Nefertari

[Nefertari]

Nefertari - The Blood Rose of Ahnatep Appearance Race: Eypharian Gender: Female Age: 24 Birthday: 78th of Summer 488 Birthplace: Ahnatep Appearance: Tall and slim, with a delicate figure, Nefertari is blessed with an excellent bone structure, high cheekbones, severe nose and a strong jaw, which gives her what could be considered androgynous features, but her pulpous lips, long lashes and large eyes make her completely otherwise, very elegant and feminine, almost fragile. Her dark hair is cut short because of the hot weather and to highlight her features, and gives her a very vulnerable and whimsical face. Some people would consider her beautiful, but not ordinarily so, for her nose is a little large and not exactly straight aquiline. Character Concept : Character Concept Nefertari is not exactly mean-spirited or horrid, but because of the way she was brought up and the attention she has been frequently used to, she may seem spoilt, selfish and vain to many people with a fundamental belief in her own superiority. She has skill in Auristics, which she uses in order to generate an income, with the desire to develop her talent in Magecrafting, and initiate some in Animation and potentially Hypnotism. When she was younger, she was always fascinated with magic, but had no desire to turn to it or any leaning towards it until she was 22, when she discovered auristics which has since become of great comfort to her in a number of matters. Nefertari keeps a couple of slaves, which were captured by her husband on his travels - Ammon and Ramila - and though she can be cruel to both, especially Ramila, there are days when she sees them more as friends, and Ammon is in fact her secret lover. Nefertari adores her two children (Thaedra and Vasilis) and is terrified of losing them, for anything, especially after the death of Sanjiaki, but her relationship with her husband is decidedly cool, even though when they were first married, she believed herself very much in love with him and had to suffer from unrequited feelings. Character History : Character History Born into a family of merchants of Perfume Merchants in the Gilded Ranks of Ahnatep Society, the sixth of seven children and the only daughter, Nefertari was brought up to a life of relative luxury, at any rate much better than that of much of her contemporaries, surrounded by a lot of love and kindness. She got on very well with her family, especially with all her brothers who were very protective of her and spoilt her, as the only girl. Her parents did not have slaves, being against the institution, but because of the way almost everything was done for her by her parents, brothers and a number of paid servants and because of the way in which Nefertari had been likewise brought up to believe in her fundamental superiority to most of the rest of Mizhar, and indeed Ahnatep, she herself never had any issue with such a thing. By the age of fifteen, she was already being taken notice of, a thing which she did and always would greatly enjoy, and received her first offer of marriage from one of her parent's trade associates. She was not ready for it, and was dissuaded completely from it by her brothers, Arkadiy and Zakhar, and though her parents tried to convince her it was advantageous, she whole-heartedly refused, although with no small element of teasing, a factor that marked many of the subsequent proposals made towards her. She held out for the next two years until her parents were eventually approached by a member of the House of the East Winds who thought she would make a good addition to their household by marrying one of the less important young members, Taruki. Nefertari married into the fringes of the House of the East Winds, but although she married above her status and had much to gain from the match, she found her new husband to be distant and cool, often leaving her alone for months while she was desperate to please him. Almost in reaction, having never had qualms on the subject before and taking the opportunity, she started buying slaves and, as her husband stayed away, she became more lonely and bitter and, almost without realising, started being quite verbally abusive for no reason, beating her slaves for disobedience and keeping them under poor living conditions. Eventually, she became less so, and even took one for a lover (Ammon, a