<div class="floatright">(http://oi48.tinypic.com/fp43o7.jpg)<br/>Alice - Character Sheet (http://3.roleplaychat.org/profile.php?user=Alice%20Ironsoul)<br/><strong>Level 10 Paladin</strong></div><br/><br/>It was in the local town here on the outskirts of civilization that Alice first heard the rumors of the cult.  She had been walking with her companion Trakas for days now and they had only recently entered this barely noticeable town.  Her high-heeled, steel boots clanked loudly on the muddy cobblestone streets as she walked beside the man and her long, nearly purple hair swished behind her in the morning breeze.  Overall, the girl   Perhaps she was blessed by the gods she worshiped or perhaps it was just good breeding, but the paladin appeared quite young, no more than 17 despite the fact that she was in her young 20's.  She had lovely, pale white skin and keen blue eyes that showed her kindness.  The paladin was garbed much like one would expect - a steel breastplate that covered her front yet left her back bare in a fashionable design.  The steel boots rose up all the way above her knees yet left her upper thighs bare aside from a simple cotton blue skirt that draped down to mid thigh.  Lastly, at her side she wore a rather regal looking longsword that draped off of her belt in a sheath.  Had it not been for the rain and mud that ruined her otherwise impeccable armor, she'd come across as something straight out of a fairy tale.<br/><br/>She and Trakas were an odd pair, though by no means a bad fit.  Both were eager slayers of all things evil and had actually met on a quest to root out a necromancer a few months ago.  Because they seemed to work well together, they had formed a small team and had been questing together ever since.  Besides..Trakas as somewhat of a wandering hermit was rather easy to please..something which she liked considering her royal upbringing.<br/><br/>Now, with Trakas at her side she stepped into the wet, disgusting looking town.  In all honesty it probably wasn't that bad..but anything not clean and well lit tended to depress the rather 'high and mighty' girl.  As they stepped into the town, her boots made loud slurping noises in the muddy path.  As they walked, they stumbled across a large crowd..perhaps some ten mercenary-types that all seemed to be huddled together reading from some sort of job board.  Of course...adventures were Alice's middle name so she could not help but be interested.  The short girl glanced up at her taller companion and nodded towards the group before she walked on ahead.  Arriving at the job board and pushing aside the smelly middle aged 'wanna-be' mercenaries, she now was able to read the quest that had been pinned up.<br/><br/>It appeared as if women..and perhaps a few men...had gone missing from the town for a few weeks now.  What's more, there was note of some sort of mysterious cult.  Alice's interest was peaked...cults and missing civilians?  This was exactly what paladins were made for!  Of course..the fact that the quest ad also posted there'd be a sizable reward also interested her.  She had gathered most of her equipment from previous quests, most of which were with Trakas, and she'd actually grown quite excited to find more useful loot.  Her boots were starting to show their age and a nice pair of magical stockings might look nice with her skirt too.  Regardless, after reading from the board, Alice turned back to her companion with an eager smile.  Ripping the piece of paper off of the job board, the paladin walked back towards Trakas before pushing the wet parchment up to him.<br/><br/>Not even waiting to let him read, the girl led on,<strong>"Comon..read that on the way.  We've got ourselves another quest already and it looks quite profitable...er...I mean important."</strong>Noding towards the local inn thjat was also the largest building in town, she led the way,<strong>"However, let's go see if we can find out more from any officials or someone..they're sure to be gathered in the inn."</strong>She walked off towards the building slowly and confidently, though she'd wait for her companion before stepping inside.