Post by DeviousOne on Feb 10, 2007 12:28:30 GMT -5
The Facts
Name: Eris (last name varies)
Age: 17 at time of immortality
Nationality: Greek
Socioeconomic Level as a child: Her father was an advisor to the leader of the city.
Socioeconomic Level as an adult: She lives day by day.
Hometown: Athens, Greece
Current Residence: Domino City, Japan
Occupation: Freelancer; mercenary
Income: Depends on the kill
Talents/Skills: She has learned a great deal about the human mind through the centuries and can get into your head fairly easily. She also is handy with a fist and gun.
Salary: Freelance
Birth order: Arion, Lysander, Jeno, Irus, Kaj, Ion, Farris, Eris
Siblings (describe relationship):
Arion - oldest, 27 when Eris was made immortal. Watched over Eris until he married, but sternly made his younger brothers take care of the only girl. Arion was closest to Eris.
Lysander - 26 when Eris was made immortal. Worked as the junior advisor to the leader of Athens, right under the father. Not close to Eris.
Jeno - 24 when Eris was made immortal. Found apprenticeship under a gold-crafter in Athens. The business did very well and Jeno began his own. He used the money to help Eris buy her own cottage. He also promised to fund their wedding.
Irus - 22 when Eris was made immortal. Found himself deeply influenced by the Christian population in the Middle East. Irus traveled often, but sent Eris many fine goods from Asian including rare spices of the day; pepper and cloves. His letters often comforted his sister.
Kaj- 20 when Eris was made immortal; twin of Ion. The twins made use of their identical appearances and used it for the stage. Kaj is usually known as the 'good guy' in most plays of Athens. They always made time for their biggest fan, Eris.
Ion- 20 when Eris was made immortal; twin of Kaj. The 'bad guy' of the stage. Married at 19, a surprise to Kaj.
Farris - 18 when Eris was made immortal. Since Eris and Farris were so close in age, they constantly fought. Farris had always been jealous of the attention that Eris had for being the only girl child. He even left the home to become a soldier in hopes that their father would love him more.
Spouse (describe relationship): None
Children (describe relationship): None
Grandparents (describe relationship): Her grandparents on her father's side (Grandpa Iasius and Grandma Orea) often spoiled Eris since she was the only granddaughter. Her mother's parents lived in Sparta.
Grandchildren (describe relationship): None
Significant Others (describe relationship): Damien; they met when they were very young (both about to turn 6) and fell in love when they were 15. Ever since Damien's death, Eris has loved no other. The bond between them is too strong for they were best friends and lovers.
Relationship skills: Tends to be on her own due to her unfortunate past, but can make friendships if it helps her get closer to her goal of being mortal.
Physical Characteristics:
Height: 5`7"
Weight: 135 lb.
Race: Causcasian/Greek
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: White
Glasses or contact lenses? No
Skin color: Slight tan
Shape of Face: Oval
Distinguishing features: Her white hair usually stands out enough.
How does he/she dress?
Mannerisms: During the French Revolution, Eris was one of the royals (later beheaded, of course). She still acts very much like the Duchess that she used to be.
Habits: (smoking, drinking etc.) She has a bad habit of shooting her mouth off. She also taps her fingers.
Health: Immortal
Hobbies: Completing her goal.
Favorite Sayings:
"Death? Is that all you can dish out?"
"You are more pathetic than that gay English king, Henry II. Believe me, I met him."
"I am the one that they call when everyone else fucks up."
Speech patterns: Quiet, but can rant when angered.
Disabilities: She cannot die.
Style (Elegant, shabby etc.): J-pop traditional; Japan anime style.
Greatest flaw: Her love for Damien.
Best quality: Determination.
Intellectual/Mental/Personality Attributes and Attitudes
Educational Background: Schooled by the best minds in Athens.
