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Rasha [Historical Drama, Fandomless + AUs]
BASICS
NAME ingegärd hoskuldsdottir
NICKNAME(S) inge (by ibba)
ALIAS(ES) hǫggvinkinna (cut-cheek), rasha (in the east), amazon (in the byzantine empire, v. dependent)
AGE twenty-eight or twenty-nine (by 888)
D.O.B circa 859
P.O.B västergötland, götaland
CURRENT RESIDENCY nomadic; constantinople, byzantine empire (v. dependent)
LANGUAGE(S) old east norse (native tongue), old east slavic (old novgorod dialect), kurdish (limited), byzantine greek (limited)
GENDER | SPECIES female | human
ORIENTATIONS pansexual, panromantic
RELATIONSHIP STATUS single (twice widowed, once divorced)
OCCUPATION varangian rus' warrior, varangian volga trader (of furs, silver, varangian-crafted weapons, & occasionally slaves), khagan/chieftain (of a geatish-varangian nomadic war band, v. dependent), naval warfare commander (as khagan, v. dependent), enslaved bodyguard & performing armed combatant (v. dependent)
AFFILIATION harald finehair (king of norway & conqueror of götaland, enemy), norwegians (enemies), erik eymundsson (king of sweden & kin to finehair, enemy), swedes (enemies), rus' khaganate (873-79), prince oleg of novgorod (supreme leader of kievan rus', under oath of fealty, 879-present), byzantine empire (tentative traders; enemies, v. dependent), florian melodus (owner, v. dependent)
ORIGIN fandomless original character
PHYSICAL
FACE CLAIM gaia weiss
EYES blue
HAIR red-brown
SKIN fair
HEIGHT 5' 9''
ETHNICITY baltic (unspecified), greuthungian gothic, norse (geatish), slavic (unspecified)
TATTOOS both forearms covered with elder futhark runes, elaborate norse knots, & intricate patterns; huginn (on right shoulder blade) and muninn (on left); gungnir on spine (tip stopping at hairline & end of shaft stopping at tailbone); valknut between breasts; troll cross on right rib cage
OTHER DISTINGUISHING FEATURES scar stretching from between eyebrows down nose & right cheek; scar running from right corner of mouth to right ear; typically wears dark eyeliner; half-shaved head (right), long blonde hair (left); perpetual scowl
PERSONALITY
MORAL ALIGNMENT chaotic neutral
TRAITS adaptable, headstrong, sedulous, valorous, adventurous, materialistic, uncivil, decisive, opportunistic, astute, ferocious, commanding, innovative, licentious, venturesome, extroverted, domineering, blithe, hostile, vigorous, temerarious, hedonistic, independent, vengeful, shameless, loyal
GOALS grow wealthy & powerful; destroy her enemies (especially harald finehair); escape chains/freedom (v. dependent)
FEARS being worthless; dying a captive (v. dependent)
HOBBIES raiding/pillaging/sacking byzantine suburbs; treasure hunting
MORE
NATIONALITY geatish, kievan rus' (as of 879)
CRIMINAL RECORD [not applicable]
CRIMES COMMITTED [not applicable]
PHYSICAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS none | situational depression (v. dependent)
FAMILY katla (mother, deceased), hoskuld (father, deceased), visäte (first husband, deceased), zlatan (second husband, deceased), hæming (third husband, divorced), nasi (son via visäte), solvor (daughter via zlatan), thyri (daughter via zlatan), orøkia (son viahæming), ibba hoskuldsson (younger brother, estranged v. dependent)
RELIGION ásatrú (norse paganism)
DRINK | SMOKE | DRUGS yes | no | sometimes
SONG(S) After the Burial's "Exit, Exist" (www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbd-rA2O2_4), Defamed's "Circles" (www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsFEx7vv9SQ), & InVisions' "Good for Nothing" (www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUa_0BoGUtY)
STORY (W.I.P)
(rewrite in process) tba
VERSES (W.I.P)
HAIL THE LOST; [873-79] (rewrite in process) tba
OF GLORY; [879-88] (rewrite in process) tba
GARDEN OF THORNS; [889-??] Demoralization, humiliation, and crass vulgarities; such was life in gilded Byzantium for a humbled warrior. Greco slave owner, Florian Melodus, boasted about his taming of the barbarian queen Rasha. He spun a great tale, recounting a battle in which he overtook the Varangian. How heinous and savage he painted her and her ilk, and how valiant and powerful he painted himself. Of course, it was all a lie. No skirmish was fought in the traditional sense of the word. Jealous of her status and personal wealth, Ibba Hoskuldsson sought to undermine his older sister and assume command of her Geatish-Varangian band. Initiating a shadow war against Rasha, Ibba met with his sister's enemies, Melodus and other Byzantine nobles. He promised to deliver the scourge of the Empire in exchange for a ceasefire and a lucrative trading arrangement. So, they came in the night, as quiet and as deadly as the horned viper, and took her without bloodshed. They confined her to a cage, she, the wild beast, who terrorized inhabitants of the Byzantine Empire. Melodus relished the opportunity to exploit her battle skills, forcing her to fight as "Amazon." It belittled and insulted her as a Geat to fight under the Greek-given moniker, but she did not protest. She would live this life until the gods showed her the way back to Kiev. Then she would have her revenge.
