Princess Leondra Xanadu
RPB , ORPG and URPG
Name: Leondra Xanadu
Age: 17 (or so she was when she died…she doesn’t remember just how long she was a spirit)
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Castle of Xanadu
Height: 5’ 6”
Weight: 157 lbs
Build: Caucasian and rather fit with tender skin
Eyes: Deep purple eyes with slit pupils (more like a cat’s eyes)
Hair: Short and shaggy red hair.
Alignment: Neutral, but helps (or tells Shen to help) whoever needs it most.
Race: Winged People
Position: Princess of Xanadu/Shenorai's Guardian
Religion:
Although she has been taught there has been one God who created the
world and her inhabitants, Leondra doesn’t really believe in such a
thing. After she died, she became a wandering spirit, which questioned
her teachings about God, for becoming a spirit was not in what she was
taught.
After she came across a girl named Shenorai, she was then
taught that there were spirits all around the world whose purpose has
not been fulfilled, and were thus still trying to accomplish that.
Although during a spirit’s travels, confusion and jealousy of the
living can arise and give that spirit a demonic form – sort of half
spirit, half physical being – and then develop a lust for mortal blood.
That lust leads to possession of a living being which can lead to the
being’s suicide. Although Leondra longed for another life, she hasn’t
developed the blood lust. She isn't entirely sure what her unfulfilled
purpose was, but she believes that it is to help Shenorai in her
endeavors.
Weapons & Magic:
Weapons;
Short Swords
– Instead of the Long Sword and Battle Axe she had allowed Shenorai to
conjure, Leondra keeps a pair of short swords at her sides for melee
fighting. Her short swords are about 2˝ feet long with a 2 foot iron
blade. The handle of the swords are roughly 6 inches long with a guard
7 inches across, all made of iron. The handle is also fitted with a
leather strap wrapped around it for proper grip.
Daggers –
Along with her short swords, she keeps a dagger within each boot. In
the rare case she loses her sword(s), she can use her dagger(s) as
either a melee or throwing weapon.
Magic;[b]
[b]Healing
– Leondra has the ability to heal the wounded by using her own strength
and passing it onto another person. The downside, however, is the
larger the wound, the more energy it takes away from Leondra. If, for
example, she tries to heal someone who is nearly dead, she would pass
out before that person was completely healed. As useful as this ability
is, she cannot use it on herself and she cannot perform this ability if
she is badly wounded. However, she cannot use this ability as a ghost.
After all, there is nothing to sacrifice in exchange for the healing
magic.
Other Abilities/Tactics:
Flight –
Although a basic ability, it should be listed nonetheless. Using her
feathered wings, Leondra can take to the air. Normally she would use
her wings for long-distance traveling or during battle against large
opponents/other flying things.
Sonic Wave – With a quick,
strong swipe with both her short swords, Leondra can send a strong gust
of wind that can travel up to 10 feet. This is strong enough to knock a
smaller enemy back or to put a slightly larger enemy off-balance.
Cross Breaker
– Taking up a defensive position, Leondra holds her swords together and
harnesses her strength as she crouches down almost to one knee, keeping
her swords to her lower right side. When the enemy was close enough,
she quickly strikes upwards and then brings her swords down vertically
with enough force to crack stone. However, when she is preparing this
attack, she is vulnerable to ranged and magic attacks.
Aerial Dive
– While in the air, Leondra can take a spinning dive with her swords
directly over her head, pointed towards the ground. If she misses her
target, she pulls up just barely before striking the ground to prevent
collision.
Armor:
Leotard-ish garment (under everything, bears a skirt, purple)
Leather armor (over leotard)
Chain shirt (over leather armor)
Breastplate (normal metal, over chain shirt, bears shoulder guards)
Armored Skirt (normal metal, over pelvic region, a few inches shorter than the leotard's skirt)
Arm Guard (normal metal, both arms)
Shin guards (normal metal, both shin)
Leather boots (knee-high)
Dual belts (leather, holds scabbard to both short swords)
Description:
Commonly mistaken for an angel, Leondra bears a yellowish pair of
feathered wings on her back. Her pointed ears poke out from her red
hair, though she is not elvish. (At least not to her knowledge.)
Personality:
Being a rather friendly person, Leondra is an easy person to get along
with. She is often aware and usually keeps an eye on everyone in the
group. That's more of a guardian instinct, I suppose you could say.
Every now and then, however, she convinces Shenorai to go off to find a
quiet place to chat for a bit.
More in Depth: Leondra is skilled in ways of battle and
usually ends up drawing her swords upon anyone’s approach due to her
quick reflexes. Intelligent in ways of strategy, Leondra carefully
plans out her attacks as quick as she can in her mind. She is usually a
strong melee fighter and usually takes to the air to take on flying or
very large enemies. Normally she knows when to attack and when to back
off from her enemies, but sometimes she can't help herself in the
thrill of battle. As mentioned above, there are ways that she can be
detected, but I won't bother to reiterate that part.
Synopsis of Leondra's History
1) Born in a royal family.
-a ) Raised as a princess of Xanadu.
-b ) Family consists of her parents and her brother, Zecylle.
