Sept 3, 2023 17:16:53 GMT
Post by morana on Sept 3, 2023 17:16:53 GMT
Morana Orsolya
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history
| Childhood | Teenage Years | Adulthood |
| As a child, Morana was well groomed in the ways of her people. The cunning and machinations used in their courts became as valuable a lesson as the use of her magics. She was soft for her kind, as fragile as a bird in a cage. It made her useful. Even at a young age, she demonstrated a gift for the wintery magic of her bloodline, and proved that she could be useful in other ways, too. She was the female born after a male heir, brought up to be married off in alliance to another. Her only source of true familial love and companionship came from her lady's maid- an old and withered creature by their standards. The gnarled hands working through her hair became a source of comfort, a touch not born of control or cruelty. Father: Niklaus Kozlovsky- 300+ Mother: Katya Kozlovsky- 300+ Brother: Varis Kozlovsky- 250+ | Morana was not permitted to attend school. Her brother did, building connections and alliances there. Morana was tutored at home. Her training in magic was more to increase her desirability than to assist her personally. Still, her upbringing and training granted her time to read. Her parents seemed not to care if she filled her mind with 'fantastical ideas' as long as they did not detract from her usefulness. She met her fiancé at a fairly young age by her people's standards. The male was older than her father, the traces of his age showing in the lines of his face. She was quietly revolted but unable to do more than serve as the object of desire and a piece in an alliance between the bloodlines. Her mother reminded her again and again that all that would be required of her was obedience. | Her fiancé was not a kind male. As the time of their wedding drew nearer, his sense of ownership grew. Morana has purposefully put away the memories of their time alone together, unwilling to recall even a moment spent in his grasp. They were married nearly as soon as she came of age, and then a new sort of hell began. She endured for three long years- a doe in the clutches of a mountain lion. He turned his cruelty upon her, sought to break her mind, body, and soul. Finally, he succeeded in breaking her kindness and willingness to endure. Within the fortnight, Lord Orsolya was dead, assassinated by a political rival the whispers said. He had just made a stir among the other lords, it was not so unbelievable. Morana moved quickly, securing herself as the sole proprietor of his fortune and lands. Then she rested, and enjoyed a first taste of relative freedom. And so she has remained for more than a century- a wealthy widow unwilling to marry again, using her own wits to build upon her late husband's money and resources until she became a force of her own. No male holds her reins, nor will she allow herself to be sold off or controlled again. Not even the bargain struck with the assassin can do that. |
personality
+Gentle
+Resilient
+Experienced
+Knowledgeable
Morana very much views the experiences of her youth as the price paid for the life she has now. She has financial and social power, enough to purchase a sense of freedom and protection. As such, she can afford to be soft without being broken. She dislikes the need to be cruel or capricious. She would much rather enjoy something more genuine, and finds great value in those who are like-minded because it seems to rare among their kind. She is widely read and skilled in magic, though lacks any experience with physical combat. It would be safe to call her an academic of sorts.
-Untrusting
-Guarded
-Lonely
-Pragmatic
Despite her desire for genuine relationships and the ability to be kind, Morana has seen and experienced too much to be naïve enough to lead with that part of herself. It was the coldness of winter in her veins that sustained her as a child and then as a wife, and it has continued to do so now. She presents herself as being as unaffected and capable of cruel ambition as any of her fellows, even as her soul despairs at what a lonely path it is. She cannot bring herself to trust enough to open up, not after the pain inflicted upon her by those who were meant to be her closest protectors and supporters.
special situations
Morana is very talented in the winter magic of her bloodline. She wields it with a careful precision born of years of practice. However, she is limited by having only practiced. She has never used it against a foe and is not a fighter.
learned skills
Morana did not attend school, but was tutored privately both in her youth and then as an adult.
Enchanting: 7
Wards: 10
Glamours: 4
Tailoring: 0
Craftmanship: 0
Forging: 0
Herbalism: 0
Combat: 0
Theory: 10
Combat: 0
Theory: 10
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