Shlea

Name: Shlea Athtar 1

(No surname) her people aren’t named that way2

Gender: girl3

Occupation: warrior\rider4

City/town/region: Thrace, along the coast of Turkey- people are nomads5

Marital status: unmarried and always will be (Her people don't believe in marriage)6

Race/nationality: (Daughters of Artemis) TyuHaira Ra Sylaer HippaloyKa 7

(Free people born of the wild horse) Called Amazon8

Economic status: Her people live of the land or raid villages or tribes9

Education: warrior- RaTri-archer, Se Librys -expert with the axe , Scout for the Kefhla 'free horse riders' - Taught all the legends of her people , the stories of the martyrs and heros that came before her time. Her sisters is a priestess so she is educated religiously. 10

Politics: Leaders of her tribe are decided by voting and by everyone in the tribe who can communicate. A war queen and a Siahaira (Free queen)- she is completely loyal to her queens. 11

Values: Lives of the ones she is bonded to or leaders come first. Loyal until death. Tells the blunt truth. Never forgets or forgives. She believes in dying for freedom. Her life belongs to her peoples freedom- will die to protect it. Believes in the safety of the future and whole tribe rather than individual. She believes that everyone has a voice and the right to choose w hat happens to them. Taught to make decisions as a group. Believes honor is never backing down and staying strong. 12

Attitudes: Lives of men are void- lives of anyone not of her people or allied with hers don't have meaning to her- fierce warrior fights till the battle is won or she can’t fight anymore. 13

Prejudices: Hates all men and the women who just let men controrl their lives and don’t fight for themselves and who think her people are abominations. 14

Passions/drives: Hippa -horses- racing her horses-running connected to a horse- being an archer- Loves battle.15

Emotional stability: loves the leaders of her tribe- loves the ones she is bound to- her 'mates'. Stable with very strong ties. 16

Introvert/extrovert: extrovert17

Age: 15 18

Hair colour: Black19

Eye colour: Dark brown20

Glasses?: no- doesn’t need them/. 21

Weight: 11022

Height: 5;423

Build: tiny, muscled, strong, wiry, flexible, in shape, short, 24

Unusual physical characteristics: crescent scar on her back ( done by priestesses , her choice of scar to acknowledge her promise to stay virgin and give herself to the goddess)25

Her legs are scarred from a bear mauling her when she was 11. The scars ripped muscle and so her legs are weaker than they should be- has to work twice as hard to be as good as everyone else. 26

Mannerisms: 27

leaps on her horse and races away to be alone before battles-rides into camp at dawn the morning of- rides when ever feeling stressed-sneaks into barbarian villages and races their riders if there has been peace. Can’t bear to be on the battlefield after a battle always one of the first to ride off. 28

Self esteem: confident, is proud of who she is- not cocky just satisfied with who she is. 29

Story goals: She isn’t the main character in the story- one of but not the sole main and doesn’t come in to later- Her story is told but she is also there to aid another character. 30

Place of birth: born in the Desert in the middle east. 31

Religion: Worships Artemis, and nature.32

Manners/social graces: bows with proper respect to the leaders of her people and those of higher rank- doesn't condescend to the younger fighters. 33

Significant people died: 34

Two most significant.35

TaryHa, her mother died when she was 11, before her in battle cut down by her fathers brother- died to save her.36

NamisZra one of her Lieyra soul-bond (best friend) but tied almost as close as a mate . Died when she was 13. Killed by her own people- ‘honor killing’37

How they reacted: She shaved her head and ran away to the desert for a week after her blood mother died. (mother died in honor),disrespectful to grieve over honor, but ok to grieve for loss38

She tattooed girls name on her shoulder- and ran for two weeks, lived in the desert- had to be brought back to the tribe after her soul-bond died. She tattooed a blade with a scythe on it her hip after her soul-bond died. 39

Most significant childhood person: 40

KisryHa- woman who taught her how to fight- raised her to be a daughter of the tribe as a child- brought her to the temple to learn to serve the Goddess41

Present relationship with significant person: teacher-student –godmother type of relationship. 42

