Post by daxia on Jul 17, 2006 21:13:24 GMT -5
Name: Nuo-Xue Heng; known as only Nuo to her friends
Age[/u]: 17
Gender[/u]: Female
Nation [/u]: Fire
Bender?[/u]: No
Physical Appearance [/u]: Nuo-Xue certainly isn't what one would call divine, though she also is not unpleasant to look at. She has long, almost untamable black hair that she has grown to a little past her shoulders, a svelte figure with toned muscle along her arms, and a somewhat pale complexion. She stands at 5'3", which is rather short for her age, and has grown to despise her lack in height. She has inherited her mother's eyes, having her right eye golden and her left eye a warm brown, with a slightly almond-shaped figure. Her hands are very slender yet calloused from her training, and her feet are somehwhat on the small but rough side as well. Her fingernails are always kept neat but she never manicures them. Her facial features on a first glance seem soft and kind, but really she always looks either bored or tired.
Clothing/Armor [/u]: Considering that she is always on the move, Nuo-Xue keeps her appearance simple. She wears a black Chinese blouse with a golden embroider and a golden clasp at the neck with a red phoenix design fabricated along the back, and black pants that hug her waistline but become lagging around her thighs and calves. On her feet she wears black traveling sandals. Her arms are encased in fingerless tan leather gloves strapped tightly to her arms with leather strings. She wears a single gold earing bearing the Heng family crest, which is the image of a phoenix rising from the ashes, on her left ear. She wears a gold ring on a leather string around her neck with the same symbol.
Weapons [/u]: As part of her Shu Fang Sheng fighting ftyle, Nuo-Xue was able to develop a weapon to help her further her studies. It is a black rod that is 5 feet in length with a curved scythe blade on each end, the blades facing the opposite direction of each other. When swung with force, the blades detach and are apart of a long chain that stretches eight feet in length when it is one blade extended but only four feet when both blades are drawn out by the chain.
Personality [/u]: Not unlike her heritage, Nuo-Xue has obtained a fiery temper that is only matched by her sense of poetic justice. She has a harsh sense of reality, believing that a human's first nature is selfishness and its second morality. While she possess a sharp tongue and wit about her, Nuo-Xue is actually a very compassionate person who would do anything to protect the ones she cares for. Despite her harsh personality, she is known to have a sense of humor that borders on light sarcasm. Her biggest faults are her stubbornness, her unwillingness to first see the good in other people and her inability to hinder her fury, which sometimes gets the best of her. She's also extremely curious and observant, especially around benders or strangers whom she finds interesting.
Background [/u]: Nuo grew up in a house of noble bearing that has distant blood ties to the royal family of the nation. Her father is the fourth cousin of the Fire Lord, and while they are aware of each other's existence, they rarely ever communicate. Her father was also once a great war hero during the war, but unfortunately lost his left arm and therefore could be no more use to his nation as a soldier. Now he acts as a diplomat for the Fire Nation, always trying to find a way to bring his country to greatness along with his family who are already renowned in the nation. Nuo-Xue's mother is a non-bender who came from a wealthy family of the Fire Nation. Currently her mother is very ill, though the doctors remain unaware of what is ailing her mother. Nuo-Xue is also the only female child of her father, having two older brothers, the eldest partaking in the war, the youngest now being tutored at home, and one younger brother who is going through fire-bending training but much too young for the war.
When Nuo-Xue was younger she had always wanted to practice fire-bending, falling in love with it after watching her older brothers practice in front of her. However, her father had already determined that she would be married off to another fire bender of a high social standing and refused her request to study along with her brothers. Out of spite she decided to learn in secret by spying on her brothers' training and practicing late at night. One night, when she was still young and attempting to teach herself to generate fire with the movement of her hands, her father grabbed her right arm and broke it at the elbow as punishment for her crimes of disobedience, forbidding her from practicing the art again. He then kept her in seclusion for a full year and decided that she had repented and that her wild spirit had finally been broken. However, all he did was infuriate her and her determination.
