Gianna "Gia" La Riviera
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Backstory
Gia grew up in a troubled household. Her father was either out drinking or home beating Gia, forcing her younger sister, Killian, to watch. Due to this, Gia's levels of patience decreased until she was through with the beatings and verbal abuse. She hid a piece of glass in her shirt when her father stumbled in, in a drunken stupor. Before he could lay a hand on her or Killian, she stabbed and slashed him over 14 times. She ran away, and at the young age of 14 she joined a group of bandits. They took her and her dear sister in as their family, and the two young girls softened the hearts of the guarded men. After 4 years of hard work and training, Killian was killed in a raid. The group was heartbroken, Gia most of all. She became cocky and witty, rude and sullen. She hated mostly everything, and though you'd think this would cause her to give up, she pushed on. She ran away from the group and joined a crew of pirates on the __________. She worked hard for 2 years, when she realized that she wanted more. She wanted to run her own ship. Gia awoke in the middle of the night and ran off to a remote place where she knew she could meet up with the captain of La Belleza, another ship. Their plan was to ambush the ship in the middle of another night and Gia would captain the _________, joining forces with La Belleza. The plan worked, up until the night it was actually supposed to take place. As Gia was walking the gangway, she was knocked out. When she awoke, she was in the hold, completely alone. Her birthday was 4 days afterward, but she spent it alone sulking. She is still awaiting her punishment.
Motive
Gia joined the crew in the first place, despite the war inside her mind, to lose herself in hard work. She wished to take her mind off of the death of her baby sister, but she went about it in the wrong way.
Description
Tall, strong, lean, and toned are all correct words in description of Gia. The 6 years of hard work she went through gave her hard muscles and a strong attitude. She's witty and sarcastic, and that adds to the air of shamelessness she gives off. She is quite gorgeous, blessed with an even complexion and smooth features. She has stunning green eyes and light brown hair, that all ties in with her pink lips. She carries herself with her shoulders high and chin the same, but on the inside she is lonely and extremely depressed.
Role on the Ship
Well, she's a prisoner at the moment. But she was a Mate before this.
Skills
~Double Handed swords
~Pickpocketing (She is VERY adept with this)
~Speechcraft
~Singing (bandits get bored, too)
Equipment
Right now, she's carrying nothing.
Tale of the Seas
Enrique winced as the cold, salty rain poured from above. The large black sails did nothing for the poor men whom were left to polish the wooded floors of The Maria. Most of these men were slaves, including Enrique, whom were stolen from their homes and left to starve on this ship. None of them wanted this life, yet they were somehow forced to live it. Enrique was done. Dying was better than being forced to work as-literally-skin and bones. He threw his rag on the ground and stood up, glaring at the captain who sneered.
"Fighting back, are we?"
"No. I'm giving up," answered Enrique.
He turned and dove off the edge of the ship, earning cries from the men aboard. Enrique was very well-known as being a trustworthy, kind, and loyal man. Nobody would've thought he would jump off the edge. He laid there, in a dead man float until those aboard the ship stopped trying to call to him. They assumed he was gone. Enrique watched the ship paddle away, and he immediately thought about his life. His little girl's birth, her bright blue eyes looking into his. His wife crying over the death of her mother. Nights spent cuddling in front of the flimsy fire that provided warmth to their small hut. He let the ocean engulf him, fill his body and cleanse all of the recent bad memories. He died remembering.
(It's not really a sea story, but I wanted to do something sentimental. It's short, so if you need something more detailed then PM me)
Other
This whole thing is in another font, so :)