Post by xena on Mar 9, 2009 9:45:42 GMT -5
Name: Xena
Age: 31
Sex: Female
Race: Human
Physical Appearance:
Hair/Eyes: Ice Blue
Scars:
Occupation: Warrior
personality: Caring but fierce, loving but harsh, forgiving, serious but playful at times.
Fears: Losing her Family
Weakness: Her family
Talent/Skills: The pitch, healing medicines, swords woman etc
Weapons: Sword, dagger, chakram, can use a staff or spear as well.
Family: Eve, Solan now deceased, Gabrielle
History: Xena was raised as the daughter of Cyrene and Atrius. She had two (half)-brothers: Toris, her older brother and Lyceus, the youngest of the three, Xena mentioned to Iolaus to have a third brother but this was never explained. Xena believed that her "father", Atrius, abandoned the family when Xena was young but later learned that Cyrene killed him to prevent him from murdering Xena. Xena had a fairly routine early life. She was born and raised in Amphipolis, a fairly large village in Thrace.
She had a typically boisterous relationship with her brothers, and probably helped her mother in the family tavern. Xena's first love was Petracles. They were betrothed, but Petracles left her to take up the life of a warlord. This second abandonment by an important man in her life left Xena with a certain bitterness toward men, and a distaste for close relationships in general.
Xena's life changed when Amphipolis was attacked by the warlord Cortese when Xena was about seventeen. Since no one else would stand up to the raiders, Xena and her younger brother Lyceus gathered an army. They defeated the raiders, but Lyceus and many of the villagers were killed in the process. Xena was blamed for their deaths and was ostracized.
Despite this unjust act, Xena wanted to ensure the safety of her home, and so conquered the surrounding lands. At one point, she took to the sea, during her conquest of Neapolitis, she took Julius Caesar, then a young and ambitious Roman officer, hostage. They had a torrid affair, she naively believe they were an "unstoppable team," and allowed him to be ransomed. Caesar returned to recapture Xena and her men, and had them all crucified on a nearby beach.
Fortunately, Xena had made another acquaintance during the Neapolitis campaign, M'Lila a stowaway slave of mysterious origin. M'Lila taught Xena to fight and to use acupressure. Knowing that Xena was somehow important in the greater scheme of things, M'Lila risked her life to rescue her from the cross, and took her to the healer Niklio. They were found by Roman soldiers, who killed M'Lila. In that instant, Xena suffered a psychotic breakdown, and metamorphosed into Dark Xena, whose "purpose in life is death."
Xena gave in completely to her dark side, fighting solely for blood lust and the love of power. She made her way to Central Asia, where she joined forces with the Hunnish warrior Borias. The two, who quickly became lovers, terrorized the region until Xena angered Borias by alienating the powerful Chinese families Ming and Lao. Xena retaliated by kidnapping Ming Tzu's young son, Ming T'ien.
Xena ransomed the boy, and was captured with Borias's help. Lao Ma, the beautiful matriarch of the Lao family, saved Xena from certain death at Ming Tzu's hands, and set about awakening Xena's soul. She was successful only to an extent; Xena's spiritual growth stalled when Borias re-entered her life. She murdered Ming Tzu, and angered Lao Ma by suggesting they kill Ming T'ien as well.
After the incident with Ming, Xena and Borias gradually made their way across the steppes of Central Asia. Near the home of the Siberian Amazons, Xena met an evil shaman named Alti, who, in exchange for Xena's help in destroying the Amazons, made Xena the "Destroyer of Nations." By this time, she was pregnant. During the ensuing Battle of Corinth against the Centaurs, over 10,000 warriors died. Xena had become everything she had fought against in Amphipolis.
Sometime around the time of the Battle of Corinth, Xena became obsessed with possessing the Ixion Stone, a talisman which would give her the power of the Evil Centaur. This became too much for Borias, who left her. Borias's death made her realize what a monster she'd become, and after giving birth, she gave her child to the Centaurs to raise. She didn't want her son to become like her, or to know what kind of person his mother was. She didn't set eyes on him for over a decade. Her son, Solan, never knew that she was his mother.
What happened to Xena in the next few years is largely unknown. We know that she met up with Boadicea, Queen of Britannia, and betrayed her. Xena also challenged Odin in the Norselands. Several years later, Xena attempted to destroy Hercules by turning his best friend, Iolaus, against him. Shortly afterward, she instinctively rescued an infant from death at the hands of her army. Sensing weakness in her, her men mutinied, and forced her to pass through a brutal gauntlet without her armor.
With the help of Hercules, who had become her friend, she finally understood what her acts had done to others and to herself, and determined to redeem herself through noble acts. However, Xena finds this to be more painful than she thought, haunted by her past transgressions, she is about to give up on her life as a warrior completely. As she strips off her armor and weaponry and buries them in the dirt, she sees a group of village girls being attacked by a band of warriors. In the group is Gabrielle.
Xena saves the young women and Gabrielle is left in awe of the Warrior Princess' abilities. Gabrielle persuades Xena to let her be her traveling companion, and over time, Gabrielle becomes Xena's dearest friend. Xena also reconciles with her mother, Cyrene.
Xena has had many adventures since this point, which have been chronicled elsewhere. During her adventures, she encountered the war god Ares, with whom she would have an intense love/hate relationship, even after he subjected to her to sexual humiliation by stripping her clothes off with his sword, leaving her completely naked in front of his soldiers when she was in Illuysia. She has died several times, been reincarnated at least twice, and was inadvertently put on ice for twenty-five years by Ares. The last event prevented her from raising her daughter, Eve, and indirectly brought about the Twilight of the Greek Gods.
