BACKSTORY : Aliya was born and raised in the Imperial province of Cyrodiil, but both of her parents, who were highly wanted and dangerous criminals, were native to Summerset Isles. She never met her father because he died before Aliya was born, while her mother became a beggar after fleeing her home province. Aliya remembers very little of her mother due to her being arrested when Aliya was just a young girl but remembers her being a gorgeous woman. Left without parents after the arrest of her mother, she grew up in an orphanage. She lived a tough childhood in the orphanage and grew up on the streets. This is also why she developed bad habits for mundane pranks, lollygagging, and even theft. Her life changed when she found herself in trouble just days after her ninth birthday after accidentally setting fire to the orphanage she was living in.
SEXUAL EXPERIENCE : Aliya's understanding of sex is lewd and depraved, and not merely limited to the idea of love. Being in control of the situation means a lot to her, even when taking a more submissive role in bed. During imprisonment, she learned a lot about how perverted the world can truly be, which has shaped and molded her to be very knowledgeable about the darker aspects of sex through various experiences. She also views sex and her own sex appeal as potential tools of persuasion. She has no gender preference for sexual partners and will gladly bed a fellow girl in pursuit of pleasure.
COMBAT SKILLS : Aliya has an exceptionally high affinity to magic but is also highly vulnerable to it due to being born under the sigh of the Apprentice. Her favorite schools of magic are Mysticism, Illusion, and Alteration, while Destruction is secondary to her. Restoration also interests her, but she's not as skilled with it, while Conjuration doesn't interest her at all. Due to her small and frail stature, big weapons don't suit her, so she relies on short swords and daggers for additional offense.
OTHER SKILLS : Aliya is good with stealth and has keen senses for the art of speech. Due to her interest in magical arts, Enchanting also interests her to a degree.
APPAREL : Oftentimes, the clothes she wears in her days off are the very same she wears to battle, mostly due to her being able to utilize the same magical enchantments for non-combat spells. A simple leather vest, or better yet, a chainmail shirt to wear under clothes, is her perfect choice of defense. Heavy armor or bulky garments like robes are not part of her wardrobe at all. Comfort means a lot to her, and she doesn't care for skirts or high heels, preferring to always wear pants paired with light and quiet shoes or boots.
RELIGIOUS VIEWS : Having grown in Cyrodiil where the nine are worshipped, Aliya knows very little about the elven pantheon, and thus her beliefs line more with men than the elves. She feels a strong connection to Julianos due to her mentor and father-figure Tumindil being a devout follower of him. Still, at the beginning of her journey, she doesn't actively worship or follow the teachings and tenets of any god in the Imperial pantheon. In fact, she doesn't care much about the gods, apart from making blasphemous comments at their expense.
POLITICAL VIEWS : Aliya's political views are not very well developed, but she values her own personal freedom and independence above everything else. She dislikes silly, mundane laws such as the outlawing of levitation magic and especially hates censorious laws which restrict individual's freedoms in their personal lives. Her biggest conflict regarding her views is with the Empire. She has always been taught that the Empire is good, that the Empire is great, and in some parts, she agrees. They brought peace to Tamriel and united the world under one banner, after all. However, this conflicts with her own personal experiences, which have led her to dislike the Empire's overly bureaucratic nature, its strict, overreaching laws, high taxes, and the corruption inside some of its institutions. As for other regions and their local politics, she simply doesn't know enough to have strong opinions on the matter, and she doesn't care too much either. She's more interested in the ordinary people who inhabit these lands.
