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EDIT: uploaded full version. Wooh.
EDIT: rewrote some of the things.

Name: Liela
Age: 8 (her kind of Darknut age quicker, like dogs in real life)
Gender: Female
Height: 7'8" (~2,33 meters)
Fur Color: Dark grey with platinum blonde highlights on her lower arms, stomach and braids (they are NOT tattoos, it's her fur pattern)
Eye Color: Red
Clothing/Armor Colors: Dark blue with golden highlights

Skills
- Martial Arts Adept - Skilled unarmed combatant, she can disarm an enemy without using a weapon herself as well as make use of her own large body size to overwhelm another unarmed opponent. She only resorts to fighting as such when her armor is stripped from her. Conversely, she gains a much speedier stance and is harder to hit when unhindered by her heavy apparel, in spite of her size.
- Large Weapons Mastery (Sword) - Wields an enormous twohander that would be almost impossible for a regular sized human to lift, even herself needing both hands to efficiently use it. In spite of this and the slower technique the weapon needs, she is skilled enough in its use not to have many drawbacks because of it, except for a rather low response time. Her technique is defensive and aims to exhaust the opponent before herself.
- Heavy Armor - To efficiently wear heavy armor in combat is not only a skill but a form of art, which Liela, like most warrior Darknuts, mastered early in her fighting career. For the cost of speedy movement she is well defended from all sides, which is complimented by her parrying skills.
- Inexhaustible Warrior - Due to carrying around and using both the heavy full armor and the twohander sword, Liela now has a lot of stamina to spare. She is not going to be tired out during a fight and as such there is less of a chance to win against her the longer a fight with her is.
- Beast Senses - Enhanced sense of smell and hearing allows her to spot illusions and sense people's presence much easier than a normal people would. This gives her an edge in tracking a target or finding a hiding enemy.

Weaknesses
- Strong But Slow - It isn't easy to move around in a full suit of heavy armor, and neither is swinging around a blade as large as hers. She can easily parry, but her strikes are of medium speed at best and a swift opponent will easily dodge it if they see it coming.
- The Larger They Are - The weak spots on her armor are easy to notice to a keen eye and as such she can be stripped of her armor embarrassingly quickly by use of precise strikes. This, of course, still leaves the opponent to deal with a much faster, albeit more susceptible to injury Liela.
- Young And Inexperienced - She might count as an adult in Darknut society, but in human years Liela barely has a few years of experience behind herself, which she makes up for with raw skill. Lacking refined technique she has the slight advantage of random attacks but a veteran with many battles behind themselves will have a high chance of besting her.
- The Downside Of Honor - She will neither use dirty tricks in combat nor expect them to be used against her. She might support the monsters' cause but she believes in a fair fight and even if the opponent will fail to meet her expectations of an honorable battle, she will refuse to stoop to their level. Because of this stubbornness, a cunning opponent with no regard for honor will most likely have the upper hand.
- Beast Senses - Extremely high frequency sounds and very strong smells can cripplingly stun her.
- Non Magical - She has absolutely no magical ability and because of her upbringing, most often than not she will try to defend against it like she would against a regular enemy.

Personality
To understand Liela's personality, one must first understand Darknut society. Every Darknut is a dual creature by their very nature: a hunter and a warrior. The spirits of the hunter and the warrior guide the moral values of the Darknut. The hunter dictates when and why a Darknut should kill, while the warrior decides who and how a Darknut should protect. Six tenets each help the Darknut keep these values in mind:

Tenets of the Hunter
- Hunt only for survival; do not kill more than you need, and do not let the gifts of the hunt spoil. To do so is dishonorable in the eyes of the spirit of the Hunter.
- Hunt to protect the tribe; if a beast bares its teeth at you, the hunter brandishes his weapon. If the tribe is endangered, extinguish the danger. So demands the spirit of the Hunter.
- Do not hunt for pleasure; do not relish in taking the life of a fellow beast. Joy in killing clouds the hunter's mind and soul from the truths of the spirit of the Hunter.
- Do not hunt the tainted beast; they are creatures of fierce determination and relish in vengeance. To kill one is to bring war upon the home of the spirit of the Hunter.
- Do not hunt breeders and children; nature must remain balanced. To drive a creature to extinction is to drive the tribe to extinction, which is dishonoring the spirit of the Hunter.
- Do not hunt your fellow hunter; the tribe must remain one, and all must know their place. Should a hunter endanger the tribe, exile is favorable to the spirit of the Hunter.

