Countess

Biography

Date of birth: aged late 30s
Place of birth: Bonvidaeo
Ethnic origin: Bonvidaeo
Citizenship: Bonvidaeo
Current residence: Bonvidaeo
Current occupation: de facto ruler of Bonvidaeo, member (by chutzpah) of the Royal Council and (by election) of the Commissioners of Masks.

Family:

date of parents’ marriage:	9 months prior to her birth
age of mother at time of birth:	17
age of father at time of birth:	35
are parents still living?	No
character’s relationship with them?	Outwardly compliant but surreptitiously rebellious. Father abused her.
relationship with each other?	Argumentative, sometimes abusive
parents’ background and occupation?	Count and Countess
siblings? Older, younger?	None
close uncles, aunts, cousins, grandparents, nephews, nieces
spouse or ex-spouses (or other significant intimate relationships)	Many lovers over the past 23 years
children	(see spoilers)

Chronology

Education and training

Institution	Years	Studied	Qualification

Significant Life Events

Event	Date
Assassination attempt	Aged about 34

(see spoilers)

Physical Description

apparent age	early 30s unless you look very closely
race, skin colour (and condition of skin – greasy, clean, hairy etc.)	Skin carefully treated to appear younger
height and weight	Medium height, slender for her age
habitual clothing:	expensive, fashionable (by definition; the Countess doesn’t follow fashion, she leads it)
physical stance, body language	Usually either flirtatious or taunting
head:	round
hair:	light brown, shoulderblade length, elaborately styled
face:	heart-shaped, very beautiful
eyes:	dark and, when not flirting, cold
nose:	straight
lips:	sensuous
teeth:	straight
jaw:	firm
neck:	long and elegant
voice:	soft but confident, smooth, described by Gregorius Bass as “low, rich and thrilling”
shoulders:
arms:
hands:	small and smooth
chest:	well-proportioned, firm breasts
waist, hips:	slender
legs:
significant scars, tattoos, moles, other distinguishing marks:	Mole on left shoulder

Possessions, Wealth and Income

Very wealthy and powerful.

Associates

In control of several criminal organizations as well as having her finger in most other pies. There is little in the city that escapes her knowledge and control.

Mende - former maid, retired after being injured during an assassination attempt on the Countess
Sallia - current maid

Character and Personality

Motivations

Power.

Values

Self-interest above all, but capable of playing a long game.

Beliefs

Tragic Flaws

Viciousness, vanity.

Unusual Strengths

Very intelligent and subtle, an accomplished manipulator. Most people are afraid of her, sensing how dangerous she is if crossed.

Personality Type

Cold and calculating although capable of extremely convincing acting which makes her appear otherwise.

She wears a full mask of her own face, as she has been granted a Character. The mask is unadorned with symbols. Everyone knows who the Countess is (and nobody else dares to wear her mask).

Spoilers

While still very young she had an affair with Felkior which produced Sallia, although neither Sallia nor her father know Sallia’s parentage - only Mende was in on the secret.

The true Corius crossed her and was killed for it.