Name:Esperanza Maria Hidalgo
Nicknames/Alias: Espie, "The Spanish Rose", Flora
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Ethnicity: Latina and Caucasian
State: Brazil and Massechusets
Appearance Details:She is a rather small woman standing at about 4'10". Her skin is bronzed and smooth, unmarred by any scars upon first glance. She has thick Spanish lips, large doe brown eyes, and wavy dark brown hair. She is thin and frail looking due to her not eating much but still has some curve to her body. She has bestowed with what her mother called "child bearing hips" and "village feeder breasts."
Tattoos, Piercings, Scars, Other: She is missing her left leg
Brand Tattoo Placement: Right
Assets and Bank Account: In the bank close to a grand (shared with her brother), about $20 in her "wallet" for purposeful spending.
Gang Affiliation:While not part of the Unseen, she does work at the Floating Lotus as a singer.
Occupation:Floating Lotus - Singer and Entertainer/Escort
Sanction:Korven
Favorite Season:Spring to Summer
Personality:She is a clever and sweet girl. Overflowing with giving spirit and kindness. She is quick with a smile and a compliment. She cares for all of those around her and are under her "wing". Those she considers family receive special treatment and she would gladly lay her life on the line for them. She also has a horrible temper. Though she is slow to enrage when she gets to that point all she can see is red. Things will be thrown and Espie may even yell in Spanish. She is also devout. Espie practices Catholicism and goes to Church every Sunday. Sometimes more often when she can. The only problem is that she doesn't know if she believes in God. But the Church gives her community and allows her to help in charity events.
Positive +Loyal
+Warm
+Calm
+Compassionate
+Forgiving
+Cheerful
+Magnanimous
+Confident
+Playful
Negative -Violent Temper
-Swears like a Sailor
-Overworks herself
-Strong-willed
-Miserly/Cheap
-Delicate
-Can be overly giving
Likes and Dislikes: Likes +Visiting Lisden to give what she can and help those less fortunate.
+Going to church, praying her rosary.
+Rain and Sunshine, especially at the same time.
+Flowers and plants.
+Playing games (i.e board games, hopscotch, red rover)
+Crafting gifts
+Cooking
+Ugly/cute figurines
+Polished stones
Dislikes -Winter cold.
-Market place hubub and busyness.
-Lecherous patrons.
-Gang Violence.
-Overly formal or "Respectful" occasions
-Milk
-News stations.
-Laundry
Hobbies and Interests: She loves to cook and create new and interesting meals. It is like a puzzle or challenge. How can she stretch these items? What sort of flavours can she create? She also loves spicy food but understands not many do, so she cooks it rarely. She also has a small garden of mostly herbs that allow her to save money in the marketplace. If there is one thing she loves it is saving her coin. She is quite a good singer and will often do so as she cleans the home. This is a time-consuming project but she enjoys the way the apartment looks after all is said and done. She does not tend to do much outside of her "feminine duties" and her work. Taking time for herself is not something she generally considers doing.
Small Biography:She was born fifteen minutes before her brother Miguel. Her parents had been told by a fortune teller that they were going to have one very large baby boy. Then out came the very small and terrifyingly quiet girl. It took a few minutes of the midwife rubbing and smacking to elicit the calming screams of healthy lungs. Then came Miguel rambunctious and fighting.
The pair were inseparable growing up. Miguel was a strong and hearty young boy but it was Espie who was quick and clever. Together their mischief caused their parents more than one headache. The two vowed at a young age, before they ever really understood it, that they were born together and so would die together. The only times they were seen apart was when Miguel went to the small local school. Espie would stay at home with her mother and help with chores and cooking. She learned all the secrets of herbs and how they tasted together. She learned to stretch ingredients. She also learned a small amount of basic medicine from her mother. Espie never learned to read or write since that was not her job. As a good woman, she would cook and clean for her family. And of course, produce babies. Her mother had a very traditional ideal for gender roles. Of course, Miguel taught her basic words to read and write so that she would not be lost when walking the streets.
Her mother was a hard and honest woman. Paloma took no "shit" and was very blunt. It was when she was being sweet you had to worry. She had a calm temper and when they were in trouble they could tell by her sickly sweet tone that something bad was about to happen. Paloma was also the one who taught Espie to sing. She learned many songs from her family's home country of Brazil. She learned Irish shanties from her Father who has a hard, thick, muscular man. He had a twinkle in his eye, a grin on his face, and a pipe between his lips. He left his beard grown big, bushy and red. When he could come home at night smelling like oil from the factory she and Miguel would curl up with him and listen to grand stories and adventures. Glen was the fun dad, the dad you told your secrets to. But Paloma was the punisher but also the one you would go to for advice on a problem.
In this way, she had a lovely and adventurous childhood. She learned skills for being an adult but was also allowed time to run off and play with her brother. Around the time when Espie and Miguel were 8, her parents went missing. They had gone to the marketplace never to return. For days they waited and eventually they were declared dead. They were taken in by an uncle who already lived in their home. The pair received sizable savings from their parents. The two were heartbroken and never quite recovered from this loss. Miguel never allowed Espie to go to market on her own.
When Espie was 17 she was doing charity work in Lisden when she was briefly kidnapped. Her left leg was stolen and she was left for dead in the muddy, dirty streets of the slums. An old woman found her and brought her to the boundary between Lisden and Korven. It was here her brother found her abandoned and near death. She was taken to the hospital to repair the damage. This left her with a stump of a thigh and all of the savings diminished. After a couple of years of being supported by her brother and healing up, she decided it was time to get her own job. She could not do honest work, a lack of a leg did not allow this. Instead, she found herself at the Flying Lotus where her beautiful singing voice earned her a position there. Life since then has been less turbulent but she worries for the safety of her brother.
Family Members:Miguel Hidalgo (brother)
Paloma Hidalgo (mother) [deceased/missing]
Glen Hidalgo (father) [deceased/missing]
Mariposa (cat)
Relationships:Ha-Ram Gyeon (Boss)
Klaus (patron of the Floating Lotus)
Ret Shuzu (patron of the Flying Lotus)
Sully (patron of the Flying Lotus and Boss Lady's friend)
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