Vital Statistics

Name:  Brenna Lynn Velez

Birthplace: Tranquility Vista, Illithia

Height:  160 cm (5 feet 3 inches)

Weight: 52 kg (115 pounds)

Hair color: Black and grey

Eye color: Blue

National / Ethnic Origin: Illithian

Position in family: Eldest child, eldest daughter

Keirsey / Bates Personality: INFP

Handedness: Right exclusively

Likes: Music, nature, spiritual meditation, spicy food

Dislikes: Dischord, arrogant people, social injustice, chocolate

Talents: Plays keyboard instruments with great skill, has perfect pitch

Bio:

Brenna grew up during troubled times for the Illithian nation.  Rumors of strife, coupled with nearly constant warfare seeded a tragic theme into her existence at a young age.  Many of her beloved cousins departed to defend their nation and never returned.  She worried constantly about her warlord father's welfare whenever he engaged the Azgaril or the Kamerese in combat.  In addition, the tension in her culture concerning corruption in the religious realm troubled Brenna's whole family.  Like her parents, Brenna developed a devout practice of personal faith, nurtured by direct revelation through prayer and meditation, independent of priestly religious teaching.

As a young girl, Brenna liked to spend time alone in the forest near her grandparent's estate.  By reading thick nature books, exploring the hill country and carefully observing the interplay of living things, she developed an extensive knowledge of flora and fauna that enabled her to survive alone in wild places for long periods of time.  The uneasy social milieu of her childhood demanded that Brenna learn how to use a bow and a sword, which she did with great flourish, showing the same knack for combat arts that her father demonstrated on the battlefield.  Though Brenna never displayed an interest in athletics, the physical dexterity and stamina inherited from her mother strengthened these martial abilities.

During her teens, Brenna's family moved to Shirak.  Disliking the noise and activity of the city, Brenna habitually disappeared for days on end, wandering through the countryside in solitude, discovering secret places and seldom trodden paths that would serve her well when she fled from the Azgaril later on.  While this behavior often created tension with her parents, Brenna's resolute independence could not be restrained, and eventually, she departed on these excursions with prayers and blessings from her family members.

This personal drive to establish a unique identity often led to strong disagreements with the people she loved.  Brenna preferred harmonious relations, but if she could not find common ground through dialogue, she would simply withdraw.  Thus, it was not a surprise to anyone with knowledge of her character to learn that she'd abandoned her family and sought her own escape following the invasion of Shirak.

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