Viola Sindershyre

Name: Viola Sindershyre
Age: 21
Race: galdori
Place of Origin: Bastia
Occupation: Musician

Backstory

Born and raised in Bastia, Viola Rominia Sindershyre was part of a wealthy and influential family with a world of opportunity and the money to do what ever she wanted. She was first introduced to her musical pursuits from the age of 5, when she expressed an interest in playing the violin to her parents. Quickly, she became musically competent and picked up the lyre and piano. Within a few years she had mastered all three chosen instruments.

Her father was often away on business trips, and her mother out of the house she spent much of her time in the family library reading all sorts of books, her favourite being adventure novels about far away lands and exploration of the unknown. Her wild imagination took her mind roaming from the mountains of Hox, across the deserts in Mugroba, all the way to the mysterious region of Shotha. When her father returned from his trips, his daughter would excitedly tell him stories from other lands, painting wild and colourful pictures with her words.

When she turned 10, her father traveled with her to Anaxas, and took her for testing at Brunnhold, the school he and all the previous generations of his family have attended. She scored a 5, passing the test. Her acceptance into Brunnhold made her father so happy, he bought her gold charm bracelet with a single green stone hanging off it. She has been adding to it, and has never taken it off.

She excelled at school, but had no interest in socialising with other students, so she was often found in the library away from others. She became much less talkative and more introverted as time progressed, and her peers stopped attempting to include her in their activities. Her musical ability was quickly noticed and it was recommended she study music seriously. Her parents also organised for her to receive private singing tutoring to develop her coloratura soprano voice. She was very obsessed with the perfection of her abilities and she was continually disappointing herself, falling short of her own very high standards. Her increasing perfectionism caused her to believe that she wasn't good enough, no matter how hard she tried.

Until her sixth year, she only saw her family when she went back to Bastia during her break from school. However, her grandfather had become increasingly ill and her father quickly moved to Vienda to take care of him, shortly followed by her mother. When her grandfather died, her own disappointment in herself quickly compounded and she fell into a depression, grades spiralling downward.

Feeling continually isolated, she craved the company of the fellow students she previously shunned, but they no longer wanted to socialise with the quiet and depressing girl she had become. To try and make friends, she attempted to reinvent herself, building herself a new personality out of the traits she felt were the most popular and sociable. This personality became the new Viola, happy and interesting, with an amazing ability for storytelling and conversation. This new her gained her the reputation of being a socialite, and led her through the rest of her schooling years, graduating from Brunnhold with a degree in music.

Now she is no longer at school, she is living with her parents in Vienda seeking musical employment.

Personality

Outwardly, she is very outgoing and talkative, but this is only a cover for her underlying perfectionism and indecisiveness. She's a heavy tea drinker, importing different teas from across the ten kingdoms. She also loves to collect 'pretty' things, such as gems, fabrics, scarves, necklaces, earrings, exquisite bits and bobs, and decorative clothing. She doesn't hate humans, but feels pity for them – if humans were more like galdori, their lives would be so much better.

Physical Description

She is slightly taller than the average galdor, with a slender, willowy build. Her pale skin and almost flourescent emerald green eyes contrast with her waist length violet-black hair, inherited from her bastian mother. She adores wearing gems and ornaments in her hair, and is never seen in public unadorned. She has full lips and very slender, delicate fingers suited for the finer arts such as playing various instruments.

Inventory

Clothes: Golden charm bracelet Emerald green woven scarf Various gowns Jeweled hair pieces

Other: Small lyre Violin Personal diary/notebook Lucky feather quill

Skills

Can play the piano, lyre and violin Has a colorature soprano voice Storytelling ability

Goals

She wants to find employment of a musical kind, but secretly she has always wanted to travel across the ten kingdoms in an aeroship and experience other cultures.