Clara Rivermaid
Clara Rivermaid
Biological parent of Brother Markus of Tsisi
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Born to a poor fishing family who lived near the Varin estate, Clara caught the eye of the lord of the house when she was charged with doing the washing for several of the smaller rich families in town. Lord Rion Varin hired her as one of the Varin Castle housemaids and pursued her as his mistress shortly thereafter. Clara accepted his attention initially due to the power disparity between them, but this quickly developed into true affection and love, especially as Clara became a source of comfort for Lord Rion after the death of his wife.
In 601, Clara gave birth to a son, whom she named Matthew. Delighted to discover that he had a son, Lord Rion adopted Matthew and named him Varinson rather than giving him the full title of House Varin. This way, Lady Katye Varin remained heir to the Varin estate. Lord Rion made arrangements for Matthew to be educated and enter into the Church of the Scales at Tsisi Shrine.
After the death of Lady Igraine Hummel, Lord Rion had Clara and Matthew moved into Varin Castle. Clara took over as head housekeeper, managing to wildly confuse everyone in the household by managing to be both a downstairs presence and an upstairs resident. She felt torn between the two circles, neither a servant nor a lady.
Personality Characteristics
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Clara is an excellent organizer, especially in regards to time. While her written Chereladi is barely legible, she has scheduled times and coverage for all of the household maids, maid and man servants, footmen, cooks, groundskeepers and other household staff. She even has them scheduled for times off, regular vacations and coverage when someone is sick. Even Charles, the butler, grudgingly admits that the house runs more smoothly with Clara in charge.
Relationships
Relationship Reasoning
Much of Clara's relationship to Katye is contingent on Katye's tolerance of Clara continuing to live in her family's castle. Since Katye is presently living in Grimm Castle and Lord Rion seems to still enjoy Clara's company, Katye sees no issue with allowing the residence to continue.
Current Location
Ethnicity
Age
52
Family
Spouses
Rion Varin-Galavnik
(master)
Siblings
Children
Pronouns
she/her
Gender
female
Eyes
Dark blue
Hair
Dark brown, worn long and braided
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Roughly tanned, heavily freckled
Height
5'5"
Weight
145 lbs
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