Charybdis
Screaming Cat
- Pronouns
- They/Them
May God Increase
Titles:
Lady of House Varyn
Lady of House Hallon
Empress of Anhald
Queen of Arcturus and Lavoyard
Queen
Baroness
Duchess
Lady of House Varyn
Lady of House Hallon
Empress of Anhald
Queen of Arcturus and Lavoyard
Queen
Baroness
Duchess
"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."
Updates in blue.
KEY INFORMATION
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Social Status: Nobility
Sexuality: Generally disinterested.
Marital Status: Engaged.
Affiliation(s): Varyn, Anhald
Current Home: Oren
Religion: Ignis Synnove, or so she says.
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Social Status: Nobility
Sexuality: Generally disinterested.
Marital Status: Engaged.
Affiliation(s): Varyn, Anhald
Current Home: Oren
Religion: Ignis Synnove, or so she says.
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Status: Mostly keeping to herself and a few select associates within Queensport. Researching.
“The vulgar crowd always is taken by appearances, and the world consists chiefly of the vulgar.”
PERSONALITY
Intelligence: Well-studied, with a desire for knowledge.
Temperament: Josephine holds true to Northern heritage and is usually cold and aloof.
Sociability: Introverted. She needs time to recharge after being around people.
Sense of humour: Dry, deadpan, and sometimes dark.
Habits and Mannerisms:
+ Jaw clenching when angry or upset
+ Lip quirking when lying or amused
+ Face-touching when nervous
+ Idle fiddling when uncomfortable
+ Watching fire
Sociability: Introverted. She needs time to recharge after being around people.
Sense of humour: Dry, deadpan, and sometimes dark.
Habits and Mannerisms:
+ Jaw clenching when angry or upset
+ Lip quirking when lying or amused
+ Face-touching when nervous
+ Idle fiddling when uncomfortable
+ Watching fire
Strengths:
+ Assertive: Josephine is unfamiliar with not getting what she wants. What is not given will be taken, as she has learned from her upbringing.
+ Observant: She finds entertainment in watching people, their mannerisms, and seeing what makes them tick. She keeps a watchful eye.
+ Loyal: Josephine is strongly, even devoutly loyal to her family and to the Reich. She will do whatever she thinks is necessary for their plights with little apprehension.
+ Honourable: She gives strong regard to law and order, especially to use it to her advantage. If she is to give her word she will not break it.
Weaknesses:
+ Arrogant: Born to nobility, Josephine has always seen herself as inherently above the common man in intelligence, looks, and ability. She has always been taught that she is superior.
+ Suspicious: She does not find herself trusting many people, causing her to be distant and paranoid. The leaving of her father and eldest brother have lead to expectations of betrayal and abandonment. To indulge sentimentality is to become hurt, and therefore weakness. Josephine is no stranger to loneliness due to this.
+ Jealous: Josephine has often feared being replaced, notably by her brother Syr. She has often been jealous of his lovers and comrades.
+ Envious: She covets the power and respect others have. Josephine is one of few in her family to not be a wielder of magic, to her ever-lasting chagrin.
Values:
+ Level-headedness: Josephine dislikes her own brashness, and as a result projects her insecurity in the form of believing those who are temperamental are foolish.
+ Power: Political, social, magical, it's all appealing to someone so ambitious.
+ Intelligence: She can't stand a dull conversation. People are expected to be entertaining.
+ Dark, dry humour: A personal preference.
Favourites:
Colour: Blues of the darker variety. Brassy-gold.
Food: Flavourful meats cooked on the more rare side. She likes toasted nuts.
Drink: Dry wines. Likes vintages, and pairing it with meals.
Literature: Botany, linguistics, history. New things.
Entertainment: Watching people.
Animal: Horses, as she finds them useful and reliable.
+ Assertive: Josephine is unfamiliar with not getting what she wants. What is not given will be taken, as she has learned from her upbringing.
+ Observant: She finds entertainment in watching people, their mannerisms, and seeing what makes them tick. She keeps a watchful eye.
+ Loyal: Josephine is strongly, even devoutly loyal to her family and to the Reich. She will do whatever she thinks is necessary for their plights with little apprehension.
+ Honourable: She gives strong regard to law and order, especially to use it to her advantage. If she is to give her word she will not break it.
