Post by sylvan on Apr 6, 2008 22:29:53 GMT 1
Name: Sylvan Nahema
Nationality: Israeli-American
Ethnicity: Israeli
Age: 16, Sophomore
Weight: 125lbs.
Height: 5 ft. 5 in.
Gender: Female
Religion: Judeo-Mysticism - Sect of Judaism.
Appearance:
Body: Conditioned, Slim and Trim. Making Sylvan a rather agile contender. Her build allows her to outmaneuver her opponents, and dodge strikes easier. A stray bullet created the scar on her right clavicle. Shrapnel from a suicide bombing scarred up the left side of her torso and abdomen. Sylvan has a cobra tattooed on her right arm up it's length, and onto her back. Only her ears are pierced. She has ample bruises on her neck, chest, back, legs, and arms from soccer and Krav Maga.
Cosmetic: Her clothing style is not too distinct. Typically she will wear a skirt, or cargo pants. Black Vans or fuzzy boots for footwear. Long sleeved shirts with some kind of detail on the front are typical, to hide the tattoo and the bruises.
Eye color: Greens, alternating between emerald green and jade green through the seasons. This is typical for many people, because of sun exposure to the iris.
Hair: Sable, waist length, usually down or slightly tied up.
Habits: She chews bubblegum, and pops it often. She files her nails when she's bored, other than that, no nervous twitches or habits.
Other Information[/u]
Personality: She's a slightly paranoid individual due to the accidents she was in when she was a preteen. Though she was never directly the victim of these attacks, she considers herself the target of some metaphysical force that's out to get her. Often she cries herself to sleep at night, remembering the pain from the bullet wound, and the searing heat of the explosion, the striking pain from the shrapnel. The hot hard ground under the desert sun.
In regards to people, she doesn't immediately trust them until they prove that they're trustworthy to her. Disclosing details about herself isn't something she does, instead she'd rather just listen to somebody else talk about themselves. This is because her past is painful for her to think about.
In terms of adjectives about her personality, she's got a silver tongue, and won't think about throwing in a sarcastic comment, to spice up conversation a bit. Generally she treats everyone the same, unless you're one of her trusted friends, those people get treated much better, with much less sarcasm, and more friendly teasing.
In terms of religion, she fancies herself a religion buff, and has used her faith to help her adjust in normal society as a perfectly "normal" person, instead of an ultimately depressed individual. This trust in religion is the foundation for her good moods.
Hobbies: Aside from Soccer, and Krav Maga in the evening, often she'll play chess, or read in the confines of her room, or do the relaxing job of cooking. One of her favorite activities is delving into religion and the mysticism and cosmology behind her background. These things take her away from the grim and dark accidents she was caught in, and have allowed her to become more of a fiery person, instead of an ultimately depressed and paranoid person.
Extracurricular: Girls JV Soccer, number seven, defensive center.
Important Details
History: In her early life, she lived in Jerusalem, Israel. Her mother was a jew, and so was her father. Her father was an instructor of Krav Maga in the Israeli Security Forces, and her mother was a nurse. When she was little, she would go to school like all the other school children, and come home from school, play soccer with friends in the neighborhood, and generally have a good time. Life was swell for her when she was very young, up until two days after her twelfth birthday, where a gunfight broke out in downtown Jerusalem, while her family was on it's way to temple, to speak to the rabbi about her upcoming bah mitzvahs.
She was hit by a stray bullet, as the ISF and a small terrorist group duked it out. Following the attack she was treated by an ISF medic, and sent to the local hospital where she recovered quickly, as her clavicle healed. A year and a half later, she was on her way to the local pizza shop with a friend, and was caught in the blast of a suicide bombing.
Sylvan was very lucky, as she lie there on the ground, blood seeping out of wounds that barely scathed her, shrapnel that didn't tear her apart, but merely burned and cut her, she thought about how she wanted to get out of that warzone. At the moment her friend pulled her up to a sitting position, she came back to reality, and started to cry. Blood seeping out of her side. The wounds weren't bad, but they were bad enough to scar her.
