Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2011 9:55:45 GMT -5
Eve Royesse; The Queen of Evil Stepmothers
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Name: Eve Royesse
Nickname: Evie, Queenie, Mummy, Mother dearest, that old Hag, that old witch, that evil witch, that evil stepmother
Gender Female
Age: Quite old although she uses her magic to appear younger than she is. Is currently appearing to be late 30’s
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Fairytale: Snow White, Cinderella, most things with an Evil Stepmother and/or Queen
Year: Teacher- Ethics
Face Claim: Polly Walker
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Personality: If you are a rich man or King then she is nothing but charming, sweet, demure and basically anything you want her to be. She will do whatever you need her to do so that she may gain your love and affection, that is until you marry her and then she’ll try to bump you off as quickly as possible, or if you are worth more alive, she’ll keep you so as long as you are useful to her. She is not above using magic to get what she wants and she always gets what she wants, that is until some upstart daughter, son or hero gets in her way. The only other problem is that the magic takes her toll on her and she cant use it for too long or it becomes apparent on her appearance and she has to work (read: Kill young maidens) to get it back again. However she can make as many potions as she wants and has become quite the master of it, poison apples and all.
If you’re her step daughter or son, then you will most likely suffer the full force of her wrath, she will make your life hell. If she can’t send you off to boarding school or some far off land, she’ll make you a servant/maid/slave. If at that point you become an annoyance or an inconvenience then you will be either locked in a tower or killed off. She has no time for silly little boys and even less time for silly little girls and no time at all for Heroes.
The only person she loves is herself and she will do anything for herself, kill, cheat, lie, not always necessarily in that order. There is nothing more important to her than her own self preservation, and she will let others take the bullet for her if anyone is fool enough to fall in love with her. The only kind of caring she’s ever had is for one of her children she has had with her many husbands (accidents will happen after all), her darling little boy whom she wishes to build an empire for. Although she doesn’t see him often, sending him away to a boarding school and only seeing him every now and then. Her other daughters she couldn’t care less about, one was an idiot and the other one proved to be too weak hearted
She tolerates her lackey Lucifer, and only because he makes himself useful and is often a good punching bag for when things don’t go her way. She is completely aware he loves her and would essentially do anything for her, but will not indulge him and instead probably treats him just that little bit more cruelly for it.
Appearance: Often attempts to make herself look as beautiful as possible, using her magic, nothing like shapeshifting, just returning herself to looking like she did at a younger age. A medium height, a curvy body which she keeps that way as she has found that most richer men prefer with child bearing hips, that way they can ensure they will have a child to pass their inheritance on to (shame they never get too….some of the time), pale skin, grey eyes and long auburn curly hair. She keeps her hands and skin as smooth as possible, using all her magic potions and tricks to keep it that way.
She always dresses in clothes that are fit for a Queen or a lady of high standing, no matter what world she is in. To move in the circles she moves in she needs to look the part and always does, whether it’s the beautiful dresses she wears favouring reds and purples, royal colours, or the expensive gold jewellery, she’ll do anything to be the most beautiful and fairest of them all. Anything. Her face is never without its make up, that always being the first thing she does whenever she wakes in the morning.
History: Eve, unlike most villains didn’t have a terrible childhood, she wasn’t an orphan, she wasn’t neglected or not taking care of, she wasn’t abused or hurt in any way, she wasn’t a loner or unpopular, she wasn’t poor, she didn’t want for anything, she didn’t have any overshadowing older siblings or younger brilliant ones, she was an only child and spoilt. From a young age, she knew how to get what she wanted and had almost everyone wrapped around her little finger, family, friends, even strangers whom she had just met would in a matter of minutes be bowing to her every whim. Whilst her parents showed her all the love and kindness they could give, she was still brought up by a nanny, who was also a powerful sorceress, the good kind. Eve, when she found out the old woman could do magic, begged her to teach her, going so far as to blackmail her and have her burned at the stake. The woman, despite reservations about Eve’s character, taught her all about good magic and Eve excelled at it, secretly teaching herself all the darker arts from any books she could find.
