![[Ped among the plains of Syra]](maitz03.jpg)
Name: Ped... short for... Well I'm not gonna say for sure, I'll just leave
you guessing.
Image credit: Don Maitz
Name: Ped... short for... Well I'm not gonna say for sure, I'll just leave
you guessing.
Aliases/Nicknames: CHPed (CliffHanger Ped), Anala, The Loud Blond Chick, Giggles, CHP (pronounced Chip)
Race: Human, although most everyone around the temple knows she is Syreena.
Trade: Warrior, Mercenary, Caster, Princess, Masseuse, Midwife, Exotic Dancer, Fortune Teller... Ped's been them all during her lifetime.
Physical appearance:
Height: 5' 8"
Hair: Very liberally white-blond streaked hair, that otherwise would be considered honey blond. Her hair is wavy right now, but is curly when short (think Ephiny)... and It reaches 3/4 of the way down her back when dry.
Eyes: Sky blue at the center and get darker towards the outside.
Physical appearance: Muscled and tan... no lines.
Special skills/ powers: Ped is a caster of the Royal line, and is therefore very powerful (During her trip to another reality last fall this power was strengthened even more). She could probably destroy an entire continent on a bad day. <BEG> She always seem to know when a loved one dies. She has been swimming almost as long as she's been walking.
As the heir to the throne Ped was trained in all manner of fighting skills, armed and unarmed. Her specialities are the longbow and broadsword though... she was even trained in a manner of fighting that is never discussed aloud, except to say that only women could ever become skilled.<VBEG>
Character background: Ped is the eldest daughter of the ruler of the Syreena Alliance. She and her sisters, Jep and Gem (they are triplets), are all very skilled casters. Ped has a younger brother (by 5 years) named Brun, he is a caster as well. Ped is the prophesized savior of her race and she couldn't handle that so she ran away from Syra at the "tender" age of 12.
For three seasons she traveled with a caravan of traders. She learned more about the world during this time than at any other time since. Among the caravaners she was called, Anala meaning "Beautiful Warrior". One day the caravan came to an area where a very peaceful people had lived... and they found the culture and race slaughtered by their neighbors. Ped vowed that day to always preserve dying cultures within her mind...
A few months later she found herself in Greece, near the Amazonian lands. She had heard about these warrior women of Greece, and thought they could be the missing sixteenth Clan of her people. She found the tribe of Melosa and was adopted by its Hunt Leader as a daughter... for the woman had no children of her own, and was very sick (though she did not know it). After her death Anala (Ped) decided to leave the tribe, feeling she could learn no more from them. On her last morning she was sent off by her good friend, Tireas, Anala knew this would be the last time she would see Tireas alive again.
Soon afterwards she meet Draco for the first time. In a situation that neither Ped nor Draco will explain (in a story... Draco's done it "off camera"), Draco captured Ped and tried to sell her to slavers. But he didn't succeed. Also involved in this is an incident with Sake, that Ped is *not* letting Draco tell anyone. Also these unexplained incidents have Draco calling her "Giggles", or "My darling Giggles".
Approxiamtely three years ago, Ped was captured by a real idiot warlord named Sysco, and escaped his camp a mere three hours later in the company of his Sister, Sophitia. The two of them have traveled together ever since, calling each other sidekick.
About 18 months ago... Ped began to feel a strange emptiness inside (Okay she'd felt it before and dealt with it with drink), and decided to meditate on the problem. In a trance like dream she meet with Pallas-Athena,who spoke to her and told her only that a woman named Zepgirl could help her.
Ped and Sophi wandered around for another six months until they found the Dominion temple of Ares, with head priestess Zepgirl. Ped vowed not to reveal her powers to the others if she could help it... because the temple was at the nexus of several lei lines, so she knew others would be drawn here as well even if they were unaware of the reasons. Vowing to remain and teach those suffieciently skilled, and protect those that were not, Ped became a Priestess of Ares.
During her time at the Temple of Ares, more than a few interesting things have happened to her. Among other things... she's become friends with several major deities in the Olympian Pantheon, and traveled through time (Shush! That's a secret!) Also Ped has taken on three apprentices in the Casting ways of her people, Pyromaniak, Tyrus, and kriket... But kriket is the only one still at the temple. She has also "mated" in the last year... in the time honored traditions of her people... and Ascended to the Throne of Syra.
During recent months, Ped has disapeared from the temple for large stretches of time because she must return to Syra for traditional activities of an Ascended One's first year. Ped was also the nexus of some problems that occured around the temple recently.
She has held a few classes in WHOOP @$$ learning during her time at the temple, and is even considering holding a challenge for those that are already skilled... to increase their abilty level. Although there are now twenty skilled users of WHOOP @$$ around the temple, Ares wishes for there to be more... only time will tell what his decision will be.
When the Temple of Cupid opened near the Temple of Ares that Ped serves at... she often went there to visit her many friends serving the God of Love. After the fiasco of her time traveling over a year previous, she spent most nights at the Temple of Cupid... no longer feeling comfortable spending nights in the Temple of Cupid. When she was busy helping clean up after that temple's Valentine's Day party... She was approached by Cupid. She is now Pysche's Representative to this temple, and often makes reports to her of the activities around the temples.
Personality Traits: Ped is a WACKO! I mean, She's a member of the WACKO team so that should explain a lot. She's extremely loyal to her friends... even if she does get a bit harsh with them sometimes. She has an extremely low tolerance for stupidity. Serious and quiet when alone, but in public Ped is flirty and outspoken.
Hero worships: Kas, Her mistress or teacher. She does admire some Grecian heros, but claims that none can compare to the legendary Kas!
Temple Duties:
Main Temple:
HTMMTC (in no particular order): Ares, Auto, Herk, Cupid, Ceasar, Draco, Cecrops, Hades, Hephy, Iolaus (Young and current), Iphicles, and Jason (Young and Current).
(Ped's theme song is Bitch by Meredith Brooks.)