Full Name: Aelia 'Archer' (Arc) Garreth She is a spear wielding girl who normally passes herself off as a young man. She is very protective of those she deems it necessary to be. She is straightforward and normally keeps a stoic like appearance.
Archer can be explained by one thing. A very over protective person. When she decides something needs to be defended, she will lay her life on the line to defend it. If she has nothing to defend, she prefers to run then actually last them out. Archer does not like to kill people, but is not afraid to do it. If a job came down to killing someone, she would.
Archer does not wear her emotions, instead keeping them hidden from the world. Archer can easily get risen up when she, or someone she likes, gets insulted. She has been known to be rude and will occasionally push her opinion on others, whether asked for it or not.
Author's note: Archer's personalty changes based more towards the person she is guarding then any other factor.
Archer wears leather scale mail armor, which is typically a metal type of armor. Instead, the scales are harden leather pieces that were woven in for mobility. Underneath she has a white shirt and brown pants, held with a brown cloth belt. To cover her armor, she wears a brown full cloak. The cloak completely covers her whole body, allowing only anything to be hidden (as long as it does not stick out). The cloak has a hood, but she keeps it down unless it is raining. She wears leather gloves to protect her hands. A thicker costume over her armor when it gets colder. Her walking boots are long, going up her shins. They are buckled a few times for a snug fit.
Her chest is wrapped with bandages, (which wasn't much cleavage there anyways) so she has a flat chest in appearance. Her clothing gives off a boyish tone, allowing most people to assume she is a guy.
Archer carries other traveling equipment. She carries basic survival supplies and outdoor equipment, like a knife, fishing hooks, vials, etc. She has a small pack, that ties around her waste and is supported by both shoulders. At first look, it looks mostly empty, but that is because most of the stuff inside, falls right to the bottom of the bag. She carries food and drink inside as well. She does not carry a sleeping bag, preferring other methods of sleep. In her right hand she carries a longspear like weapon, she uses it as a walking stick when traveling.
Author's note: She will sometimes carry things vital for her partner if she has one.
Archer, as referred as Aelia, grew up in a small village out in the far reaches of many kingdoms and conflict. It was near the edge of mountains, in the middle of a dense forest. Whether a kingdom or high lord controlled the area did not matter, they hardly got travelers or merchants.
Aelia lived on top of a hill, with her family. A mother, a father, and a younger brother. A small house at the edge of the town. Her father was a miller.
The village had always been mostly peaceful, till one day the soldiers started showing up. Aelia was too young to understand, only being near 13 at the time. But the soldiers were there to hunt, something. Searching for them in the area of where the village was. During that time, her father fell ill, so a lot of the work was placed on Aelia from lack of help.
On the way back from errands in town, Aelia heard noises in the woods. Deciding to let curiosity take her lead, she jogged thru the woods to the sounds. It sounded like muffled blacksmiths hammers' hitting hot iron on an anvil. Once she got close enough, the sounds stopped and horses could be heard riding off. What Aelia found was shocking.
A field of recently dead, bodies, weapons, and blood scattered everywhere. Most of the victims in traveling clothing. What the hunters were after? Perhaps. In the wreckage, Aelia found an alive girl. One no older than herself, laying on the ground injured from an arrow. Aelia did only thing she could think of. Took the girl to somewhere safer, a cave she knew about.
Aelia could not explain her actions. Like why she did not take the girl home or take her to town. She only felt a strange vibe, telling her that was a bad idea. So Aelia instead took care of the girl. She was sickly and never seemed to be recovering from the wound. Aelia tried feeding her, talking to her, helping her, but nothing seemed to work.
A few days had past and Aelia was returning with more food, intended to force feed the girl if she had to. When she got to the cave, she found the mutilated corpse of the girl. And one of the villagers there smiling with a bloody knife beside him. Aelia knew what happened and did not understand. In anger, she grabbed the knife and stabbed the man. He did not see it coming, not realizing Aelia would stab him for an action he considered 'good.' After that day, Aelia fled the village, never returning to her home or family.
Changing her appearance to a guys and calling herself Archer, Arc to friends. She joined a young mens' militia group, letting her train to be a fighter. Her weapon of choice became evident to be a longspear. Ironic to her name, she never took up archery. When she found out that the group was going to go fight in a war, she a walled. She was afraid of death and afraid to no longer be free.
In Archer's travels, she became good at doing odd jobs. Jobs like protecting caravans and small mercenary work. She was not much a fighter, her strength lying in keeping her opponents at a distance and giving quick stabs behind an ally. She was not built for close quarters combat as much, relying on range from her weapon.