Alexandra Mercer
Biography
Alex was born at 3:15am on November 13th 1975 to Daniel and Wendy Mercer; her twin brother, Adrian, was born fifteen minutes later.
Alex hasn't always had the best life, her father was a mean drunk who constantly beat his wife and children but Alex stood strong through all of it and always helped her mother and brother pick up the pieces after one of his vicious rampages, this is also where her lack of religion stems from.
On the afternoon of September 3rd 1982 her father took one of his drunken rampages too far, he ended up pushing Adrian down a stairwell, Adrian ended up in a coma and died a week later, their mother didn't last much longer and took her life a month later; her father was arrested and sentenced to prison on the mainland far from his home and family leaving Alex's grandfather to care for her.
Alex would often help out after school at her grandfather's stud, Shadow Warrior Lodge, a stud that she inherited along with the Mercer Family household when he eventually passed on shortly after her 32nd birthday.
Alex's first horse, Winston, was one of the local native horses, she recused him after he became trapped in a barbed wire fence at the local cemetery and stayed with him keeping him calm until help came and then helped nurse him back to full health afterwards, the two traveled down a long road together and Alex trained Winston under her grandfathers watchful eye. The two of them took quite a few first place ribbons and trophies before Winston's retirement, he now resides at the Mercer family household with Alex and is enjoying his retirement in a sunny pasture with a big old Weeping Willow.
Alex got into trouble as a teen often starting fights with Liam Holton, whose family also helped found Lazarus, she was charged multiple times and a long lasting feud started between them and has lasted through the years, the two have very different ideals and ideas for the island, Alex wishes to preserve Lazarus and Liam wants to develop it. Liam has tried many times to force a closure on SWL but to no avail, the people of Lazarus stand behind the Mercer family and all the hard work they've put into the island.
When Alex turned 18 she joined the island's military academy before shipping off to join an elite commando squad, with a quick trigger finger and exceptional sight she soon specialized as a sniper. But joining the military meant she left behind Lazarus and a boy she'd grown close to since she was 15, Josh Maddox, by the time Alex came back to Lazarus (for her first shore leave after training) at age 22 Josh had long since started working at the stud as a rider under her grandfather's careful instruction and had started to pursue a path towards becoming an Olympic rider.
Alex ventured back and forth between Lazarus and her military postings and steadily climbed the ranks as she did, shortly after turning 29 she was awarded the rank of Colonel and a Victoria Cross, the events that led to her gaining both rank and medal were also the events that ended her career, with a bullet lodged next to her heart and metal pins fusing the bones in her left wrist, hand and lower arm together she was no longer seen as fit for active duty and shipped back home to Lazarus as soon as she was out of the hospital and her retirement settled.
Alex spent her time helping with the stud and engaging in the community often funding projects to preserve the island and it's local wildlife, equine life and fauna. She has never and will never turn down a chance to help out the community or the island and always helps out with fundraisers.
Alex is very proud of her heritage and, side by side with the Heritage and Preservation council, runs a breeding program for the local native horses, she is very deeply involved in promoting them as a breed; which is sadly bordering on the edge extinction, the breeding program was originally set up by her great - great grandfather.
Alex herself is an accomplished rider these days, she doesn't ride track work anymore by is often found exercising the stallions and riding Cross Country or Show Jumping, her two "babies" are Lazlo (a giant 18hh TB who wouldn't hurt a fly) and Taz (a 17.2hh Cleveland Bay) both stallions have excelled under Alex's careful training and riding. Alex and her babies are inseparable most days.
Alex has always worked closely with her staff, she doesn't tolerate abuse towards any of her staff and most certainly doesn't tolerate it towards her horses or any other animal at SWL. Most recently Alex has started to work even closer with Josh and has begun to see him in a different light
Alex hasn't always had the best life, her father was a mean drunk who constantly beat his wife and children but Alex stood strong through all of it and always helped her mother and brother pick up the pieces after one of his vicious rampages, this is also where her lack of religion stems from.
