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Name: Lady Carol De Valiv

Race: Chimera, formed from a house cat.

Gender: Female

Age:27

Appearance: Smaller than most humans standing roughly 4 and a half feet, she is clearly heavily chimera, perhaps more so than others. Her pale body is furred heavily with calico colors, except around the face, stomach, parts of the rear end and occasional spots on the body, loosing most of that in the transmutation. To make up for this, and retain much of her feline appearance, she has tattooed her face with spots, giving her a unquestionable appearance of which side of her she longs to be.

Her eyes are deep amber, shining brightly even in low-light conditions with the usual feline piercing stare. They are often a feature that is slightly unnerving, as one could feel as if she was analyzing all your deeds and ready to pass judgment. Her feline ears twitch often, seemingly listening to every sound in the room with a intent interest.

Holding herself with a air of nobility and composure, her demeanor comes off as stuffy, but her small lips are often drawn into a smile worthy of a artist. Human hair of red trails down her face, mismatching the colors that makes up the woman. It is wild and loosely groomed, keeping with a feline-like appearance, highlighting her semi-human features.

Apparel: Out of war, the woman is dressed in hunting outfits usually reserve red for males, in dramatic colors of red and black to make her appear somewhat more "warlike" than her small nature would suggest. Being of nobility and having access to wealth, she wears expensive silk ribbons, but keeps away from jewelry, as she is somewhat distracted when wearing them. Once, during a dinner, she "attacked" anouther guest by pouncing on them and playing with the necklace that they were wearing.

In combat, she wears full plate reserved for knights, demonstrating considerable physical strength despite her seemingly small bulk. A bit thinner and more flexible than the average plate, it allows for more acrobatic movements and more "room" to breath inside.

Equipment: If unprepared for a fight and walking around normally, she slips a flint-lock pistol often times a her side, choosing very little security overall. However, when properly equipped she could be a devastating force, carrying spear with the flag of her country, broad sword, and shield into battle, as well as several pistols, classifying her as a "Dragoon" or heavily armored soldier on the battlefield.

Having commands of a military, city, ect. she rarely is forced to actual combat (though often times, she chooses to be there, enjoying war a bit too much for ally and enemy alike) She has roughly 4000 troops, forming basic auxiliary forces and some elite units. Equipment is on the higher end, and training is more intense. Due to the large portion of Chimeras in all aspects of military service, her army is formally known as "The Celestial Beast Alliance". More powerful than most infantry, her army has staved off attacks several times by larger forces.

Alchemical Talents: none

Personality:Words that describe Lady Carol are easily picked out. Brave, Cunning, Romantic, she constantly strives to prove that being Chimera means nothing, and that only her deeds should be judged by the court. She is a political and military specialist, in her own way, and very widely liked among the Chimera, her land a safe refuge from other influences and the constant racism.

As a person, however, they would find a very down to earth character who simply enjoys life for what it is. Not exactly interested in expanding her borders, but rather focused on maintaining them and allowing her people to strive and technology to build, she lives a life of relative solitude outside of her duties. Commonly seen with the people, her political nature upsets the higher nobility, who consider her dangerous as she gives the common man hope and the tools necessary to become powerful themselves. She is a person who loves to inspire and teach others and views that the duty of a ruler.

Her tastes are set to the simple, yet elegant. Meals are often prepared by slathering sauces on foods, reminding people of the simple pleasures that are common amongst the lower classes. She enjoys watching plays or shows of combat, and enjoys the hunt with a passion. Taking up falconry and a few other odd professions, she is something of a outsider in the courts.

History: The proud family of Valiv had born a child with ill health, whose life was hanging by a single thread. They decided in order to save their child, to combine it with a kitten. Their bodies melded, and thus Carol came to be. At first, it was a disgraceful act, and her childhood was spent in private, learning the ways of nobility through trusted mentors. As she grew up, however, her talents had very real use to the family.

Carol had been tutored well in war, and they found her to be a natural general, soon pushing her into early military service, in which Carol won respect from her enemies. This finally allowed her to be considered part of the family. Due to the political intrigue however, many of her family members died of poison or on the field of battle. It is said that she had some hand in these, plotting her way to power. These are mostly true, but only after she had been first struck, her honor too strong to allow her to do otherwise. This is not to say she is spotless, many times she played the political game underhanded, personally killed off her challengers in inhumane fashions, or perhaps most famously, tossed a cousin over the city walls, though its claimed to be a "accident".

When she was 20, she had personally killed her brother in a duel deciding the thrown, causing her to be the undisputed ruler of Valiv, the country named after her family generations past. Using this power, she quickly begun to side with the people, making her well loved and essentially untouchable by any remaining nobility. Thus, her empire was born.

Throughout the next 7 years, she would do many great things. Win a battle against three rival nobles to maintain her country that boosted her to legendary status amongst the great strategists of the age, put commoners in seats of nobility according to their talents, forming a very strong government fiercely loyal to her. She would create a powerful military, and be one of the Monarchy's most loved champions. Others would become jealous of her, but the people would love her.

Having alchemists under her control and a large amount of wealth, she devotes a portion of these to finding the Eternal Knowledge, publicly stating that it is for the safety of the people. However, many of her political rivals think otherwise, as her rise to power is insanely fast.

The Kingdom of Valiv: A Nation on a island off the coast of the Western continent, on its North Western shores, and falls, though not officially, in the dominion of Cross Roads. This island nation makes it a impossible city to take without a large scale naval battle, and in doing so, trying to reach the city of Valiv itself is a feet of its own.

Built upon a in-active volcano that the island is famous for, it is the highest point on the island, making it the most difficult place to take once upon its shores. As the island is completely self sufficient, and have well built walls and fortifications, it is considered fool hardy at best to try and take it.

The state between The Kingdom of Valiv and the Crossroads is friendly, Lady Carol De Valiv is a highly respected member among the nobility there. Having a small estate in Northgate, as she at times needs to stay there. It is a fully functional facility of its own, and often has soldiers posted there to help her upon arrival. She is extremely cautious of her own security, as she is Chimera.

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Lady Carol De Valiv's Story