Anne Read, Civilian

THIS IS GRANDMA READ. FORMER PIRATE EXTRAORDINAIRE.

[/i].' With people bunny quoting that last bit. She's a coy woman whose entirely too eager to flirt and tease for someone her age. Or maybe it's because of how old she is that Anne takes such pleasure in messing with the heads of the younger generations? Regardless, Anne's a woman who walks with grace and confidence. She can be a bit, shall we say, 'rough' at times but she's almost always lady like...ish. That said, Anne is perfectly fine with showing off just how absurdly amazing her young looking body is compared others her own age. Though deep down she has a fear of losing her beauty, and this fear has left her quite vain.

To those within the private sphere, she lavishes them with affection. She's a worry wart and dolts on her children. And grandchildren, while spoiling them every chance she gets (something her daughter-in-laws not too fond of). If she wasn't there personally, Anne was sending them several letters monthly from where-ever she found herself, adorned with drawn pictures and scribbled hearts. Teasing her 'darlings' had become one of her favorite past times in her retirement

A bit jarring when one compared her then to her life as Anne the Scarlet, tyrant of the sea, but eh.


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APPEARANCE

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COMBAT

FIGHTING STYLE:

[/i] She had been trained from a young age in the arts of sword play (amongst other things). Her formal training, on top of her experienced gained through a life of piracy, had granted her with amazing swordsmanship that left many in their dust (in her prime). Even after fifth-teen years of retirement, she still retains a level of that skill...though not to the extent that she'd wish. Doesn't help that Anne's starting to feel her age and it's getting harder for her to do all those flashy swordsman tricks she used to fling around. However, while primarily a swordsman, she's a wonderful pragmatist and is perfectly fine with fighting while the opponent has severe disadvantages. Honor and fair play can be saved for times when your life isn't on the line.

Outside of the physical aspect of fighting, Anne retains her sharp intellect when it comes combat analysis. Having spent twenty some odd years as a pirate, she's encountered a wide range of fruit powers, skills and individuals who she's fought with. As such, Anne is capable of understanding aspects of battle on a level that younger people couldn't hope to comprehend. Environment, body language, 'feelings'; things that are only learned through hard experience. She also lacks a younger generations stubbornness. She's got nothing to prove and when the going gets tough, Anne's gone.

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BACKGROUND

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OVERALL HISTORY:

• Was born as the older sibling of a pair of twins belonging to the king of a now long gone kingdom (though irony would have it that it had only been a 'kingdom' for two generations. All the previous rulers had been queens). Her actual birth name was Enna. Her sisters name was Anne. Mother died at birth.
  
• While she was trained in just about everything needed to role a kingdom, being the older sister, she only showed real interest in swordsmanship. Her sister was the exact opposite, and flourished under everything that was actually required to rule a nation.
  
• As Enna got older, and she found that her sister was being mis-treated by nobles for being a threat to her ascension, she decided to switch places with her. Enna became Anne and Anne became Enna.
  
• She eventually stowed away on a ship and sought a new life somewhere out at sea.
  
• Turns out that same ship had been a pirate ship. Knocked the captain flat on his back and took control of the ship.
  
• Spent the next five years roaming the seas, (25) Just a little bit after she took to the seas, she'd managed to get herself impregnated. Her son was born nine months later.
  
• Her husband is killed during a raid, widowing her. Decides to raise their son by herself.
  
• Age 35, the nobility are attempting a coup in her homeland. She turns her ship homeward.
  
• While it had started as a coup, events had quickly spiraled out of control. It had resulted in the death of her sister, her nephews and her homeland being razed to the ground.
  
• Decides to help the survivors find new homes throughout the sea as her final responsibility as princess.
  
• Years down the road, her son is proving to be a terrible swordsman and an even worse pirate. Fearing for his security, she forces him to joint the marines. At least they'd keep him fed and clothed. He's forced to use his mothers old surname of 'Vanhilla' as to not draw connection between himself and his mother, who'd become famous through the years.
  
• Her son flourishes within the marine ranks, soon finds himself the captain of his own vessel and a proficient martial artist. Is assigned to tracking down and stopping the notorious pirate known as 'Anne the Scarlet'
  
• He is not amused. His mother is entirely amused.
  
• They engage in battle on and off over the next years. Anne's son reaching a point where he even managed to scar her back (and it's still yet to heal). Teases him often over it, stating he's 'the only man she'd ever allow to mare her skin'.
  
• Her son eventually retires to marry a woman who runs a tavern in the south sea. While disappointed that she's lost her favorite 'battle buddy', Anne gives them her blessings.
  
• Five years later, she retires herself from piracy, finding the younger generation to be too annoying to deal with.
  
• Spends the next fifth-teen years in retirement, moving around the islands in the directional seas as a tourist. Often visits her children with the intent of spoiling her grandchildren,
  
• Decided to pick up the sword again out of boredom. Might even wander back into the grand line to see if anything fun's happening.
  
  

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OOC

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[/b], Erza Scarlet
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Yeah, sorry if this looks a bit inconsistent. I switched her from pirate to civi wondering around in her old age and I'm not sure if I got all the piracy intentions out of the profile.