PERSONALITY

LOGICAL • NURTURING • RESPONSIBLE

Cherish is a very composed, logical, and mature woman. She can handle many responsibilities with ease and poise, and is no stranger to multitasking. She is the confident type, and isn't afraid to speak her mind. She doesn't really care about her reputation with others, and she doesn't mind what others think about her. However, she still tries her best to keep a filter on. She typically knows when to hold her tongue, and absolutely hates being seen as a braggart. She always puts plenty of thought into what she does in her life, and will weigh out the pros and cons of every scenario carefully before making action. She's very smart, and can almost always be turned to when one needs a plan. She HIGHLY dislikes it when people get in trouble around her, and she often feels an obligation to put an end to any conflicts. While she is on the quiet or cold side, she is far from without care or empathy. In fact, she's actually very gentle and caring underneath. She is a large caretaking figure to those who break through her chilly exterior. She has a nurturing yet firm demeanor, and is quite a motherly figure. She tries to keep all those that she cares for as safe as possible, and isn't afraid to lodge a bullet between someone's eyes if they dare lay a hand on anyone close to her.

STRICT • STUBBORN • OUTWARDLY COLD

Despite this, however, Cherish still has her flaws. Her surprisingly warm interior is DEEPLY buried under layers and layers of callous and frigid behavior. She typically HATES letting people in close to her, and it can take a lot to get her better interest and trust. She is a very reclusive woman, and she absolutely hates being around more than a small handful of people. Even once one breaks past her icy exterior, she still has her resignations. She is a very stoic woman, and she absolutely hates to show off her emotions to just about everyone around her. It's very rare to see even a tiny bit of emotion on her face. If she shows you anything more than that then she may as well trust you with her life. This constant hiding and burying of her emotions can leave her very stressed, burnt out, and tired. She is stalwart, but to an overbearingly stubborn level. She often won't take no for an answer, and will try her own way until she's proven to herself that it won't work. This can, naturally take a while. She's very set in her ways, after all. Furthermore, she is a very serious and strict person. Due to this very disciplined nature, she has a very hard time having lighthearted fun. She doesn't understand humor very well, and it will take a lot of explaining for her to truly understand a joke. Nevertheless, she tries her best despite her flaws.

STORY

THE MYSTERIOUS WANDERING CROSS

No one really knows all that much about Cherish Albrecht. There's plenty of speculation about her past, and exactly how she ended up where she is now. Some speculate that she has a lot to hide. In fact, there's a long list of theories that her name isn't her REAL name. After all, she bears a striking resemblance to a young nun by a different name: Lenora Edwardson.

As the story goes, Lenora started out life in Oregon as well. She was born into a cruel life in a dangerous underground mine. The work killed her parents soon after her birth, and she was lucky to have survived for as long as she did. As soon as she was old enough to handle a pick axe, she was put through slave-like labor in the mine. She was constantly overworked and under-treated, often going without food, water, or sleep for long periods of time. She often grew exhausted from the experience, and was frequently subjected to punishment because of it. She was forced to watch many others, children and adults alike, die in those mines. Eventually, however, the survivors started to revolt. They were done with the poor treatment and the deaths. They put together an escape plot and ran for their lives, Lenora included. She made it the furthest out of all of them, and was able to go into hiding in the wilderness. She began surviving to the best of her ability there, though the elements began to seriously beat her down. When she was on her last legs, she was found by a kindly pastor who was planning on camping there. He was quick to take her in and treat her to a pleasant life. He called her his "cherished one." He educated her carefully, in a sense of schooling, religion, and skills. He taught her how to hunt, forage, and overall survive. He raised into a smart, lovely young woman with a great religious devotion. She became a nun in his church and was always happy to help him, often riding into town on her horse to gather supplies for him when she wasn't busy with her own work. She may not have been in the highest favor with the town, but she didn't mind. However, one day Lenora was involved in quite the controversy. The pastor who had raised her turned up dead. It was deemed a murder, and a rather grisly one at that. Many suspected that she may have been involved. They began plotting to go after her and bring her to justice for the crime. Terrified, she ran away, never to be seen again...

