D'Arc, Jehanne

[Jehanne D'Ay]

Jehanne D'Arc

”Now What Would You Have Me Do/I Wait To Hear Your Voice”

”Forgive Me All My Blindnesses/My Weakness And Unkindnesses”


.:-[THE BASICS]-:.

Jehanne D'Arc:
Nickname: Jehanne La Pucelle, La Pucelle D'Orleans
Date Of Birth: January 6 1412
Sex: Female
Nationality: French
Civil Stat: Agalma
Employment/Work: Unemployed
Residence: Former owner's residence in Elysia
Playby:Astrid Berges-Frisbey

.:-[WHAT'S IN THE MIRROR]-:.

Height:5'2"
Weight:103 Lbs
Body Shape: Sturdy, well muscled but not overly so.
Skin Tone: Tanned from years spent outside.
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Blue
Basic Tone Of Voice:Low and husky, with a definite thick French accent

Looks Jehanne is short and small, though she has a sturdy build. Her eyes, which are bright blue, are large and wide, giving her an innocent expression. Because of her small size, and the effects of SETH, she looks a lot younger than her nineteen years. She has long, thin fingers, part of the reason she's such a good seamstress. Her hair is black and was cut short in a bowl cut. Now it's even shorter, as it was shaved prior to her execution.

Style of Clothing
Prior to her arrest, she wore the mens' clothes of her period--doublet and hose, laced together via a series of points and laces, which are a series of holes at the base of the doublet and the top of the hose, joined together by stout leather cords, threaded through the holes and tied. Over the doublet and hose, Jehanne wore a long-sleeved knee length gown. She was also fond of hats. Her armor was white, which means that it lacked any carvings. In addition to the armor, she wore a light coat of chain-mail. Since her imprisonment, she maintained her mens' clothes--briefly exchanging them for a long dress--but she now wears a long shift, the garment she was placed in for her execution.

Body Mods and other Distinct Features– Piercings, Tattoos and Scars Jehanne has two scars--one on her left shoulder and the other on her right thigh. Both are puncture wounds, supposedly from two arrows that pierced her. The shoulder wound came from the battle at Orleans and the thigh wound from the battle at Paris. She also has extensive scarring on her feet and legs from the fire.

.:-[THE WINDOW TO THE SOUL]-:.

Sexual Preference: Heterosexual
Religion: Catholic
Traits: Stubborn, persistent, determined, sweet, arrogant, judgmental, outspoken.

Personality

First and foremost, Jehanne is a deeply religious Roman Catholic. Her faith matters more to her than anything else. She attends Mass and receives the Sacraments as often as she can, and she prays and goes to Confession at every available opportunity. Her deep religiosity means that she has strict moral standards to which she holds herself—and everyone else. Though timid by nature, Jehanne has a habit of rebuking those around her for their faults. As a result, she often comes across as judgmental and prudish, especially when she’s in the middle of telling someone off for their behavior. Raised to be honest, Jehanne can also seem quite blunt, as she has no sense of tact and will answer questions posed to her as truthfully as she can.


Besides her religion, Jehanne loves and is devoted to her Voices—three disembodied entities who speak to her from out of a bright light. She calls them her saints and says that they are Saint Michael, Saint Margaret and Saint Catherine. Only she can see and hear them. Because of these saints--and others' lack of belief about them--Jehanne is a very guarded person. She does not trust easily and is slow to open up about her Voices.


Because of this, it can take her a while to warm up to people and she often comes across as timid and awkward. Her suspicious nature means that if she is betrayed by someone, she doesn’t usually allow that person to get close. Though she can sometimes be blunt, especially when she's scolding someone, Jehanne usually remains polite and respectful, particularly to persons in authority. Her odd personality—suspicious and loud one minute and quiet and timid the next—makes her difficult to get to know, however once that’s managed, Jehanne is a very loyal person. She cares deeply for her family, her king, and her troops, and will go to almost any lengths to protect them. This would extend to the friends that she makes now.

