Qennith Tyferras

Quennith Tyferras

Name: Quennith Tyferras
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Nationality: Sal Kadedin
Age: 25
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 127 lbs
Appearance: Quennith is somewhat average-looking, though she has definitely attractive qualities. She is well-built and strong of arm, and has rusty red hair and blue-gray eyes. There is a certain seriousness about her she previously lacked, though.
Clothing: Quennith dresses to blend in with the local populace, though she rarely wears dresses. She always wears some kind of bracers, though, marking her as an archer.
Personality: Seeks knowledge, first and foremost. (Where else could she have learned to shoot like that?) She is quite adept at gathering information from people, enjoys conversation, and can never pass up a challenge to her archery skills. Though formerly quite unreligious she is now beginning to discover her faith... along with her love for Mikel. However, she remembers well what misfortune befell Teglon and Isliel and fears that the same kind of thing might happen if she became romantically attached to Mikel. She can be quite prideful, and it would get her into a lot more trouble if it weren't for Teglon's influence.
Profession: Intelligence agent; minstrel and sharpshooter
Alignment: Sal Kadian Intelligence, with Church sympathies.
Weapons: A longbow of fine craftsmanship, assorted throwing daggers, a blowgun and a light crossbow, although she never carries all of them at once. She also has a dirk for a melee weapon.
Abilities: An excellent marksman with most distance weapons, she has less aptitude with melee weapons. Besides her aim, she is also a gifted singer and writer.
Fighting Style: As an archer, Quennith obviously tries to keep her distance, although she can also pull off a point-blank shot. When it comes to melee combat she simply tries to dodge out of the way as much as possible so she can extricate herself from the fray, but if that's not an option then she has a few dirty fighting tricks she learned from Tendra.
Background: Quennith grew up in a fairly middle-class family, since her father was fairly high-ranking in Intelligence and the Sal Kadedin military. She received a good education, picking up musical skills with ease, but found her calling with Intelligence, following more or less the same path as her father. (She had previously known Tendra, but she met Isliel because it fell to the healer and Tendra to show Quennith the ropes.) Her guise as a harmless minstrel was quite advantageous for their purposes, plus her excellent marksmanship-- learned from her father-- ensured her ability to defend herself.
She has known her good friends Teglon Mersedis and Mikel Gensai for as long as she can remember. The Mersedis and Tyferras families have had a long-standing friendship lasting several generations, so Quennith basically grew up with Teglon as a surrogate brother, and she met Mikel when her family took in the Gensais after the house of the latter burnt down. The two hit it off almost immediately, and the friendship has continued since. Throwing Isliel into the picture made life even more interesting, especially with the romance that developed between her and Teglon. Quennith has worked with the healer/Intelligence agent on a number of occasions and found her pleasant enough to deal with, if a little strange on occasion.
This whole thing with the (not-so-)Lost Key has turned Quennith's life upside-down, though, as everything she thought she knew has been called into question. This has had the unexpected effect of revitalizing her sagging faith, though: seeing the evils of the Zantukites firsthand has galvanized her into turning back to God. It has also caused her to question the very nature of her chosen occupation...
Miscellaneous: Uhhhhh... not much, really.
Quirks: Quennith likes to practice her music each night if possible, and for some reason dislikes using spoons. Also, incense makes her sneeze, but she has no problem burning candles and finds them relaxing.
Objectives: Now in Peria, Quennith's main objective is to find Iruen before the Zantukites and Shardalonians do, as per her assignment from Intelligence. She would also like to find out what's going on with Peria's ruler, but for now that is outside the scope of her mission. That'll have to wait, though. Finally, she is concerned about Mikel's unnatural interest in the Zantukites and hopes nothing will happen because of it, but knowing Mikel's knack for troublemaking, something almost certainly will...
Quote: "How do I know I can trust you?"

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Tendra Ifalnen

Name: Tendra Ifalnen
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Nationality: Sal Kadedin
Age: 42
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 136 lbs
Appearance: There is nothing particularly remarkable about Tendra, which in her case is probably a good trait. She has gray-streaked dark brown hair and brown eyes, and is quite stoutly built. She is more agile and stronger than she seems, though, which would-be assailants have found out the hard way.
Clothing: Tendra usually wears something civilian, although a constant fixture in her wardrobe is a beat-up dark gray duster jacket that she is almost never without.
Personality: Owing to her long career with Intelligence, Tendra is quite wary of anyone who is not within her circle of people she has identified as trustworthy. She cares deeply about those she considers her friends, which manifests itself in the matronly way she acts around them-- those who know her well characterize her as a fussy hen. She hates causing emotional upset to others, though, and often has a difficult time addressing issues that might need it. Although she is by no means a woman of great faith, she does pop into church on occasion-- however, her skepticism and cynical nature keep her from really embracing the messages found within.
Profession: Intelligence officer; liason to Peria.
Alignment: Sal Kadian Intelligence, though she has close ties to Peria as her second home.
Weapons: A pair of daggers, which she rarely uses-- her specialty is hand-to-hand combat.
Abilities: Tendra has extensive training in hand-to-hand combat and is more than a match for most in spite of her unimpressive stature. She also has an intuition that is almost scarily accurate when it comes to reading people-- the complete opposite of Teglon. This often comes off as paranoia, though.
Fighting Style: Tendra has cobbled together numerous combat techniques into her own personal style, though she typically aims for pressure points in order to quickly disable her opponent. She has numerous tricks up her sleeve, some of them quite dirty.
Background: Tendra has worked with Intelligence for almost as long as she could remember, refusing a number of promotions in order to stay out in the field where she is most at home. She has known Teglon, Quennith and Mikel for nearly that long, and somewhat considers Quennith her protege-- she has been a mentor to the younger officer since the very beginning.
Tendra has always been somewhat uncomfortable around Isliel, though, and the other woman's return from Anserak did not reassure her any. If anything, the changes Anserak wrought in Isliel unsettle Tendra even further. She suspects that something might not be kosher here, and grimly advises Teglon against getting re-involved with the healer.
On account of her frequent presence in Peria, she has dual citizenship even though she ultimately answers to the top officials in Kytah.
Miscellaneous: Tendra considers Kelton her closest confidante, but she tries to avoid Isliel if at all possible. Unfortunately, the healer has a way of finding her at the worst possible times.
Quirks: Tendra likes lemon tea, especially done Tivanica-style with a twist of Perian brandy. She also jokes a lot to cover her nervousness.
Objectives: Tendra suspects a traitor within either Perian or Sal Kadedin Intelligence, possibly both, and her main goal at the moment is to root out the threat. She strongly suspects that Isliel is part of that but has no real proof... yet.
Quote: "I have a bad feeling about this..."