Benshira) finding him intelligent, warm, handsome and having a skill rivalling her own in auristics. A couple of years ensued like this, where she never really saw her husband, then finally he came home and announced that due to the great amount of money he had lost on a business, he had been demoted in the East Wind Hierarchy and they would have to move into a smaller lodgings and lose all but a couple of slaves. Nefertari was initially resistant at first, more than unwilling to leave the beautiful quarters in the Palace of the East Winds they had together, with its mosaic floors in the courtyards, gilded walls, rich furnishing numerous bedrooms and a dozen or so slaves. Finally, she gave in when he promised that they would live together as man and wife, and that he would not go away for periods longer than a couple of weeks ever again. It all went well for about another couple of years and she gave birth to a baby girl, then twin boys. Almost as soon as this happened, Taruki disappeared again and she was left quite lonely for companionship from someone her own age, although she lived surrounded by many other members of the House of the East Winds and visited friends and family as much as she could, dragging her children with her. She took up her relationship with Ammon again and, with her three children, they lived almost like a family, in secret (in spite that she was constantly surrounded by her husband's family) Unfortunately, when all was going relatively well, one of her sons died, drowning while unsupervised in a pool of water in one of the many courtyards of the palace. Her husband came back, once again, for the funeral and became more cold and distant than ever. Nefertari became quite reckless, openly attached to Ammon and spending more money than they had, mainly on clothing, jewels, perfume and slaves, as a way of dealing with it. By this point, aged twenty-four and seven years into her marriage, she realised that she felt trapped and very frightened for her future, with no way out. Language Fluent Language: High Arumenic Good Language: Common Poor Language: Ancient Tongue Skills Skill EXP Total Proficiency Auristics 30 SP 30 Competent Magecrafting 10 SP 10 Novice Seduction 5 SP 5 Novice Scimitar 10 RB, 5 SP 15 Novice Lores Lore of History of Ahnatep Lore of Ahnatep Politics Clothing - Lightweight Linen Sleeveless Robes of a deep purple colour with a shimmer of red. - Lightweight Linen emerald Green sheaths - Lightweight Linen Undergarments x2 - Lightweight Linen Scarlet Cloak - Red Leather Jutti with curved ends - Scarlet Turban - Golden (slightly see-through) Silk Chemise - Purple (slightly see-through) Silk Chemise - Emerald Green Silk Corset - Midnight Blue Silk Corset - Red Blouse with bishop sleeves - Fuschia Blouse with hanging sleeves - Lightweight Linen Harem Pants of a deep purple colour with a shimmer of red. - Gold Neck Cuff Necklace Other Possessions: - 1 Waterskin - Bone Brush - Bone Comb - Soap - Razor - 1 eating knife - Flint & Steel - Ammon, Benshira Slave - Ramila, Chaktawe Slave Heirloom: Gold Neck Cuff Necklace, which was a wedding present from her mother. She has had to pawn the rest of her jewellery. Housing: : Has one of the smallest upstairs bedrooms owned by family in the East Wind Palace. She shares it with her husband and it is furnished very sparsely... her two children share the room next door with their two slaves, Ammon and Ramila, on reed mattresses on the floor. Entrances to the two rooms and the wood screened windows face one of the inner courtyards. Both rooms have a chest for belongings, a large polished copper mirror, a standing basin, an ornamented bench, beds (a bed and a cot in the children's rooms and a large double bed in her and her husband's room) and a brazier for heat. Ledger Purchase Cost Total Starting +100 GM 100 GM Scarlet Turban - 2 SM 99 GM 8 SM Linen Undergarments - 1 SM 99 GM 7 SM Silk Chemises x2 - 5 GM 94 GM 7SM Silk Corsets x2 - 15 GM 79 GM 7SM Blouses x2 - 1 GM 6 SM 78 GM 1SM Harem Pants - 8 SM 77GM 3SM Thread List

[Nefertari]

