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NAME: Corie
PERSONAL JOURNAL:stopwatched
EMAIL: stopwatched@gmail.com
AIM: risenmittens
WIKI NAME: [ If applicable. ]
CURRENT CHARACTERS: none
CHARACTER
CHARACTER NAME: Brienne of Tarth
SERIES: A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones
CANON POINT: After fighting and killing the Mummers during A Feast for Crows
LOSS: Brienne's loss will be the memories of the weapons instructor who taught her to use a sword. She will retain what knowledge he gave her, the lessons that she learned from him and how to fight - but he was one of the few people to treat her kindly growing up and considered her the same as any one of his male students and this, the name and the face will not be known to her.
ABOUT THE CHARACTER:
Brienne of Tarth is the daughter of Lord Selwyn Tarth - his only daughter. Her older brother drowned when she was four and he, eight and her sisters died in the craddle. Her mother has long since passed leaving only her and her father and the women that he would entertain. She grew up without strong positive females in her life - given her septa (think a teacher or caretaker) was unkind to her. At first glance it is easy to see how different brienne is from most other highborn ladies. There are no frilly or lacy dresses or ornate jewels. no talk or dreams of being a wife to some great lord. Instead of dresses she prefers armor. Instead of jewels she prefers a sword. And in place of dreams of being married she wants to become a knight.
Perhaps it is because of her looks. The nickname Brienne "The Beauty" is not a kind one, it is given to her mockingly. At more than six feet tall and broad shouldered and muscular with a face that is to most considered ugly or homely that she chose this path. After all nobody would jape or mock her with a sword in hand when they saw or faced her in combat. But maybe it was just something that came naturally to her. She is large but not clumsy. Graceful, even. Strong and quick and light on her feet despite her large size. It may have also had to do with Renly Baratheon and the night she danced with him on his name day when he came to her father's hall for a party in his honor. She has had an unfortunate love for him ever since, and when she is able to and he calls himself king, she goes to fight for him and earn a place on his guard.
Brienne is very idealistic about honor andy virtue. She grew up with tales of valour and courage and chivalry. It is another example of her naitivity and understanding of the world around her. She has never known war, death or battle beyond what stories she grew up hearing. So it it is a surprise for her to discover that knights are not like the stories. In King Renly's camp she is mocked still but they also play a cruel game in the form of a wager to see who can claim her first.
Then there is Ser Jaime the Kingslayer who killed the king he was sworn to protect. It is a long road to understanding him and realising that the world does not work that way. When she is first introduced she is trusting of people and their word. Catelyn Stark admires her for her trusting nature, but as she spends more and more time on the road and after her and Jaime's capture this changes. Her own oaths to Renly who she would lay down her life for as a member of his guard while he yet lived, and to Lady Catelyn Stark are important to her. After Catelyn's death she continues to persue her word to her - to find Sansa Stark and restore her and Jaime's honor.
As far as people who are important to her he is probably one of the most and probably the most confusing. She over time in knowing him goes from being at his throat - their fight in the woods, to him basically saving her from rape by the Bloody Mummers, caring for him after he loses his hand and then when he could have rode off to save himself throwing himself into a bear pit without a sword to save her.
Of trust it is hard tor her to trust personally when it comes to things that can hurt her. Underneath a hard and cool exterior she is fragile and sensitive which stems from years of verbal abuse and mockery. She does not allow this to show, she has learned to hide or ignore whatever hurts bestowed on her else be considered weak. At a young age she was told that she would find that any male who showed interest or kindness was only interested for the lands and money they could claim in marrying a daughter of a lord, a highborn woman and all she needed to do was look in a mirror to find this truth. There is also the matter of being a woman among a world of men as she travels in a place where it is not safe for women to be without being raped or murdered or both. When indoors, a locked door separates herself from anyone else and she has trained herself to wake easily.
It is a hard lesson to learn but it helps keep out all things that can hurt her. Men and friendships. The men in the camp, which turns out for the better to her. Hence she is labelled as hard and cold. Aloof. Catelyn Stark describes her as someone with "walls higher than Winterfell's". Or to some, slow and simple. But she remains quiet, usually speaking only when spoken to for the most part.
