Post by fluffyrenegade on Dec 21, 2015 3:50:35 GMT -5
Name: Twyla
Descendant of: Sarousch
Age: 16
Team: Isle of the Lost but would prefer to be neutral and write her own story.
How they got into the school: Twyla received an invitation from Merlin inviting her to attend the school. Her father was surprisingly supportive and encouraged her to go, assuming that she would act as his pawn and help him in his efforts to escape the Isle of the Lost. While Twyla loves her father, she is unsure if releasing him is the best idea as she fears what he could do to the world if released.
Background: Ever since Twyla was very young, it has always been her and her father. She has no memories of her mother and her father has never talked about her mother. When Twyla was younger, she would occasionally ask questions about her mother to which her father would respond, “She was lovely, like a dream. And dreams are all that are left of her.” He never said anything beyond that, no matter how much Twyla persisted. Eventually, Twyla stopped asking as her father would never tell her anything beyond that and she noticed that her nightmares were always much worse after she asked her father about her mother.
Growing up the daughter of Sarousch was a not a normal experience for Twyla. Sarousch was and is, a flamboyant and vain man but an exceptionally cunning and accomplished sorcerer and magician. But as a father, he was distant and often cold. He did care for her in a way and he made sure she was fed, clothed, and otherwise taken care of. Even though they lived on the Isle of Lost, Sarousch was determined his daughter would be well versed in the creative and performing arts. He even got her a violin for her birthday and found someone on the island who would be able to teach her dance lessons and violin lessons. As for her threatical education, Saracousch taught his daughter everything he knew about the stage and theatre magic. As a child, Twyla felt a great deal of affection towards her father and felt almost at ease being around him. Although most of her father’s ways of showing affection were indirect and rarely physical, young Twyla was sure that her father loved her.
Twyla was never really punished or disciplined by her father, that she can remember. However, ever since she was very young, Twyla has been plagued by horrifying nightmares. Whenever she did something wrong or that displeased her father, the nightmares would get worse until she made up for whatever it was she might have done.
However, Twyla never thought that the nightmares were connected to her father until she was 10 years old. She had just returned from a dance lesson when she overheard her father arguing with someone in his study. Curious, Twyla quietly went over to the closed door and listened in on the conversation. She was shocked and horrified to find that her father could control and create nightmares. And he had maintained a limited amount of his power which he had been experimenting with on her in order to test the range and strength of his powers. When Twyla heard this she was heartbroken and afraid. While she had always known her father was a villain, she had hoped that she would always be safe from his villainy and that he would protect her.
From that moment on, Twyla always regarded her father with a great deal of fear and suspicion. The one person that she hoped she could trust had betrayed her from the moment she was born. From that moment, Twyla felt herself doubting any and every gesture of perceived kindness and affection from her father, for how could any of it be true when his cruelty was always corrupting her dreams?
Personality: Twyla is a rather quiet, intellectual, thoughtful, introverted person. As a result, she can come across as very serious and reserved. When people first meet her, they tend to think that she is shy but it is quite the opposite. When she first meets people, Twyla prefers to observe and analyze who they are before engaging in long conversations. She can engage in small talk but she prefers to have more meaningful and deep conversations with people with whom she feels connected.
She enjoys her solitude and has no problems with being alone but she does enjoy hanging out in large groups, so long as she knows at least a few people. When she is around her friends and people she knows, Twyla can become more open and energetic. She likes playing around and letting loose with those she feels connected to and comfortable with.
Twyla is also a very creative and imaginative person who loves to express herself through the arts. Thanks to her love and dedication to the arts plus a hard-work ethic, Twyla has become a very good ballet/contemporary dancer and violinist. She loves to perform for people and be onstage. When she is onstage, it is almost like she is another person because Twyla suddenly seems more confident, commanding and passionate which is not always shown in her day-to-day self. She also loves to act, read, paint, draw and write stories and poetry.
Pets: None
Special Note: Twyla is suffers from insomnia as she often get terrible nightmares that make her afraid to go to sleep.
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