Post by ailin on Feb 22, 2007 21:30:16 GMT -6
Name: Kaede Lin
Age: 31
Appearance: Despite being only average in height for a woman, standing at 5’5”, Kaede is imposing. Her light jade eyes are remarkable, a trait that few forget once staring into. They are perhaps the only way to gauge her emotions, and most feel that there is something very haunting about them. Her skin is well tanned; a result of her many years of outdoor work, and her long dark brown hair is quite wavy. Kaede walks a steady, smooth pace, her movements always deliberate and reflective of the strength she carries in the physical and mental sense. Her body is well toned and defined while retaining a sense of femininity. Being an Earth Kingdom citizen, Kaede dresses in a color scheme befitting her nation of origin. She often wears a high collar frog button shirt in a forest green color, with the front and back falling to ankle length. It has a delicate silver flower pattern running around the edges while the wide sleeves fall to just above her elbows. Her dark gray undershirt goes down to her knuckles, making her hands sometimes seem to disappear beneath her shirt. Cotton charcoal gray pants are cut off by black leather boots, while a maroon and gold lined headband sometimes pulls her wavy hair aside.
Personality: Kaede is a woman who speaks the truth almost at all times. While this makes her seem blunt at times, she can posses a level of kind tact while speaking. Her words are quiet and soft, but have the edge of strength that she carries within her. She is a calm woman, to the point where it might unnerve those around her. Nothing seems to rile her up, although it looks like she has experienced a lot in her days. Above all, Kaede is a straight talker, militaristic, and a hard worker and expects that of the people she deals with. While she has these high standards, Kaede is no stranger to disappointment, and is all too ready to realize that folk will often leave you hanging rather than live up to your expectations. Some might call her tough and strict, but Kaede is just living up to the lessons she was taught in life. Oddly enough, she does posses a sense of humor, albeit a dry one. Stubborn, steadfastly loyal to those who have earned it, smart, and tough, Kaede is not someone you want to be on the bad side of.
History:
Kaede Lin was raised to work hard and accomplish as much as you can by her parents, farmers of modest land in the Earth Kingdom. For most of her life Kaede worked alongside them and the farm hands. Life was hard, but would usually work out for the best.
At the age of seven, Kaede learned she was an earthbender, like her mother. She was soon taken under her mother’s tutelage and taught everything her mother knew of earthbending. When there was nothing left to teach her, her parents sent to the nearest town to be taught at the earthbending academy there. By day Kaede would learn from her teachers, and when the afternoon grew short, she would return home to finish her chores and help her family around the farm.
For six years Kaede commuted to her classes and helped out around the farm. She excelled in her earthbending, eventually graduating from the academy as one of the best in her class. With that complete, Kaede returned to working on the farm full time. One day she hoped she would carry on the proud tradition her parents and grandparents had done by working on the farm.
When she was seventeen, Kaede met Masaru, who had moved to the nearby town a few years earlier. They immediately hit it off and entered a relationship. To Kaede, Masaru was kind, honest and hardworking. Just the kind of man she could respect. There was inexplicable joy in finding someone outside her family who could understand her like they did. After a few years the two were engaged to be wed. Both were poised to take over Kaede family's farm when her parents set on retiring.
That all changed when Masaru got it in his head to join the Earth Kingdom military. A man who prized freedom above all else, could not idly sit by and allow the Fire Nation to take their land. He joined the army, and convinced Kaede to follow him. While she was initially unsure that a woman would be allowed to fight, the army had become desperate enough over the years that her skill with earthbending made up for the fact she was a woman. Kaede was accepted into the war, eventually rising to the rank of Corporal, serving (ironically enough) under her fiancée Masaru, who had been named Sergeant of their troop.
Kaede and Masaru fought in many battles during their tour of duty. Every day she stood by her fiancée, defended him and the troops with her life, over and over displaying her unwavering loyalty to them. During a particularly harsh battle Kaede was shot in her left arm with an arrow, and lost a good amount of blood. With help of a medic on their squad, Kaede was able to extricate herself from the battle long enough to get patched up. The price of battle lefts its mark, however. Though the arrow was removed, Kaede was left with traveling pain up and down her left arm every so often. This pain she carries to this day, a reminder of everything she has done and stood for.