Tenets of the Warrior
- The honor of the tribe comes before the honor of the warrior; the life of the warrior means nothing if the tribe is extinguished. Do not endanger the tribe for the sake of personal honor. Such is the decree if the spirit of the Warrior.
- Honor your body and soul; they are a gift shaped by the great She-wolf's green paw, and the warrior should care for this gift so to best protect the tribe of the spirit of the Warrior.
- Honor your mind and skills; they are a gift shaped by the great She-wolf's blue paw, and the warrior should polish them in order to best serve the tribe of the spirit of the Warrior.
- Honor your armor and weapon; they are a gift shaped by the great She-wolf's red paw, and the warrior should value them like extensions of his body to best hunt for the tribe of the spirit of the Warrior.
- Honor your birthright; the warrior has a place in the tribe he was bred for. Do not give dishonorable orders, and do not question the orders given to yourself. Such is the will of the spirit of the Warrior.
- The survival of the tribe is more important than honor; protect the tribe at all costs. The warrior's pride is nothing in the eyes of the spirit of the Warrior.

Dominant Personality Traits
- Stubborn As A Mule - To say that Liela is stubborn is an understatement; she will almost never budge from her beliefs and convictions. She upholds the tenets of her tribe with fierce belief and determination, and would not dare live outside their guidelines. This may be used against her by one who knows the tenets but does not care much for them.
- Pride And Prejudice - She is proud. About her heritage, about her accomplishments, about her mission, about the way she walks, Liela can show pride in anything. Considering her race to be the finest amongst the monster races, she is also prejudiced against the 'lesser' minions, mostly considering them weaker, the same going for the other races of Hyrule that are considered 'tainted beasts'. As such, she is sometimes quick to underestimate an opponent.
- Knight's Honor - Liela will always seek out the most honorable way to do something, even going as far as arming an empty-handed opponent to give them a fair chance of survival. Also fueled by her pride, it will downright hurt her if it's necessary for her to do something she deems dishonorable.
- Loyal To A Fault - Unwavering in her beliefs and sworn, thus honor-bound to uphold the tenets, Liela will follow any superior officer's orders without a question. She will express similar loyalty towards friends as well until it conflicts with her duties.

Lesser Personality Traits
- Introverted - She is not used to express opinions and emotions and functions poorly in society, mostly due to the militant nature of the tribe she hails for and the behavior of a soldier being the only thing she knows. Her lack of social skills does not show clearly through her authoritative tone and commanding demeanor though.
- Irrational Fear Of Water - For her, drinking is the only thing water is good for and should not otherwise be approached in any case. As a consequence, she doesn't know how to swim.
- I Am Better Than You - Has a minor superiority complex. Not to the point of considering her underlings disposable pawns and thinking of the weak as worthless, but she will look down on most people.
- Stronger Is Better - She admires strength and skill. She will acknowledge the skill of an opponent who bests her in a fair fight as well as those on her own side who prove themselves useful, not necessarily based on raw strength. She is very proud of her physical strength.
- Fighting Is Art - Somewhat above average intelligence and with creativity to spare, she works constantly on both bettering her fighting style and coming up with new ways of confronting an opponent. She views herself as an artist trying to invent something innovative.
- Romance Is Obsolete - raised in a society where most females were breeders and some warriors while most males were warriors and some were workers, she views the world as a reality in which everyone has their proper place, hers not being finding a relationship and mating but rather fighting for her tribe and later Ganondorf.

History
- Childhood -
Far to the south east, where the forest meets the hills, the Two-Headed-Eagle Tribe of Darknuts established their home. This is where Liela was born. She was judged unfit to be raised a breeder. It was something that happened rarely within the tribe, but it was not unheard of; Liela was an infertile female from birth. Normally this would have led to her wearing a lifelong stigma among the tribe's womenfolk, but a fierce determination allowed her to fill a different role. Liela trained in the art of the fight from an early age and, just like her male peers, she quickly showed an aptitude not uncommon amongst the Darknut. As such, it was decided she would become a warrior.

