Less
Lady Noblesse Oblige (a.k.a. Less)
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Less is compact, lithe air Genasi woman. Some heretofore unknown divine heritage has stained her skin blue then lilac, bleached her hair silver, elongated her ears, and left her faintly aglow. The rigors of a Hero's Training has left her hardy beyond anything her slight form would seem to indicate.
Physical quirks
She's probably the only purple glowing woman that most folks will ever meet.
Special abilities
A twisted blessing from Tharizdun grants Less potent magics of sickening light and fire. She's a highly accomplish sorcerer and wields a cursed blade that extends her talents to martial ones.
Apparel & Accessories
Less adores skirts, dresses, and frills. They were all denied to her for most of her life and now she embraces traditionally feminine attire with joyous abandon.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Before Noblesse Oblige was born as seventh scion of house Delmont, her elder siblings were filling books with their martial, scientific, and arcane exploits. By the age of seven it seemed abundantly clear to her parents that Noblesse Oblige would not add to the long held family tradition of accomplishment, being inadequate in all fields beyond some meager talent with music. This would have been fine, there was a disappointment in every generation, except that as “Less” advanced through puberty more changed than expected. She manifested strange powers, her skin tinged a pale blue, and her ears elongated far beyond anything that could be passed as human.
At first these oddities were easy to conceal. Tightly shuttered windows, the liberal application of makeup and hoods, and a strict curfew were all that were needed to keep the public in the dark. However, after a certain Incident and the steep cost of silence from those who witnessed it, Less was quietly stuffed on a ship bound for a land where she wouldn’t cause the Delmont line any more problems.
With time in Vareholm changes came. A Reincarnation spell allowed her to occupy a body that better fit her identity, and she came into her own as a budding guardian of Vareholm.
Gender Identity
Female. With the aid of magic. Less successfully transitioned from a male assigned birth.
Sexuality
Demisexual
Education
Less received instruction in writing, the arts, and war from the finest tutors that her house's money could buy. While Less was a poor student in most regards she took to the arts readily.
Employment
As a lower end noble and one of the youngest siblings, Less' profession up to his departure was "stay alive long enough to get married off for an alliance."
She has since grown beyond this and taken over the Vanderhorst estate following Regulus' passing.
Mental Trauma
The unexplained emergence of her powers troubles Less regularly, and she has suffered emotional abuse from most of her immediate family.
She's also apparently the avatar of Tharizdun, the Chained Oblivion, so this causes her something of a bother on a daily basis.
Intellectual Characteristics
Less is a talented musician and thinks best when she is able to see drawings and diagrams. While good with her words she needs time to "build up" her expectations of how a conversation will go and if they're broken she is quickly cast adrift.
She's growing into a confidence of leadership as time passes, and can handle a crisis with a level head.
Morality & Philosophy
Less was raised to mind her elders, obey the letter of the law, and further the interests of her house. This led her down a path that excused vile actions in the name of a perceived greater good.
She's turned from that and, especially with the threat of Tharizdun hanging over her head, now seeks to fulfill a more humanitarian outlook on life that puts the well being of others above herself, to her own detriment.
Taboos
None that come to mind! Worth noting, Less lacks many taboos that are common to Vareholm, such as modesty in regards to exposing one's body.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
To build an identity beyond her discarded Delmont name, and protect the people of Vareholm and the wider world from any threat she finds.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Less is decent at talking to folks and a precocious mage. She enjoys the arts, especially sketching/painting and playing the violin, and is light enough on her feet to pass unnoticed most of the time. However she's hopeless in an arm wrestle and has never learned how to properly swim.
Likes & Dislikes
Likes: Dewdrop Azure, hot spiced cider on a cold day, new friends, fashionable garments, and pressing the beauty of the world onto paper.
Dislikes: Shouting, unrealistic expectations, food of any quality less than is served to the aristocracy
Hygiene
Absolutely and all the time. Liberal use of the Prestidigitation cantrip, very tidy.
Social
Family Ties
Most of the Delmont line wants nothing to do with her and she's a looooong way from home. Now that she looks different she's functionally dead.
Relationships
Relationship Reasoning
Codependency? It kinda started as codependency let's be real. They're working on boundaries.
Commonalities & Shared Interests
Fun times with gender identities. Music. Shopping and fashion.
Wealth & Financial state
Adventuring funds have allowed Less to earn an easy fortune and channel it into the Vanderhorst Estate, which would let her live as a landed, titled lady were she to retire.
Species
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Defender of Vareholm (Granted by Regulus Vanderhorst)
Age
21
Circumstances of Birth
The 7th and final daughter of house Delmont, barons and storied heroes, but otherwise mundane.
Spouses
Siblings
Children
Current Residence
Vanderhorst Estate
Gender
Female
Eyes
White, glowing
Hair
Ivory, wavy and floaty
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Pale lilac
Height
5'3"
