Post by blythe on Jan 23, 2011 20:35:38 GMT -5
A PLACE BETWEEN SLEEP AND AWAKE END OF INNOCENCE, UNENDING MASQUERADE
PAULLA LUCRETIA TRIO
GENERAL INFO
NICKNAMES: none !
GENDER: female !
AGE: eighteen !
OCCUPATION: vestal virgin !
CLASS: patrician !
EVERYTHING ELSE
POSITIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS:
» obstinate: if she believes she's right, paulla won't budge an inch on an issue. if she believes she's walking in the right direction, she will until the cliff comes into view. once paulla has a view or idea she likes, almost nothing can sway her from believing or doing it.
» passionate: there are many things in rome that she cares about. there are many ideas and people and places that make her heart press against her ribcage like a frantic prisoner. paulla thinks with her heart before her mind.
» intelligent: not to say she isn't intelligent. there are many perks to being a vestal virgin, and one of them is the education she receives as a student. she is also knowledgeable of land dealings and the basics of politics due to owning land and having the ability to vote.
» guileless: paulla doesn't lie. for better or worse, she doesn't try to pull the wool over anyone's eyes. could she? no one's exactly sure if she could tell a lie, but don't think it means she's a saint. if you smell, well, don't ask paulla what she thinks.
» dedicated: once paulla takes on a task, she sees it through to the end no matter the blood, sweat or tears sacrificed to make it happen.
NEGATIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS:
» obstinate: while being obstinate about good values is good, being obstinate about bad values is, well, er, bad. a wise person would know to accept the opinions of others and rethink their objectives with a new perspective. paulla, however, ignores most varying opinions.
» cynical: paulla has little faith in people. if there is good out there, she isn't sure that she'll see it within her lifetime. she can't even find faith in her fellow virgins, for she fears that even they go against their vows of chastity.
» hedonistic: and perhaps paulla fears for the morals of society because she herself chooses to pursue earthly pleasures that make her happy. she enjoys the benefits of being a vestal virgin. she enjoys lavish items. and sometimes, she wonders if she'd enjoy something else.
» judgmental: she judges people as soon as she sees them. she judges them by the clothing they wear, by the way they hold themselves and by how they speak. she practices reverse discrimination and instead of looking down upon the lower classes in society, she looks down upon her own.
» self-conscious: and maybe it is because she's so quick to judge that paulla does fear the opinion of others. she wants people to like her, to think highly of her. she wants to go down in history as an admirable person-- even go down in history at all-- and she fears that if she messes up, everyone will talk.
HABITS/QUIRKS:
» fiddling: she can't sit still to save her life. paulla is always worrying something with her fingers or bouncing her foot.
» sarcasm: her first reaction is to make some dry comment, and she has to rein herself in to avoid speaking incorrectly.
» staring: even though she's still a student, paulla fears so much about letting the fire go out, she tends to stare at it... and it seems to have moved into her every day life.
ITEMS:
» a pendant: a gift from her mother when she left their household at the age of ten.
ANYTHING ELSE?:
» paulla is the daughter of a well-to-do man roman man and the turkic concubine he had just taken as his wife. at the age of ten, she had taken a vow of chastity an was admitted to be a vestal virgin. for the past eight years, she has lived with them in a community house and learned as a student.
» a vestal virgin becomes a daughter of the state. because she does so, any sexual relations with another person is considered incestual.
» the perks of a vestal virgin are as such:
» » being present at many public ceremonies
» » transported places by a carpentum, a covered two-wheeled carriage, preceded by a lictor, and having a right of way
» » having a reserved place of honor at public games and performances
» » free to own property, make a will and vote
» » able to give evidence without customary oath, their word being trusted without question
» » entrusted with important wills and state documents
» » there is a penalty of death for assaulting them or their escorts
» » can free condemned prisoners and slaves by touching them or crossing their paths
» the penalty for letting the fire go out or breaking their celibacy vow is death by being buried alive.
BEHIND THE SCREEN
YOUR ALIAS: b-blythe !
YOUR GENDER: female !
OTHER CHARACTERS: nada !
