User blog comment:AveryWood/Character Backround/@comment-26866022-20150807183705

My character's name is Tamrys Athell. Her father was an Altmer mage at the College of Winterhold, and her mother was a Nord servant to the Jarl of Winterhold. Tamrys means 'beautiful' in the High Elven language, but no one ever really thought of her that way except for her mother. As a child, she was mocked and bullied incessantly because of her mixed blood, and even her father took few pains to hide his dislike of her, which left Tamrys with a bitter resentment against her Elven kin. When she was 11, her mother died and she was taken in by the College to learn magic, which she excelled at. After 19 years at the College, she eventually left and tried to start a small apothecary in a village near Windhelm, but again was alienated. It all came to a head when she was dragged out of bed and forced to watch as her shop was burnt down before her eyes. Tamrys reacted violently, using her knowledge of destruction magic to attack and destroy half the village before she realised what she was doing. When she finally calmed down, she panicked and decided to flee Skyrim, but while trying to cross the border, she was taken captive by an Imperial ambush and woke up on a cart heading to Helgen.

Personality-wise, Tamrys is quiet and aloof, her cold nature a front to hide her loneliness. She enjoys spending time alone and gets edgy when being around too many people. She has a soft spot for children and Khajits, and prefers using magic to swords and other weapons.