2) Zecylle fell ill when Leondra was seven years of age.
-a ) Doctors predicted that Zecylle would die of the illness before he reaches the age to become king.
3) Leondra was chosen to be the next heir of the Xanadu throne.
-a ) Leondra was taught responsibilities such as arranging the guard and servants as well as strategically directing an army.
-b ) Thanks to these responsibilities, Leondra grew fond of strategy and eventually became rather skilled in the area.
4) At age nine, Leondra was taught how to swordplay.
-a ) Though she was good at single-sword combat, Leondra preferred using two swords instead.
5) When Leondra was twelve, Zecylle died on the eve of his sixteenth birthday.
-a ) For the next year, Leondra couldn't focus on her studies due to this loss.
-b ) She was finally convinced by her mother to continue her studies.
6) Age sixteen, Leondra's father introduced her to her new guardians.
-a ) The two were actually demons from a distant kingdom that the King was allies with.
7) Leondra fell in love with one, but her father arranged a marriage between her and the other guardian.
-a ) Though Leondra objected, her father threatened that she would not keep the throne of Xanadu if she refused.
8) Tensions grew between Xanadu and the neighboring country, soon falling into war.
9) Leondra wanted to help, but her father sent her and her two guardians to a keep far away.
-a ) A few nights after Leondra and her guardians fled, Xanadu fell under attack.
10)
Though the guardian remained close during their travels, Leondra felt
guilty and didn't have the heart to tell him about her engagement.
11) During Leondra's return from hunting, she found the guardians in a fight to the death.
-a ) Remembering her father's words, she ran in and stopped the feud.
-b ) Leondra couldn't figure out why the two were fighting in the first place.
12) A few days before reaching the keep, her fiancee attacked and attempted to kill Leondra.
-a ) Exchanging energy blasts, her fiancee seriously injured her guardian and killed Leondra right in front of his brother.
-b ) Right as Leondra died, she was pulled away from her body and became a ghost.
-c ) Leondra was forced to watch her fiancee slay her beloved guardian.
13) Leondra wandered over the years, watching the living from a distance and wishing she was born a commoner instead of royalty.
14)
Leondra came across a small farming village and realized that the
people there were aware of her presence and could even talk to her!
15) Leondra stayed in the village and met a little eight-year-old girl named Shenorai.
-a ) Shenorai was fascinated by Leondra's tales and even learned a little bit about swordplay from the ghost.
16)
Shenorai told Leondra what she knew about her own family history,
saying that through an incantation, her family members were able to
summon a spirit to become their guardian.
-a ) Leondra was intrigued and asked for a demonstration.
-b
) Thanks to the demonstration, Leondra was pulled into Shenorai and
they both passed out, for the incantation was not meant for children.
17) For the next five years, Shenorai and Leondra worked together to control their newfound abilities.
18) The elders feared that Leondra could turn out to be a vengeful demon that would harm the villagers.
19) At the age of thirteen, Shen was invited to the Elders' house for tea.
-a ) The tea she drank was instead a sleeping draught and fell asleep.
20) Upon awakening, Shenorai and Leondra found themselves deep underground and, for the next few days, were both tortured.
-a
) According to an ancient script, the best way to exorcise a spirit or
demon from a person was to inflict as much pain as possible upon the
host to drive out the 'parasite'.
21) The exorcism failed and the Elders returned Shenorai to her parents, lest they killed her in the process.
22) Shenorai was therefore labeled as an abomination throughout the village.
23) Tired of being shunned, Shenorai left the village at the age of fifteen.
24) After two months of traveling and getting lost, the two came across the city of Crysta.
-a ) Needing food, shelter, and money, they signed up for the local guilds.
-b ) Shenorai was rejected from the rogue's and warrior's guilds, but was accepted at the bounty hunting guild.
25) Shenorai and Leondra have been working together as bounty hunters ever since.
-a ) Leondra has continued to be Shenorai's guardian.
Detailed History of Leondra
Born in a royal family, Leondra was raised to
serve as the next queen of Xanadu. Her family consisted of her mother
and father and her older brother, Zecylle. When Leondra was about 7,
Zecylle had fallen ill and became too weak to even pick up a book to
study. Since the castle doctor predicted that Zecylle would die before
he would come of age to become King, Leondra was chosen to take up her
brother’s place as the heir to the Xanadu throne. Leondra was taught
how to manage the guards and servants and whatnot as well as how to
strategically arrange an army. She soon became very skilled in
strategy. At the age of 9, her father began teaching her swordplay. As
good as she was with a single sword, Leondra took a liking to using
dual swords in battle.
Once Leondra reached the age of 12, Zecylle
died on the eve of his 16th birthday. For about a year, she couldn’t
focus on her studies. Finally convinced by her mother, Leondra tried to
pick up where she left off in the memory of her brother.
At the age
of 16, her father introduced her to two demon guardians from a distant
kingdom. Both were about her age and kept a distant watch on her. One,
however, began to give her more attention and care than was expected.
Although Leondra grew to like him, her father thought otherwise and
arranged a marriage between her and the other guardian. Leondra wanted
to object, but her father told her if she didn't accept him as a
husband, he would see to it that she wouldn't be able to rule over
Xanadu. After all, the king's word was law in Xanadu.