One day when she and a few other cubs were playing in the forest they strayed too far north and stumbled upon a Hylian patrol surveying the forest's borders. The Hylian captain gave out the order to kill the children as to not let them grow into a threat. By the time adult Darknut arrived to help, all but Liela were dead. This, however, didn't root hatred into her. She is remorseful that the "civilized" races regard her kin as "monsters" without wanting to get to know them and pridefully embraced the fact that she, as a monster, had more compassion than others. Her training started not too long after, at the age of two. Three years spent in the training camp later, wearing a heavy suit of armor, no one could have told she was the helpless little girl watching the other children get slaughtered, now no less threatening than any other full grown man of her tribe.

- Adulthood - Considered a grownup as early as the age of five years, Liela was sent out into the world with the others who freshly completed their training. Her skills in battle and leadership quickly became apparent on the savage battlefield, and not much time passed before she was promoted to the position of officer. Raising in ranks in the next three years she was even offered the position of commanding her own small army of fellow Darknuts and the position of elite to guard the castle alongside a few select warriors, both of which she refused in favor of she herself fighting on the battlefield. Still considered a capable leader, when sent on group missions she almost always was assigned to lead them, but other than that acts as a regular soldier, who the rest of the Darknut militia obeys out of respect and loyalty rather than because of her position as commander. Her duty is to patrol the forest around the tribe with her men, and warn intruders of their fate, should they push on.

Pet:
Name: Ulv
Gender: Male
Race: Forest Wolfos
Fur Color: Light gray, almost white
Eye color: Golden
An albino puppy that had been abandoned by the pack, Liela found it during one of her missions in the forest. Taking pity on it she took it back to the castle and now cares for it with nearly motherly affection. The creature is playful and tame most of the time, but shows traces of its feral brethren in the wild. It obeys Liela's every command, showing a degree of intelligence enough to understand her, as well as to disregard anything anyone else might tell it to do. Suspicious of strangers, it will most often growl at them unless told to stop it, but he will not attack. He is currently in the castle, where Liela left him for the duration of her current mission.

Description
EDIT: uploaded full version. Wooh.
EDIT: rewrote some of the things.

Name: Liela
Age: 8 (her kind of Darknut age quicker, like dogs in real life)
Gender: Female
Height: 7'8" (~2,33 meters)
Fur Color: Dark grey with platinum blonde highlights on her lower arms, stomach and braids (they are NOT tattoos, it's her fur pattern)
Eye Color: Red
Clothing/Armor Colors: Dark blue with golden highlights

Skills
- Martial Arts Adept - Skilled unarmed combatant, she can disarm an enemy without using a weapon herself as well as make use of her own large body size to overwhelm another unarmed opponent. She only resorts to fighting as such when her armor is stripped from her. Conversely, she gains a much speedier stance and is harder to hit when unhindered by her heavy apparel, in spite of her size.
- Large Weapons Mastery (Sword) - Wields an enormous twohander that would be almost impossible for a regular sized human to lift, even herself needing both hands to efficiently use it. In spite of this and the slower technique the weapon needs, she is skilled enough in its use not to have many drawbacks because of it, except for a rather low response time. Her technique is defensive and aims to exhaust the opponent before herself.
- Heavy Armor - To efficiently wear heavy armor in combat is not only a skill but a form of art, which Liela, like most warrior Darknuts, mastered early in her fighting career. For the cost of speedy movement she is well defended from all sides, which is complimented by her parrying skills.
- Inexhaustible Warrior - Due to carrying around and using both the heavy full armor and the twohander sword, Liela now has a lot of stamina to spare. She is not going to be tired out during a fight and as such there is less of a chance to win against her the longer a fight with her is.
- Beast Senses - Enhanced sense of smell and hearing allows her to spot illusions and sense people's presence much easier than a normal people would. This gives her an edge in tracking a target or finding a hiding enemy.

