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Prized Bride (A New Beginning)

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Prized Bride (A New Beginning)

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Prized Bride (A New Beginning)

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Prized Bride (A New Beginning)

Olenna Wyndell

_{Olenna has a small round face. Her skin is pretty and pale. Her eyes are a cool gray, that sometimes appear more blue in sunlight. Her long black hair is silky and soft.}

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-Race-
Geminite

-Age-
18

-Element-
Water

-Height-
5'5

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-Bio-
Olenna grew up in a tiny village in the west. She lived with her parents, three brothers, and grandparents on the family farm. Her father married her mother out of obligation, after she got pregnant by him when she was sixteen. She was never the housewife type, and it became more apparent as the years past. Her father left to find work in Aldentine since the farm was failing. Olenna was only two years old at the time, and her mother was pregnant. Her older brother Jonas was only six, but he took over the role of parent to little Olenna. Five months later her mother gave birth to the twins, Arren and Theon. Then once she was well enough she started spending most of her time at the tavern, and spending what little money they had on fineries for herself. The small bits of money their father was able to send home from working in the southern mines was also spent.

Two years later her father came home. He had been badly wounded when the mine he worked caved in. It was a miracle he survived the amputation and consequent infection. The once cheerful and hardworking man, came home broken, missing an arm, and with a mind full of nightmares. Olenna was a free little spirit, full of energy and no fear. With hardly any supervision, she spent most of her early childhood wondering around the fields, chasing butterflies, and climbing trees. On nights when her father would wake screaming from his nightmares, Olenna and her brother Theon would take their blankets and sneak into Jonas’s bed. When her father was not consumed with his nightmares and hallucinations he was typically drinking to numb himself and take away the depression.

About a year later taxes grew too much to bare, and they had to sell most of the farm land, all three horses, and the pigs in order to keep the family from going hungry. What was left of the farm quickly fell into disrepair as eight year old Jonas just couldn’t do it all himself. Food was scares, but somehow her father found money to drink, and her mother had coin to buy herself silk stockings, and exotic perfume from Andula city. Her parents never loved each other, and the loss of income didn’t help the unhappy marriage. All her mother would do was berate, and nag at her father. Calling him things like lazy, drunkard, cripple, stupid, and worthless. While he just sat there jaw clenched with shame in his eyes.

Olenna was nine years old when she caught her mother in the barn with another man. Naive to the ways of the world, she thought the man was attacking her mom. So she beat the man off with a broom. The man ran off, and her mother slapped Olenna in the face for ruining her fun. She told her not to say anything to anyone about what she saw. Her mother then started ranting about how she wished her cripple of a husband would have died in the mine, and that she had never had any ungrateful children. Olenna didn’t stay to hear the rest. She ran off cradling her stinging cheek, and holding back tears. This was the first time she had ever witnessed or had violence done to her. She got it in her mind to runaway, and even got halfway to the mountains before she came back home exhausted and hungry. She told Jonas what happened, and the kids never spoke of it again.

Young Jonas got arrested for smuggling about a year later. He was sentenced to three months hard labor. With him gone, ten year old Olenna quickly became more responsible, helping her father around the farm, and making sure the twins didn’t get into trouble. Theon got a job working at the stables in the village, and what he earned was carefully hidden away from their parents. The siblings were counting the days until Jonas came home. Olenna even had a tally on the wall next to her bed, and every night before bed she would draw a line in chalk.

Olenna was thirteen when her grandparents came to live with them. They were lovely and for the first time in practically forever the siblings had people looking out for them. Jonas got married to the butcher’s daughter two years later. It was the first time she had seen her big brother so happy, as he said his vows, and finally did something for himself. For Olenna the idea of leaving her parents behind was appealing, but she didn't want to leave her little brothers or the farm she loved so much. Her mother had a miscarriage later in the year, which resulted in her being unable to conceive ever again. Father knew the baby couldn't be his, as they hadn't slept together in three years. Yet somehow after she lost the baby, they seemed to reconcile. Her mother, the once selfish spoiled young girl, was now a tired woman with old eyes. Right around Olenna's fifteenth birthday, Jonas and his wife had their son Rowan.

Arren, Theon, and grandfather Corrick fixed the crumbling cottage at the end of the farm field, so Jonas could move in with his little family. Their father got off the booze for the most part, and did his best to run the farm with Jonas, and grandfather Corrick. She was eighteen when Arren left the village to find something better then farming. Theon fell in love with a girl named Coralee who was just passing through, but stayed to be with him. Seeing her brothers succeed in life, and find love made her want to do the same. The unfortunate thing was every boy in the village knew Olenna was most likely to be reaped if she was found, and nobody wanted to risk their hearts on a girl who was destined to be stolen away.

