**Race:** [[Half-Elves|Half‑Elf]] **Age:** 121 (elven middle age) **Gender:** Female **Core Personality:** Magnetic, poised, courting danger with a smile; every word a calculated play. **Location:** [[Voxiu]] – [[House of Suits Casino]] --- ### Appearance - **Build & Stature:** Tall, lithe, dancer’s grace. - **Hair:** Silver‑blonde arranged in perfect waves. - **Eyes:** Gold flecked, unreadable. - **Skin:** Pale with faint iridescence under light; a sign of costly glamours. - **Apparel:** Scarlet velvet gown veiled in card‑suit motifs; jeweled mask always in place after dusk. - **Distinguishing Features:** A crimson heart tattoo just behind her ear—House emblem. --- ### Voice & Speech - **Tone & Pitch:** Low, smooth contralto; measured like a song. - **Mannerisms:** Taps two fingers when thinking; never blinks when lying. --- ### Motivations & Goals - **Primary Motivation:** Keep the Casino untouchable—gilded, feared, and indispensable to Voxiu’s elite. - **Fears / Dangers:** Exposure of the House’s connections to Benton Brothers Banking. - **Personal Secrets:** Keeps a hidden “Ruin List” of patrons destroyed by the House—evidence enough to collapse the entire operation. --- ### Background - **Origin:** Born in [[Weinmark]] to a minor noble house; disinherited after scandal. - **History:** Became a courtesan, then an investor, finally recruited by the Bentons for her charisma. - **Current Occupation:** Master Host of the House, public manager and covert strategist. --- ### Associations - **Allegiances & Factions:** [[House of Suits Overview|House of Suits]]; financial allegiance to Benton Brothers. - **Allies & Friends:** [[Mr. Greenfelt – "The Diamond"|Mr. Greenfelt]] (Diamond), Iris Thornwill (bard). - **Rivals & Enemies:** [[Serpents Coil Overview|Serpent’s Coil]] operatives who encroach on casino shipping; the Spade (keeps her wary). - **Contacts & Networks:** Parliamentary donors, Voxiu aristocrats, Benton auditors. --- ### Notes & Flavor - Uses perfume of crushed rose & ozone. - Treats conversations as wagers; she keeps odds in her head.