if it can't bring you gold or giggles

NAME: coffee
AGE: over 18
CONTACT: brewmegently @ plurk/aim; pm
CHARACTERS PLAYED: n/a

NAME: Isabela
CANON: Dragon Age 2
AGE: late 20s or early 30s (not specified)
CANON POINT: start of Act 3, before rejoining the party
Game Specifics:
- Preset starter: Alistair is King, martyr elven Warden, Zevran alive
- Hawke: male, rogue, sarcastic-diplomatic
- High friendship with Hawke

BACKGROUND: here
INCENTIVE/FIT: Isabela's incentive would be first and foremost to get Castillon off her back, and a ship, a really nice fast ship, with a complement of good sailors to crew it. She's pretty simple.

As for fit, Isabela would be an excellent fit in the setting. She's open, doesn't judge, and completely autonomous. She has no interest in holding onto regret or grudges, and loves making new friends and harassing people who don't like her until they start to. She's got a way of opening people up and prodding at them somewhat diplomatically so they admit to their issues, question themselves, and come out stronger people. She can take care of herself, she's independent, adaptable, and she'll do whatever it takes to get what she wants. This place will be a cakewalk for her, and there'll be virtually no pause to consider before she accepts the offer.

Also, well, there's a reason Aveline's 'fond' nickname for her is "whore." She'll have no problem escalating things sexually with either male or female partners. She's pretty comfortable with herself and in her own skin, and enjoys opening up other people's minds to possibility. It's almost like a sport for her.

The most difficulty she'll probably have is modern devices and getting bored, both problems she can solve pretty well for herself.

SAMPLES:

It wasn't a hard decision, not really. After all, she wasn't particularly doing anything anyway, besides trying to dodge Castillon, a feat that was becoming increasingly difficult every day. She could practically feel his breath (or that of one of his lackeys) down the back of her neck, and that didn't set well. When she ran into the 'Eudio representative' in the Lowtown Market, she listened out of an idle desire for something interesting to pass the time, and partly because he was a lovely thing, handsome and with a rogueish smile. After a little flirting and hearing his story, his offer, she'd started to really consider it.

There was no real moral debate - she wanted Castillon off her back, she wanted a ship, and she wanted good men, and the price she would pay? Ridiculously easy. It almost seemed a little sketchy, how easy it was, but Isabela had few qualms about sketchy deals. The consequences could be dealt with later, if it came to that. After all, she knew one or two people who'd find 'consensual intimate physical contact' a real challenge after all, so maybe she was just better suited to the part.

Either way, she accepted. And it brought her to this place. Eudio, or Easy Street, as she liked to call it. Thankfully there was just enough going on in the place to keep her occupied on a day-to-day basis, what with the buffet of attractive people to cuddle up to and sleep with, and the readily available night life. It was simple enough to find work here and there, mostly under the table, and the amenities were fantastic, as was the locale.

Like this beach, for example - perfect. She lounged back in an entirely scandalous bikini, something frosty and fruity and full of booze in her hand, not bothering with an umbrella to shade her from the bright sun. Perfection itself. The only thing that could improve it was a little pleasurable company. Sitting up and leaning forward, she scanned passers-by for someone to catcall.

Really, this was the good life.

ANYTHING ELSE? Isabela is a dual-wielding rogue. She doesn't have any particular supernatural skills, but has a high level of ability with stealth, poison, traps, picking locks. Her daggers also really pack a punch, and she's fast.