Character Info

House: Falcosel
Full Name: Selabynd Tendcomry
Nickname: Sela
Age: 16
Birthday: March 29th
Bloodtype: Human, O positive
Height: 5� 4

Year: Second

Appearance: Selabynd looks like your typical, not-so-average odd child. She is of medium height and slim build. She wears simple, loose-hanging clothing that usually consists of a deep red, upper thigh length boy�s tunic top, which is extremely baggy, black leggings, black boots that come to her upper calf, and a black leather belt. About Sela�s throat is a dark blue choker with a small emblem on the front. The emblem is a small red and black upside down crescent moon with a silver sun in the emptiness, and red and black rays coming from the sun. Both of her ears are pierced. In her left ear are two studs, one red and one silver, and in her right ear is a small silver hoop. On her upper right ear is a red enameled ear cuff from which a semi delicate silver chain comes to attach to the hoop.
Due to the fact that Sela grew up in a war-prone, war-torn environment, she loves good armor and weaponry. Thus she wears a light chain mail vest over her tunic. She also prefers to carry a small blade on her belt at her hip, which is sheathed in dark crimson-colored leather. �In case of attack� she carries another blade hidden in her clothing.
Sela�s hair is naturally blonde and kept short, just longer than a boy�s, only layered. She wears a small gryphondown plume in her hair, and her hair never looks �perfectly groomed�, even when it is brushed!
In contrast to her hair Sela has dark skin. It is not insanely dark, but it is darker than expected for her hair color. Her skin is also smooth, but has a few bruises from scuffles, as well as the occasional dirt smudge!
Sela�s eyes are jet black, and can be expressive, if she lets her guard down. They have been described in the past as dark, mysterious, and impossibly deep.

Notable Traits: Sela is a bit of a sociopath. She has no phobias, but hates to get close to others, for their sake. To the gifted few that she calls her �friends� Sela is unerringly loyal. She loves battles and is quick on her feet, but will not ever run away once a battle has begun. She has an adult mindset and at times acts way too old for only 16. She is also seen as the one who talks out loud for no apparent reason�

Personality: Sela tends to be, um, distant. She keeps an eye out for others but has a knack for getting into trouble. She is used to being teased for her hair and doesn�t really socialize. She keeps her dark eyes open and observes everything, storing and assessing all of the information, the social structure, hierarchy, who is aligned with whom, and who is enemies with whom. Sela hates physical closeness to people, anything less than two feet, and will try to force anyone within that distance away. She would prefer not to talk to people unless it is something that interests her, but if she has an opinion, she doesn�t hold back.
Due to her warlike past, Sela is interested in anything about battles, weapons, armor, and mythical beasts. She hates, as well as closeness physically, any emotional closeness or attachment by anyone other than Lyid, and any clothing that is tighter than her extremely loose garb.
Sela also keeps herself well contained, but she is not one that anyone would wish to annoy or piss off. She is rather unpredictable.

History: Sela has a pretty basic, non-traumatic history. Knew both parents, pretty normal childhood, you get the deal. I mean, doesn�t every child join the army at the age of nine? Sela received her first weapon at the age of three, a padded stick shaped like a sword. She was taught to fight and requested, and received, a real sword, knives and a child�s set of armor for her sixth birthday. From there her eldest brother taught her battle tactics, how to fight with swords, knives and whips, as well as how to shoot a basic revolver. She constantly battled all five of her brothers and was somewhat decent at battlement. She was taught two war spells, but loves watching battle magic and wishes to learn it.
When Sela was nine, She and her best friend, Sindkok, joined the local army, which was desperate for any soldiers. From there she learned more of battle, including about the gruesome aspect of it all. She doesn�t have a bloodlust, but she can�t help but love the battles.
When Sela was twelve, the army fought against the nation to the west, a highly developed nation intent on conquest. Sela and Sindkok were given the task of decoy. At the end of the battle fifty three were dead, among those were her mother, her brother, and Sindkok. Sela didn�t cry, she had seen death too many times before for it to hurt her, she knew that it was the end and easily went on. When she found out that the rest of her family was taken, she took it as a divine sign to move on. Because of this, knowing that she still has enemies, she would rather not make friends.
Her dark blue choker was given to her by her brother when she joined the army. Its symbol�s meaning is known only to Sela, her mother, her eldest brother, and the officers. Her blades, which she carries with her wherever she goes, were gifts as well and she refuses to part with them.
About halfway through her fourteenth year Sela found out about the Shastina Academy of Magic. Wishing to learn some better spells she applied for her first year. From the week before her first year on, the story of Sela�s life ends, and the tale of her insanity begins with the gift of a gryphon.

Wand Wood and Core: Sela has a 10� wand. It is made up of Rowan wood with a Hippogryph talon in the core.
Sports: Sela doesn�t play any of the school�s sports, but prays that they will start archery.
Pet: Sela has a somewhat neurotic half-grown gryphon. He is black with red and sliver wings, a red beak, and silver talons. He loves to practice his fighting and hunting skills and constantly scuffles with Sela. His name is Lyidtixnar, but Sela fondly calls him Lyid. Whenever Lyid disappears, which he does often enough, Sela tries to find him at all costs, no matter what time it is or what setting she is in. He is the only being that Sela can stand being emotionally and physically close to. Sela and Lyid communicate telepathically, so when Sela seems to talk to herself, Lyid probably wants something.
Classes: Sela loves to learn, but needs to be able to have time for her practice, so she only takes five classes. She takes Mythical Biology, for Lyid�s sake, Charms & Jinx and Elements for battlement purposes, History for the sake of learning, and Physical Education to prove to anyone that doubts her that she can do this and she can keep up.