Xelia Winterbourne {D2}

Xelia is short and skinny, but muscular. She takes good care of her body, and her small build allows her to be quick and light on her feet. She has short legs, but can run fast if she wishes. She usually keeps her long blonde hair out of her way by putting it up in a simple bun or ponytail. Much to her displeasure, it sometimes curls in the heat. Her skin is naturally pale and she doesn't tan easily, despite all of her time outdoors.
Xelia has an angular face, high cheekbones, and sharp blue eyes that can seemingly pierce right through you. While she always keeps her body looking it's best, she pays little attention to her face. She only wears makeup on special occasions, and even then not very much. A few freckles litter her nose and cheeks, but they're almost invisible. Xelia's nose is slightly upturned, making her always look slightly disgusted by everything she comes across.

Xelia is first and foremost, fierce and resourceful. She loves the Hunger Games and all she's ever wanted is to be showered in wealth and own a mansion in the Capitol. She takes her Career training very seriously, and usually spends most of her time preparing herself for the arena. She has no qualms about killing and a rather unhealthy obsession with poisons and other forms of killing quietly. if she were to pick a weapon of choice, it would probably be her knowledge of deadly substances or her cunning personality, which has helped her out of several tricky situations on the past. She's trained with multiple physical weapons too, of course, including daggers and axes, both of which she's taken a liking to.
Xelia has few people in the world she cares at all about, and therefore has all the time she wants to train and plan her life. She doesn't try to be attractive or charming, and often despises those who do. Instead she tries to come across as mysterious and cold, unfeeling. But she is always calculating and observing, taking notes inside her head. But possibly that is her biggest weakness: she always wants everything to be clever, so she can outsmart it. She likes the feeling of power she gets when she defeats a Trainer in battle, and will do nearly anything to have that feeling. It's one of the things that attracts her to poisonous substances; that wonderful feeling she gets when she outsmarts another victim.
The only person in teh world Xelia is sure she cares about is her father, Xander Winterbourne. She's not absolutely sure if the feeling is love or not, but it's good enough for her. He's her inspiration, the light that keeps her going when life gets tough. He shares many of her morals and values, and often seems cold and unfeeling from the outside. Xelia knows that the two of them for different, but she enjoys it and has never felt any reason to try and fit in. Not that anyone has the nerve to stand up to her anyway.

Parents:The Winterbournes were once a normal, middle-class, District Two family. But that was until Xander Winterbourne was born. Xander held many of the family's physical characteristics: blonde hair, piercing blue eyes, pale skin. He quickly became known around the neighborhood as ambitious and detatched because of his love of the Hunger Games and dreams of winning. Xander trained hard for the honor of being a Tribute, planning to volunteer when he turned eighteen. However, fate got in the way of his big plans. When he was sixteen, Xander injured his ankle in a harsh Training session, rendering him uncapable of even making past the Bloodbath in the Games. His ankle was permanently damaged, and he would never be able to run properly again. The District had decent hospitals, but Xander was too proud to accept help, and his family couldn't afford the advanced medical help he needed, anyway. Xander fell into a deep depression after his last Reaping came and past, when he realized that he would never be in the Hunger Games afterall. He finally came to a realization, however, that it didn't have to be the end of his dream. All he needed was a child, one that he could Train himself, and they would become a victor. Thus began he search for a someone who he would be willing to marry. Sometime in his mid-twenties, he became acquainted with a young woman named Cynthia. She was one of the most beautiful people he had ever seen. Xander had never had any actual feelings for anyone before, and wasn't sure what to do. Cynthia eventually became aware of his obsession with her and approached him about it. They started dating and married, though there is speculation about whether Xander might have forced her into it or not.
Birth:Cynthia gave birth to a daughter that resembled her father greatly, but she also had her mother high cheekbones and small build. They named her Xelia, and Xander vowed that she would become the most fearsome Career Panem had ever seen. But Cynthia disapproved of her husband's obsessive and bloodthirsty nature, and tried to convince him not to take control of their daughter's life. He ignored her and the two fought constantly over Xelia's fate. When she was just a few months old, her mother was found in the yard by her neighbors with her head bashed in. The story was that she had fallen had hit her head on the curb, but several people took interest in the suspicious circumstances. No one was brave enough to appraoch Xander Winterbourne, but it seemed that his initial attraction to Cynthia had come to an end.
Early Childhood: Xelia was raised by her father, taught that the Hunger Games were the ony thing to do with her life. Xander became not only her nurturer, but her personal trainer as well. Physical activity was simply apart of her life, and she thought for the longest time that she was normal. It wasn't until she started school that she realized she was different. It didn't bother her, and eventually she grew to know that she wasn't just 'different', but special. None of the other kids could do gymnastics, and most of them were frightened of blood.
Later Childhood: A few years into school, Xelia began real Training. She was introduced to weapons in fifth grade, and took an immediate liking to them. She loved the way that small daggers felt in her hand, and the sensation of power that she suddenly felt when she hit a target. She moved on to swords and larger weapons. The only one that she really enjoyed were the axes, ones that were specially made for killing and throwing. When she was a bit older, Xelia was introduced to poisons. It started when she found a few small mushrooms in her yard. Not knowing that the mushrooms were toxic, she brought them to her father and asked if they were edible. He explained to her that some plants were unsafe to eat, and never to eat anyhting if she didn't know what it was. That next day in school, Xelia had a brilliant idea. The next day, she fed the mushrooms to a rabbit she caught with a simple trap. She fed small amounts of mushroom to the rabbit and measured the results. Certain amounts only caused the animal to become sick. After a while, however, it came to it's inevitable end. Thus began her lifelong obsession with poisons. Most of her Training that followed revolved around poisons, or, to an extent, stealth. Her interest in such things grew rapidly, but Xander had little experience in her preferred field. But Xelia was not discouraged. She quickly became a self-taught expert, due to her excessive experimentation. Over the years, her personality developed into what it is now. She's never had a boyfriend or felt teh need to get one; she simply doesn't feel things that way. She spends most of her time at home, Training,No extracurricular activities appeal to her, and she doesn't have any real friends, apart from the occasional person that she would have to team up with on a project. But even then, Xelia wouldn't call them her friends. She is alone in her own little world, dreaming of the day she will be wearing the victor's crown.

This is my first character, so feel free to be as harsh as you want. <3