Aldina Daughter of Alore

Height: 4'

Body type: She never spent time in the mines with the other dwarves. Instead of pursuing mining, armory, or jewel/jewelry making, she spent a lot of time at home with her mother; waiting for her father to return home. This resulted in her having a more petite build, but she has endurance from house chores (Cooking, cleaning, sewing, food gathering, firewood cutting, etc.)

Appearance: Her eyes are dark green with light-sensitive pupils. A trait passed down through dwarf bloodlines. Aldina has long blonde hair that is always in several braids and silver beads and coils. It turns a more strawberry blonde when she lacks sun exposure. She has a scar on her forehead from a fishing accident when she was young and dimples on her cheeks when she smiles. She loves to wear jewelry and can be seen wearing ear cuffs and lots of rings.

Her skin is light in color, think Caucasian, and soft despite being a dwarf and living outdoors instead of in the mines. Light freckles are sprinkled across her nose. Her nose is on the larger side, and she has a rounded face. When she reached adulthood, she got tattoos that represented both sides of her heritage. Her right arm has her father's name and a picture of her favorite story from him (think of the style as Nordic or cave drawings). Her left arm has a river and jewels and ships to resemble the land of her mother (very elegant style).

Skills: She's handy with a crossbow, she learned how to use it young to help her mother get food for meals. She is also very good at making outfits out of almost any material that a needle can go through. She is an excellent swimmer. She can also speak to animals.

Talents: Sewing; she was a natural with stitching when she first started.

Occupation/schooling: The equivalent of homeschooling. She now has her own little seamstress shop in the Capital of Terra.

Hobbies: She loves reading in her free time. She has even written a book for herself about her father's adventures. She also loves to fish.

Family: She is an only child, the closest thing she had to siblings were other dwarves or the animals they owned.

Her father, Alore, was an adventurer for the King. Every time he returned home, he would tell her stories of his travels and the people who helped ensure his safe travels. His stories inspired her, and she soon dreamed of becoming an adventurer too. But when she was about 10, her father never came home. He died in an ambush.

Mother, Eleanor, stayed home raising Aldina. She taught her important life skills and gave her an education. She felt that schools didn't always give you the information you needed in life. Her mother is native to Aquam and met Alore when he was on one of his adventures. The cultural difference in Aquam is what resulted in Aldina being raised in such a different way. Her mother then caught an illness and could no longer work for herself. Aldina had to get over her fear and left home to earn money to send back to her mother on a monthly basis.

Friends: Aldina had a difficult time connecting with other dwarves. She wasn't as rambunctious or as daring as them, so her mother made her dolls. This was how Aldina learned how to sew and make outfits. She also has Fjell, her horse, and Jeger, her Elkhound.

Significant Other: Single

Introvert or Extrovert?: Introvert through and through. She struggled with people skills but learned enough to manage to talk to a customer when needed.

Right-brained (Creative) or Left-brained (Analytical)?: She is more right-brained but that does not mean that she's stupid. She has extreme intelligence and a knack for learning things quickly.

Strengths: She is very kind and empathetic. She loves to help those in need. She is very intelligent, talented, and an old soul who sees the world around her in deeper meaning. She puts her whole soul into anything she starts. She makes her own opinions on people and doesn't let others' words determine her opinion.

Weaknesses: She is loyal to a fault. Someone can use her over and over again before she decides to cut them off or stand up for herself. This comes from a place of wanting to belong and be wanted/needed by others. She is oblivious to men.

Goals/Dreams/Aspirations: She hopes to find someone who can cure her mother before it's too late, that is why she moved to the capital because where else would you find the best? She wants to become the best of the best in tailoring, not only to help her mother but so that she can help others easier with the Alore System.

Beliefs/Affiliations: Dwarves of Terra tend to have the belief that the earth lives as they live. That's why when they mine, they sing and the ore they wish to find will manifest. They sing songs of promise to take what the earth has and make it more beautiful and not use it for greed. Aldina doesn't go to this extent, but she does speak to the earth, and it hasn't failed her yet.
Outside of religious beliefs, she does feel that everything happens for a reason even if she may not know it and it's not her job to justify everything that happens around her. She thinks for herself and won't believe or think something just because a large group of people feels or thinks that way.

Fears: Agoraphobia because when her father never returned the world became scary and dangerous. It wasn't wonderful anymore. She also fears being abandoned. She fears not being able to be herself because it won't be good enough for others.

Insecurities: Her solitude. She doesn't like the fact that she's on her own and how that might make other people think of her. She hates the scar on her face, she thinks it makes her look unfriendly or have a dark past. She also hates that she doesn't look like most dwarves that live in Terra. She hates how different she looks.

What would they die for?: Her mother. Over and over again and if her father were alive, she would die for him too. She would die for her friends and the ability to keep her shop.