Weaknesses
- Strong But Slow - It isn't easy to move around in a full suit of heavy armor, and neither is swinging around a blade as large as hers. She can easily parry, but her strikes are of medium speed at best and a swift opponent will easily dodge it if they see it coming.
- The Larger They Are - The weak spots on her armor are easy to notice to a keen eye and as such she can be stripped of her armor embarrassingly quickly by use of precise strikes. This, of course, still leaves the opponent to deal with a much faster, albeit more susceptible to injury Liela.
- Young And Inexperienced - She might count as an adult in Darknut society, but in human years Liela barely has a few years of experience behind herself, which she makes up for with raw skill. Lacking refined technique she has the slight advantage of random attacks but a veteran with many battles behind themselves will have a high chance of besting her.
- The Downside Of Honor - She will neither use dirty tricks in combat nor expect them to be used against her. She might support the monsters' cause but she believes in a fair fight and even if the opponent will fail to meet her expectations of an honorable battle, she will refuse to stoop to their level. Because of this stubbornness, a cunning opponent with no regard for honor will most likely have the upper hand.
- Beast Senses - Extremely high frequency sounds and very strong smells can cripplingly stun her.
- Non Magical - She has absolutely no magical ability and because of her upbringing, most often than not she will try to defend against it like she would against a regular enemy.

Personality
To understand Liela's personality, one must first understand Darknut society. Every Darknut is a dual creature by their very nature: a hunter and a warrior. The spirits of the hunter and the warrior guide the moral values of the Darknut. The hunter dictates when and why a Darknut should kill, while the warrior decides who and how a Darknut should protect. Six tenets each help the Darknut keep these values in mind:

Tenets of the Hunter
- Hunt only for survival; do not kill more than you need, and do not let the gifts of the hunt spoil. To do so is dishonorable in the eyes of the spirit of the Hunter.
- Hunt to protect the tribe; if a beast bares its teeth at you, the hunter brandishes his weapon. If the tribe is endangered, extinguish the danger. So demands the spirit of the Hunter.
- Do not hunt for pleasure; do not relish in taking the life of a fellow beast. Joy in killing clouds the hunter's mind and soul from the truths of the spirit of the Hunter.
- Do not hunt the tainted beast; they are creatures of fierce determination and relish in vengeance. To kill one is to bring war upon the home of the spirit of the Hunter.
- Do not hunt breeders and children; nature must remain balanced. To drive a creature to extinction is to drive the tribe to extinction, which is dishonoring the spirit of the Hunter.
- Do not hunt your fellow hunter; the tribe must remain one, and all must know their place. Should a hunter endanger the tribe, exile is favorable to the spirit of the Hunter.

Tenets of the Warrior
- The honor of the tribe comes before the honor of the warrior; the life of the warrior means nothing if the tribe is extinguished. Do not endanger the tribe for the sake of personal honor. Such is the decree if the spirit of the Warrior.
- Honor your body and soul; they are a gift shaped by the great She-wolf's green paw, and the warrior should care for this gift so to best protect the tribe of the spirit of the Warrior.
- Honor your mind and skills; they are a gift shaped by the great She-wolf's blue paw, and the warrior should polish them in order to best serve the tribe of the spirit of the Warrior.
- Honor your armor and weapon; they are a gift shaped by the great She-wolf's red paw, and the warrior should value them like extensions of his body to best hunt for the tribe of the spirit of the Warrior.
- Honor your birthright; the warrior has a place in the tribe he was bred for. Do not give dishonorable orders, and do not question the orders given to yourself. Such is the will of the spirit of the Warrior.
- The survival of the tribe is more important than honor; protect the tribe at all costs. The warrior's pride is nothing in the eyes of the spirit of the Warrior.

Dominant Personality Traits
- Stubborn As A Mule - To say that Liela is stubborn is an understatement; she will almost never budge from her beliefs and convictions. She upholds the tenets of her tribe with fierce belief and determination, and would not dare live outside their guidelines. This may be used against her by one who knows the tenets but does not care much for them.
- Pride And Prejudice - She is proud. About her heritage, about her accomplishments, about her mission, about the way she walks, Liela can show pride in anything. Considering her race to be the finest amongst the monster races, she is also prejudiced against the 'lesser' minions, mostly considering them weaker, the same going for the other races of Hyrule that are considered 'tainted beasts'. As such, she is sometimes quick to underestimate an opponent.
- Knight's Honor - Liela will always seek out the most honorable way to do something, even going as far as arming an empty-handed opponent to give them a fair chance of survival. Also fueled by her pride, it will downright hurt her if it's necessary for her to do something she deems dishonorable.
- Loyal To A Fault - Unwavering in her beliefs and sworn, thus honor-bound to uphold the tenets, Liela will follow any superior officer's orders without a question. She will express similar loyalty towards friends as well until it conflicts with her duties.