Weaknesses:
+ Arrogant: Born to nobility, Josephine has always seen herself as inherently above the common man in intelligence, looks, and ability. She has always been taught that she is superior.
+ Suspicious: She does not find herself trusting many people, causing her to be distant and paranoid. The leaving of her father and eldest brother have lead to expectations of betrayal and abandonment. To indulge sentimentality is to become hurt, and therefore weakness. Josephine is no stranger to loneliness due to this.
+ Jealous: Josephine has often feared being replaced, notably by her brother Syr. She has often been jealous of his lovers and comrades.
+ Envious: She covets the power and respect others have. Josephine is one of few in her family to not be a wielder of magic, to her ever-lasting chagrin.
Values:
+ Level-headedness: Josephine dislikes her own brashness, and as a result projects her insecurity in the form of believing those who are temperamental are foolish.
+ Power: Political, social, magical, it's all appealing to someone so ambitious.
+ Intelligence: She can't stand a dull conversation. People are expected to be entertaining.
+ Dark, dry humour: A personal preference.
Favourites:
Colour: Blues of the darker variety. Brassy-gold.
Food: Flavourful meats cooked on the more rare side. She likes toasted nuts.
Drink: Dry wines. Likes vintages, and pairing it with meals.
Literature: Botany, linguistics, history. New things.
Entertainment: Watching people.
Animal: Horses, as she finds them useful and reliable.
MOTIVATIONS
Alignment: Lawful Evil, with growing Neutral Evil tendencies.
Religion: Josephine is publicly inclined towards Ignis, and has been baptized by the Holy Church d'Artois. Her belief in Ignis' existence has been confirmed by witnessing her own blessing during the coronation, but whether Ignis is truly powerful and worthy of worship remains to be seen.
Fears:
+ Wendigos: She has almost died to them twice, and often hears them in her nights at Oren.
+ Abandonment: Josephine has been abandoned by all of her family save for Syr.
+ Being replaced: She feels the need to be important to her family and friends.
+ Magic: Her father intentionally killed himself with the magic he wielded.
+ Death by hanging: Watching her cousin Maceo die by hanging at a young age has resonated with her.
+ Not achieving anything: Descended from legend, she has much to live up to.
+ Infertility: She must provide an heir.
Alignment: Lawful Evil, with growing Neutral Evil tendencies.
Religion: Josephine is publicly inclined towards Ignis, and has been baptized by the Holy Church d'Artois. Her belief in Ignis' existence has been confirmed by witnessing her own blessing during the coronation, but whether Ignis is truly powerful and worthy of worship remains to be seen.
Fears:
+ Wendigos: She has almost died to them twice, and often hears them in her nights at Oren.
+ Abandonment: Josephine has been abandoned by all of her family save for Syr.
+ Being replaced: She feels the need to be important to her family and friends.
+ Magic: Her father intentionally killed himself with the magic he wielded.
+ Death by hanging: Watching her cousin Maceo die by hanging at a young age has resonated with her.
+ Not achieving anything: Descended from legend, she has much to live up to.
+ Infertility: She must provide an heir.
{ - Not started } { + In Progress } { o Completed } { x Failed } { ~ Abandoned } { ! Passive hopes }
NIAH made this handy little goals guide cheers
Short-term goals:
o See Ignis confirm Arthur's right
o Be officially coronated
+ Gain loyalty
+ Win the war
- Experiment with potions
o See Ignis confirm Arthur's right
o Be officially coronated
+ Gain loyalty
+ Win the war
- Experiment with potions
Long-term goals:
+ Learn Elven
+ Learn more about Formistry
+ Vengeance for Brennard
+ Acquire magic
- Have a garden of gold and silver
+ Learn Elven
+ Learn more about Formistry
+ Vengeance for Brennard
+ Acquire magic
- Have a garden of gold and silver
PHYSIOLOGY
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 145
Figure: Taller and better build than average for her gender and age. The residual roundness of girlhood has left her face and figure.
Hair: Thick, dark, and with a light curl, much like her parents.
Eyes: Limpid, blue.
Skin: A Northern complexion that is quite pale. A bit on the dry side.
Voice: Mary Tudor { x }
Appearance: Done-up. Her dresses are personally tailored and high quality; modest to the point of almost prudish, and mute of colour. She maintains good posture.
