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Race/Gender/Profession: Asura / Female / Engineer

Describe your character's appearance: Lutka's size is considered average, not too short, not too tall. Build wise, she is slightly toned for an Asura when she flexes due to her profession and adventures to collect specimens for her alchemy experiments. As my main character, as in all games I play, her hair shall be to color of... mossy teal. Typical armor would be something durable yet does not restrict movement and a color pallet of earthen hues and metal. Her favored weapon is anything that makes noise: guns, guns, grenades, and elixirs... what? They make noise when you throw them!

Describe your character's personality: Lutka's personally is rather extroverted but in reality is very introverted, preferring to work on her experiments and projects solo to lower the possibility of her work being stolen. Because of this, she is refuses to join a krewe and instead helps her parents with their krewe work when needed. She comes off as a strong, level headed person but sometimes lets her emotions get the better of her. When this happens, you get a fiery hot-headed little critter. Lutka loves to root for the underdog and, with a smiling face, will always encourage those around her... unless a bookah could come up with a better idea. Unlike most Asura, she does not find much joy in belittling others ideas, having a superiority complex, or competing to be the best among the Asura of Rata Sum... but sarcasm is still a very good friend.

Tell us their background: Lutka grew up the eldest of three children to parents, Pharr and Dizzi who were low ranking mechanics. Her siblings included Lonni and Urrd. As she grew older she began to dislike her youngest sibling, Urdd, whose personality was rapidly developing into something deceitful and cruel. He would never stay in one krewe too long while attending the college of Dynamics and never once had to use his own brain. He was a greedy Asura that found his place in life by stealing ideas and bidding them off secretly. Lutka had no quarrels with her sister, who like her, was accepted into the college of Statics.
While attending the college she apprenticed under Hekkl, a brilliant Asura that believed in the college's goal of building to last. His love for preserving and improving upon what works spanning over machines to the Asuran body itself. From him, Lutka studied heavily the practice of infusing the fields of bio-enhancing mechanics and alchemy, mostly for the purpose of what Hekkl dubbed, "biological improvement operations," or "BIO," the construction of prosthetic limbs and some less, more temporary, extreme forms of body tweaking.
While Lutka excelled quite well in this practice after her tutelage, what she had learned from Hekkl that she loved most was the idea of enhancing mechanics with alchemy in general. The application of the practice on living creatures made her feel somewhat uncomfortable. This was not due to any degree of squeamishness, but rather her distaste in the merging of her personal space bubble with that of another. Her favorite hobby is taking apparatuses with magical properties and creating non-magical replicas that are able to perform the same functions through the use of clever technology and alchemy. This is what she calls, "pseudo-magic."
A year prior to current time, Lutka met Sieg, a quirky asura necromancer, for the first time since their childhood encounter in which she saved Sieg from a couple of more-brutal-than-the-average-bear bullies. While she does not remember this as he does, Lutka has found a constant companion with similar interests in Sieg (although their reunion had a rather rocky beginning).
Having an ever growing distaste for general Asuran competitiveness she began to detach herself from Rata Sum and has purchased a house in Lion's Arch (which Sieg has apparently decided is now his home as well). Once she has the money, Lutka intends to open her own mechanic shop. For the time being, she is taking orders from her home, though this tends to make her home a bit more cluttered than she likes.

Name three strengths, advantages, or positive traits that your character has: Lutka has a expansive knowledge of mechanics from her parents and is constantly disassembling and reassembling new gadgets and equipment to study how it works. She is also incredibly versed in the construction and maintenance of bio-mechanical mechanisms such as prosthetic limbs and the like. She takes time to carefully weigh the pros and cons of situations and because of this rarely makes any mistakes. Of course, having completed her education under Hekkl, Lutka is now a leading expert in bio-mechanical apparatuses, which in times of war is naturally quite handy.

Name three weaknesses, disadvantages, or negative traits that your character has: Lutka's temper can get the best of her at times as it keeps her from properly enjoying herself at times. Most of her angry is inward up until she pops. She has a taste for alcohol and doesn't always count her drinks. This leads to her becoming overly emotional. Concerning her introversion, she tends to take more time to trust people and often decides to do jobs duties herself instead of counting on others to get it done. Because of this she tends to bite off more than she can chew.

Character development plans: She has yet to discover that the small Asura boy she helped out when she was a child was Sieg. So I do see that as being an important milestone in their relationship. I do intend to have her be romantically involved with Sieg farther in the storyline. She has a deep and unending hatred for her younger brother, Urrd, who has stolen her ideas for profit many times to anyone willing to pay which breaks down her will every time. A long-term goal for her would be to create a prosperous gadgets shop in Lion's Arch where she does mechanical repairs and sells her inventions and enhancements to the public. Hopefully, having moved to Lion's Arch to start are own life, she hopes it brings many adventures and happiness.

Please give an example of something your character would say in the following situations:

Large dragonspawn approaching: “Bigger dragonspawn, easier target!”
Undead approaching: “Sieg, it's because of people like you that we have situations like this.”
Bandits approaching: “Ugh, really? Get a job!”
Centaurs approaching: “Oh good, I could use more adhesives.”

Target retreating: “It worked? Heh, I mean, of course it worked!”
Target killed: “And that's why you don't play with fire.”
Target charging into melee: “At least try to make this hard!”
Target is using magic: “Great, another bookah trying to show me up.”

Your unit is pinned from enemy attacks: “Why are you guys cowering like that? No, see, we engineers have things we call turrets.”
Your unit is forced to retreat: “Bah, they weren't much to look at anyway.”
Your unit has taken heavy casualties: “This is not our lucky day.”
You are wounded: “Get Sieg away from me! He didn't pack pain killers!”

You are giving a toast after a battle: :: Stands, holds up pint, chugs, & sits down ::
You are saying a few words at a funeral: “I may not have known him for very long but I shall know the memories he left behind.”
You are winning a game of cards: “Heh heh heh... Looks like I'm sitting at a table of Old Maids.”
You are lost in the woods: "Damn, Sylvari." ::she gets her maps from a sylvari::

You are insulted by a sylvari: “Sorry, I don't speak shrub.”
You are insulted by a norn: “Well, it's obvious why you're a Norn... compensating. That's all you guys talk about.”
You are insulted by a human: ::if flipped off:: “I must deny your request for procreation, as I am not feeling very charitable this evening.”
You are insulted by an asura: “Your comment, while witty, is still flawed as you have overlooked an important detail essential for proper delivery... I don't care.”
You are insulted by a charr: “You know, I've thought about your words and the only thing I understood was your inability to enunciate the common language well enough to deliver a proper insult.”

First words after waking: Ah,...::while yawning and stretching:: now to pee.
Last words before sleeping: ::while hugging pillow:: "Heeeeello, dream time."
You see an attractive member of your species: ::blushes::
You see an ugly member of your species: ::eyes widen in surprise::
Your favorite expletive or curse: “Great..” ::usually said with an eye roll::
Your favorite blessing: “Don't listen to Sieg.”