The reaping happened quickly. The same Drakkan reapers that plundered through their tiny village every year came through again, and plucked Olenna up. Coralee was also taken, and Theon had to be held back by his brothers as he protested.

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Olenna is extremely afraid of being stuck in small confined spaces. She has been claustrophobic ever since she was four years old, when during a game of hide and seek she accidentally got locked in a chest, and no one found her for hours. She doesn't know why she gets so scared, but as soon as shes in a small tight place she panics and can't breathe.

Family

Obrion Wyndell - Father. Age 42. Farmer. Obrion got Soliana pregnant and married her to do the right thing. It was a terrible marriage, but he loved his children deeply. Unfortunately as an air gem, and someone who was never interested in taking over his fathers farm, the farm quickly failed. He left to find work in a mine, and send money home. After the accident where he lost his arm, and saw so many die he turned to booze. He still loved his children, but the farm went to ruin, and he withdrew more into himself. After years of depression and drinking he has slowly started to live again, thanks mainly to his parents moving in to take care of things. X

Soliana Wyndell nee Yagga - Mother. Age 38. Farmers Wife. Soliana never wanted to be a mother. She got married to Obrion when she was sixteen and gave birth to Jonas a few months later. She was pregnant with Olenna when she was eighteen and thankfully the reapers were not interested in taking her. Soliana spent a majority of her children's young lives in taverns. Leaving them home alone to fend for themselves. She had always been a selfish woman, but motherhood made it more apparent. In the last few year she has been trying to make amends with her children and get along with her husband. X

Jonas Wyndell - Brother. Age 22. Farmer. Jonas was the protector, parent, and provider to his younger siblings. Most of his life has been spent taking care of others, and that suits him just fine. He has dreams of becoming a healer, but knows that he needs to stay in their tiny village to work the family farm. Olenna is his dearest little sister, and her being reaped has crushed him. X

Wahalla Wyndell nee Lustrare - Sister in law. Age 24. Farmer's Wife. Wahalla is the daughter of Bruno the village butcher. She is pregnant at the moment. She is very smart, and talented in hunting.X
Rowen Wyndell - Nephew. Age 3.

Arren Wyndell - Brother. Age 16. Bard. Arren is the older twin brother of Theon. He is what people would call a smart ass. Arren was always the more level headed of the twins, and always got himself and Theon out of trouble with his silvertongue. He left home as soon as he could, looking for better and brighter things. He travels from city to city making money as a bard. X

Theon Wyndell - Brother. Age 16. Works in the Village Stables. Theon has always been full of energy, and anger. His temper typically gets the best of him, and he has trouble accepting the unfair way the world works. When he met Coralee his anger at the world seemed to disappear, and he became so blindingly happy. Unfortunately with Coralee and Olenna getting reaped, his anger came back ten fold. X

Corrick Wyndell - Grandfather. Age 65. Farmer. Hardworking and handsome. Corrick is an Air gem. He is quite the comedian, and loves to tell stories to his grandchildren. He always wanted a big family, and is finally happy to have one. X

Jahera Wyndell nee Swanhill - Grandmother. Age 62. Farmer. She is the only earth Gem in the family. Jahera is a very kind woman, who enjoys baking, and tending to the fields. She was originally from Gemini city, but met Corrick during a festival and fell in love. Her older sister was reaped about fifty years ago, and she still wonders what became of her to this day. X

Coralee Felyce - Theon's Girlfriend. Age 17. Dancer. She is originally from Gemini city. Her family are traveling entertainers, and she and the troupe were passing through Olenna's tiny village on their way to the next city. Theon and Coralee feel in love, and she decided to stay in the village with him. She was taken along with Olenna during the reaping. X

Prized Bride (A New Beginning)

Siniophe Lavendis

_{Siniophe is kind natured young woman. She comes off as quiet and considerate, but there is a wildfire in her eyes that is often overlooked. She has wavy strawberry blonde hair, bright green eyes, and a beautiful angelic face.}

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-Race-
Geminite

-Age-
18

-Element-
Earth

-Height-
5'6

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-Bio-
Sinna was born in Andula City, to Jovan and Zinra Lavendis. She was the sixth daughter born to the couple. A strawberry blonde baby who was precocious, sweet, and full of smiles. Her twin brother Thallan was five minutes younger, and was the first son in the family. Her sisters were all older then her by ten or more years, and the twins birth came as a surprise. Her mother had been told by the midwife and two different healers, that after the birth of her fifth daughter Alba, she would be unable to bare anymore children. So ten years after that diagnosis when she found her self pregnant again, the whole family assumed that it would end in miscarriage or a stillbirth. Luckily it didn't and that is how Siniophe's story began.