For twelve years the two and their troop fought on the front lines of the war, exposed to the horror and the pain of losing those around them to the ruthless Fire Nation. When tragedy struck and Masaru lost his eye in one nasty battle, he was sent back home, his superiors convinced he would be ineffective with only one eye. With no question in her mind, Kaede followed him home, ignoring her superiors telling her to stay with the troops and the war. Her place was with Masaru, she had told them. He had been the reason she had joined the army, and he would be the reason she would leave. Masaru mattered to her more than anything, and she was determined to see him through this difficult time.
They returned home, Masaru invited to stay on Kaede family’s farmhouse. While he recovered, Kaede tried to rebuild her old life, as it had been before they had joined the army. She tried so hard to stay strong and supportive for Masaru, and to make their life work. More than anything she wanted to marry Masaru and his injury had not changed that for her. But war had changed Masaru. He became distant, and eventually accused Kaede of being distant. His hatred for his injury grew, as did his blame that it had all been Kaede’s fault. After a few months, Kaede found that Masaru intended to leave her family’s farmhouse. What made the pain worse than anything else was that Masaru had started spending time with another woman, and blamed the dissolving of their engagement on Kaede. He left, along with his new gal, tearing a hole in Kaede’s heart. As much as she tried, she could no longer stay at home, no longer take over the farm her family had built so long ago. After promising to write to her parents every now and then, Kaede left to travel the world, free of all commitments.
Since then Kaede has traveled the world for two years, her aimless wandering taking her far and wide, to the frozen reaches of the Northern Water Tribe, to the Earth Kingdom people manned Northern Air Temple, to Kyoshi Island in the south, and to the expansive Si Wong Desert. At first she took on odd jobs to make her way, until she eventually fell into the career of a bounty hunter. Now Kaede travels the world, consistently on the hunt for those wanted by the Earth Kingdom. As a former military woman, she still holds a deep hatred of the Fire Nation. To her they are heartless repressors, enemies of the freedom she holds so dear. It is most distasteful to her to take bounties for the Fire Nation, but when the money is so tight, she will swallow her hatred long enough to work it.
Age: 31
Appearance: Despite being only average in height for a woman, standing at 5’5”, Kaede is imposing. Her light jade eyes are remarkable, a trait that few forget once staring into. They are perhaps the only way to gauge her emotions, and most feel that there is something very haunting about them. Her skin is well tanned; a result of her many years of outdoor work, and her long dark brown hair is quite wavy. Kaede walks a steady, smooth pace, her movements always deliberate and reflective of the strength she carries in the physical and mental sense. Her body is well toned and defined while retaining a sense of femininity. Being an Earth Kingdom citizen, Kaede dresses in a color scheme befitting her nation of origin. She often wears a high collar frog button shirt in a forest green color, with the front and back falling to ankle length. It has a delicate silver flower pattern running around the edges while the wide sleeves fall to just above her elbows. Her dark gray undershirt goes down to her knuckles, making her hands sometimes seem to disappear beneath her shirt. Cotton charcoal gray pants are cut off by black leather boots, while a maroon and gold lined headband sometimes pulls her wavy hair aside.
Personality: Kaede is a woman who speaks the truth almost at all times. While this makes her seem blunt at times, she can posses a level of kind tact while speaking. Her words are quiet and soft, but have the edge of strength that she carries within her. She is a calm woman, to the point where it might unnerve those around her. Nothing seems to rile her up, although it looks like she has experienced a lot in her days. Above all, Kaede is a straight talker, militaristic, and a hard worker and expects that of the people she deals with. While she has these high standards, Kaede is no stranger to disappointment, and is all too ready to realize that folk will often leave you hanging rather than live up to your expectations. Some might call her tough and strict, but Kaede is just living up to the lessons she was taught in life. Oddly enough, she does posses a sense of humor, albeit a dry one. Stubborn, steadfastly loyal to those who have earned it, smart, and tough, Kaede is not someone you want to be on the bad side of.
History:
Kaede Lin was raised to work hard and accomplish as much as you can by her parents, farmers of modest land in the Earth Kingdom. For most of her life Kaede worked alongside them and the farm hands. Life was hard, but would usually work out for the best.
