teal wrenslee / district 10

Name: Teal (allie) Asher Wrenslee
Age: 16
Gender: Female
District/Area: District 10
Appearance:

At first glance, Teal isn't particularly striking or remarkable. She has brown eyes, fine dark hair which she usually leaves plain, and a sweet, shy smile that makes her look much younger than she really is. As a youngster she had been a small, skinny child, but since then she has shot up, and has only just started to retain the curves that of a woman. However, her build is naturally athletic, with long strong legs and good muscling only subtle in her outside appearance, achieved by years on horseback and her daily run around the paddocks. Her skin is more pale than tan, but not significantly so. She has the odd scar or two from the occasional horse, but keeps them hidden, longing to fit in with the richer girls of District 10.

Teal is tall and lean, just reaching 6 feet and weighing 52 kilograms (114 pounds). Her voice is non-confronting and has an odd habit of clipping off the ends of her words. Like most kids in the poorer districts she has nothing fancy in her wardrobe, and often wears her work jeans and any clean t-shirt that happens to be around. Her trademark is a plain leather anklet, adorned only with a few wooden beads.

Her most treasured possession is a simple chain necklace, a present passed on from her mother to her. Since getting it she has put several trinkets on it obtained through bargaining with shop-keepers; including a carved bird, two nickel feathers and a delicate key draped in the center. She only takes this out on special occasions like the Reapings and such. If she's not somewhere out on her property, she'll be somewhere around the town, always happy to chat to anyone.

Personality:

She's often on the farm, helping her mother break in the horses and doing various chores. This lifestyle has made Teal quietly efficient and very resourceful, and she performs well in school. Overall she is very modest, not having any close friends to talk to, but secretly gets frustrated at the fact she gets overlooked by many. Her closest friends are her mother and the various animals the two keep, and it's obvious she is a hard and dedicated worker, ready to do anything needed without complaint.

Perhaps she tries too hard to gain everyone's favour; perhaps she's just too innocent for her own good. Teal has never had a boyfriend, never fought with anybody, never done anything wrong at all. This makes her think she’s hasn’t “lived life” yet. Her personality can easily change under influence, and she questions herself far too much – underneath her sweet exterior lies a whirlwind of doubts, and a good deal of angst. She doesn't support nor oppose The Hunger Games, but personally it has a strange allure for her - the ultimate test of survival skills, and no matter win or loss, your life would no longer be the same.

And would it really mean certain death if she happened to be chosen? Her advantage is not speed or strength, but skill; she does things quietly and thoroughly in little time, and is always alert of changes in people or the environment. Despite this she can get panicky when put under pressure. Teal doubts she would ever get chosen in the Reaping, but makes sure she's ready if that happened. Right now her main concern is her family and the farm which will eventually become hers as time passes.

History:

Natasha was the oldest of four children born to Asher and Jordon Wrenslee. Jordon's family had long been connected to the ranch they live on - and with careful profits meant it was a mildly successful farm, primarily a horse ranch with some sheep and cows. Most of the family had obtained Jordon's copper hair and hazel eyes, and Natasha was no exception. She wasn't often found on the farm, since her younger brother Vincent was set to inherit it, much rather being out and about the town center, causing the odd trouble here and there, but nothing too serious. Natasha never planned to marry, but that was what everyone else expected, that she would settle down and become a good farm wife somewhere, and because of this her parents never bothered to teach her much about doing jobs outside, only how to tend to some of the animals.

It was a wake-up call when sickness spread through the family, killing both her parents and two of her younger siblings, including Vincent. Suddenly this nineteen year old was left with the farm, with little idea what she had to do and how to keep it going. Her remaining sister, Bee, got off the farm as soon as possible, leaving Natasha alone to support the property.

In the first few years she struggled to keep it going; often relying on kind neighbors for maintenance and financial help. She managed to sell one of her finest stallions for a hefty price to the Capitol, but this left her lacking good breeding stock and quickly the money dwindled down to nothing. Natasha had to resort to sleeping with a Peacekeeper to settle her mounting debt, thus it didn't take long for her to realize she was pregnant. Miraculously, Natasha's ranch gradually recovered during the months she was expecting; and a week overdue she birthed a healthy child whom she called Teal Asher, deciding to honor her mother by her daughter's middle name.

The equine industry in District 10 is immensely competitive, and Teal was expected to assist her mother as soon as she could walk. She has been a great help to the ranch, having a knack with animals. Alas, she still has to sign up for tesserae every year so all their resources aren't spent on food. However, Natasha has insisted she get married early so she never has to go through the difficulties that her mother did, and Teal greatly resents this idea. School, ranch, sleep...days have fallen into a pattern, and it'll take a lot to break it.

Codeword: Odair
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