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Name: Shalev

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Sexual Orientation: Hetero

Craft/Rank: Beastcraft - Bovine Specialisation - Journeyman

History: Shalev was born and bred at Keroon hold and as soon as she could walk was following her father out into the fields with the bovines. Where other people see either dinner or a terrifying stampede of hooves and horns Shalev sees beautiful, intelligent (if they're from her line that is!) animals with personalities all of their own who can be trained and taught and do not just need to be chased. She is also interested in the breeding aspect, of which genetics will prove dominant although she does not think of it in such technical terms. Despite all this, she still enjoys a good steak! Her family is not well off, but they do well in their field and never go hungry although their herd did take a serious blow during the long and unexpected threadfall, the major bloodlines were saved and with all of Keroons and the Beastholds resources behind them, they were soon back on track, if keeping a wary eye on the skies. All the more reason to have calm, easily mustered bovines in Shalev's opinion.

After completing her apprenticeship with her father, Shalev transferred to Eura Hold. After proving herself to the other Graziers there she has been allowed more leeway in choosing the breeding stock she wants to improve the herds which need to be able to prosper on rough hilly ground and humid conditions. While not satisfied yet, she thinks she's getting there.

Besides, the work keeps her from such sentimentalities as homesickness. As an only child, Shalev was doted on, though not spoiled, especially by her father. Her mother loved her, but a tough child birth made her unable to have more children and on some level she did resent Shalev for that, Shalev particularly misses her father because the constant fieldwork kept her too busy to make the normal numbers of childhood friends, though she is quite well adjusted and never had any troubles with other children, she just didn't form bonds with them.

While 98% sensible, she does still love watching dragons in the sky and would jump at the chance to impress...

Description: Shalev has come to accept that she is not a graceful willowy thing. She's been working on a farm all her life and it shows. Her hands are callused her shoulders are wider than usual for a girl and her arms are well muscled though not to the point of bulging. With green eyes, brown hair kept a sensible finger-length a dusting of freckles, a permanent tan and sensible often dirty clothes, she looks like what she is, a farmer.

Personality: Because Shalev is good at what she does she is calm, gentle and empathetic, all traits which help keep her animals calm and encourage them to work with and for her. She keeps her head in an emergency, especially when anyone else be they human or beast is depending on her. An injured or bogged bovine isn't helped by a person twittering about and carrying on. She tends toward being sensible and level headed rather than day-dreaming or coming up with grand complicated schemes, and is not at all afraid to roll up her sleeves and go to work until the job is done. She is also if not happy, than at least willing to share what she has when someone else is in need, and while she might not expect anything concrete in return, she would feel slighted if not afforded at lease a little extra consideration for her contribution Her father taught her to be honest and fair, advice she may have taken too much to heart as she will not tell white lies though she may choose to remain silently and she can get a little too hung up on justice and fairness and refuse to let a grudge or slight go for years if it is contrary to her own personal code of morality. Because she spends more time with animals than people she can come off as quite stand-offish. Not cold, just not friendly or engaging. She's not one for small talk, there's probably work to be done. Finally, for all her empathy, don't expect her to take your view or opinion if it runs contrary to her own. She's happy to listen to you, but will still believe she's right.

Have a peer and see if it's better now, I think I included most everything you were after.

A PC search would be a neat way to say hullo to other folks and get used to playing Shalev!

(Just as a heads up, I may disappear for 2 days, I am going on a god awful long plane ride tomorrow morning but shall return!)