moving la goblina here so i don't have to dig through multiple threads [hider=la goblina][CENTER][h1][COLOR=Silver]Hollyhock Rosaria Malvales[/COLOR][/h1][/CENTER] [table][row][/row][row][cell][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/ju3r4VI.png[/IMG] [CENTER][SUP]________________________________________[/SUP][/CENTER][CENTER][COLOR=FFFFFF][b][color=GRAY]Hollyhock Rosaria Malvales[/color] [/b][/COLOR] [color=GRAY] Female [/COLOR] | [color=GRAY] 22 [/COLOR] | [color=Gray] Rosaria [/color] [color=GRAY]Scion of[/COLOR] [color=green][b]Wind[/b][/color][/CENTER][CENTER][SUP]_______________________________________________[/SUP] [color=GRAY][i]"... Please don't ask me to look after her again."[/i][/color] [SUP]________________________________________[/SUP][/CENTER] [/cell][cell] [center][h3][i][color=GRAY]"If you ask me, all this stuff about nobility and politics is a proper crocka."[/color][/i][/h3][/center] [b][color=GRAY]Holy Sigil Location[/color][/b] [color=FFFFFF][indent]Hollyhock's sigil is located on the nape of her neck.[/indent][/color] [b][color=GRAY]Appearance[/color][/b] [color=FFFFFF][indent]At 5'2" with a thin build, Hollyhock isn't an imposing figure. Rosaria's beauty is apparent. While a dull slate, her eyes are still striking by means of a fearless gaze. Her hair naturally curls like her mother's. Her skin is similar to other descendants of Rosaria: a warm glow that has its natural smoothness only disrupted by a natural blush. While the descendants of Rosaria could usually be described as the perfect model, Hollyhock behaviour and style is certainly not fitting with her family. She'd sooner hunch over and flash hand signs to observers than walk with grace. While she appreciates the artistry of fashion on others, she has little care towards her personal fashion. Loose clothes and big hats are her style of choice.[/indent][/color] [b][color=gray]Personality[/color][/b] [indent]Hollyhock is a gluttonous troublemaker. Her interests are typical for one raised in Rosaria: art, music, entertainment, and the like. Where she is unique is her love of food. She loves eating, she loves watching people eat, and she loves being watched eat. For a noble, Hollyhock has little filter or delicacy. She says what's on her mind without caring about the consequences. While she does have the education to act the part as a refined noble, her true self tends to be a lot more vulgar and relaxed. She has an overwhelming desire to not be chained down to anything. This has led to her habit of immediately wandering off the second nobody is looking at her. While she has empathy and a general sense of duty because of her gift, she also doesn't believe she needs to be a pawn in the political games of the Rosarian court. This has left her at odds with her family who have been trying to reap the rewards of her Scionhood. She has a fairly laissez-faire attitude towards the usage of a Scion's elemental magic. If questioned why, she'd respond by asking "if Incepta gave us hands, why would be need permission to grasp?" Hollyhock is fairly pious. Despite this, she doesn't recognize the full authority of the church. To her, the church is an institution of mortals given power by common agreement. She doesn't consider herself divine by virtue of being a Scion, either. She was merely lucky--or unlucky--enough to have a blessing no different than the blessing of human inception.[/indent] [b][color=gray]Biography[/color][/b] [indent]When the previous Scion of wind passed, it was expected that one of her children would manifest as the next Scion. Watchful eyes focused on her kin that were involved in politics. It caused quite a stir when the next Scion appeared in her estranged grandson's family. Hollyhock's family was never involved in the political sphere. While the name of Rosaria carried weight within nobility, it had a caveat: the name of Rosaria held power matrilineally. The second son of the third son of the previous Scion, while bearing the name, did not bear any power or responsibility. Only two generations down from the previous Scion, they were isolated to steward a small township. Her memories of childhood are typical for a noble as they were marked with absence. Hollyhock's earliest memories are of her wet nurse and nannies, not of her mother's care. She could never forget the taste of the desserts her nannies would sneakily give her. That changed on a particularly rainy day. A six year old Hollyhock, the third daughter, had split the clouds because her nanny wouldn't let her walk in the garden. No longer was she the third daughter. No, now she was their golden child. She was now supposed to be the perfect Scion to bring honour and prestige to their family. Her upbringing became rigid. Gone were the lackadaisical days she spent with her nannies. Now she spent every day studying the skills befitting of a Scion without a moment's rest. Her family quickly rose to prominence in Rosaria's court. Their meagre roles as nobles had grown. Every noble family wanted to bask in the prestige and influence that came with the historic title. The world wished to see the young Scion of wind. Media fame came immediately as she was toured around. She received gifts, sure. But they were gifts from other families meant to arrange marriage and alliances. There certainly was more love that she received as the Scion than what she could remember as a young child. But this love was conditional and transactional. Hollyhock grew up with this understanding. It was a shame for her family that Hollyhock wasn't a filial daughter. Instead, what they got was a troublemaker. Someone who was willing to climb out of the window and down trusses to avoid studying. A girl who would sneak into town to buy roasted skewers to eat with paupers. A girl that would leave in the middle of interviews because the lights had begun to bother her.[/indent] [b][color=GRAY]Weapon of Choice[/color][/b] [indent]Hollyhock uses arrows that she can fling around using magic both elemental and unaspected. She doesn't have a bow, though.[/indent] [b][color=GRAY]Misc.[/color][/b] [list][*]She's been a scion for 16 years. [*]Hollyhock is a surprisingly proficient user of magic since she frequently uses it to escape. She's quite bad at fighting, though. [*]If all eyes are off Hollyhock for a brief moment, she can slip out of an area as though she were a supernatural entity. [*]She's quite talented at various arts from her education as a Rosarian noble. She's good at painting, playing about a half-dozen instruments, and could probably write a play. She's god awful at singing though. Her voice is like a drowning cat. [*]She was quite a famous personality while growing up. Since becoming old enough that her family can no longer drag her around, she became considerably more reclusive from the media. [*]Corsets are met with violence. [*]If Hollyhock has to make public appearances due to her duties as a Scion, she usually wears a veil to at least partially obscure her face.[/list] [/cell][/row][/table][/hider]