Character Bio:<br/><br/>Name: Clairissa Hope<br/><br/>Age: 26<br/><br/>Race/Species: Battle Mage<br/><br/>Alliance: Humans<br/><br/>Rank in army: Captain of special battalion 7/ Mage Division<br/><br/>Abilities: Mastery at close combat with the long sword and daggers, versed in attack magics; some defense magics. Mastery in the art of war. She can enchant her weapons and shield so that they cannot break as long as they are in her hands and she can endow them with elemental properties; such as, making them pure silver to fight were's, turning it to iron to fight fey and vampires, and fire to burn her enemies. Leadership<br/><br/>Weapons/ armor: A standard issue long sword; a magic made dagger that was forged with a deadly poison that paralized her enemies (It wore off after 6 hours); an iron shield with the symbol of the mage on it and a sword down the middle that marked her as both caption and a battle mage. Her armor was specially made and given to her by her teacher. It was magiked to keep her warm in cold climates and visa versa. If wet it driend within minutes... not her hair though.<br/><br/>Likes: Strawberries, a great sparring opponent, her armor, discipline and order.<br/><br/>Dislikes: Childness, sour foods, Chaos, magical creatures (This is only because she was raised and trained at a young age to hate and be disgusted by them)<br/><br/>Fears: She fears letting her battalion down and angering her teacher. Drowning and water, she cannot swim<br/><br/>Bad Habits: Quick to temper<br/><br/>Sexual Orientation: Straight though she has never been in a relationship since she is very dense when it comes to men who try to court her. She is a fighter not a lover (But maybe one day someone could teach her how to)<br/><br/>Personality: Cold to her enimies. Strong willed and quick to temper on the battle field and sometimes off of it. She is smart and trustworthy with her comrades.<br/><br/>Appearence: She is always in armor and has her weapons. She trusts only her superiours and those in her batallion so she is never without a weapon. Before the war she liked to wear cloths more suited for a boy; such as, soft leather pants, combat boots, and a tunic. She wore functional and comfortable, over stylish and pretty.<br/><a class="postlink" href="http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo335/Isalie/Anime%20girls/minell55.jpg">[ img ]</a><br/><br/>Bio/Past: Clairissa didn't know who her parents were sincce she grew up in an orphanage. It wasn't until she was five that the lady of the orphanage found out that she could use magic and was sent off to the School for the Gifted in the captiol city of Agmon. She never once looked back at the orphanage as she was thrust into strick training by her teacher Liam Thornsly the third(Can't think of a good name XD). He was never openly kind to her but he taught her everything she now knows since he had made her his prized pupial.... More like a whipping boy to her but she had learned a lot from him and respected him. So it was at that school that she florished in the Arts and showed some skill with blades.<br/><br/>Clairissa was in the middle of her mage training when the war had started. She had been thrust into a war that she had not been ready for and was expected to die within the first week that she was sent out to the battlefield. She suprised her teacher and superiours with her ability to adapt and survive. Her training never stopped during the war but it shifted to what was most important; like war and attacks. She had a lot of skill when it came to attack spells and close combat. Her defense spells were not so great, but she was an excllent swordsman and knew how to block and use her lightweight shield.<br/><br/>She is a skillful swordsman and has made that her strength. She showed leadership when her group had lost their commanding officer when she lead them all back saftly while compleating their mission. She quickly moved through the ranks until she became a captain herself. Know the war had heated up and the battles almost seemed endless, but both sides were determind to come out on top. She planned to be the first one there.