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Name: Marcella Cardei
("Mar-kella Car-day")
Age: 19 years
Gender: Female
Faction: Assassin
Physical Description: She's average height for a girl her age; around 5'7. She's well-built for
climbing and speed, and is very smooth in her movements. She mostly has lean muscle, and she isn't what you'd call
"buff", but she is fit and agile. She's quite tan, has dark auburn-brown eyes, and long, wavy dark reddish-brown
(almost black) hair that reaches her chest. She has a slight accent, left over from when she had grown up with her
Romani family, that is quite easy to understand but is also easy to notice in even a handful of her speech. She has a
few scars from getting into battles that were hard for her to get herself out of or avoid. The most prominent of these
are one long slice on her left forearm, and a small cut on the edge of her right eyebrow which is usually easily seen,
even from under the shade of her hood.
Personality: Marcella's trust is very difficult to earn. But once you do, she is a very
loyal, protective, and trustworthy friend. She respects others' space, but also in turn expects them to respect hers.
She is usually very quiet, much preferring to observe than to make her presence known. She is extremely attentive
to details, and it is rare anything gets past her, whether it be something out of place, a conversation that wasn't
meant to be heard, or when someone's emotions are off. She doesn't always let it be known how much she knows or
has heard. She typically keeps people's secrets to herself, unless it is an issue that she feels needs to be addressed.
She has compassion for innocent lives, but when it comes to Templars, she doesn't hesitate when going for the kill,
due to their past reputation in her life. She is extremely stubborn and very difficult to persuade or convince when her
mind is set on something. Despite that she might try, Marcella is unfortunately very bad at concealing her true emotions.
But if you have ever seen her cry, it is a rare moment, and you just might never see it again. She absolutely hates
showing weakness, such as crying, in front of others, especially the other assassins. She is extremely dedicated to
the Assassins, and almost always follows orders, but she isn't afraid to make a judgement call if the time arises to obey
orders or do what is right according to her morals.
History: The Romani people - or gypsies, as they were known distastefully to
many - were just beginning to spread to London in the 1300's. Among these bands of travellers were Marcella's
ancestors. She was born and raised in a small, peaceful caravan that had settled cozily in London for the first 12 years
of her life. But her family was poor; they gained most of their money or valuables from pickpocketing and thievery in
the busy, crowded streets. Her family taught her at a young age how to be stealthy and slippery to avoid getting caught,
and how to be smooth when stealing, as if it was a natural gesture like shaking someone's hand. Growing up with the
other Romani children also taught her how to climb buildings to get better views in crowds and, during their many
games of chase, she became gradually smooth at mediocre freerunning. But her family of bandits couldn't live peacefully
for long without having to pay for their crimes - the Templar began investigating and killing any suspected Romani
people they found. They no longer wanted the "heathen gypsies" stealing their money or plaguing their streets.
Marcella's father - who had become the leader of their small family - was a stubborn man and wanted to stay and fight
back, for revenge of his people that the Templars had already slaughtered. He soon heard word down the line of thieves
that there was another organization that were against the Templars. They called themselves the Assassins. After lots of
planning, he made contact with the assassin organization, and when Marcella was about 7, her father and a few other
men in their caravan became devoted assassins. They learned well from their fellow brothers in the bureau and shared
some of their knowledge as well. Peace never lasts long with assassins, though; the Templar found her family's hideout 5
years later, when Marcella was 12. They attacked head-on, which was not the gypsies' strong-suit in battle - they were
more suited to stealth kills. Marcella remembers that her father ushered her in a very rushed manner into a small hidden
panel behind a wall, just big enough that she could fit into, and handed her a dagger with the stern orders of "Stay here,
no matter what you hear outside. If ANYONE tries to open this panel that you don't recognize, slit their throat. I'll be
back soon, don't worry. I love you." Then he closed the panel, and everything went dark. She heard screams, agony,
pleads for mercy...but no one tried to open the panel until a few hours later, after everything had quieted down. She almost
went for the throat of the person that opened it, because she was still panicked and afraid - but the man was an assassin
friend of her father's, and he was prepared, and deflected her attack. He had to explain to her that they hadn't gotten to the
hideout in time to help her family, so he was checking for survivors...which Marcella was the only one.
The assassins took her in, and for the past 7 years they have trained her for killing instead of mere thieving. The
heat of revenge running in her veins helps her to cope with the killing, which she always disapproved of her father
participating in when she was a child. But after her entire caravan and family was killed for the sake of the war, she
finally understood why her father became an assassin. She finally understood his thirst for revenge, his devotion
for the justice of those that were slain by the Templar.
Weapons: Hidden blade (left arm), shortsword, 4 throwing knives tucked in her
belt, and an emergency dagger hidden in her boot leg.
Main Skills:
+Stealth
+Pickpocketing
+Freerunning
+Swords
+Throwing Knives
+Intel (gathering or listening on useful information)
+Herbal Remedies (mostly used to heal herself or others; using plants or natural ingredients as medical aid)
Weaknesses:
-Tracking
-Charisma
-Bluffing (persuasive lying)
-Archery
-Blunt/large weapons (both fighting with or against them)
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