Personality wrote:[ Positive Traits ]
Quick, Imaginative and Strategic Mind
Nerthus prides herself on her mind, taking every opportunity to improve her knowledge, and this shows in her strength and flexibility of her strategic thinking. Insatiably curious and always up for an intellectual challenge, Nerthus can see things from many perspectives. Nerthus uses her creativity and High Self-Confidence
Nerthus trusts her rationalism above all else, so when she comes to a conclusion, she has no reason to doubt her findings. This creates an honest, direct style of communication that isn't held back by perceived social roles or expectations. When Nerthus is right, she's right, and no amount of politicking or hand-holding is going to change that fact – whether it's correcting a person, a process, or herself, she'd have it no other way.
Independent and Decisive
This creativity, logic, and confidence come together to form Nerthus, who can stand on her own and take responsibility for her own actions. Authority figures do not impress her, nor do social conventions or tradition, and no matter how popular something is, if Nerthus have a better idea, she will stand against anyone she has to in a bid to have it changed. Either an idea is the most rational or it's wrong, and she will apply this to her arguments as well as her own behavior, staying calm and detached from these sometimes emotionally charged conflicts. Nerthus will only be swayed by those who follow suit.
Hard-working and determined
If something piques her interest, Nerthus can be astonishingly dedicated to her work, putting in long hours and intense effort to see an idea through. She is incredibly efficient, and if tasks meet the criteria of furthering a goal, she will find a way to consolidate and accomplish those tasks. However, this drive for efficiency can also lead to a sort of elaborate laziness, wherein Nerthus find ways to bypass seeming redundancies which don't seem to require a great deal of thought – this can be risky, as sometimes double-checking one's work is the standard for a reason.
Jacks-of-all-Trades
Nerthus's open-mindedness, determination, independence, confidence and strategic abilities create someone who is capable of doing anything they set their minds to. Excelling at analyzing anything life throws their way, Nerthus is able to reverse-engineer the underlying methodology of most any system and apply the concepts that are exposed wherever needed.
[ Negative Traits ]
Arrogant
Nerthus is perfectly capable of carrying her confidence too far, falsely believing that she has resolved all the pertinent issues of a matter and closing herself off to the opinions of those she believes to be intellectually inferior. Combined with her irreverence for social conventions, Nerthus can be brutally insensitive in making her opinions of others all too clear.
Judgmental
Nerthus tends to have complete confidence in her thought process, because rational arguments are almost by definition correct – at least in theory. In practice, emotional considerations and history are hugely influential, and a weak point for her is that she brands these factors and those who embrace them as illogical, dismissing them and considering her proponents to be stuck in some baser mode of thought, making it all but impossible to be heard.
Overly analytical
A recurring theme with Nerthus is her analytical prowess, but this strength can fall painfully short where logic doesn't rule – such as with relationships. When her critical mind and sometimes neurotic level of perfectionism are applied to others, all but the steadiest of friends will likely need to make some distance, too often permanently.
Loathe highly structured environments
Blindly following precedents and rules without understanding them is distasteful to Nerthus, and she disdains even more authority figures who blindly uphold those laws and rules without understanding their intent. Anyone who prefers the status quo for its own sake, or who values stability and safety over self-determination, is likely to clash with INerthus. Whether it's the law of the land or simple social convention, this aversion applies equally, often making life more difficult than it needs to be.