While she is sometimes a little less than understanding she is still young. Often her own soft nature will take hold - stopping to bury the bodies of the dead women that she, Jaime and Cleos come across which nearly gets them captured right then and there. Her mistakes are far more of this nature than a lack of intelligence. This part of her too becomes harder, as just as the point she arrives from she will have killed three men, the first kills she has ever made, ones that threatened to rape her and took Jaime's hand during their captivity. Perhaps her biggest flaw is her insecurity, not her appearance. Being told that she will fail in her search to find Sansa Stark. But she is nothing if not stubborn to a point that will likely get her killed, determined and above all - loyal to those that she deems fit.
Brienne is not sure what she sees for herself. When her father tries to marry her off - she takes up a sword and challenges her supposed suitor, a knight more than three times her age who tells her that she will do as he says or he would punish her so she would have to act a proper lady. She tells him that she will only do so if he can beat her in a fight. Even with a tourney sword, she breaks his collarbone and ribs and the engagement.
As the only child of a lord it is not considered proper of her and sometimes this makes her sad to know that her father will not get a heir from her and that she cant make her father happy in that way, after how understanding he is of her. At the same time it is a relief as marriage is not something she is certain she wants and she is glad she does not have to carry that weight and pressure of marriage and children on her own. She is told time and again from others what they would do with a daughter like her and how they pity her father. And while she would like to be accepted, she does not know how. She is not feminine enough to sit at court with other ladies and behave as they should but then she is not accepted by other men and knights because of her being a woman, they find her a bit of a joke. She wants to a chance to prove herself and be a part of a cause that she finds worthwhile.
ABILITIES: Brienne is a highly skilled warrior and excellent with a sword. She is agile, quick on her feet and strong. She held her own versus the knights in a melee tournament, besting the incredibly skilled Loras Tyrell - the Knight of Flowers and evenly matched Jaime Lannister during a fight. She has no supernatural skills or abilities, however.
THIRD-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE:
The blade in her hand was still new to her, unfamiliar yet the only sign that this blade was not meant for her were the gold, gleaming lions on the pommel, the glittering gems. Everything from the way it felt in her hand to the fact that it felt an extension of her own arm. It cut through the air with another swift strike to land in the soft wood of the outdoor post.
It had been given to her, though. To find Sansa Stark, from Jaime. Not that he currently remembered this. He entrusted her to find the girl for their honor and it was looking less and less like she would be finding her anytime soon. Not while here, at least. Seeing as they were so currently very stuck, though... she pulled Oathkeeper from the wood, pausing to admire the fine steel. She had scarce looked at it until now, only briefly before her fight in the woods. The evidence of that fight - the blood that had stained it had been wiped away until it was once again gleaming.
Someone had told her that keeping it so, treating it as if it were a knight's true companion and caring for it in such a way was as important as the blade itself.
Brienne stopped, arm falling to her side. It was difficult, to be stuck here still when she needed to be back. She needed very much to go back and continue her search. She missed the small, awkward squire she had acquired, and the calm of the castle, sleeping indoors wore on her even now. Oathkeeper now back in it's sheath, she could only hope that one day it would be used for more than simple practice against trees.
FIRST-PERSON JOURNAL SAMPLE:
[when the device is turned on you are greeted by a girl, all solemn expression and looking as if she had spent the last few weeks sleeping on the ground. rumpled clothing, long and unbrushed straw hair and a cut high across the side of her face. like she had been fighting.]
I am to understand that this small box is a means of communication, one of the ladies of the castle explained it even if the means of how it works... I do not really understand. but it should be that someone can hear me? I heard speaking from it not long ago.
[frowns, it's not difficult to see how uncomfortable she looks.] I wonder. this may not be where I was, according to the woman. I do not even know the name of the realm - but perhaps somebody here has seen agirl about the age of four and ten? pretty, with auburn hair? our father would very much like to know that she is safe, I have been looking for her for so long now... and am so very worried for her. [it's a lie, it had not helped her find the girl before, but maybe she would be so lucky to find her and be able to return her to safety.]
thank you.
INTENT: This is a character who I find incredibly interesting, I admire her strength and courage and determination. Yes, I love this character because no matter what happens she keeps on going. No I do not have intentions of shipping her with Jaime should she get in, she would probably kill him first. In fact she gets scoffy when I so much as think of it, even jokingly. I am interested to see how she would do in such a different setting.