Nefertari's NPCs Family = City NPCs Taruki : Taruki - Nefertari's Husband Race: Eypharian Gender: Male Age: 32 Birthday: 52nd of Summer 480 Birthplace: Ahnatep Tall and Handsome, dark eyed, dark haired and reasonably bright, born into the East Winds Family, Taruki has never suffered any hardship, except perhaps at the hands of his wife. When they married, she only just aged seventeen and he aged twenty-five, he was afraid of hurting or shocking his young wife and decided that the best thing to do would be to abandon her for a while, though he imagined himself very much in love with her, as a way of proving his honourable nature and intending to woo her following their arranged marriage. When Nefertari was angry by what she perceived as rejection he resolved to change his course of action, and be more forceful. However, it was at that time that he was sent on a business trip by the East Wind Family, to Ravok, to attend the Slave Market there. When he finally returned, after two long years, he had failed in his enterprise, which led to his being downgraded in the family hierarchy as much as his living quarters, and found that his wife, who had blossomed further in his absence, was inconstant and distant. Resolved to make the best of it and understanding the dismissal, Taruki asked for forgiveness from his wife and found her responsive. The next two years were the happiest of his life even though they were spent in much poorer conditions than he ever had had to before, but he never found himself able to admit to it to Nefertari because of his natural almost-shyness which can be perceived for arrogance. When he was forced to go on another business trip, he realised that his wife wouldn't be faithful to him, and when he came back, he was shocked and profoundly damaged by the fact his son was dead. Although he couldn't find the power to stop loving his wife, he started resenting her, not only because of her recklessness but also because of the fact he couldn't help blaming her slightly for the death of Sanjiaki. He is a little eccentric, and although he has to do with the East Wind Family's slavery business, his real passion is for Music. Like his wife, he has six arms and speaks High Arumenic, though he has a better grasp of common than she due to his business trips to Ravok and Zeltiva. Skill EXP Total Proficiency Playing the Fiddle 30 SP 30 Competent Playing the Lute 20 SP 20 Novice Longsword 10 RB 10 Novice Thaedra : Thaedra - Nefertari's Daughter Race: Eypharian Gender: Female Age: 3 Birthday: 12th of Spring 510 Birthplace: Ahnatep Vasilis : Vasilis - Nefertari's Son Race: Eypharian Gender: Male Age: 2 Birthday: 76th of Spring 511 Birthplace: Ahnatep Slaves Ammon : Ammon - Nefertari's Slave and Lover Race: Benshira Gender: Male Age: 29 Birthday: 86th of Spring 483 Birthplace: In the middle of the desert of Eyktol Ammon was born in the middle of the desert in Eyktol, the eldest of five sons, and son to loving parents, but half his tribe was captured by Eypharian slavers when he was seven, after they failed to repay a debt. He was sold to the East Wind Family, where he worked first as a Kitchen Boy, then as a Courier, before finally coming into the service of Nefertari and Taruki where he eventually gained a position resembling that of a 'phet' or 'Kept Slave' after Taruki's departure, though he is officially present to cook and clean their living quarters, and sometimes to assist in looking after the children. He doesn't love Nefertari at all, so to speak and such a thing would be hard when considering how difficult she can be to live with, but has a genuine affection for her and her children. He knows he may be risking a lot if they are caught, but finds her companionship pleasurable, and secretly hopes that he may be freed from his slavery by her genuine love for him He is a good-looking man with a skill in Auristics which equals Nefertari's and this is often used by his masters to generate extra income. Skill EXP Total Proficiency Auristics 30 SP 30 Competent Cooking 5SP 15RB 20 Novice Ramila : Ramila - Nefertari's Slave and the brunt of most of her Anger Race: Chaktawe Gender: Female Age: 35 Birthday: 2nd of Autumn 477 Birthplace: In the middle of the desert of Eyktol Ramila is a Chaktawe of the Kalanue tribe who was trapped into slavery when she was eleven and subsequently worked mainly with ladies, arranging their hair and make-up. She remembers nothing of her past before her slavery, although she wasn't very young when it happened, and it is mainly due to her cursed mark from the goddess Tanroa. Skill EXP Total Proficiency Cosmetology 20 SP 20 Novice Massage 10 SP 10 Novice Wilderness Survival 10 RB 10 Novice