Post by Inara Serra on Apr 26, 2008 14:15:19 GMT -5
The Player.
Your Name:I would rather just go by my character name or herman...
Your Age:16
How Did You Find Out of Gas?:Wandering through proboards for Firefly/Serenity rps.
Previous Roles:none
The Core.
Full Name:Inara Serra
Nickname(s):The Ambassador
Birthday:(Actual date unknown (to me)besides late 25the century) April 15
Age:28
Origin:Sihnon
Location:Serenity
Allegiance:Neutral, but supported alliance during the war
Occupation:Companion
The Appearance.
Eye Color:Brown
Hair Color:Dark Brown
Height && Weight:5'9", 138
General Description:
Inara is fairly tall and slender. Her skin is a beautiful olive shade, offset by her dark brown eyes and hair, which is generally curly, though straightened at times. She has a full figure which she carries with the utmost poise and dignity. Her looks are the first thing that get absorbed upon seeing her.
Inara can be described as "feminine" in almost every sence of the word. She favors very long and often elaborate dresses in rich colors. Her appearal often portrays heavy Asian and Indian themes and styles, mixed with a more modern flair. Also of course is the emphasis on her great beauty. This is a stark contrast to the appearance of the other crewmembers of Serenity, who look for function over style. It is no small feat to move gracefully in such attire. Yet she manages. Her mannerisms are purely graceful, this can be connnected to her companion training, and her charm is her greatest weapon. Countless times she had used her perfect wit and charisma as an asset to the crew of Serenity as well as the credibility he proffesion provides. However, though a companion is trained to be witty and coy, Inara is oftentimes very candid.
Her religeion is also a large part of her personality. While she is not as dedicated as Shepard Book, she is a practicing Bhuddist, which can also provide some explaination for her prefferance to using intellect and charm to resolve conflist as opposed to immediate violence. Oftentimes she is the voice of reason and a strong maternal figure to the Crew, especially Kaylee and River.
Her relationship with Kaylee is perhaps her strongest, though she has agood relationship with everyone on Serenity,they spend much time together chatting, and often Inara aided Kaylee in her troubled semi-couprtship with Simon Tam. In return Kaylee has provided her some insight into Mal and her own feelings towards him. She also often plays a mother towards River Tam, who suffers from complications of an Alliance experiment performed on her. There has also been a somewhat strained friendship between her and Shepard book, who was slightly put off by he carrer choice.Then of course there is Capitain Mal Reynolds. Though they fight more tha converse iot is clear that she is very much in love with him.
As for her features, they accent her personality perfectly, her eyes are a most expressive shade of brown, framed by long dark lashes. Much like the Geisha's of Japan, she could easily stop somone in thier tracks with a glance.Her hair is alos brown, and is generally worn curly, though when straightened it is quite long. All that hair frames a lovely hart shaped face. Her limbs are long and toned, though she had nowhere near the muscular power of someone like Jayne. However she is not without fighting skills. if she does fight, the classical styles would suit her well. She has been trained in swordfighting,archery, and martial arts (all from her training on Sihnon). Though she does own a pistol she does not use it lightly, not at all if possible.
Though she manuevers with such grace, she is not one for violence. She is not particularly good at fighting. While she can handle herself, she would be better suited for dueling with a sword than the fist/pistol fights that have become a common part of her life.
The Personality.
Likes && Dislikes:Inara is quite fond of high society, choosing clients from the upper class. She generally enjoys her work. Though it has it's complications, especially in her relationship with Mal, her work provides her with an interesting life and a steady income.Core planets also tie into her work as they contain some of her most favored clients. Inara is very sociable and flourishes when she is among larger groups. Events suit her for this reason, she can esily flow from conversation to conversation.
Yet she also loves the other side of things. Serenity, of course, and her shuttle(out of which she conducts her business).This is also her home and treats it as such permiting the crew in only with permission while the rest of Serenity is pretty much free for them to roam. However permitted company is always welcomed.
Kaylee has come to mean a great deal to her. Though she had intended to remain repectfully distant from the crew and passengers of Serenity, she quickly found out that this was going to be impossible.
She dislikes the illegal jobs the crew of Serenity takes. Se worries that they, especially Mal, will be captured by the Alliance, hurt, or at the very worst, killed. Atherton Wing of course, whose rudeness and disrespect earned him a black mark on the Companion network. Being called a whore,of course, and mostespecially by Mal. As well as any inddications that she is to serve the crerw in any way. Excessive violence frustrates her, for the same reasons she dislikes the illegal activities of the Serenity crew. Those who dislike or insult Serenity,whether client, alliance or anyone else. Being late to meet clients. The thought of dying, especially by reavers (though this is more of a fear than a dislike as she would rather commit suicide than die by reavers).
