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Post by ShadowCatJen on Sept 4, 2015 13:31:31 GMT -5
Mynian Copperhand (Pronounced min-ē-an) In Game Portrait  Mynian's Personal Insignia and Makers Mark
Embroidered on all her works
created by High Herald
Race: Half-elf
Height: 5' 4 1/2" (163cm)
Body Type: Svelte with some curve.
Skin: Light tan.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Dark brown
Age Appearance: Human equivalent of someone in their mid 30s.
Finer Details: Her hair is slightly wavy with the length to tops of her shoulders. One cowlick of hair has a tendency to fall into her eyes. She goes mostly without makeup. Clean looking, bathes regularly. Her eyes are almond shaped with the size leaning more toward the human range than it does elven. The majority of her height is in her legs.
*Currently, one lock of hair is oddly shorter than the others by a hand's length. ((as of April 13th, 2019))
*Hair looks as if is has recently been slightly shortened, evened and trimmed. ((as of August 29th, 2019))
*Seems to always have rings under her eyes. ((as of January 6th, 2020))
Perceived Heritage: Looks more human than half-elven. The points of her ears and size of her eyes are not as pronounced as other half-elves are. She has a distinct lack of elven mannerisms and very rarely speaks another language other than common.
Dressing Habits: Her clothing styles lean towards human nobility or the richer merchant classes, but never into the realm of gaudy. If the outfit is not already close-necked she will wear a choker or something to cover it. Under the covering, unseen, she wears a thin metal lining. She's almost never seen without her biceps covered up. She'll wear small bits of jewelry from time to time, mostly when it matches the outfit.
Basic IC Information (things that can be found out just by talking with commoners, no lore check needed):
- She hails from Luskan
- In Valkur's Roar and some of the Western Reaches she's known by the populous as the Minister of The City Interior of Valkur's Roar. Outside of the Roar she is still more known for her talents as a tailor, dressmaker, seamstress, songstress, and that she is a "Minister of some sort".
Deeper Information (Can find out via RP)
Age: Has survived 55-ish winters. Exact birth date unknown. She marks Tarsakh 1 as a "cycle successfully survived".
Seldom Seen Details:
Scars - One long diagonal scar across her left hip. One small vertical scar above her right elbow. A scar on top of and under her left foot as if a blade or arrow had gone through the top of it. Small horizontal scar left side of her neck. ((As of 8/24/2019)) a cross shaped scar upon her right forearm, barely visible. ((As of 7/6/2020)) a scar is on the left side of her abdomen, a splotch as if someone plunged and then twisted a blade into her.
Tattoos - On her left bicep is a black cat with brownish-red eyes walking down her arm with a dagger in its maw. On her right bicep is a caricature of a grey wolf wearing dapper clothing. It's on its hind legs sporting a wide brimmed feathered hat, a cane with a large purple jewel atop it, and one of the fangs in its grin is a gold capped tooth.
Actual Heritage: Born from the pairing of two half-elves. Her elven, human (or otherwise) bloodlines have never been defined. She's never met her father. She's estranged from her mother.
Current In Game Description:
A mature looking half-elf woman.
Slightly almond shaped dark brown eyes glance around often. A cowlick of hair constantly falls in her face, but she pays it no mind. Her hair is a mass of black locks that fall in soft waves to her shoulders.
She is svelte with long legs that attribute to most of her height. Her movements seem sensible and smooth.
For the majority of the time she wears well tailored clothes and small bits of finery. One could almost say she has a noble bearing until she speaks and her soprano voice comes out with a thick Luskan accent.
Main Character Information Threads:
A Stitch In Time - Extended History
Darning the Patchwork - Story snippets for current things going on for Mynian
Journal of Mynian Copperhand - IC Journal that she carries on her
Songs By Copperhand - Songs Mynian has written
Other Threads:
Dice Games to Play - IC dice games using the dice roller |
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Post by ShadowCatJen on Mar 27, 2019 9:02:05 GMT -5
Short History:Mynian Copperhand didn't have the purest of upbringings. As a half-elf born to a poor woman in Luskan, she fended for herself until the age of 8 and began to live with a man named Marl Meade. It was from him that she learned the craft of tailoring and other less savory skills.
At 20 she left Luskan behind and wandered until she came to the small fishing village of Rivermoot in the Silver Marches. It was in the Marches that she established herself as a merchant and seamstress of some renown. After surviving the Time of Troubles in 1358 DR, she helped fully establish the Marches Trading Association, a merchant guild with aims to share their wealth with the poor and impoverished.
In 1367 DR, Mynian disappeared from Silverymoon and the Silver Marches. The Marches Trading Association was disbanded under allegations of black market dealings, extortion, blackmail, bribery of a noble, and illegal practice of necromancy.
