Post by TKTigerkat on Nov 24, 2012 4:49:21 GMT -5
Name: Gardenia Evienne Avalon
Race: Noble Fey
Species: Fairy
Age: 60. Appears 18
Tier: 2
Social
Place of Birth: Arcadia, Fleur
Allegiances: Arcadia Nobles
Aspirations: Gardenia’s aspirations are those guided by her family, to grow their power and influence in the Arcadia courts.
Nicknames: sometimes called Little Flower by Oberon.
Titles: The Lady Gardenia of the house Avalon
Relatives: Parents are Lady Rossa Avalon and Lord Tam Lin Avalon. Both were a part of an arranged marriage in order to combine two strong houses into the house of Avalon, thus creating more power for them to cement their standing in the noble houses and aim for even greater heights. Has few grandparents with Lord Oberon being her grandfather on her father’s side and the only one she has real connection with. Has one younger sister, Marigold.
Significant Other: Currently engaged to the son of a higher ranking noble family through an arranged marriage. Technically dating.
Mental
Personality: Dignified and refined, every move and utterance has been trained to be the personification of all things regal. Beyond her training, Gardenia has a very gentle and inquisitive nature. She loves to learn and experiment, having a powerful fascination with all things foreign to Fleur. Raised in high class, she does expect to be treated to as such. This prevents her from really connecting with anyone outside of her social class.
Likes: Studying and caring for plants, Talks with her grandfather, spending time with Marigold, delicious meals.
Dislikes: Her mother’s nitpicking and her father’s detachment. Her fiance.
Strengths: Possesses an extensive knowledge of all things flora and fauna, as well as their interactions with one another. She also understands the dangers and ways of Arcadia’s political system. Has some knowledge of medicine and healing though her studies.
Weaknesses: She expects to be treated a certain way, so interacting with people who don’t do so stumps and upsets her.
Physical
Major Details: Fey beauty, crème colored skin, emerald eyes, silver hair, tall, fairy wings.
Appearance: Gardenia is 60 years old, but her physical appearance is that of a young woman 18 years old. As a Fey, she possesses a delicate, yet stunning beauty. Her skin is a soft crème color, free from even the slightest imperfections. Her eyes are a deep emerald green that is both enchanting and unearthly. Silver hair falls to her hips, delicately weaved with flowers that seem to never wilt inside. She wears elegant dresses and jewelry as is the dress code of the Arcadia nobles. She wears a unique necklace that once belonged to her grandmother. When using her magic, Gardenia’s phantom fairy wings manifest, green with a leaf life design to them.
Natural Abilities: As a Noble Fey, Gardenia is able to move quicker than most humans. Graceful movements also allow her to move with less noise, almost to the point of being mute. She also has a greater sensitivity to magical pressure, so detecting magic in another or in an object is easier for her. Her senses are also heightened,specifically her sense of hearing. Gardenia can manifest her wings to fly, but only until she becomes physically exhausted. Finally, as a fey, she has a greater connection with natural surroundings.
Natural Traits: Being a Fairy, Gardenia possesses fairy wings. These wings are actually phantom wings and do not manifest physically unless she is using magic. She possesses the natural grace and beauty of Noble Fey as well as heightened senses such as hearing.
Strengths: Gardenia possesses great speed and reflexes.
Weaknesses: Gardenia is not very strong and can easily be overpowered physically. Furthermore, without physical training, she can only use her heightened speed for short distances.
Magical
Specializations:
- Tier 1: Spoken (Plants), Proficiency 2. Using short rhymes, Gardenia can create, grow, and manipulate plants, The variety of plants is extensive
- Tier 2: Material (plants), Proficiency 2. A result of her studies on plants. Raising, breeding, and cross breeding plants to utilize their natural magic. Gardenia collects the seeds of these plants to use in situations that need it. It works in conjunction with her spoken magic.
Visual Display: A soft green aura glows around body during the incantation. At the activation of the spell, her fairy wings manifest.
