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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aquatica" data-source="post: 2618551" data-attributes="member: 36987">My character AppearanceTia’ala represents sheer beauty and elegance but has an element of mystery about her. Anyone who crosses her path is either instantly drawn to her presence or finds her intimidating and tend to keep their distance.She stands at 5’8 inches high and in slender in build but has curves which make her profile very feminine.Her hair is tousled waves of emerald green  which  cascades down  to the  arch of her  back  and  as  it  catches  the  light it shimmers with hints of  teal  and  gold.Her eyes are midnight blue set in almond shape and appear so deep blue they can almost be mistaken for black which to on lookers can seem eerie. Tia’ala’s skin  is  a  pale  sea green colour  which  glistens  two tone  revealing  shades of  silver. It is smooth to touch and hairless which makes her more agile in water and an excellent swimmer.Around her neck she wears a necklace of   kelp string attached to a tiger striped seashell and holds the  shell  to  her  ear when she travels  far inland and  misses the  sounds  of the  sea.Around her leg she wears an anklet with trinkets of rare coral pieces from the sea of fallen stars which was a gift from her mother.She wears a light flowing aquamarine dress which is tattered at the bottom and often prefers to walk barefooted. Attached  to the straps  of her  dress drapes a  velvet embroidered  cloak  with  gold  symbols  of Deep Sashelas, the lord  of the  undersea emblazoned upon  it. Being a favored soul she is a dedicated servant to the god and holds this as one of her prize possessions.BackgroundTia’ala’s father (Oscar) was of human race and was a poor individual who made his living by diving for trinkets and pearls and trading or selling his finds for a profit.He lived in a small fishing village situated on the coast of the Sea of fallen stars and ventured out to sea each day diving in lagoons and shallow coves for any valuable items he could find.One day diving for pearls he discovered a short sword without its sheath glistening amongst the seabed under some seaweed. Retrieving it and sitting on some nearby rocks he tried to wield the sword he was amazed to find it began to speak to him.It told him that it could not be used to strike any object or person only by its owner who was an Aquatic elf (Miriel), who was frantically searching for it.Beneath the ocean Miriel was searching for her sword which was a family heirloom dating back generations, she saw a reflection of a man perched on the rocks above dangling his legs in the water and although wary, decided to ask his assistance.Upon submersion she discovered the stranger had her sword and after much debating and bartering they agree on a trade of 3 bags of pearls and a coral bracelet Miriel was wearing for the return of her sword.The two were intrigued and attracted by their meeting and after many encounters they fell in love and Miriel became pregnant.Due to Miriel being an aquatic elf and rarely liking to venture out of water and knowing her child would be merkin and would not be able to breath under water indefinitely she made the hard decision to let her child go with her father to live on land and Oscar made sure Tia’ala had her mothers coral bracelet to symbolize her parents love and where she came from. She grew up in her father’s village and learnt her father’s trade, being an excellent swimmer and being able to stay under water four times longer than her father she was able to make them a healthy profit from her findings and the two became very wealthy as a result.Tia’ala still saw her mother regularly whilst diving but Oscar made the decision as a result of their new found wealth to move away from the village into a more lavish aboad. Very reluctantly Tia’ala went with her father as he was her primary guardian and felt it was her duty to him. She let her love of the sea fill the gap for her need to belong and always wonders about her mother and her existence. Apart from brief visits, her father’s memories and tales, and her coral bracelet that’s all she has of her mother and she felt a stranger to her heritage. They both settled in Phlan on the edge of The Moonsea until her father past away from old age whilst sleeping in his quarters. She regularly made trips along the Phlan path to nearby towns and villages selling the goods her and her father had collected over the years as well as Knucklehead trout she caught locally.As a merkin Tia’ala always felt she never belonged to either of the elements of her life that made her who she was. After her father died this feeling was never more apparent. Living on her own in the life of a human and not being physically adapted to live with her mother she decided that she would be dedicated follower to the life she could never live. Her mother once told her about the day she was born there was a violent hurricane which had torn up the coastline for the previous three days up until her birth. The moment Tia’ala was born the storm began to die down and Miriel had always believed that this was a divine sign that her daughter was destined for greatness. Tia’ala wasn’t 100% certain of this but took great comfort in the concept. She always knew she had special abilities as she was able to heal grazes she received underwater from catching her legs on coral and on her hands from tying kelp string fish nets. She seemed to have control over certain people in different situations and with a single demand could get them to do whatever she asked.Tia’ala felt the presence of Deep Sashelas in her day to day life and regularly prayed to him and tried to set an example as any dedicated follower should.</blockquote>

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