Lesser Personality Traits
- Introverted - She is not used to express opinions and emotions and functions poorly in society, mostly due to the militant nature of the tribe she hails for and the behavior of a soldier being the only thing she knows. Her lack of social skills does not show clearly through her authoritative tone and commanding demeanor though.
- Irrational Fear Of Water - For her, drinking is the only thing water is good for and should not otherwise be approached in any case. As a consequence, she doesn't know how to swim.
- I Am Better Than You - Has a minor superiority complex. Not to the point of considering her underlings disposable pawns and thinking of the weak as worthless, but she will look down on most people.
- Stronger Is Better - She admires strength and skill. She will acknowledge the skill of an opponent who bests her in a fair fight as well as those on her own side who prove themselves useful, not necessarily based on raw strength. She is very proud of her physical strength.
- Fighting Is Art - Somewhat above average intelligence and with creativity to spare, she works constantly on both bettering her fighting style and coming up with new ways of confronting an opponent. She views herself as an artist trying to invent something innovative.
- Romance Is Obsolete - raised in a society where most females were breeders and some warriors while most males were warriors and some were workers, she views the world as a reality in which everyone has their proper place, hers not being finding a relationship and mating but rather fighting for her tribe and later Ganondorf.

History
- Childhood -
Far to the south east, where the forest meets the hills, the Two-Headed-Eagle Tribe of Darknuts established their home. This is where Liela was born. She was judged unfit to be raised a breeder. It was something that happened rarely within the tribe, but it was not unheard of; Liela was an infertile female from birth. Normally this would have led to her wearing a lifelong stigma among the tribe's womenfolk, but a fierce determination allowed her to fill a different role. Liela trained in the art of the fight from an early age and, just like her male peers, she quickly showed an aptitude not uncommon amongst the Darknut. As such, it was decided she would become a warrior.

One day when she and a few other cubs were playing in the forest they strayed too far north and stumbled upon a Hylian patrol surveying the forest's borders. The Hylian captain gave out the order to kill the children as to not let them grow into a threat. By the time adult Darknut arrived to help, all but Liela were dead. This, however, didn't root hatred into her. She is remorseful that the "civilized" races regard her kin as "monsters" without wanting to get to know them and pridefully embraced the fact that she, as a monster, had more compassion than others. Her training started not too long after, at the age of two. Three years spent in the training camp later, wearing a heavy suit of armor, no one could have told she was the helpless little girl watching the other children get slaughtered, now no less threatening than any other full grown man of her tribe.

- Adulthood - Considered a grownup as early as the age of five years, Liela was sent out into the world with the others who freshly completed their training. Her skills in battle and leadership quickly became apparent on the savage battlefield, and not much time passed before she was promoted to the position of officer. Raising in ranks in the next three years she was even offered the position of commanding her own small army of fellow Darknuts and the position of elite to guard the castle alongside a few select warriors, both of which she refused in favor of she herself fighting on the battlefield. Still considered a capable leader, when sent on group missions she almost always was assigned to lead them, but other than that acts as a regular soldier, who the rest of the Darknut militia obeys out of respect and loyalty rather than because of her position as commander. Her duty is to patrol the forest around the tribe with her men, and warn intruders of their fate, should they push on.

Pet:
Name: Ulv
Gender: Male
Race: Forest Wolfos
Fur Color: Light gray, almost white
Eye color: Golden
An albino puppy that had been abandoned by the pack, Liela found it during one of her missions in the forest. Taking pity on it she took it back to the castle and now cares for it with nearly motherly affection. The creature is playful and tame most of the time, but shows traces of its feral brethren in the wild. It obeys Liela's every command, showing a degree of intelligence enough to understand her, as well as to disregard anything anyone else might tell it to do. Suspicious of strangers, it will most often growl at them unless told to stop it, but he will not attack. He is currently in the castle, where Liela left him for the duration of her current mission.