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Ouida Harthall
Social Rank	5
Fealty	Valardin
House	Harthall
Gender	Female
Age	24
Religion	Pantheon
Vocation	Knight
Height	5'10"
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Blue
Skintone	Fair
Family
Parents	Tibalt Harthall, Owenna Harthall
Siblings	Orvyn Harthall, Odhran Harthall
Uncles/Aunts	Daryn Harthall, Duncan Harthall, Dannil Harthall, Layna Harthall
Cousins	Kent Harthall, Islin Harthall, Liliana Harthall, Bree Harthall, Brannen Harthall
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Description

The statuesque Oathland lady could be called stoic save for that her noble features are often lit with a smile across her full lips. Almond shaped bright blue eyes hold a keen enjoyment of the world around her with the often open regard she offers it. Dark sable hair falls to past her shoulders, often plaited into a braid or several to keep it from her face. Her regal appearance is made more imposing by the toned frame she has come to know in her years of training though none should be surprised that she carries her own mother's subtle but noticeable womanly curves.

Personality

Ouida's smile is quick to appear, and slow to fade; she may act with carefully calculated decorum as would be expected of one charged to protect her brother and Marquessa, she hasn't lost the twinkle in her eye of her more carefree days spent wooing and enjoying the attentions of many a courtly lord or lady. Gently spoken and chivalrous to a high degree, it's hard to imagine her in the heat of battle and bloodlust and perhaps that is part of her rather unorthodox type of Valardin reserve. In the presence of a threat, however, the warmth and courtly grace evaporates into something far more... expedient.

Background

Ouida is Orvyn's younger sister, close enough in age to have been more a companion/partner in crime than annoying hanger on. From the start she was much more inclined to athletic and adventurous pursuits than the intellectual. She may not have been able to argue her way out of anything, but that's what fists are for! Luckily her energies were quickly channeled into preparation to become a knight, and that finally gave quite a bit of discipline and structure (and infected her with quite a sense of courtly chivalry) before she became too much of a bully. She has seen a fair degree of combat over the years, despite her youth-her knighthood came on the field, and she's had a reputation for choosing to uphold the objective (like someone's protection) over personal glory. She has fallen rather easily into the role of defending her family's honor physically as necessary; she takes that role very seriously, and as a result has become rather soft spoken (she'll let Orvyn and Sunniva be the ones to start things, with her role as finisher, so as to not clutter up things up)... People who assume that soft spokenness for hesitancy to act generally only do so once. Outside of her duty, Ouida loves the pursuit of courtly love in all forms, and is quick to ensure that those that find themselves alone or shy or awkward at a gathering, male or female, young or old, have a winsome knight dancing attendance on them if they wish it. It's her one saving social grace, as more clever/complicated intellectual pursuits are not and have never really been all that interesting to her.