Haizea Malespero
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| Haizea Malespero | |
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| Social Rank | 5 |
| Fealty | Velenosa "Velenosa" is not in the list of possible values (Redrain, Valardin, Grayson, Thrax, Pravus, Lyceum, Crown) for this property.
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| House | Malespero |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 21 |
| Religion | Mirrormask |
| Vocation | Noble |
| Height | 5'3" |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Skintone | Light Brown |
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Description
Unassuming in height and understated in beauty. An unblemished complexion and a well-maintained form seemingly predisposed to a straight-backed posture hint at a privileged past. But deep lines of contemplation have already begun to furrow the skin in between her brows and give her the perception, upon first impression, of a reserved nature. Her facial structures are delicately sculpted, with softly curved cheekbones and a delicate jawline framing studious brown eyes, a well-proportioned nose, and a pleasantly curved mouth that is as easy to smile as it is to thin into a terse line. Her hands are soft and long-fingered with the occasional callus from where one might hold tools or pencils. Rich chestnut hair is pulled back into a braid and wrapped tightly over the head in a manner that could be considered severe for a Lycean. A long decorative ribbon has been woven into the braid in an attempt to soften the look, but its effects are mild at best.
Personality
Emotionally labile as the wind blows. Haizea was always one to feel intensely across the spectrum, whether in delight or misery. Age has tempered this to an extent, and she the rest she insulates in the plush confines of decency and generously given smiles. But a charmer Haizea is not. Much of her freewheeling Bravuran attitudes were beaten comatose following the decimation of her former house, leaving in their wake a moody, plain-spoken and often confrontational disposition that lurks beneath her composure.
Background
The third of four children to an already distant scion in the family tree, Haizea was of little import in the greater workings of House Malgentilega. She was afforded an education befitting anyone of her rank, and with a special emphasis in the arts and civil technologies as befitting any citizen of Bravura. Tutors agreed she was an astute-enough pupil: by no means stellar and often nightmarishly argumentative, but gifted with an engineer's sensibilities and an artist's eye, and hard-working where innate talent fell short.
There was relatively little in the way of true politicking that was deemed necessary for her to learn given how low a rung she held in the ladder of consequence. She had long been betrothed to a minor Argento noble to fortify the houses' bonds, and natural aptitude for draftsmanship and mathematics made it likely that she would lead a tame and privileged life free to pursue her crafts. But the increasing troubles of House Argento were, in turn, the troubles of House Malgentilega, and in turn that of her fiercely liege-loyal father. Even Haizea could not fully escape the sense of turmoil that befell the family. Malgentilega sent its fleet to Argento's aid when Pravus initiated the blockade--and the outcome of the ensuing battle is, of course, no secret.
Haizea hastened to Nilanza in the aftermath to arrange for the dead, counting the battered corpses of her father, brother, aunts, uncles, and cousins among the casualties. Her emotions were spent, or perhaps she was merely unsurprised, by the time she learned that her betrothed had been executed with the much of the surviving Argento lot.
Barely a week had passed upon removing her mourning gloves when Haizea declared that she will seek to learn under the Mirrormasks of Nilanza. Some observed this action with suspicion, deeming it a maneuver to distance herself from Bravura and demonstrate that this particular Malgentilega noblewoman poses no threat to Houses Pravus and Amadeo. But no one can argue that she stayed true to the course, taking great pains to remain inconspicuous and buried in her various studies. When the Marquessa Lianne found Haizea and extended the invitation to join House Malespero, she latched onto the opportunity to shed her disgraced family name and start anew.
