Nilofer Saladin
if you have to tell people you are, you aren't
- Margaret Thatcher
Appearance
Nilofer has a straight nose, dark olive skin, upturned eyes and full lips. She is small and slight and has an hourglass figure. She usually wears colorful, loose fitting clothes with her shoulders and midriff exposed. She will wear head-dresses and varying jewelry.
Skills and Abilities
Slight: Although she is not built for a fight, Nilofer is still stronger than she looks. She's graceful and agile and moves with elegance at all times.
Politics: Despite being the only daughter in her family and being raised mostly to be married, she still knows a good bit about politics. It is especially necessary considering how many noble houses there are, and how quickly crowns change hands among the hundreds, even thousands of city-states.
Healing: Though she has no magical healing ability, she is still skilled with natural medicinal practices. She finds it calming, and has healed many animals that have wondered onto her land injured.
Personality
Quiet, firm, smart, loyal, gentle, slow to trust. Self-conscious about inner worth and traits after her family has made her out to be inferior to her brothers. Knows she is beautiful and sometimes hates the attention she gets, but knows how to use it to her advantage if necessary.
Biography & Lore
Nilofer Saladin is a lady of House Saladin. She hails from Annuakat, the capital city of the Empire. Her family is close to the royal family of Annuakat- the House Mostafa. For Nilofer's entire life, she has been prepared to marry for House Saladin's advantage. She is the eldest and only daughter of Lord Hakim Saladin (the head of House Saladin) and his wife Lady Raha Saladin. She has six younger brothers, the eldest of which is set to inherit their father's wealth and title.
When Nilofer was born, the Saladin extended family (as well as her parents) believed that the fact their first-born was a girl was bad luck. But this stroke of 'bad luck' was soon nullified with the birth of Nilofer's brothers, who could carry on the family name and inherit the family's wealth and power.
As Nilofer grows older, her family becomes increasingly worried about finding her a husband. Her father in particular hoped he could arrange a marriage with a member of the royal family.
Instead, more recently, House Saladin arranged a match with House Strand of Vel Anir- Nilofer is set to marry Grendel Strand.
When Nilofer was born, the Saladin extended family (as well as her parents) believed that the fact their first-born was a girl was bad luck. But this stroke of 'bad luck' was soon nullified with the birth of Nilofer's brothers, who could carry on the family name and inherit the family's wealth and power.
As Nilofer grows older, her family becomes increasingly worried about finding her a husband. Her father in particular hoped he could arrange a marriage with a member of the royal family.
Instead, more recently, House Saladin arranged a match with House Strand of Vel Anir- Nilofer is set to marry Grendel Strand.