Isadora de Carlyle

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Isadora de Carlyle

Player Name	Nell
Languages	Common, Elvish, Gnomish
Marital Status	Unmarried
Date of Birth	301 PR
Place of Birth	Astrapia, East Levinkan
Species	Human
Gender	She/Her
Height	5'6"
Weight	120 lbs.
Eye Color	Blue

Background

Unlike the wild and savage West Levinkan, East Levinkan remains an upstanding monarchy, loyal to the Levinkan Dynasty, and of course, the current Levinkan. Historically speaking, a Gnomish clan originated the title, but at some point human blood got mixed in there and it has become a more diverse bloodline in the centuries since. Among this bloodline is the honorable Lord Remington DeCarlyle and his family. He may be a bit removed from the Levinkan - fourth cousin twice removed, to be precise - but he clings to that bloodline with the tenacity of a purebred bloodhound clinging to the scent on a boar hunt. Are they on the outskirts of the nobility? Certainly. Are they the lowest rung on the elite social ladder? Absolutely. But are they making their way up in the world? With the swiftest speed manageable.

The easiest way to climb that social ladder, of course, is marrying one’s closer-to-the-top cousins. They thought they had a coup with their first born son’s marriage. Callum De Carlyle, oldest child and heir to the Estate, was married at age 19 to his second cousin Gloria Younger. Both were happy about the match, as were Lord and Lady DeCarlyle - until they realized that the Younger family was broke and in disgrace. This was unfortunate, as their second son, Maxwell, had already entered the Priesthood in the Pellorian Order. They spent some time trying to wrangle their third son into an advantageous marriage, but he temporarily cut ties with the family after he showed up to a surprise wedding at Sunday church. Despite repairing relationships years later, he remains unmarried and focused on his merchant business. Unfortunately, the family had only been blessed with three sons, so they were forced to turn to their daughters.

Daughters are much harder to marry into higher families - especially when you have ten of them, and a limited fortune for investing in dowries. Their oldest daughter, Stella, married slightly up, helping the reputation of the entire family. Yasmina married down, her husband was a promising social climber who has done decently for himself. Imogen’s match didn’t hurt the family, but didn’t bring much either. Margaret was another blow - they were unable, even after several years, to arrange a suitable match. She quickly joined a sisterhood to try to reduce the scandal, but nonetheless, the word spread, especially when coupled with the whole Sebastian affair. Katherine’s marriage was barely suitable, but failed to produce children. Rose was forced to marry down, and then Susannah refused marriage and - with even less grace than her elder brother - ran away in the night to study things that were entirely unsuitable for women to study. Relations have been chilly. This brings us to the last best chance and three youngest of the family: Isadora and the twins. The three all came to courtship age at around the same time, and all three were known to be beautiful and talented, but still, considering the failure after failure from their family, suitors were hesitant. By the end of the season, by the skin of their teeth, the twins had acquired engagements. Which just left Isadora Maria Ana Collette Eloise.

Beautiful, distinguished, and gracious, many had expected her to be the first of the three to acquire a fiance - but rumours had always gone around (recently encouraged by the twins) that she was also just a little bit strange. When she was younger, her family had laughed it off as a harmless, and possibly interesting, character quirk. “Come inside, Isadora,” her mother had once said, as the sun was finally setting. “It’s getting dark out. And you know, don’t you, that monsters live in the dark?”

Six-year old Isadora fixed her with a piercing stare. “More than monsters live in the dark,” she replied, and went racing down the hill towards the garden, until one of her brothers was tasked with bringing her back again. And then there was the matter of her schooling. All of the young women in her family, if they liked, were allowed to study at one of the local religious orders. As was expected, all of them had stuck with the family patron, Pelor. And then stubborn little Isadora, a fierce thirteen, insisted on apprenticing with the Corellon order. Still, even if it was a bit strange - a half-elven god? Moonlight? - at least it was still the god of beauty, and at least she was still learning all the proper arts for a young lady to learn. And so, despite a few oddities, it was to her and her parents’ great disappointment and surprise when the season came and went and she remained unbetrothed.

They suggested she simply become a Sister in an order - any order, they offered somewhat desperately. Susana and Sebastian then sponsored her application to a rather prestigious university, with the hope that she might finally apply her considerable magical and intellectual talents. She agreed to join - with the hopes that she might meet a suitable young man at such an institution. Off she went, excited to see what the future might hold.

Weapon

A rapier/shield combo, crafted by her older brother Sebastian. The lace of the parasol is interwoven with fine steel stands that can help deflect blows. The thin blade of the rapier makes excellent use of her fencing training. It provides both protection and of course, fashion. Her classmate Wynter recently made some improvements to it, including a color changing feature.

