I make a lot of English [s]Engrish[/s] mistakes, so it would be nice if some fresh eyes help fix them with me ;-; Edit: My eyesight is cooked [hider=Selina Nightingale][hr][color=C0C0C0][CENTER][sup][h1][center][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/b01d8c03f7861a858df8798133106b1c/a8e70ef2a210150c-56/s540x810/f5dda01211bafcfbe586ca3f69c159c932cad11f.gif[/img][/center][b][center] [sub][color=black]Lady Selina Nightingale[/color] [color=C71585]Lady Selina Nightingale[/color][/sub][/center] [/b][/h1][/sup] [color=C71585][sup][i]“In this game of masks and whispers, I am both the pawn and the queen’s quiet hand.”[/i][/sup][/color][/CENTER] [table][row][/row][row][cell][center][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T[/color] [color=C71585]C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T[/color] [/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup][img]https://i.pinimg.com/736x/33/1e/73/331e730082b796b7587c9765c9d83e39.jpg[/img] [sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R I N F O[/color] [color=C71585]C H A R A C T E R I N F O[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup] [sub][b]|[/b] [color=C71585]Selina Vivian Nightingale[/COLOR] [b]|[/b] [color=C71585]22[/COLOR] [b]|[/b] [sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup] [b]|[/b] [color=C71585]Cisgender Female (She/Her)[/COLOR] [b]|[/b] [color=C71585]5'4'' / 110lbs[/COLOR] [b]|[/b] [sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup] [b]|[/b] [color=C71585]Bisexual[/COLOR] [b]|[/b] [color=C71585]Gentry (Fallen Nobility: Viscount)[/COLOR] [b]|[/b][/sub][/center] [indent][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R N O T E S[/color] [color=C71585]C H A R A C T E R N O T E S[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup] [INDENT][hider=][color=#2e2c2c]-[/color] [indent][sub][b][color=C71585] M I S C E L L A N E O U S[/color][/b][/sub] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ [color=white][color=C71585][b]►[/b] [b]Character Info[/b][/color] [color=C71585]Birthday:[/color] 6th December, 1789 [color=C71585]Country of Origin:[/color] Great Britain [color=C71585]Languages Spoken:[/color] English, French, Italian [color=C71585]Affiliation:[/color] St. Eustice’s School [color=C71585]Motivation:[/color] Restoration of her family's noble title and finding out the truth behind their fall. [color=C71585]Habits:[/color] ∙ Wears gloves for any occasion, except when partaking in tea and dining. ∙ If, during a tea party, she dislikes the host and/or guests, she will pour the tea onto the garden. ∙ Selina will do a full-body check if she's judging you. [color=C71585]Hobbies:[/color] ∙ Chess ∙ Tea ceremonies ∙ Horseback riding ∙ Poetry [color=C71585][b]►[/b] [b]Fears[/b][/color] ∙ Fear of the unknown and uncontrollable ∙ Betrayal ∙ Imposter syndrome [color=C71585][b]►[/b] [b]Skills[/b][/color] ∙ Strategist ∙ Firearms (pistol mastery) ∙ Equestrianism ∙ Politics [color=C71585][b]►[/b] [b]Shortcomings[/b][/color] ∙ Religion ∙ Persuasion ∙ Swimming ∙ Activities requiring patience [color=C71585][b]►[/b] [b]Likes[/b][/color] ∙ Small animals ∙ Horses ∙ Challenging opponents ∙ Partaking in black and green tea ∙ Physically strong people [color=C71585][b]►[/b] [b]Dislikes[/b][/color] ∙ Being treated as ignorant and weak ∙ Empth and users of empth ∙ Overly sweet perfumes ∙ Uninvited charity ∙ High society [/color][/sup] [color=#2e2c2c]-[/color][/indent][/hider][/INDENT][indent][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] R U M O R S[/color] [color=C71585]R U M O U R S[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup] [INDENT][hider=][color=#2e2c2c]-[/color] [indent][sub][b][color=C71585] S E C R E T S & L I E S[/color][/b][/sub] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ [color=white][color=C71585][b]►[/b] [b]Rumors[/b][/color] Whispers had begun to swirl around the drawing rooms and whispered corners of London’s grandest salons: Selina, once admired in her knowledge of the arts, was said to be harbouring a secret - a lover of no noble birth. No one knew where the story began; some said it was a spiteful invention by jealous rivals, others a half-truth overheard in a misty alley. But the rumour spread like wildfire, fuelled by pointed glances and subtle gossip. [color=C71585][b]►[/b] [b]Secrets[/b][/color] While the viscount was still alive, whispers circulated in certain drawing rooms that Selina’s striking resemblance to her mother and little to her father was cause for suspicion. It was said, in hushed tones, that she might be the fruit of an unlawful union. Selina remained unaware of these insinuations until quite recently, when she happened upon her mother in a discreet conversation with a gentleman knight. The sight casted the long-shadowed doubts of society into a stark, undeniable reality. [/color][/sup] [color=#2e2c2c]-[/color][/indent][/hider][/INDENT][/cell][cell][INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] E N L I G H T E N E D A B I L I T I E S[/color] [color=C71585]E N L I G H T E N E D A B I L I T I E S[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup] [COLOR=white][indent] [sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] CHECKMATE'S MERCY[/color] [color=C71585]CHECKMATE'S