'They say revenge is bitter sweet, I say it's all sweet.'
Emilia Rose Knox
Nicknames:
Em, Mili
Age:
25
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
August 8th
Birthplace:
Bath, England
Role on Ship:
Pilot
'I navigate the ship. I steer it, map out our coarse on the map and try not to drive us into any mountains.'
Role in Circus:
Knife Thrower
'You've found my hidden talent. I could pin a fly to the wall with a knife from across the room. My job in the circus is simply to entertain the crowd with my knife throwing expertise.'
5'7"
Weight:
130lbs
Build:
Slim with modest curves
Hair Color:
Blonde
Eye Color:
A light grey, blue
Scars or Markings:
Emilia has several scars, a string of small marks on her left arm from flying, burning debris and a thin scar on her upper right thigh from a stray bullet. She bares one tattoo, the southern cross on the inner wrist of her right arm.
Brief Written Description:
Emilia has a naturally slim frame. While her curves might not be as large as other women, she knows how to dress to accentuate her modest attributes. Her preferred clothing is tight, but gives her flexibility. She frequently wears her blonde hair loose, letting it fall partway down her back. Her light eyes, a grey-blue colour, are constantly guarded, although when an idea comes to her they seem to sparkle with possibility. Her skin is naturally an English pale, but has obtained a healthy sun-kissed look over the years.
Grudges \\ Emilia holds grudges for a long time. Hurt her or anyone she cares about and she won't forget it.
Personal Language \\ A quirk indeed, growing up Emilia made her own language. Of course she doesn't speak it any longer, although sometimes she writes confidential notes in her personal speech.
Likes
Sky Ships \\ Knives \\ Astronomy \\ Star Navigation \\ Thunder Storms
Dancing \\ Sailing at night \\ Scarves \\ Logic \\ Whales \\ Sunshine \\ Laughing
Folk Music \\ Eagles \\ Swimming \\ Card Games \\ Gambling \\ Clouds
Dislikes
Snakes \\ Cabbage \\ When her plans fail \\ Restrictions \\ Mice
Failing \\ Not Understanding Something \\ Guns \\ Frogs
Ghost Stories \\ Corn \\ Sunburn \\ Violent drunks
Dreams
To kill Captain Atticus Queen \\ The man who killed her father is still out there. She has tried once, losing the element of surprise, but she is determined that one day he will die at her hand.
See the entire world \\ Far off places, different cultures... what could be more exciting? Of course the world is a much smaller place when one is on a flying ship.
Fears
Failure \\ Failure, of any kind, is something Emilia dislikes. Of course more than anything else she fears never being able to kill Queen.
Snakes \\ Poisonous, strangling or house pets, it doesn't matter. Emilia fears any type of snake. This is an irrational fear, never having actually experienced a frightening encounter with one.
Strengths
Intelligence \\ Emilia is a fast thinker who quickly grasps ideas and concepts. In particular she has a fantastic mind when it comes to navigation, making her an ideal pilot.
Knives \\ While not the most physical of individuals, when a knife is in her hand Emilia is just as dangerous as someone ten times her strength. It also comes in handy when having to pose as a circus act.
Card Games \\ Whether gambling or just for fun Emilia's skill with cards is high, and if it's not always within the rules of the game... well who's to know? As long as she wins Emilia isn't too concerned.
Weaknesses
Pride \\ The one sure way to get Emilia's back up is to offend her pride.
Physical fighting \\ With knives Emilia is a dead threat, but if facing an opponent with naught but her bare hands Emilia is in serious trouble.
Personality
|Intelligent, Quiet, Flirtatious, Witty, Determined, Proud|
There is a quiet determination about Emilia. If she sets her mind to do something there is little on this earth that can stop her. She is extremely intelligent and her analytical mind frequently searches for answers and plans. Always two steps ahead, she can plan out moves using nothing more than logic and her brains. Her brains have helped her all but master the art of navigation and she has a firm grasp on sailing the skies, hence her role as Pilot.
Emilia is perhaps a bit too serious at times, particularly when contemplating her past. Still, she knows how to have fun and she can be a lot of fun when she wants to be. Although not a heavy drinker, she is a talented gambler and can play cards with the best of them. She's learned a lot of tricks in her time in the skies, plus most card games are only a matter of counting cards and if that isn't particularly within the rules... well that isn't always a bad thing. She'll happily swindle a man out of his weeks earnings.