I43

nfluential past relationship: 44

How did last relationship end: 45

not ended- bonded to her 'mates' in her tribe- girls bound to her from childhood- one girl her peer own age (girl born on the same day as her)46

her set of three- girl older than her supposed to take her as a charge and be a 'sister' to her- younger girl sopposed to take in turn to be 'sister'47

Do they fall in love often?: no, love is for life. They don’t fall in love unless they spend time outside of the tribe- bound at young ages- spend many hours with their bond mates. 48

Do they want a different relationship?: no, she doesn’t know anything else. 49

Consequences of past relationships: will give her own life instead to keep the girls she is bound to50

Best friend: dead, NamisZra - not of her tribe- girl that belonged to a Arab nomad tribe. Was a prisoner captured by the ‘Free riders) Bedouin51

Confidant : was NamisZra, and her bond mates. Later a Grecian princess her people caputured. 52

Antagonist: Kehira- the Grecian princess was at first someone she detested. Belonging to the nation responsible for the loss of a Queen Antiope their current SiaHaira. She hates the princess for letting herself be captured- knowing that what she symbolized will be used as leverage by the Queen- conflicted inside over knowing the Queens are right and doing whats best for their people but knowing that’s how NamisZra died. She knows who the princess is because she was in the patrol that found her and knows that her commander KisryHa recognized the girl at once – .She knows that they are going to use her as power over her brother who will inherit Thesus’s crown- they don’t know who Kehira’s mother is. 53

Shlea hates the Greeks for trying to destroy her people and for the hate bred into of taking their Queen Antiope from them even though she was at the battle and saw the truth. 54

Children: No children. Has chosen to dedicate herself to the Goddes will always be virgin. Her People take the children from their mothers as soon as they are old enough to be weaned and the children are raised by other mothers who have just given birth but not their own birth mothers. Don’t want any children tied to one woman because all are mothers-sisters. 55

Ages of children: None. 56

Siblings/family members:57

1: Mother, Taryha. She was 18 when she had her second daughter Shlea. 58

Age: 31 when she died. Would be 34 in current time frame. 59

2: Sister- arch priestess- Elesora (Half sister)60

Age: 1861

3: 62

Age:63

Friends/co-workers:64

1: She is 9. Anippe65

Relationship:Shlea is her mentor –bond mate- supposed to take her as younger sister and watch out for her- her charge.66

2: Akantha67

Relationship: Shlea is devoted to- is sopposed to oversee any competitions Shlea competes in and make sure she is serving the Goddess- help her out. 68

3: Kyone69

Relationship: Bond mate- bound in spirit and blood- life mate Peer bond. 70

Hobbies/interests: horses ,racing, archery, nature. 71

Exercise: Riding - fighting72

Favourite foods: Doesn’t have favorite but main foods are meat,rice, flat bread73

Favourite beverages: Mares milk and water74

Musical taste: Knows the stories told in the battle songs and chants. The priestesses songs. 75

Special gifts/talents: Riding- rides as if she was born to the saddle76

Strengths: archery and riding77

Flaws: patience- faith in the Goddess, takes into own hands, 78

Main traits: willfull- strong, vocal, fierce, fearless, passionate79

Daring80

Achievements: fastest rider in age group, 2nd in tribe, won all 8 races in towns she has raced, best sharpshooter out of tribe except for elite. 81

Defeats:82

Vulnerabilities: legss scarred, mauled by a bear at 11, can’t run fast, muscles all messed up- works really hard to be as good as everyone else- can ride fine just not run83

Major childhood trauma: being mauled84

What occurrence from past will affect plot?: NaimisZra dying85

First impressions of him/her: She is the scout that finds the Grecian princess86

Reactions to adversity: fights even harder- makes her stronger- doesn’t give up- loves challgenges87

Described by him/herself: Firece, unbreakable , strong88

Described by antagonist: terrifying, intimidating89

Temperament: level headed , unafraid90

Fears: dying without honor- failing to protect those she is bound too91

Secrets (from the past): still grieves for her friend , wishes they had run rather than fight the battle that had taken her friend. 92