Three years later, she arrived at the village of Isinhold (now Greatgaunt) in Cormyr. Having taken up musical practice on the road she established herself as a seamstress and songstress.
During the Western Reaches Accord, Mynian resided in Redmist initially as a barmaid at Talbot's Tavern. She somehow elevated to the position of Minister of Commerce for a short time before having a bounty placed on her head by Lord Bloodstil and the Scarlet Guard. At the same time she took part in the establishment of the Alizarin Academy of Bardic and Arcane Lore.
In 1373 DR, she disappeared from Cormyr.
Mid 1379 DR, Mynian returned to Cormyr for a few moonturnings before disappearing again.
In 1383 she returned, her aim to open a shop in Valkur's Roar. This was sidetracked by her getting involved in curing a Wild Magic issue that was centered around Zorastryl Keep in West Isinhold.
At the beginning of 1384 DR, for assisting with the curing of the Wild Magic she was offered the position of Minister of the City Interior of Valkur's Roar. She accepted the offer.Things Undecided About Mynian:While both of her parents are half-elven, the field is wide open as to what sort of bloodlines she possesses. Having never met her father and her mother being completely estranged from her, Mynian is ignorant of any blood ancestry she may have.
Though it isn't imperative this gets figured out I am open to OOC suggestion on what sort of blood she might have. The only defining factors are that her father was a con-artist and her mother came from a respectable family in Waterdeep. Please PM me with any thoughts or ideas. I am also willing to have any DMs mess with her on this.Possible Connections for Other Players to Use: There's a possibility for Mynian to have half-brothers or half-sisters out there due to the loose morals of her father. They would have to have some elven blood in them as her father is half-elven.
She's spent time in Luskan and in The Silver Marches at alternating points in her life. She may know someone from either place. Please refer to her expanded history to get ideas.
For example, the "lads" she grew up with (who were predominantly human, but other races were certainly in the ranks) and still live today likely have their own kids just coming of adventuring age. Some of them might have heard tell of "Departed Uncle Marl's niece Mynian" or had even met her as early as 1382 as "Aeden's Lost Sister".
Please PM me in either case before creating the character or allowing your current character to have previous knowledge of her through one of these means.
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Post by ShadowCatJen on Mar 27, 2019 9:33:23 GMT -5
Art Depicting What I or Others Think Myn Looks Like
These are not exact and are just here to help players paint a better picture of Mynian. I'm slowly, but surely, trying to find the original sources for all these pictures. If anyone happens to find the source please PM me with the details.
Side Note: I've always imagined Mynian to look something like Audrey Hepburn in her prime during the 1960's. Attitude and looks wise I also pull from Hedy Lamarr.
In her younger days in Luskan before she got the tattoos. From an artist known as Hito76 Putting on a performance somewhere in Cormyr. Mynian in finer noble wear. Perhaps when she was Minister? Close, though perhaps too elf-ish. Something more understated she might wear. All gussied up with make up and jewelry. Must be a party. Not a youngster. Something only those close to her heart get to see. Close, just missing the half-elf ears and scar on the left side of her neck. By Dashinvaine From the Heroes of Avalon game "Bard" card, just needs black hair and slightly pointed ears and it's a match.  Hair needs to be black, but this is close. |
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Post by ShadowCatJen on Jun 1, 2020 16:46:00 GMT -5
List of Little Things An ongoing list of little ticks and quirks about Mynian Copperhand. Unless your character has interacted with Mynian to the level of knowing these things, please consider this list to be OOC knowledge. If you are uncertain if your character should/shouldn't know something, just send me a PM or tell while in game to ask.
- Mynian is not a morning person. She needs a bath, some bean brew (kaeth/coffee) and some food before she can fully function in the morning.
- She loves large hot baths. If possible she'll go extravagant as possible with bathing oils and scented soap. She'd soak for hours if she can get away with it.
- Mynian has a sweet tooth. She has a hard time refusing desserts or treats when offered to her.
- For drinks, she prefers a rich bourbon for hard liquor. Her go-to nursing type drink is a honey mead, which she'll drink even while doing parchment work. For beer in general she'll lean toward the dwarven stout drinks. Wine makes her too easily tipsy so she'll try to drink it only on occasion or as a drink just before bed.
- While not a full phobia, Mynian has issues dealing with rats. Though able to face them, she will break out in a cold sweat and remain tense until certain there are no more in the area.
- She does not like having people standing behind her. She will find a wall, or a table or something to place at her back to prevent anyone from just walking into that space. She's also not fond of people she is unfamiliar with standing too unnecessarily close to her. Even less fond if they touch her in any manner without permission.
- Wasting food isn't something she's enamored of. If served more food than she can handle, she'll see if someone wants her left overs or do her best to finish it off herself.
- It's rare for Mynian to not have a book, ledger, or journal close at hand. She also always keeps on her a bit of writing coal to be able to write any information down quickly. |
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