NAME: Corie
PERSONAL JOURNAL:
stopwatched EMAIL: stopwatched@gmail.com
AIM: risenmittens
CURRENT CHARACTERS: none
CHARACTER
CHARACTER NAME: Brienne of Tarth
SERIES: A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones
CANON POINT: After fighting and killing the Mummers during A Feast for Crows
LOSS: Brienne's loss will be the memories of the weapons instructor who taught her to use a sword. She will retain what knowledge he gave her, the lessons that she learned from him and how to fight - but he was one of the few people to treat her kindly growing up and considered her the same as any one of his male students and this, the name and the face will not be known to her.
ABOUT THE CHARACTER:
Brienne of Tarth is the daughter of Lord Selwyn Tarth - his only daughter. Her older brother drowned when she was four and he, eight and her sisters died in the craddle. Her mother has long since passed leaving only her and her father and the women that he would entertain. She grew up without strong positive females in her life - given her septa (think a teacher or caretaker) was unkind to her. At first glance it is easy to see how different brienne is from most other highborn ladies. There are no frilly or lacy dresses or ornate jewels. no talk or dreams of being a wife to some great lord. Instead of dresses she prefers armor. Instead of jewels she prefers a sword. And in place of dreams of being married she wants to become a knight.
Perhaps it is because of her looks. The nickname Brienne "The Beauty" is not a kind one, it is given to her mockingly. At more than six feet tall and broad shouldered and muscular with a face that is to most considered ugly or homely that she chose this path. After all nobody would jape or mock her with a sword in hand when they saw or faced her in combat. But maybe it was just something that came naturally to her. She is large but not clumsy. Graceful, even. Strong and quick and light on her feet despite her large size. It may have also had to do with Renly Baratheon and the night she danced with him on his name day when he came to her father's hall for a party in his honor. She has had an unfortunate love for him ever since, and when she is able to and he calls himself king, she goes to fight for him and earn a place on his guard.
Brienne is very idealistic about honor andy virtue. She grew up with tales of valour and courage and chivalry. It is another example of her naitivity and understanding of the world around her. She has never known war, death or battle beyond what stories she grew up hearing. So it it is a surprise for her to discover that knights are not like the stories. In King Renly's camp she is mocked still but they also play a cruel game in the form of a wager to see who can claim her first.
Then there is Ser Jaime the Kingslayer who killed the king he was sworn to protect. It is a long road to understanding him and realising that the world does not work that way. When she is first introduced she is trusting of people and their word. Catelyn Stark admires her for her trusting nature, but as she spends more and more time on the road and after her and Jaime's capture this changes. Her own oaths to Renly who she would lay down her life for as a member of his guard while he yet lived, and to Lady Catelyn Stark are important to her. After Catelyn's death she continues to persue her word to her - to find Sansa Stark and restore her and Jaime's honor.
As far as people who are important to her he is probably one of the most and probably the most confusing. She over time in knowing him goes from being at his throat - their fight in the woods, to him basically saving her from rape by the Bloody Mummers, caring for him after he loses his hand and then when he could have rode off to save himself throwing himself into a bear pit without a sword to save her.
Of trust it is hard tor her to trust personally when it comes to things that can hurt her. Underneath a hard and cool exterior she is fragile and sensitive which stems from years of verbal abuse and mockery. She does not allow this to show, she has learned to hide or ignore whatever hurts bestowed on her else be considered weak. At a young age she was told that she would find that any male who showed interest or kindness was only interested for the lands and money they could claim in marrying a daughter of a lord, a highborn woman and all she needed to do was look in a mirror to find this truth. There is also the matter of being a woman among a world of men as she travels in a place where it is not safe for women to be without being raped or murdered or both. When indoors, a locked door separates herself from anyone else and she has trained herself to wake easily.
It is a hard lesson to learn but it helps keep out all things that can hurt her. Men and friendships. The men in the camp, which turns out for the better to her. Hence she is labelled as hard and cold. Aloof. Catelyn Stark describes her as someone with "walls higher than Winterfell's". Or to some, slow and simple. But she remains quiet, usually speaking only when spoken to for the most part.