Interests && Hobbies:Inara is interested in psycology, as she has training in is and can read people quite well, And while she may claim to dislike the work the crew of Serenity does there is a growing part of her that enjoys taking part in these adventures. Inara is also very interested in the well being of those close to her. She has risked her high social standing more than once for those important to her.As for hobbies she is skilled in various art forms, though she dies not practice all of them regularly. Of course her most common hobby would be fighting with Mal.
Strengths:Inara's charm and intelligence would be her greatest strngth. She can be very coy, and act a part to aid the crew. Also she has credibility with the alliance, which in turn lends itself to the crew, as well as her connections.She is also very level-headed, and provides a voice of reason that is, at times, greatly needed.
Weaknesses:Malcolm Reynolds. Obviously thier relationship has caused unrest on both sides, her stubborness can be a factor in this and other things.Of course she is also guarding some secrets, and protecting them is a risky business.
Secrets:Why she truly left Sihnon, her true feelings for Mal.There is also some speculation that she may be far older than she appears...
Overall Personality:
Overall Inara is very warm and caring. She is willing to sacrifice much of her personal good fortune to know she is aiding others. Also she is the closest thing many of thee crew memebrs, especially Kaylee and River have to a mother (though both have families away from Serenity).Caring for them is somewhat of a priority to her.
She is also very much full of dignity. She is stubborn and unwilling to lower herself for anyone. Even highpowered clients, such as Atherton wing were unable to make her do, say or act in any way than the noblest path. Yet she was willing to sacrifice her own saftey in order to help Mal, as she would for anyone else on Serentiy. Even in death she would choose to take her own life than die a horrible and indignified death at the hands of reavers.
Yet she can butt heads with the other crew members at times, especially Mal.While many of the crew would gladly take a dangerous chance for some good money, Inara often times must be the voice of reason, fearing for their saftey. This also oftem brings Simon some trouble as he is generally with Inara on the issue of danger.Also she can get annoyed easily when it comes to business matters. Inara is a very professional woman and if the highflying adventures of the Serenity crew interferes with her meeting her appointments and clients things can get tense. Especially when core planets become a nececcity for Inara, as they are a place the crew generally likes to avoid.
While she has many good qualities, there are times when she can be too polite or proud to say what she needs to. While some take this as nobility, and at times it is, there are other times when things need to be said that are not. In criticism or in the defence of another she is readily candid, yet sshe denies herself. This may be a part of taking her job too seriously, but the strict "rules" she applies to herself have caused her much heartbreak and unhappiness.
The Family.
None that she is in contact with, though she did have a close relationship with Nandi, a friend from Sihnon. Kaylee would be very close to Inara's sister, though not technically.
Parents && Siblings:Unknown to all but her.
Character History:Inara was Born and raised on Sihnon. It was there that she trained as a companion at the companion house Madrassa. She was a very prominent contender forr house priestess. However she left Sihnon to, in her words, "because she wanted to see the universe". There are other reasons, but those would remain personal.
She then contracted with Captain Malcolm Reynolds for a shuttle, out of wich she would runher business and live. She also obtained the shuttle for half of what he was originally asking. Yet this interaction also sparked another part of Inara's life.
Immediatley she opposed Mal, first for stating that during the war she had supported unification (Mal is a veteran from the "browncoat" side of the war). Yet since then the tewo have continued to argue about many, oftentimes petty, things. They also developed some feelings towards him that she maked by fighting him.
Being on board Serenity has brough Inara into adventures she never would have if she had remained on Sihnon. Not only has there been many close encounters with the law, but the jobs the crew tend to take provide considerable danger.
Not so very long ago the death of a close friend, Nandi, as well as the relationship Mal had with her caused her to leave Serenity forr a brief time. She realized thst it was almost impossible for her to be on the ship with Mal when she loved him, but could not have the relationship she wanted with him.
Then, even more recent events, called her back to Serenity to aid the crew in thier fight against Jubal Early and the horrible secrets behind both River and Reavers. While she had planned to return to Shinon, where she was teaching girls to be companions, something caused her to stay on Serenity.
((I can elaborate some, if you want me to, history on Inara was pretty hard to come upon, so I just went with what I knew.))
