<strong>Alice "Ironsoul" Kalei</strong><br/><em>Purple Text Color</em><br/><br/>A Work in Progress<br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://oi44.tinypic.com/wiwos7.jpg)</div>Character Sheet<br/><br/>http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=599638 (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=599638)<br/><br/>Background<br/><br/>Alice grew up a rather dull and normal upbringing in a small village called Tierg.  Her father was a baker, and her mother a priestess for the goddess Athena.  It was her mother who primarily raised the girl and lessons of honor, justice,  and protecting the weak were quite common.  Like many girls her age, Alice put up with her mother's teachings, but rarely took them to heart.  Instead she wanted to be a mighty warrior when she grew up, leading the king's army in battle, wearing beautifully crafted armor, and other such silliness.<br/><br/>The girl's average lifestyle changed during the winter when the was 9.  A famine hit their lands hard, killing many and overfilling the graveyard.  By some magical means, either diseases or sorcery, got to the still rotting bodies and before long an undead angry horde overwhelmed the small village.  Many died in the attack including Alice's parents along with all of her friends.  She herself was only saved by a Paladin knight who had come to assist the town...albeit too late.  He found her with sword in hand as she managed to fend off the undead monsters.  With haste the Paladin saved her and brought her with him.<br/><br/>The night she swore vengeance on all things evil especially undead.  The paladin, impressed with her ability to survive and with her new found conviction, had little doubt before raising her as his own child and teaching her the ways of the Paladin.<br/><br/>Many years passed and Alice became very confident in her abilities.  As a full fledged, of only young, knight she accompanied her mentor and foster father on many of his quests.  The pair seemed to work well together and Alice proved her conviction and fighting skills on more than one occasion.  Sadly, tragedy seems to cling to the girl and on the same day she took her Paladin vows, her mentor was killed by a party of goblins.<br/><br/>Two years have passed since her mentors death.  The girl, now a woman of 24 years old, has been adventuring by herself ever since.  Troubled and afraid to let anyone close, she hides her doubts with a prideful nature.  Preferring to spend her days uprooting any evil, she tries to follow the teachings of Athena as her mother taught her.<br/><br/>Personality<br/><br/>Alice is naturally quite a headstrong, stubborn girl.  This is only further exaggerated thanks to her Paladin convictions and life goal to eliminate evil in all its forms.<br/><br/>The deaths of all those people that have ever been close to her have made her distant, even cold at order .  She has a hard time opening herself to others because of misgivings about losing loved ones.  Regardless, she is friendly in her own way to those that know her.  In order to hide her emotional scars she can sometimes act overly proud, belittling others.<br/><br/>The girl has never participated in sexual activities, but only because she finds it difficult to get close with others.  She considers herself straight, but has really never thought too much about her own sexuality.<br/><br/>Character Connections<br/>Coming Next