sometimes, the weapon can be transferred - along with its gifts - to another, but this often requires a sacrifice of blood from the new owner, or the new owner needs to prove its worth to the weapon.
Rune Magic
Even though her gift allows her to enchant metal without the use of ruins, on her travels over the past 100+ years when studying under various smiths she had become quite talented in using runes in her crafting. She often uses this knowledge to teach her own students so they can carry out enchantment work for orders in her workshop. She had also begun experimenting with her own runes based on her own magic and conversations with different metals.
Míriel grew up in the Warrior House and has been honing her skills as such since a young age under the careful tutelage of her mother. She graduated from her cadet core in the top five, and from her further training in the top two. Míri is particularly known for her gift with wielding two slightly curved cavalry blades, though she only draws both when an opponent is worthy enough. She also has a deep love for axe throwing.
Horsewoman
After graduating from the Warrior School, she decided to focus her skills on fighting from horseback. Míriel is a gifted rider and appears more at ease on the back of her mount than on the ground at times. She has trained in numerous stunts and can ride from literally any position on her horse - including under the saddle. Whilst not magical, Míri has a natural affinity with horses and is often referred to amongst her ranks as the Horse Whisperer.
Metal Bending
Míriel is gifted in the art of being able to bend metals to her will in return for energy. The more she uses the power, the more tired she grows. Most commonly she uses it to retrieve her blades, so people often mistake her gift for telekinesis in general, seeing the use of it in battle as unsporting.
Metal Song
The elves are known for their naturally pleasing voices, and in particular for their songs. Míriel takes this to another level when used in conjunction with her metal bending. When Míri sings as she bends, she breathes a soul into the metal itself giving it its own character. Most times she can control what she imbues her weapons with - perhaps it will withstand blows stronger than it should for its metal characteristics, or perhaps it stays forever sharp. As this is an enchantment more than just energy transference, the spells wear off of the weapons the moment the person the weapon is made for dies. Sometimes, the weapon can be transferred - along with its gifts - to another, but this often requires a sacrifice of blood from the new owner, or the new owner needs to prove its worth to the weapon.
Rune Magic
Even though her gift allows her to enchant metal without the use of ruins, on her travels over the past 100+ years when studying under various smiths she had become quite talented in using runes in her crafting. She often uses this knowledge to teach her own students so they can carry out enchantment work for orders in her workshop. She had also begun experimenting with her own runes based on her own magic and conversations with different metals.
Personality
Míriel is as rough as her blacksmiths hands. She lacks the airs and graces most elves naturally possess, and at times can be quite brutish in her mannerisms. She holds little sympathy for people and gives an air of not being able to care any less - until it comes to her horses - to whom she shows a tenderness at odds with her behaviour to people. Míri is a quietly determined and stubborn individual, and is naturally mistrusting of people, treating everything said to her with a pinch of salt until she can witness such things for herself.
