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|Parents=Denholm Kennex, Claudia Kennex
 
|Parents=Denholm Kennex, Claudia Kennex
 
|Siblings=Ford Kennex, Octavia Kennex, Niklas Grayson, Renatta Kennex, Constantine Kennex
 
|Siblings=Ford Kennex, Octavia Kennex, Niklas Grayson, Renatta Kennex, Constantine Kennex
|Cousins=Catalana Kennex, Jan Kennex, Titania Fireviper, Gael Fournier, Evander Kennex
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|Cousins=Catalana Kennex, Jan Kennex, Titania Kennex, Gael Fournier, Evander Kennex
 
|Uncles Aunts=Renault Kennex, Victoria Kennex, Wayne Kennex, Claire Kennex, Manon Fournier
 
|Uncles Aunts=Renault Kennex, Victoria Kennex, Wayne Kennex, Claire Kennex, Manon Fournier
 
|Gender=Female
 
|Gender=Female
|Age=21
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|Age=28
 
|Religion=Pantheon
 
|Religion=Pantheon
 
|Vocation=Noble
 
|Vocation=Noble
|Height=5'9"
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|Height=average height
 
|Hair Color=Honey Blonde
 
|Hair Color=Honey Blonde
 
|Eye Color=Sea Gray
 
|Eye Color=Sea Gray
 
|Skintone=Fair
 
|Skintone=Fair
|Character Status=Roster
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|Description=Cecilia is a tall, willowy woman of sylph-like features. Round penetrating eyes as changeable as the sea reveal her emotions easily beneath delicate arched brows. Her flaxen hair is long and silky, often bound in a tight braid or pinned up, its wayward wisps gently framing her heart-shaped face. She moves with captivating insouciance, as though she feels as if her beauty will never fade and she shines beyond all else.
 
|Description=Cecilia is a tall, willowy woman of sylph-like features. Round penetrating eyes as changeable as the sea reveal her emotions easily beneath delicate arched brows. Her flaxen hair is long and silky, often bound in a tight braid or pinned up, its wayward wisps gently framing her heart-shaped face. She moves with captivating insouciance, as though she feels as if her beauty will never fade and she shines beyond all else.
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|Personality=On the surface, Cecilia exemplifies what happens when an innocent golden child goes "bad"; she's more Lycene than the Lycenes, doing what she wants, when she wants, and the reasoned voices around her begging her to slow down can fuck right off.  She drinks like a Kennex, flirts with whoever she pleases, and generally leads a life of excess, all in an attempt to numb herself to the pain of a tragic childhood's end.
  
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But it's not just fashion sense and sexuality that Cecilia picked up during her time in the Lyceum, and while at least some of her 'I'm mad at the world, so let's have a party' attitude is rooted in genuine feeling, she's a lot more astute than she pretends to be.  Intelligent, educated, and calculating, she can see how their insistence on playing by the rules has hurt her family, and she's determined to advance their interests (and protect her nephew, who is the only person who really matters to her right now) by doing what they can't.  If she can have a great time doing it, all the better.
|Personality=Cecilia has always been a difficult woman for anyone to gauge, a young woman who keeps her emotions locked away deep within. Very few can claim to know the true Cecilia, a woman whose charm and manipulation shrouds who she really is beneath constant questioning of truth or fabricated statements to achieve what she desires.
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|Background=The youngest daughter of Marquis Denholm Kennex and his wife Claudia, Cecilia was a golden child, smiling, chubby cheeked, with a mop of glossy, pale curls.  As a young child she was doted upon, even spoiled by her father, while her relationship with her mother, who was jealous of the attention her daughter got from her husband, grew increasingly contentious. To keep the peace, Denholm eventually had to send her away; at a very young age, she was sent to Blancbier, where Victoria could keep an eye on her.  Her mother died shortly after she left, but Victoria convinced Denholm that Blancbier was a healthier place for young Cecilia to be than Stormward, and so she stayed.
  
