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AskQueenBuni — Lady of the Lake - Critique Wanted

Published: 2012-08-21 06:27:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 762; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 3
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Description A random oc I came up with, I really want a response for her bio kay?

Its a bit long, but I promise I will love you if you read over it and give me feedback!

This young woman at the age of twenty-one is named Helen, but many commonly refer to her as the Lady of the Lake. Helen is most commonly mistaken as the woman from a very old fable that was known as Lady of the Lake, or Guinevere. Helen has no relation to this fictitious character but there is good reason people suspect her to be this Guinevere. Helen walks out from the lake she lives in, and just like in the story, she sometimes gives out precious armor and weapons to those she deems as heroes. Now this isn't exactly what she does, but she makes sure everyone believes it is.

Helen is actually the daughter of a very mad blacksmith. He has lost his wit and sanity throughout the years, but he is still the most brilliant blacksmith who ever lived. His armor is almost unbreakable and his swords are trade marked collector items. They are smooth and sharp without flaws. Helen's father clings to her because it is the only thing he knows anymore, besides his craft. Helen, being the ever loving daughter, took his place in his stead for the selling of his wares. She first began innocently enough. She did business out by the lake she and her father lived by. People came and paid like usual, delighted to be buying from a pretty young lady than the creepy old blacksmith. Helen was a perfect saleswoman and found that she could haggle very well by batting her lashes.

One day though, people stopped coming. No one bought anything anymore and with no reason. Not only was the lack of buyers strange, but the lack of people in general was very unsettling. Helen and her father had always lived off the land mostly, but the loss of their income made things only worse for the small family of two.

About a year and a half later, someone did come. In fact it was a group of people. Helen had been swimming in the lack when the wounded soldiers approached. She was so excited to see customers that she didn't even notice how they were all dehydrated and delirious. She broke to the surface and walked to the bank to greet them. Before she could apologetic for being soaked in lake water, one of the soldiers pointed at her and exclaimed "its the Lady of the Lake! She's come to save us!" Of course Helen was not the Lady of the Lake as these men claimed, and of course she did not know exactly what they meant by "save them" so she just stood there and the men stood there as well. "Of course!" One said finally, "We need to give her an offering!"
The men were too exhausted to notice that Helen was only one a Nixie; the species of people that lived around this cluster of lakes. She was of the same species that the soldiers were sent to take over.

Helen's hands and face weren't as frog-like as the others of her species, so the men mistook her for an old fable that was told to children in Helen's species. She was about to correct them and send them on their way when the soldiers deposited a very large sum of treasure right at her feet. She was shocked at first,and didn't know what to do. The right thing to do was to tell the men they made a mistake and to give their money back. However, her father and her really did need the money, and she did admit she was practically feeding off this attention she was getting.

Helen decided to play along. She took the treasure, saying that would do, and went back to her house to fetch a pot of water and a few loaves of bread. She gave it to the men and they thanked her repeatedly and praised her. She was sucked into it at that point.

Before the men left she presented to the soldiers one of her father's best swords. She told them to take it to their leader and to let everyone know of the Lady of the Lake. She also told them to tell everyone exactly what they had to do to win her favor. The men left calling out words of praise and that's when it all began.

Once the word of the quality of the sword was given to the new kingdom that controlled the cluster of lakes her "fame" was spread. She was referred to as Guinevere, Lady of the Lake, and Guinevere is actually the only name she gives people who ask for it.

Helen had always been a spoiled child, unfortunately she was too spoiled for her own good. She will not even surface the lake anymore until the proper payment is made. Then she will "judge" the person like Guinevere did in the story to decide whether or not they were deserving of her father's work. The more the buyer flattered and praised Helen, the more inclined she is to give them a sword or a shield. However she never gives away her father's best work. She's waiting for someone who grabs her attention to give it to.

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Now a little more factual description of Helen. Helen is a spoiled brat in all cases. She acts the part of Guinevere very well, but any smart man could tell she is cheating them out of their money; however not many smart men travel to her lake.

To win her favor and get her father's precious products, which even at their worst are still considered top quality, you must flatter her and praise her and pay the proper treatment. This is standard procedure. However there is a second way to best her for her father's wares, and it is a feat that can only be accomplished by a smart man.

Like I said, a smart man could easily see that she is faking this whole thing, and after seeing the natives that live relatively close to the area, its not hard to tell she is only a native Nixie. Once one found out that she was faking and just ordinary, what you have to do is not praise her at all. Do not pay the full tribute and do not leave is she does not surface, because if you stand there long enough without paying first she will become annoyed and will try to scare you off. Once she comes up to see what your deal is you do not treat her like she is this all mighty Lady of the Lake. Treat her how you would try to punish a spoiled child.
Someone who tries this tactic needs to be able to point out another's flaws and scold them for it without having any remorse, and crocodile tears must not affect them because she will resort to crying. They need to be able to point out that she is abusing her power to cheat people of their money and she she is acting way too immature for her age and that she is nothing more than just a selfish brat.

She will be furious with you, and will probably try to run off back into the lake. She might even turn back into a frog, like most of the other native's do when they feel threatened, and run away. However you must remain firm and you must not leave. She will eventually come back. She will be very humbled and quiet when she comes back. She will apologize for her behavior and she might try to use a few more tricks to get you to treat her like a little princess. You must remain firm though and take back nothing. Once she's finally given up she will present to you her father's greatest works. This is the only type of person who deserves the best.

However this tactic will only work once and with one person, because after that Helen would to anything to be considered a worthy person of someone who stood up to her like that. While she was very bratty and very spoiled, throughout her whole life, even childhood, Helen had always wanted someone, just one person, even someone who she hated, to view her as a worthy person by just being herself.

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Now factual about her species

Helen is a bit of a spinoff of my own invention on the mythical creature known as a Nixie. Nixie's were gaurdians of lakes and freshwater ponds and often had the appearance of fish people. However, they could not leave the water except for a select few who were amphibious. Helen and the rest of her people are the amphibious breed, meaning that they closely resemble frogs that walk like people. The one thing I drastically changed from the original myth is that Helen and her people can turn into their most basic form of a frog and hop away. They are relatively big frogs mind you, but they still look a lot like them when they turn. Their transformation is completely controlled and up to them. It is mostly used as camouflage or a defensive tactic used for escape.
Helen's peoples' faces look more frog like than her's, but they all have relatively frog shaped fingers.

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I might post more later
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Comments: 1

TheGreatWarrior [2012-08-21 06:30:55 +0000 UTC]

((She sounds like an interesting character. Could we RP with her?))

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