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Selena
Weyal
Archila (Head Seamstress)
Cumae
Paros (Guardian
of the Children)
Taiche
Verlisi (Gate Guard)
Selena is approximately 5' 4" with light hazel eyes. Once
dark red, her hair has lightened due to being out in the sun for
hours at a time. Rumored but not confirmed, it is thought that
Selena has some Celtic blood in her from her mother, Charis. Slim
but muscle-toned, Selena typically wears a thigh length skirt and
a top that is fairly tight but comfortable. She likes to make
friends, is willing to learn anything new, listen to others, and
loves nature. Her totem animals are an owl and a stag.
Selena was born in the land of Greece in a village called
Leridian. Her parents, two brothers, and a sister raised her. As a
child, Selena listened to her mother tell her stories of warrior
women who lived a long way from Leridian. Charis would describe in
great detail the people and their ranks in the tribe. It was as if
she knew these women personally, as if they were her friends-
especially when her mother spoke fondly of a warrior called
Fedora. When Selena turned twelve, she learned that mother was an
Amazon who'd been banished from her tribe. Mysteriously, Charis
wouldn't speak of why or how, but she told her youngest daughter
that if anything happened to her or the family, Selena should
return to the tribe and tell Fedora of her death. Selena promised
she would do this, never knowing that in the years she'd have to
keep her word.
On her fifteenth birthday, Selena wandered in the woods and
enjoyed the nature around her. She returned home for supper to
find that her village had been burned to the ground, no one left
alive. Selena found her mother dead on the ground outside their
home and hours later was only able to find her older sister,
Althea.
The only thing Selena remembers from that day is one word. One
word that stayed in her mind: Amazon. She can't remember anything
else of the events that happened that terrible day, for she was
knocked unconscious and ability to recall.
Driven by the power of that one word, Selena wandered the land
without any real chart or plan. Days of travel taught her to stick
clear of the roads and of thieves that traveled on them. Using the
trees the for cover, she made her way north where she ended up in
Thrace. For the most part, Selena learned how to survive in the
wilderness by herself. She knew which berries were safe to eat and
which were unsafe . Avoiding trouble as much as possible, she
learned to defend herself if she did get in a bad spot. Merely
fifteen, Selena taught herself how to survive the harsh nights and
the horrifying dreams she had.
Stopping for many nights in a small tavern to the edge of
Thrace, Selena overheard two women engaged in conversation one
morning. She moved closer to sit and listen. At some point Selena
heard the name Amazon, and her ears perked up. She looked over at
the two, a tall dark one and a small blonde. Selena realized too
late that she was acting suspiciously, and decided to wait until
they left the tavern to follow them.
When the two women left the tavern, Selena pursued them; but
they weren't easy to outsmart. The dark haired woman caught her
wandering in the trees.
"Why are you following us?" The woman's gruffness
made it sound more like a command than a question.
Selena didn't turn around, but felt the point of a sword at her
back.
"I'll say it again, why are you following us?"
"Take the sword from my back and I'll explain."
Selena offered.
The woman did this as Selena turned to face her.
"I think the best place to speak, would be on the
ground."
Selena nodded, as she watched the warrior vault from the tree.
She then joined her on the ground by climbing down the trunk of
the tree.
Upon clearly seeing Selena, the blonde woman snorted looking to
her companion. "We were being followed by a child! Really
Xena, I'd like to take a guess and say she wasn't going to hurt
us."
Selena looked from one to the other, becoming aware of what
situation she was in.
"It's not as simple as that Gabrielle. She must have had a
reason for following us and now...she is going to tell us that
reason. First, what's your name?"
Reacting wisely, Selena didn't smile or make any movement that
made her appear vulnerable. "Selena."
Xena smiled. "Right Selena, explain why you were following
us, and it better be good." She remarked with a no-nonsense
tone.
Keeping her posture, Selena stood stall and answered. "I
was following you because I heard you mention a tribe- Amazon. I'm
not sure what that is, but I remember the name."
Xena raised her eyebrows as she folded her arms. "What
have the Amazons to do with you?" She asked, seeming both
interested and annoyed.