One day, while she was attempting to spy on her oldest brother, one of his philosophy tutors caught her and interrogated her. When she recognized the young girl's determination, she decided to take on Nuo-Xue as her pupil in secret. The woman's name was Tao Dewei, a master of both philosophy and martial arts. Over time she had developed a form of martial arts to combat certain bending techniques mainly fire and water, and certain Earth bending techniques (since the Air benders were wiped out, she was never able to develop a defense against air bending techniques). The style was named 'Shu Fang Sheng' and was a proven method of hers to ward off certain bending techniques on level ground, though Earth bending techniques are its great weakness and it was never tested against air bending. Tao Dewei was a famous female warrior back in her prime years as well as one of the greatest philosophers and poets of the times. She has named Nuo-Xue as her disciple and successor since both of her children died in the war long ago.
Tao went to Nuo-Xue's father and asked to take her on a tour of the nations under the ploy that she wanted to mentally prepare her for her wedding day and make her a more cultured woman. Agreeing to the lie, Tao was able to take Nuo away from her noble life and has spent the last half year travelling and tutoring her.
*NOTE: Shu Fang Sheng is obviously ineffective against certain attacks. If a Earth Bender splits the earth beneath you or comes at you with a boulder or medley of rocks, let's face it, you're going to be killed. It's more of a style focusing on accuracy and dodging, as well as reflecting with the use of rod-like weapons. It's basically just like any other martial arts with its own principles, fighting styles, etc. but was designed to counter some minor bending techniques.
Sample RP [/u]:
Nuo-Xue allowed the water to course through her parched throat and vanquish her lusty thirst as she gulped from her canteen in several large swigs. For the past two hours the only hydration she had been able to recieve was her own perspiration, and that certainly didn't provide the same tranquil, nourishing effect as water did. For one thing, it was less salty and much cooler -- and not a bitter reminder of the hard work she had committed her life to. Sefu Tao was watching her from the shade of a tree, her chosen perch. She knew that the eyes of the old woman, no matter how full of love, were also studying and judging her, wondering what detail to pick apart first. However, today seemed a little different. For one thing, the master had stopped her training short for the morning. Also, she had preferred to meditate and watch rather then join Nuo-Xue in her pursuit of great strength. Not one compliment or criticism had surpassed her lips since she had began practicing her basic training. This behavior was completely unnatural for the her superior, and so she decided to question her mood out of a mixture of curiosity and worry.
The young pupil sat on her knees before her master and bowed. When she spoke, she attempted to quell the panting of her breath and the fatigue lacing her words, wanting to show integrity.
"Sefu Tao, I have completed this morning's training."
Nuo-Xue heard as Tao drew in a breath and released in a heavy sigh. She could feel the smile embracing her bent back as she remained bowing before her, but she could also sense a certain sense of concern that was underlying her speech.
"You did very well. Dismissed."
When Tao said 'dismissed', it never meant that her pupil should leave. It meant now they could sit as equals and resume an unprofessional relationship as good friends bordering the guidelines for mother and daughter. Tao sighed once more as her pupil sat cross-legged before her, taking a few deep cleansing breaths to calm her exhausted body. Finally, after a few moments of silence ensued, Nuo-Xue bluntly revealed her concern.
"Sefu Tao, is something the matter? You don't seem to be yourself."
Tao smiled, though the smile in itself contained a wistful and almost bitter disposition about it. Nuo-Xue raised an eyebrow at the expression on Tao's face, unable to place its purpose in her mind while Tao watched her with tired grey eyes. Clever girl[/i[, Tao thought as the younger woman awaited an answer. Finally she decided that a lie would suffice as a good enough reply for now.
"Nothing, my dear."
