Gwendolyn
From Changeling Venue
| Seeming | Elemental Manikin |
|---|---|
| Court | Spring Court •••• |
| Freehold | The Freehold of the Unforgiving Sun |
| Player | Beth Lyman |
Contents |
Overview
Name: Gwendolyn Rose
Date of Birth: May 2nd, 1950
Taken: August 15th, 1969
Returned: December 31st, 2003
Apparent Age: Early-Mid Twenties
Concept: Artisan, Artist, Support Pillar
Relevant Mechanics: Striking Looks 4, Fame: Music 2
History
Basic Timeline:
- 1950: Born
- Grew up in Orlando, FL
- 1966: Moves to New York City and lies about her age hoping to become a star.
- Meets a group of other struggling artists including Elijah Cort
- Lives "La Vie Boheme"
- Forms the protest band "Non-marking Souls"
- 1967: Becomes lead singer for Non-Marking Souls when frontman Joe Bliss (Real Name Joseph R. Blise) is drafted and sent over seas
- 1968: Non-Marking Souls signs with small record company
- 1969: Non-Marking Souls books to play at concert in Woodstock, NY
- August, 15: Abducted
Gwendolyn remembers her time in the Faerie only in vaugue flashes.
- 2003: Returns December 31st 11:59pm in downtown Orlando
- 2004: Remeets and begins on and off relationship with Elijah Cort
- 2005: Meets Johnny
- Joins Black Velvet Rope
- 2007: Moves to Ft. Lauderdale
- Meets Laurel Thorn and the rest of the Enthorned
- Meets Velios
- October: Meets Bandabras Pelinor at the Fallen Fair
- Jauary, 2008: On of Black Velvet Rope's fans is murdered by Nevermore.
Current Activities:
Keyboardist/Female Vocalist of Black Velvet Rope
Associations
Disorganizations
Black Velvet Rope - The music is our life, man.
The Morning - Does this even count?
ThornHedge Apartments - I don't know, man, I just live here.
Close
Jonathan Brooks - Sometimes something beautiful comes with the strangest trappings
Bengali Shirkan - The band is family. You're making this no inscest thing hard.
Doktor Steffen Krieger - He's a bit... eccentric. That's all.
Biblical
Elijah Cort - No girl can resist a pretty Irish boy or a cuddly little fox. Until that surfer walks by...
Bandabras Pelinor - Surfers are just hot.
Velios, Lord of Leaves - Beautiful on the outside.
Distant
Summer - For being so niave she's a bigger flirt than I am.
Althea Sexton - The grace of a snowflake. ...and grown just as cold.
Thorns
Laurel Thorn - An impressive, admirable woman, but flawed just like the rest of us impressive admirable women.
The Black Prince - Inaccessible is a lot like irrelevant to me.
Nevermore, War Lich of Thorns - I have no words for that.
Dominic Thorn - Ugh. He's a thorn, that's certain.
Andros - I'll never understand the Summer Court. Fun at parties, though.
Soundtrack
"Two Little Girls" Ani DiFranco
"Close You Eyes" Grey Eye Glances
"Fear of Dying" Jack Off Jill
"La Vie Boheme" Rent
"Beautiful" Garbage
"Butterfly" Tori Amos
"All You Need is Love" The Beatles
"Take Me or Leave Me" Rent
"Reach for the Sky" Social Distortion
"Just Like Heaven" The Cure
"Sing" Dresden Dolls
"Photograph" Weezer
"Handsome Musician" Ani DiFranco
"You'll Rebel to Anything" Mindless Self Indulgence
"Clumsy" Fergie
"Pixie" Ani DiFranco
"Barbie Girl" Aqua
"Perfect Fit" Dresden Dolls
"Piss Off" Mary Prankster
Character Inspirations
Lucy Carigan Across the Universe
Sadie Across the Universe
Mimi Marquez Rent
Maureen Johnson Rent
Inara Serra Firefly
Rumors
Gwendolyn only lives in ThornHedge Apartments to watch over and protect the Sea of Thorns from Thorns itself.
Gwendolyn petitioned to become one of The Enthorned and Laurel Thorn refused her.
Laurel Thorn offer membership in Thorns and Gwendolyn refused.
Gwendolyn was recently spirited away for a dinner date in Paris, by Velios. It was Velios's way of apologizing to Gwendolyn for disrespecting her a week earlier.
Quotes
- "Ok, fine, I agree with Cole. Tree bad. Fire pretty." Gwendolyn
- "Do you know what the greatest tragedy is about this whole current mess really is? It is not the murder, it is not the mayhem, nor the pain and suffering...it is that in all this, one person's pain is forgotten, the creature themselves overlooked. I don't feel bad for the little murdered girl. I feel bad for Gwendolyn." -Laurel Thorn
- "Something about Gwen is mysterious and beautiful. A person could spend lifetimes trying to understand exactly what that is, and they would be happy for the privilege." - Bandabras Pelinor
Have I Broken Your Heart Yet?
Possible character connections:
- People she knew in New York City
- (In her full back story there's a girl she met her first day in New York and became best friends with, if you'd like that girl to be your PC please, please email me!)
- Former members of Non-Marking Souls
- Other 'Dolls' in her keeper's collection
- Ex-lovers
- Current lovers
- Groupies
