Gwyneira
From Changeling Venue
| Seeming | Elemental Manikin |
|---|---|
| Court | Summer Court •• |
| Freehold | Fort Myers, FL |
| Player | Charlyne Lees |
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Overview
Name: Gwyneira Blythe
Alias(es): Gwyn, Gwynnie
Title: Decurion of the 1st Century of The Praesidium
Location: Florida
Apparent Age: 18, though she is often mistaken for younger
Seeming: Elemental
Kith: Manikin/Metalflesh
Court: Summer Court
Motley: The Broken
Keeper: The Princess Marionettiste
Virtue: Justice
Vice: Wrath
Mask: Gwyn has pale skin, blond hair curled into ringlets that reach just past her shoulders, and bright blue eyes. She is very small and delicate looking, seeming almost breakable at first glance. She speaks in a soft, childlike voice.
Mien: Under her Mask, Gwyn has the look of a classic porcelain doll. Pale skin, rosy cheeks, bowed lips, and glass-bright eyes of startling blue. Her hair has the look of a traditional synthetic doll wig and her skin looks hard, as if it were made of porcelain.
The Hedge: The reaction of the Hedge to Gwyn's Wyrd is for the brambles and thorns to become covered in a veneer of porcelain, becoming brittle and shattering easily as she passes by.
Mantle: The hot, dry heat of a kiln radiates around her, causing slight distortions as if looking at a mirage.
Personality: Some say she's crazy, others say she's creepy, but Gwyn is the epitome of the adorable, giggly little girl. She seems optimistic, naive, and eternally happy--sometimes annoyingly so. However, she has her moments where things seem to set her off and her attitude makes a sudden (and shocking) change. Adorable little Gwyn becomes a loud, cussing hellion threatening to harm anyone doing what she considers wrong.
Mechanics:
Mantle (Summer) ••
Court Goodwill (Autumn) •
History
Basic Timeline
1970 - Born on May 25
1978 - Visits NYC with her parents and is taken by the Princess Marionettiste
1979 - Fetch dies of a mysterious illness
2005 - Steps out of the Hedge in Orlando, FL. Storm takes her to his Hallow to meet his Motley
2005 - Sees Dog and Jandori again for the first time since escaping the Hedge
2005 - Joins the Motley that Storm, Jandori, and Dog have formed
2005 - Joins the Summer Court
2005 - Attends the local Summer Tourney, meets Gaius and others
2005 - Fights in the Battle of Lancelot (Fort Myers, FL)
2006 - Joins the Praesidium
2007 - Attends the Fallen Fair in Nashville, TN, and sees her Keeper while on the Wild Hunt
Background
Gwyn remembers very little of her life before being taken into Arcadia. The faces of her parents; the joy of playing hopscotch, jump rope, and hide-and-seek; the wonderment of traveling; and the big house with the sprawling back yard where she used to play all day long are some of her clearest memories. A time when she was loved, she was happy, and she was carefree. But that time is now passed, never to return. Stolen. By Her. The cruel devil-child that had been her tormentor.
Gwyn's time with the Fae is also a blur. Pain, anger, and a sense of duty to her Keeper fill her mind when she thinks of that place. And guilt, as well. For the pain she had brought to others like herself, forced into servitude on the whims of a being they could never understand, for those left behind when she made her escape. But anger, bright and burning, gives her a sense of purpose; the protection and sense of duty once reserved for her Keeper are now directed toward other changelings.
The only thing absolutely clear in Gwyn's mind is the day she seemed to wake up from a trance that had kept her in the thrall of her Keeper for what seemed like an eternity. She had been in a room scattered with broken dolls; dolls that, on closer inspection, were not dolls at all but other girls like herself. They sat, glass eyes staring off into nothingness, with missing hands, shattered faces, and cracked limbs. A few of the dolls in the room were not broken themselves but working to repair the other dolls. Looking down at herself, Gwyn saw her own arm seemed to be cracked. The vague memories of her life before had seemed to come to her and she had been determined to leave. But she would not leave all these other girls behind. So she tried to wake them, using her own memories to jog their own. Some woke and were so afraid of her they ran off. When she could get no others, save one, to wake and come with her, she escaped.
It was suspiciously easy to leave the Keeper's palace, with convenient hidden staircases and no guards standing duty. Perhaps it was because their Keeper rarely paid attention to her broken toys. They ran into the Hedge, thorns scraping her porcelain skin, tearing at her clothes and catching in her hair. Gwyn remembered defending them against Hedge beasts trying to stop their escape. The sword strapped to her back felt like second nature in her hands and she realized her love of battle, of defending those unable to defend themselves.
