Do the magical creatures of Herat have different mechanism of desires? I'm planning to incorporate a persuasive character with potentially high charisma whose high empathy could drive any person through manipulating his/her desires. Don't know if this would help in a world full of sentient beings other than human. :D
Name: Catherine Mellema
Age: 35
Appearance:
-- Skin color: Fair
-- Height: 5'6"
-- Weight: 130lbs
-- Proportion: 36D-24-36
-- Eyes: brown, almond-shaped with thin rounded eyebrows
-- Hair: long black, mid-back length, tied in a bun most of the time
-- Lips: thin
-- Nose: low-bridge
-- Other noticeable features: Beauty spot under her left eye
-- Less noticeable features (conversation materials among her clients' gossiping): [REDACTED]
Character:
Beneath her playful tone of speech, Catherine is a calm and calculating woman. She has a certain aura of composure that people rarely see her going out of control. When people laughs, she merely giggles, sometimes with her hand covering her lips. Her words are able to move the heart of even the most stubborn person. Her romantic preference is very traditional, a man of vision and purpose, with focus, commitment, and sheer will. Although, for most of the time, her line of works would dissuade her from having any deep relationships.
Background:
Catherine has been living as an entertainer, a high-class courtesan being famous only among the rich and powerful. Her connection spreads from her many international clients. Her range of customers varies wildly for being so diverse in genders and orientations. Being in such line of work, she has been keeping a certain leverage she gained from her clients: important information that is potentially dangerous for anyone whom she considers as her enemy. It has also been rumored that she might have an influence in particular political matters.
Even so, it has been generally known that Catherine is "wearing off". Signs of old age began to appear as they reveal themselves from underneath her beauty. She started to take interest in occultism, looking for a way of gaining eternal beauty. Through her research, she found out about the world beyond the Veil and began to worship a being called The Crimson Lady who had been making apparitions in her dreams for quite some times. Little she knew that she had been guided to enter the realm beyond common understanding, a realm of magic, but not the one she would expect as in children's fairy tale.
Skills:
-- Persuasion
-- Personal consoling
-- Dancing (Ballroom, Latin, Jazz)
-- Singing
-- Playing instruments (Violin, Piano, Harp)
-- Familiarity in fashions, cosmetics, and jewelries
-- Poisons synthesis from common household chemicals
Fear:
-- Old age
-- Betrayal
-- Poverty
Possessions on her:
-- Aphrodisiac Perfume
-- Ornate Stiletto Switchblade