The Edge.
Something Unique: Trained and certified companion.
Role Playing Sample:
Inara wandered out of her shuttle and onto the main bridge of Serenity. While she would love to be asleep, as it appeared the rest of the crew was, she simply could not let her mind rest. Everything from the past year of her life continued to wander though her mind. Since finding Sereenity she had changed. For the better, though some things she wished hadn't happened. Things here were...complicated. After everything she had been through with them...
True she had left once. It was, perhaps, the most difficult thing she had done in her life. Could it really be better to be apart from all this? True, Mal was here. And he had said it himself, he "wished like hell she was elsewhere"...This was ridiculous. Why should a simple comment from a common fight make her this upset. If that was even the word.
Inara closed her eyes and let Serenity carry her to thier next destination. Clients awaited her and a new smuggling job awaited everyone else. She was scared to death that one day someone wasn't coming back. It didn't matter who, everyone here was risking thier lives for a day to day existance. Already they had experienced so many close encouonters. Alliance, angry clients, she herself put them in danger everytime she needed to go to a core planet. The alliance would never interrupt her, not a certified companion. But Mal and Simon and River, especially Simon and River, were in great danger. Nobody complained. Nobody complained much, she rephrased in her mind. There were times when it was fairly obvious and vocal that there were safer places to be. Yet somehow, she was always where she needed to be, despite the at times numerous obstacles or interferances.
Staring blankly her mind wandered as did Serenity. She could feel the time pass, and as it did the silence seemed to grow less empty. The ship would creak, and shadows would pass, calling footsteps tto mind. Several times she looked over her shoulder, everytime swearing she had felt someone standing just behind her. Through all this her tthoughts spiraled around, and drew no conclusions. Finally she had run out of things to think. For what had felt like hours, she had gone in circles over the decisions she had made in the recent past and wondered how different things might have turned out had she not made some of them. Finally she let go of the rail and dreamily walked back to her shuttle.
Back inside her once again home, she sonjured all the memories this place held for her. Both good and bad. Either way, it was an irreplaceable experience. As she slipped back into the bed and pulled the covers over herself, things were no more clear than they had been before. She laid her head on the satin pillow and closed her eyes hoping the motion would provoke the action of sleep.
Face Claim:Morena Baccarin
Your Name:I would rather just go by my character name or herman...
Your Age:16
How Did You Find Out of Gas?:Wandering through proboards for Firefly/Serenity rps.
Previous Roles:none
The Core.
Full Name:Inara Serra
Nickname(s):The Ambassador
Birthday:(Actual date unknown (to me)besides late 25the century) April 15
Age:28
Origin:Sihnon
Location:Serenity
Allegiance:Neutral, but supported alliance during the war
Occupation:Companion
The Appearance.
Eye Color:Brown
Hair Color:Dark Brown
Height && Weight:5'9", 138
General Description:
Inara is fairly tall and slender. Her skin is a beautiful olive shade, offset by her dark brown eyes and hair, which is generally curly, though straightened at times. She has a full figure which she carries with the utmost poise and dignity. Her looks are the first thing that get absorbed upon seeing her.
Inara can be described as "feminine" in almost every sence of the word. She favors very long and often elaborate dresses in rich colors. Her appearal often portrays heavy Asian and Indian themes and styles, mixed with a more modern flair. Also of course is the emphasis on her great beauty. This is a stark contrast to the appearance of the other crewmembers of Serenity, who look for function over style. It is no small feat to move gracefully in such attire. Yet she manages. Her mannerisms are purely graceful, this can be connnected to her companion training, and her charm is her greatest weapon. Countless times she had used her perfect wit and charisma as an asset to the crew of Serenity as well as the credibility he proffesion provides. However, though a companion is trained to be witty and coy, Inara is oftentimes very candid.
Her religeion is also a large part of her personality. While she is not as dedicated as Shepard Book, she is a practicing Bhuddist, which can also provide some explaination for her prefferance to using intellect and charm to resolve conflist as opposed to immediate violence. Oftentimes she is the voice of reason and a strong maternal figure to the Crew, especially Kaylee and River.
Her relationship with Kaylee is perhaps her strongest, though she has agood relationship with everyone on Serenity,they spend much time together chatting, and often Inara aided Kaylee in her troubled semi-couprtship with Simon Tam. In return Kaylee has provided her some insight into Mal and her own feelings towards him. She also often plays a mother towards River Tam, who suffers from complications of an Alliance experiment performed on her. There has also been a somewhat strained friendship between her and Shepard book, who was slightly put off by he carrer choice.Then of course there is Capitain Mal Reynolds. Though they fight more tha converse iot is clear that she is very much in love with him.
