Alarissa Valardin
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| Alarissa Valardin | |
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| Social Rank | 3 |
| Fealty | Valardin |
| House | Valardin |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 23 |
| Religion | Pantheon |
| Vocation | Socialite |
| Height | 5'4" |
| Hair Color | Chestnut |
| Eye Color | Night-blue |
| Skintone | Pallid |
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| Parents | Alarrion Grayson |
| Siblings | Barric Grayson, Lark Grayson |
| Uncles/Aunts | Alarys Grayson, Rodric Grayson, Alari Grayson, Kellan Grayson, Alaricia Grayson |
| Cousins | Edain Valardin, Alis Valardin, Isabeau Valardin, Tabitha Valardin, Valen Valardin, Natalia Grayson, Gareth Grayson, Beaumont Valardin, Aurelian Valardin, Sophie Valardin, Sabella Grayson, Malorie Valardin, Calain Grayson, Lou Grayson, Reese Grayson, Laric Grayson, Ainsley Grayson, Tristram Valardin, Ailys Grayson, Katarina Valardin, Aiden Grayson, Umay Valardin, Mercedes Valadrin |
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Description
Alarissa's glittering beauty and practiced regality speak of high blood and an even higher opinion of herself. Her silk-shiny hair has the same colour and lustre that one could counter as chestnut in shade, and with a great deal of care and labour, it's been spun into a careful waves that when left loose flatter a heart-shaped face or done up in elaborate styles. Rosebud lips and a thin nose are flattered by wide and expressive night-blue eyes; indeed, her fine features and porcelain complexion make a comparison to a doll an easy one. A sylphide frame curves prettily, her long limbs have a tendency to sway as she walks, but she tends to carry herself these days with something of a reserved air. Perhaps the Valardin Dragon's fire has tempered something of her polished Grayson steel after all.
Personality
It seems that no matter what life throws her way, Alarissa's ambitions remain unshaken: she sees her confidence as a matter of Grayson Pride over mere vanity, and to settle as anything less than legendary would be to do her esteemed blood wrong. Quick to smile and slow to anger, she seems to put her cultured disposition to its best use in making people feel at-ease, though she's developed a bit of a dry wit and can even sound flippant at times. Above all, she seems to harbour a desire to make others know how good she is, even if to do so she must indulge in the occasional white lie or overt act of generosity.
Background
No matter how adept Princess Alarissa manages to be at getting her way, it always seems like the world conspires to ruin her victories. Ever since she was very young, the ambitious young woman felt she was destined for glory. She was born too distant from the crown to rule Grayson by inheritance, of course, but she had almost neatly circumvented that nuisance of birth by showing Alaric IV just how obviously lovely and charming she was, and had juuuuuust about gotten a betrothal when frustratingly wiser heads snatched him away and gotten the distantly related dolt to agree to marry a Thraxian instead. Yes, yes, putting an end to centuries of unrest and blood is simply wonderful for those worried about that sort of thing, but Alarissa would have been a marvelous Queen for a pure Grayson match. Instead, Alarissa was forced to pivot from being the perfect potential match for King Alaric into being the perfect potential match for some high-lord to be or other. So she arranged to 'accidentally' meet Prince Vance Valardin, the disturbingly pious and stalwart son of the Prince of Sanctum and future ruler of the Oathlands, and she had to awe him with her numerous virtues, foremost that she looked absolutely stunning in white. It wasn't too long before she was betrothed, and not much longer until she was married and finally in a position to be the wife of the future Prince of Sanctum, and then all her plans needed to be thrown into ruin once more. Her husband (along with most of his family) were killed at the Tragedy at Sanctum, leaving Alarissa an extremely young window without issue among her new family in House Valardin. While she appreciates that he died heroically protecting his extremely gorgeous and charming young wife, she would have much rather he heroically barred the door until help arrived rather than leaving her alone to consider her next move. It is most irritating.
