Alexandra Greatblade

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Alexandra Greatblade
Victory
CreatorXero
Information
TitleThe Steel Cavalier
RaceStervera
GenderIntersex
Height315cm
Age62
AffiliationTyrantfall Militia
OccupationMilitia
Army Soldier (Previously)
Gladiator (Previously)
Farmer (Previously)
StatusAlive
RelativesGrace Greatblade (Mother)
Bruce Greatblade (Father)

Having come to live in a out of the way town known as Dustside in the Desolate Drifts, a pair of Stervera by the names Grace and Bruce Greatblade would purchase a farmstead at the edge of town in the year 2955 to escape a life of worry and conflict that their desert-dwelling tribe was known for. They would live happily in their newfound home among the Humans, Cobros and the occasional Gnoll that passed through town and would find themselves taking care of a child but three years later who they named Alexandra, after Bruce's grandmother that served as a valiant protector for their family many decades prior.

Alexandra would grow up aiding her parents upon the farm, helping sow the seeds into the dry soil of the drifts and herd the animals they kept, her Stervera body making her an excellent farmhand. Though she was generally content with the jobs she had, there was always one task that proved to be above the rest for her and it was tending to the soil itself but it wasn't the act itself that brought her so much joy but the fact that she could wield a giant hoe and swing it about for hours at a time which caused the young girl a great deal of joy as she imagined herself a proud warrior defending her home from monsters during those times. Her parents would take notice of her desire to fight and try to lower her ambitions as to prevent her from pursuing a life of aggression and battle but that only made her more anxious for it, never showing restraint when wanting to pick up a big weapon and go out to kill giant monsters and conquer the native Wyverns.

Despite her parents' protests, Alexandra would leave their quiet farmstead at the age of 30 to travel to Uroldros, capital of the Orgoni, to pursue a life of action and fighting. Though she was not of Orgoni descent, a veteran warrior by the name Ouheld took her in as an apprentice and begin training her in proper combat techniques using heavy weapons like axes, claymores and hammers till she herself could find the perfect weapon suited for her needs. She discovered that to be a massive halberd, one crafted in the style of the Luxfordian knights, and with the knowledge given by Ouheld she would become begin competing in several trials of strength across the Urol empire, fighting as a gladiator with a strong heart and a iron will who's natural-given body allowed her to trample foes upon foes and her massive blade struck down those that tried to escape her pursuit. She would go on to be an formidable force in the arena until one opponent stood their ground against her, the Warseer known as Taaral. In their fight, the Ezama challenger used not just agility and strength to keep up with the battle-hardened Stervera but also elemental magics that shook the competition and exploited Alexandra's inexperience in dealing with spellcasters which would lead to a decisive loss on her end.

Alexandra would leave her gladiator days behind after her first major loss in over three years, returning to her home in the Drifts to live a few years with her parents who had missed her very much, both of them having attended many of her fights and cheered for her in the crowd having overcome their fears of their little girl placing herself in blind danger. The comforts of her parents couldn't last long when the heat of combat still burned bright in Alexandra's soul and with the approval of both her parents this time around, Alexandra took up her halberd to seek new challenges in Grukoor which would lead her to enrolling in the mighty Urol army as a soldier tasked with defending the empire which by extension also included the Desolate Drifts under their defensive authority.

Stervera would spend the next fifteen years training with the best of the empire and working tirelessly defending their shared homeland from demons, monsters and Dragons alike, earning experience in dealing with both magic users and bigger foes. Her truest challenge would come in the year 3000 when the Grand War begun and the Luxfordian army landed upon the sands of Grukoor. With the weight of an army upon her shoulders, Alexandra used her every learned skill to her advantage to defend those she held dear. Because the Drifts were a supposed neutral ground with the Urol army only tasked with defending it against monsters, Alexandra's full attention was left to fighting in Uroldros proper and hold back the encroaching Human forces. Her spirit would be broken when news broke out that Dustside came under a sudden attack by the Luxfordians which forced Alexandra to make a difficult decision: Stay in formation under her commanders orders; or break the formation to go to the aid of her family.

Ultimately she chose the latter and was marked a coward by those in the army for leaving her post, the Stervera journeying across the canyon and desert ramming through opposing forces to get to her hometown and find it still under siege by a smaller diversion attack. Others of the army who saw the town their home joined with Alexandra to fight off the Luxfordian diversion and free everyone who was taken captive by them. Her decision to forgo her post would have saved her parents lives and the lives of many others in Dustside as the Luxfordians wished to use the smaller towns as bargaining chips in the war to come. Though Uroldros fell to the control of the opposition and the major Orgoni forces had to escape off-planet, Alexandra and many others in the drifts formed the Tyrantfall Militia to free the drifts from Luxfordian oppression and continue to fight against those stationed in Grukoor as the war continued.

Following the end of the war, those of the Tyrantfall Milita where marked as deserters by the Urol Empire and the Drifts were subsequently abandoned by the empire's watch leaving the Militia as its sole defender. Monster incursions and Gnoll invasions became common place and Alexandra remained on the forefront of the militia to defend the land and keep order. Though their ranks slowly increased, the dangers present were made more threatening with the Sark launching their own attempts of conquest from the south.

Nowadays the Drifts remain at a constant unstable state with the lawless gangs of Gnolls, the bloodthirsty tribes of the Sark and the Tyrantfall fighting a war between one another that has only slowed down recently. Alexandra remains a influential figure in the militia though she has elected to place others into a leading position to keep herself less shackled and more in the heat of combat itself. She is also active in traveling to other planets to seek new allies in the fight upon the Desolate Drifts.

Powers and Abilities

Alexandra is a formidable fighter who uses her sheer size in combination with the swing of her weapon to take down her foes as fast and cleanly as possible. She does not relent when in the heat of things and often puts her full might into every blow making attacks coming from her near lethal if one is not shielded properly. Even though her natural body is tough already, Alexandra also wears refined armor specially crafted by a Luxfordian smith infused with magical properties to protect her from both direct physical blows as well as magical attacks making certain ensnarements less effective on her.

In her years fighting, Alexandra has learned to deal with all manner of foes ranging between the common Human soldier to the likes of large Dragons like Wyverns. She carries with her other tools for circumstances where her halberd cannot be as useful - A massive bow used to shoot small ballista bolts to take down aerial targets, anti-magic runes to cast anti-magic shields onto herself or allies and potions to rejuvenate her health and stamina.

Physical Description

Alexandra is a Stervera with a dark-skinned human upper body and a spotted black and white equine lower body. She is larger than average and overall muscular thanks to her hears of combat. She has short brown hair braided into a small bun with silver strands of hair mixed in. Her equine side features fluffy white edges upon her hooves and a shining ebony tail at the very end.

Her armor and weapon are silver with gold edges that cover her human torso and arms while a few platings also appear on the butt-end of her equine half. She wears a simple black blouse underneath her chestguard.