The kingdom of
Xanadu was about to go into war with a neighboring nation. Leondra
wanted to stay and fight for her kingdom, but her father insisted that
she go with her guardians to a castle far away. The castle was usually
used as a safe house during times of war and has been standing before
Leondra could remember. The trio prepared for the journey and left for
the castle a few nights before Xanadu was under attack.
During their
travels, the guardian still tried to stay close with Leondra, despite
his brother's presence. Leondra could tell he wanted to be with her,
but didn't have the heart to tell him about the arranged marriage. One
night, when it was Leondra's turn to hunt for food, she came back to
the campsite dragging along a somewhat small elk and found the two
guardians fighting to the death. Remembering what her father told her,
she ran over and stood between the two of them, immediately stopping
their attacks. There was an uneasy tension between the guardians, but
Leondra couldn't tell what was going on.
A few days before they
reached the castle, Leondra finally found out what his intentions
really were. Before she knew what was going on, her fiancee attacked
and tried to kill her. His brother managed to get him off with an
energy blast, but he was blasted back and severely wounded. He then
walked over to Leondra and dragged her in front of his brother, as
though taunting him. But before Leondra could do anything, she felt
herself being pulled away by an unseen force. She was suspended in the
air and couldn't figure out what was going on...until she looked down
below her. She saw her fiancee cast her dead body aside and finish off
his brother. Finally she realized that she was dead and her guardian
knew this was going to happen.
For years, she wandered aimlessly,
her own memories slowly slipping away from her as time crawled on. One
day, she came across a small village and lingered around the outskirts,
watching everyone from a distance and wishing that she was born a
commoner.
While watching some children play, she discovered
something amazing: some of the children actually came up and spoke to
her as though she was a living person. At first, she was astounded that
the children even knew she was there. Then she found out that the
entire village was made up of mediums who could speak with ghosts and
spirits. For once in a long time, Leondra could speak with the living.
She
grew to like the village and stayed for several years longer,
especially at a small lake with an old tree just outside of the
village. The villagers - children especially - would come out to the
lake every now and then to see how she was doing.
With all people,
living or dead, there is always a favorite person s/he likes to be
with. Leondra got along quite well with a little 8-year-old girl named
Shenorai. Shenorai loved to stay at the lake for hours to listen to
Leondra tell her stories about what she remembered from her past.
Leondra also taught her a little bit about swordplay by letting her use
a sturdy stick against make-believe enemies. Sometimes, Shenorai would
even sneak out of the house at night just to chat with Leondra up in
the old tree.
One night, while Leondra was showing Shenorai the
different constellations in the sky, Shenorai told her a story about
how her ancestors were able to allow spirits to reside within them and
even possess them. Leondra found this a fascinating trait and wondered
if Shenorai had the same ability. Shenorai climbed down from the tree
and showed Leondra a little ritual that has been passed down throughout
her family. The first time, though, Shenorai got a little carried away
and stumbled over. Leondra made sure she was okay and asked her to try
it again. She was indeed very intrigued by the dance-like ritual.
Shenorai got up and tried the ritual again, this time, reciting a
mantra that was passed down along with the ritual. She kept going, as
though trying to practice the entire ritual. Suddenly, a brilliant
flash came out from nowhere and Leondra felt herself being pulled into
Shenorai. Shenorai didn't quite expect this either and it took her a
few moments before she realized what happened - Leondra was now fused
with her. However, by the time she realized this, she passed out from
exhaustion. The spell was not meant for a child to use.
During the
next five years, Leondra and Shenorai worked together to try and
control the new 'spirit abilities' Shenorai gained due to the spirit
fusion. This, however, made Shenorai a rather quiet person growing up,
since she's usually chatting with Leondra mentally. The elders became
rather suspicious with Shenorai's new abilities and feared that Leondra
might make her use them against the village. When Shenorai was 13, the
elders tried to talk her into an exorcism. Shenorai knew what they were
getting at and refused. However, they forced her to go through with it
under the influence of a sleeping draught. For two days straight, both
Shenorai and Leondra suffered. On the third day, the elders stopped.
Shenorai would've died if they continued. Leondra tried to comfort Shen
during her time of healing, but her mind is forever scarred. When she
was 15, Shenorai was finally sick of being called an abomination among
the village. She packed a few belongings and left the village.
After
two months of weary traveling, Shenorai and Leondra came across the
city of Crysta. Being practically broke and needing shelter, Shenorai
began looking around at the guilds, searching for one that would suit
both her and Leondra. Finally, after being rejected from the warrior
guild (for being female) and the rogue guild (for being underage),
Shenorai turned to the bounty hunters' guild. She was given food, a
room, and even a standard shotgun as well as a few simple missions,
considering she was a beginner. Soon, with the help of Leondra,
Shenorai improved as a bounty hunter and has been working there ever
since.
Leondra still plays guardian around Shenorai, even if she
can't do much in her spirit form (unless she is possessing Shenorai).
Though neither of them realize it, Leondra is fusing more with
Shenorai's spirit as time passes.
Music Credit
Gackt - Blue