Two weeks later, her parents moved her and the rest of the family to the United States, arriving in BWI, then connecting to denver, to land in San Francisco. Where distant relatives lived. They moved in with these relatives for half a year, then they moved into a house of their own. With the end of eighth grade, she started high school that fall, and was glad for the new environment. Upon the start of her freshman year, her father had started teaching her Krav Maga in the school he set up.
For her fifteenth birthday, she received the cobra tattoo on her arm. Her father took her to get it done. The tattoo itself coiled around her arm, and the open maw of the cobra is on her palm. It was done to illustrate Exodus 7: 8-12. The message her father was trying to convey through this act was that through God, the serpents of evil will be devoured. This was an important point in Sylvan's life, as it granted her a bit of hope through her faith.
After that point, she became more interested in her religion, and is still being taught, at length, about such things as the nature of the universe, God, and all creation. The workings of the Tree of Life, and how it encompasses all of reality, the truth behind individuality, and other such theological secrets. She has even been caught delving into these topics on her own. To find answers for herself.
Fighting Style: Krav Maga -- Beginner. Self-defense style, all techniques focus on maximum efficiency in real life situations. All attacks and defenses are intended for potentially lethal threat situations, and aim to put an end to these via maximum pain, or damage to opponents as rapidly and safely as possible. The style uses natural reflexes as one of it's cores.
Strengths: Due to her build and the currently small amounts of experience in Krav Maga, she's agile, with some strength behind her strikes, but not enough to floor a guy in one hit. Because of the style she'll often go for critical weak points on someone's body, such as the crotch, and use her full strength for the strike. Sylvan is quite good at improvising, and thus can turn just about anything into a weapon. Dodging attacks will be something commonly used in a fight, as she tends to not want to fight unless the other person is being unreasonable. Stamina is not a problem, because of her frequent soccer practice, and the frequent conditioning from Krav Maga.
Weaknesses: Again, because of her build, she can't put someone down in a single strike because she's not physically strong enough. She's light in weight, and as thus can be easily thrown, or overcome by massive amounts of strength. Sylvan lacks the fortitude to take a lot of punishment, despite her stamina. In contrast to those that are bulky, huge, and are like a brick wall, her form is rather frail, and can only take so much before she can't fight anymore, despite the general need to escape and/or neutralize the threat.
Nationality: Israeli-American
Ethnicity: Israeli
Age: 16, Sophomore
Weight: 125lbs.
Height: 5 ft. 5 in.
Gender: Female
Religion: Judeo-Mysticism - Sect of Judaism.
Appearance:
Body: Conditioned, Slim and Trim. Making Sylvan a rather agile contender. Her build allows her to outmaneuver her opponents, and dodge strikes easier. A stray bullet created the scar on her right clavicle. Shrapnel from a suicide bombing scarred up the left side of her torso and abdomen. Sylvan has a cobra tattooed on her right arm up it's length, and onto her back. Only her ears are pierced. She has ample bruises on her neck, chest, back, legs, and arms from soccer and Krav Maga.
Cosmetic: Her clothing style is not too distinct. Typically she will wear a skirt, or cargo pants. Black Vans or fuzzy boots for footwear. Long sleeved shirts with some kind of detail on the front are typical, to hide the tattoo and the bruises.
Eye color: Greens, alternating between emerald green and jade green through the seasons. This is typical for many people, because of sun exposure to the iris.
Hair: Sable, waist length, usually down or slightly tied up.
Habits: She chews bubblegum, and pops it often. She files her nails when she's bored, other than that, no nervous twitches or habits.
Other Information[/u]
Personality: She's a slightly paranoid individual due to the accidents she was in when she was a preteen. Though she was never directly the victim of these attacks, she considers herself the target of some metaphysical force that's out to get her. Often she cries herself to sleep at night, remembering the pain from the bullet wound, and the searing heat of the explosion, the striking pain from the shrapnel. The hot hard ground under the desert sun.
In regards to people, she doesn't immediately trust them until they prove that they're trustworthy to her. Disclosing details about herself isn't something she does, instead she'd rather just listen to somebody else talk about themselves. This is because her past is painful for her to think about.
In terms of adjectives about her personality, she's got a silver tongue, and won't think about throwing in a sarcastic comment, to spice up conversation a bit. Generally she treats everyone the same, unless you're one of her trusted friends, those people get treated much better, with much less sarcasm, and more friendly teasing.