Age: 31
Sex: Female
Race: Human
Physical Appearance:
Hair/Eyes: Ice Blue
Scars:
Occupation: Warrior
personality: Caring but fierce, loving but harsh, forgiving, serious but playful at times.
Fears: Losing her Family
Weakness: Her family
Talent/Skills: The pitch, healing medicines, swords woman etc
Weapons: Sword, dagger, chakram, can use a staff or spear as well.
Family: Eve, Solan now deceased, Gabrielle
History: Xena was raised as the daughter of Cyrene and Atrius. She had two (half)-brothers: Toris, her older brother and Lyceus, the youngest of the three, Xena mentioned to Iolaus to have a third brother but this was never explained. Xena believed that her "father", Atrius, abandoned the family when Xena was young but later learned that Cyrene killed him to prevent him from murdering Xena. Xena had a fairly routine early life. She was born and raised in Amphipolis, a fairly large village in Thrace.
She had a typically boisterous relationship with her brothers, and probably helped her mother in the family tavern. Xena's first love was Petracles. They were betrothed, but Petracles left her to take up the life of a warlord. This second abandonment by an important man in her life left Xena with a certain bitterness toward men, and a distaste for close relationships in general.
Xena's life changed when Amphipolis was attacked by the warlord Cortese when Xena was about seventeen. Since no one else would stand up to the raiders, Xena and her younger brother Lyceus gathered an army. They defeated the raiders, but Lyceus and many of the villagers were killed in the process. Xena was blamed for their deaths and was ostracized.
Despite this unjust act, Xena wanted to ensure the safety of her home, and so conquered the surrounding lands. At one point, she took to the sea, during her conquest of Neapolitis, she took Julius Caesar, then a young and ambitious Roman officer, hostage. They had a torrid affair, she naively believe they were an "unstoppable team," and allowed him to be ransomed. Caesar returned to recapture Xena and her men, and had them all crucified on a nearby beach.
Fortunately, Xena had made another acquaintance during the Neapolitis campaign, M'Lila a stowaway slave of mysterious origin. M'Lila taught Xena to fight and to use acupressure. Knowing that Xena was somehow important in the greater scheme of things, M'Lila risked her life to rescue her from the cross, and took her to the healer Niklio. They were found by Roman soldiers, who killed M'Lila. In that instant, Xena suffered a psychotic breakdown, and metamorphosed into Dark Xena, whose "purpose in life is death."
Xena gave in completely to her dark side, fighting solely for blood lust and the love of power. She made her way to Central Asia, where she joined forces with the Hunnish warrior Borias. The two, who quickly became lovers, terrorized the region until Xena angered Borias by alienating the powerful Chinese families Ming and Lao. Xena retaliated by kidnapping Ming Tzu's young son, Ming T'ien.
Xena ransomed the boy, and was captured with Borias's help. Lao Ma, the beautiful matriarch of the Lao family, saved Xena from certain death at Ming Tzu's hands, and set about awakening Xena's soul. She was successful only to an extent; Xena's spiritual growth stalled when Borias re-entered her life. She murdered Ming Tzu, and angered Lao Ma by suggesting they kill Ming T'ien as well.
After the incident with Ming, Xena and Borias gradually made their way across the steppes of Central Asia. Near the home of the Siberian Amazons, Xena met an evil shaman named Alti, who, in exchange for Xena's help in destroying the Amazons, made Xena the "Destroyer of Nations." By this time, she was pregnant. During the ensuing Battle of Corinth against the Centaurs, over 10,000 warriors died. Xena had become everything she had fought against in Amphipolis.
Sometime around the time of the Battle of Corinth, Xena became obsessed with possessing the Ixion Stone, a talisman which would give her the power of the Evil Centaur. This became too much for Borias, who left her. Borias's death made her realize what a monster she'd become, and after giving birth, she gave her child to the Centaurs to raise. She didn't want her son to become like her, or to know what kind of person his mother was. She didn't set eyes on him for over a decade. Her son, Solan, never knew that she was his mother.
What happened to Xena in the next few years is largely unknown. We know that she met up with Boadicea, Queen of Britannia, and betrayed her. Xena also challenged Odin in the Norselands. Several years later, Xena attempted to destroy Hercules by turning his best friend, Iolaus, against him. Shortly afterward, she instinctively rescued an infant from death at the hands of her army. Sensing weakness in her, her men mutinied, and forced her to pass through a brutal gauntlet without her armor.
With the help of Hercules, who had become her friend, she finally understood what her acts had done to others and to herself, and determined to redeem herself through noble acts. However, Xena finds this to be more painful than she thought, haunted by her past transgressions, she is about to give up on her life as a warrior completely. As she strips off her armor and weaponry and buries them in the dirt, she sees a group of village girls being attacked by a band of warriors. In the group is Gabrielle.
Xena saves the young women and Gabrielle is left in awe of the Warrior Princess' abilities. Gabrielle persuades Xena to let her be her traveling companion, and over time, Gabrielle becomes Xena's dearest friend. Xena also reconciles with her mother, Cyrene.
Xena has had many adventures since this point, which have been chronicled elsewhere. During her adventures, she encountered the war god Ares, with whom she would have an intense love/hate relationship, even after he subjected to her to sexual humiliation by stripping her clothes off with his sword, leaving her completely naked in front of his soldiers when she was in Illuysia. She has died several times, been reincarnated at least twice, and was inadvertently put on ice for twenty-five years by Ares. The last event prevented her from raising her daughter, Eve, and indirectly brought about the Twilight of the Greek Gods.