Princess Veronica Van Ness ni Aesin
Geda Fross of the Icicle Sky

Sidhe Wilder
Lady of the Icicle Sky
Ruler of the Principality of the Suncup Balm
Princess of the Shanghaied Ensemble of Royalty

Description


Mortal Seeming
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 134 lb.
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Long simple blonde
Clothing: Black casual
Comportment/Cadence: Reserved
Distinctions: A fantastically beautiful young woman of Nordic heritage and with the high cheekbones of royalty
Supernatural Qualities: Her presence both chills to the bones and enraptures with its pulsing glamour, like a frozen fjord with a churning maelstrom just under the icy surface; she is known and beloved as a powerful and just ruler of her faerie realm
Accoutrements: Moderate jewelry
Traits: Appearance 5 (dreamy); Surreal Beauty, Reputation

Fae Mien
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 135 lb.
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Eyes: Ice-blue
Hair: Long braided platinum-blonde
Clothing: White and blue promenade formal
Comportment/Cadence: Confident
Distinctions: A fantastically beautiful young woman of Nordic heritage and with the high cheekbones of royalty
Supernatural Qualities: Her presence both chills to the bones and enraptures with its pulsing glamour, like a frozen fjord with a churning maelstrom just under the icy surface; she is known and beloved as a powerful and just ruler of her faerie realm
Accoutrements: Moderate jewelry, including a queenly tiara
Traits: Appearance 7 (dreamy); Surreal Beauty, Reputation

"Oh, no, I don’t think so."

History


Date of Birth: January 21st, 1983
Home: Sointula, Malcolm Island, British Columbia, Canada
Family: Agnew and Iduna Van Ness (parents), Ivy (younger sister)
Chrysalis: Preordainment (even before the Chrysalis, even before the 2nd Resurgence, Veronica demonstrated strange talents and abilities that her parents turned a blind eye to and Ivy never quite grasped; the family lived in an isolated island village, her father a fisherman often at sea; well into her adolescence, the Aesin returned and were drawn to she and her sister, perhaps drawn by ancient bloodlines long forgotten, and in the moment of her change, her latent powers combined and she completely freaked out, dashing from home, inadvertently flash-freezing her entire village save Ivy—slaying hundreds of people at once in that heavy flash of Glamour), 1999
Mentor: none
The Test: Trial by Wit (Ivy helped the distraught Veronica flee Sointula across the ford onto Vancouver Island; the only Sidhe or fae at all in that area, save perhaps some uncaring Nunnehi, they were forced to rely on their memories of Arcadia and one another’s support to manage through the becoming of Sidhe ladies, eventually traveling to the mainland to find other fae, and eventually visiting Queen Laurel’s court, where they were Named and, to everyone’s surprise, the Dreaming revealed the sisters as Aesin princesses; Laurel—against Duke Rococo’s wishes—bestowed Vancouver Island as their principality to rule, and a number of interested fae accompanied them home)
Comrades: Ivy Van Ness, Erin Wallister, Holly Roff
Key Event #1: Awe & Wonder (with the aid of hardy commoners interested in seeking new holds and Dreamers, and her sister’s perennial support, Veronica learned the ropes of rulership, at least over her faerie demesnes known as the Suncup Balm; the bright girl and naturally powerful sorceress proved a quick study)
Key Event #2: Personal Tragedy (her power flared out of control on occasion, and she shunned all retainers and subjects for their own protection; Ivy became her proxy voice, and most of the fae understood the conflict; rumors that Duke Rococo sent Shadow Court provocateurs to capitalize on this weakness turned out unfounded, at least so far)
Key Event #3: War (dark chimerical ice-monsters crawled out of the northern waters and began to harass all fae of the island, so the Van Ness girls responded personally; Veronica was especially challenged, as her natural Kryos mastery was ineffective against ice elementals, forcing her to think on her toes and employ her wits and Arts in more creative ways; ultimately, the monsters were vanquished and their summoners—a circle of vengeful Nunnehi witch doctors—were settled with diplomatically, given swaths of territory most Kithain had little interest in anyway)
Transition: Defeat (Duke Rococo finally made his move against the Van Nesses, sending a Bogle conspirator to spread rumors and lies about Veronica’s past, some of which ironically struck close to the truth—and to that Thallain’s shock, resulted in Veronica’s punishment by furiously flash-freezing him to death; however, the subjects of Suncup called on her to abdicate despite Ivy’s defense of her sister, that while they largely trusted and adored her still, there were just "too many questions" now; Queen Serena then appeared and whispered of Veronica’s greater destiny to be fulfilled, and called the Van Ness girls into the Ensemble; Suncup was left in the hands of a capable regent, Lord Han Kendell ap Aesin; Veronica herself seemed dubious but Ivy supported Serena’s vision)

Remembrance


Magnitude: Veronica can remember many things back to the time of the Shattering.
Details: She pieced together the life of the faerie after her Chrysalis from memories of her royal life in Arcadia. Even there, she was an “ice princess”.

Chimera


Dagger
Appearance: A slender, very shiny, double-edged blade with a very sharp point and small guard—resembling an icicle more than a knife.
Origin: Inherent

Bunk Styles


Style: High Fantasy
Examples: Arcane chant, etch glyphs, crystal divination, break a mirror and gaze into shards

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
The Curse of Power


Princess Veronica was gifted with great power. With great power comes great doom.

Likelihood of Corruption


Average.

Though she has a strong moral center, she has a very grim past that still haunts her sleep, a flaw that could be widened upon to threaten her actual fate-marked destiny.

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