Special Abilities: Enhanced Sense:Hearing (I), Enhanced Speed (I), Enhanced Recovery (I)
Bonus Special Abilities: Insight, Healing, Teleportation
Unique Abilities:
Nature Speak: The ability to communicate with nature. Fairy Fey have a deep connection with nature and thus are able to communicate with it telepathically. This includes both plants and animals
Strengths: Gardenia is excellent in magic involving plants. As a specialty refined by her family through generations, she has been trained by the best and still continues to learn. She is able to use both magical and mundane plants to their fullest potential.
Weaknesses: Specializing in plants, her magic is very weak against flame and fire magic. Furthermore, being struck by a metal weapon, whether stabbed or bludgeoned, disrupts her teleportation and makes it difficult to perform magic until the wound is healed.
Inventory
Mundane:
Necklace: A gift from her grandfather Oberon. Belonged to her grandmother Titania
Magical:
Bag of Holding (Perpetual): A magic bag that can carry more inside than it should. It contains vials filled with various seeds from both medical and non-magical plants. The bag also seems to anticipate its owners needs, as the needed seed appears front and center.
Knife of Rot (Charged): A special dagger gifted from Oberon. It has the inscription “Grow and consume” written on the blade. The dagger is small enough that it can easily be concealed. When driven into another with a fine thrust, the dagger’s magic activates, releasing a kind of fungus that invades the body. It first attacks the nerves to weaken and then starts to eat away. The process takes a long time. The dagger only has a single use before it requires a full month to recharge.
History
“The sheltered flower never blooms”. These words embody Gardenia’s life. The Avalon family has worked for generations to build and solidify their power in the noble courts. This was primarily done through strategic manipulation and arranged marriage. Tam Lin and Rossa’s marriage is a prime example of this, as their union allowed the Avalon family to rise to new heights.
Gardenia was born into this family. From an early age, she was groomed to be perfect. Rossa made sure Gardenia was always dressed in the newest fashions, was well versed in the etiquette befitting their class, and never faltered in a way she could not recover from. At the same time, Tam Lin taught her the nature magic’s that were passed down in their family. She learned ways to manipulate plants, to cause them to grow and wilt at her will and to move in whatever ways she wished. She learned different types of plants, where they grew, their special traits, and how to breed them. Her whole life revolved around the political machinations of her parents.
The only ones who gave her any freedom from this process was her grandfather Oberon and her sister Marigold. From birth, Oberon cherished this girl. A celebrated general, Oberon would teach her about the world outside of the capital, of the different nations, their customs and people. But most importantly, he taught her how unsafe she really was. The nobles of Arcadia may seem noble on the outside, but their lust for power could destroy all those around them. Anyone who was to be eliminated and doing so through dark means such as poisoning or assassination was not unknown. Oberon taught her how to use her magics offensively, to bind with vines and pierced with thorns. He also gifted her the Knife of Rot, a deadly weapon to use if all else failed. His stories sparked a fire in her she never new existed. It was a desired to go beyond the capitol, beyond Arcadia. A desire to see and experience the world and all its wonders. But alas, a dream that would be nothing more than a simple dream.
Marigold was born 40 years after Gardenia. Like a cherub, she was sweet and the purest of heart. Marigold always desired Gardenia’s company over all others. When lessons were becoming long and tedious, Gardenia would find ways to sneak away and be with her sister, playing games, reading books, or simply finding a place on the grounds to talk. Marigold’s company gave Gardenia that little flicker of light to get her through her lessons and acquire the approval of her parents.
Not long after the lessons had stopped, Gardenia was given the news. Since a young age, plans had been drawn out for her by her own parents. Concerned with the rise of other nobles, Tam Lin and Rossa have decided that merging the family with another was the only way to ensure their position was not threatened. One such rising group was the Luminari. Their vicious tactics rivaled that of the older families. They would twist and discredit others in order to gain more presence and power in the counts, using any means necessary. To ensure their survival, the Avalon family had no choice but to arrange the marriage of Gardenia to their eldest son, Ravenwind. Gatherings were held to observe the two together, to ensure the deal would pass through. The two seemed to be happy, but in truth it was all a charade. Gardenia found Ravenwind to be like all the others, selfish, aggressive, and haughty. He could not, would not, concern himself with matters that were important to the outside world. Every meeting got worse, to the point where Gardenia could only feel disdain. But, bound by the word of her parents, Gardenia remained silent. And now, in five days’ time, she will be bound to Ravenwind for ever.
