OnyxReaper
Mind Over Metal, Metal Over Flesh
Name:
Meredith Jessail
Age:
17
Class:
Artificem
Program:
Dux
Caster Type:
Magum Spiritus
Tier:
Unum Forus
Title:
ADMsUf
Country of Origin:
The New Holy Roman Empire
Background:
Born of the relatively powerful Jessail family, Meredith's mother was a mistress of the Jessail family's head. Though she was not made aware of this in her earlier years, her mother having been offered a large sum to keep quiet over Meredith's heritage. The first eleven years of Meredith's life were as fine as they could be, she lived in a rural town with her mother on the outskirts of the NHRE, she was a precocious, boisterous child, walking the line between rebellious and caring. Her mother, Mary Madaline was a kind woman, though she would occasionally have periods of times where she was almost ethereal and distant in her actions, sudden bouts of dizziness and loss of responsiveness. It wasn't until Mary turned 12 that her mother truly took a turn for the worse, bedridden, she eventually fell into a coma and was hospitalized, however her care was expensive and Meredith was pushed to breaking point to be able to barely scrape together the funds for her mother, starving her self and selling off her families belongings in the process.
Luckily, or unluckily, depending on who is asked, only three weeks later after her mother fell into a coma, the four sons of the Jessail family, the only heirs were killed in a shooting orchestrated by an opposing family that held great vitriol against the Jessail's. A man, a driver for the Jessail family came to Mary's hospital room, where Meredith was sleeping. She was woken and given a simple offer. The Jessail family would cover the fees for Mary's illness and afford her the best treatment, however, the Jessail family were not an altruistic people. In return, Meredith would be brought into the Jessail family fold and would be trained, rigorously.
Fearful for her mother's health, Meredith could not deny their offer, she was shipped off to the capital of the NHRE, the Jessail family were never kind, nor were they cruel. The kept Meredith busy and reported to her earnestly on her mother's condition. 5 years passed, constant training and teachings in etiquette, politics, social manipulation and swordplay would have exhausted any other person, instead, Meredith merely kept cheerful, never losing her boisterous streak. She took puberty in her stride, with her inevitable rebellion being her escaping from the Jessail estate at night and indulging herself in the cities nightlife.
When she was inevitably caught in her early seventeens, the lack of progress in her understanding of global politics and difficulty grasping the intricacies of the Jessail Corporations duties and situation, it was decided that the girl would benefit most from time at the Augurium Academy, the Jessail tutor deeming themselves to be incapable of teaching a girl like Meredith.
Other:
Meredith is a mess of opposed personality traits and acting. For an honest girl, she has spent the last portion of her life being taught how to take advantage of others and be as manipulative as possible. Whilst she didn't enjoy these lessons, nor did she excel, she certainly didn't learn nothing from her tutors. At Augurium however, she has decided to at least be somewhat more honest with who she is, though she has also made a legally binding promise to uphold the Jessail name however she can during her time at the school.
Appearance:
Meredith is impeccably neat when in public, though her own room and appearance when in private is messy, whilst slim, Meredith is decently muscled, physically fit, but not particularly excelling in any aspect. She also stands at 5'6" and has always found distate in the fact that she stands shorter than mny others.
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