~Tanarys~

Puppet Master: Eowyn

Character Name: Tanarys Intellem

Character Age: 20

Gender: Female

Rank: Noble

Hair: Tanirys' hair is the rich, dark, distinctive Intellem red-brown, and very fine and thick. When loose, it hangs about her shoulders and back with the glossy, shining quality of highly polished dark wood.

Eyes: The elaborate arrangements of bangs which Tanarys seems so fond of frame delicate, almond-shaped, remarkably pale brown eyes that sparkle with personality. She has a tendency to keep them half-lidded for a coy, sleepy, appealing expression.

Build: Like most of her family, Tanrys has rich, medium-dark skin. She is very careful to maintain its healthy glow, and the remarkable evenness of its tone. Her limbs are long, and graceful, her body a pleasing not-quite-plump hourglass shape. Unless you are watching very carefully, you barely even notice that she limps on her left leg.

Face: There is a very good reason Tanarys' kin call her, "Our Intellem Flower,"- she is a truly lovely young woman. Her broad, gentle features, high forehead, definite cheekbones and full lips produce a sort of tranquil, regal beauty which will indubitably last her 'till the day of her death.

Dress: Once upon a time, the Intellem patriarch told Tanarys that she looked
lovely in yellow, and the child took it to heart. To this day is her very
favorite colour. She wears tasteful, elegant, exceedingly high-quality dresses
that are designed so that they show her off, and not vice versa.
She adores jewelry, preferring simple pieces chosen for quality, not elaborate
design

Personality: Tanarys is an ambitious, scheming woman with a vicious and vital lust to govern the Intellem family. Even when Vaeresh was the Intellem golden boy, their Flower had plans to gain their grandfather's approval for her (hoped for) husband, rather than her day-dreamer cousin. While she has an extremely long fuse, Tanarys' anger, when finally stirred, is a terrible thing. She will turn the full force of her charm, her wits, her family connections, and her money on filling your life with a slow, creeping, ever increasing misery. In her own mind, she does not believe that she holds grudges. The very instant she receives a 'sincere' (ie 'groveling') apology from you, she turns off all her enimity. She has even been known to help her victims rebuild their shattered lives, once again her closest friends. She is not ashamed of using her femininity to cloak her intelligence, nor of letting her cloak of civility drop in order to surprise, ambush, and imbalance overbearing men.

She also has a vivid interest in animals, which, as a young girl, cost her the physical perfection which she'd already come to cherish. She broke her leg doing something foolish involving horses (she refuses to admit what this foolish thing was, as it is embarrassingly obvious one ought not to do it) and has spent much time since teaching herself to, "be right," (stand straight and walk without a limp).

Talents: Tanarys is a clear-thinking, determined, ambitious young woman. She is not nearly as intelligent as her disgraced cousin, but her charisma and practicality have always given her a sharp advantage over him. She is an expert manipulator, with a keen mind or political and economic intrigue. She has also made an extensive study of the methods, etc. of breeding which are her family's main business.

History: Like Vaeresh and a small handful of the most promising of the large Intellem brood, Tanarys spent much of her childhood in schools in the capital, away from her elders and their sprawling desert estates. She took this opportunity to grow a spine and a set of...guts... that most Intellem females never bother with, being well and thoroughly pampered and brought up in a very traditional household. Since she was little more than fifteen, Tanarys has been combing the ranks of Amaranthian nobility in search of a, 'good husband'. Her basic criteria are that he capture her (exceedingly eccentric) grandfather's interest, and that he either be willing to allow or incapable of preventing her thorough control over his (and, hopefully, the entire Intellem family's) affairs.