Post by Johnathan on May 22, 2013 0:42:11 GMT -5
First born daughter to the Emperor of Ansharad.
Age: 16
Named for the historic princess who made a contract with the Melanthios family hundreds of years ago, Elizabeth has all of the same drive as her namesake and more. Boisterous, assertive, and an excellent judge of character, the princess possesses all the qualities needed to be the heir to a prestigious empire.
As a child, perhaps because of the woman she was named after, or due to her nature to be easily bored, Elizabeth took a profound interest in the Melanthios family. Taking every opportunity she could find (or create) to sneak away from her mandatory lessons at the palace, Elizabeth would run off on her own to the estate of the prestigious assassins (under the ever watchful eyes of one or two Melanthios guardians at all times.) There, she would talk to everyone she could find, asking all sorts of questions, and learning many new things.
As Elizabeth grew older, she began to grow self conscious of the polite and cautious manner which the Melanthios (whom she considered a second family) treated her with. On her tenth birthday, she decided enough was enough, and stormed her way right into the compound's sparring grounds. She hoisted a bamboo training sword high above her head and called out, "It's time to have a duel! Anyone who's willing to spar with me, come on out now!" A short time later, an also ten year old Erebus Melanthios made his way to the sparring grounds to meet her. He wished her a happy birthday and politely asked if she would like to come in for some refreshments. Upset that she was being brushed off as always, Elizabeth charged him. She expected Erebus to either dodge, or condescendingly accept the blow. He did not.
Catching the bamboo sword with one hand, Erebus took one swift step forwards, and planted a palm strike into her chest hard enough to knock her to the ground several feet back. As she lay on the ground, struggling to regain the air that had been knocked from her lungs Erebus knelt down calmly beside her. He said to her, "Your highness, we live in different worlds. Your power lies with those who respect and love you. Our purpose, is to instill fear in those who don't. We do this through our power, our military strength." The princess spun on the ground, an entirely new training sword in hand and attempted to strike Erebus in the side of the head. Although surprised, he caught it once again. Seeing her determined expression, he waited for her to catc her breath and speak. She said to him,
"I don't want the kind of power that can be handed down to anyone. I'm me; my own person. Through my own strength; not that of my father's, I will make you see that I'm not just some princess.
From that day forward, the Melanthios relaxed their rigid demeanor towards her, and on occasion she can be seen receiving guidance or light training from one of the family's many assassins.
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Elizabeth possesses the ability to make her imagination reality. Although still fairly inept at controlling it she has mastered creating simple objects and weapons out of thin air. At it's maximum potential, Elizabeth can change the very reality of the world in which we live, and on occasion, her subconscious desires can influence and change the world around her. Most of the time, these harmless (though heavily weighted in her favor) changes go unnoticed, and most of the time she is considered unnaturally lucky.
In the instance of more serious and potentially damaging alterations, Elizabeth's unquestioningly loyal guardian, Samar Melanthios is ever by her side. Samar's reality bending sorcery, is more then capable of correcting most mishaps.