Family

Parents

• Lord Remington Spencer Valentine DeCarlyle & Lady Francine Verity Grace DeCarlyle nee Sutcliffe

Siblings

• Callum: 33 years old, married to Gloria DeCarlyle nee Younger, five children
• Stella: 32 years old, married to Oscar Sambridge, four children
• Maxwell: 31 years old, unmarried, no children, a Priest in the Pelorian order
• Yasmina: 31 years old, married to Anthony Sherington, four children
• Sebastian: 30 years old, unmarried, no children, merchant & artificer (definitely gay, definitely romantically engaged with his business partner)
• Imogen: 29 years old, married to Bishop Omund, two children
• Margaret: 28 years old, unmarried, no children, a Sister in the Pelorian order
• Katherine: 27 years old, married to Gideon Blakesely, no children
• Rose: 25 years old, married to David Bentley, one child
• Susanna: 24 years old, unmarried, no children, student at Museum of Levinkan
• Zara: 22 years old, engaged to Darby Winchester, no children
• Felicity: 22 years old, engaged to Julius Gedge, no children
• Isadora: 21 years old, unmarried, no children

Nieces and Nephews

• Callum & Gloria:
  • Callum Jr: 13 years old
  • Giles: 10 years old
  • Fergus: 9 years old
  • Angus: 7 years old
  • Portia: 5 years old
• Stella & Oscar:
  • Audrey: 11 years old
  • Lawrence: 10 years old
  • Francine Jr: 8 years old
  • Henry: 6 years old
• Yasmina & Anthony:
  • Barnaby: 7 years old
  • Bianca: 5 years old
  • Blanche: 5 years old
  • Bree: 3 years old
• Imogen & Bishop:
  • Claudia: 6 years old
  • Clayton: 6 years old
• Rose & David:
  • Miles: 2 years old

Gifts

Everywhere she goes, Isadora brings with her a collection of 12 small trinkets: each one a gift from one of her siblings. They are as listed below:

• Callum: a broken rattle; there are no longer any beads in it but it’s still a beautiful wooden toy. It had been Callum’s when he was a baby, and when Isadora was born when he was a teenager, he absolutely doted on her. Her earliest memories are of Callum and Stella playing with her.
• Stella: a hedgehog-shaped pincushion. Nine year old Stella thought it was a stuffed animal, and bought it with her own pocket money for her baby sister. It was her favorite toy for years.
• Maxwell: Quiet, shy, and awkward, Maxwell spent a lot of time hiding out on his own. He loved his siblings deeply but mostly preferred his own company. Still, he found his own way to show his affection - when he was fifteen, he filled a small notebook with sketches of constellations for his littlest sister, who already shared his love for the night sky.
• Yasmina was the biggest troublemaker of the children. She loved playing pranks and jokes, and was always dragging her siblings into the trouble. Isadora keeps a fake quill pen that looks like it’s full of ink but doesn’t actually write that Yasmina once sent her to tutoring with.
• Sebastian: of all her siblings, Sebastian is one of the ones she’s closest with. She keeps a tiny mechanical dog that he built for her from a few spare parts and gears. After all these years, it still can wag its tail. The dog is currently with Wynter.
• Imogen: a suck-up and mother’s favorite, she’s always known exactly what she wants and how to get it. This led to fights with many of the other siblings, but rarely with Isadora, who admired her. Despite her goody-two-shoes exterior, Imogen had her own rule-breaking habits, and Isadora keeps a silver spoon Imogen once stole for her, just for the hell of it.  
• Margaret: incredibly kind, sweet, and generous, if a bit stupid, both academically and when it came to the political game. She was often the peacemaker between the other siblings, and Isadora keeps a small stuffed sheep named Clouds that Margaret gave her when she had nightmares. Clouds is currently with Xuut.
• Katherine: the most bookish, academic of the siblings, even more so than Susana. She keeps several small wooden letter cut-outs that Katherine used to teach her to read.
• Rose: Rose was, above all things, an artist. She loved music, dance, painting, instruments - she was always picking up new hobbies. For a time, she enjoyed tiny paintings. Isadora keeps a gold piece with a tiny painting of a cabin in a forest that Rose made.
• Susanna: Isadora is especially close with her ambitious, independent older sister. Isadora keeps a small string bracelet that Susanna made with thread from each of their favorite dresses.
• Zara: despite arguing constantly and fiercely as children, Isadora loved the twin sisters who were closest to her in age. After they sabotaged her proposal chances, she refused to speak to them, but nonetheless, she keeps a small jeweled ring Zara won for her at a carnival she was too sick to go to one year.
• Felicity: Similar to her relationship with Zara, Isadora has completely frozen Felicity out. Still, she keeps the small locket necklace that Felicity brought back from that same carnival.

Spell Words

• Word of Radiance: Firefly (Gnomish)
• Spare the Dying: Miss You (Gnomish)
• Toll the Dead: Listen (Gnomish)
• Guidance: I Believe In You (Gnomish)
• Turn Undead: Fear Me (Elvish)
• Twilight Sanctuary: Hearth (Gnomish)
• Cure Wounds: Mend (Elvish)
• Shield of Faith: Unshaken (Elvish)
• Guiding Bolt: Righteous (Elvish)
• Bless: Light of Corellon (Elvish)
• Sleep: Sweet Dreams (Gnomish)
• Lesser Restoration: As You Were (Elvish)
• Healing Word: Be Well (Gnomish)
• Inflict Wounds: Bleed (Elvish)

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