Hygiene: Josephine washes daily, and has a collection of scented oils and soaps. Her teeth, hair, and nails are well cared for. Favours sandalwood and vanilla scents for wearing.
Scars:
+ A four-clawed wendigo slash down the lower half of her chest/ribs.
+ A brand in the shape of a sun on her inner right wrist. A sign of faith to God, given by Maceo during Josephine and Audwine's coronation.
HEALTH
Illness: None.
Injuries: None.
Allergies: Pollen, dust.
Sleeping habits: Josephine experiences some amount of trouble falling and staying sleeping.
Energy: Average.
Eating habits: A picky eater. She prefers fruits and meats.
Exercise habits: Enjoys training and sparring.
Memory: Average.
Unhealthy habits: Staying up late reading and studying.
Drinking habits: Drinks wine frequently, for enjoyment rather than inebriation.
SKILLS
Alchemy: Slightly above average. Josephine used to enjoy poking around Athryl's laboratory and observing him work, as well as reading what she understood of his books.
Botany: Becoming familiar. Josephine has recently discovered that she enjoys studying plants, their properties, effects, and uses as a pastime. It's an enjoyable, quiet hobby. Josephine was inclined to learn such from her time with Atrhyl (see above). It is a private interest she does not share. She is learning some amount from Arianne.
Observing people: Josephine has a long-standing hobby of people watching, for pleasure and to learn. She is experienced with learning others' mannerisms, and understanding their behaviours and expressions as a result.
Horseback riding: She is fairly familiar with horses, as a hobby as well as for function.
Medical care: She is the reason Gael has a very scarred face.
Magic: While not herself a wielder of arcane power, Josephine greatly enjoys learning of it and has more exposure to it than the average person. She now has a private tutor, of sorts.
Languages:
+ Common: fluent, literate
+ Rede: fluent, literate
+ Lavoyard: conversational, literate
+ Elven: she has a tutor, but has learned little yet.
COMBAT
Ability: She is somewhat learned with a sword, and possesses a dagger she has used on a few occasions.
Strengths: Josephine is athletic and has been trained in combat in her adolescence. She is tall for a girl of her age.
Weaknesses: Rustiness, as she is unable to keep up with her previous active lifestyle. Restrictive clothing.
Training:
+ Archery: Somewhat familiar.
+ Crossbow: Familiar as well. Fairly simple function.
+ Swordsmanship: She has been trained by her brother Syr in the basics.
+ Dagger: Not necessarily trained, but she is familiar with the best spots to stab a man through her aforementioned training, as well as personal experience.
Exercise: Not as active as she used to be, but still decently athletic. Good lung capacity.
Weaponry:
+ 11" Rondell dagger, made for stabbing, always on her.
+ A longsword, seen rarely.
POSSESSIONS
Prized:
+ The Sapphire Crown. Created by Vorar without a single flaw, it is an elegant coronet wrought in gold and platinum, inlaid with diamonds and two large sapphires. { x } { x } Baron
+ A small, golden sun pendant. { x } BoredBrit
Carried/worn:
+ A golden necklace, set with onyx jewels. Josephine likes to see it as a symbol of union with Courtnay, at least, Branch du Cheval. [ x ] Smurf
+ A dagger made for stabbing, on her leg. (Rondell, 11")
+ A small coinpurse.
+ Sometimes a small bag.
+ A golden necklace, set with onyx jewels. Josephine likes to see it as a symbol of union with Courtnay, at least, Branch du Cheval. [ x ] Smurf
+ A dagger made for stabbing, on her leg. (Rondell, 11")
+ A small coinpurse.
+ Sometimes a small bag.
Stored:
+ A book of pressed flowers, including:
- A peony flower that looks to be made of gold
- A leaf that appears to be made of silver
+ Clothes for horse riding. Worn only when used, as a hobby.
Funds: Scrooge McDuck.
Income: She is the Anhald tax goblin now.
Homes: Oren.
Pets: Josephine keeps animals for function: riding, and on the plate.
+ A book of pressed flowers, including:
- A peony flower that looks to be made of gold
- A leaf that appears to be made of silver
+ Clothes for horse riding. Worn only when used, as a hobby.
Funds: Scrooge McDuck.
Income: She is the Anhald tax goblin now.
Homes: Oren.
Pets: Josephine keeps animals for function: riding, and on the plate.
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