26 — 5’ even— 110 lbs. Although she looks like she should be soft, Nyheil is a lean, mean fighting machine. Her arm muscles are well-developed from years of dual-wielding, and the rest of her small frame is lithe and agile, allowing for quick movements in battle. In her clan, it was often joked that she was Ghilan’nain incarnate; her pale features and love of halla were the root of this jest. She wears her silver vallaslin proudly, a further testament to her reverence of the Dalish “Halla Mother”. She keeps her religion to herself, mostly, but often prays to Andruil and Ghilan’nain and leaves offerings for them on Dalish holidays. Her eyes are as sharp as her intuition, an unusual white (really an extremely washed-out blue) with bright blue radiating from the pupil. Most often her dark eyebrows are set in a glare, because she tends to wear this expression when thinking or concentrating. It would be more intimidating if she wasn’t so damn cute. She smells nice, subtly floral but not cloying, like late afternoon sunshine and a slow breeze.
Nickname(s): (Bull) kadan, babe, boss; (Dorian) little fawn; (Varric) Snowy, Fawn Sexual orientation: Straight
Clothing style/frequently worn clothes: She prefers flexible, multi-purpose clothes to allow for ease of movement when fighting. Mail is a necessity, as she is always the one up close and personal with any foe; her favorite armor has iridescent mail with a lavender scarf. At Skyhold, she wears whatever Vivienne orders for her: mostly embellished pajamas, but occasionally flowing dresses made of light material. Pastels look particularly good on her, especially lavender. Eye color: White with bright teal blue around pupil Hair color and style: White, slightly wavy and just past her shoulders--(when fighting) in a bun or ponytail, (when relaxing) down, sometimes pinned back at the sides in little twists. Other distinguishing physical traits: There is a vertical scar over her left eye she received when she was young, when a shem hunter mistook her curiosity about his camp for thievery and smashed a pot on her face. She almost lost her eye, but thanks to her Keeper’s magic she was able to recover. As mentioned above, she has silver vallaslin honoring Ghilan’nain. Verbal tags: Nyheil’s manner of speech is graceful and gentle; she has a calming voice and it is easy to believe whatever she says. She often uses this to her advantage. Her accent is clear, similar to Vivienne’s and much more refined than what is considered the typical Dalish accent. She probably picked up her pattern of speech from her parents, who were both from clans further west than Clan Lavellan. Nyheil is a fairly devout worshipper of Dalish gods, and will address relevant members of the Pantheon in exclamation.
Characteristic tags: Being so small, she is not used to taking up much space. It is not uncommon for her to be found curled up in a chair, folded into a little ball while sleeping, or pressed into a corner in a large group of people. When she needs to, though, she can be very aggressive and assertive. Despite being tiny, she can come across as intimidating and usually gets what she demands. When bored she bounces up and down on the balls of her feet, and will often play with the hems of her clothing if nervous.
Race/Ethnic group: Dalish elf
Skills, Abilities, or Talents: Nyheil is quite skilled with dual-wielding daggers. Her quickness and stealth give her an advantage in a fight. She is usually leading the group because, as the rogue, she is trained to notice anything out of the ordinary before it gets the jump on her team. Although she is no mage, she understands a bit of alchemy and can make basic potions--helpful when they’re far away from a camp. Usually her pockets are stuffed with herbs she finds while adventuring. Outside of fighting, she has a propensity toward training halla and has a very beautiful singing voice. Admirable personality traits: Negative personality traits: Things that make angry & how they deal with anger: {Annoyed} Strictly business, very dry, impatient, snarky (more so than usual), easily defensive, sports a sullen, pouty look. {Angry} Can be downright vicious, will sometimes take it out with sparring or hitting a dummy, stabs things (inanimate things....usually), finds things to fight, sometimes just cries it out and punches her pillow. Things that embarrass & how they deal with embarrassment: When people make fun of her or condescend her, when she’s patronized, hearing off-color rumours about her life from the Orlesians (which also makes her equally angry). She tends to blush deeply when she’s embarrassed. If she can’t flee the situation, she gets aggressive toward the other person. If she’s embarrassed herself by saying something she shouldn’t have, she gets awkward and stutters (and usually ends up apologizing ten million times). Fears & how they deal with fear: Quillbacks, spiders, her friends getting hurt of dying, dying before she’s saved Thedas, the dark (trivial, yes, but valid enough). If the fear is surprise-based, Nyheil will instinctively drop into a feral crouch. Her eyes go wide and her entire body tenses for action. If it is more of a long-term fear/anxiety, however, she gets very jumpy and may even hallucinate if she’s on edge enough (this is because her brain interprets things differently in this anxious state). She’s good at self-soothing, though, and may sing to herself or repeat mantras in her head until she feels better. Bad habits or vices: She has a penchant for not listening to people’s advice when it concerns her, and if she doesn’t like them she’ll do the exact opposite of what they suggested just to spite them (even if it's for her own good). She has a habit of pacing when she’s stressed. Sense of Humor: Nyheil laughs often and at much. She easily fits her humor to whomever she’s talking to, and tends to bring out at least a smile in others as well. She’s like a little ray of starlight and everyone loves her AS THEY SHOULD.
Item(s) special to character: Person/friend close to character: Bull, Aylah (daughter, post-game/pre-Trespasser), Dorian (BFF), Varric, Vivienne
Brief family history: Most painful experiences in character’s past: