Corina Spears

Corina Hayley Spears is the cousin of Commander Hayley K. Spears, her middle name coming from her cousin. Born in Rellekka, she has the same gifts Hayley did, plus the aid of time helping her be in a world a little more attuned to Woman warriors. She is played by Lady Caelan.

Birth
Corina was born in Rellekka, a child of two parents, her mother related to Hayley's mother distantly, and her father carrying the Spears name. They lived closely with the others of Clan Spears, as a respected though isolated warrior clan.

From a young age she was a cheery child, usually seen carrying a stuffed lion doll around with her, a symbol of Falador. She learned to say "Dada" first, though this wasn't a sign of her love for dear old dad, as much as it was a simple sound for her to make, conversing and arguing with toys and family with just the two sounds until she learned more. She wasn't much of a fan of crawling, ever. Corina had more of a habit of scooting on her rear, since it was a little faster until she learned to toddle.

Childhood
Corina was a lovely child... Occasionally. She loved wrestling and fighting, and thought mud made it even more fun when she knocked someone down. Unfortunately, this made keeping her clean a hassle, until she was shown how to do Laundry herself and expected to do it. This helped Corina clean up her act, a bit.

Otherwise, Corina was taught Math, rudimentary religion, and a bit of Common tongue. She was raised as a Noble would, even in Rellekka.

Corina had a habit of collecting money whenever she saw it on the ground or floor, picking it up to buy candy for her friends and cousins later.

It was on her way back from one such trip, that she met her childhood friend Tarja. Tarja was playing with a wolf pup, one day, and Corina geeked out. She loved animals! She asked if she could pet the pup, and the two ended up playing together with the dog. Corina gave Tarja a chocolate secretly, since you weren't supposed to eat sweets before dinner, and ran home just before sunset.

A while later she was introduced to Tarja's brother Jakob, and had to play a game involving stealing some fish. She didn't know it was stealing, innocent and shy as she was, but decided to have Jakob and Tarja fight, to distract the guards from the fish stall. She hid the fish in her dress, stealing twelve at once!

These games kept up for a bit, before Corina was caught and sent to her parents. Her mom was harsh, saying that those kids were trouble, deciding the best solution was to send Corina to her cousin Hayley to train to be a squire.

Spears, Hayley Spears
Corina was sent off to Camelot, a trusted cousin going with her through the woods on horse, holding the reins as Corina rode behind him, gripping him tightly to not fall off. When they reached Camelot, the cousin purchased two teleport tablets to a confused Corina's face. When they shattered on the ground, Corina soon found herself in the bustling city of Falador. The motion made her nauseous though, resulting in her vomiting on the ground. She hung close to her cousin, who guided them to the Spears estate. Hayley wasn't there, so the cousin stayed a few days until she was, trusting Corina in her care...

~TBW~

White Knights
Corina became a White Squire by Age 10, moving between her home at the Spears Estate and Falador castle often. She wore her whites well, polishing armour and practicing swordplay like a professional. After a few grueling years of work, she was knighted after a large conflict occurred, becoming a Knight Initiate.

However, her duties as an initiate are rather bland. She did not have upwards mobility, because as she came into her own around age 15, she would often break codes of Chivalry to help innocents, putting their lives before her honour. Many of her superiors saw this as disrespectful to the Knights' Code, and have refused her the right to ascend to higher ranks.

Corina as a result, is currently on her fifth year as a White Knight, unable to be forced out due to fear of what Hayley would do, and unable to be considered Proselyte material. She does guard work occasionally to protect the Emperor, and otherwise fulfills her duties as a Knight, training.

Appearance
Corina is Five feet, eleven inches tall, and of an overall slim but toned build. She has long blonde hair, usually kept pinned up in a bun under her helmet. She also has steely grey eyes, though not as cold as they could be, set into a face with a strong jawline and gaunt cheekbones.

Corina, as a result, looks very much like her older cousin Hayley Spears.

Personality
Corina over all else is loyal. Now that she is aware of the laws, she does not break them. The law is her life, and she lives to help protect the church as best she can. She can be sarcastic, she jokes plenty, but when it gets down to it she will follow orders.

However, she has an honour code to herself that says honour is nothing in the face of saving innocent life, and has gladly on many occasions put this to practice, directly breaking codes of Chivalry to help people in Saradomin's name.

It is safe to say she is Lawful-Neutral with Good Tendencies.

Jewelry
A gift from her mother, Corina's pendant has no enchantments and is actually of little physical value, but she wears it to remind her of home.
 * Saradomin Pendant

Armour/Clothing
For Court, Corina tends to wear dark blue or white, with grey shoes.
 * Court Dress

A chain tunic, with pauldrons and bracers. The armour has long greaves, going up to the thighs with the mail going between the legs. It is made to ride a horse effectively with the Hunter seat, as needed. The full white helmet she wears with it has a slight gold trim, as does the legs. White armour, a plate top, and chain bottom. The style is a bit heavier than Corina likes though, so she often wears her Knight of Saradomin armour unless she has to be on duty. There is no trim on it. A Blue wool Drape. Fremennik made, and very warm.
 * Knight of Saradomin Armour
 * White Knight Initiate Armour
 * Blue Drape

Weapons and Tools

 * Steel Glaive

A two foot blade and crossguard, mounted on a solid six-foot ashwood pole with leather grips to protect the wood, and sturdy Corina's grip on the weapon. This is her main weapon in battle and guard duty, and the one she is most skilled with.

A Whitesteel Longsword given to Corina by Hayley Spears, a standard issue White Knight weapon. A gift good-bye from her parents before she went to Falador, Corina shared the set of knives she got, a worker's knife, a dagger, and defender between her friends Jakob, Tarja, and herself respectively.
 * White Longsword
 * White Defender

The Defender is an eight inch blade with a four inch hilt, of Falador-made white steel, a hilt made to protect the hand in unarmed combat.

Skills
Corina can effectively ride a horse, though she isn't one to win any medals for her riding skills, her glaive work on horseback is a sight to behold. Corina is skilled with a Longsword, able to beat fairly experienced Knights in duels with longswords. She practices the Fremennik style of Longsword combat, as opposed to the Misthalite style. Naturally for a member of the Spears Household who enjoys puns, Corina is very talented with polearms. She understands how to stick them with the pointy end, and also how to use her glaive's wings to trip up an opponent. Corina is very fast as a runner, her long legs and overall light weight meaning she can sprint long distances, and quickly at that. She put these skills to the test as a child, stealing food in games with her friends Jakob and Tarja. Agility is not Corina's best skillset, but she is working on her upper body strength and flexibility to allow her to climb as well as she can jump. This is what she spends the most time practicing in a given day, purely to get better at it.
 * Horsemanship
 * Swordplay
 * Spearplay
 * Running
 * Agility

Names and Titles

 * Madame Corina Hayley Spears, Knight of Saradomin (Noble)
 * Corina of House Spears (Rellekkan)
 * Corry Underwood (Alias)