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'''Behavior:''' ''Thou art Astarte, mistress of gates and keeper of the void. Thou ridest the Apophis Worm, and entropy is strong within thee, but thou are pure, holy one. For thine is not the way of power, or desire, or corruption. All these things are but tools, for thou art the Winter that precedes from Autumn. Let those who wish to see another Spring proceed only through thee.'' | '''Behavior:''' ''Thou art Astarte, mistress of gates and keeper of the void. Thou ridest the Apophis Worm, and entropy is strong within thee, but thou are pure, holy one. For thine is not the way of power, or desire, or corruption. All these things are but tools, for thou art the Winter that precedes from Autumn. Let those who wish to see another Spring proceed only through thee.'' | ||
| − | '''History:''' | + | '''History:''' Although no one knows Astarte's true age, her history with the pageant dates back to it bloody encounter with the knights of Emperor Charlemagne during the late eighth century. During this period, the pageant's infamy was widespread, and the Church ordered its destruction. Holy knights, led by Sir Roland and aided by holy magics, descended upon the pageant. Astarte was a princess of the Fair Folk in those lands and knowledgeable of the doings in the emperor's court. The emperor was no friend to the fae, and so Astarte rescued the pageant by leading it through a secret trod. As a reward the pageant made her its guide through the many myriad of other-worlds it traveled, luring her with promises of knowledge and adventure. The young princess did not realize the pageant's true nature until it was far too late. |
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| + | Over the last two centuries, Astarte has served the pageant as a incomparable navigator through the numerous other-realms as it has journeyed the known world and beyond. However, Astarte has never been satisfied with just being the gatekeeper of the pageant, for she knows that true power lies within a close-knit trio of pageanteers. She has spent the last century uncovering the identities of this trio and gaining the necessary backing of two of them in order to ascend to her rightful place of authority. To accomplish this, she needs three specific treasures, of which she currently has one, the [[Dragon Glass]]. Beyond the dragon-glass, she seeks the [[Spriggan's Jar]], and the [[Shardstone Ring]]. When she has all three treasures, she will have the necessary power to defeat her chose target among the all-powerful trio; she knows that the other two members know of her ambitions, but will do nothing to aid or interfere in her quest. | ||
'''Relationship with Rambert:''' | '''Relationship with Rambert:''' | ||
Revision as of 18:26, 28 October 2017
Sobriquet: The Autumn Queen
Appearance: Of old she was known as Astarte the Beautiful, and named in her youth Autumn Queen and the Maid of Petals. The golden rays of the sun played down her hair like a waterfall... The bards of the sidhe composed twenty and seven songs honoring her beauty; twenty and seven hands she refused in union...
Astarte's beauty is typical fae-ethereal with an air of otherworldliness. A rare beauty by even sidhe standards, she has sculpted features, with tapered eyes and ears, even in her mortal seeming. Her auburn hair glows like late-afternoon sunlight, and her clear eyes are a pale glassy green. Her fae seeming has a beautiful and terrible majesty to it. Her eyes and robes ripple with a lambent green flame of balefire, punctuated by sparks of gold. When angered, her eyes flash black with the Void.
Behavior: Thou art Astarte, mistress of gates and keeper of the void. Thou ridest the Apophis Worm, and entropy is strong within thee, but thou are pure, holy one. For thine is not the way of power, or desire, or corruption. All these things are but tools, for thou art the Winter that precedes from Autumn. Let those who wish to see another Spring proceed only through thee.
History: Although no one knows Astarte's true age, her history with the pageant dates back to it bloody encounter with the knights of Emperor Charlemagne during the late eighth century. During this period, the pageant's infamy was widespread, and the Church ordered its destruction. Holy knights, led by Sir Roland and aided by holy magics, descended upon the pageant. Astarte was a princess of the Fair Folk in those lands and knowledgeable of the doings in the emperor's court. The emperor was no friend to the fae, and so Astarte rescued the pageant by leading it through a secret trod. As a reward the pageant made her its guide through the many myriad of other-worlds it traveled, luring her with promises of knowledge and adventure. The young princess did not realize the pageant's true nature until it was far too late.
Over the last two centuries, Astarte has served the pageant as a incomparable navigator through the numerous other-realms as it has journeyed the known world and beyond. However, Astarte has never been satisfied with just being the gatekeeper of the pageant, for she knows that true power lies within a close-knit trio of pageanteers. She has spent the last century uncovering the identities of this trio and gaining the necessary backing of two of them in order to ascend to her rightful place of authority. To accomplish this, she needs three specific treasures, of which she currently has one, the Dragon Glass. Beyond the dragon-glass, she seeks the Spriggan's Jar, and the Shardstone Ring. When she has all three treasures, she will have the necessary power to defeat her chose target among the all-powerful trio; she knows that the other two members know of her ambitions, but will do nothing to aid or interfere in her quest.
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