Her Voices have also made her somewhat arrogant, with their granting of her special mission. Because of this, she has overcome a lot of her natural shyness in order to do what her Voices want. Sometimes she can be very demanding and harsh if she feels that she is being kept from doing something her Voices have told her to do. She doesn't take kindly to being ignored and this more than anything else causes her to lose her temper and lash out--though she is mediately contrite afterwards.

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*Going to Mass
*Praying
*Studying battle strategy

Likes
*Her Saints
*Praying
*The color blue
*Flowers
*Most animals
*Being outside
*Sunshine
*Talking
*Stained glass

Dislikes
*Thunderstorms
*Being kept inside
*The dark
*Immorality
*Modern things
*Not seeing her family

Fears
*Displeasing her Saints
*Committing mortal sin
*Never seeing her Saints again
*Fire
*The dark
*Being locked up
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.:-[KNOWLEDGE MAKES US WHO WE ARE]-:.

Skills:
Mastered Languages:She only speaks medieval French, though she knows a little Latin, in the form of two prayers, the Ave Maria and the Pater Nostre, and the Credo, though she's only recently learned what the words mean.
Old Places Of Employment or Expertise: She believes she served as one of the captains of King charles VII's armies.
Talents: Sewing, spinning thread, passable swordplay.
Hobbies: She doesn't really have any, though her sewing might count as she's quite proud of it and often sews or spins to relax.

.:-[SHOW ME WHAT YOU'VE GOT]-:.

Favorite Thing: Her two rings--one a plain band given to her by her brothers, the other a brass or low-grade gold band with three crosses and Jhesus Maria carved onto the band; Her banner--whtie with fleur de lys stitched onto the background, and a picture of God holding the world in His hands surrounded by angels. The picture's in the middle of the banner; Her sword with five crosses on the blade. Supposedly she was led to it by Saint Catherine.
Accessories: She doesn't have any of her possessions with her.
Weapons: Her sword with the five crosses, as well as a sword that she took from a Burgundian soldier.
Important Belongings: Her rings, which are described above.
Pets and Animals: Her warhorses given to her by Charles VII, though she doesn't have them now.

.:-[HISTORY SHOWS US WHERE WE HAVE BEEN]-:.

Place Of Birth: Domremy, France
Family: Jaques D'Arc-Father, Isabelle D'Arc--mother, Jacquem D'Arc--brother, Catherine D'Arc--sister, Jehan D'Arc--brother, Pierre D'Arc--brother
Old Friends, Lovers and Other Relationships: Her soldiers, King Chalres VII, Duke D'Alencon, La Hire, a fellow captain, Hauviette and Mignette, childhood friends of hers.

Background:

Jehanne D'Arc is not really the famous French saint, although she believes she is and would not understand why anybody would doubt her on this. The man who purchased her from Levine Industries did so out of a desire to create an exhibit, ran from his home. He intended to create a sort of living history museum, where paying guests could come through and speak with famous historical figures. His house itself is quite old, full of antiques that he salvaged over the years.


However, the funds never materialized and the man, known simply as Alexander to Jehanne, could not bear to part with his possession. Quite simply, he had grown rather attached to the quirky girl and came to see himself as her adopted grandfather. Besides not having the funds to continue the project, Alexander also lacked the funds to pay Levine Industries to take Jehanne back, another reason he chose to keep her around. Now, she is simply trying to learn about this strange world she found herself in.

Jehanne believes herself to be the famous French saint, so some information about her predecessor is necessary. She was born in 1412 to Jacques and Isabelle D'Arc. When she was 12 or 13, her Voices appeared to her, telling her at first to be a good girl, then later that she had to raise the siege of Orleans, and see the French king Charles VII crowned king of France. She succeeded in both and continued her attempts to drive the English from France. In 1430 she was captured by the Burgundians outside of Compaigne. She was put on trial and was eventually executed in 1431. Jehanne believes that she was rescued from the middle of the fire after she passed out by Alexander.

[Alice Locke]

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