<strong>Picture:</strong>WIP<br/><br/><strong>Character Name:</strong>Aria Ootori<br/><br/><strong>Nationality:</strong>Formerly Tevinter, Minrathous.<br/><br/><strong>Race:</strong>Human [Elven blooded]<br/><br/><strong>Class:</strong>Rogue/Grey Warden<br/><br/><strong>Specialization:</strong>Bard, Assassin<br/><br/><strong>Talents from Talent Tree:</strong>Dual Weapon Mastery, Riposte, Cripple, Flurry, Whirlwind, Twin Strike, Find Vitals, Low Blow, Pinning Shot, Rapid Shot, Suppressing Fire, Master Stealth, Device Mastery, Mark of Death, Exploit Weakness, Lacerate, Feast of the Fallen, Song of Valor, Song of Courage.<br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong>Aria was born and raised in the Tevinter Imperium, the product of a slave and a Magister. From an early age her Magister father had her trained to be the ideal assassin, and bodyguard; able to strike from the shadows and infiltrate any circle to eliminate his foes. She was also educated in the use of poisons and herbs along with the art of song and dance which combined with her uncanny beauty afforded to her by her mixed heritage made her quiet the femme-fatale. And though she is unable to wield magic herself Aria is quiet versed in arcane and historical knowledge from being her father’s silent shadow for so long. For many years she served her father and her house dutifully as the price for failure was not something she wished to ever endure again if she could help it. Often would her Master travel outside the Imperium lands to oversee many of his vested interests, both arcane and illicit. One such journey brought them to the shores of Fereldan where her father involved himself with Loghain and Rendon Howe; it was through the latter with Loghain support that her Master had set up a slave ring in the Denerim Alienage under the guise of an quarantine to deal with a epidemic. Something told Aria that this was going to be more trouble than what it’s worth, Fereldan wasn’t Minrathous – here a Magister’s words wasn’t worth the air their spoken. However, in return for acquiring the elves without unwanted interference from the local outside the Alienage Loghain would receive a generous sum for each batch they shipped out to fund his brewing civil war and darkspawn problem.<br/><br/>Aria’s prediction was proven right when infamous Grey Warden crossed their paths. Aria tried to convince her father to leave but the Magister dismissed her concerns as frivolous, Loghain would deal with the Wardens and they would continue to bleed the Alienage of its inhabitants until there wasn’t a single elf left. The Magister's own arrogance and greed proved to be a costly mistake. Present for the upcoming Landsmeet, the Grey Warden - Elissa Cousland, caught wind of the happenings going on in the Alienage and came down on the slave ring with a fury not unlike Andraste coming down on the Tevinter Imperium. Aria fought to the best of her abilities but the Warden was just as quick and skilled as she but fueled with a righteous purpose while Aria just hollowed fought to fulfill her purpose. In the end the Magister was slain and the elves that hadn’t already been sent underway were freed.  Aria herself managed to survive her encounter with the Warden, in exchange for her freedom she would have to give witness against Loghain at the Landsmeet. Given the alternative Aria had little choice but to agree. The Landsmeet ended with Loghain’s execution and Alister ascension to the throne.<br/><br/>Her curiosity piqued about the Warden, Aria was convinced to stay on and help in the fight against the invading Darkspawn. It was brutal, bloody battle for survival but in the end the Archdemon was slain and Denerim was still mostly standing. Aria succumbed to her injuries, the wounds infected by the Darkspawn blood that had managed to enter her system. The only way to save her was for her to undergo the Joining and convert completely over to being a Grey Warden even through the chances of her dying either from the taint or the Joining were equal she willingly took the chance, at least this time she would be serving a better cause than the one before. She survived, becoming one of the first to be converted in the days following the Arch-demon demise.<br/><br/>Once she was well enough Aria traveled to Amaranthine with the others to set up the new base for the Fereldan branch of the Grey Wardens. In the time that followed Aria devoted herself wholly to the cause, working her way up through the ranks. In light of the Warden-Commander’s strange disappearance Aria, being one of the few that could be spared, has taken to traveling trying to find any word of her erstwhile leader. Her journies have lead her to Starkhaven which is preparing for the upcoming Tourney.<br/><br/><strong>Gear:</strong>The Phoenix Battle-maiden Armor (http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/1a/1660-1-1284150777.jpg),  the Matriarch dual blades and the Matriarch’s Long Eye (http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/5/58/1660-1-1284150821.jpg) with enchanted arrows for every element.<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Aria has a rather ambiguous outlook on life and people in general. On the surface she is amicable and quick witted if a little bloodthirsty, sly and manipulative with a side of wicked sense of humor and a sensuality that can’t be denied. She rarely lets people close on a personal level as her trust is something hard to come by but once it is earned she is loyal to the end. Before being taken in by the Grey Wardens Aria had something a cavalier attitude that had slowly changed for the better the longer she was around the order, the Warden-Commander in particular though she is a girl that still in enjoys a good time wherever it may be had.<br/><br/><strong>Sexual Orientation:</strong>Straight with some bi tendencies