Intelligence Level: 148 IQ
The Story
Centuries ago, the kingdom of Atlantis lay in the Mediterranean Sea off of the coast of the kingdom of Egypt. Powerful, Altantis became, but soon their power became corrupted and they were punished by God. Plato describes that in a single day and night of misfortune, Altantis disappeared into the depths of the sea.
The people of Atlantis were Druids. During wars between Altantis and the older kingdoms of our past, the defenders were stunned by the power and majesty of the Druids. Many of the gods in ancient cultures were based on these great people. When Atlantis disappeared, some of the Druids fled the kingdom before death could take away their immortality. Some ventured to the island-lake of Avalon in what would be the kingdom of King Arthur. Others traveled to Hellenes.
Hellenes, now commonly known as Greece, was a land rich with people who had a lot of influence from other nations. Being a seafaring country, they had heard of the unfortunate happenings in Atlantis, but they still became victim to a plot by the Dark Druids moving into Hellenes.
The Dark Druids, led by the most powerful Zeus, convinced the people of Hellenes that they were gods. Dozens of temples and monuments were built for them and they settled at the peak of Mount Olympus, further enforcing their position from the mountain. They were worshipped. They were respected.
History knows Eris as the goddess of chaos and lies, but Eris was not always a goddess. She was a girl of seventeen who had fallen in love with a boy of twenty-two, Damien.
Her spiral into the world of gods came about from a competition. Damien had taken her to the Olympic Games, a celebration held every year during the harvest season. Everyone was there, even the gods.
At the end of the competition, Damien walked Eris through the forest and onto her home. During the trip, they talked of their wedding to happen in four days time and Damien proclaimed in the heart of a meadow, "My love is only for you. I will never love another for you are the kindest and most beautiful."
In the shadows, Aphrodite arched an eyebrow at the pair. She had also taken to the forest to escape the throngs that seemed to worship her incredible beauty. Upon hearing Damien's claim, Aphrodite smiled wickedly. Her godly face and body had wooed men in the past. Damien would be no different. She would prove to Eris that Aphrodite indeed was the most beautiful.
That night, as Damien lay in his cottage, Aphrodite appeared before him wrapped in silks from kingdoms in Asia. She moved toward the man and tempted him with her elegance. To her surprise, Damien remained faithful to Eris and refused the Dark Druidess.
Druids, by nature, are jealous beings and this rejection by Damien infuriated Aphrodite. In her anger, she murdered him in his home and, at sunrise, brought his body to Eris.
Aphrodite held her smile in place as Eris broke before the shattered remains of her fiance. Imagine the Dark Druidesses surprise as Eris raged, "You have not won! You have seperated us in life, but I will one day join him in death! This proves that love is more powerful than the gods!"
Aphrodite hurried to Mt. Olympus and requested presence with the queen of the gods, Hera. Like Aphrodite, Hera too had become victim to her jealousy. Her husband, Zeus, gave himself to more women than history can count and Hera was willing to punish a mortal to vent her rage. Hera and Aphrodite both used their powers as Dark Druidesses to curse Eris.
Eris became immortal. Upon hearing this, Eris tried repeatedly to end her life. Throughout history, Eris has been 'killed' thirty-seven times. Once, during the French Revolution, Eris was beheaded and her body was placed in a trunk. Three men were to take this trunk to the river and cast it into the water, but on the way there, a knocking came from the trunk. Imagine their surprise when Eris stepped out of the trunk in one piece.
Though Eris became immortal, she did not share this glory of the gods. Hera and Aphrodite told everyone in the kingdom, even the gods, that Eris was the goddess of discord and that she spent her time weaving lies. No one would believe her story.
Time has changed Eris. Her once stunning black hair altered to a ghostly white. She has learned to train her body to defend herself, but never acquired the magic of the gods. Life is never-ending. Life is worthless.
And she will never see Damien again.
How She Got Here
Eris was working with a man by the name of Abramo Giordano in Italy when their was a rumor that her true identity would be discovered. In order to hide her secret, Giordano sent Eris to Japan after that faked her death in Italy. She is to stay in Japan for at least a year, being a senior in high school.
