Baronette Shannon Ransford ni Liam
Po Gnath of the Forgotten Brake

Sidhe Wilder
Peer of Caer Redwood
Lady of the Forgotten Brake
Princess of the Shanghaied Ensemble of Royalty

Description


Mortal Seeming
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 135 lb.
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Long braided brown
Clothing: Black casual
Comportment/Cadence: Confident
Distinctions: A wildly gorgeous and curvy woman in her mid-20s, self-assured and determined in poise and drive
Supernatural Qualities: none
Accoutrements: Light jewelry
Traits: Appearance 5 (buxom)

Fae Mien
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 136 lb.
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Long braided brown
Clothing: White archaic
Comportment/Cadence: Confident
Distinctions: A wildly gorgeous and curvy woman in her mid-20s, self-assured and determined in poise and drive
Supernatural Qualities: Her splendor is evinced by her noble features: high cheekbones, canted ears, and vibrant eyes, all of which no one can ever forget
Accoutrements: Light jewelry
Traits: Appearance 7 (buxom); Cleared Mists

"This strange and wonderful world is full of such a diversity of life."

History


Date of Birth: September 18th, 1979
Home: Alameda, San Francisco, California, United States
Family: Thomas and Meredith Lansford (parents), Jessica (older sister)
Chrysalis: Preordainment (middle class upbringing in the Bay Area, though beautiful, athletic, smart, and popular, she got that way through effort rather than being a natural anything; when she graduated high school, she had scholarships lined up, and during a celebration bash with her pals they got drunk and stupid and she fell into the bay, nearly drowning; when her friends managed to rescue her, she was no longer just Shannon…), 1997
Mentor: Duke Aeon Cassian ap Fiona
The Test: Trial by Knowledge (her friends didn’t recognize the flare of Glamour but her memories already poured in, and she broke abruptly from them to seek out the local freehold and lord; the young Liam’s confidence earned Aeon’s trust and he accepted her into his court, ensuring she re-learned the proper protocols of the fae and Escheat before her Naming pronounced her proper legacy role)
Comrades: Karen Edwards, Regina Attenberry, Autumn Shipp, Heather Chapeau
Key Event #1: Awe & Wonder (though grateful for the generous guidance from the Fiona lords of Pacifica, she still had mortal ambitions to pursue, and went to college and grad school afterwards, all while attending fae ceremonies and parties, helping where required; such a busy life demanded she cut off all her former human friends and family, ironically)
Key Event #2: Awe & Wonder (her scientific career and studies took her abroad to Africa to study the great apes in the wild and observe their family-bonding behaviors; she learned how to balance her human and fae lives while apart from the courts by letting her mind wander and drift or practicing the poetry of describing the exotic wonders she saw while abroad)
Transition: Shift in Purpose (while her career continued to thrive, she couldn’t always traipse through the jungle, and had to accept teaching hours at the university as part of her tenure track; while teaching at Berkeley, her desires wandering again, Queen Serena visited in her sleep and promised echelons of wonder if she subscribed to the Ensemble, including acquaintance with exotic Gallain who could help her future surveys; with no particular obligations or loyalty to Pacifica, Shannon agreed)

Remembrance


Magnitude: Shannon’s memories are limited, extending only back to about the time of the Resurgence.
Details: Her vague memory of Arcadia indicates only that she was a noble in an oathbroken House and that she needed to keep herself close to the Liam’s few allies, like the Fiona.

Chimera


Dagger
Appearance: A simple double-edged knife meant for self-defense.
Origin: Inherent

Retinue


Names: Yvonne Sellers
Roles: House Servant (grad student)

Bunk Styles


Style: Magic Realism
Examples: Herbal remedies, talking to animals, palmistry, whispering to the spirit world, beat the drums

Significant Others


The Shanghaied Ensemble of Royalty is a massive collective of "fairy princesses" to which she blithely and merrily belongs. Visit this link for the full skinny:

Weakness
Pick a World


Shannon loves her scientific work. It is not at all inherently banal, especially given the travel and immersion requirements. If anything, it could provide a useful connection to Gallain fae. However, trying to live two lives at once is impossible and would tear her apart. If she chooses her human side, her faerie soul will die forever. Yet, if she chooses the faerie life, she'd be miserable. What to do, what to do...?

Likelihood of Corruption


Low.

Shannon keeps busy with scientific work and her close faerie friends only.

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