Ileana Erika Ionescu

[Ileana Erika Ionescu]

Vital Statistics ~Name: Ileana Erika Ionescu ~Goes by: Ileana if she's being honest, Erika, Lea, Ione, or Illy if she's not ~Birthday: 3 Spring, 491 BV ~Current age: 19 ~Height: 5'9" ~Weight: 130 lbs. ~Hair: Brown ~Eyes: Brown Who is Ileana Ionescu anyway? Ileana was born in Syliras in 491 AV, the only child of a pair of textile merchants. Up to the age of five, she was a normal, happy child living a normal, happy life. Shortly after her fifth birthday, her parents went out of the city to meet a caravan bringing new fabrics, and brought her along for the ride. Unfortunately, before the caravan arrived, a gang of bandits did. They were practiced hands, and they kidnapped all three and were gone before the Syliran Knights arrived on the scene. They traveled for days, bound in a darkened coach, until they arrived at a building on the outskirts of Sunberth. The bandits unloaded the three, and immediately began torturing her father, asking where his money was hidden in Syliras. They were under the impression that her parents were much more wealthy than was actually the case, and so her father had nothing to tell. Ileana watched her father die at the hands of their kidnappers, and shortly thereafter, saw her mother meet the same fate. Ileana's childhood ended that night. The bandits, bitter at their lack of success in obtaining any money from the parents, kept the girl as a slave. She started out doing menial chores, cleaning and carrying, before graduating to more arduous tasks. She was treated poorly, and beaten often -- though her captors were careful not to cause any permanent harm, in case they wanted to sell her later. ******** By the age of thirteen, Ileana realized that the men around her were beginning to look at her in a different light. Knowing that the physical abuse she suffered would soon turn sexual, in the first unguarded moment possible, while out gathering wood, she fled into the city. In most settlements, she would have been returned to her owners as soon as she was discovered, but Sunberth was notorious for having a loose sense of personal property. Ileana found her way to a casino operated by a man named Tall Johnny; rather than turning her in, Johnny kept her on to work the gaming tables. She stayed there for three years, working the whole time. She was treated better here, but neither her mood nor her temperament improved. At sixteen, she requested to move on. Johnny assigned her to make a courier trip to Syliras; after delivering this last message, she did not return. Ileana could scarcely remember anything about the city, and she certainly didn't remember anyone who would have been helpful to her. She began working a series of menial jobs, and spending her evenings in the taverns, seeing whether she could persuade any wealthy men to give her a small loan. After three years, she accumulated a sizable sum of money, which she used to purchase a horse and traveling supplies. What is Ileana like? Ileana is extraordinarily talented at appearing however she wants to appear. She can be charming when the situation requires it, and has learned to be a fine conversationalist. Beneath the veneer, her experiences in life have left her cold and bitter. A deep sadistic streak exists in her soul; she has killed people simply to do it. Having grown up in situations where she had no power at all, she is obsessed with being able to control any situation, and to impose her will on anyone she chooses. Occasionally, small pieces of the happy child she once was creep through. Although she has little compunction about harming anyone convenient, she refuses to do any ill to a child, perhaps because she remembers what it was like. Though she has no faith in any person, she remains capable of appreciating beauty in nature. On the plus side, she has developed talents in seduction and interrogation, learning to manipulate people and discover their secrets. As a child in Sunberth, she saw enough people tortured to have a pretty good idea how to make someone hurt. Having worked the gaming tables for three years, she is intimately familiar with most ways of cheating or rigging any card game. She is remarkably observant, and can display a biting wit when the mood strikes her. On the minus side, she is constantly nervous, and has to work to hide her own skittishness. She is incapable of trust, sleeps poorly, and can see insults and affronts where none were intended. Although she knows how to do almost any domestic task, she hates them all, and her own living space is often a mess, especially when she has a settled abode. She is selfish, conniving, and often cruel. Is it possible for her to find redemption? Or is her further descent impossible to escape? Only time can tell... Ileana's collection of Things and Abilities Skills: Seduction: 20 pts (start) Interrogation: 30 pts (start) Torture techniques: 15 pts. {racial bonus} (start) Gambling: 0 right now, but to be done in flashbacks. Strategy: 1 (in thread) Dagger: 1 (in thread) Brawling: 1 (in thread) Acting: 2 (in thread) Lores: Who's who in Sunberth How to put on makeup Staging a Scene Plotting Murder Gaining Attention from Authority Figures Seeing Someone Die Stuff: ■1 Set of Clothing (cloak/coat & footwear included) ■1 Waterskin ■1 Backpack which contains: ■1 Set of Toiletries (comb, brush, razor, soap) ■Food for seven days ■1 eating knife ■Flint & Steel 1 large tent (4 person), large tarp, 100 ft of rope, flint & steel, lantern, 2 torches, bedroll, blanket, fishing tackle & hooks, a riding horse (a Zavian mare named Sugar Muffin), a full set of tack, and a large set of saddlebags. A thin silver anklet. Ileana doesn't know where it came from; she's just always had it. Threads: I knifed a girl in Sylira just to watch her die