Aren - like so many others ?

[Toreavamp]

Gotten myself curious by now, I don't really like asking in tells after interactions how people viewed Aren, but I'm actually still curious what other people's thought on her is.

To give you something to put her up against, this is how I first viewed her when I created her.
Aren's an innocent and fairly outgoing girl, while being a bard she's never been one for singing, she prefers to play or tell stories, she is what I'd call a loremaster type of bard (despite her player's really bad FR lore). While she's half-human I've tried to keep her elven. As time has passed she's changed into a more quiet and thoughtful person.
She's raised with an enormous love and care, and if Eilistraee had been one of the Seldarine she'd surely have had the Dark Dancer as her patron. Understanding and forgivness but also a swift death to those too vile to change.

Questions are:
-Does this corresponce to how people actually see her ?
-Does she add anything to your fun here or is she as boring as the nextdoor NPC ?
-Anything else ?

Love
Hanne

[Theramin]

I *think* it was your character who I once offered to buy a masterwork lute for if you played a decent tune on it, but you refused the offer Probably a wise thing to do.

Either way, I didn't think anything in particular about the character seeing as I believe that was my only interaction with her, so I can't rightly make any assessment.

However, it is quite difficult to get noticed and therefore be seen as quite cookie-cutter if you don't run around and get 'in people's faces'. Personally that's something I hate doing because my character simply wouldn't, and doesn't want to associate with most people until he has got to know them. However, playing more 'in your face' characters tends to get them more attention by the majority of the server, for obvious reasons. If you want to play your introspective character then carry on, and eventually the good RP and the positive encouragement will come flowing as she creates more genuine in character relationships that the rather superficial looking ones that seem to arise from the 'HI! CAN WE TRAVEL TOGETHER?!' Interactions that seem to happen sometimes. Playing the kind of character you've mentioned, I've found in the past, tends to reap more long term rewards but can be something of a 'slow burner'.

[Thrym]

I guess you all can guess my opinion about Aren anyways, but I think I'll write it down none the less.

First to the questions though:
- Yep, pretty much.
- Well... don't think I really need to answer that one, huh? Course she does! ;D

Anything else:
Uhm... let's see... I'm not very good at packing why I like a char into words, I see it as a pretty... subjective thing.
I always enjoyed our RP and Aren had a huge influence onto Zae over time.

When I first met her, Zae saw her as some silly little girl and couldn't quite grasp what Vesh saw in her. When Zae and Aren actually started to spend time together because of our 'good bud' Vesh turning out to be not such a good bud, his opinion about her changed a lot... but well, you know this stuff.

I could write about her positive character traits now of course, but then Zae can tell ya everything he loves about her IC at anytime you want, so I'll write down her not so nice sides first.

Something that always makes a char stand out to me are said chars flaws, and Aren got a lot of em, don't get this wrong. She has quite the temper, can be pretty naive and idealistic at times, and tries to be a real elf far harder then is healthy. She also has this annoying opinion about hurling necromancy spells. *coughs* Also she has the incredible ability to find guys that'll treat her badly, and it's only a matter of time till the next disaster (because Aren, when solo, has a crush on like 3 different people over the course of a normal week, or at least that's the impression I get from all those 'I think Aren might fall for...' tells ;D ).

Overall, I think Aren has a big problem with her selfesteem since Vesh.

In the end, all of this adds depth though (and a lot of drama, you ol' dramaqueen ).

On the more positive side, Aren's a caring, kind-hearted and understanding girl (even if that may sound different in those incredibly long Regal Griffon posts of mine... you people just don't know how annoying Zae can be ). She's someone one can talk nicely to for hours, and once one gets to know her facettes, her behaviour is pretty consistent. Also, she's pretty smart, in fact one of the few nonwizards capable of understanding what the heck Zae is talking about if one really gets him to go all wizard-talk on ya.

The only negative thing I can say is that her backstory is highly confusing (though that might have been me being tired when you told it), but that's probably because you did not make it up but had it evolve like that on another FR server.

As you probably guessed over time, I love your RP with Aren and am always happy to see her ingame.

Thrym



... oh, one last negative point, she doesn't know what's good for her. *nod, nod*

*runs away before Torea smites him*

[Teneas]

We may talk alot in tells, but Aren and Ten have maybe traveled together like 6 times max? Maybe a little more, maybe a little less. Will give my thoughts anyway....as if you would expect different from me.

