Meaning: “Flower”
Derived from the Linnaea borealis otherwise known as the Twinflower.
Surname: Valiant
Maiden Name: Corbett
Nickname: Lynn (Given to her by her lover)
Gender: Female
Age: 32
Birthday: 26th February
Height: 5' 6”
Weight: 117lbs (53kg)
Blood type: A
Species: Human
Archetype: The Mother
Home town: Hafeld (Hay-feld)
Lynaea is a small town girl from a village on the outskirts of the Chalithe Vale. Since she came of age she decided to leave her village to see what the outside world had to offer. After meeting Isen she became a residence of Faleah (Fa-Lay) the City of Oaths where she lives the rest of her days.
After the world was thrown into chaos through the overuse of magic, the cities are no longer what they use to be. They are broken and desolate but those who survived have slowly started to build up to a better future, learning to live without magic. Although the cities are small and isolated the community is very close knit and although far, have good communication with the surrounding residence resulting in a positive network of trade.
Occupation: Seamstress / Tailor
Back in her hometown of Hafeld, Lynaea was the daughter of a Tailor and became her father's counterpart as a seamstress along with her mother. After leaving the village she found work where she could, working at the market stalls. She then eventually set up her own business in her current place of residence continuing her role as a seamstress with the added responsibilities of being a tailor. She earns a reasonable income through her shop located in the market district and through trading goods with other towns, which also results in good connections and regular customers.
By working as a seamstress, she has developed a great sense of time management and organisation. Her job also allows her to apply her natural talent for creativity and imagination, which is the unique selling point for her business and ultimately her products as they are beautifully presented and original in design. Her job has however given her quite the “perfectionist” outlook on everything she does, resulting in her becoming very critical of herself.
From a young age she was taught by her parents to study the art of making and typically spent most of her days growing up studying fabrics, textiles and fashion. She has since become highly dexterous and has a good eye for materials and design.
Personality:
Lynaea is a kind; benevolent and strong-willed woman who since entering married life is blindly devoted to her family. She is a very graceful and self-sacrificing individual who upholds her responsibilities as both a wife and a mother no matter the cost. She is at times hard to pin down, because she is quite mysterious, elusive and very indecisive as she has many personal conflicts. She also burdens herself with the feelings and problems of others as her sensitivity leads to her with an inability to reject others and is always compelled to help where she can. This makes her a very approachable individual as she holds limitless love and nurturing for those around her, giving off a feeling of warmth and welcoming about her.
Being a sensitive person, her inner conflicts of temperament and emotions are quite noticeable as she is constantly battling with herself to find a middle ground. She feels the extremes of emotions and sometimes comes across as overly sensitive resulting in her indecisive nature. However contrasting to these qualities, she is steadfast in her beliefs and willing to fight for what matters most to her. She is very intimidating and displays a stubborn side in her strongest form.
Distinguishing qualities: Positive and Negative
ñ Compassionate
Over-sensitive
ñ Adaptable
Indecisive
ñ Accepting Self-pitying
ñ Devoted
ñ Creative
Primary motivators: New knowledge, Discovery, Grounding and Purpose
Likes: Discovery, Exploration, Learning, Family life, Romance and Advising.
Dislikes: Bad manners, Rejection and Confrontation,
Family:
ñ Parents:
Mother: Celeste (Ke-lee-st) Father:
Saelon (Say-len)
Lynaea is an only child who never knew the joys of having siblings but she was however very close to her parents. The family business was initially what brought her, and her parents - particularly her father - quite close. They seemed to share the same level of creativity, skill and enjoyment for the baking allowing them to understand each other on a different level. Her parents were very proud of her interest in the business with a hope that she would some day take over but Lynaea's heart yearned to learn more about the outside world. When she came of age she wanted to leave the village however her parents didn't approve. Frustrated and upset that her parents wouldn't respect her decision and allow her freedom, combined with her father's eagerness to inherit and run the family business, she ran away to seek a life of her own and one day receive their blessing.
Since falling in love and gradually building up a stable life of her own, her parents realised they were wrong from wanting to keep her from finding her own dreams. They apologised for their selfishness and made the effort to make up for lost time by regularly meeting Lynaea and her family, spending quality time together.
ñ Spouse: Isen Valiant
(Eye-zun)
Lynaea's relationship with Isen runs very deep as their relationship developed through what was originally a friendship. Due to the nature of the progression from friends to lovers, they share a deeper level of understanding for one another that other's would long for.
Lynaea and Isen met as a result of Lynaea's travels and urge for discovery and new knowledge after leaving her home town. She stumbled upon him in the City of Illusions where she returned a personal possession of his, after losing it among the crowds of people. From this day onwards they met up regularly as friends and grew closer to each other over time.
They lived a difficult life, as there were issues with Lynaea’s parents at the beginning. They also struggled for work and drifted from city to city until finally settling in Faleah (Fa-lay) the City of Oaths where they set up a tailor business. They lived in a flat located above the shop and started a comfortable life together and eventually started a family. They had a son who they named Elson after Isen’s father. At this point Lynaea’s parents realised that she was truly happy and didn’t want to be absent grandparents. So, they made peace with the couple and are involved quite a lot in their day-to-day life especially concerning their son Elson.
ñ Children:
Son: Elson
Elson is an only child who until recently was a very healthy and active boy. Elson, for some reason has always favoured his father over his mother making Lynaea’s job very difficult in terms of brining him up. Isen is usually always away from home as he is part of the knight’s watch for the town and worked very long days and long nights. He eventually went missing and was assumed dead leaving Lynaea and Elson to continue on. This left both Elson and Lynaea in a really bad state of depression but as the only parent left Lynaea brought in on herself to stay strong for Elson despite his cold attitude towards her.
Appearance:
Lynaea is strikingly beautiful and innocent in appearance and could be compared to that of a fair maiden. She has short brown hair and green eyes to both contrast and compliment the soft tones of her hair, complete with a fair complexion.
She wears a lot of loose hanging clothing and has quite a build up of layers. Her clothing mainly consists of fabrics and leathers enough to provide her with protection but not too overboard and heavy on her frame.
The colour palette chosen for her is based on the Linnaea borealis in which her name derives from. Tones of pink also compliment her personality and motherly disposition, as it is a feminine and delicate colour denoting warmth, romance and tenderness.
How the Character is Involved in the Story?
Character's role: Heroine
In what way has the character changed through their journey?
Through the events that took place prior to the abuse of magic, her husband went missing and is assumed dead therefore she had to learn to cope on her own and developed a strong sense of independence that she didn't have before.
During the journey she learn the truth about her husbands disappearance and finds closure, peace and emotional stability.
Throughout the journey she also develops a strong bond with her only son as they work through quarrels and emotional struggles bringing them closer and allowing a better understanding of one another.
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