Kestrel Family/Kureshtin

The oldest sister of the Kestrel Family , she is to take over the family business when her parents pass on. In the meantime she has joined the Chocxal army, both to protect her country and to bring fame to the family.

Description

Kureshtin is of average hight and build with a warrior's quick reflexes. She relies on her speed and sharp mind in a fight. She enjoys traveling (in warm weather), trying new foods, seeing new sights, and fighting new battles. She detests court functions, paperwork, and horses. She has a quiet personality and can easily blend into the background of any crowd if she wishes. She has a strong temper, but is good at holding her tongue until she has had a chance to calm down. She wears her long black hair in a single braid that hangs down her back in peace and winds around her head under her helmet in battle. She mostly wears cream or light orange colored clothing, but occasionally wears bright red when she wants to be noticed.

Quetli

Kureshtin is the Baroness of Quetli, an appointment that brings much honor and pride. She is well known by the locals, who welcome her leadership. Kureshtin loves her region, and cannot ever see calling another place home.

Kureshtin built a special forces center in Quetli. The Desert Catapults are the first ranged SF available in Talerium.

Guilds

Kureshtin is a Senior Student in The Order of the Citadel, and has learned much from them. She is very glad a chapter has opened up in Chocxal, so that more people can join.

She is also an Aspirant in the Diplomatic Corps, although she is clearly not a diplomat.

History

Kureshtin received her first camel when she was 7, named it Maude, and had called all of her camels Maude ever since. She often talks to Maude as though it had been the very same camel all these years.

Kureshtin is the only one of her sisters old enough to remember the war between Darka and Talerium. Seeing the destruction caused her to want to join the army so she cold defend Quetli from future attacks. As soon as she was old enough to do so, she hired a troop of infantry and joined an attack on the Ash Sea Islands, her first real battle.

For a while Telerium was involved in a war to the north, and Kureshtin does not like fighting in such cold climates. She packed a good many camel hair blankets, but is still cold all the time, except while in combat with the vikings. The campaign also give her a chance to make business contacts in Eston and she has developed a taste for a local pie that can only be found in that area.

A battle in Brackhead was a dark day for Kureshtin. She received a blow to the head and was dragged to safety by one of her warriors. When she woke up she found that the rest of her troop had been killed in the battle. Maude was missing, and she had to steal a horse to ride back home to the desert. Also lost was her compact war bow that she received as gift from a desert nomad. Upon returning to Brackhead for a second time. Maude was found, still with the bow attached to the saddle. She was glad to find it again. Although she does not know how to shoot it, the bow has a lot of meaning for her.

A battle in Amdor gave her a serious wound. Her right leg is now a bit stiff in the morning, but she still rides a camel into battle as well as ever.

Recently Kureshtin foolishly charged a small army of militia in Meldeen with only two small units. Overwhelmingly outnumbered, both troops fought to the last man and took out an entire unit of calvary. It was a disaster, but Kureshtin learned a lot from it, and befriended Tiana, the other troop leader in the attack.

The Chocxal Guard

She was named the Marshal of the army of Chocxal. She could not say no when she was offered the job by Lady Katheryn, a woman that Kureshtin both trusts and admires greatly. Since coming into the post Kure has received a lot of help and advice from realmmates and is glad for their assistance. She has learned a lot about battle and is honored to be a part of the war college.

With the change in army structure, Kureshtin is now Marshal of The Chocxal Guard, an army sponsored by Sir Sanchez, Duke of Chocxal. During the recent attack on Redspan Kureshtin was honored to see that all members of the Guard were actively involved in either the war or defending Talerium. She has a lot of pride in the army and expects this activity level to continue.

Troops:

Kure's Flock: A well-knit group of desert infantry. Last member was let go in Brackhead.
Kure's Flight: Highly skilled warriors from Ptaphoc. Fought to the last man in Elost.
Kure's Tale: More of Ptaphoc's finest. Died in Swanfolk.
Kure's Command: Finest from Ptaphoc. Died in Suville.
[CG]Kure's Battle Guard: Current.