As a child she loved to run around with her brother. Many days were spent in the lavender fields outside the city, or barefoot in the forest. Their mother would read them poems, and tell them stories as they giggled and played. Her father was a quiet man, but he loved to teach them how to sew, and tell them the names of all the stars. Out of her sisters it was Alba that she was closest with. Alba always acted as the twins protector from their mothers delusions, and she was also the best at making up games. Her mother was a very caring and creative woman, but she had her issues that made her what her father called eccentric. She said she could hear the voices of the gods, and tended to believe in things like curses and invisible creatures. But even with her crazy bits, Sinna loved her mother dearly, but her odd ideas and behavior always made it hard to connect with her. Thoosa ended up being more of a mother to her in the end.

Most of Sinna's early years were spent happily helping her mother weave cloth, or running around the city with Thallan and Meryl. She loved playing with her dolls, climbing trees, picking wild berries, and learning to use her earth abilities. It was idyllic, except for the yearly reaping. She would watch as her father hid her terrified sisters in the hidden room in their house. Her understanding of just what the reaping was, was limited when she was a kid, her older sister Alba made sure of it. But the atmosphere of the whole city seemed to darken around that time of year, and Sinna would come to understand why a few years later.

She was nine the first time she saw a Drakkan reaper. He dragged a girl screaming and crying down the street, and stuck her in the caged wagon his horse was attached to. None of the Gem adults or men standing in the street did anything to help the poor girl. There was only clenched jaws, tight fists, and Gem's hanging their head in defeat. Her eldest sister Thoosa pulled her under a long cloak and hustled little Sinna away. Her mother had always told Sinna that the Drakkan would take her away one day, but Alba and her father said it wasn't true. Her father claimed that not one Lavendis girl had been taken by the Drakkan in over 90 years, and that Sinna had no reason to worry because of his practically perfect hiding place. Her five older sisters all made it past the reaping, so Sinna would too right?

She dreamed of traveling around Gemina once she was past the prime reaping age. She wanted to see the northern cities, ride on a ships, and go to the festival of Vivari in the Capitol. When they were kids, that had been Thallan, Meryl, and Sinna's big plan for the future. But now Meryl was starting her apprenticeship as midwife and, All Thallan could think about was making new tinctures and concoctions to impress his teacher. She began learning the art of weaving at a young age, and her grandfather Durlan took her under his wing to teach her the family secrets of dyeing cloth. As a teenager she blossomed into a beauty.

Unfortunately when she was 18 the Drakkan reapers arrived a whole two months earlier then when they were scheduled to. When they stormed into Andula city no one had prepared, including Siniophe and her family. She had been helping her father by standing very still as he pinned and drape cloth into a gown around her. So as her father snipped and stitched, Sinna was happily told him about her day. Meryl came into the Tailor shop out of breath and looking pale, quickly explaining the reaping was early, and the Drakkan were already here.

Meryl was in tears, and on the verge of sobbing. Siniophe looked to her dad for help. She had no time to change out of the half sewn gown. So her father tied his big brown cloak around her shoulders. She could tell he was silently panicking. The hidden room that he used to hide his daughters in over the years was nine blocks away in their home. So in a rush he sent the two girls off with explicit directions to keep out of sight. Out the back door of the tailor shop and through the alley they could hear the screaming before they saw it. As they eased their way towards her home, it became clear that it would be impossible to make it inside without being discovered. Sinna had to half drag Meryl behind her. She made the decision to backtrack and escape through the west city gate and into the forest.

When the girls noticed the sound of horses behind them they ran faster. Hidden behind a tree Sinna took off her cloak and gave it to Meryl. "Remember the old redwood we played around as kids? Take that path straight there and hide under the hollow root. I'll take the long way round, and meet you there. Listen to me Meryl, even if you don't see me in an hour, you have to stay there and be quiet till morning. Understand? Keep running and don't look back." Sinna whispered as she pushed Meryl toward the overgrown path. Thankfully Meryl obeyed and ran into the trees out of sight. Sinna took a deep breath and ripped off the tangled fabric train. Then she bolted in the opposite direction just as a scary Drakkan on horseback came into view. Unfortunately even though she had always been the fastest of her friends, the chase didn't last more then three minutes. The reaper caught up quickly and scooped her up taking her back into the city and placing her in a cage with the other new brides.

