Post by Esther on Oct 27, 2015 0:51:55 GMT
[PTabbedContent=Esther Assassin][PTab=Status] Parameters
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[PTab=Profile] Character Details 1 Height / Weight : 160 cm / 52 kg Source : Jewish Scripture Home : Region Persia Alignment : Lawful Neutral Gender : Female Character Details 2- The Orphan Once upon a time there was an a girl born in the Persian Empire, in the capital city of Susa, named Hadassah. Hadassah was born to Jewish parents who doubtless loved her greatly, but long before she could even commit their faces to memory they died, leaving her an orphan. Perhaps the first sign of the grace of her God upon her was that she was not left completely alone, for she had a cousin, Mordecai, who took her in and raised her as his own. She grew to love and care for him as she would have her own parents, so much so that even though the Jews were granted the right to return to their ancient homeland by Cyrus the great, she deigned to remain with him in Persia. Because there were many in Persia who regarded her people poorly, she took for herself a different name like her cousin had. And so the story of the orphan girl Esther begins. Character Details 3- The Consort Now it happened that the king of Persia had, in a moment of wrath stoked by his advisers, put away his wife the queen. After his anger had cooled he decreed that virgins would be brought to him from all corners of his kingdom to replace her, it so happened that young Esther was counted as one of these. Out of all these women, it was she who was deemed suitable to stand beside the king, and so the orphan girl became a queen. She quickly proved to be of value not only for her beauty, but also for her quickness of mind and action, for with the help of her cousin Mordecai's warning she quickly brought to an end the plot of two of the king's eunuchs to assassinate their liege. And so it was that two Jews, unknown to all, gained the favour of a king. Character Details 4- The Saviour Mordecai had an enemy in the form of Haman the Agagite, the grand vizer, for refusing to bow before him. For this slight Haman used his position to convince the king to declare an edict that would be the destruction not only of his enemy, but of his entire people. Mordecai tore his clothes and wept, but quickly realized that there was one who perhaps had the power to change their situation. He informed his young ward, now the queen, of their family's plight, and through patience and cunning she uncovered the plot's mastermind and unmasked him before the king. Then, with her husband's authority, she called all the Jews to arms to defend themselves against their enemies and destroy them. And so it was that Haman, enemy of the Jews, and his sons were hanged on the very gallows that he had intended for Mordecai. Character Details 5- Personality Esther delights in simple things, enjoying delicate and tasteful ornamentation but utterly disgusted by gaudy shows of opulence. She especially enjoys people watching, seeing men, women, and children in everyday circumstances and everyday joys, especially when they enjoyed alongside one another as friends and family. A curiosity noted by many is that Esther's story is one of the few in all Judeo-Christian scriptures that does not even mention God; at best, it can be inferred that He "allowed the right people to be in the right places", but took no action Himself. As a Jew, Esther has a deep devotion to her God but surprisingly has a very low opinion of miracles, considering them to be God having to step in and make up for mankind's failures. She considers the ideal relationship between God and man to be when mankind no longer needs God as a saviour and miracle maker, thus freeing them to love and respect Him for His own sake, much as an adult child would love their parent. Esther is friendly, personable, and diplomatic with most everyone she meets, generally attempting to discourage disputes and fighting amongst allies. However, when moved to anger she can be fierce and even cruel. Though she considers he true name to Hadassah, she rarely introduces herself as anything but Esther. She will only allow those that she feels intimately close with call her by her true name; for reference, in life that amounted to exactly one individual, her cousin and guardian Mordecai. |