Iska De Aguano, owner of the Phoenix, priestess of Bast
2. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Not... That I am aware of. I assure you that the hair is rather distinctive and runs in my familly and that I was the only white haired urchin on the streets of Aguano.
3. How old are you?
Twenty five, well travelled, well experianced.
4. What's your height?
Five feet and two inches.
5. Are you a virgin?
If you, like so many others, have mistaken me for that sort of "Bastite", then I do not sell those services, and if, like those others you have mistaken me for that sort of "Bastite", surely you think you know the answer.
6. Who's your mate/spouse?
I am uncourted, you are more than welcome to try
7. Do you have any kids?
No, of course not.
8. What's your favorite food?
Simple foods, breads and soups.
9. Have you killed anyone?
There have been those who have tried to take or harm what is mine. They became prey. I hunted them. Vin's stories of what happened to them contain an element or two of truth.
10. Have any secrets?
There is much I don't say, perhaps this is a secret, perhaps it is that no one has asked.
11. Do you love anyone?
My Lady does not encourage love beyond that of respect for yourself.
12. What is your job?
I often find it unneeded to work, though I have had an income from the Phoenix.
13. Boy or girl?
I am female, this should be entirely clear.
14. What do you do to relax?
S sun beam, a warm place, a surface.
15. There's a person who's teasing you; what could you do?
*smiles* Destroy their mind, their body and utterley humiliate them.
16. Let’s say you have a person who you really care about but she/he doesn’t know about your feelings. How do you tell her/him?
Actions speak much louder than words, and if they are mine then no others will take them.
17. What do you regret most in life?
Very little, I have oft been described as shameless
18. Do you like your maker?
The Lady Bast has much changed since She first spoke to me. I liked Her first voice and I liked Her second. Both have allowed me to do as I wish.
19. What do you fear?
The cold, the wet and beign trapped in the silence and dark.
1. What would your character kill for? What would they die for?
Those who would take what is mine will pay the price. Those who threaten me, those who are Prey.
2. What would they refuse to do under any circumstances? Why?
Submit to anyone lower than my Lady. I will not be someone's tame Bastite and do as they will me to.
3. What do they dream about? [Either literal or figurative].
The chase and the hunt
4. What’s their biggest fear?
Being trapped.
5. What single object would they be most hard pressed to part with? Why?
Vala. Do people count as objects?
6. What is their fondest memory?
The hunts won
7. What is their worst memory?
The fights lost. The past is where it shall stay. I learnt to fight differently...
8. What or who was were their most significant influence? Expound.
The Lady Bast, seeing what became of those I grew up with, seeing their fates and knowing that was not to be mine. I am not prey.
9. What do they believe makes a successful life?
Remaining the hunter and never becoming the hunted. Achieving what goals you set.
10. What makes them laugh?
The stupidity of those around me
11. What are their religious views?
I am a priestess of Bast. Neither of the hunters nor the housecat. I will take life's comforts but I will not be someone's pet.
12. What is their greatest strength?
My Will
13. Do they have a fatal flaw? If so, what is it?
I do not believe I have any flaws. Flaws are just unrecognised advantages.
14. Who is the most important person in their life?
Myself, no one else can be more important in my life.
15. If they died or went missing, who would miss them most?
Vala usually seems pleased to see me, in part because I suspect I am the onyl one who speaks sense on board. Vin always looks disappointed to see me return.
16. How would they describe themselves?
Unbending and uncompromising.
17. How would others describe them?
If I were you I would ask Vala.
Jacob's Meme
How do you look different to your player?
An awful lot more elegant.
What are your hobbies or entertainments?
Hunting. This does nto just mean killing.
How do you support yourself?
A ship.
What is your home like?
I rarely have a fixed home, so it is where I make it.
What are your most cherished possessions?
That which is Mine
What are you proudest of?
I am not prey.
What are you most ashamed of or feel most guilty about?
It is often said that Bastites have no shame. This is not untrue folklore.
Under what circumstances is it justifiable to resort to violence?
When I feel I wish to.
1. Your character is being announced at the Royal Ball by the most pompous, enthusiastic and long-winded Master of Ceremonies in recorded history. What do they declaim?
Iska De Aguano, of the Phoenix and the Church of Bast.
2. Give a 6-word backstory and/or history for your character, prior to their entering play - it is needed for the character bio on the back cover of this season's DVD.
From the gutter to the ship
3. However improbable it may seem, your character just won a boasting competition. What was their winning boast?
I once caught a thief on board and hunted him. The clean up took a week.
4. Your character loses a hand irrevocably, and is given the opportunity to have something grafted on to replace it. What do they pick?
Something made of metal filligree and jointed.
5. What one impossible thing would you most like to have, be, or be able to do, in order to better physrep your character?
Be able to physrep the hair without a wig!
6. Your character is asked by their immediate superior which one thing they would choose to save from their dwelling, were it on fire. Sensing that a flippant answer is not called for, how do they instead answer?
Myself!
7. Your character was abducted by Nightmares (or local equivalent) on the way out of the Arms, and wakes up in a sack (just as armed as they left the pub). What do they have in their pockets, and what one further thing do they wish they had also picked up from home this morning?
No pockets. Thoguh I wish I had picked up Vala and replaced me with her.
8. Your character's life is flashing before their eyes. Describe briefly any two of the following: Leaving their childhood home. Losing their first love. The first time they killed. The first time they lost a comrade. Another occasion on which they nearly died. A time they lowered their standards. A time they abandoned hope. Something that terrified them.
9. Your character wakes up in a Militia cell with no clear memories of their last few hours. Given time to think it over, why will they conclude they are there?
People were stupid and made poor choices. They will pay.
10. Your character was obliged to leave town. As they fled, they left messages with a trusted friend. Most of them dealt with religious and social obligations, and put in place provision for their return (or otherwise) - but they found time for one quick personal note. Who is it to, and roughly what does it say?
Why on earth would I leve a note?