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We can take it to PMs or fade to black. I don't really have a preference.

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Family

Jovan Lavendis - Father. Age 67. Tailor. Jovan had always loved Zinra ever since they were children. Even after her fall and head injury, he still loved her. They married very young. He is a man of a few words, but very passionate about his work, and caring towards his family.

Zinra Lavendis nee Nolbrae - Mother. Age 65. Dyer & Weaver. Zinra is what some people would call mad. After falling from a tree when she was fourteen the blow to her head changed her. She claimed to hear the gods voices in the breeze, during rainstorms, and from the trees. After Alba was born, the Midwife told Zinra she would be unable to bare anymore children. As she always believed that her youngest daughter would be taken during the reaping, for almost ten years she drilled it into young Alba's head that she was going to be stolen away by the Drakkan. By some miracle Siniophe and Thallan were born, and her warnings were now aimed at Sinna. Overall she is a good mother even though she hears voices no one else can. Sinna loves her dearly. Zinra does not care for social norms or how other people see her, she is very eccentric, and even in her madness she is clearly wise.
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Thoosa Damriu nee Lavendis - Sister. Age 39. Occupation Seamstress. Thoosa resembles her father most out of her siblings. She has the same mossy green eyes, and golden curls as he. Her personality in one word would be reserved. Thoosa was twenty years old and all ready married when Sinna was born. So she was more of a motherly figure then a sister to Sinna. More often then not Sinna and Thallan were in the care of Thoosa during the day, and thus raised like siblings beside Meryl, and Ethimei.

Avraenoth Damriu - Brother in Law. Age 44. Herbalist. He is originally from southern Gemina, and you can tell by his thick accent. He came to Andula city with his older brothers when he was seventeen. The story goes that he fell in love at first sight of Thoosa, and a year later they married.

Meryl Damriu - Niece. Age 19. Apprentice Midwife. Rather then work for her father, and become a herbalist Meryl chose to become a midwife after helping with the birth of her cousin Sylshia. She is six months older then Sinna, and they have been best friends since they were babies. Meryl is a very headstrong and feisty young woman, but also a geniune cry baby shen she is scared. X (If you want to play her and a make Gem bride CS, feel free.)
Ethimei Damriu - Niece. Age 15. Apprentice Herbalist. Ethimei is very shy, and introverted. She is also one of the most selfless and caring girl Sinna knows.
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Faniara Allium nee Lavendis - Sister. Age 37. Work and lives with her husband and son on their family lavender farm, located just outside Andula City. She has red hair like their mother Zinra. Her eyes are the same light green eyes as Sinna's, and she is the tallest of the 6 sisters. After giving birth to her son Gavan, she refused to have anymore children in fear of having a daughter that would be stolen away in the future. She is rather vain, and still paranoid that the Drakkan will steal her away because of her beauty even though she is well above age.

Tozius Allium - Brother in Law. Age 34. Lavender Farmer. Owns the largest lavender farm in Gemina, and thus makes enough money to live above the means of an average farmer. He dotes on his wife with gifts, and has spoiled his son rotten since he was a baby.

Gavan Allium - Nephew. Age 13. He is a spoiled little jerk, who spends most of his time slacking off, or running around the city with his friends. He enjoys pulling pranks on his younger cousins.
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Halissa Lavendis - Sister. Age 35. Priestess. Chose to become a Priestess when she was seventeen believing the gods would spare her from the annual reaping for being devout. She moved to the northern city of Nimbia five years ago, and helps run the orphanage with some fellow priestesses. She has become heavy set with age, and keeps her strawberry blonde hair chopped short. Her eyes are dark blue, and framed by long lashes.
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Inula Farvyre nee Lavendis - Sister. Age 30. Housewife. Inula resembles their mother most, with the same pin straight red hair, and periwinkle blue eyes. She is very motherly, and has always been the one looking out for her siblings, she is also quite the nag if you don't do what she tells you. She is pregnant with her fourth child at the moment, and hopes its a boy.

Elryn Farvyre - Brother in Law. Age 37. Perfumer.

