Ae Lament

From Changeling Venue

Seeming	Fairest Draconic
Court	Summer Court •••••
Freehold	Not published
Player	Rachel McCarthy

Name: Ae Lament (pronounced "E")
Known Aliases: E, Ellie Lew, the Red Jezebel, Alecto, Belle Tanner, Miss Anthrope, BlacJack
Former name: *
Bounty Name: Exit- [Owner of Final Exit Bondsmen]
Nicknames: E, Chindi, Janus, Princess, the Chamolean, the Dragon Lady,Songbird, Grace, Tineen [some used more bravely than others]
Title: Iron General [Summer Queen] of the White City,The Cannibal Queen, Lady of Pain, the Rapture of Alecto

Seeming: Fairest
Kith: Draconic
Freehold: The White City
Motley: The Ruthless Accord

[*Please contact the ST staff.]

Contents 1 Riven Arias 2 The Choir of Voices 3 Aural Strains 4 Resonance and Dissonance 5 Lyrical Conjecture

Riven Arias

She can kill with a smile, She can wound with her eyes.
She can ruin your faith with her casual lies,
And she only reveals what she wants you to see.
~

Fallen Muse
Bounty Hunter
Face Changer
Name Stealer
Regime Dancer

~

She can lead you to love, She can take you or leave you.
She can ask for the truth, But she'll never believe you.
~

Dreamer
Diva
Schemer
Prevaricator
Contrary

She takes care of herself, She's ahead of her time. She never gives out,
And she never gives in... She just changes her mind.

And she'll promise you more Than the Garden of Eden
Then she'll carelessly cut you And laugh while you're bleedin'
But she'll bring out the best And the worst you can be...

~

I am many women in one...

I was the lady fair. I was the Princess.
I was Rhiannon and Deidre and Helen.
And their songs still dance in my memory.

I sang sweetly.
I smiled prettily.
I danced fairly.

I can still be all that you desire, if only I desired it.

My words were formed artfully both in humor and in elegance.
I can still recite the poetry of the Masters and my own creation.
I would debate politics and religion with grace and wit.

Most nights I remain silent.

I dressed with the latest of fashions and the most expensive of tastes.
There was never anything but the sweetest of scents in my presence.

I can still hide behind these French silks and Italian leathers.

~

My poise is refined and I am always… just out of your reach.

~

I am the warrior woman. The Amazon.
I am Boudicca and Athena.

I am the Lady of Shadows with poison dagger ready in word and deed.
I am the Cannibal Queen.
I keep my enemies safe in my belly.

I am Aunt Nancy with endless stories and my web steals silently your secrets.
I am Siren and will sing the sweetest of songs to lull you to your death.

I whisper poison.
I bare my teeth.
I hunt behind curtains.

There is nothing I will not do to see that we survive.
I hold Maya in my mouth and birth a thousand dreams nightly.

There is blood beneath my fingernails and flesh between my teeth.
My body is my temple and I will use it as I have used others.

My will is inevitable and even if you destroy this body… we will continue just out of your reach.

~

I am a thousand women in one.
I am none.
I am all.

I am something in between...

The Choir of Voices

"Caviar and cigarettes, Well versed in etiquette.

She's a Killer Queen

Gunpowder, gelatine.

Dynamite with a laser beam, Guaranteed to blow your mind.

Recommended at the price, Insatiable in appetite. Wanna try?"

-- [pieces of] Killer Queen, Queen

Mask:

Physical Description:

Hard[wired]. Taut. Bound in muscle and bone.

Ae seems to either loom or slouch depending on her mood. Eyes perpetually shaded, nails cut short and features an ageless study of neutrality which would allow this woman to blend in any situation if not for the arresting beauty which marks them.

There is predator’s grace which marks her movements whether in attire casual or formal, though always with a nod towards style. Sinew and thews moving in a fashion which mark her as a natural athlete or perhaps to the more aware: a solider.

Information:

Owner of 'Final Exit' a fairly [in]famous group of bonds bailsmen and bounty hunters who have made contacts in quite a few of the major cities. Final Exit has become known for their brutal efficiency and boasts a record of a never having lost one of their bounties.

Mein:

Physical Description:

Flesh as Steel, Eyes of Balefire. Breath in smoke, Hunger.