When she was a little older and the nanny became her governess, she soon found out she was to be married to a rich gentleman. On meeting him at first she was not impressed and as she grew to know him better she found him even more disagreeable, both in character and looks, however everyone stressed to her that he was a good man, and a rich man, and because he was rich he must be good. Only when they were alone did he reveal his true character, and told her his secrets, on how he had become rich, marrying rich young heiresses and claiming their money and land when they ‘accidentally’ died. Eve, who at the time was playing up her naivety and innocence (which had been long gone before then), pretended not to understand him and so on their wedding night when they were finally alone he did not expect is sweet young wife to hand him a glass of wine laced with poison. After taking care of him, she realised that he didn’t have such a bad idea, just a shame that someone had got the better of him. She realised that she was a rich young heiress, that her quite wealthy parents were bound to leave her an exceptionally large amount of money to add to her now bulging funds willed to her by her marriage to her now deceased husband. So she took care of the parents as well, landing another large sum of money. She also took care of the sorceress as well, after all it was her that had taught her all the properties of plants that she used to kill the three of them and by killing the witch she gained her spell books, ingredients and the source of her power, a necklace that amplified the power she already had.
Armed with her magic Eve set out in to the world to make herself even richer using the same technique as her dear first husband and marrying a string of men. During her serial marrying and killing she met Lucifer and decided that together they could go for much bigger catches and they could split the win 70/30 to her. They did quite well for a while marrying her to rich men and killing off any beneficiaries, that is until she realised she was getting old and her beauty was fading. Turning to her books she found the answer and soon began using magic potions which required the blood of young maidens to keep herself young. It was a vicious circle however as the more dark magic that she used the larger the effect it had on her beauty and age.
It was a few years later that she managed to acquire her own kingdom and the old king just upped and died himself allowing her to take over with no problem, relegating the little princess to being a princess. However, jealousy got the better of her, and when a prince started making his intentions clear it wasn’t long before she hired the services of a huntsman to take her into the woods and kill her off. Sadly the huntsman she hired was a wimp, so she had to take matters in to her own hand and dressing as an old hag and using the poisoned apple that had worked so well on all her other step children, took care of little Snow White. What she didn’t expect was being chased by dwarves who attempted to crush her with a rock and then to make things even worse, that stupid Prince turned up and brought the little brat back to life. Deciding this river had run dry Eve and Lucifer (who at the time had been a mirror) made a hasty retreat.
They stuck to safer targets for a bit after that, picking lords and knights instead of kings for the time being. In this time she had several children to her husbands including two little twin girls, Anastasia and Drizella, who in beginning she believed had great potential, showing a cunning early on. During this time she met Lord Tremaine who came with his own child and with her two little girls became a part of that household, marrying the lord and of course…eventually killing him off. The child he left behind was immediately put to work in the kitchen and cleaning and anything else Eve could think of. Quite comfy in this home she set her sights on advancing her daughters and introducing them to the family business, there was a prince nearby who was looking for a princesses and seeing the opportunity she did everything to get them to meet and to thwart the child that her dead husband had left behind. However, her daughters proved themselves to be useless and once again she moved on…without the girls, leaving them to fend for themselves
Hearing of Trenale she has decided to teach at the academy to see if there are any other rich husbands she can snag and for…other reasons. She left Lucifer in charge of her other estates whilst she conducted her buisness in Trenale.
Other: Eve can be the evil stepmother of anyone else that needs it, she’s a black widow who has the ability to jump between worlds. And dreams do come true...or at least they would if it wasn't for Heroes. Also, should you wish me to adapt any of these details to suit the characters already being app'd let me know.
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It was a rather modest home compared to the places she had lived before, mansions, castles, and now resigned to living in a one bedroom apartment that didn’t even have a balcony. The furnishings weren’t exactly as comfortable or of a quality that she was used to, but she would have to make do for just now. Her funds were currently…limited, she had used most of it on her last con and it was…yet to make a profit, leaving her with a limited living allowance. She didn’t find it agreeable at all.
She sat on the hard sofa reading one of her many spells books that she had brought with her, browsing for something that could help her change her current situation. Waving a hand a little lazily the room was suddenly transformed with drapes of red, gold and purple, large chez lounges with plush cushions, ornate tables, candles and a beautiful stone paved floors. She lifted up the mirror beside her and groaned when she saw the new lines on her face. She was going to have to watch just how much magic she was using, but she just couldn’t live like that.
Standing up, her long purple dress flowing down to her ankles she crossed over to the window with it’s brand new Juliette balcony and opened the windows, staring at the street below. It had been a while since she had last visited Trenale but things were going quite nicely, even if she was living a limited capacity, but it would all change soon. Yes…in time…it would all change.