A young woman of soft spoken word and a charming smile for anyone, there are some that speak of a more cutthroat side seldom seenWhat is known for sure, she is no longer the spoiled young girl of innocence she once was.  She knows now she will have to go get what she wants.
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She was barely in her teens when word came to her that her father was very illCecilia rushed home, but by the time she got there, it was too late.  Her beloved father was dead.  She hadn't even gotten the chance to say goodbye. Her sister Renatta was dead, tooHer brother Ford, a near-stranger to her who she'd always looked up to as a heroic figure, was the new Marquis, but there were dark whispers of what he'd done to secure his placeA very drunk Naomi Cutter was the one who finally told her everything:  There had been a rebellion against Ford's rule, during which Renatta (and Naomi's own father) had been killed. Ford had broken guest right in the most violent way to put it down.
|Background=In 992, Marquis Denholm Kennex and his wife Claudia gave birth to their last child; a daughter they would name Cecilia. It became quite clear that the young flaxen haired child was going to be a favorite of her father as she was consistently doted upon and given whatever she desired. In short, she was spoiledHowever, the household courtiers  that were often around her would confess there was something about her that you could not help but like, a certain charisma and charm that often made her the center of attention, even if she was the bane of their existenceCecilia was permitted all the finest tutors and lucky for them she took to her studies without much fuss or difficulty. Life was good for the youngest child of the Marquis, yet that would all change.
 
  
When she was young, she would lose her mother. Shortly after, her brother Ford, who she was quite fond of, was sent away to foster in Setarco and you had a young girl on the verge of a complete and utter breakdownIt would be a few rough years for the young teen and her father, sensing this, sent her away to Tor to continue her studies.  While attending Tor, she found herself having to rush home to word that her father was unwell.  She would have one evening with him and made her loving father the solemn promise she would finish her studies and make the family proud. Denholm saw something in her, something many other people saw, an ability to always get her way and he knew that would benefit the family going forward.  Her father passed that night.
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Cecilia didn't believe it.  She couldn't believe it. Her brother would never do such a thing, and people should stop spreading vicious liesWhen Ford sent her abroad again, this time to Tor to continue her studies, he sent away a confused and angry girl who would, over time, blossom into a confused and angry young woman.  She embraced the Lycene lifestyle and values as an act of rebellion against her heritage, and repeatedly resisted (or outright ignored) calls for her to come home.
  
Shortly after, Cecilia would return to Tor to fulfill her father's dying wish.  Perhaps it was the fact that she could do nothing to help her father and his illness, but she threw herself into her apothecary studies and her interest in medicine.  She would serve as a Lady's maid and ward to Lady Allegra Fidante.  She does not speak of her time under the care of Lady Allegra, but people speculate it is something she wishes best kept unsaid. While still at Tor, she would lose her sister Renatta.
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By the time word came to Cecilia that Ford had been murdered, she was no longer the innocent girl she had been, and was finally prepared to accept her brother's flawed characterHis death turned out to be the closure that she needed in order to return to her family, especially when she learned that his young son Darion, now the Duke under a regency, was also under threat, with at least one attempt on his life already thwartedAnd so, by now more Lycene than Isleswoman, Cecilia has returned to the family, determined to go to any lengths necessary to avoid seeing her nephew follow his father to an early grave.
 
 
Her brother Ford eventually took over as the Marquisate while she was in Tor as well.  When she finally left the institution she returned to Stormward to assist him whether he liked it or not.  There were whispers of how Ford had achieved the transition in his position, but Cecilia dismissed them as purely rumor; rumor her brother dismissed and told her differently. Her affection for Ford left her little room to question.  While assisting her brother she became what Ford would call: The Face of the People.  Cecilia's ability to charm the masses kept the citizens of Stormward contentWhen the young beauty spoke, it did not matter, the people seemed accepting of whatever she tried to convey on her brother's behalf.
 
 
 
When her brother was brutally murdered and Duke Aethan took control of Stormward, Cecilia completely removed herself from any involvement in Kennex assistance.  It would only be then that she would learn the truth of how Ford had achieved his power.  She understood then why her brother had hid the entire truth from her, protecting her from the knowledge of the brutality of her sister Renatta's demise.
 
 
 
She would remain in Stormward keeping a low profile, the daughter of beloved Marquisate and the sister of a protective older brother who she had lost and adored.  Yet, never forgetting her promise made to her dying father; make the family proud. 
 
