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"Brum", "The Second City", "City of a thousand trades", "Workshop of the World”
Human Name→ Alicia Kirkland ( alt. Alicia Gabriel Williams )
Age→ its been 122 years since Birmingham gained its city status, although Birmingham has been around for 845 years. Alicia has the appearance of the 16 years old girl.
Region→ West Midlands
City Status→ 1889
Languages→ English
Currency→ British Sterling Pounds
Religion→ Christian 59%, Muslim 14.3%, No Religion 12.4%, Sikh 2.9%, Buddhist 0.3%, Hindu 2%, Jewish 0.2%
Appearance--
Alicia has long wavy golden blond hair that extends down to her hips. She often would tie her hair up using ribbons and such. She has bright large green eyes and dark pupils. Her skin is light porcelain color, lips colored pink. She appears rather young, only in her teenage years. She possesses a rather thin figure, average in height, standing about 160 cm. She does not weigh much. She often keeps herself in-shape by exercising some, but is not obsess with it. She has a pretty face, still very young.
Her wardrobe closet consists mostly of frilly dresses as well as casual wears. She dresses according to the occasion. When for work, she dresses professionally, donning dress shirts, mini skirts, and blazer jackets. While when she's not working, she prefers to wear dresses. That's mostly for the spring/summer time. For fall, she wears long sleeves, sweaters, long pants, scarves, etc. Overall, Alicia has quite a variety in clothing department. She is almost always in fashion.
Personality--
Alicia is cheerful, optimistic, and friendly young girl. She is always up for making new friends and values such sentiments dearly. She never turns her back on those whom she consider her friends and is always looking out for them in someway. She can be a tease, but she never goes as too far as to hurt anyone. Despite appearing very young, Alicia is already a mature, independent adult. She knows when there's a time to be a serious and time to joke around. She takes her job seriously, and is always strives to do her best. But she does not stress herself by taking way more jobs than she can handle. She knows her limits. She likes to take breaks as well, and vacations, but she's not a slacker. She walks like a lady, graceful and elegantly. She keeps her hands to herself at all time, and refrains from touching others without permission.
Alicia is also a little reserved when in regards to her self. She does not talk much openly about herself, only to family members and close friends. She does not like to bring her problems onto other people and prefers to deal with them on her own. She always manages to keep a strong face and a smile so others won't see through her. She has a good poker face and can play the clueless character very well. Its only ever the stress is too much she loses it. She can bear a lot and stand strong despite being hurt, but there has to be a point where she just lets go. Something she gain from England, himself.
One of Alicia passion is in the arts. She likes illustrations and fashion, which is why she is always up-to-date with today's fashion. She designs many of her own clothes and works as a fashion designer in her own personal life as the girl called Alicia. She also likes to draw and writes stories. She can also sew and do embroidery, something she learned from watching Arthur when she was a little girl. She also can cook, and, unlike Arthur, can do it quite well.
Overall, Alicia is a friendly girl. She's easy to get along with if ever given the opportunity. But she is not one to upset. Her temper and rage is one to be wary of. She rarely gets angry though. If ever she does, its usually a rare thing and one should be extremely scared. She will still smile at you, but her aura speaks other levels.
Quirks--
Alicia behaves like a professional lady in the face of the public. She always walks tall and elegantly, keeping a straight face with hands and feet to herself. As the representation of the City of Birmingham, England, she feels she must present herself in an orderly manner. She does not want to upset or bring shame to her country or people after all. She appreciates a good sense of humor, and can open up a few herself. She does not like though flatulence joke or crass jokes that makes no absolute sense.
When alone or in the comfort of her own home, she is much more relax and loose. She is also a big fan of the Doctor, as well as Matt Smith (the Eleventh Doctor), who was born in her sister region of the East Midlands. She finds Smith to be absolutely adorable. She also likes the Lord of the Rings trilogy written by J.R.R Tolkien. She enjoys good fairy tale books. She can often be found, if not drawing or designing, reading such books. She also likes the Harry Potter series.
Abilities--
While Alicia does not dabble much into the dark arts, she does possesses potential in them. Her spiritual senses is not off. She can see spirits somewhat, albeit, not too clearly. They are usually just fuzzy images in her head. Her senses get an amplification around Halloween time though.
Her other ability is, being the city of Birmingham, Alicia is an immortal. After a certain point in time, she will stop aging and appearance will not change. She will forever remain young looking. Her health is based mostly on the economy and well-being of the city of Birmingham. If the city economy is failing, then Alicia health will disintegrate. If the city is prospering, then so is she.
Despite being a city, Alicia is also still very much human. She is capable of feelings and things any other normal human being has. She is not immune to feeling affectionate for people or falling in love. She can cut herself with a knife or prick her finger with a needle, etc. She may be the representation personification figurehead of the City of Birmingham, but she is also still just a young girl.