Sylshia Farvyre - Niece. Age 8.
Albion Farvyre - Nephew. Age 6.
Linsyra Farvyre - Niece. Age 2.
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Alba Lavendis - Sister. Age 28. Dyer & Weaver. Works with her mother and grandfather Durlan in family business. Her grandfather has promised to hand over the business if she concedes to marry her second cousin Courtland Nolbrae. She doesn't plan on ever marrying so things are at a stand still. For the first ten years of her life, her mother contently told her she would be taken by the Drakken. Alba poured boiling oil on herself when she was eight in the hopes of making herself ugly. She has scaring down the left side of her face, on her neck and left shoulder due to this. She has blonde hair, that she always keeps in a braid down her back. Her eyes are a mix of blue green, and she is the shortest girl in her family. When Siniophe was born Alba did her best to keep her mothers beliefs away from Sinna. Alba is a very independent woman, and tends to be more pessimistic and grumpy then her sisters. X
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Thallan Lavendis - Twin Brother. Age 18. Apprentice Apothecarist. He is furious that Sinna was taken, he and many others are demanding a stop to the reaping, but it seems to be falling on def ears. He is more then likely to join up with those rebelling. Thallan and Sinna were always very close. Where Thallan is flippant, brash, and full of sarcasm, Sinna tends to be the opposite. He has periwinkle blue eyes like their mother, and the same golden curls as their father. It has always been a running joke in the family, that he is pretty enough to be mistaken for as a girl. Thus to combat his "girly" face he has finally grown a proper beard over this last year.

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Extended Paternal Family
The Lavendis family was once made up of farmers, minors, and earth masons. But Teo didn't follow tradition and when he married Kimbra he chose to become a Tailor, and inherit his in-laws family business in Andula. The Lavendis family is extraordinary good at hiding their daughters during the reaping. A over the past 90 years not one Lavendis girl has been stanched away, that is until Siniophe.

Teo Lavendis - Grandfather. Age 94. Tailor. He runs a large Tailor shop in Andula city, with the help of his granddaughters Opaline, and Thoosa. His oldest Son Jovan is the co-owner and head tailor. His wife's fame as a royal dressmaker helped make the shop what it is today.

Kimbra Lavendis nee Echorn - Grandmother. Age 90. Retired Royal Dressmaker. Kimbra made a name for herself as a dressmaker to the Andula nobles when she was only 23. By the time she married Teo she was given the title of Royal Dressmaker, and has since made dozen of gowns for the Royals over the decades. She is now retired.
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Keenan Lavendis - Uncle. Age 60. Draper. Owns his own draper shop in small town called Korbi. The town is about a days journey from Andula City, and better known for it's copper mine. His wife and youngest daughter help run it.

Phyrra Lavendis nee Veverell - Aunt in law. Age 55. Shopkeeper.

Ganamede Lavendis - Cousin. Age 27. Stone Mason. Goes from city to city for work building castles and bridges.
Opaline Lavendis - Cousin. Age 27. Seamstress. Works for her grandfather Teo.
Leander Lavendis - Cousin. Age 24. Miner. Works in the Korbi town copper mine. His girlfriend was taken in the reaping five years ago. Still super depressed about it, and daydreams about finding and freeing her.
Azariah Lavendis - Cousin. Age 22. Shop Assistant.

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Extended Maternal Family
The Nolbrae family hails mainly from Andula City and the surrounding areas. They are a family of weavers, and have been cloth dyers since before written history. They are well known in parts of Gemina for their famous intricately woven fabrics. The Nolbrae families particular dyes, and dyeing process are a family secret, and passed down from parent to child. They also specialize in weaving the rare fragile Andula silk, which is one of the most lavish fabrics in Gemina. Thus the Nolbrae family has acquired quite a bit of wealth over the centuries selling their luxury cloths to nobles.

Durlan Nolbrae - Grandfather. Age 90. Dyer & Weaver. He was training Siniophe in the ways Nolbrae dyeing, and weaving before she was taken. He is planning on retiring soon, and passing the business down to his granddaughter Alba once he convinces her to marry his great grand-nephew Courtland Nolbrae.

Citrina Nolbrae nee Immeril - Grandmother. Deceased Age 30. Citrina was from a small village in the mountains where the custom was to scar all baby girls faces to keep them from the reaping. She kept up this tradition with her two oldest daughters Zinra, and Syviis. But died giving birth to Katari. Thus baby Katari was never was subjected to the scarification. The Immeril family can trace their line back to the first Gem bride. Citrina believed that she and all Immeril woman are cursed, since in every generation the youngest daughter is always reaped. Just as her youngest sister was, and her mother's little sister before her. Zinra also believe in the curse.
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Syviis Nolbrae - Aunt. Age 63. Silk Merchant. She runs the business side of the Nolbrae families fabrics. Travels from city to city selling, and making trades.
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Katari Nolbrae - Aunt. Deceased Age 17. Katari was taken for the reaping when she was 17. Yulkor later chose her and two other brides for himself. Eleven months later she died from hemorrhaging after giving birth to her son Greghor.

