[img]http://i.imgur.com/WIdkA1o.png[/img] [hider=More Pics] [img]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/29/d5/00/29d500aabc6f69e80188c53c18dad1c2.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/f2jOKnA.png[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/LubdZcL.png[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/5tTECLc.png[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/kAdQbUU.png[/img] [/hider] [b][color=f49ac2]Name[/color][/b]: Catalina Amaryllis Merriam Deveraux [b][color=f49ac2]Age[/color][/b]: 20 [b][color=f49ac2]Rank[/color][/b]: Baroness of Bernbury in Indra [b][color=f49ac2]Personality/History[/color][/b]: Catalina is the only surviving child of the late Lord [url=http://heyuguys.co.uk/images/2012/09/Jude-Law-in-Anna-Karenina-585x390.jpg]Vernon[/url], Baron of Bernbury, and his first wife the late Lady [url=http://pics.livejournal.com/glvalentine/pic/00068y7y]Araceli[/url] of Escova. Her mother, Lady Araceli had six previous miscarriages, three still born babes, and one deformed daughter, who died four days after she was born. When Lady Araceli grew pregnant with Catalina, she resorted to witchcraft and other such taboos, to ensure the life and health of her coming baby. Her husband Lord Vernon, along with handfuls of servants witnessed her pagan ways, and when she was seven months pregnant she was confined to the prison tower, to await her execution for crimes of witchcraft and the murder of two young maids. Her execution was postponed until after she gave birth. Two months later, in late February, baby Catalina was born swiftly and effortlessly. And Lady Araceli was beheaded the following week. With Lord Vernon’s wife forever now known as a witch, his once shiny reputation and respect became tarnished. Once a respected diplomat, known as a good childhood friend to King, and a charitable man, he was now scorned by his peers, and felt unwelcome at court. So he left with baby Catalina and his household to live in his country estate. Catalina was three years old when her father remarried to Lady [url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fb/45/f3/fb45f3827659e7dc13a9a8c56815025a.jpg]Agnes[/url]. It’s was a reputation fixer on his part, marrying the homely Agnes. She was well-known as a devout religious woman, and beloved by most, for her patronage within the kings church. In the ten years of their marriage, she bore Lord Vernon no children, but was the perfect mother to Catalina, who she nicknamed ‘Kitty’. Being an only child, her father and stepmother spoiled and coddled her. She spent her early childhood at the St. Mallory’s convent where she received a good education. When she was nine her stepmother took personal charge of her education at home by hiring tutors, to which Catalina was taught to sing, paint, dance, read, write, spell and speak five different languages. So her education was considered above average for women of her high class, and standing. Good manners, household management, arithmetic, history, court etiquette, horseback riding, archery, hunting, and card games were specifically taught to her by her doting stepmother. When she was ten she was betrothed to a much younger boy, Lord Roderigo a future Marquis. The betrothal was broken off three years later, after the Lord Roderigo suffered a fall, which rendered him simpleminded, and mentally unstable. Sadly just one month after the engagement was broken off, Catalina's father died suddenly from a heart attack at the age of forty-nine. Only a short six months later, her stepmother Lady Agnes left become a nun. Catalina, almost 14 years old was sent to live under the care of her aunt [url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/7b/de/a2/7bdea2ac867207c3791ea225daffd532.jpg]Marjorie[/url], the Baroness of Clifton. Aunt Marjorie was very old, really dull, and spent most of her time embroidering, or falling asleep. Catalina's education became less rigorous and she basically had an unlimited amount of freedom, and endless time on her hands. She spent her free time becoming the young woman she is today. Describe as bubbly, vivacious, cheeky, witty, and very charming, by most who met her, she is considered to be captivatingly beautiful, confident, and cheerful, but also rather prideful, and overly extravagant. Negotiations about her marriage began again under the control of her Uncle [url=http://i.skyrock.net/5247/79325247/pics/3187842425_1_6_W45BnCLC.jpg]Raymond[/url], and her godmother, Dame [url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/1a/dd/08/1add08d2672c84139ec37d050f98f4ef.jpg]Isolde[/url]’s proxy. She was desired by many men, which she reveled in, but as a young girl she had the typical girly ideals of being married for love, so she refused the three different marriage arrangements she was given. When she was sixteen she entered court for the first time, and this became her favorite thing of all time. She was a well-liked socialite, stylish and gorgeous, and became established at court as one of the Queen's ladies. Now 20 years old and with her own household as Baroness of Bernbury she has come into her own and feels ready for marriage. [b][color=f49ac2]Extra[/color][/b]: [hider=Manor in Bernbury, Indra] [img]https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6028/5874607984_e9540a7a0c_b.jpg[/img] [/hider] [hider=Favorite horse - Jubilee] [img]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/90/a5/e5/90a5e5aa4aaf4082d826dc6eeb52970f.jpg[/img][/hider]