While she is sometimes a little less than understanding she is still young. Often her own soft nature will take hold - stopping to bury the bodies of the dead women that she, Jaime and Cleos come across which nearly gets them captured right then and there. Her mistakes are far more of this nature than a lack of intelligence. This part of her too becomes harder, as just as the point she arrives from she will have killed three men, the first kills she has ever made, ones that threatened to rape her and took Jaime's hand during their captivity. Perhaps her biggest flaw is her insecurity, not her appearance. Being told that she will fail in her search to find Sansa Stark. But she is nothing if not stubborn to a point that will likely get her killed, determined and above all - loyal to those that she deems fit.
Brienne is not sure what she sees for herself. When her father tries to marry her off - she takes up a sword and challenges her supposed suitor, a knight more than three times her age who tells her that she will do as he says or he would punish her so she would have to act a proper lady. She tells him that she will only do so if he can beat her in a fight. Even with a tourney sword, she breaks his collarbone and ribs and the engagement.
As the only child of a lord it is not considered proper of her and sometimes this makes her sad to know that her father will not get a heir from her and that she cant make her father happy in that way, after how understanding he is of her. At the same time it is a relief as marriage is not something she is certain she wants and she is glad she does not have to carry that weight and pressure of marriage and children on her own. She is told time and again from others what they would do with a daughter like her and how they pity her father. And while she would like to be accepted, she does not know how. She is not feminine enough to sit at court with other ladies and behave as they should but then she is not accepted by other men and knights because of her being a woman, they find her a bit of a joke. She wants to a chance to prove herself and be a part of a cause that she finds worthwhile.
ABILITIES: Brienne is a highly skilled warrior and excellent with a sword. She is agile, quick on her feet and strong. She held her own versus the knights in a melee tournament, besting the incredibly skilled Loras Tyrell - the Knight of Flowers and evenly matched Jaime Lannister during a fight. She has no supernatural skills or abilities, however.
THIRD-PERSON WRITING SAMPLE:
The blade in her hand was still new to her, unfamiliar yet the only sign that this blade was not meant for her were the gold, gleaming lions on the pommel, the glittering gems. Everything from the way it felt in her hand to the fact that it felt an extension of her own arm. It cut through the air with another swift strike to land in the soft wood of the outdoor post.
It had been given to her, though. To find Sansa Stark, from Jaime. Not that he currently remembered this. He entrusted her to find the girl for their honor and it was looking less and less like she would be finding her anytime soon. Not while here, at least. Seeing as they were so currently very stuck, though... she pulled Oathkeeper from the wood, pausing to admire the fine steel. She had scarce looked at it until now, only briefly before her fight in the woods. The evidence of that fight - the blood that had stained it had been wiped away until it was once again gleaming.
Someone had told her that keeping it so, treating it as if it were a knight's true companion and caring for it in such a way was as important as the blade itself.
Brienne stopped, arm falling to her side. It was difficult, to be stuck here still when she needed to be back. She needed very much to go back and continue her search. She missed the small, awkward squire she had acquired, and the calm of the castle, sleeping indoors wore on her even now. Oathkeeper now back in it's sheath, she could only hope that one day it would be used for more than simple practice against trees.
FIRST-PERSON JOURNAL SAMPLE:
[when the device is turned on you are greeted by a girl, all solemn expression and looking as if she had spent the last few weeks sleeping on the ground. rumpled clothing, long and unbrushed straw hair and a cut high across the side of her face. like she had been fighting.]
I am to understand that this small box is a means of communication, one of the ladies of the castle explained it even if the means of how it works... I do not really understand. but it should be that someone can hear me? I heard speaking from it not long ago.
[frowns, it's not difficult to see how uncomfortable she looks.] I wonder. this may not be where I was, according to the woman. I do not even know the name of the realm - but perhaps somebody here has seen agirl about the age of four and ten? pretty, with auburn hair? our father would very much like to know that she is safe, I have been looking for her for so long now... and am so very worried for her. [it's a lie, it had not helped her find the girl before, but maybe she would be so lucky to find her and be able to return her to safety.]
thank you.
INTENT: This is a character who I find incredibly interesting, I admire her strength and courage and determination. Yes, I love this character because no matter what happens she keeps on going. No I do not have intentions of shipping her with Jaime should she get in, she would probably kill him first. In fact she gets scoffy when I so much as think of it, even jokingly. I am interested to see how she would do in such a different setting.
