description {optional}-
Zara isn’t really extremely tall, but her body is slender, yet curvy and covered with a layer of glowing, tan skin moving skillfully and gracefully about with precise, fluid movements. Her thick, dark hair reaches down to around her mid back, swirling in full, rich waves that cascade over her shoulders and along her back in shimmering ripples of dark, nearly black, shades of brown, and a vividly color sash, a beaded headpiece, or any other kind of accessory can almost always be seen tied around her head. Her legs are rather long and elegant, and her body is well shaped with an hourglass figure that she obtained after a couple of years of dancing, but she likes to keep as much of her skin covered by her loose, flowing dresses, and almost always has gold and silver bracelets, earrings, and necklaces chiming with her movements. However, her face, although considered beautiful with her radiant skin, nicely curved nose and long, thick lashes, and plump, rosy lips, seems to always carry a pain filled atmosphere mostly predominant within the deep pools of her light,
olive green/ light blueish eyes.
name-
Zara
gender-
Female
age {20 to 24}-
Twenty-one
personality-
When Zara was young – around the age of five – her mother was brutally beaten and murdered by her own husband after he discovered the idea that she had been sneaking around with another one of the men from the caravan who he also finished off with later. After the rest of the caravan discovered the news, Zara’s father was banished from the group, leaving her behind with her aunt and uncle. The two of them never had children of their own, but they cared for Zara as though she was their true daughter and did their best to raise her in that manner, bringing forth a lively, spontaneous girl who was head strong about any matter that arose and never backed down when she had her opinion. By the time she was fifteen, she began to pick up the tradition of dancing in order to make a living. Many people would make remarks about how skillfully and gracefully she moved along with the beats of the tambourine, describing it as though she “had learned how to captivate people’s attention just with a single flick of her hips”. For a couple of years, this was her life—dancing. It was all she had hope for in her future, and all she planned on doing for as long as she lived. When she danced, it was like she had found a portal through which she could vent all of her elaborate emotions and feelings, all the while producing a masterpiece of art through her movements. However, this all changed one day when things had gone a bit
too far. By the age of seventeen, she was used to having village men stop and stare at her for a moment, amazed by her skills –or perhaps just mesmerized by her young, lean body as well – but it was one particular group of those men who drastically warped her outlook on everything and made her question all the things she believed to be true. Almost as though they knew exactly when to strike – and Zara truly believed they did – they approached her after the rest of her group had taken off to pack up for the day. At a quick glance, they appeared to be handsome, friendly young men who Zara was more than happy to speak with, but after only a couple of moments had dragged on, she immediately took note of how their attractive charm was simply there in order to mask something far more horrendous – their true intentions with her. Long story short, when she returned to the camp, sobbing and dying of misery, she never was the same fiery girl she once had been before. Never again did she trust people quite so easily, and for a long while just the sight of a man was enough to make her cringe in fear, shrieking and breaking down into tears of terror and distress, nor did she ever dance again. It was almost as though her entire self had died on that particular day, leaving behind a ghostly girl who never could return to her previous state of happiness or leave behind those horrible, horrible memories.
Typically, Zara is an extremely reserved young woman who doesn’t like to stir up problems with people around her. Unlike her fiery, lively self from the past, she’s normally quite timid, shy, and quiet, but occasionally, she’ll have a moment where she reverts back to her innocent child-like, state of joy and optimism. Ever since the age of seventeen, she’s had a strong fear of men, but through time, she has been able to tolerate speaking with them, even if it’s simply a few words – any more than that, and she risks going into a fit of agonizing fear. Unlike most other young women her age, she is a bit of an oddball being that she prefers not to dance anymore or flaunt her body flirtatiously at the young men. Should anyone place a hand on her, she’ll immediately cringe away from them, and always finds it hard to hold eye contact when someone is addressing her, but should she ever feel threatened again while in a state of anger or unhappiness, she can immediately go into a state of rage and hostility, kicking and screaming to fend off her attacker. However, after what happened to her in the past, some people from the caravan see her as a disgusting piece of trash, treating her as though she’s a leper and casting her away with harsh comments and nasty remarks that scar her just as much as the actual event that caused it all – this is also one of the reasons as to why she doesn’t like to spend much time around the other members of the caravan. On a normal day, she will spend some time with her aunt creating jewelry in their wagon before finishing up for the day and spending some time alone in a nearby forest away from everyone else.
likes-
- Anything having to do with the forest
- Creating jewelry
- Animals
- Spending time by herself or with her aunt
- Music (Though she doesn’t like to dance anymore)
- Keeping the peace between people
- Rainy days
- Flowers
- Shiny objects
dislikes-
- Having to deal with men (Though she’s still frightened of them, she’s not entirely trusting with them)
- Stirring up trouble
- Townspeople (She just feels uncomfortable around them)
- Letting her guard down
- She fears trusting someone too much
- Hearing people fight
- Heights
- Small spaces
- Deep pools of water (She’s not quite sure how to swim)
gypsy or townsperson-
Gypsy
occupation {optional}-
Jewelry maker
love interest-
None at the moment
boyfriend or girlfriend-
None at the moment
other-
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[[Okay! Sorry I took so long to post, I've been busy with school work today, and yesterday I had a bit of homework as well. Anyway, I'm probably gonna stay looking for a realisitc picture... but for now, if there is anything that should be changed, feel free to tell me :)]]