Yulkor Asteivok - Drakkan Uncle in law. Age 262. He is a Drakkan general.

Greghor Asteivok - Drakkan Cousin. Age 45. Following in his father footsteps.

Andula City Facts

Andula City is located in the east of Gemina.

The city is named after it's founder Andula Veverell, but it is also known as Lavender City due to the lavender farms that surrounded the outside of the city. And Lavender products being one of its main exports.

It is best known for its production of textiles, and perfumes. It's other big exports are copper, stone, spices, flax, cotton, wool, sheep, herbs, luxury cloths, and it is the only place you can get rare Andula Silk.

The majority of Gemina nobles get their gowns and such from the master couturier of Andula.

It is the fourth largest city in Gemina.

The city is governed by a small council of five appointed nobles, and leaders of the local guilds.
Andula architecture resembles art nouveau with a mixes of other styles found throughout Gemina. There are many colorful mosaic walls, winding crystal spires, fountains, stained glass windows, and lush gardens decorating the beautiful city.

Since the city is famous for its cloth and clothing designers most of the royal fashion trends start in Andula. Long flowy dresses are all the rage. Lots of colorful fabrics decorated with ribbons, embroidery, and beading. Wide drooping sleeves, feathers, and ruffles have been catching on lately.

Prized Bride (A New Beginning)

Sinna - WORK IN PROGRESS

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-Race-
Geminite

-Age-
19

-Element-
Earth

-Height-
5'6

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-Bio-
Her five older sister all made it past the reaping, unfortunately Sinna would not be so lucky.

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We can take it to PMs or fade to black. I don't really have a preference.

-Other-

Family

Jovan Lavendis - Father. Age 67. Tailor. Jovan had always loved Zinra ever since they were children. Even after her fall and head injury, he still loved her. They married very young. He is a man of a few words, but very passionate about his work, and caring towards his family.

Zinra Lavendis nee Nolbrae - Mother. Age 65. Dyer & Weaver. Zinra is what some people would call mad. After falling from a tree when she was fourteen the blow to her head changed her. She claimed to hear the gods voices in the breeze, during rainstorms, and from the trees. After Alba was born, the Midwife told Zinra she would be unable to bare anymore children. As she always believed that her youngest daughter would be taken during the reaping, for almost ten years she drilled it into young Alba's head that she was going to be stolen away by the Drakkan. By some miracle Siniophe and Thallan were born, and her warnings were now aimed at Sinna. Overall she is a good mother even though she hears voices no one else can. Sinna loves her dearly. Zinra does not care for social norms or how other people see her, she is very eccentric, and even in her madness she is clearly wise.
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Thoosa Damriu nee Lavendis - Sister. Age 39. Occupation Seamstress. Thoosa resembles her father most out of her siblings. She has the same mossy green eyes, and golden curls as he. Her personality in one word would be reserved. Thoosa was twenty years old and all ready married when Sinna was born. They are not very close due to this age gap, but it's clear they love each other as families do.

Avraenoth Damriu - Brother in Law. Age 44. Herbalist. He is originally from southern Gemina, and you can tell by his thick accent. He came to Andula city with his older brothers when he was seventeen. The story goes that he fell in love at first sight of Thoosa, and a year later they married.

Meryl Damriu - Niece. Age 19. Apprentice Midwife. Rather then work for her father, and become a herbalist Meryl chose to become a midwife after helping with the birth of her cousin Sylshia. She is three months older then Sinna, and they have been best friends since they were babies. Meryl is a very headstrong and feisty young woman, but also a geniune cry baby shen she is scared. X (If you want to play her and a make Gem bride CS, feel free.)
Ethimei Damriu - Niece. Age 15. Apprentice Herbalist. Ethimei is very shy, and introverted. She is also one of the most selfless and caring girl Sinna knows.
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Faniara Allium nee Lavendis - Sister. Age 37. Work and lives with her husband and son on their family lavender farm, located just outside Andula City. She has red hair like their mother Zinra. Her eyes are the same light green eyes as Sinna's, and she is the tallest of the 6 sisters. After giving birth to her son Gavan, she refused to have anymore children in fear of having a daughter that would be stolen away in the future. She is rather vain, and still paranoid that the Drakkan will steal her away because of her beauty even though she is well above age.

Tozius Allium - Brother in Law. Age 34. Lavender Farmer. Owns the largest lavender farm in Gemina, and thus makes enough money to live above the means of an average farmer. He dotes on his wife with gifts, and has spoiled his son rotten since he was a baby.

