"People let blood ties cloud their judgment; loyalties should be decided by logic and wars should be won by the one most likely to make the world a better place."
Celia Bellatreen Ulfricdottir
Nicknames:
Your Highness|Celly {used solely by her siblings}
Gender:
Female
Age:
19
Rank/Title:
The Eldest Princess of Ostwall
Sexual Orientation:
Heterosexual
Kingdom/Alliance:
Ostwall|Her Brother
Brown
Eye Color:
Blue
Height:
5'3"
Weight:
125lbs
Tattoos:
N/A
Piercings:
N/A
Scars:
Celia has one scar along most of her left leg from a riding incident
Description:
Short and petite, Celia is considered very beautiful for her age despite her slight, but apparent overbite. Although her eyebrows aren't incredibly thin, it does not distract from her apparent beauty. Her hair is naturally very curly, but she does not like when it gets out of hand and will occasionally have her servants work with it. Celia is well-known for her flamboyant style of dress, something she seems to have inherited from her late mother. Celia's favorite color of dress is red, but she also enjoys golds and silvers.
{Deceptive, Observant, Intelligent, Reserved}
Celia is not like most girls her age, who are flirting with men and attending the grandest of parties. She comes off as a very polite, if not a bit too quite young woman. In fact, there are many that think Celia is mute, considering the fact she rarely speaks in public. She has proven on many occasions that she is a capable person though. In fact, she is considered one of the most intelligent women of her generation. However, Celia is not an unkind person. Actually, she is a very generous and selfless individual who believes in helping others, even if it means risking her own reputation. She has her father thoroughly convinced that she is on his side and supports him without a sliver of a doubt, which is a scary thought. It is unknown that Celia is actually a supporter of her brother; not even he is aware of it.
Because of her quiet disposition and assumed muteness, Celia is a very observant person. She knows many secrets about the court, seeing as people have no problems speaking freely around her. She is also a master when it comes to body language, which is possibly why she is a wonderfully deceptive liar. Most people have some telltale giveaway that they're lying, but Celia has absolutely no twitch or quirk that shows her actual opinion or the true fact. She doesn't seem to be very loud and boisterous in the least, rarely displaying any emotion and seeming very calm at all times.
However, Celia does have a soft side when it comes to her siblings, her stepmother, children, and her pets. It is a side very few people ever see, but it does exist. Any stable hand or animal trainer will tell you that she is very loving towards her animals and seems to be able to soothe the most spooked creature in the world. Celia is also well-known in the nurseries, seeing as she is a frequent visitor there. The children all seem to love her. She'll read stories to them and teach them games. Sometimes, she even shows them a bit of potion-making or brings her dog, Fallon, or her fawn, Nix, with her. Celia is also very adoring of her younger sister and dotes on her to the extreme. She loves her very much and is always willing to listen to her problems, no matter how seemingly insignificant. Celia is a large supporter of her brother's ambitions, disliking her father and his way of ruling exponentially. She is also always willing to offer him advice and is loyal to him to the point that she would die for him if necessary. Celia is also very fond of her stepmother, who is more like a sister to her. She is aware of her speculations about who fathered her child, but she doesn't bring it up. She figures if she wants to talk about it, she will. In public, Celia is not entierly interactive with her Lady-In-Waiting. However, in private, Celia is extremely open with her.
Hobbies:
Archery: Perhaps one of Celia's favorite pastimes, archery is among one of Celia's greatest skills. In Ostwall, there is a legend that she is able to hit a stationary target from 500 yards away and a moving target from 400 yards.
Horseback Riding: Celia loves horses and has two, which she alternates between riding. Although she loves long rides, it is unusual for her to go more than three miles from the castle.
Learning: Celia is considered very scholarly for her age as well as her gender. She learned to read before she could walk and talk whens he was fairly young. She was given the best tutors and is well versed in many languages as well as the histories and geography of Falor, Ostwall, and Seabel. She also knows many war tactics and is very good with accounting and potion-making (chemistry). It is well known that Celia is open to learning anything from anyone.
Eavesdropping: She would never admit it, but Celia loves eavesdropping on people's conversation; it is fairly easy for her because she usually goes unnoticed.
Taming: Celia is very good with animals. In fact, she's better with animals than she is with humans... Anyways, Celia loves taming animals, especially "untamable" creatures and she has a large range of pets in her menagerie.
Habits:
Biting her Lip: When she is in deep concentration, Celia has a habit to chew on her bottom lip.
Smoothing her Hair: It isn't unusual for Celia to smooth down one part of her hair when she is talking to someone or listening to a conversation.
Oddities:
Wine: The only alcohol Celia will drink is wine and she always rejects anything else.
Likes/Loves:
Books|Horses|Animals|Careen|Fallon|Nix|Art|Foreigners|Archery|Learning New Things|Comfortable Silence|Fires|Tactics|Psychology|Her Brother|Her Step-Mother|Her Sister|Her Lady-In-Waiting|Children
Dislikes/Hates:
Wolves|Her Father|Nightmares|Chauvinists|Blood|Ridiculous Dresses|Parties|Formal Gatherings|Pregnancy{more a fear than a dislike}|Public Speaking
Place Of Origin:
Ostwall
History:
Celia was never really a normal child. From a young age, she kept to herself, even avoiding most of the other girls on occasion. At first, people assumed she was just shy, but it became very apparent that she didn't care much for their loud and snobby attitudes. To be honest, Celia would have preferred to stay in the library and read all day rather than attending the parties her father seemed to think would explode if she didn't appear. Over time, she ended up with the best tutors in the country. She became well-known as one of the most scholarly women her age and quite possibly beyond it. Celia was only ten when she began attending her father's court meetings, occasionally giving her own comments. It wasn't long before she realized that Ulfric was not everything she had originally thought he was.
When Celia was six, her younger sister, Corianna, was born. She couldn't have been happier. Celia immediately grew close to the younger girl and after her mother's death assumed a bit of a motherly role towards her. Freya's death was without a doubt Celia's worst memory and a very recent one. She had always been ridiculously close to her mother and her death hit her like a ton of bricks. The already distanced Celia withdrew into herself even more, spending more hours pouring over her studies and avoiding people to the extreme. Her Lady-In-Waiting had to force her to eat and take care of herself. At first, Celia resented Genevieve, her stepmother. However, she eventually grew on her and she came to think of her as a sister.
Recently, Celia has not worried much about the past, choosing not to dwell on it. It's the future she's worried about. Although she supports her brother's claim to the throne, she does not want her father to die. She worries about what will happen to Genevieve if her child ends up being her brother's. She wonders what will happen to her, especially considering the fact that she is still a woman and may end up being used as a bargining chip in political struggles. She especially hopes that Corianna isn't exponentially affected by everything going on around her. She knows that change is inevitable, but it is not something she wishes for.
Happiest Memory:
Corianna's birth is Celia's happiest memory because she finally got the chance to be an older sister and she loves her very much.
Saddest Memory:
Without a doubt, Celia's saddest memory is her mother's death, something she hasn't entirely gotten over. She loves her stepmother, who is like another sister to her, but she misses her mother greatly.
Wisteria Cresting|Call me Wisty
Face Claim:
Anna Popplewell