Relationships--
ENGLAND -- she respects, admires, and adore England dearly. She sees him as a strong, sensible, cool big brother kind of guy. England has gone through a lot over 2000 years and despite that, he's still standing strong and firm as ever. He can be a bit stubborn and temperamental, but she doesn't mind. That's just who he is after all. England is England. That's all that matters. He has his good points as well as the bad and many endearing qualities.
FRANCE -- despite the brawl and rivalry between France and England, Alicia honestly does not mind France at all. He has a dirty mind and can come off as a big pervert, but France is honestly a good guy at heart that knows his limit. He may not be her favorite person/country in the whole wide world, she's just so-so in regards to him.
GERMANY -- she doesn't view Germany all too well. After the bombings in World War II, what would you expect? That hurt her greatly like any other cities and England himself. While she does not exactly hate the man called Ludwig, she does hold resentment towards the country and his boss. Overall, she'll just be very awkward if ever come face-to-face with Ludwig. It doesn't help that he's awkward himself.
AMERICA -- she views America like a brother of sort. A bit spoiled and self-centered, America is an alright kind of guy. He's a bit of an idiot, with some good intentions, but lets his BIG ego gets the best of him at times. Also, its hard to take him seriously because he's so loud and hyperactive. She doesn't know what to think of him, so she'll just shrug and go with the flow if ever come in contact with him.
History--
--IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Birmingham is the largest city in England. It began first as a small Saxon Village in the early 12th century which developed into a town. In 1166, the King gave the Lord of the Manor, Peter De Birmingham the right to hold a weekly market at Birmingham. Once a market was up and running, merchants and craftsmen came to live in Birmingham and it soon developed into a busy little town.
In 1250, the people of Birmingham were given the right to hold a fair each Summer. A fair was something like a market but held only once a year in the Middle Ages. Birmingham's fair attracted buyers and sellers from all over the Midlands. Soon, Birmingham became known for its wool industry. Wool was woven and dyed in Birmingham. And by the late 14th century, Birmingham was also known for its metalworking industry, also known as leatherworking in that time. Leather was tanned then used to make gloves, saddles, bottles, shoes, and many other things.
In the Middle Ages, the church ran the only hospitals. In them, monks would care for the sick and poor as best as they could. In the early 13th century, a hospital dedicated to St. Thomas was built in Birmingham. In the 1500, Birmingham was still a small market town with a population of about 1,500. Tiny in comparison to nowadays and today's standards. The Old Crown House was built in the 14th century.
--IN THE 16th CENTURY AND 17th CENTURY
--IN THE 18th CENTURY
--IN THE 19th CENTURY
--IN THE 20th CENTURY
--IN THE 21ST CENTURY
"Brum", "The Second City", "City of a thousand trades", "Workshop of the World”
Human Name→ Alicia Kirkland ( alt. Alicia Gabriel Williams )
Age→ its been 122 years since Birmingham gained its city status, although Birmingham has been around for 845 years. Alicia has the appearance of the 16 years old girl.
Region→ West Midlands
City Status→ 1889
Languages→ English
Currency→ British Sterling Pounds
Religion→ Christian 59%, Muslim 14.3%, No Religion 12.4%, Sikh 2.9%, Buddhist 0.3%, Hindu 2%, Jewish 0.2%
Appearance--
Alicia has long wavy golden blond hair that extends down to her hips. She often would tie her hair up using ribbons and such. She has bright large green eyes and dark pupils. Her skin is light porcelain color, lips colored pink. She appears rather young, only in her teenage years. She possesses a rather thin figure, average in height, standing about 160 cm. She does not weigh much. She often keeps herself in-shape by exercising some, but is not obsess with it. She has a pretty face, still very young.
Her wardrobe closet consists mostly of frilly dresses as well as casual wears. She dresses according to the occasion. When for work, she dresses professionally, donning dress shirts, mini skirts, and blazer jackets. While when she's not working, she prefers to wear dresses. That's mostly for the spring/summer time. For fall, she wears long sleeves, sweaters, long pants, scarves, etc. Overall, Alicia has quite a variety in clothing department. She is almost always in fashion.
Personality--
Alicia is cheerful, optimistic, and friendly young girl. She is always up for making new friends and values such sentiments dearly. She never turns her back on those whom she consider her friends and is always looking out for them in someway. She can be a tease, but she never goes as too far as to hurt anyone. Despite appearing very young, Alicia is already a mature, independent adult. She knows when there's a time to be a serious and time to joke around. She takes her job seriously, and is always strives to do her best. But she does not stress herself by taking way more jobs than she can handle. She knows her limits. She likes to take breaks as well, and vacations, but she's not a slacker. She walks like a lady, graceful and elegantly. She keeps her hands to herself at all time, and refrains from touching others without permission.
Alicia is also a little reserved when in regards to her self. She does not talk much openly about herself, only to family members and close friends. She does not like to bring her problems onto other people and prefers to deal with them on her own. She always manages to keep a strong face and a smile so others won't see through her. She has a good poker face and can play the clueless character very well. Its only ever the stress is too much she loses it. She can bear a lot and stand strong despite being hurt, but there has to be a point where she just lets go. Something she gain from England, himself.