As for her features, they accent her personality perfectly, her eyes are a most expressive shade of brown, framed by long dark lashes. Much like the Geisha's of Japan, she could easily stop somone in thier tracks with a glance.Her hair is alos brown, and is generally worn curly, though when straightened it is quite long. All that hair frames a lovely hart shaped face. Her limbs are long and toned, though she had nowhere near the muscular power of someone like Jayne. However she is not without fighting skills. if she does fight, the classical styles would suit her well. She has been trained in swordfighting,archery, and martial arts (all from her training on Sihnon). Though she does own a pistol she does not use it lightly, not at all if possible.
Though she manuevers with such grace, she is not one for violence. She is not particularly good at fighting. While she can handle herself, she would be better suited for dueling with a sword than the fist/pistol fights that have become a common part of her life.
The Personality.
Likes && Dislikes:Inara is quite fond of high society, choosing clients from the upper class. She generally enjoys her work. Though it has it's complications, especially in her relationship with Mal, her work provides her with an interesting life and a steady income.Core planets also tie into her work as they contain some of her most favored clients. Inara is very sociable and flourishes when she is among larger groups. Events suit her for this reason, she can esily flow from conversation to conversation.
Yet she also loves the other side of things. Serenity, of course, and her shuttle(out of which she conducts her business).This is also her home and treats it as such permiting the crew in only with permission while the rest of Serenity is pretty much free for them to roam. However permitted company is always welcomed.
Kaylee has come to mean a great deal to her. Though she had intended to remain repectfully distant from the crew and passengers of Serenity, she quickly found out that this was going to be impossible.
She dislikes the illegal jobs the crew of Serenity takes. Se worries that they, especially Mal, will be captured by the Alliance, hurt, or at the very worst, killed. Atherton Wing of course, whose rudeness and disrespect earned him a black mark on the Companion network. Being called a whore,of course, and mostespecially by Mal. As well as any inddications that she is to serve the crerw in any way. Excessive violence frustrates her, for the same reasons she dislikes the illegal activities of the Serenity crew. Those who dislike or insult Serenity,whether client, alliance or anyone else. Being late to meet clients. The thought of dying, especially by reavers (though this is more of a fear than a dislike as she would rather commit suicide than die by reavers).
Interests && Hobbies:Inara is interested in psycology, as she has training in is and can read people quite well, And while she may claim to dislike the work the crew of Serenity does there is a growing part of her that enjoys taking part in these adventures. Inara is also very interested in the well being of those close to her. She has risked her high social standing more than once for those important to her.As for hobbies she is skilled in various art forms, though she dies not practice all of them regularly. Of course her most common hobby would be fighting with Mal.
Strengths:Inara's charm and intelligence would be her greatest strngth. She can be very coy, and act a part to aid the crew. Also she has credibility with the alliance, which in turn lends itself to the crew, as well as her connections.She is also very level-headed, and provides a voice of reason that is, at times, greatly needed.
Weaknesses:Malcolm Reynolds. Obviously thier relationship has caused unrest on both sides, her stubborness can be a factor in this and other things.Of course she is also guarding some secrets, and protecting them is a risky business.
Secrets:Why she truly left Sihnon, her true feelings for Mal.There is also some speculation that she may be far older than she appears...
Overall Personality:
Overall Inara is very warm and caring. She is willing to sacrifice much of her personal good fortune to know she is aiding others. Also she is the closest thing many of thee crew memebrs, especially Kaylee and River have to a mother (though both have families away from Serenity).Caring for them is somewhat of a priority to her.
She is also very much full of dignity. She is stubborn and unwilling to lower herself for anyone. Even highpowered clients, such as Atherton wing were unable to make her do, say or act in any way than the noblest path. Yet she was willing to sacrifice her own saftey in order to help Mal, as she would for anyone else on Serentiy. Even in death she would choose to take her own life than die a horrible and indignified death at the hands of reavers.
Yet she can butt heads with the other crew members at times, especially Mal.While many of the crew would gladly take a dangerous chance for some good money, Inara often times must be the voice of reason, fearing for their saftey. This also oftem brings Simon some trouble as he is generally with Inara on the issue of danger.Also she can get annoyed easily when it comes to business matters. Inara is a very professional woman and if the highflying adventures of the Serenity crew interferes with her meeting her appointments and clients things can get tense. Especially when core planets become a nececcity for Inara, as they are a place the crew generally likes to avoid.
