For Nazora's approval, I made her a bastard daughter so she could have the wider experience of growing up outside the island. She'll love and adore Marco, and hold Maria in awe (seeing her as a powerful woman and example) but how the actual relationship between them works will have to be discussed of course. Hope you like it!...:)<br/><br/><strong>Name</strong>: Kiara Xantelli<br/><strong>Age</strong>: 24<br/><strong>Appearance</strong>: (http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae282/caela_ecub/Brunettes/eg6.jpg)<br/><em>Height</em>: 5'5<br/><em>Weight</em>: 125<br/><em>Description</em>: Kiara has much of the look of her family and savors it. Her flowing mane of raven hair is kept smooth and sleep and deep, violet eyes are often made more startling with the skillful application of light make-up. Her soft skin is pale and luminous, a gift of her red-headed mother and a starting contrast to her father's darker coloring. Her body is lithe and graceful, her movements flowing and assured from years of ballet and a confidence born of knowing her place in the world.<br/><strong>Sexual orientation</strong>: Straight<br/><strong>Background</strong>: One of Marco's bastards she was born to a wealthy, Irish, heiress who had come to the island seeing the Xantelli's unique ability to change people without the need for surgery. She'd left with a bit more then just the modifications she'd paid for and hadn't told Marco about Kiara until she sent him a letter when her daughter turned 18....and then sent his daughter to him a month later. She'd never hidden the truth of her parentage from Kiara however and had often described Marco, his family as she remembered them, and island, in great detail knowing she would one day send her daughter there.<br/><br/>Kiara's life with her mother had been a happy one. Riley (her mother) had always seen to her daughter's needs on every level, giving her love, attention, an excellent education...everything but a family. Together they had lived in a small house and Kiara hadn't realized there was any sadness in her mother's life until she was 16 and, finally, heard her mother crying to her own mother over the phone one evening. It was then she had realized that Riley had given up so much to be a good mother to her, her own family ostracizing her because of her bastard daughter even in these modern times.<br/><br/>Her respect for her mother had grown immensely that night and she'd never resented it when Riley had suggested that she go and meet the other half of her family once she'd turned 18. Instead she saw it as a gift to the woman who had raised her, giving her back to her own family as well by leaving. Riley and Kiara still talk and write often and Kiara's love for her mother never wavers.<br/><br/><strong>Personality</strong>: Kiara is a naturally caring but cautious person. She is kind to others but she also enjoys the finer things in life and has no problem with things like letting servants clean her rooms; though she does try not to leave them in a state of utter disrepair because she respects the family servants as actual people as well. As kind as she can be however, she can also be cruel when crossed. Quick flashes of temper are nothing to worry over, but when she goes quiet, and her gaze cold, those that know her steer clear.<br/><br/>Mostly she tried to get along with her family, loving her father Marco endlessly and caring for her half brothers and sisters while holding Maria in an almost state of awe as well. She enjoys life on the island, the life of a Xantelli, and the power it brings. She is less tempted to use it than many however, preferring her own methods of inflicting pain on those that cross her, though also not shying from the use of her power when she finds it more effective than any other method for attaining her goals. The exact strength of her gift isn't really known simply because she hasn't pushed the use of it to it's limits, not trying to change people into inanimate objects or their whole bodies, preferring small changes that will cause either joy or anguish depending why she is making the change.<br/><br/>