The Veiled Apprentice

Name: Blyss/Raven
Age: 25
Occupation: Atilliator
Special Abilities/Skills: Linguist (3 Languages including English, Latin, and some German), crossbow-making,
Nationality/Ethnicity: English
Homeland: England
Religion: Roman Catholic
Brief Physical Description: Blyss has a long black hair tied neatly in a braid that is wound around her head during daytime and a lithe, swordsman's body. She usually wears baggy clothes to hide the curves that will reveal her true identity by accident and is usually taciturn in nature and only voices out her two-cents' worth when necessary. But underneath all the facade lies an inquisitive mind.
Brief History: Blyss is born in Paris, France. Under the house of the Duke of Richelieu. She is the royal atilliator of england. At the age of 13, Blyss wears her older brother's old clothes to escape her tutors' attention. Masquerading as a boy, Blyss was unwittingly "apprenticed" by their blacksmith, Otto. At 15, Blyss fled from her home to explore the world. While travelling around europe, she was taken under the wing of an old royal atilliator who now calls himself Raven.

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I found this particular character intriguing. Of all the characters, Raven would have a lot to lose if she were discovered to be a woman. So I made sure to keep her on her toes, making her paranoid with any reference - real or imagined - that she was a woman. Why she chose the profession of an attiliator is beyond me. But I do know that this was historical inaccurate; it was the French who invented the crossbow.