Rhian ui Ithrold

Lady

Played by: Kathy Rhian ui Ithrold

Name:Rhian ui Ithrold
Age: 17
Height: 5’9”
weight: 140 lbs

Background:
Born into a family of high noble lineage. Rhian was the daughter of a wealthy count in Abertawe. A man who though often appeared in and out of favour with the king maintained one of the largest fortunes in the land. Though Rhian was provided with luxuries in every aspect of life she was one to never indulge in them like her mother or older brother did. Preferring the open fields to the large manor and sleeping under the stars rather than in her own bed, she was indeed a person who only desired the ground beneath her feet and air that she breathed. Though her father disapproved of his daughter's behavior often playing in the fields than learning how to be a good housewife and mother he did not ever come forward for he would rather his daughter had a smile on her face.

During her older childhood, Rhian focused on the druidic beliefs being taken under the tutelage of a priestess of Aine, the god of love. She was utterly devoted to the druidic gods and never once questioned any bad thing happening in relation to them not existing. Rhian however never became a priestess herself still wanting to see the wide world on her own. More than once did she practice the arts of music from playing the flute to singing and found herself sometimes playing her flute or singing a song alone in the woods to where only the animals would hear her, it was her way of connecting with the world.

When she was sixteen her father passed into the afterlife and her mother soon took her own life from grief leaving Rhian and her younger sister alone to manage the lands of her father. Having no training in management of Count Ithrold's lands she found it difficult to adjust from being a free spirited young girl to now being Countess of Imilthryn a large town and farming community a few leagues south east of the capital. It was a difficult time as her town faced numerous hardships in which she managed to only just make it through. Rhian never wanted to be a countess nor did she want control over her father's lands and things only got worse a year later when she was a few months away from being seventeen and war came dangerously close to not only her town but the capital as well. Though some called it luck, Rhian felt the gods favoured her when the invading army missed Imilthryn by only a few miles, she praised them with a week of celebrations.

Only a few weeks after the war ended did Rhian make the decision that she no longer wanted to be the countess and handed the position to her younger sister who seemed more capable than herself. Rhian made the choice to leave Imilthryn and spend her days travelling Abertawe as a faithful servant to the gods. In the months since then she travelled as far east as Evandler, as far north as Llayne and to the western and southern borders of the kingdom offering help and providing comfort to many. She after so many months of travelling has just come to Alban to see the heart of the kingdom she so loved.

Personality Profile:
Easily to called kind, gentle, compassionate. Rhian is not one to ever use anger and refuses to let hatred come over her. Devoted to the gods she never doubts them and believes the druidic ways are the true faith, she also is one to believe that every person has a path they were set on by the gods and is quick to remind people to trust in the judgment of the gods. Not a druid herself, Rhian sees that the gods have set her upon a path that would lead her to do good things a world corrupted by many evils. Rhian is a person who likes to live as close to the gods as she can by not burdening herself with luxuries, she sleeps under the stars with only a cloak to be her blanket and refuses to kill an animal for food. When she speaks it is often with a soft passive voice that reflects he way of life, simple, neutral and kind.

Physical Profile: : A slender woman of average height, she does not appear to be very strong, nor is she. Rhian is extremely fit having never used a horse her entire life and walked always during her travels. Her brown hair is long and always kept loose, and her brown eyes can calm an man consumed with anger. Rhian's beauty is something she does not speak much of but comments mostly that the gods gave her the gift of beauty. She commonly wears a dark green dress and a dark blue cloak with hood often exchanging clothes ever so often when she visits a town. Again she is not one to own a luxurious collection.

Skills and Abilities:
Singing is one skill she has practiced since as far back as she can remember having been taught by her mother. Now she often sings to the gods at night to worship them, the flute is the one instrument she has mastered and can steal the hearts of many men with the sounds she plays even though it is never her intention to do that. Being able to settle angered people down and resolve situations peacefully makes Rhian good at diplomacy. Cooking is one skill she uses to survive by stewing various fruits she picks from forests or with permission from gardens.

Special Notes:
In accordance with her beliefs in the gods and the land around her, she walks barefoot everywhere, she also will occasionally during the day or night leave her belongings in a cave or crevice and walked naked through forest being one with nature. Rhian carries only a few items with her, attached to her belt is her flute that has an emerald at one end. She also has a staff made from strong wood and carved for use in her travels and though she does not favour violence of any kind she carries a small knife to protect herself when travelling but considering she is extremely fit, Rhian often favours outrunning anyone rather than using the knife and lastly she carries a small satchel to store food in when she travels long distances.