Sign Up The Almagest Expedition: Family Portraits

[Shy]

[size=1]We're up. Thanks to everyone who signed up. Here is the cast:

[b]Belmonda "Bella" Montgomery Achard / Shy
Frederic Gael Achard / Nathan
Gustave Achard / James
Natalia Lockmere / Hinata
Juste Yvon Achard / Rachmaninoff
Felix Michael Achard/ P.J. McCrafty

Jack Deacon / Malkav
Victoria Ann Almagest / Aaryanna
Macey Ellen Almagest / Raiha
Fauntleroy Almagest / Shy
Ivan Francis Almagest / Ace
Harrison Almagest / indifference
Dawlish Almagest / Gavin

Liana Claribel Prideux / Darren
Edith Grimoire / James

Elaine Adelle Waltier / SunfallE
Sief Davos Frost / Aaryanna Mom[/b]

As I mentioned earlier, sign-ups will remain open for new players. If you were not accepted for the launch of the RPG, there may be room for you later on. Feel free to contact me regarding how we can best integrate your character into the story.

-Shy[/size]

[Ezekiel]

[SIZE="1"][CENTER][B]Your name:[/B] Esther Blake

[B]Your age:[/B] 26

[B]Your connection to the Almagest or Achard family:[/B]
Esther is personal assistant to Dawlish Almagest, handling his busy schedule and trying constantly to keep him on it.

[B]Your portrait:[/B]
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/AzureImi/esther_portrait.png[/IMG]

[B]Your occupation/location:[/B]
Esther began working at Icarus Industries when she was 23, with a view to becoming an experienced weaponsmith to support her three older brothers in Fort Blanc. She did not initially find herself fitting in well, and so turned her sights to management and finances. From there she was ?spotted? by Dawlish Almagest as Icarus grew in size and importance, and she was given the position she now holds, as his personal assistant.

While she would like to say that she owns a modest home in Le Monde, living with her elderly mother and her younger brother, she is, in truth, wherever Dawlish is. She jokes that he has made her a drifter.

[B]Your Story:[/B]
Esther has always considered herself lucky to have been born into a family that took great pride in their name and reputation. It is because of this that she and her four brothers were made to work their hardest and to the best of their abilities, in whatever fields they found themselves in. Esther, taking after her father, a banker, showed an interest in the less arduous paths in life, finding comfort in music and numbers above physical activity. As such was sent to Lumière Academy, in the hopes that should would study music and make a name for herself.

While Esther studied orchestral composition and an expansive history of Anovian culture, her three older brothers trained and worked in Fort Blanc tirelessly, steadily gaining more glowing pride and admiration from the rest of her family. It came about that, despite her parents? attempts at being fair to all their five children, the three brothers policing the streets and striving for military success became the favourites. Esther?s younger brother, too, joined Fort Blanc when he was of the right age, leaving Esther as the last cultured member of her family, or so she?d like to say.

Her stubbornness did not last long, however, and she eventually found herself at Icarus Industries, as soon as the opportunity presented herself. She was not quite equipped with the body and mind of a soldier, but saw an opportunity to help her brothers and country through making the weapons Fort Blanc so frequently invested in.

Of course, her current career goes to show just how little sticking power Esther has in most facets in life. When her hands ached and her arms were bruised from handling metal and tools, she tried her hand at number crunching, finding herself a much more comfortable and less nerve-wracking job behind a desk, dealing with Dawlish Almagest?s budget. Only after quite a few months did she get the courage up to approach the man himself and suggest that he was, perhaps, being a little too spend-thrift in his dealings.

When Esther first met with Dawlish, she found in him a person she could aspire to, despite his increasingly more outrageous stunts. She found him exciting, and fascinating, and seemed to feed off his creative energy and grim determination in his craft. It?s because of this that, for the first time, she truly strived for something, that being a position in Dawlish?s inner circle. Her hard work paid off and Dawlish eventually hired her as his personal assistant, seemingly glad to have someone to deal with the messy, small details while he could concentrate on the more important matters of his creations, even if he was at first bemused by her boundless enthusiasm for monetary matters, and making him spend less of it.

Esther still holds a very close relationship with her family, especially her younger brother. Her father passed away in the last few months, leaving her with a comfortable amount of money kept safe for when she eventually decides to settle down. While her older brothers are increasingly travelling more and training harder, she lives in the family home with her mother and brother, when he?s away from Fort Blanc. She is of the opinion that a person should live every day to its fullest, and this is especially true since the passing of her father. As such, she has always, regardless of current occupation, made time for writing and playing music, giving her time to escape, and this is no different now than when she was a child.[/CENTER]

[I]As always, things are subject to change, but I doubt it will be anything major. At least, I hope not. Unless Gavin has some complaints ): He hasn't been on yet but I want to get this up, seeing as it's done.[/I] [/SIZE]