It was too hard to explain, too hard to comprehend what her pupil's reaction would be once she revealed the truth. Tao only stared in the distant horizon, where the silhouette of the Earth temple was standing proudly and boldly along the skyline. Though she was old, she was not delusional; she had watched the tower light up and knew exactly what it meant: redemption.
I can't tell her. I can't tell her that the Avatar has returned...
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FAMILY
Name: Syaoran Heng
Age: 55
Occupation: Diplomat in the Fire Nation Court
Bender: yes
Role: Nuo's father
Bio: Nuo's vicious personality and bad temperment were an inheritance from her father. Syaoran certainly isn't the kindest of people, and when it comes to his family he is especially nasty to make sure every one lives up to his expectations. Since he wants to keep the Heng bloodline a strong influence in other families of power in the Fire Nation, he arranged a marriage between his daughter and the son of another court offical, who is currently serving in the war. Because he expects her to be a wife and nothing else, he forbade Nuo from studying fire bending even though she was born with the gift.
He is also the third cousin of Fire Lord Ozai, though the two don't acknowledge each other as family.
Name: Tasanee Heng
Age: 43
Occupation: House wife, though her servants do everything for her.
Bender: no
Role: Nuo's mother
Bio: Tasanee and Syaoran's marriage was arranged by their parents as a peace treaty between their clans. Tasanee is actually a very kind and mild woman who doesn't seem to have much to say about things. As Nuo likes to put it, her mother is "obediant and agreeable -- in other words, she has no backbone." Nuo thinks of her as weak for sacrificing herself to her father.
Since servants mostly raised Nuo, she and her mother do not get along at all and are like strangers to each other.
Name: Virote Heng
Age: 22
Occupation: Fire Nation soldier assigned to Azula
Bender: yes
Role: Nuo's first elder brother
Bio: Since he was young Virote has been the envy of many other young men near his age in the Fire Nation. He is both incredibly handsome and incredibly talented, but unfortunately over time the attention and honors he recieved gave him an inflated ego. Since he always had women chasing him, he grew very misogynistical and tries to avoid them alltogether, though he is attracted to them.
Virote is even a worse brute then Nuo and always tries to drag her down. He doesn't treat her very kindly and seems to dislike her, though his younger brother Niran suspects that it's because they are so similiar in personality that they cancel each other out.
Virote is the heir of the Heng clan and will inherit most of his father's property.
Name: Niran Heng
Age: 18
Occupation: Fire Nation soldier occupying the Earth Kingdom
Bender: no
Role: Nuo's second oldest brother
Bio: Niran is the second-born and therefore somewhat overlooked by his father, though he does partially inherit some of his father's property like Virote. Niran is the jokester in the family, preferring light humor instead of the sarcasm his older brother and baby sister like to cast on others sometimes. His personality is also more mild, but when his temper flares he is extremely ferocious just like Virote and Nuo. Niran is by far Nuo's favorite out of her siblings, despite the fact he enjoys teasing her.
Niran is extremely bashful around the female species, but luckily his father also set up an arranged marriage for him with a lovely young woman who only a step up from peasantry. Unlike his sister, Niran doesn't seem to mind that he's marrying some one he has never met before.
Name: Lok Heng
Age: 12
Occupation: none
Bender: no
Role: Nuo's little brother
Bio: Lok is the youngest of the Heng siblings, and as Virote likes to put it, "the most superfluous". Because Lok inherited both his mother's quiet, stoic nature and lacks the fire bending abilities his older siblings had obtained, Syaoran treats him much differently then he does with his older children. Since Lok can't be a fighter, his father is attempting to raise him into being a gentleman of the court so that he could make a good advisor and get a high position in the palace, which would further their clan to greatness.
Nuo doesn't mind Lok, but she doesn't particuliarly feel any love for him. When they were younger they were quite close, but as she got older she became more distant. Contrary to Nuo's feelings, Lok loves Nuo very much and seems to worship the ground she walks on. He also admires Niran, but thinks he is a bit of a dork and he absolutely detests Virote.