 
 
Recently, she has arrived back in Arx and is deadset on doing just that; fulfilling her father's wishes.  What does the future hold for her? Cecilia does not even knowHowever, this much is clear to all that have known Cecilia through her life, friends and family: If Cecilia wants something, she always gets it. Thus, if she wishes to restore the Kennex family name to what it once was, you can be damn sure she will do just that.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 00:03, 28 February 2023

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Cecilia Kennex
Social Rank 4
Fealty Thrax
House Kennex
Gender Female
Age 28
Religion Pantheon
Vocation Noble
Height average height
Hair Color Honey Blonde
Eye Color Sea Gray
Skintone Fair
Family
Parents Denholm Kennex, Claudia Kennex
Siblings Ford Kennex, Octavia Kennex, Niklas Grayson, Renatta Kennex, Constantine Kennex
Uncles/Aunts Renault Kennex, Victoria Kennex, Wayne Kennex, Claire Kennex, Manon Fournier
Cousins Catalana Kennex, Jan Kennex, Titania Kennex, Gael Fournier, Evander Kennex
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Description

Cecilia is a tall, willowy woman of sylph-like features. Round penetrating eyes as changeable as the sea reveal her emotions easily beneath delicate arched brows. Her flaxen hair is long and silky, often bound in a tight braid or pinned up, its wayward wisps gently framing her heart-shaped face. She moves with captivating insouciance, as though she feels as if her beauty will never fade and she shines beyond all else.

Personality

On the surface, Cecilia exemplifies what happens when an innocent golden child goes "bad"; she's more Lycene than the Lycenes, doing what she wants, when she wants, and the reasoned voices around her begging her to slow down can fuck right off. She drinks like a Kennex, flirts with whoever she pleases, and generally leads a life of excess, all in an attempt to numb herself to the pain of a tragic childhood's end.

But it's not just fashion sense and sexuality that Cecilia picked up during her time in the Lyceum, and while at least some of her 'I'm mad at the world, so let's have a party' attitude is rooted in genuine feeling, she's a lot more astute than she pretends to be. Intelligent, educated, and calculating, she can see how their insistence on playing by the rules has hurt her family, and she's determined to advance their interests (and protect her nephew, who is the only person who really matters to her right now) by doing what they can't. If she can have a great time doing it, all the better.

Background

The youngest daughter of Marquis Denholm Kennex and his wife Claudia, Cecilia was a golden child, smiling, chubby cheeked, with a mop of glossy, pale curls. As a young child she was doted upon, even spoiled by her father, while her relationship with her mother, who was jealous of the attention her daughter got from her husband, grew increasingly contentious. To keep the peace, Denholm eventually had to send her away; at a very young age, she was sent to Blancbier, where Victoria could keep an eye on her. Her mother died shortly after she left, but Victoria convinced Denholm that Blancbier was a healthier place for young Cecilia to be than Stormward, and so she stayed.

She was barely in her teens when word came to her that her father was very ill. Cecilia rushed home, but by the time she got there, it was too late. Her beloved father was dead. She hadn't even gotten the chance to say goodbye. Her sister Renatta was dead, too. Her brother Ford, a near-stranger to her who she'd always looked up to as a heroic figure, was the new Marquis, but there were dark whispers of what he'd done to secure his place. A very drunk Naomi Cutter was the one who finally told her everything: There had been a rebellion against Ford's rule, during which Renatta (and Naomi's own father) had been killed. Ford had broken guest right in the most violent way to put it down.

Cecilia didn't believe it. She couldn't believe it. Her brother would never do such a thing, and people should stop spreading vicious lies. When Ford sent her abroad again, this time to Tor to continue her studies, he sent away a confused and angry girl who would, over time, blossom into a confused and angry young woman. She embraced the Lycene lifestyle and values as an act of rebellion against her heritage, and repeatedly resisted (or outright ignored) calls for her to come home.

By the time word came to Cecilia that Ford had been murdered, she was no longer the innocent girl she had been, and was finally prepared to accept her brother's flawed character. His death turned out to be the closure that she needed in order to return to her family, especially when she learned that his young son Darion, now the Duke under a regency, was also under threat, with at least one attempt on his life already thwarted. And so, by now more Lycene than Isleswoman, Cecilia has returned to the family, determined to go to any lengths necessary to avoid seeing her nephew follow his father to an early grave.