Cherish, however, denies any connection to the tale. She insists that people only look at the facts. She was a woman who once lived in Oregon, and traveled down to California with her trusty companion Licorice. She leads a solitary life full of self-reliance and survivalist tendencies, and seems to have been doing as such for a very long time. She took up residence in an abandoned church in California, and has stayed there ever since she first found it. She's truly turned the place into a home, as many can tell. She claims herself to be a nun, though whether she really was one in the past or is one now is up to debate. She's also well known for her apothecary work, and is often seen as quite the intelligent woman in terms of medicine. She earned the title "The Wandering Cross" due to the emblem on her dress, alongside her mannerisms. While she mainly takes up residence in the church, she is no stranger to wandering the lands, seeking out people who may want to trade for her goods. She's made up quite a good trading business, and is able to get many of the necessities that she can't home-grow.

TRIVIA

• She LOVES bear meat, like a TON. It's easily her favorite food out there. She especially loves drying it and eating it as jerky, though eating it freshly cooked is just as delightful. A close second favorite for her is deer meat.
• Surprisingly, she's a pretty good teacher! She is very calm and patient when it comes to teaching others something new, and many people are quite surprised by this. Despite this, however, she could never bring herself to teach children. She quite dislikes them, in fact, especially if they're hyper and chaotic. More mellow children are definitely more tolerable for her.
• She cares deeply for animals. She really loves their presence around her, and she is pretty soothed by their company. Her favorite animal out there is easily her horse Licorice, and she loves him with her whole heart. She also quite loves cats. A lot of stray cats like to wander into her church, and she'll often feed and take care of them when they show up.
• She has a surprising amount of rather mature mannerisms, the kinds more akin to an elderly person than one of her age. She doesn't really know why she has them, but she's not upset by it.
• Her skirt is ripped at the bottom on purpose. She ripped it herself. It's more comfortable that way, and she also finds her mobility to be greatly improved in it.
• While she is very used to leading a solitary life, she does sometimes find herself wishing for company aside from the animals around her. She doesn't really want many people around, as she thinks it would just leave her uncomfortable. However, she likes the idea of just having one or two other people that she can share her home with.
• She really tries her best to make do with what she has around her. She avoids going into town at all costs, if she can help it, and would much rather forage, gather, grow, and make her own supplies instead of purchasing them. Despite having this very self-sufficient attitude, however, she doesn't have any qualms with others who frequent town.
• When she's particularly angry, she's found that a great way of releasing her tensions is by chopping wood. She can handle an ax pretty dang well, and collecting the wood from it for firewood can be very helpful.
• She is a very big fan of coffee. Mainly black coffee suits her, as she doesn't like many fix-ins. Despite that, the bitter beverage is definitely a go-to favorite of hers.
• She doesn't really have that big of a sweet tooth. In fact, she's not a huge fan of sweets at all. This is mainly due to the fact that she's simply not used to sweet tastes. The sweetest thing that she's ever eaten is fruit, and that's about all the sweetness she can handle. Anything more sugary than that and she doesn't really like it.
• She really doesn't value money all that highly. She tends to not use it for much, and doesn't really like getting it in return because of that. She'd much rather receive goods like eggs, dairy products, and cloth in trades versus being monetarily paid. She has a hard time coming across such items in her life, and thus values them much more highly.
• While she claims herself to be a nun, her religious beliefs are very... Confusing. She seems to believe in God, and can often be found praying in the church. However, aside from that, not many of her beliefs are well-known.
• She is very wary of anyone seeing her body, particularly her back. This is due to the variety of scars she has there. Her back is almost entirely covered in scars, in fact. They appear to be from flagellation, but she'll never specifically say where she got them from.
• She can actually get very panicky when around crowds of people or when she's in tight spaces. She seems to have a past where such elements hold a VERY negative connotation. However, she isn't one to specifically admit this.
• More later?

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