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| Snow (Taliyah) |
Favorite proverb: Better is a dish of vegetables where love is than a fattened calf and hatred with it.
Backstory: After Taliyah’s mother died, Taliyah took over the running of her father’s house. Even her father’s remarriage to a demanding woman—his dead brother’s widow—could not destroy her joy. Yet after Taliyah’s father died she found herself suddenly unprotected. When she was threatened by her stepmother’s hard-eyed son she struck hard and fled, leaving him bleeding. Now, dressed as a boy, she seeks shelter among the outlaws of the Yeshurni hills. Yet she knows that the Avenger of Blood must be hard on her heels.
Appearance: Slender and smooth-skinned, with black hair and eyes. Her face is delicate, but not so much so that it is impossible for her to pass for a boy. Her hands are rough from many years of work. Her hair has been cut messily to just above shoulder length, and her face is always covered in dirt. She wears several layers of baggy tunics and a shapeless linen cap. She is 17 but is passing as a 14-year-old boy.
Her Role in the Mercenary Band: Although she has no military skills, she makes herself useful by helping Fig to gather food, cooking, running messages, and assisting in the band’s non-military work (helping with harvests, shepherding, and so on). Snow also takes on the role of peacemaker, trying to keep Thorn and Cedar from feuding.
Author’s Notes: I love the way that Snow’s story kept deepening as I wrote and rewrote Overpowered. I love her courage, her integrity, and her horribly unsuccessful attempts to pass as a boy. (Really, she’s terrible at it. Two separate characters figure her out within five minutes of meeting her.) Although she’s in a situation where it might be wise to be wary (band of murderers, anyone?) she quickly grows fond of her dangerous companions. While this leaves her open to threats from some of them (one of whom she never even recognizes as a threat… I’m beginning to think that she’s a wee bit oblivious), the others become her trusted allies.
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One thing that turns me off in fiction is a female pretending to be a male...and then absolutely no one notices.
*cough* Anyways. *cough*
I'm glad to hear that "Overpowered" doesn't adhere to that trope. :D
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| I enjoyed the movie, but still...this. ^ XD |
*cough* Anyways. *cough*
I'm glad to hear that "Overpowered" doesn't adhere to that trope. :D
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October 29th
Knitted By God's Plan: 7 Reasons to Read
Light and Shadows: 5 Reasons to Read
Dreams and Dragons: The Awesomeness of Biblical Retellings
The Language of Writing: Sneak Peek!
Heather L.L. FitzGerald: Character Spotlight - Fig
Literature Approved: Review
Reality Reflected: Review
Keturah's Korner: Review
The Labyrinth: Character Spotlight - Taliyah
Unicorn Quester: Character Spotlight - Yotham
Selina J. Eckert: Guest Post - Inspiration for Overpowered
Dragonpen Press: Guest Post - What is Overpowered?
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