Ciar MacAteer

{ B A S I C S }



Full Name: Ciar MacAteer
Nicknames: CiCi, but only Connall can call her that and get away with it.  Her brother Lorcan calls her, "Princess."
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Title: Lady of the Eastern Kingdom


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Hair Color:  Dark brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height:  5'3"
Weight: 110 lbs
Build: Slim
Distinguishing Features:
 


{ P E R S O N A L I T Y }



Likes: 
-Sword fighting, and fighting in general.
-Honesty
-Music
-Dancing
-Horseback riding.

Dislikes: 
-Dresses and women's clothes in general.
-Dishonor, disloyalty, dishonesty, cheats, etc.
-Men not honoring her independent streak and thinking she should be married off. LUCKILY her brother, Lorcan, doesn't feel that way!
-People taking things for granted.
-Snobs.

General Behavior: Ciar is a very passionate young woman, rather outspoken, and stubborn. Some would consider those to be family traits. Ciar doesn't make new friends easily for two major reasons. The first reason is because she doesn't quite fit into the role of a proper lady and she would rather be riding horses or learning how to sword fight. The second reason is because multiple women have tried to use her friendship to get closer to Lorcan and to Connall.  Ciar is also secretly glad that her brother refuses to let her marry because she wants to make something of herself instead of belonging to a man. Men are often times intimidated by Lorcan, Connall, or her own outspoken behavior, so she has never been approached that she knows of. As much as she was taught to be a proper lady, she was also taught that if someone were to pick a fight with her, that she was to finish it, be it with her words or fists.


{ L I N E A G E }




Father:  Niall MacAteer (Earl of Dawsbury) (D)
Mother:  Isleen MacAteer (Countess of Dawsbury) (D)
Brother(s): Lorcan MacAteer (Captain of the Eastern King's Guard and Earl of Dawsbury), Brendan MacAteer (Knight)
Sister(s): None
Extended Family: Sister-in-law Seara MacAteer (Countess of Dawsbury) (D)


{ H I S T O R Y }


Ciar was born the youngest of Niall and Isleen MacAteer, and their only daughter. When she was but a baby, no more than a year old, her parents passed away. She wasn't old enough to know what the cause of their ailment was, but she does know that it hit her eldest brother, Brendan very hard. Because of her parents deaths she and her brother, Lorcan, became wards of the O'Braddagh's, while her brother, Brendan, left to become a squire of some indistinguishable knight, leaving his titles to Lorcan. Ciar and Lorcan became fast friends with the O'Braddagh's son Connall, some people even swearing that Lorcan was Connall's shadow, and as soon as Ciar was old enough to walk, she would follow the two of them everywhere. When Connall left his parent's lands for war, so did Lorcan, and this left Ciar truly alone for the first time in her life. She dreamed of being able to follow them, to help protect the only family she had left, but she was just a girl, and a Lady at that.

When the war was over Lorcan returned to their family's lands, claiming the title of Earl as was passed to him by his brother, and that is when Ciar moved there as well. Their home was unfamiliar to her, as she had grown up away from it for years. She could see that the war had changed her brother, and for awhile he seemed distant, and became known for his "warring and whoring", though eventually he was strongly encouraged to marry and settle down. Lorcan married a pretty young lady named Seara and he became enchanted with his wife and seemed like his old self again. Ciar was rather excited, as she had never had a sister before and truly enjoyed Seara's company.  Ciar was very fond of Seara, and even tried to be more lady-like and on her best behavior for her new sister.  Unfortunately Seara became very sickly during the pregnancy, her body turning frail and weak so much so that  she died in childbirth. The babe died with her, and their entire family went through a depression for several months. To deal with her own grief, she secretly took up sword fighting lessons, though without a sword.

Chaos descended upon the kingdom, which brought Lorcan out of his depression as he rode off to fight alongside Connall once again.  Once again, Ciar was left alone, this time on their family lands with other adults to keep watch over her while her brother was away at war. Ciar continued her lessons, which included music, dancing, and her secret sword fighting lessons. Then she found out that Connall was to be King and her brother the Captain of the Guard. Word was sent that she was to join them at court and joy again bloomed within her heart, for she was going to be with her two favorite people in all the realm.