While she has many good qualities, there are times when she can be too polite or proud to say what she needs to. While some take this as nobility, and at times it is, there are other times when things need to be said that are not. In criticism or in the defence of another she is readily candid, yet sshe denies herself. This may be a part of taking her job too seriously, but the strict "rules" she applies to herself have caused her much heartbreak and unhappiness.
The Family.
None that she is in contact with, though she did have a close relationship with Nandi, a friend from Sihnon. Kaylee would be very close to Inara's sister, though not technically.
Parents && Siblings:Unknown to all but her.
Character History:Inara was Born and raised on Sihnon. It was there that she trained as a companion at the companion house Madrassa. She was a very prominent contender forr house priestess. However she left Sihnon to, in her words, "because she wanted to see the universe". There are other reasons, but those would remain personal.
She then contracted with Captain Malcolm Reynolds for a shuttle, out of wich she would runher business and live. She also obtained the shuttle for half of what he was originally asking. Yet this interaction also sparked another part of Inara's life.
Immediatley she opposed Mal, first for stating that during the war she had supported unification (Mal is a veteran from the "browncoat" side of the war). Yet since then the tewo have continued to argue about many, oftentimes petty, things. They also developed some feelings towards him that she maked by fighting him.
Being on board Serenity has brough Inara into adventures she never would have if she had remained on Sihnon. Not only has there been many close encounters with the law, but the jobs the crew tend to take provide considerable danger.
Not so very long ago the death of a close friend, Nandi, as well as the relationship Mal had with her caused her to leave Serenity forr a brief time. She realized thst it was almost impossible for her to be on the ship with Mal when she loved him, but could not have the relationship she wanted with him.
Then, even more recent events, called her back to Serenity to aid the crew in thier fight against Jubal Early and the horrible secrets behind both River and Reavers. While she had planned to return to Shinon, where she was teaching girls to be companions, something caused her to stay on Serenity.
((I can elaborate some, if you want me to, history on Inara was pretty hard to come upon, so I just went with what I knew.))
The Edge.
Something Unique: Trained and certified companion.
Role Playing Sample:
Inara wandered out of her shuttle and onto the main bridge of Serenity. While she would love to be asleep, as it appeared the rest of the crew was, she simply could not let her mind rest. Everything from the past year of her life continued to wander though her mind. Since finding Sereenity she had changed. For the better, though some things she wished hadn't happened. Things here were...complicated. After everything she had been through with them...
True she had left once. It was, perhaps, the most difficult thing she had done in her life. Could it really be better to be apart from all this? True, Mal was here. And he had said it himself, he "wished like hell she was elsewhere"...This was ridiculous. Why should a simple comment from a common fight make her this upset. If that was even the word.
Inara closed her eyes and let Serenity carry her to thier next destination. Clients awaited her and a new smuggling job awaited everyone else. She was scared to death that one day someone wasn't coming back. It didn't matter who, everyone here was risking thier lives for a day to day existance. Already they had experienced so many close encouonters. Alliance, angry clients, she herself put them in danger everytime she needed to go to a core planet. The alliance would never interrupt her, not a certified companion. But Mal and Simon and River, especially Simon and River, were in great danger. Nobody complained. Nobody complained much, she rephrased in her mind. There were times when it was fairly obvious and vocal that there were safer places to be. Yet somehow, she was always where she needed to be, despite the at times numerous obstacles or interferances.
Staring blankly her mind wandered as did Serenity. She could feel the time pass, and as it did the silence seemed to grow less empty. The ship would creak, and shadows would pass, calling footsteps tto mind. Several times she looked over her shoulder, everytime swearing she had felt someone standing just behind her. Through all this her tthoughts spiraled around, and drew no conclusions. Finally she had run out of things to think. For what had felt like hours, she had gone in circles over the decisions she had made in the recent past and wondered how different things might have turned out had she not made some of them. Finally she let go of the rail and dreamily walked back to her shuttle.
Back inside her once again home, she sonjured all the memories this place held for her. Both good and bad. Either way, it was an irreplaceable experience. As she slipped back into the bed and pulled the covers over herself, things were no more clear than they had been before. She laid her head on the satin pillow and closed her eyes hoping the motion would provoke the action of sleep.
Face Claim:Morena Baccarin