On the afternoon of September 3rd 1982 her father took one of his drunken rampages too far, he ended up pushing Adrian down a stairwell, Adrian ended up in a coma and died a week later, their mother didn't last much longer and took her life a month later; her father was arrested and sentenced to prison on the mainland far from his home and family leaving Alex's grandfather to care for her.
Alex would often help out after school at her grandfather's stud, Shadow Warrior Lodge, a stud that she inherited along with the Mercer Family household when he eventually passed on shortly after her 32nd birthday.
Alex's first horse, Winston, was one of the local native horses, she recused him after he became trapped in a barbed wire fence at the local cemetery and stayed with him keeping him calm until help came and then helped nurse him back to full health afterwards, the two traveled down a long road together and Alex trained Winston under her grandfathers watchful eye. The two of them took quite a few first place ribbons and trophies before Winston's retirement, he now resides at the Mercer family household with Alex and is enjoying his retirement in a sunny pasture with a big old Weeping Willow.
Alex got into trouble as a teen often starting fights with Liam Holton, whose family also helped found Lazarus, she was charged multiple times and a long lasting feud started between them and has lasted through the years, the two have very different ideals and ideas for the island, Alex wishes to preserve Lazarus and Liam wants to develop it. Liam has tried many times to force a closure on SWL but to no avail, the people of Lazarus stand behind the Mercer family and all the hard work they've put into the island.
When Alex turned 18 she joined the island's military academy before shipping off to join an elite commando squad, with a quick trigger finger and exceptional sight she soon specialized as a sniper. But joining the military meant she left behind Lazarus and a boy she'd grown close to since she was 15, Josh Maddox, by the time Alex came back to Lazarus (for her first shore leave after training) at age 22 Josh had long since started working at the stud as a rider under her grandfather's careful instruction and had started to pursue a path towards becoming an Olympic rider.
Alex ventured back and forth between Lazarus and her military postings and steadily climbed the ranks as she did, shortly after turning 29 she was awarded the rank of Colonel and a Victoria Cross, the events that led to her gaining both rank and medal were also the events that ended her career, with a bullet lodged next to her heart and metal pins fusing the bones in her left wrist, hand and lower arm together she was no longer seen as fit for active duty and shipped back home to Lazarus as soon as she was out of the hospital and her retirement settled.
Alex spent her time helping with the stud and engaging in the community often funding projects to preserve the island and it's local wildlife, equine life and fauna. She has never and will never turn down a chance to help out the community or the island and always helps out with fundraisers.
Alex is very proud of her heritage and, side by side with the Heritage and Preservation council, runs a breeding program for the local native horses, she is very deeply involved in promoting them as a breed; which is sadly bordering on the edge extinction, the breeding program was originally set up by her great - great grandfather.
Alex herself is an accomplished rider these days, she doesn't ride track work anymore by is often found exercising the stallions and riding Cross Country or Show Jumping, her two "babies" are Lazlo (a giant 18hh TB who wouldn't hurt a fly) and Taz (a 17.2hh Cleveland Bay) both stallions have excelled under Alex's careful training and riding. Alex and her babies are inseparable most days.
Alex has always worked closely with her staff, she doesn't tolerate abuse towards any of her staff and most certainly doesn't tolerate it towards her horses or any other animal at SWL. Most recently Alex has started to work even closer with Josh and has begun to see him in a different light
Specialties
Alex is an accomplished rider and horse trainer, she has a certain love for riding cross country and show jumping and excels in jump offs and speed events.
Alex specializes in natural horsemanship and uses various different methods to train her horses, she believes in finding the right method for each horse.
Alex specializes in natural horsemanship and uses various different methods to train her horses, she believes in finding the right method for each horse.
Family Tree
Shadow Warrior Lodge is a Sims 3 stable, although several features and various other things are based off how a real life stud farm in New Zealand works.