Tessa Meadows

[Tessa Meadows]

The Basics...

Name: Tessa Skye Meadows
Nickname: Tess
Age: 22 years old
Birthday: Fall 7
Gender: Female
Occupation: Ranch Owner


Appearance...

Height: 5 foot 3 inches
Weight: 132
Unique Traits: Hidden behind her scarf is a long scar across her neck. When she was a young girl just learning to ride horses, one of the horses spooked and threw her onto a barbed wire fence and split open her neck. The tough girl that she is, she got right back into riding once she was cleared by her doctor.
Appearance: Tess had never been one to brag about her looks, but she has always stood out in a crowd due to her long flowing wavy red hair. Although she didn't inherit the freckles from her mother, she did acquire the pale skin that made everyone around her itch to call her a ginger. Proud to be unique in her own right, she never covered her natural skin color with makeup but only wore mascara to make her long lashes noticed and a tint of eye shadow that always matched her scarfs. Usually, she will wear either green or purple clothes to compliment her hair and eye color. Scarfs are a must as to hide her scar, and hidden underneath was her treasured wolf fanged necklace, but the rest of her attire is usually changed with her mood or the weather. Typically you would find Tess in a low cut tank top that exposed her cleavage - something that she has been proud of after she hit puberty since she had always been flat chested before then. Her pants selection is not a large one, ordinarily choosing the faded denim skinny jeans or just plain black skinny jeans. Her body is slender with curves in just the right places and she certainly isn't one to hide those assets. One could be quite uncomfortable particularly paired with her flirtatious attitude.


Personality...

Likes:

+ Horses
+ Swimming
+ Violet Roses
+ Working hard and people who also work hard
+ Everything ocean related - the wildlife, foliage and the sound of the rolling waves.
+ Mathematics

Dislikes:

- People who treat animals poorly
- Rainy weather (even though it's good for the crops!)
- Awkwardness
- Obnoxious people
- Onions, particularly the smell

Fears: Tessa fears failing at the one thing she cares most about - raising race horses. More than that, she fears being alone.
Goals: Opposite of her fear, her biggest goal is to raise the best race horses and win the Championship at Zephyr Raceway.
Personality: They say history defines ones personality and while that may be true for some, it may not be particularly true in the case of Tessa Meadows. The ginger haired girl had been through a lot in her childhood but where most would flee, she chose to learn from it and empower herself. Tess has a relatively hard soul, conquering most obstacles that presented itself in her lifetime by either her wits or overwhelming determination. She has a pretty stiff sense of humor and normally doesn't pick out sarcasm very well, being an only child and basically just conversing with animals her entire life. Some conversations can get a bit awkward and usually she just tries to avoid conversation altogether unless on a topic that she is passionate about. The best word to describe Tess would be rough. She likes to bury herself in lots of manual labor, taking care of animals and basically secluding herself from human contact. In her recreational time, she sometimes enjoys shooting her bow and arrow. She still has the very first bow that her father crafted her and holds it very dear. You can usually find her fishing or on her ranch.


Background...

Family:
Mother - Scarlet Meadows (Deceased)
Father - Bruce Meadows
History: Daughter of a famous race horse breeder for a father and a mother whose knowledge knew no bounds, Tessa had a childhood that was a magical memory up until her ninth birthday. The pale skinned redhead had but one friend in the world, always feeling like an outcast because of her unique features, but that never kept her down. She and her friend Brent Halstone did everything together - rummaged in the forest for bugs and played out in the fields until dusk. Tess had always loved waking up bright and early right as the sun rose to watch and help her father with the horses. Her mother was never particularly fond of her young daughter being around such large animals that had a "prey" mentality as that could one day end up dangerous.

Fast forwarding to her ninth birthday, Tess' father decided that it was time she had her own horse - a somewhat small 12hh pony that she could bond with and learn everything there was to know about riding and taking care of horses. Bruce, Scarlet, and her friend Brent were all watching as Tess rode in the pasture with her new pony. All was perfect until a wolf snarl came from out beyond in the trees and spooked the poor pony who bolted in the opposite direction. Small and weak as Tess was, she couldn't get a hold of the horse to calm her down or steer her away from the oncoming barbed wire fence. The two crashed into it, Tess falling and slicing her neck open on the barbs as she fell to the floor in a pool of blood. Her pony came out with mere scratches but galloped away just fine. As if the whole escapade wasn't over, the wolf was still on the prowl and eyeing the small child, Tess, laying limp on the floor near the fence. Quickly, her mother jumped in with an axe to tassel with this wolf as her father tried to drag her onto the other side of the fence and rush her to the hospital. It wasn't until Tess woke up from the surgery and repair of her neck that she learned of her mother's passing that day and tears streamed from her face.

This would be a day never forgotten but it would not define who she was. Tess believed that this would only make her stronger and more willing to help her father with hunting and protection of their land. On her tenth birthday, her father crafted her a bow and arrow for their hunting expeditions to commence as a remembrance to her mother. The two of them were inseparable until one day she had to go out on her own and start her own life. In the papers, her father heard about a possibility of starting a ranch out on Tranquil Island. He knew that many opportunities presented themselves for Tess to grow her own horse lineage and perhaps one day come and challenge her father. They would never forget the importance of protecting their land and Bruce reminded his daughter that above all, she needed to make sure that she always had a way to keep herself safe. In their goodbyes, Bruce gave his now beautiful auburn haired daughter one last gift. A necklace made with the fangs of the wolf that killed her mother. "Remember her always." And with that, she set off to Tranquil Island to begin her life.

[Tessa Meadows]

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