While Emilia might not be one of those people to talk your ear off, she does enjoy flirting with good looking men or sharing a decent joke. She has a keen wit and is particularly eloquent with insults. In a battle of wits she is rarely matched, although when she meets someone of equal wit she has always found it much more fun to trade quips.
Emilia is also proud, finding it hard to ignore any insults to her person or her deceased parents. Hurt her pride and Emilia isn't likely to forget it. Grudges aren't something she let's go of easily, which is apparent in the vow of revenge she has taken to avenge her father's murderer.
Emilia grew up on a Royal Navy ship and so has an appreciation for rules and structure, however her years on pirate ships and trading vessels have also taught her that rule breaking is sometimes necessary. So, while Emilia enjoys having order in her life she is never exactly against breaking the rules to get what she wants. That is whys she has no trouble cheating in card games or, on the extreme end, killing people.
Emilia Knox was born to Captain Edward Knox and Madeline Knox. Her father was a captain in the Royal English Navy and as such was often away from home. When he was home he would thrill his young daughter with tails of the skies and show her the navigation charts. At the age of seven Mrs Knox died from a fever and Emilia, with nowhere else to go, came to live with her father on his flying ship. It was highly unorthodox, but Emilia's father didn't care. With no other living relatives it was either bring Emilia with him on his ship or send her to a boarding school. Having had a bad experience himself of boarding school the answer was obvious.
Growing up aboard her father's flying ship was a whole new adventure for the girl. Edward brought in a tutor to school her on the usual things, but Emilia also spent a lot of her time learning from the sailors. It quickly became apparent that Emilia's sharp mind was best suited for navigation. She drunk up all the ship's navigator could teach her about steering, quickly understanding the most complex of ideas.
By the time Emilia was 12 she knew the name and story of every man and woman on board. They taught her to throw knives and gave the girl an adequate knowledge of firearms and swords. They were all a second family to her, which made it all the more painful when their ship was attacked by pirates. Her father's navy ship had been investigating some odd activity above Belarus when out of nowhere a fleet of pirate ships appeared from the clouds, guns-blazing and the twin skulls of Captain Atticus Queen flapping proudly in the wind. Greatly outnumbered their ship was quickly overwhelmed and boarded. Those who didn't wish to convert to piracy were immediately executed with a quick tipping over the edge. Before her father was executed he begged for Captain Queen to spare his young daughter's life and surprisingly Queen did, dropping the girl off at the next port and vanishing into the sky.
That was the wrong move. Emilia vowed revenge, one day she would kill Queen. First, though, she had to learn to survive. For a girl of her skills that wasn't particularly hard. She took a job as a cabin girl on a trading vessel, putting the skills she had learned aboard her father's ship to good use. She travelled the world aboard a number of ships, always keeping one ear listening for word of Queen. Luck struck shortly after her 18th birthday, a ship from his fleet docked at the port to refuel and gather supplies. They were also looking for new crew, discreetly of course. Emilia knew an opportunity when she saw one and it wasn't long before she was working on the pirate ship. Surprisingly Emilia found that working on a pirate ship was similar to the Royal Navy, except of course the stealing and illegal aspects. In fact she began to enjoy the freedom that it allowed her and her skills with navigation quickly propelled her up the ranks.
Emilia wasn't one to rush and ruin her plan, instead she waited. Bad luck seemed to keep striking the fleet, the word 'sabotage' was thrown quietly around until eventually Queen was forced to bring in the fleet to find the source of the trouble. Discreetly Emilia boarded each ship, setting up a sting of explosives. The one hitch in her plan was when Emilia went to find Queen, ships burning behind her, only to find that the captain had somehow escaped. He went into hiding and no matter how hard she searched Emilia has never been able to find him.
So what does a girl with a multitude of murders to her name and a thirst for revenge do? She joins another pirate ship in the hope that one day it will lead her to Queen. Of course she never expected to actually respect, much less like those she worked with, but Annie had a way about her that made Emilia almost forget her wish for revenge. Eventually Emilia grew to trust Annie immensely and would now willingly follow her to the ends of the earth and back.
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