Age[/u]: 17
Gender[/u]: Female
Nation [/u]: Fire
Bender?[/u]: No
Physical Appearance [/u]: Nuo-Xue certainly isn't what one would call divine, though she also is not unpleasant to look at. She has long, almost untamable black hair that she has grown to a little past her shoulders, a svelte figure with toned muscle along her arms, and a somewhat pale complexion. She stands at 5'3", which is rather short for her age, and has grown to despise her lack in height. She has inherited her mother's eyes, having her right eye golden and her left eye a warm brown, with a slightly almond-shaped figure. Her hands are very slender yet calloused from her training, and her feet are somehwhat on the small but rough side as well. Her fingernails are always kept neat but she never manicures them. Her facial features on a first glance seem soft and kind, but really she always looks either bored or tired.
Clothing/Armor [/u]: Considering that she is always on the move, Nuo-Xue keeps her appearance simple. She wears a black Chinese blouse with a golden embroider and a golden clasp at the neck with a red phoenix design fabricated along the back, and black pants that hug her waistline but become lagging around her thighs and calves. On her feet she wears black traveling sandals. Her arms are encased in fingerless tan leather gloves strapped tightly to her arms with leather strings. She wears a single gold earing bearing the Heng family crest, which is the image of a phoenix rising from the ashes, on her left ear. She wears a gold ring on a leather string around her neck with the same symbol.
Weapons [/u]: As part of her Shu Fang Sheng fighting ftyle, Nuo-Xue was able to develop a weapon to help her further her studies. It is a black rod that is 5 feet in length with a curved scythe blade on each end, the blades facing the opposite direction of each other. When swung with force, the blades detach and are apart of a long chain that stretches eight feet in length when it is one blade extended but only four feet when both blades are drawn out by the chain.
Personality [/u]: Not unlike her heritage, Nuo-Xue has obtained a fiery temper that is only matched by her sense of poetic justice. She has a harsh sense of reality, believing that a human's first nature is selfishness and its second morality. While she possess a sharp tongue and wit about her, Nuo-Xue is actually a very compassionate person who would do anything to protect the ones she cares for. Despite her harsh personality, she is known to have a sense of humor that borders on light sarcasm. Her biggest faults are her stubbornness, her unwillingness to first see the good in other people and her inability to hinder her fury, which sometimes gets the best of her. She's also extremely curious and observant, especially around benders or strangers whom she finds interesting.
Background [/u]: Nuo grew up in a house of noble bearing that has distant blood ties to the royal family of the nation. Her father is the fourth cousin of the Fire Lord, and while they are aware of each other's existence, they rarely ever communicate. Her father was also once a great war hero during the war, but unfortunately lost his left arm and therefore could be no more use to his nation as a soldier. Now he acts as a diplomat for the Fire Nation, always trying to find a way to bring his country to greatness along with his family who are already renowned in the nation. Nuo-Xue's mother is a non-bender who came from a wealthy family of the Fire Nation. Currently her mother is very ill, though the doctors remain unaware of what is ailing her mother. Nuo-Xue is also the only female child of her father, having two older brothers, the eldest partaking in the war, the youngest now being tutored at home, and one younger brother who is going through fire-bending training but much too young for the war.
When Nuo-Xue was younger she had always wanted to practice fire-bending, falling in love with it after watching her older brothers practice in front of her. However, her father had already determined that she would be married off to another fire bender of a high social standing and refused her request to study along with her brothers. Out of spite she decided to learn in secret by spying on her brothers' training and practicing late at night. One night, when she was still young and attempting to teach herself to generate fire with the movement of her hands, her father grabbed her right arm and broke it at the elbow as punishment for her crimes of disobedience, forbidding her from practicing the art again. He then kept her in seclusion for a full year and decided that she had repented and that her wild spirit had finally been broken. However, all he did was infuriate her and her determination.