Feeling overpowered, Selena's shoulders dropped. "It's the
last thing I can recall. I don't remember anything from that day,
except that word. I think I'm supposed to go there, but I don't
know why. I don't remember anything, like I said."
Gabrielle looked at Selena while thinking. "So that's why
you were following us? You heard us talking about it, so you
decided to tag along...just without us knowing."
Selena gave half a smile as she nodded.
From there, things went Selena's way. She explained to Xena and
Gabrielle all that she remembered or what she thought happened,
somehow feeling she could trust the pair. She travelled with them
for a while, telling them of her experiences.. Selena grew fond of
Gabrielle, listening to the bard tell her stories and exchanging
her own. On her sixteenth birthday, they arrived at Themiscyra.
Selena was delighted to finally find out what the one word she
remembered was all about. And that is when she met the Amazon
nation- the place she now calls home. Selena has now lived in
Themiscyra for many moons. The events that have taken place in
Themiscyra have been a few personal leaps of faith that have made
her friendship with other Athelfi stronger.
One night, Selena left a candle burning in her hut and during a
nightmare, knocked it over setting her hut ablaze. Luckily for
her, Valkyra was near by otherwise she might not have survived.
After recovering in the Med Hut she was offered to share with
Samsara Athanase and her hut mate, Keturah Archila Cassia. A
little while after moving in with Samsara, Selena started to
experience hallucinations. Things that came from her dreams, or
more to say her nightmares. It took a while to notice how
unattached Selena had gotten, until one-day things got too
overwhelming and somebody did notice. In fact, a couple days later
of her hut mates finding out so did the rest of the tribe. Selena
had woken in fear of what might happen, once outside she was
confronted with what she thought were monsters but really her
Athelfi. Anger soon replaced fear and she attacked, until Marpesia
stopped her. A strong sorceress. After being placed in the village
jail, she was attacked by more hallucinations until she was
possessed, by a demon of her past. Selena had much help from her
Athelfi; they gave her strength so when the final showdown with
Litmus came, she could defeat him.
Selena doesn't like her past and to come face to face with it
again with Litmus was enough. So when her brother showed up on one
of the trading vessels that were visiting Themiscyra, it was
another part of her past she had to confront, and didn't want to.
When Leon, Selena's brother, was seen trying to get Selena to
leave with him, he was reported to his captain. Leon told the
whole story of what had happened to his mother and younger sister
and told him that he had set out to find Selena, being the
youngest of the family and very close. The captain then took
Leon's story to Queen Valkyra where Selena heard Leon out. After
discovering that what he was saying was true, they were reunited
and spent the next few days together talking about her past. On
Leon's last night, he asked Selena to meet him by the trading
ships. Selena did as she was asked and he took her into the
forest, he then gave her their mother's necklace. It was a golden
necklace that was centered on a high moon with a distinct
engraving of a star at its point and hung from a bullion chain.
The cloth it came in carried her mother's name and a message sewn
to the material in Tae'Nah.
The events that followed were much similar, after a stranger
stumbled before her on a walk along the Thermadon and had directly
asked for another Amazon, Latrina. Selena overheard them talking
and discovered that not only was the stranger her aunt Fedora but
her Athelfi Latrina was her cousin. The three of them returned
back to Sibyls for Latrina to reclaim her rightful place as Queen.
After they returned home Selena was yet again whisked away by
her brother back to the village she grew up in. The reason being
that Selena's father was dying and she wanted to see him one last
time before he passed on. On this return not only did she meet her
other brother, his wife and her niece but she fell for one of the
men in the village, Ciro. Unfortunately one day when he was out on
a fishing trip with some of the other men, he slipped on some ice
and fell into a fast flowing river and hit his head. He was dead
by the time he arrived home.
Selena left distraught and halfway back to Themiscyra bumped
into Clymene, Leonie and Xena who themselves were on the way back
home. Although she was grieving, a few weeks later she discovered
she was with child and this brought her spirits up to something to
look forward to.
Selena uses the staff and the sais. She is hut mates with
Cassia and Samsara. She rides a silver mustang named Andra who has
a black nose, mane, tail and legs. Selena speaks Greek.
Tae'Nah
athelfi arche:
20 November 2002
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