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Appearance Mysterious and elegant in appearance, Karona always dresses in regal clothes fit for a noble, often sporting classic pieces of jewelry and ornaments of fine craft. She often sways her hands about her slowly as if swimming in mid-air, and her bearing and manner of walking would give one the impression that she is gliding rather than stepping on solid ground.Much like every Symenestra, this lady possesses all the classic characteristics of her kind. Slim of build, with smooth, pale ashen skin and deep, entrancing grey eyes, she has a rather glum but imperious look about her at all times, though she does smile darkly when people give her even the most shallow compliments. The human part in her blood gives her less extensive limbs, and she looks more like a very pale –or dead—human rather than one of her kind. Nonetheless she is considered to be very beautiful in form and gait. Perhaps the most telling trait in her appearance is her face. Statuesque and laden with incredible, if not ghastly beauty, men always find her striking and alluring. Her nose is very nicely bridged, accompanied by a rather discreet mouth lined with rows of perfect teeth, with the added presence of not two, but four needle-like fangs. Quite normal sized when they are retracted, then can extend to terrifyingly intimidating lengths, up to around two inches long. Her hair is unique among Symenestrans: it is a crimson red, almost of blood, which is the natural hair color of her father. She often ties behind her nape, tied neatly with a string, and is of excellent length when allowed to flow. Perhaps as a sign of her vanity, she changes its color often, switching from black to white to natural in seasonal intervals. Personality Sporting a rather dignified and imperious, yet quiet bearing, one would gain the first impression that Karona is merely a strange and lonesome woman who prefers to stay away from people and normalcy. Her manner of speech is often kind, though laced with an entrancing brand of mysteriousness, and her manners are impeccably gracious. Gentleness is her suit when it comes to children and animals, and she would often smile sweetly at those who pay her compliments when people pay apartment her home in Stormhold castle's wall a visit. This would only be her outer shell however, for her real personality is one of a cunning, barbaric and ruthless seductress, an evil being who knows no bounds in cruelty. She is nihilistic in her views and sadistic with her victims, feeding her twisted emotions on their screams of agony while nourishing her body with their flesh and blood. Her lair is lined with torture devices of all kinds, ranging from massive shears to spiky racks, all cleverly disguised as everyday household furniture. She is also extremely masochistic, and uses these to pleasure herself with these as well, in the belief that these devices are also enjoyable to those put under them.  Karona is a discreetly envious, vain and maniacally jealous individual, scorning all those who possess traits which she may not have—such as warmth—and would often try to kill these people, especially if they are women. She is usually calm in her dealings, but could fly into fits of rage at the slightest urging or the smallest trigger, and could even be considered dangerously demented.She dislikes light and hates warmth—if only because her body and soul have none of it—preferring to stay in dark corners to wait for the night. She is an excellent weaver and spinster of webs and other craft, but is loathe to use these skills aside from entrapping potential prey. Regarding her combat skills she leaves much to be desired, especially since her kind are supposed to stay away from direct hand to hand combat. To add to this weakness, she possesses not the lethal venom which Symenestras have, and their ability to scale walls like spiders. Aside from her extremely long fangs, her cunning, her considerable acrobatic ability and her deadly gnosis Chaon--which she uses extensively on most given situations--she has no means to defend herself at all. Magic is of no interest to her whatsoever, as is unarmed combat and sword fighting or any sort. Karona is not without her lighter sides; she can be genuinely soft, even if there will always be a tinge of distance in her actions. This is most apparent in the care which she lavishes on her human corpse doll, a vile thing which she affectionately calls "Drasche" after her father. She can also be generous, even if merely for pomp or show, often donating to charity. These are always overshadowed by some malevolent plot, and truly giving her the benefit of the doubt is a foolish thing to do. |
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Born into a wealthy Syliran family by the union of her human father and her Symenestran mother, Karona had been a materially spoiled, but emotionally neglected child by her father. The fiery-haired warrior Dracsh Akelus Isenbach had always nursed a sort of distance away from his daughter, for he had grown tired of his wife and her mother, Karish Gourd. When they separated from each other, he took her away from her mother just to giver her some measure of pain to muse over. In Syliras he provided her with everything she ever needed, leaving her vulnerable and weak against actual trials in life later on. Despite her unhappiness with his silent hatred of her, she cherished him as her provider.
Soon enough Karona became the apple of Syliran society's eye, and many men came to woo her. Having found no joy from men in Kalea's primitive caverns, she began to entertain them by the dozens in lavish parties and sumptuous gatherings. Several of these hopeful suitors have ended up disappearing from the scene; some have turned up dead in some field outside of the city some time later, others have never been found. Using her powers to manipulate them, she tortured these unfortunate men with incredible wickedness. Resistance was futile, as Karona's abilities with hypnosis allowed her to bend men to her every whim. Once they were dead and she had had her fill, she would have the bodies thrown away, but not before eviscerating some part from each corpse as a souvenir to sew together, thus fulfilling her macabre desires for a bleeding doll as a child.