One day, while she was attempting to spy on her oldest brother, one of his philosophy tutors caught her and interrogated her. When she recognized the young girl's determination, she decided to take on Nuo-Xue as her pupil in secret. The woman's name was Tao Dewei, a master of both philosophy and martial arts. Over time she had developed a form of martial arts to combat certain bending techniques mainly fire and water, and certain Earth bending techniques (since the Air benders were wiped out, she was never able to develop a defense against air bending techniques). The style was named 'Shu Fang Sheng' and was a proven method of hers to ward off certain bending techniques on level ground, though Earth bending techniques are its great weakness and it was never tested against air bending. Tao Dewei was a famous female warrior back in her prime years as well as one of the greatest philosophers and poets of the times. She has named Nuo-Xue as her disciple and successor since both of her children died in the war long ago.
Tao went to Nuo-Xue's father and asked to take her on a tour of the nations under the ploy that she wanted to mentally prepare her for her wedding day and make her a more cultured woman. Agreeing to the lie, Tao was able to take Nuo away from her noble life and has spent the last half year travelling and tutoring her.
*NOTE: Shu Fang Sheng is obviously ineffective against certain attacks. If a Earth Bender splits the earth beneath you or comes at you with a boulder or medley of rocks, let's face it, you're going to be killed. It's more of a style focusing on accuracy and dodging, as well as reflecting with the use of rod-like weapons. It's basically just like any other martial arts with its own principles, fighting styles, etc. but was designed to counter some minor bending techniques.
Sample RP [/u]:
Nuo-Xue allowed the water to course through her parched throat and vanquish her lusty thirst as she gulped from her canteen in several large swigs. For the past two hours the only hydration she had been able to recieve was her own perspiration, and that certainly didn't provide the same tranquil, nourishing effect as water did. For one thing, it was less salty and much cooler -- and not a bitter reminder of the hard work she had committed her life to. Sefu Tao was watching her from the shade of a tree, her chosen perch. She knew that the eyes of the old woman, no matter how full of love, were also studying and judging her, wondering what detail to pick apart first. However, today seemed a little different. For one thing, the master had stopped her training short for the morning. Also, she had preferred to meditate and watch rather then join Nuo-Xue in her pursuit of great strength. Not one compliment or criticism had surpassed her lips since she had began practicing her basic training. This behavior was completely unnatural for the her superior, and so she decided to question her mood out of a mixture of curiosity and worry.
The young pupil sat on her knees before her master and bowed. When she spoke, she attempted to quell the panting of her breath and the fatigue lacing her words, wanting to show integrity.
"Sefu Tao, I have completed this morning's training."
Nuo-Xue heard as Tao drew in a breath and released in a heavy sigh. She could feel the smile embracing her bent back as she remained bowing before her, but she could also sense a certain sense of concern that was underlying her speech.
"You did very well. Dismissed."
When Tao said 'dismissed', it never meant that her pupil should leave. It meant now they could sit as equals and resume an unprofessional relationship as good friends bordering the guidelines for mother and daughter. Tao sighed once more as her pupil sat cross-legged before her, taking a few deep cleansing breaths to calm her exhausted body. Finally, after a few moments of silence ensued, Nuo-Xue bluntly revealed her concern.
"Sefu Tao, is something the matter? You don't seem to be yourself."
Tao smiled, though the smile in itself contained a wistful and almost bitter disposition about it. Nuo-Xue raised an eyebrow at the expression on Tao's face, unable to place its purpose in her mind while Tao watched her with tired grey eyes. Clever girl[/i[, Tao thought as the younger woman awaited an answer. Finally she decided that a lie would suffice as a good enough reply for now.
"Nothing, my dear."
It was too hard to explain, too hard to comprehend what her pupil's reaction would be once she revealed the truth. Tao only stared in the distant horizon, where the silhouette of the Earth temple was standing proudly and boldly along the skyline. Though she was old, she was not delusional; she had watched the tower light up and knew exactly what it meant: redemption.
