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Lavinia was the second child of Alla, the sister to chieftan Aegis. She was not as much in the wild as her brother, though she did learn how to hunt and move unseen. It would be her beauty and cunning that manifested themselves as her truest talents. She was not as martial as her brother, but she was just as deadly and became highly skilled with small and improvised weapons. This suited her well, she used her talents to spy for the clan, either by discrete action or by charming her way around obstacles, espionage became her gift and her guilty pleasure, at least as far as anyone knew. For years, that's what she did, her carefree demeanor portaying to the world an entirely different person. When she was taken by Brand's control, she was forced to do unspeakable things to her people, as were all of her family, however something during this ordeal snapped inside of her and would have lingering traces far beyond what the others did, even if subtle. Like her brother she distrusted bending knee to Valardin, and by extension the Compact, too believing they were giving up their entire heritage and freedom. And she is not afraid to vocalize that to their chief, even if deep down she understands the reasons of the decision and knows that without the Valardin, they may well be no more. Being confined has always disturbed her though, and it makes being a vassal no less a challenge and sometimes sees her taking off on a ship up river, just to be free for a time. Now, Lady Lavinia Rivenshari has left Riva and traveled to Arx to assist in managing the new 'noble' house there. She struggles to balance her natural inclinations with the order and structure of things in the city, but is absolutely committed to helping her family regain its strength, and eventually its freedom.

A musical tinkle follows her every motion, as into her long wavy black hair small bells have been beaded. Her dark eyes are wide-set and luminous, edged by thick lashes, and her cheekbones are well-defined without being sharp. Prone to smiles, her wide mouth has a natural rosy color while she speaks with an accent that picks her out of the crowd. She has a narrow frame with a natural athleticism and her tanned skin is perfectly smooth.

Though her brother Vano is clearly more outwardly violent than her, she is also very protective of the few things she truly loves. Most of those things are her family, and her house. She is pleasing to both the eye and ear, but if one listens close enough they no doubt hear the subtle hints of authority in her words. She is exotic, beautiful, charming and calculated. She naturally has a distrust of outsiders, and approaches all situations with a calm skepticism, even if she appears carefree. She is very composed in nearly any situation and always prepared to deal with a problem discretely. Still, like her brother, more tribal than noble, she doesn't trust the Compact and views her priorities to Rivenshari first.