At the age of seven, Kaede learned she was an earthbender, like her mother. She was soon taken under her mother’s tutelage and taught everything her mother knew of earthbending. When there was nothing left to teach her, her parents sent to the nearest town to be taught at the earthbending academy there. By day Kaede would learn from her teachers, and when the afternoon grew short, she would return home to finish her chores and help her family around the farm.
For six years Kaede commuted to her classes and helped out around the farm. She excelled in her earthbending, eventually graduating from the academy as one of the best in her class. With that complete, Kaede returned to working on the farm full time. One day she hoped she would carry on the proud tradition her parents and grandparents had done by working on the farm.
When she was seventeen, Kaede met Masaru, who had moved to the nearby town a few years earlier. They immediately hit it off and entered a relationship. To Kaede, Masaru was kind, honest and hardworking. Just the kind of man she could respect. There was inexplicable joy in finding someone outside her family who could understand her like they did. After a few years the two were engaged to be wed. Both were poised to take over Kaede family's farm when her parents set on retiring.
That all changed when Masaru got it in his head to join the Earth Kingdom military. A man who prized freedom above all else, could not idly sit by and allow the Fire Nation to take their land. He joined the army, and convinced Kaede to follow him. While she was initially unsure that a woman would be allowed to fight, the army had become desperate enough over the years that her skill with earthbending made up for the fact she was a woman. Kaede was accepted into the war, eventually rising to the rank of Corporal, serving (ironically enough) under her fiancée Masaru, who had been named Sergeant of their troop.
Kaede and Masaru fought in many battles during their tour of duty. Every day she stood by her fiancée, defended him and the troops with her life, over and over displaying her unwavering loyalty to them. During a particularly harsh battle Kaede was shot in her left arm with an arrow, and lost a good amount of blood. With help of a medic on their squad, Kaede was able to extricate herself from the battle long enough to get patched up. The price of battle lefts its mark, however. Though the arrow was removed, Kaede was left with traveling pain up and down her left arm every so often. This pain she carries to this day, a reminder of everything she has done and stood for.
For twelve years the two and their troop fought on the front lines of the war, exposed to the horror and the pain of losing those around them to the ruthless Fire Nation. When tragedy struck and Masaru lost his eye in one nasty battle, he was sent back home, his superiors convinced he would be ineffective with only one eye. With no question in her mind, Kaede followed him home, ignoring her superiors telling her to stay with the troops and the war. Her place was with Masaru, she had told them. He had been the reason she had joined the army, and he would be the reason she would leave. Masaru mattered to her more than anything, and she was determined to see him through this difficult time.
They returned home, Masaru invited to stay on Kaede family’s farmhouse. While he recovered, Kaede tried to rebuild her old life, as it had been before they had joined the army. She tried so hard to stay strong and supportive for Masaru, and to make their life work. More than anything she wanted to marry Masaru and his injury had not changed that for her. But war had changed Masaru. He became distant, and eventually accused Kaede of being distant. His hatred for his injury grew, as did his blame that it had all been Kaede’s fault. After a few months, Kaede found that Masaru intended to leave her family’s farmhouse. What made the pain worse than anything else was that Masaru had started spending time with another woman, and blamed the dissolving of their engagement on Kaede. He left, along with his new gal, tearing a hole in Kaede’s heart. As much as she tried, she could no longer stay at home, no longer take over the farm her family had built so long ago. After promising to write to her parents every now and then, Kaede left to travel the world, free of all commitments.
Since then Kaede has traveled the world for two years, her aimless wandering taking her far and wide, to the frozen reaches of the Northern Water Tribe, to the Earth Kingdom people manned Northern Air Temple, to Kyoshi Island in the south, and to the expansive Si Wong Desert. At first she took on odd jobs to make her way, until she eventually fell into the career of a bounty hunter. Now Kaede travels the world, consistently on the hunt for those wanted by the Earth Kingdom. As a former military woman, she still holds a deep hatred of the Fire Nation. To her they are heartless repressors, enemies of the freedom she holds so dear. It is most distasteful to her to take bounties for the Fire Nation, but when the money is so tight, she will swallow her hatred long enough to work it.