She intrigues Ten. She rarely flirts back with him (not unusual by the way) and Ten normally uses that to size others up. Well the women anyhow. She has a dark/hurt side to her and Ten can see that, so he tends to care abit more for her.

On the rp side of things, she seems to have alot of layers to her, and not just what appears on the outside. She has alot of doubt about her abilities as well....but that just makes her all the more real to us.

My only thoughts as of now, because Ten and her have never really sat down and gotten to know each other.....which maybe a good thing


Now go post on mine thread and tell me what you think of Ten. (Attention whore)....me that is.......

[kaltorac]

hrm .... What can I say. Ever since that eventful "slap in the face" after getting off the caravan ..... Bel has been linked with Aren. He worries for her constantly and is always wondering quietly why she refuses Zae's approaches and ends ends up with someone unworthy. *sighs* He also sees her as slowly finding her own self worth in this world and seeking her own path instead of following anothers. as for being quick tempered and abit bullheaded ..... so is Bel with the patience to out stubborn her when needed. He'll always cherish Aren's talks and her friendship. And more than once ... talking to her has opened his eyes to solutions for his own problems.


P.S. ...... -Thrym- is right .... she doesn't know what's best for herself .... yet. ....*runs and hides behind Zae' in his Slaadi form*

[ancientempathy]

Aren is one of Randal's best friends =) Their first adventure together, i believe, was to a wizard tower that pwnt us all at the end with only celith living (me thinks he's a godling..always being the last to survive LOL)

I have a lot of fun when RPing with you, Hanne =) Cho, Randal's future concubine (LOL) is quickly crawling up the like list too hehe

But Aren is special to Randal because she's the first half-human friend he's got. He really has a big fascination towards elves and dwarves...then when you throw in a half-human into the mix it's like... And due to recent developments between the two and special words swapped..he see's that she definatly cares for him =)

[Vlad]

matthew138 said:

She intrigues Ten. ..... She has a dark/hurt side to her and Ten can see that, so he tends to care abit more for her.

On the rp side of things, she seems to have alot of layers to her, and not just what appears on the outside. She has alot of doubt about her abilities as well....but that just makes her all the more real to us.

*nodnod*
She intrigues Nolendil too, especially since he saw her talking with Edward in a friendly way.
I can tell you more both IG and OOC (preferably in tells) if you wish.

[EDM Entori]

one word...
unique

[Teneas]

She is near and dear to Ten's heart. He just picks on her and Celith to show that ;D

You rp her very very well. Almost miss the interactions we had because of the "divide" in the elves. That was good fun. I think you have great direction on her, and the higher the level you go, it gets harder to have that at times. Ten would drop most responsibilities to help Aren and Celith out. You have captured a great "wounded" personality for her, even though that is not seen as much by most I would assume. Good job as always.

[johntherevolator]

Well.. Aren is a truely unique character and your RP is always superb and fun from what I've witnessed, although in all honesty I've interacted with your other characters (Shara) far more than I have with Aren although the encounters I have had with her have always being interesting.. although with Edward it always ends up in some sort of arguement or other, even when she was laid out of a rack she was still giving Edward smack!

Possibly one of the most sensitive good hearted characters I've seen, to the point of that shes angellic and could never hurt another being, shes just so nice apart from that sharp tongue of course, but I've only seen that directed at Ranan and Edward and I think they pretty much deserve it.

Edward just see hers pretty much as a "teddy bear with a sharp tongue" and he'd very much like to remove that tongue for a trophy haha. Although at the same time he also fears her for the pity she seems to show him, Ed finds it almost alluring to take her hand but as so far resisted because he doesn't want to show any weakness! He shall not turn to the light! *runs off cackling, flailing whip around madly*

[The Supreme Watcher]

I haven't had enough interaction with Aren RP wise to make a decisive opinion of her personality...

However, the interactions we have had have been enjoyable, from her mistrust of Garum due to the Evergreens to the time we went to the Dragonmere (if you haven't noticed, Garum respects you after that).

Hopefully Garum has the opportunity to deal with you in the future

[canuckkane]

Vrulo views her as one of the few that isn't pinned down by a hatred of anything orcish so he thinks she's fairly smart. The swift death thing I just don't see but maybe that's because Vrulo has never done much adventuring with her. (Probably because he gravitates toward his necro-friends). Again, Vrulo doesn't hang out with her much so I can't say one way or the other if she does or does not add to my fun here. Generally a likeable person though.