Upon stepping through to the other side of the Hedge, Gwyn's young, doll-like features took the appearance of a pale-skinned teenager, the crack in her arm suddenly bloomed with pain. She met those who would become her Motley: Storm, Jandori, and Dog. And she found her calling in the Summer Court where others like her, burning with anger against the Fae, could work together to fight against them. Her delicate, breakable façade works as an advantage, causing others to underestimate her strength. Gwyn does best in contests of swordsmanship and martial arts. Those that do not follow her own code of morals and ethics, no matter if they are of her own Court or not, can find themselves on the wrong side of an ardent and merciless opponent. Her surprising wrath often works to her advantage in these situations.
Associates & Associations
Organizations
Friends & Allies
- Gaius Arctorus - "He's big. And strong. And fierce. Like GRRRR! And he doesn't mind when I talk about kittens."
- Jandori - "Jandori kicks butt! Like BANG BANG BANG with her gun. And she takes care of me, too. And she lets me hang out at the pawn shop and talk to people!"
- Dog - "People like to pick on Dog. I don't like that. I hurt people who pick on Dog. And sometimes he eats my crayons, but I forgive him!"
- Storm - "His hair's all flashy and sparkly, and he takes me lots of places since I don't go into the Hedge alone. We spar together too!"
- Masked Molly - (Coming Soon!)
- Horace "Race" Ardent - (Coming Soon!)
- Velios, Lord of Leaves - (Coming Soon!)
Friendly Rivalries
- Brand - "He's so cute! He talks kinda funny and has weird ideas about protecting me but I really like him!"
- Gaea - "She's really pretty, all sparkly and gold! And she glows! It's so cool. She's really wicked with her staff, too, so watch out or she might beat you with it!"
- Stephen Daedalus - "Oooo, pretty and shiny and bright! He can make cool things happens with lights and stuff too."
- Hael's Wyndstaff - "He's super fast, 'cause he's all airy and light. A great competitor and he doesn't even mind my talking!"
Quotes
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From Gwyn
- That's not very nice, I think you should stop... I really think you shouldn't do that any more... CUT IT THE FUCK OUT RIGHT NOW!
- Awwww! Cute! Can I pet you?
- "You know, you kind of remind me of someone." - Dzxox "Really? I hope it's someone nice." - Gwyn
- "How DO you make babies?" - Gwyn "Ahhh...well, when two people love each other very, very much, or are really drunk, and the guy's wife is out of town, they have a kind of special hug where they...you know what? Ask Storm." - Ox, trying very hard to dodge that bullet
About Gwyn
- Don't let her fool you. As delightfully scrumptious as Gwyn looks... She bites back. - Paladin
- She's a feisty one. To look at her you wouldn't think she's dangerous, and that would be your fatal mistake. - Stephen Daedalus
- What does a doll that has no string to pull say? - Gaea
- "If you have to ask why she stands among my men-at-arms... then you would not understand. And are likely the luckier for it." - Gaius Arctorus
- She's a good kid, a little wired sometimes and maybe a little hard on the nerves... but she's got heart, she's got dedication, she's got hustle, and she's got respect. For what it's worth, I'm proud of her. - Horace "Race" Ardent
- People make a mistake when they take one look at those big blue eyes and blond curls and COMPLETELY underestimate her... because that is something that is very, very dangerous to do.- Kalen Blazenheart
- "When I first met Pollyanna, I kept hearing about how you don't want to piss her off and what an implacable badass she is when riled, and I'll be honest with you - I really wanted to fight her. I mean, really fight, you know, really try to kick her ass? The thing is, it's a sucker's bet...If I win, I just beat the hell out of a tiny blond girl that's a thousand times smaller than me. But if I lose, I just got my ass kicked by Mary Fuckin' Sunshine. It's just not fair." - Dzxoxian Brokehorn
Rumors
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- Gwyn removes the eyes of any toy (especially baby dolls) she finds and keeps them hidden in black jars.
- Gwyn was responsible for breaking many of the toys in her Keeper's toy room.
- Gwyn was the child of a Senator before she was taken.
Soundtrack
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- Lucky 4 You (Tonight I'm Just Me) - SHeDAISY
- Fighter - Christina Aguilera
- Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
- It's My Life - Bon Jovi
- The Water Buffalo Song - Superchick
- We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
- How Far We've Come - Matchbox Twenty
- Hell Is For Children - Pat Benatar
- Behind These Hazel Eyes - Kelly Clarkson
- My Own Prison - Creed
Player Information
Name: Charlyne Lees
Cam #: US2007059972
Email: charlyne.lees (at) gmail (dot) com
AIM: CharlyneLees
