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Timandra (Tima) Faliscus
Writer: Yvonne Email: Age: over 21
Name: Timandra (Tima) Faliscus Age: 18 Race: Classical Greek Nymph (land) Age: Appears to be seventeen or eighteen, but nymphs mature quickly and age slowly, as they tend to live for several thousand years. Appearance: Timandra, basically, looks very greek. She's 5'5" with flawless olive skin, has great breasts and hips as well as a slender, trim waist that is only enhanced by the occasional rib revealed by malnutrition. Her black hair is thick, long (except in the front, where's it's an inch if you're feeling generous) and usually in a braid that reaches down to the middle of her back. Her eyes are a deep black that like to betray exactly what she's feeling and her small, rosebud mouth is usually twisted into a sneer or mocking grin. Her seashell ears are multiple pierced with a variety of studs, safety pins, and celtic danglers that match the rings she wears on every delicate finger. The rings also double as a weapon as they pack a mean punch. She's broken a few jaws that way. Abilities: As a nymph Timandra has a glamourie. The glamour is natural and she can't turn it off, which she hates, as it is the kind to make her ooze sex appeal and make her appear prettier than she already is. She can manipulate the sex appeal part to some extend, but that's WORK so she usually just leaves it be. It can also be used to 'hide' or to fool someone into thinking that she's disappeared, which has led to the myth that nymphs will turn into young saplings to avoid being seen. Abilities: Tima is tough and resourceful and knows how to keep herself alive in a rough world. She's a fighter (no training - this is punch-duck-kick-bite stuff. Anything that works) and has no moral inhibition that prevents her from manipulating the folk around her with whatever she has on hand. Other than that, Timandra's preternaturally quick, heals at an exceptional rate, and has a voice that many a pop star would kill to possess. Weaknesses: As a lower Court Seelie, she's vulnerable to iron, forged or otherwise. Personality: She's the jaded youth, the tough girl who'll mug you in a dark alley but then turn around and buy cat food for the neighbourhood strays. She's got a soft spot for animals that's actually genetic, as nymphs were originally the guardians of certain animals, places, and trees. But Timandra is a far cry from her ancestors, the innocent nymphs of ancient Greece, and has learnt early on to trust no one, especially men. She is selfish and can sometimes be very cruel but does still retain the capacity for regret, and for hope, and for the eternal dream of the "White Knight." In her heart, however, she remains the lady that she was brought up to be. History: Tima was born in 1878 in Boston under the traditional name of Timandra Leda Faliscus when her mother had travelled overseas to explore the "New World". She never knew her father and as a nymph, her mother, acting true to her nature, was indifferent at best. She was raised by a parade of governesses until 1904 when her mother died in an opium den in San Fransisco. The estate and family fortune was entrusted to Ms. Emily Parker, Tima's current governess, who squandered what was left of it on frivolities and gambling, leaving Tima without a penny to her name when she died in 1927. Timandra was shipped to New York to live with Ms. Parker's sister and her husband where she endured two hellish years of being the scapegoat and family servant, not only because she was an orphan but also because she looked very greek. When the stock market crashed Tima was kicked out onto the streets as her foster family decided that they had enough trouble feeding their own children. At this point in history she appeared to be about ten years old. Timandra quickly learnt how to fend for herself and became a valuable assistant to the various gangs and thugs, acting as a spy and a courier for goods once she proved that she was better suited to that than prostitution. As a nymph she's technically part of the lower Seeligh Courts, but doesn't really care about either one as she hasn't had any contact with either. When her mother died, ending what magical education she had received up until that point, Tima was left without a teacher and had to learn how to use her glamour to the best of her ability. Now, Timandra wants to get off the street but can't because of a lack of money and an addiction to the excitement that it provides her with. Besides, the places that would hire a street thug like herself aren't exactly the places that she would like to work.
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