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"Come now, come now, give the boy some room," Valeriana says, stepping forward. Her shawl flutters prettily over her shoulders as she urges other members of the crowd back, laying a gentle hand on several shoulders, and meeting as many eyes as possible. "Certainly, we are all concerned, but surely this child and his mother don't want all eyes on them just now."
Valeriana elbows her way to the front of the crowd, only to be greeted with a ghastly sight. "Oh, how dreadful," she murmurs, though she can't seem to tear her eyes away.
Valeriana rises lazily, intending to look over the refreshments--and then the scream rings out. Seeing several people head in that direction, she follows, curious and eager to be in the know.
"Elisa! Of course," she smiles widely at the pretty woman, turning a little to face her better. "The city suits me. I've lived there for years now, and still, I've barely scratched the surface of it's delights; and it's filled with interesting people." She takes a sip of coffee, and a long look around the field. "I'm glad I decided to visit, though. There's a different kind of charm, here in the country," she says, and runs a hand through the grass beside her.
The heat and growing noise of the festival wake Valeriana earlier than she would like. She laments for a few moments, pulling the sheets over her head, and tries to find sleep again; but the heat is relentless, and the little room grows stuffier every moment, so finally, she gives up and rises. She washes, and combs her hair, and straps a flask to her pale thigh before slipping into a silky dress that flows attractively over her figure. With the final addition of a filmy shawl, and a lingering moment in front of the mirror, Valeriana makes her way out of the inn and onto the green. She acquires a cup of coffee, adding plenty of sugar, and then finds herself a quiet corner of the field (though not so quiet that she won't be noticed; she's here to be noticed, after all), and sits in the grass, taking care to smooth her skirt prettily around herself. She sips her drink slowly and watches as the final preparations are made for the festival.
Anyone who grew up in Wicken in the last ~20 years could have ties with Valeriana, although she has changed drastically in the five years she's been away and anyone she was childhood friends with is likely in for a surprise. As for connections from Castorhage, Valeriana practically lives in the artist's district. Anyone who regularly attends parties or, like, opium dens, might at least know her in passing, if not more intimately.
Well, you are a mesmerist, so Spell Focus/greater spell focus enchantment never goes amiss. Agreed. I'm going to take Spell Focus (Evocation) myself.
Admittedly I don’t know the feat tax rules very well, but I think bonus feats are more beneficial, especially for this party.
Besides the big three social skills (Bluff, Dip, Intimidate), I'm focusing on UMD, Kn. Arcana, Kn. Local, and my background skills are Linguistics and Sleight of Hand.
Hey y’all! Valeriana is a sorcerer with the infernal bloodline. She’s built to both damage and debuff, but I can focus more heavily on damage since it seems like we’ve got plenty of support. She’s got high charisma and is useful for social skills (Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate, with Intimidate as her go-to), and some Kn. skills (Arcana, Local, Linguistics). RP-wise, she’s spent a lot of time in the Artist’s Quarter and might have connections with people through there (theatres, galleries, and much sleazier establishments), or through her mostly happy childhood as an orphan in Wicken. She’s charming and charismatic, and easily makes friends and falls in love, but her vanity and excessive indulgence can be off-putting for those who spend a lot of time with her. She’s also weak-willed and impressionable, though, and can be influenced or manipulated by people she likes and admires. I couldn’t find an icon to fit her appearance perfectly. She looks more like this. I’m looking forward to this chaotic, charisma, caster-heavy party.
Doing good things for selfish reasons is appropriate. Pretty much exactly what I'm going for with Valeriana. She's extremely aware of the immorality of her choices, even if she continually makes them; her erratic attempts to do good and live morally are almost always driven by a desire to feel better about herself; "I want to be good. I can't bear the idea of my soul being hideous."
Mostly done with this character, though still revising and refining some backstory elements. She could easily have backstory ties with just about anyone (she'd probably get along particularly well with Touch or Kapenia). Still unsure about what alignment to play her as; CN, because she does feel remorse for her actions, or NE, because she continually chooses immorality. Might start as CN and see where her character arc goes. Definitely a face character, and focuses on damage and debuff in combat.
rutaskadis here. I was also wondering if St. Allman's has nuns or an orphanage; still tweaking this character's backstory (I have a habit of writing absolute novels for my characters), but a large part of it depends on the kind of upbringing an orphan or ward of the church would have in Wicken. |