I can't tell her. I can't tell her that the Avatar has returned...
------------------------------------------------------------------
FAMILY
Name: Syaoran Heng
Age: 55
Occupation: Diplomat in the Fire Nation Court
Bender: yes
Role: Nuo's father
Bio: Nuo's vicious personality and bad temperment were an inheritance from her father. Syaoran certainly isn't the kindest of people, and when it comes to his family he is especially nasty to make sure every one lives up to his expectations. Since he wants to keep the Heng bloodline a strong influence in other families of power in the Fire Nation, he arranged a marriage between his daughter and the son of another court offical, who is currently serving in the war. Because he expects her to be a wife and nothing else, he forbade Nuo from studying fire bending even though she was born with the gift.
He is also the third cousin of Fire Lord Ozai, though the two don't acknowledge each other as family.
Name: Tasanee Heng
Age: 43
Occupation: House wife, though her servants do everything for her.
Bender: no
Role: Nuo's mother
Bio: Tasanee and Syaoran's marriage was arranged by their parents as a peace treaty between their clans. Tasanee is actually a very kind and mild woman who doesn't seem to have much to say about things. As Nuo likes to put it, her mother is "obediant and agreeable -- in other words, she has no backbone." Nuo thinks of her as weak for sacrificing herself to her father.
Since servants mostly raised Nuo, she and her mother do not get along at all and are like strangers to each other.
Name: Virote Heng
Age: 22
Occupation: Fire Nation soldier assigned to Azula
Bender: yes
Role: Nuo's first elder brother
Bio: Since he was young Virote has been the envy of many other young men near his age in the Fire Nation. He is both incredibly handsome and incredibly talented, but unfortunately over time the attention and honors he recieved gave him an inflated ego. Since he always had women chasing him, he grew very misogynistical and tries to avoid them alltogether, though he is attracted to them.
Virote is even a worse brute then Nuo and always tries to drag her down. He doesn't treat her very kindly and seems to dislike her, though his younger brother Niran suspects that it's because they are so similiar in personality that they cancel each other out.
Virote is the heir of the Heng clan and will inherit most of his father's property.
Name: Niran Heng
Age: 18
Occupation: Fire Nation soldier occupying the Earth Kingdom
Bender: no
Role: Nuo's second oldest brother
Bio: Niran is the second-born and therefore somewhat overlooked by his father, though he does partially inherit some of his father's property like Virote. Niran is the jokester in the family, preferring light humor instead of the sarcasm his older brother and baby sister like to cast on others sometimes. His personality is also more mild, but when his temper flares he is extremely ferocious just like Virote and Nuo. Niran is by far Nuo's favorite out of her siblings, despite the fact he enjoys teasing her.
Niran is extremely bashful around the female species, but luckily his father also set up an arranged marriage for him with a lovely young woman who only a step up from peasantry. Unlike his sister, Niran doesn't seem to mind that he's marrying some one he has never met before.
Name: Lok Heng
Age: 12
Occupation: none
Bender: no
Role: Nuo's little brother
Bio: Lok is the youngest of the Heng siblings, and as Virote likes to put it, "the most superfluous". Because Lok inherited both his mother's quiet, stoic nature and lacks the fire bending abilities his older siblings had obtained, Syaoran treats him much differently then he does with his older children. Since Lok can't be a fighter, his father is attempting to raise him into being a gentleman of the court so that he could make a good advisor and get a high position in the palace, which would further their clan to greatness.
Nuo doesn't mind Lok, but she doesn't particuliarly feel any love for him. When they were younger they were quite close, but as she got older she became more distant. Contrary to Nuo's feelings, Lok loves Nuo very much and seems to worship the ground she walks on. He also admires Niran, but thinks he is a bit of a dork and he absolutely detests Virote.