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Vanta Ripclash
¶ Heart of Ascalon
(she/her)
Proprietary Setting: Guild Wars 2
¶ In Short
Charr ~ 33 ~ 9'1 (2.77m)🍑
Strong, musclegut, brawny. Large and imposing.
Stereotypically hardass, stiff and fierce. Starry-eyed idealist. Really sweet and loyal.
Very much a follower of ideas rather than people.
Former Renegade. Now also former Dominion.
¶ Details
·— Species | Faction —· Unaligned charr, former Renegade and Dominion soldier
·— Profession | Class —· Scrapper, Soldier, All-arounder
·— Birthplace | Home —· Southern Ascalon born, currently not settled
·— Age | Height | Weight —· 33 years old, 9'1 (2.77m), 1012 lbs (459 kg)
·— Physiognomy | Shape —· Large and brawny, musclegut
·— Romantic Attraction | Sexuality —· Polyromantic Bisexual
·— Pronouns | Gender Expression —· she/her, woman
¶ Description
A stereotypically hardass, stiff and fierce charr Legionnaire, Vanta was everything you'd expect from a grizzled charr veteran. Not so much visibly muscular as she was bulky. More so a strongman, this soldier was imposing and big, a veritable powerhouse. Her armor and arms, when she was wearing them, seemed well taken care off but visibly worn down and scuffed, definitely having seen some use. If anything, that just further gave her that impression, it was clear it wasn't just there for show.
While her appearance most certainly had the propensity to position her as this scary unyielding force, Vanta's personality on the other hand seemed wholly approachable and kind. With a tempered confidence and considerate understanding, she seemed like a natural born leader even if her official experience in such positions wasn't particularly notable.
Fiercely loyal to her people as well as her ideals, Vanta was the kind who would put her life on the line to protect either without a second thought. Maybe that was expected behavior from a charr soldier, but she had never grown up as one officially. Even if she seemed to have a look of a professional and highly decorated officer, thanks to her experiences as a Renegade she was far more of a scrappy all-arounder in her approach to things. Despite that, her strong sense of honor often stopped her from playing dirty.
¶ At a Glance
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| Soldier | Worn Down | Warm | Soft-spoken | Idealist |
| It was just about immediately obvious Vanta was or had at some point been a soldier of some form or another. From the deliberate way she carried herself, to the strongly built strongman form she maintained and finally the clearly utilitarian clothing and armor she happened to wear. | A lot must have happened in this woman's life. As much as she likely wouldn't admit it, she looked to be in some fashion exhausted and weary. Not just emotionally, her body was also pocked with many old marks and scars, clearly hazards of her trade. | Despite her ostensibly rough and sometimes even prickly appearance, not to mention the stereotypically hardass bearing, Vanta seemed to have a heart of gold. Protective and kind, she was more than happy and willing to render aid wherever needed. | There was a surprisingly soft voice attributed to this big charr, pleasantly smooth and kinda breathy in her enunciation. With a raised tone she almost had a preacher quality to her words, and she definitely had the capacity to tear into someone with a fury of a thousand suns if such was needed, rare as it was. | A starry-eyed idealist, she was a follower of ideas rather than people. If she felt something was worth fighting for, she was unstoppable. Vanta was definitely the kind of person to stir the hearts of those around her. |
¶ Hooks
- Any former Renegades operating around Ebonhawke are very likely to have at least had a brief encounter with her. Similarly, Ascalonian humans have have had a run in with her.
- Any potentially surviving Dominion officers may know of her.
- If you've participated in the Grothmar festivities, it's not impossible to have run into her there.
¶ History
Thrust into it by being born in Southern Ascalon and the circumstances around her, Vanta was a Renegade all her life, majority of it spent fighting humans.
Having lived for so long in a place that felt abandoned by the Legions, one that worked together regardless of what charr nation they were, she ended up very much into the idea of a singular and united charr nation.
When Bangar called for charr to come North, she obliged mostly out of curiosity but the ideal of "One Charr" resounded with her, because it felt like what she was waiting for. She was strongly of the opinion charr needed to take a step back and focus on internal matters.
And so, her warband and her ended up caught up in the war, in her eyes this was the right side to be, one that promised to bring charr together under one banner at last. After all, the United Legions would never accept her, not a former renegade.
It didn't take long for Bangar's megalomanic goals to come out, though, and she grew progressively more dissatisfied but there was nothing to do anymore. Plus she wasn't just going to drop her loyalty to the goal. The idea was still noble even if the leader wasn't, in her eyes.
Then Frost Legion happened and that wasn't what she signed up for. Turning her people into monstrosities beholden to dragon? Her friends and family. And so she stood up, probably way too late to make any meaningful change.
Vanta turned from fighting her people to fighting her people and it all but broke her. Her refusal to join the Frost Legion resulted in her paying the ultimate price. Her warband was turned and sicced upon her, forcing her to fight her own family turned dragon minion. Barely escaping with her life, this was an experience that has deeply affected her.
Knowing the United Legions would never accept her, Vanta remained on the down low as the war shifted towards yet another dragon conflict.
¶ Notes
¶ Clash Warband
- Lgn. Vanta Ripclash
- Soma Silverclash†
- Kosak Fireclash†
- Erin Spiteclash†
- Tau Towerclash†
- Juno Riverclash†
¶ Quotes
"Does it matter that much who wins? I'm here because I believe in the idea of One Charr, not because I think Bangar is some hotshot Imperator. He just seemed like the right choice at the time. And the so-called United Legions? They're not working in our best interest."
"I'm going to keep fighting for what I believe in. That's not a Dragon or an Imperator. But if it takes those, then so be it."
"I have feelings too, damn it. I'm not a fucking monster like those people would have you believe. Or is it so easy to believe that we're all soulless and cold like the Shiverpeaks?"