Isabela

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Character Name: Isabela
Series: Dragon Age
Timeline: End of Act 2 right after Hawke kills the Arishok
Canon Resource Link: Isabela Wiki

( Our Mistakes Make Us Who We Are )

Player Information
Player name: Courtney
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Are you over 18: Yes
Characters in the game already: n/a
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Character Information
Character Name: Isabela

Canon: Dragon Age II

Canon Point: Post Dragon Age II

Is your character Dead, Undead or Alive: Alive

History:
Wiki
The following are part of Isabela's history:
-Isabela was in a friendly relationship with Hawke
-Isabela returned with the Qunari artifact, and Hawke dueled the arishok rather than turn her over
-Isabela was allowed to keep Castillon's ship at the end of the “No Rest For the Wicked” quest

Personality: Isabela is the self-proclaimed Queen of the Eastern Seas and it's been said she is the sharpest blade in Llomerryn. Sold into a loveless marriage at a young age by her mother, Isabela learned how to adapt to what life threw at her. She took on the role of swashbuckling pirate captain and smuggler after her husband was murdered, something people still wondered about her hand in. She is equally skilled with a dagger as she is with her wit and both have the potential to cut deeply.

Sly, sarcastic, and sassy, Isabela is rarely serious, and why should she be? Life is too short and she intends to enjoy it, no matter what she's doing.
She values fun, freedom, being on the winning side, and otherwise getting ahead of everyone else. She appreciates a wit as quick and dry as her own, responds well to sarcasm and flirtation, has a bawdy sense of humor, and has little patience for fools, or preachy, prudish, and meddling types.

Isabela is a mystery and she likes it that way. She learned how to twist the truth so no one knew what out of her mouth was a lie- when almost everything about her, down to her name, is false. She never tells the same version of a story twice and always leaves people guessing. She is however very honest about her dishonesty. She will lie, cheat, and steal to make sure that she survives damn the consequences. She puts herself first in every situation and will never apologize for it. She is not without morals though, loose and vague as they maybe. When she found out she was smuggling refugees that would be sold into slavery she lets them go even though she knows it will cost her dearly. These brief flashes of compassion are something she loathes to admit to though, clinging tightly to her reputation.

Her loyalty and trust are rare, but once she gives it she won't take it back without due cause. She would never admit it outright but she cares about her friends and is protective of them. Just as she was protective and cared about her crew- most of whom she lost in the wreck of her ship. The loyalty Hawke inspires in her surprises both him and even herself when she ends up coming back to his side to deal with the Qunari and return the relic. In the past she would have been half away across the sea and wouldn't have looked back. Her loyalty is further solidified when Hawke defends her to the Arishok, dueling him rather than letting him take her.

Above all Isabela values her freedom. That's what sailing represents to her. The freedom to not be tied down, so go wherever she wants and not have to answer to anyone but herself. She doesn't like closed confined spaces and she doesn't do relationships. Mostly because when she cares about someone she's more afraid that she will eventually hurt them, as she knows she can't be tied down. The closest thing she gets to a relationship is Hawke and friends is as close as she will let him get.


Items on your character at canon point: Clothes (Threads of the Eastern Seas armor), boots, arm guards, two daggers, jewelry.

Abilities, Strengths and Weaknesses: Isabela is human, so she doesn’t have any supernatural abilities.

Isabela is a duelist, she has superior skills with knives, daggers, and short swords. She prefers finesse and speed rather than brute strength with she fights. She relies on form, stance and dirty tricks to best her opponent.

As a rogue and pirate captain she is skilled in things like stealth, lock-picking, pick-pocketing, gambling, cheating, lying, getting herself out of tight spots and drinking anyone who tries under the table. She also know how to use her feminine charms to get what she wants.
She is also a skilled sailor and captain, knows how to command and run a ship, navigate using stars, charts and maps.


Samples

Network/Action Spam Sample:
[Isabela appears on the network a playful but innocent smirk on her face. She had a stack of papers sitting on her lap and she was lounging back on one of the plush couches in the boarding house.] Well hello there. The thing about being stuck in one place is that it’s very easy to get bored, even with so much excitement that can get thrown at us. I’m not overly fond of being stuck in one place. [Even if she had technically been stuck in Kirkwall for about nine years.]
But, luckily I’m not the only bored one. I live with a very talented writer, or as he likes to think of himself, a paragon of manliness. I’ve managed to pillage some samples of his writing for you all. It can be a game, guess who he’s writing about.

[She clears her throat. Before she can begin the camera is knocked away and sounds of a struggle can be heard. I don’t think so Rivaini. ]


Prose Log Sample:

This was all Hawke’s fault. Nine years ago she never would have done this- well maybe, if the money was good, or she could get some good sex out of it. King Alistair wasn’t exactly an eyesore. But no, now she had gone soft. Taking on assignments for kings. Ok, so maybe it would be exciting, and there was definitely loot to be gained but this was possibly the hardest job she had been hired for. She needed back up, someone she trusted. Her first thought was Hawke, but Hawke had disappeared months ago, Kirkwall wasn’t safe for him for the moment so he disappeared with Fenris.

That left Varric.

He was the most skilled thief she knew, well besides herself, and maybe Hawke. That didn’t mean she wanted to have to him. He was never going to let her hear the end of this. It was fine, she didn’t need to admit it, she could just say the King of Fereldon hired them both. Then compliment his chest hair and distract him from asking too many questions. Yes. That was a solid plan.

This was still Hawke’s fault.

Though she supposed if there was anyone she trusted besides Hawke it was probably Varric. That was saying a lot since Hawke was actually the only person she trusted and that took nine years, one ship, a few tumbles between the sheets and him refusing to let the Qunari take her. He actually fought the Arishok for her. After that even she had to admit that they were friends and that she knew he would have her back if she needed him.

Varric was loyal to Hawke though, so in a way that made him her friend…

Right, so maybe that wasn’t entirely true. Varric was her friend even without Hawke’s influence, but having friends wasn’t something she was used to. It was...new and strange. Usually when she started to care about people she ran, she left them behind before she could hurt them, but she hadn’t had the opportunity to run in Kirkwall, being stranded so she found herself actually developing relationships. Part of her hated it. Another part not so much. To the point where she missed some of them since she’d been gone.

Maybe recruiting Varric for this wasn’t going to be such a hardship, maybe it would make this job more enjoyable. It would definitely make it successful.

Not that she would admit any of this to Varric.