Full Name: Ruby Rose Jessop

Called: Her full first name is Ruby Rose, but it gets shortened to Ruby, and shortened even further to Ru (pronounced Roo) most of the time. She introduces herself as just Ruby.

Status: Commoner.

Age and date of birth: Aged 24, April 1st (modern calendar).

Place of birth: Port Legann.

Current Residence: She's currently shacked up with a few dancing/player/prostitute friends in a house just east of the Palace Way and a block north of the River Olorum. It's nothing fancy, rather eclectic but comfy.

Fighting Skills: She has them. When she was younger she used to hang around all the rough types of kids. You know, those involved in minor street gangs and street kids. She picked up a few skills with a dagger. She's no match against someone with years of training, but he can certainly hold her own against the average Joe.

Magic: Not a sniff.

Occupation: High end dancer. Small time thief. She takes her clothes off while dancing risque-like at private parties, for money. I guess that means she's a stripper. It gets her in the doors of the homes of some of the wealthier members of Tortallan society. She supplements her income by stealing, and pickpocketing. She earns enough money to live reasonably comfortably for a commoner.

Important people:

- Parents -
Crispin Jessop - Father - She doesn't have anything to do with him. He moves about a lot, peddling goods both stolen and legally obtained. He's the guy from the street corner who'll sell you broaches from under his coat.
Pamela Grayson - Mother - Prostitute. A rather negligent one in terms of birth control. Pamela couldn't really give a rats about her children. She has several, from different fathers, all running riot while she's working, sleeping and drinking. She and Crispin slept together a few times over a month while Crispin was in town. He paid her for her services with what he said was a ruby, but actually turned out to be fake. When she fell pregnant...again, she named the baby Ruby Rose and gave her Crispin's last name.

- Siblings -
Of which there are several, most have different, fathers but really, it's impossible to tell what child matches with what man. They're mostly vagabonds and criminals of different degrees. And, mostly girls.

Appearance:

Hair: Thick brown hair. The color's just an average brown, nothing special. But, she wears it long, down to mid-back length and parted in the middle. She has the kind of hair that dries wavy, but when wet and a little heavier it falls straight. She doesn't tie it up, simply because it suits her more when it's down.

Eyes: Tear drop shaped, framed in extra long lashes. They're actually slightly narrow, but the curl on her lashes make them look more open. Medium set, on top of high though not overly prominent cheek bones.

Face: Ruby has a long, narrowish oval shaped face, which ends in a flat, level chin. She has an angular jaw and high, though not overly prominent, cheek bones which when combined adds shape to her face. Her nose begins a little flat then angles out, though there is a tiny crevice right at the end where the bridge of her nose fans out to form nostrils. It isn't a great nose, but it suits her face. Ruby has these inviting tempting lips. They're slightly puckered, with her top lip as full as her bottom lip. Her top lip's shaped like the top of a love heart with accentuated curves, while her bottom angles out. She has a little gap between her two front teeth.

Height: She stands at 177 centimeters, or 5 foot 10.

Body: She's got a feminine build. She's naturally wide shouldered. She's also fit and takes good care of her body. Looking good is what makes her enough money to live comfortably on. She's all smooth lines and graceful curves. Ruby has an hour glass figure in that her body shape starts wide, then angles in smoothly until it flows out from her hips. She has long legs with visible chiseled calf muscles. She maintains a healthy body weight, while she uses her body to make money it's important for her to look appealing, she's certainly not boney or sunken at all. She's pleasantly fleshy and femininely muscular.

Colouring: Her complexion is half way between tanned and pale. She isn't sickly pale, but she also isn't significantly tanned. She's also covered in a plethora of endearing freckles that she used to hate, but now loves.

Clothing: She's kinda fussy in what she wears, choosing clothes that enhance and show off her femininity instead of hide it. She wears dresses tailored to fit. And she also wears long trousers and shirts, but so that they fit in a way that mold to the contours of her body. She wears a lot of red, simply because she's partial to it and because of her line of work. There's also the name/color connection.

Personality:

Ruby's completely at ease with herself. She knows who she is and has confidence in herself and her body. She's the kind of person who'll make the most out of every situation, including who she is and what she has to offer to the world. She won't let the opinions of others, affect her opinion of herself. She's also comfortable in the world in which she lives. She's street wise. She understands how things work around the streets. While she may act completely comfortable in the houses of rich merchants and those that inhabit the upper rungs of the social ladder, she's actually like a fish out of water. She's unfamiliar and feels personally uncomfortable with any other way of life. She has a biased, almost black and white view of the world. She sees people with money as being manipulative, corrupt, vain and unrealistic. They won't hesitate to stab you in the back. While, commoners, and people with street smarts are more in touch with reality. And, more often than not they'll stab you in the front, rather than in the back.

She makes friends easily, but doesn't trust easily. She has a cynical view of people. Men, in particular. She grew up roaming the streets with a rough crowd of kids and with a mother who's a prostitute, as a result she's developed a deep scepticism when it comes to other people. People's intentions aren't always admirable, some will even stab you in the back, so she simply won't place her trust in someone until they've proved they're worthy of it. She may come across as a little dry and straight talking, but she's usually quite generous, without being altruistic. She can strike up and maintain a conversation with a complete stranger with apparently little effort. She's mostly slow to make judgements about others, recognising that people aren't always what they seem, there's often more to them than meets the eye. She's generally very observant of other people, and is quick to pick up on it when something's wrong. She isn't the best at giving advice, because she tends to live in the here-and-now, rather than looking and planning for the future. But, she's quite good at giving immediate comfort.