In terms of religion, she fancies herself a religion buff, and has used her faith to help her adjust in normal society as a perfectly "normal" person, instead of an ultimately depressed individual. This trust in religion is the foundation for her good moods.
Hobbies: Aside from Soccer, and Krav Maga in the evening, often she'll play chess, or read in the confines of her room, or do the relaxing job of cooking. One of her favorite activities is delving into religion and the mysticism and cosmology behind her background. These things take her away from the grim and dark accidents she was caught in, and have allowed her to become more of a fiery person, instead of an ultimately depressed and paranoid person.
Extracurricular: Girls JV Soccer, number seven, defensive center.
Important Details
History: In her early life, she lived in Jerusalem, Israel. Her mother was a jew, and so was her father. Her father was an instructor of Krav Maga in the Israeli Security Forces, and her mother was a nurse. When she was little, she would go to school like all the other school children, and come home from school, play soccer with friends in the neighborhood, and generally have a good time. Life was swell for her when she was very young, up until two days after her twelfth birthday, where a gunfight broke out in downtown Jerusalem, while her family was on it's way to temple, to speak to the rabbi about her upcoming bah mitzvahs.
She was hit by a stray bullet, as the ISF and a small terrorist group duked it out. Following the attack she was treated by an ISF medic, and sent to the local hospital where she recovered quickly, as her clavicle healed. A year and a half later, she was on her way to the local pizza shop with a friend, and was caught in the blast of a suicide bombing.
Sylvan was very lucky, as she lie there on the ground, blood seeping out of wounds that barely scathed her, shrapnel that didn't tear her apart, but merely burned and cut her, she thought about how she wanted to get out of that warzone. At the moment her friend pulled her up to a sitting position, she came back to reality, and started to cry. Blood seeping out of her side. The wounds weren't bad, but they were bad enough to scar her.
Two weeks later, her parents moved her and the rest of the family to the United States, arriving in BWI, then connecting to denver, to land in San Francisco. Where distant relatives lived. They moved in with these relatives for half a year, then they moved into a house of their own. With the end of eighth grade, she started high school that fall, and was glad for the new environment. Upon the start of her freshman year, her father had started teaching her Krav Maga in the school he set up.
For her fifteenth birthday, she received the cobra tattoo on her arm. Her father took her to get it done. The tattoo itself coiled around her arm, and the open maw of the cobra is on her palm. It was done to illustrate Exodus 7: 8-12. The message her father was trying to convey through this act was that through God, the serpents of evil will be devoured. This was an important point in Sylvan's life, as it granted her a bit of hope through her faith.
After that point, she became more interested in her religion, and is still being taught, at length, about such things as the nature of the universe, God, and all creation. The workings of the Tree of Life, and how it encompasses all of reality, the truth behind individuality, and other such theological secrets. She has even been caught delving into these topics on her own. To find answers for herself.
Fighting Style: Krav Maga -- Beginner. Self-defense style, all techniques focus on maximum efficiency in real life situations. All attacks and defenses are intended for potentially lethal threat situations, and aim to put an end to these via maximum pain, or damage to opponents as rapidly and safely as possible. The style uses natural reflexes as one of it's cores.
Strengths: Due to her build and the currently small amounts of experience in Krav Maga, she's agile, with some strength behind her strikes, but not enough to floor a guy in one hit. Because of the style she'll often go for critical weak points on someone's body, such as the crotch, and use her full strength for the strike. Sylvan is quite good at improvising, and thus can turn just about anything into a weapon. Dodging attacks will be something commonly used in a fight, as she tends to not want to fight unless the other person is being unreasonable. Stamina is not a problem, because of her frequent soccer practice, and the frequent conditioning from Krav Maga.
Weaknesses: Again, because of her build, she can't put someone down in a single strike because she's not physically strong enough. She's light in weight, and as thus can be easily thrown, or overcome by massive amounts of strength. Sylvan lacks the fortitude to take a lot of punishment, despite her stamina. In contrast to those that are bulky, huge, and are like a brick wall, her form is rather frail, and can only take so much before she can't fight anymore, despite the general need to escape and/or neutralize the threat.
