Lady Countess Eleonora Da Ville- Forët
(Artist: Lasse Partanen)
Eleonora is the young widowed countess of the County Allithiaore.
Although she has much power and have given birth to a son, when you look at her she seems like a very young girl.
She married when she was sixteen and after having one son at the age of seventeen her husband, the count died leaving her to rule the county until their son come to age. Unfortunatly he is a very sick kid and there isn't much hope.
All the knights who swore fealty to her husband have refused to serve her, a woman and a sickly kid.
Physical Description
Eleonora is quite weak and her health isn´t the best but she keeps her back straight.
She has a very petite body type.
She is considered a very beautiful young woman, but in a plain way. There isn´t any outstanding facial feature, but rather the whole makes her beautiful
She is very conscious of her dresses and choose them with care. She wants to be seen as a woman but not as a sexual being. So she is modest in her choices, which suits her well. As she tries hard to not catch a cold she is often dresses warmer than most other people in the room, with fur lining on her dress and a cape if possible.
She wears a few rings, her necklace and a set of earrings unless she have to go full official. Then she goes all in with jewellery to mark her wealth and power.
She mostly have a goblet with boiled warm wine sugered with honey, it contains almost no alcohol. (Glögg). It keeps her warm and she likes the taste. The goblet is either silver or gold and have a few gemstones.
Mental characteristics
Eleonora was the youngest daughter of the small noble family Forët. She was born early and the delivery were very long and difficult. When she arrived she was dead at birth but someone at the delivery managed to bring her to life.
Growing up she was very sickly and lived a sheltered life on the familys estate, many times on the brink of death due to illness. No one expected her to survive, but as she started to become a women they realised that she were going to survive. Her father wanted to send her to chloister as Etin must have held an eye on her, and to not having to spend money on her marriage. But her mother refused.
Eleonora grew up to become a frail but beautiful woman who seldom left the estate. By a fluke the Count of Allienathore and his retinue sought shelter from a storm in the Forët estate, when he saw the young beauty. He demanded her as his wife and the family agreed, marrying her off to a man she never had the time to get to know.
Shortly after the wedding Eleonora were expecting her first child and feared the delivery. Just as she expected the delivery were hard and both she and her son almost died.
When their son were one year old the count were murdered by crossbow armed bandits who were never apprehended.
To Eleonora sex has never been a source of enjoyment, rather something you have to do as offsprings are needed. She have always feared getting pregnant and giving birth as she knows it might kill her.
She have an ordinary education for a noblewoman in Zorakin.
In the wake of her husbands death she broke down and had a manic episode, where her latent paranoia went wild. It drove many away from her and tarnished her reputation severely.
Growing up as a sickly child and almost being killed by childbirth have made her a very laconic women. People die and there is nothing you can do about it. It doesn't mean she intends to die, but she have accepted that she will some day as will every one.
But she have a very hard time accepting that her son might die and struggle with grief and happiness.
She also have serious trust issues as she thinks everyone wants her and her son dead so they can get the titles. Or that they want to use her powers in their own power games.
She knows full well how exposed she and her son is. She is not paranoid but is very careful about who are let in, both physically in the castle and emotionally.
She lives in a dark ancient castle filled with ghosts, and she classifies them as that Ghosts. She also believes the castle will protect them if they respect it. Almost to the point where the castle is a sentinent being.
She have no problem sentencing people to death and have a hard time showing mercy.
Personality Characteristics
She is a fragile woman who have to nurture a sickly kid, while navigating the politics surrounded by strong powerful men who wants her title, wealth and power.
She is suspicious about other peoples ulterior motives and would burn down the world to protect her son.
She can be percieved as laconic and distant.
She almost always have a goblet filled with warm sweetened wine in her hand, and she moves very silently. She sometimes scare people who haven´t heard her walking up on them.
She always keep herself clean if there is warm water but if the water is cold she will not wash herself in it.
Social
She wishes that she could trust her family but it has become apparent that her father wants to use her in their power games. And so does her in law family.
Father:
Mother:
Brother:
Brother:
Sister:
She doesn't believe that any God actually care for living individuals and as such she doesn't bother about them. She pretends to be a follower of Etin, and plays the charade very well.
The countess gives an solemn impression, and when she is not in the role she sometimes gives in to the darkness within. But when she sees her son she shines up, and really tries to give him the best of everything.
She is not a person with a vivid body language, and she speak softly and slowly.
She is well spoken and speaks with a soft and gentle voice.
Mother
Towards Eleonora Da Ville
Son
Towards Morthain Da Ville
Subject
Towards Eleonora Da Ville
History
The Baron is the brother to her dead husband, and he has not sworn her fealty. He sworn fealty to the former count and as such he should have sworn her a fealty. But she has not demanded in and there has been no reason to stir the hornets nest. She pretends his vow to her dead husbands includes her.
subject
Towards Eleonora Da Ville
ruler
Towards Thorgan Hachel de Solaire
History
Thorgan does not have any real opinion on the countess. The countess dislikes him for not openly supporting her.
subject
Towards Eleonora Da Ville
History
Before the counts death the two had a pretty good relationship.
wife
Towards Morthain Da Ville D:O
husband
Towards Eleonora Da Ville
Ruler (Important)
Towards Eleonora Da Ville
Subject (Vital)
Towards Jarromeu Hachel de Solaires
History
Jarromeu have not pledged to the countess and she have not pressed the issue. He is holding back and does his best to not be clear on his stance on the countess legimitacy.
Ruler
Towards Guilliam de Grionne
Subject
Towards Eleonora Da Ville
History
He has not sworn fealty to her as the true ruler of the County, and she has not pressed the issue
Subject (Important)
Towards Eleonora Da Ville
History
Creche have sworn fealty to Eleonore as the true ruler of the county
Sister in law
Towards Eleonora Da Ville
Brother
Towards Eleonora Da Ville
Brother
Towards Eleonora Da Ville
Relationship Reasoning
Eleonora really likes him and he likes her, but Eleonora can´t trust him because he is controlled by their father and older brother.
She have used parts of her dead husbands heritage to bribe people in order to secure her and ger sons life.