That being said, she isn't the kind of women who'll hug a stranger just because they're having a bad day. But instead of the hug, she might make them some tea, or give them an outlet for their frustrations or stress. She expresses her sympathy and understanding in a practical way. Her friendship is conditional, however. Once it's crossed or betrayed she develops an instant, unwavering dislike for the person responsible. She's actually kind of selfish in that she makes herself the center of her own world. She's grown up pretty much taking care of herself, and she's learnt that if she doesn't make herself the number one person in her life and look after herself, no one else will.

Ruby has rather eclectic morals. She sees nothing wrong with flaunting her body for money, but draws the line at physical contact in her work. She makes it clear that because she's a risque performer, and because she's a women doesn't mean that it's an open invitation to treat her like a prostitute. Nakedness is a liberating and powerful experience for her. She's stubborn, if she doesn't want to do something she'll dig her heels in and won't be convinced otherwise. She likes to have the power to say no, and to be in control of a situation. It's important in her line of work. She makes particular effort to do what she wants, when she wants regardless of conventions, restrictions, or limitations. It makes her a leader rather than a follower. She can be chaotic at times. Ruby's prone to bouts of spontaneity and impulsiveness. She moves in and out of things quickly, simply because she's bored, uncomfortable, or she's gotten what she wants out of an experience or situation. Sometimes it's hard to keep up.

History:

Crispin and Pamela met through Pamela's line of work. Crispin was her client for a month or so while he was in town. He gave her a ruby set in a gold-toned rose shaped pendant to pay for her services. Not long after he skipped town, she realized that she was pregnant. In order to make some money she attempted to sell the pendant, and instead found out that it was actually a fake. It wasn't gold and it certainly wasn't a ruby in the center. She wasn't happy with Crispin at all. More because he'd paid her off with a fake, than the fact that he'd left her pregnant.

Nine months later Pamela gave birth to a little baby girl, whom she ironically called Ruby Rose. Ruby wasn't her first child, nor was she her last. Where possible, Pamela gave all of her children their father's surname, or their father's first name as their surname. It's weird, but it was a connection to their fathers. Pamela saw it as a constant reminder of the men who had screwed her over. She returned to work just weeks after Ruby popped out, leaving her older children in charge of raising her newest addition. It was then that Ruby was introduced to the streets. Her siblings were left to run riot without any adult supervision, when saddled with a baby instead of letting it hamper them or hold them back, they took her with them. And when Ruby was old enough, and saddled with another new addition to the family, she did the same thing.

Ruby grew up hanging around street kids, and the kids of commoners, doing what she liked and when she liked. Pamela simply didn't care. Ruby watched her older siblings, the ones that had raised her, grow up and move away. As soon as she reached fifteen years of age, she followed suit. She travelled around Tortall a bit before settling in Port Caynn, making a little money through thieving and sleeping where ever she could afford, some times on the streets.

At the age of sixteen, Ruby was sitting at the bar of a seedy inn when some drunkard offered to pay her a gold noble if she'd spend some time with him. A gold noble was more money than she'd ever seen in her life. It was all very awkward, and she ended up in his bed. But, it really was the start of her career. She woke up the next morning, pretty much grossed out and disappointed in herself. While she swore to never turn into her mother, and value herself that lowly, the money was a big enticement. As the gold noble quickly disappeared, she forced herself to work up the courage to try it again, except without the sex part.

This time she practiced. As the daughter of a prostitute, it wasn't hard to figure out how to move her body in such a way that caught and held a man's attention. She'd always been a natural mover. After watching some professional dancers move to music at a midwinter festival and several weeks spent practicing with men she met in inns and taverns throughout Port Caynn she soon grew confident and able. Some times the men wouldn't respect her "no sex" policy, but they soon learned to respect her self-defence skills with a dagger. As she got better and more experienced at her job, word got around and she started getting the business of more upmarket, upscale citizens. She also managed to befriend several players, prostitutes and professional dancers and picked up a few tips and words of advice.

After spending several years in Port Caynn, learning and perfecting the art of taking her clothes off while dancing in front of men, she moved on to Corus with several of her friends, at the age of twenty four. They secured a house, and she's currently making a name for herself in Corus.

Likes: Aesthetically pretty things, spoiling herself, her work, the combined feeling of power and liberation that her work inspires, good red wine, good food, lots of possessions, people, being the center of attention, fun things, new experiences, upbeat and enthusiastic people, parties, drinking alcoholic beverages, night time, city life, practicality, looking good, good clothing.

Dislikes: Not having the power to make decisions regarding herself and her body, grabby men, bad food, ale, day time, anything boring, trusting people with money, trusting men, being ignored, disrespect, angst, overly emotive dramatic people, fake people, convention, anything that tells her that she can't do something, anything that places limitations on her, small spaces, that emotional feeling of being smothered.