One of Alicia passion is in the arts. She likes illustrations and fashion, which is why she is always up-to-date with today's fashion. She designs many of her own clothes and works as a fashion designer in her own personal life as the girl called Alicia. She also likes to draw and writes stories. She can also sew and do embroidery, something she learned from watching Arthur when she was a little girl. She also can cook, and, unlike Arthur, can do it quite well.
Overall, Alicia is a friendly girl. She's easy to get along with if ever given the opportunity. But she is not one to upset. Her temper and rage is one to be wary of. She rarely gets angry though. If ever she does, its usually a rare thing and one should be extremely scared. She will still smile at you, but her aura speaks other levels.
Quirks--
Alicia behaves like a professional lady in the face of the public. She always walks tall and elegantly, keeping a straight face with hands and feet to herself. As the representation of the City of Birmingham, England, she feels she must present herself in an orderly manner. She does not want to upset or bring shame to her country or people after all. She appreciates a good sense of humor, and can open up a few herself. She does not like though flatulence joke or crass jokes that makes no absolute sense.
When alone or in the comfort of her own home, she is much more relax and loose. She is also a big fan of the Doctor, as well as Matt Smith (the Eleventh Doctor), who was born in her sister region of the East Midlands. She finds Smith to be absolutely adorable. She also likes the Lord of the Rings trilogy written by J.R.R Tolkien. She enjoys good fairy tale books. She can often be found, if not drawing or designing, reading such books. She also likes the Harry Potter series.
Abilities--
While Alicia does not dabble much into the dark arts, she does possesses potential in them. Her spiritual senses is not off. She can see spirits somewhat, albeit, not too clearly. They are usually just fuzzy images in her head. Her senses get an amplification around Halloween time though.
Her other ability is, being the city of Birmingham, Alicia is an immortal. After a certain point in time, she will stop aging and appearance will not change. She will forever remain young looking. Her health is based mostly on the economy and well-being of the city of Birmingham. If the city economy is failing, then Alicia health will disintegrate. If the city is prospering, then so is she.
Despite being a city, Alicia is also still very much human. She is capable of feelings and things any other normal human being has. She is not immune to feeling affectionate for people or falling in love. She can cut herself with a knife or prick her finger with a needle, etc. She may be the representation personification figurehead of the City of Birmingham, but she is also still just a young girl.
Relationships--
ENGLAND -- she respects, admires, and adore England dearly. She sees him as a strong, sensible, cool big brother kind of guy. England has gone through a lot over 2000 years and despite that, he's still standing strong and firm as ever. He can be a bit stubborn and temperamental, but she doesn't mind. That's just who he is after all. England is England. That's all that matters. He has his good points as well as the bad and many endearing qualities.
FRANCE -- despite the brawl and rivalry between France and England, Alicia honestly does not mind France at all. He has a dirty mind and can come off as a big pervert, but France is honestly a good guy at heart that knows his limit. He may not be her favorite person/country in the whole wide world, she's just so-so in regards to him.
GERMANY -- she doesn't view Germany all too well. After the bombings in World War II, what would you expect? That hurt her greatly like any other cities and England himself. While she does not exactly hate the man called Ludwig, she does hold resentment towards the country and his boss. Overall, she'll just be very awkward if ever come face-to-face with Ludwig. It doesn't help that he's awkward himself.
AMERICA -- she views America like a brother of sort. A bit spoiled and self-centered, America is an alright kind of guy. He's a bit of an idiot, with some good intentions, but lets his BIG ego gets the best of him at times. Also, its hard to take him seriously because he's so loud and hyperactive. She doesn't know what to think of him, so she'll just shrug and go with the flow if ever come in contact with him.
History--
--IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Birmingham is the largest city in England. It began first as a small Saxon Village in the early 12th century which developed into a town. In 1166, the King gave the Lord of the Manor, Peter De Birmingham the right to hold a weekly market at Birmingham. Once a market was up and running, merchants and craftsmen came to live in Birmingham and it soon developed into a busy little town.
In 1250, the people of Birmingham were given the right to hold a fair each Summer. A fair was something like a market but held only once a year in the Middle Ages. Birmingham's fair attracted buyers and sellers from all over the Midlands. Soon, Birmingham became known for its wool industry. Wool was woven and dyed in Birmingham. And by the late 14th century, Birmingham was also known for its metalworking industry, also known as leatherworking in that time. Leather was tanned then used to make gloves, saddles, bottles, shoes, and many other things.
In the Middle Ages, the church ran the only hospitals. In them, monks would care for the sick and poor as best as they could. In the early 13th century, a hospital dedicated to St. Thomas was built in Birmingham. In the 1500, Birmingham was still a small market town with a population of about 1,500. Tiny in comparison to nowadays and today's standards. The Old Crown House was built in the 14th century.
--IN THE 16th CENTURY AND 17th CENTURY
--IN THE 18th CENTURY
--IN THE 19th CENTURY
--IN THE 20th CENTURY
--IN THE 21ST CENTURY