Gavan Allium - Nephew. Age 13. He is a spoiled little jerk, who spends most of his time slacking off, or running around the city with his friends. He enjoys pulling pranks on his younger cousins.
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Halissa Lavendis - Sister. Age 35. Priestess. Chose to become a Priestess when she was seventeen believing the gods would spare her from the annual reaping for being devout. She moved to the northern city of Nimbia five years ago, and helps run the orphanage with some fellow priestesses. She has become heavy set with age, and keeps her strawberry blonde hair chopped short. Her eyes are dark blue, and framed by long lashes.
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Inula Farvyre nee Lavendis - Sister. Age 30. Housewife. Inula resembles their mother most, with the same pin straight red hair, and periwinkle blue eyes. She is very motherly, and has always been the one looking out for her siblings, she is also quite the nag if you don't do what she tells you. She is pregnant with her fourth child at the moment, and hopes its a boy.

Elryn Farvyre - Brother in Law. Age 37. Perfumer.

Sylshia Farvyre - Niece. Age 8.
Albion Farvyre - Nephew. Age 6.
Linsyra Farvyre - Niece. Age 2.
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Alba Lavendis - Sister. Age 28. Dyer & Weaver. Works with her mother and grandfather Durlan in family business. Her grandfather has promised to hand over the business if she concedes to marry her second cousin Courtland Nolbrae. She doesn't plan on ever marrying so things are at a stand still. For the first ten years of her life, her mother contently told her she would be taken by the Drakken. Alba poured boiling oil on herself when she was eight in the hopes of making herself ugly. She has scaring down the left side of her face, on her neck and left shoulder due to this. She has blonde hair, that she always keeps in a braid down her back. Her eyes are a mix of blue green, and she is the shortest girl in her family. When Siniophe was born Alba did her best to keep her mothers beliefs away from Sinna. Alba is a very independent woman, and tends to be more pessimistic and grumpy then her sisters. X
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Thallan Lavendis - Twin Brother. Age 18. Apprentice Apothecarist. He is furious that Sinna was taken, he and many others are demanding a stop to the reaping, but it seems to be falling on def ears. He is more then likely to join up with those rebelling. Thallan and Sinna were always very close. Where Thallan is flippant, brash, and full of sarcasm, Sinna tends to be the opposite. He has periwinkle blue eyes like their mother, and the same golden curls as their father. It has always been a running joke in the family, that he is pretty enough to be mistaken for as a girl. Thus to combat his "girly" face he has finally grown a proper beard over this last year.

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Extended Paternal Family
The Lavendis family was once made up of farmers, minors, and earth masons. But Teo didn't follow tradition and when he married Kimbra he chose to become a Tailor, and inherit his in-laws family business in Andula. The Lavendis family is extraordinary good at hiding their daughters during the reaping. A over the past 90 years not one Lavendis girl has been stanched away, that is until Siniophe.

Teo Lavendis - Grandfather. Age 94. Tailor. He runs a large Tailor shop in Andula city, with the help of his granddaughters Opaline, and Thoosa. His oldest Son Jovan is the co-owner and head tailor. His wife's fame as a royal dressmaker helped make the shop what it is today.

Kimbra Lavendis nee Echorn - Grandmother. Age 90. Retired Royal Dressmaker. Kimbra made a name for herself as a dressmaker to the Andula nobles when she was only 23. By the time she married Teo she was given the title of Royal Dressmaker, and has since made dozen of gowns for the Royals over the decades. She is now retired.
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Keenan Lavendis - Uncle. Age 60. Draper. Owns his own draper shop in small town called Korbi. The town is about a days journey from Andula City, and better known for it's copper mine. His wife and youngest daughter help run it.

Phyrra Lavendis nee Veverell - Aunt in law. Age 55. Shopkeeper.

Ganamede Lavendis - Cousin. Age 27. Stone Mason. Goes from city to city for work building castles and bridges.
Opaline Lavendis - Cousin. Age 27. Seamstress. Works for her grandfather Teo.
Leander Lavendis - Cousin. Age 24. Miner. Works in the Korbi town copper mine. His girlfriend was taken in the reaping five years ago. Still super depressed about it, and daydreams about finding and freeing her.
Azariah Lavendis - Cousin. Age 22. Shop Assistant.

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Extended Maternal Family
The Nolbrae family hails mainly from Andula City and the surrounding areas. They are a family of weavers, and have been cloth dyers since before written history. They are well known in parts of Gemina for their famous intricately woven fabrics. The Nolbrae families particular dyes, and dyeing process are a family secret, and passed down from parent to child. They also specialize in weaving the rare fragile Andula silk, which is one of the most lavish fabrics in Gemina. Thus the Nolbrae family has acquired quite a bit of wealth over the centuries selling their luxury cloths to nobles.

