Description and Background
Description:
Chandelaria Lockewright, better known as Canny to her friends, is a 29-year woman. She is fairly short, standing only 5'2" and weighs in just under the slender side of average at 97 lbs. Her skin is tanned and weather. Her hazel eyes are habitually outlined with dark circles that are about the only part of her face that doesn't look too young for her years. She favors black clothing and armor, though she'll settle for browns when necessary.
Most of the time Canny seems preternaturally still to the average civilian. She darts in short burst when creeping along walls is impossible. She prefers to set at the edge of crowds and rooms rather than in the center of them.
Canny is not antisocial, precisely. But she doesn't speak just to hear her own voice. She chimes in when she has something worth saying, and she wishes more people would do the same. Canny prefers to measure people by their actions rather than their words, and she prefers to be judged the same way. She is cautious without being timid.
Looking at her reveals little else. Strangers must learn the rest through careful observation of her actions.
Background:
Canny was the youngest of five children, and the only girl. Her family, the Lockewrights, lived in the city of Greenspan for generations. They have a long-established locksmith business; their work was sought out for the quality of its craftsmanship. Her parents and older brothers all expected Canny to follow in their footsteps and carry on the family tradition. But the war raged on, and Canny felt called to serve. Though not the physically strongest, Canny's sharp mind brought her to the attention of her superiors. Once they learned of her family's trade, they asked if she had ever worked with or designed traps. When she admitted she had some experience with traps, though not as much as with maps, that was all the officers needed to see her trained as a scout and sent in to disable enemy traps and plant traps of her own. Canny was sent to join the 3rd Recon Brigade She served two full tours and was a year into her third when the war finally ended and she found herself without a purpose.
Moving back with her parents just didn't work. Canny was no longer the young girl they remembered, and she just didn't find simple locksmithing enough any more. Beyond that, Canny's views ran more to Princess Flora's than the Seer's, which led to her arguing with her parents and older brothers So, she has more or less been kicking about, taking up the odd job here and there, trying to decide what to do now. |
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