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A pretty young woman with long blonde hair enters, wearing armor, a longsword, longbow, quiver of arrows, and a holy symbol of Iomedae.

"Greetings, fellow warriors of light! I am Catherine Elizabeth Cassandra Brightsword, paladin of Iomedae. I've only been on a few mission for the Pathfinder Society and Silver Crusade so far, but I hope to work with all of you in the future."

Turning to the other new entrant to the hall, Catherine addresses Jerry, "Hello, Sir Jerry. You seem to be even newer here than I am. Welcome to the Silver Crusade. As long as you are prepared to help in the fight against evil, you'll always be welcome here."

Catherine notices someone across the room and becomes distracted. Barely paying attention to Jerry's reply, she tells him, "If you'll excuse me, I have someone to talk to."

She crosses the room to join another pretty blonde, Sister Isabella, who has been here for quite some time.

"Hello, sister!" Catherine greets Isabella, and the two hug enthusiastically. From their similar looks, it's obvious that she isn't addressing Sister Isabella by her religious title. Despite wearing holy symbols to different goddesses, these two seem to be actual sisters.

"Wait until I tell you what I've been up to! I managed to smite a large black dragon! Daddy will be so proud of me!"

"Well, I didn't do it by myself, of course. I was just firing a ballista at it from a distance, to support more experienced Pathfinders who did most of the work. But Iomedae guided my hand, as well as the other Pathfinders on my team who loaded the heavy ammo and helped me aim, and I managed to damage the beast with 2 out of 8 shots that we took at it. I truly feel blessed to have been able to penetrate its thick hide even once, given my relative lack of experience fighting such terrible beasts."

1. Why are you a Pathfinder?

I am Catherine Elizabeth Cassandra Brightsword, daughter of Sir Reginald Bartholomew Brightsword VI, paladin of Iomedae, and I have taken up arms as the seventh consecutive generation of paladins in my family. Like my father, I work with the Pathfinder Society to travel the world battling against the forces of darkness, smiting evil wherever it may hide. Also like him, I am a member of the Silver Crusade to bring the other Pathfinders to their senses, so they will abandon their greedy, self serving ways, and dedicate the full strength of the Society towards ending evil in this world.

2. Do you have a name and surname that is not ripped straight out of existing Earth mythology or popular culture?

I don't know what you're talking about.

3. Which nation did you grow up in? How did this nation influence you?

My father is a Pathfinder based in Absalom, so I grew up there. While I'm most comfortable in the big city, I have been fully trained in how to survive in the wilderness. I just haven't actually had to do that yet.

4. What do you look like? What are your wearing? How does this vary when you’re stalking through forests, sewers, deserts or in glittering cities?

As you can see, I look somewhat Ulfen, with my blonde hair and fair skin, though I'm certainly prettier than those northern barbarians. I carry the weapons and armor of a knight, emblazoned with the symbol of almighty Iomedae, wherever I go. Though now that you mention it, I guess it could get kinda hot wearing armor in a desert. I'll have to see how that goes if I ever visit one.

5. What do you love? (Treasure and experience doesn’t count)

Smiting evil!

6. What do you hate? (Unclear and irritating darkness level rules don’t count)

Evil!

And people who think I'm not qualified to go out and smite evil just because I'm a pretty girl.

7. Which other Pathfinders (PCs) do you rely on for teamwork, survival and butt-kicking? Do you have a bro? a mentor? a father figure? maybe a rival?

I've only been on one Pathfinder mission so far, so I haven't worked with other Pathfinders very much yet.

As I mentioned, my father is a Pathfinder. Even though he wanted a son to carry on the family tradition as the next generation of paladins, he gave up on that after having 6 daughters in a row, and I began my training. I will show him that I can smite evil just as well as any man. Especially now that my brother has rejected our family and his birthright and become a... a... BARBARIAN!!!

OOC: See the 4th post in this thread, written as Catherine's younger brother.

8. How does your race influence your views? Are you a stereotype of a certain race? How are you different from most humans/elves/gnomes/orcs/tengu?

Well, I'm certainly prettier than most other humans. But I don't see how my race influences my views. Now goblins, they're influenced by their race. I had to work with three of them on my first mission, and it was just awful!

9. What are you afraid of? Do you have any phobias or worries?

I follow the righteous path of Iomedae, so I have nothing to fear.

10. What is your most treasured possession?

My family heritage. I come from a noble line of holy knights, first serving Aroden as paladins, and more recently serving Iomedae, and I'm proud to carry on that tradition.

Unlike my brother.

Lady Ollysta,

I've only recently embarked upon my first mission for the Pathfinder Society. Stopping some petty goblin thieves was a relatively simple task, which should aid in keeping the common folk of Varisia safe.

I promise I will continue to serve with honor in our crusade against evil. My sword and bow shall be driven by the power of Iomedae to serve our righteous cause, smiting the forces of evil, whereever they hide!

Oh right, and healing people and showing mercy and stuff, too, if that comes up.