Name: Kaela Kotone

Age: 26

Gender: Female, duh

Weapons: A longbow made of an unknown black composite. Completely black except for silver ornamentation near the grip and at the ends. Quiver and arrows made of the same material. Arrows have Obsidian arrowheads, and the tails are made of Peregrin feathers (creature to be explained later). The quiver has an enchantment in which it will never run out of arrows. Kaela also carries a small dagger.

Appearance: Kaela stands about an inch taller than Kagura. She has straight black hair that falls down to just above her shoulders. Has dark blue eyes. She has a slender, athletic body, though less proportioned than Kagura. She wears tight-fitting black leather armor. Though it doesn't offer her the best protection, it allows her more freedom to move, suiting her style of combat (I'll let you imagine the armor yourselves, until I brush up on my manga drawing and post a pic or two that is. It'll be a while though).

Skills/Preferred Combat: Kaela is an extremely competent archer, being able to score a bulls-eye under almost any condition, be it running, falling, or under fire herself. No matter the rate at which she fires, nor the situation, her accuracy is dead on. There isn't another in her land whose skills rival hers. In close combat, she fights hand to hand with an 8" dagger, utilizing speed and agility as opposed to strength. In certain situations, she will even use her bow as a weapon in close range combat. As such, Kaela is an expert at using her surroundings to her advantage. Being an archer, she is adept at camouflage and stealth, able to remain hidden until she wishes to be found.

Biography/History: As a child she was raised on a farm and taught the many things required to live off the land, such as cultivating the land, growing vegetables and fruit, making bread, and hunting. It was her first time hunting when she discovered a passion for archery. She practiced for years in her free time, with only a home made bow and arrows to use, and eventually became quite skilled. At the age of 13, she attended an archery competition at the city of Agamar, one of the most famous in the area. With only her shoddy bow, Kaela managed to outscore the best in the land, and win the tournament. She turned down the cash prize however, and had it given to the city's poorest citizens, for she still wished to live off the land with her family.

A few years passed, and when she was 16, as per a deal with her parents, she left home to travel. Before Kaela left though, her parents gave her her most cherished gift; the bow and arrow she still uses today. With fond memories of home, and a beautifully crafted bow to call her own, she set out and traveled to the North-east, in the direction of the hills and mountains that lay to the North of Archaea.

Kaela traveled deep into the mountains for two years, until she grew tired and decided to return home. Upon returning to the foothills however, she was besieged by a group of barbarians, scoundrels who preyed on lone travelers. Before it was too late, she was saved by a small band of pirates, lead by Dedalus. He was the first to tell her the news of the land she called home. During the two years she had traveled, the Altairians had shipped over from another land and taken control. They ruled with tyranny, and killed all those who opposed them. The barbarians she had been attacked by were examples of the deterioration of the once great land of Archaea.

Fearing for her family, and against her better judgment, Kalea set off in search of her family. She was met with only grief and despair, for she found her home burned to the ground, her parents crucified on stakes for opposing the new emperor. Filled with vengeance, she joined the newly formed Resistance, and played a major part in the attempting to overthrow the Altairians. At the age of 24 Kaela was reunited with Dedalus, the one who had saved her in the beginning. He was only the captain of a small pirate ship called the Kestrel at the time, operating for the Resistance. For two years she sailed with him, sabotaging many shipments of supplies going to the Altairan armies, instead putting them to use aiding those who were fighting their rule. About 3 months before meeting Sakaki and the gang, their ship, the Kestrel, was attacked by a larger pirate vessel, operating on its own. For 3 months what was left of Dedalus' crew served aboard the new ship, waiting for the time to strike. When Kagura, Chiyo, Osaka, Yomi, and Tomo were captured, and eventually escaped, it was then that they struck and took the ship as their own, christening it the Vanguard.

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Author's notes: Alright, this is how I plan on doing all of the character profiles, so get used to it. They will be posted on their own as sort of interludes between chapters, usually right before or after the character has been introduced.

Anyway, the reason I am posting this now is because I want to give you guys something to tide you over for a while, as I may not be able to get on and post the next chapter or two for a few days, for various reasons.

As I said before, when I add the next chapter, I will bump the story up to M rated. Also, heres a bit of a preview/teaser thingy...

Drama, action, suspense and intrigue all rolled into one! The girls, now reunited travel onward to Enwich. Events will be set in motion, new allies will be made and others lost. All this coming up soon in the next chapter of Ragnarok: Sword of Legends

(God I suck at writing those. Also, depending on how I feel, or if I remember, there may be a surprise to be revealed after the next chapter. Not one about the events in the story, but about the story itself and the future of the fanfic...)