MERCY[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub] Carrying physical pieces of chess, except the king, Selina can impose a multi-layer augmentation on allies and their abilities by designating a chess piece to a person - they must be within sight to apply. Once used, the associated chess piece crumbles into fragments of itself. Selina is limited by the pieces to a singular side on standard chess board each day, with a person only allowed a single augmentation at a time. Each chess piece linked to a different type of augment, but the nature of each piece is still being researched due to her late Enlightenment. [hider=QUEEN][color=C71585][b]Augment duration:[/b][/color] 15 - 20 minutes [color=C71585][b]Notes:[/b][/color] ∙ Single piece ∙ Physically draining to use ∙ With Countess Harewood's permission, it seems the queen increases latent thinking? The countess does beat me in chess afterwards. Consequentially glides away a tad faster[/hider][hider=ROOK][color=C71585][b]Augment duration:[/b][/color] 30 - 32 minutes [color=C71585][b]Notes:[/b][/color] ∙ Dual piece ∙ Induces a craving for plump grapes? ∙ Very unremarkable at a glance, but a servant had not noticed a bleeding toe when he knocked against the door frame earlier ∙ Further [s]experiments[/s] tests show a nulling of pain, does not transfer post-augment[/hider][hider=BISHOP][color=C71585][b]Augment duration:[/b][/color] 5 minutes [color=C71585][b]Notes:[/b][/color] ∙ Dual piece ∙ When applied on the injured servant, the bleeding stopped almost immediately ∙ Servant noted feeling a tad lethargic after the power expiration[/hider][hider=KNIGHT][color=C71585][b]Augment duration:[/b][/color] 20 minutes [color=C71585][b]Notes:[/b][/color] ∙ Dual piece ∙ Unintended consequence causing me to run faster ∙ First documented chess piece, when Countess Harewood jumped up in a fit of rage during a match. She rose almost to the chandelier and down in a quick succession. Caused mass panic ∙ In further tests, a willing servant showcased an increase in acrobatics[/hider][hider=PAWN][color=C71585][b]Augment duration:[/b][/color] ??? [color=C71585][b]Notes:[/b][/color] ∙ Octuple pieces ∙ Less understood power, despite the numerous pieces ∙ Countess Harewood suggested something of a sacrificial nature. Mother agrees.[/hider] [sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] WHERE THE CROWN LIES[/color] [color=C71585]WHERE THE CROWN LIES[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub] While they are augmented, allied Chess pieces are able to roughly detect within a 500m radius where Selina is, and vice versa. [/indent][/COLOR] [INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] B A C K S T O R Y[/color] [color=C71585]B A C K S T O R Y[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup] [COLOR=white][INDENT] Selina was born to privilege and polish, born as the only daughter to Elliot Nightingale, Viscount Latimer with ancestral holdings in the County of York, and Lady Agatha Vivian, a formidable woman with iron discipline hailing from a distinguished military family. From the outside, their union seemed ideal, but behind closed doors, the marriage was frayed. The viscount, despite his title, nursed a bitter inferiority complex towards his wife's confident bearings and family's legacy of decorated officers. Her strength highlighted his weaknesses - an uncertain temper and lack of conviction. In time, he turned to empth, drinking, and gambling for escape. What began as an indulgence soon became dependence, a slow spiral into debts and disgrace. By the time Selina turned into the marriageable age of 17, the viscount fortune collapsed. Whispers turned to scandals. Courtships halted. Debtors came knocking. The viscount died suddenly, some claimed from illness, others quietly murmured suicide. Selina remembers the silence more than the aftermath - the empty stares, the cold dinners, and a realisation that everything would collapse. With no male heir, the title fell into abeyance and the estate was claimed by creditors. Lady Agatha returned to her maiden family with Selina. Too proud to beg and too fierce to crumble, Lady Agatha worked as a governess to wealthy merchant families. Selina returned to high society, not as a noble lady, but as lady's companion - an accessory of refinement and ruin. When Selina discovered signs of Enlightenment at 21 while playing chess with her lady, it became a new turning point of her planned return to nobility. A letter later, and now at 22, Selina attends St. Eustice's School for the Enlightened, hoping to graduate as soon as possible to overturn the abeyance and reclaim her family's honour. [/indent][/color] [INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] E X T R A S[/color] [color=C71585]E X T R A S[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup] [COLOR=white][INDENT] ∙ [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MynXN5mcR9k]Theme: Ego - Qing Madi[/url] ∙ Possibly to prove her heritage to the viscount title, she needs to find her baptismal certificate and her mother's marriage certificate. ∙ If she was born in this time period, Selina would most definitely throw hands. ∙ Favourite TV show/movie: Once Upon a Time [/INDENT][/COLOR][/cell][/row][/table][hr][/COLOR][/hider]