Whereas predator in suggestion before the creature now becomes predator truly. Flash of tsavorite behind shaded eyes. Sinuous curve of muscle. Features which strike the eye in high-boned yet dangerous beauty. A creature of legend and myth forced into human shape. There is ever the slow and steady radiation of heat, gradiating ever outwards from the ever waiting and ever watching creature.

Fine tracery of pattern that gleams only in certain light so faint as to blend: a mere suggestion of scales barely discerned. The arresting features otherwise unmarred but for one now long healed scar: long and curving, tracing downwards from her left eye to cheek.

A plain silver band around her right ring finger and a thick, beaten metal around her neck are the only jewelry ever worn. Ever present, never explained and without any visible catch.

Body clad in various aspects of society but always the darkest shades in blacks and reds. And often there is the slowest of serpentine smiles, which makes one wonder: is this a good omen or ill?

Notable Traits:

Striking Looks - 2
Mantle - 5 (pending approval)

Aural Strains

"When a dragon smiles, be wary." - Cerannen

"Her? She's complicated. Just.. don't. Whatever the hell it is you're thinking, you're probably not right or qualified." - die Rattenkonigin

"I would greatly appreciate it if you would not speak ill of Chindi in front of me. If it weren't for that 'psychotic antisocial bitch of a half-dragon', as you so eloquently put it, I would be seducing you across the Hedge to suck Gentry-cock. Maybe you might be as grateful as I am, had you been in that situation. Some changelings have nothing better to do that engage in petty political squabbles and name-calling. Asshole." -Hart

"Trouble is a funny thing. Seriously, I've gotten myself in some bad spots, some really stupid spots, some totally likely to end up with me dead spots. Well, Ae's helped get me into and out of enough of em now that I'd prolly have to say, next to my Bro, she's all the family I got. When she goes back to kick their asses, I'll be going along too. I'll be dragging a fucking tac-nuke too. Hell and back? Fuck yea. Hell's not even a little trouble at this point." - Old_Hob

"Would do pretty much anything for her. Its a shame she seems wrapped up in her current cycle to truly see the beauty of it all..." -Adrian Trask

"The phrase 'tough as nails' isn't meant to be taken quite so literally. Hand me the gauze." - Myo

"Ours is the longest wait, she said. That's always true for the bad girls." - Tommy_Blue

"Tough bitch, but I owe her the world if I can get it for her. Little scared what she'd do with it though .." - Durendal

"Oh, Janus - your ways walk strongly in this one. Is it fate, or simple purpose, that has brought her to our doorstep?" - Gaius Arctorus

"She and I both know pain intimately and, in that, we understand each other quite well." - Orion

"She gave me her sunglasses. I put them on when I'm scared. They make the world better." - Elizabeth Ann Sexton

"She's as fanatical about what she does as I am about what I do. I'm not sure that's healthy." - Dr. Emil Zahne

"Oh, my sweet grace. There is more to you than purpose, and a deeper longing than revenge. I promise you,... you will see it someday." - Althea Sexton

"We both intimately understand hunger; although we differ on how it is satiated. She prefers salt to my sweet." - Erised

"The X? Yeah... she's alright... bit intense, bit protective, but very flash fire to Spooky's calmer presence. Though, if I needed to go roll up on something, I'm glad I got her card." - Kei

"First time I ever see this woman, she's standing next to Eddie, who I discover later is her identical twin sister, and I think I'm having the sexiest hallucination ever. But, as it turns out, she's very real, and after we had a chance to talk about some stuff, I asked to see her topless and she put out a few cigars on me. So, all in all, I think I made a friend." - Dzxoxian Brokehorn

"She with the dirty hands who had to learn to be a Princess, who was also The Princess who had to learn to dirty her hands.. More broken then most, one girl in two bodies.. or was it Two Souls with one Face.. Regardless, tis the Wylde Wisdom she sought from me." - Green_Man

"So apparently all Ae and I needed to 'bond,' as it were, was a fuck ton of alcohol. Should have known that what didn't work with one of my neices would work with the other. Also discovered that apparently dirty tactics when brawling is a fine family tradition, especially in a bar fight. The two of us set that drunken wanna-be cowboy's head spinning so fast that by the time he hit the floor I'm sure he'd completely forgotten which one of our asses he'd grabbed... and it was really too bad for his ten friends that he had to go and make a stupid mistake like that." -Kalen Blazenheart

"She is fire to Edria's banked coals, and wild to Angel's refined. She is a Lady who doesn't want to be. Vibrance and beauty and life and wit. With a razor sharp, very lethal edge." - Penny Mal

"My sister can be crass, crazy, impetuous, and violent. But if you dare treat her with anything other than respect I'll shove your nose down your throat faster than you can blink. That's my twin." - Edria Meredith

Resonance and Dissonance

((OOC: Some pending bg discussion. May change.))