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*Example of wings*
Race: Noble Fey
Species: Fairy
Age: 60. Appears 18
Tier: 2
Social
Place of Birth: Arcadia, Fleur
Allegiances: Arcadia Nobles
Aspirations: Gardenia’s aspirations are those guided by her family, to grow their power and influence in the Arcadia courts.
Nicknames: sometimes called Little Flower by Oberon.
Titles: The Lady Gardenia of the house Avalon
Relatives: Parents are Lady Rossa Avalon and Lord Tam Lin Avalon. Both were a part of an arranged marriage in order to combine two strong houses into the house of Avalon, thus creating more power for them to cement their standing in the noble houses and aim for even greater heights. Has few grandparents with Lord Oberon being her grandfather on her father’s side and the only one she has real connection with. Has one younger sister, Marigold.
Significant Other: Currently engaged to the son of a higher ranking noble family through an arranged marriage. Technically dating.
Mental
Personality: Dignified and refined, every move and utterance has been trained to be the personification of all things regal. Beyond her training, Gardenia has a very gentle and inquisitive nature. She loves to learn and experiment, having a powerful fascination with all things foreign to Fleur. Raised in high class, she does expect to be treated to as such. This prevents her from really connecting with anyone outside of her social class.
Likes: Studying and caring for plants, Talks with her grandfather, spending time with Marigold, delicious meals.
Dislikes: Her mother’s nitpicking and her father’s detachment. Her fiance.
Strengths: Possesses an extensive knowledge of all things flora and fauna, as well as their interactions with one another. She also understands the dangers and ways of Arcadia’s political system. Has some knowledge of medicine and healing though her studies.
Weaknesses: She expects to be treated a certain way, so interacting with people who don’t do so stumps and upsets her.
Physical
Major Details: Fey beauty, crème colored skin, emerald eyes, silver hair, tall, fairy wings.
Appearance: Gardenia is 60 years old, but her physical appearance is that of a young woman 18 years old. As a Fey, she possesses a delicate, yet stunning beauty. Her skin is a soft crème color, free from even the slightest imperfections. Her eyes are a deep emerald green that is both enchanting and unearthly. Silver hair falls to her hips, delicately weaved with flowers that seem to never wilt inside. She wears elegant dresses and jewelry as is the dress code of the Arcadia nobles. She wears a unique necklace that once belonged to her grandmother. When using her magic, Gardenia’s phantom fairy wings manifest, green with a leaf life design to them.
Natural Abilities: As a Noble Fey, Gardenia is able to move quicker than most humans. Graceful movements also allow her to move with less noise, almost to the point of being mute. She also has a greater sensitivity to magical pressure, so detecting magic in another or in an object is easier for her. Her senses are also heightened,specifically her sense of hearing. Gardenia can manifest her wings to fly, but only until she becomes physically exhausted. Finally, as a fey, she has a greater connection with natural surroundings.
Natural Traits: Being a Fairy, Gardenia possesses fairy wings. These wings are actually phantom wings and do not manifest physically unless she is using magic. She possesses the natural grace and beauty of Noble Fey as well as heightened senses such as hearing.
Strengths: Gardenia possesses great speed and reflexes.
Weaknesses: Gardenia is not very strong and can easily be overpowered physically. Furthermore, without physical training, she can only use her heightened speed for short distances.
Magical
Specializations:
- Tier 1: Spoken (Plants), Proficiency 2. Using short rhymes, Gardenia can create, grow, and manipulate plants, The variety of plants is extensive
- Tier 2: Material (plants), Proficiency 2. A result of her studies on plants. Raising, breeding, and cross breeding plants to utilize their natural magic. Gardenia collects the seeds of these plants to use in situations that need it. It works in conjunction with her spoken magic.
Visual Display: A soft green aura glows around body during the incantation. At the activation of the spell, her fairy wings manifest.
Special Abilities: Enhanced Sense:Hearing (I), Enhanced Speed (I), Enhanced Recovery (I)
Bonus Special Abilities: Insight, Healing, Teleportation
Unique Abilities:
Nature Speak: The ability to communicate with nature. Fairy Fey have a deep connection with nature and thus are able to communicate with it telepathically. This includes both plants and animals
Strengths: Gardenia is excellent in magic involving plants. As a specialty refined by her family through generations, she has been trained by the best and still continues to learn. She is able to use both magical and mundane plants to their fullest potential.