NAME ingegärd hoskuldsdottir
NICKNAME(S) inge (by ibba)
ALIAS(ES) hǫggvinkinna (cut-cheek), rasha (in the east), amazon (in the byzantine empire, v. dependent)
AGE twenty-eight or twenty-nine (by 888)
D.O.B circa 859
P.O.B västergötland, götaland
CURRENT RESIDENCY nomadic; constantinople, byzantine empire (v. dependent)
LANGUAGE(S) old east norse (native tongue), old east slavic (old novgorod dialect), kurdish (limited), byzantine greek (limited)
GENDER | SPECIES female | human
ORIENTATIONS pansexual, panromantic
RELATIONSHIP STATUS single (twice widowed, once divorced)
OCCUPATION varangian rus' warrior, varangian volga trader (of furs, silver, varangian-crafted weapons, & occasionally slaves), khagan/chieftain (of a geatish-varangian nomadic war band, v. dependent), naval warfare commander (as khagan, v. dependent), enslaved bodyguard & performing armed combatant (v. dependent)
AFFILIATION harald finehair (king of norway & conqueror of götaland, enemy), norwegians (enemies), erik eymundsson (king of sweden & kin to finehair, enemy), swedes (enemies), rus' khaganate (873-79), prince oleg of novgorod (supreme leader of kievan rus', under oath of fealty, 879-present), byzantine empire (tentative traders; enemies, v. dependent), florian melodus (owner, v. dependent)
ORIGIN fandomless original character
PHYSICAL
FACE CLAIM gaia weiss
EYES blue
HAIR red-brown
SKIN fair
HEIGHT 5' 9''
ETHNICITY baltic (unspecified), greuthungian gothic, norse (geatish), slavic (unspecified)
TATTOOS both forearms covered with elder futhark runes, elaborate norse knots, & intricate patterns; huginn (on right shoulder blade) and muninn (on left); gungnir on spine (tip stopping at hairline & end of shaft stopping at tailbone); valknut between breasts; troll cross on right rib cage
OTHER DISTINGUISHING FEATURES scar stretching from between eyebrows down nose & right cheek; scar running from right corner of mouth to right ear; typically wears dark eyeliner; half-shaved head (right), long blonde hair (left); perpetual scowl
PERSONALITY
MORAL ALIGNMENT chaotic neutral
TRAITS adaptable, headstrong, sedulous, valorous, adventurous, materialistic, uncivil, decisive, opportunistic, astute, ferocious, commanding, innovative, licentious, venturesome, extroverted, domineering, blithe, hostile, vigorous, temerarious, hedonistic, independent, vengeful, shameless, loyal
GOALS grow wealthy & powerful; destroy her enemies (especially harald finehair); escape chains/freedom (v. dependent)
FEARS being worthless; dying a captive (v. dependent)
HOBBIES raiding/pillaging/sacking byzantine suburbs; treasure hunting
MORE
NATIONALITY geatish, kievan rus' (as of 879)
CRIMINAL RECORD [not applicable]
CRIMES COMMITTED [not applicable]
PHYSICAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS none | situational depression (v. dependent)
FAMILY katla (mother, deceased), hoskuld (father, deceased), visäte (first husband, deceased), zlatan (second husband, deceased), hæming (third husband, divorced), nasi (son via visäte), solvor (daughter via zlatan), thyri (daughter via zlatan), orøkia (son viahæming), ibba hoskuldsson (younger brother, estranged v. dependent)
RELIGION ásatrú (norse paganism)
DRINK | SMOKE | DRUGS yes | no | sometimes
SONG(S) After the Burial's "Exit, Exist" (www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbd-rA2O2_4), Defamed's "Circles" (www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsFEx7vv9SQ), & InVisions' "Good for Nothing" (www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUa_0BoGUtY)
STORY (W.I.P)
(rewrite in process) tba
VERSES (W.I.P)
HAIL THE LOST; [873-79] (rewrite in process) tba
OF GLORY; [879-88] (rewrite in process) tba
GARDEN OF THORNS; [889-??] Demoralization, humiliation, and crass vulgarities; such was life in gilded Byzantium for a humbled warrior. Greco slave owner, Florian Melodus, boasted about his taming of the barbarian queen Rasha. He spun a great tale, recounting a battle in which he overtook the Varangian. How heinous and savage he painted her and her ilk, and how valiant and powerful he painted himself. Of course, it was all a lie. No skirmish was fought in the traditional sense of the word. Jealous of her status and personal wealth, Ibba Hoskuldsson sought to undermine his older sister and assume command of her Geatish-Varangian band. Initiating a shadow war against Rasha, Ibba met with his sister's enemies, Melodus and other Byzantine nobles. He promised to deliver the scourge of the Empire in exchange for a ceasefire and a lucrative trading arrangement. So, they came in the night, as quiet and as deadly as the horned viper, and took her without bloodshed. They confined her to a cage, she, the wild beast, who terrorized inhabitants of the Byzantine Empire. Melodus relished the opportunity to exploit her battle skills, forcing her to fight as "Amazon." It belittled and insulted her as a Geat to fight under the Greek-given moniker, but she did not protest. She would live this life until the gods showed her the way back to Kiev. Then she would have her revenge.
1 | May 23rd 2020 17:14