Of Blood and Bonds

Althea Sexton - "Survival,sanity,sister. Touch her and I will keep that arm."
Edria Meredith- "My literal better half. Each day is for her though she doesn't know it."
Erised - Little brother falls somewhere between entirely getting it and entirely missing it. In any case, he always has kick ass brew and a place to crash.
Kalen Blazenheart - An Aunt. Forgot that. I hear she's a tough bitch on the field though seems a bit sensitive when it comes to conversation to me. Still she's blood and that is something.
Elizabeth Ann Sexton- "You don't need to be talking about Elizabeth. In fact? you don't need to be thinking about her either."
Rattenkonigin - [Just a grin]

Cronies, Cohorts and Companions

Gaius Arctorus - "An unlikely brother. He needs to loosen up and have more fun but, on the field I'd have no one else at my side or back."
Myo- "The Doc patches me up without asking questions when things get a little too serious. What's not to like there?"
Durendal - I saved his ass more times than I can count. Don't have enough fingers and toes. Still, D manages to play decent backup and even wingman when needed. Love the kid.
Suicide King "Do you really need to ask? What rock have you been under? My only advice is bring your own booze."
Tommy_Blue - "Tommy is like Nitro: highly unstable,dangerous and incredibly useful if controlled. It's the last part that is the trick."
Gryphon - "She is some version of a grey conscience for me and damned useful when it comes to untangling any pesky confusions with local law."
Doctor_Emil_Zahne - "An unfortunate necessity."

From the Wylds

Cerannen- "Old promises cut deep. Bloody useful and yet a terrible reminder. Damn it, I hate when he makes me smile."
Hart- "She has the pieces of me that were. We are never far from eachother regardless of distance."
Orion - "Yes, we work together all the time and you want to know why. Ever see us have a lengthy conversation? No. Exactly."
Nujalik- "We have shared meat, water and the hunt together. The wolf is always welcome at my side but, I would not trust her at my back."
Green Man- "Once upon a time he taught me to listen to the Green. I owe him for that."

The Ruthless Accord [Motley]

Adrian_Trask- " The Ambassador is way too easy in so many ways. The pacifist stance drives me batty. But, he's damned clever and gotten me out of trouble more than once."
Old Hob- "Funnest pain in my ass I could find. Drinking buddy, brawling buddy, and fellow bounty snagger. The day he finally turns on me will be interesting indeed."
Valentine Church
Crash

Lyrical Conjecture

• Ae takes on the name of those she has killed or consumed
• Ae actually enjoys a good practical joke though expect payment doubly in kind
• Ae protects and watches over those in the band Exit to Eden
• Ae is hunting those within Exit to Eden
• Ae used to be a famous singer though asking her to sing now is a good way to get hit, hard.
• Ae is obsessed with music and it is the only way to calm her down when her temper is struck.
• Ae is surprisingly calm for a Summer Court until her temper is triggered
• Ae always wears some piece of red
• Ae is not actually a Changeling at all, but Wrath incarnating the flesh that was her mortal shell.
• Ae has a particular fondness for brandy cigars and rum.
• Ae will not involve herself with men and all of male ex-lovers are now dead
• Ae is truly the Cannibal Queen who is supposed to have killed and consumed several Others
• Ae is actually a Mirrormask Darkling and the Fairest demeanor is only one of many faces she uses
• Ae always wears a thick beaten metal collar/necklace, it is said she stole it from her Keeper
• Ae once beat up an entire bar full of drunken cowboys because one of them made the mistake of grabbing her Aunt's Ass.

Played by Rachel McCarthy, email at the_valentine@wayward.cc