Weaknesses: Specializing in plants, her magic is very weak against flame and fire magic. Furthermore, being struck by a metal weapon, whether stabbed or bludgeoned, disrupts her teleportation and makes it difficult to perform magic until the wound is healed.
Inventory
Mundane:
Necklace: A gift from her grandfather Oberon. Belonged to her grandmother Titania
Magical:
Bag of Holding (Perpetual): A magic bag that can carry more inside than it should. It contains vials filled with various seeds from both medical and non-magical plants. The bag also seems to anticipate its owners needs, as the needed seed appears front and center.
Knife of Rot (Charged): A special dagger gifted from Oberon. It has the inscription “Grow and consume” written on the blade. The dagger is small enough that it can easily be concealed. When driven into another with a fine thrust, the dagger’s magic activates, releasing a kind of fungus that invades the body. It first attacks the nerves to weaken and then starts to eat away. The process takes a long time. The dagger only has a single use before it requires a full month to recharge.
History
“The sheltered flower never blooms”. These words embody Gardenia’s life. The Avalon family has worked for generations to build and solidify their power in the noble courts. This was primarily done through strategic manipulation and arranged marriage. Tam Lin and Rossa’s marriage is a prime example of this, as their union allowed the Avalon family to rise to new heights.
Gardenia was born into this family. From an early age, she was groomed to be perfect. Rossa made sure Gardenia was always dressed in the newest fashions, was well versed in the etiquette befitting their class, and never faltered in a way she could not recover from. At the same time, Tam Lin taught her the nature magic’s that were passed down in their family. She learned ways to manipulate plants, to cause them to grow and wilt at her will and to move in whatever ways she wished. She learned different types of plants, where they grew, their special traits, and how to breed them. Her whole life revolved around the political machinations of her parents.
The only ones who gave her any freedom from this process was her grandfather Oberon and her sister Marigold. From birth, Oberon cherished this girl. A celebrated general, Oberon would teach her about the world outside of the capital, of the different nations, their customs and people. But most importantly, he taught her how unsafe she really was. The nobles of Arcadia may seem noble on the outside, but their lust for power could destroy all those around them. Anyone who was to be eliminated and doing so through dark means such as poisoning or assassination was not unknown. Oberon taught her how to use her magics offensively, to bind with vines and pierced with thorns. He also gifted her the Knife of Rot, a deadly weapon to use if all else failed. His stories sparked a fire in her she never new existed. It was a desired to go beyond the capitol, beyond Arcadia. A desire to see and experience the world and all its wonders. But alas, a dream that would be nothing more than a simple dream.
Marigold was born 40 years after Gardenia. Like a cherub, she was sweet and the purest of heart. Marigold always desired Gardenia’s company over all others. When lessons were becoming long and tedious, Gardenia would find ways to sneak away and be with her sister, playing games, reading books, or simply finding a place on the grounds to talk. Marigold’s company gave Gardenia that little flicker of light to get her through her lessons and acquire the approval of her parents.
Not long after the lessons had stopped, Gardenia was given the news. Since a young age, plans had been drawn out for her by her own parents. Concerned with the rise of other nobles, Tam Lin and Rossa have decided that merging the family with another was the only way to ensure their position was not threatened. One such rising group was the Luminari. Their vicious tactics rivaled that of the older families. They would twist and discredit others in order to gain more presence and power in the counts, using any means necessary. To ensure their survival, the Avalon family had no choice but to arrange the marriage of Gardenia to their eldest son, Ravenwind. Gatherings were held to observe the two together, to ensure the deal would pass through. The two seemed to be happy, but in truth it was all a charade. Gardenia found Ravenwind to be like all the others, selfish, aggressive, and haughty. He could not, would not, concern himself with matters that were important to the outside world. Every meeting got worse, to the point where Gardenia could only feel disdain. But, bound by the word of her parents, Gardenia remained silent. And now, in five days’ time, she will be bound to Ravenwind for ever.
dreamself.me/d/h3NP
*Example of wings*