Durlan Nolbrae - Grandfather. Age 90. Dyer & Weaver. He was training Siniophe in the ways Nolbrae dyeing, and weaving before she was taken. He is planning on retiring soon, and passing the business down to his granddaughter Alba once he convinces her to marry his great grand-nephew Courtland Nolbrae.

Citrina Nolbrae nee Immeril - Grandmother. Deceased Age 30. Citrina was from a small village in the mountains where the custom was to scar all baby girls faces to keep them from the reaping. She kept up this tradition with her two oldest daughters Zinra, and Syviis. But died giving birth to Katari. Thus baby Katari was never was subjected to the scarification. The Immeril family can trace their line back to the first Gem bride. Citrina believed that she and all Immeril woman are cursed, since in every generation the youngest daughter is always reaped. Just as her youngest sister was, and her mother's little sister before her. Zinra also believe in the curse.
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Syviis Nolbrae - Aunt. Age 63. Silk Merchant. She runs the business side of the Nolbrae families fabrics. Travels from city to city selling, and making trades.
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Katari Nolbrae - Aunt. Deceased Age 17. Katari was taken for the reaping when she was 17. Yulkor later chose her and two other brides for himself. Eleven months later she died from hemorrhaging after giving birth to her son Greghor.

Yulkor Asteivok - Drakkan Uncle in law. Age 262. He is a Drakkan general.

Greghor Asteivok - Drakkan Cousin. Age 45. Following in his father footsteps.

Andula City Facts

Andula City is located in the east of Gemina.

The city is named after it's founder Andula Veverell, but it is also known as Lavender City due to the lavender farms that surrounded the outside of the city. And Lavender products being one of its main exports.

It is best known for its production of textiles, and perfumes. It's other big exports are copper, stone, spices, flax, cotton, wool, sheep, herbs, luxury cloths, and it is the only place you can get rare Andula Silk.

The majority of Gemina nobles get their gowns and such from the master couturier of Andula.

It is the fourth largest city in Gemina.

The city is governed by a small council of five appointed nobles, and leaders of the local guilds.
Andula architecture resembles art nouveau with a mixes of other styles found throughout Gemina. There are many colorful mosaic walls, winding crystal spires, fountains, stained glass windows, and lush gardens decorating the beautiful city.

Since the city is famous for its cloth and clothing designers most of the royal fashion trends start in Andula. Long flowy dresses are all the rage. Lots of colorful fabrics decorated with ribbons, embroidery, and beading. Wide drooping sleeves, feathers, and ruffles have been catching on lately.

Prized Bride (A New Beginning)

Why would a female Drakkan claim a Gem bride? If this is all for procreation, and to keep their Drakkan race alive, since they have a shortage of female Drakkan??? Also Gems are taken as slaves too???

Prized Bride (A New Beginning)

My first thought for this as I was reading it, was playing a male Gem who is essentially an Assassin. He would look for any possible opportunity to kill(silently, if possible) any Drakkan, in a position of power, who seeks to continue in the ways of enslaving his people. Assassinating leaders, chancellors, strategists, etc. all while hiding it from the Drakkans, as well as his own race.

Then I read the part where apparently we can only play as a bride or a Drakkan </3
xDD

@Bartimaeus

Lol and the Gem people are natural pacifist. Raised in a culture that promotes amity and forgiveness, rather then violence and fighting.

Prized Bride (A New Beginning)

Ok because I was just wondering how the reaping worked.

I had assumed the Gem elders/leaders chose the girls through a semi calculated way, and then gave the chosen to the Drakken once a year as demanded. Like they would choose the orphan girls, spare daughters, and volunteers if any. They would try their best not to reap more then one daughter per family. Families with more then one child have a higher chance of reaping then those with only a single daughter...etc?

Or do the Drakken personally come once a year, and all the Gem girls within age range gather, and the Drakken just take whoever they fancy?

Then I also thought it could be more random like the hungers games reaping, where names are just drawn from a hat, and its up to fate.

Just wondering about the age range, because if it was set for Gem girls 18 to 20 then there would be a three year time span where woman know not to make plans, fall in love, marry, or idk take priestess vows? Similar to the hunger games where there is a set age range, and once you age out you are safe? Like what if there was a 20 something girl who is already married to a Gem dude, would she still be in the running for being reaped?

Prized Bride (A New Beginning)

So are all brides to be 18 years old?