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Ophelia de Valois

Il y a longtemps que je t'aime Jamais je ne t'oublierai.-- ***À la claire Fontaine***

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General Information

♛ Full Name: Ophelia de Valois
♛ Pronunciation: oh - f ee - l ee - ah
♛ Age: 23
♛ Titles: Duchesse of the Empire of the Veredun
♛ Gender: Female
♛ Sexuality: Heterosexual
♛ Nationality: Veredunian
♛ Profession: Classical Musician, internationally acclaimed violinist, Demi-soloist at the Veredunian National Ballet, internationally acclaimed equestrian champion (dressage)
♛ Face Claim: Barbara Palvin

Appearance

Truth be told, Ophelia looks as if she stepped out of the pages of a fairy tale or a fashion magazine- tall and lean in stature; perfect, blemish-free, porcelain-white skin, luscious chocolate brown hair that cascade down to her waist, and impossibly blue eyes. But more than her appearance, it is her personality and her naturally enchanting demeanor that leads to people falling impossibly head-over-heels for her. Graceful, cultured and charming, Ophelia personifies the very ideals of Veredunian excellence in the best possible way.

➵ Height: colored text
➵ Hair: Wavy, Waist-length
➵ Hair Color: Chocolate Brown
➵ Eye Color: Sapphire Blue
➵ Body Type: Tall, lean, athletic

Personality

Traits: elegant, poised, cultured, graceful, charismatic, calm, composed, relaxed, open-minded, compassionate, kind-hearted, fluid, low-key manipulative, loyal, benevolent, sympathetic, altruistic, stubborn, morally-strong, agreeable,slightly impressionable, perceptive, adaptable, luxurious, slightly vain, hard-working, disciplined, naive, innocent, genuinely tries to see the best in people at all times, far too trustworthy for her own good, self-conscious, insecure.

Likes: her house, diamonds, rare jewels, tailored clothes, tulle, soft shades, monochromatic color pallets, gold, white, ballet, classical fairy tales, mythology, classical romantic novels, poetry, learning languages, watching movies in different languages, old movies, horses, animals, cool weather, snow, spring, fall, renaissance art, renaissance music, piano, violin, ballroom dancing, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Mozart, Equestrian culture, Equestrian fashion, Cartier, Christie's, shopping, classic fashion houses and brands, traveling, fashion weeks, floral scents, green tea, floral tea, dark chocolate, rose, sangria, swimming, pink roses, art, painting, sketching, making sculptures, visiting museums and art galleries, old buildings, libraries, her family, Veredun, Veredunian deserts and cakes, baking, Veredunian fashion, efficiency, loyalty, mountains, helping people, loyalty.

Dislikes: Negative attention, manipulation, deception, lies, unnecessary cruelty, false rumors about her, betrayal of her trust, chilies, loud prints, malicious intent, ruthlessness as a trait, messy and unorganized places, people thinking negatively of her, disappointing people, laziness, lethargy, excuses, party culture, hard liquor, drugs, smoking, injections, animal cruelty, heat, beaches, ignorance, chauvinism, modern day rap and hip-hop music, poor quality of clothes, fake diamonds, coffee, black tea, modern art, being taken advantage off, people who take advantage of her, social climbers, those who offend her family and Veredun, neon colors, fried cuisine, being late, people who dislike hard work, being dependent on other people.

Biography

Ophelia de Valois is the princess of the Valois bloodline- the one that everyone loves to fawn over. In an environment of strong, intimidating women, Ophelia is uncharacteristically soft and unambitious- she really has no intention of getting involved in Veredunian administration, or amusing political influence and power for herself. Cultured and compassionate, Ophelia grew up with a deep respect for nature and an adoration of Veredunian culture. She grew up in the center of attention and spotlight as a child prodigy- a violinist, she was performing publicly as early as the age of 7.

But life was not always as happy as Ophelia may have wanted it to be. Her parents died when she was still a child because of which, Ophelia was raised largely by her grandparents. Distant and aloof, Ophelia spent more time with her maids and servants as opposed to her own grandparents- classic, rich girl problems right? Because of this, she tried to keep herself as entertained as possible by taking up as many activities as possible- learning languages, playing classical musical instruments, reading, learning ballet, ridding horses- anything to keep her mind of the evident loneliness. Growing up in arguably one of the most beautiful palaces of Veredun, the Château de Fontainebleau, Ophelia was largely isolated from urban settlements, which meant that she grew up without other children around her. Thus, Ophelia's activities were her way of keeping her mind occupied.

Château de Fontainebleau

At the age of 14 however, her life changed. For the first time, she found someone her own age. Near the Château de Fontainebleau was the Avon military base. Usually it was of no real consequence to her- people would come and go every year as they completed their military service. But when she was 14, for the first time, there was someone around her age at the military base- Erik von Rothschild. Ophelia ran into Erik for the first time in the woods- she was ridding her horse, and she found him swimming in a nearby pond. Curious, she decided to talk to him. Since then, both of them made it a point to meet each other regularly. She learned that he was stationed at the base while he completed his service and like her, he craved the company of someone around his age. Thus began an unlikely friendship. This friendship eventually blossomed into relationship a few months later.

In many ways, Erik was good for Ophelia. He brought genuine excitement into her life. He'd push her to do things she normally wouldn't consider doing- he made her adventurous. With him, she learned how to trust and rely on herself. But there were bad things too. Ophelia being the sheltered child she was had no idea how to deal with Erik's wild streak. She tried to keep up at first but that just resulted in her being put in increasingly comprising positions- she'd be discovered partying with him an his friends, often intoxicated. Her own family was not happy to say the least. Because it was Veredun, none of these scandals were published (yay press censorship!). But that hardly meant that the Valois bloodline approved. Empress Catherine most certainly did not.

Eventually, his wild lifestyle began to impact her own life. She soon found that she was loosing her discipline, threatening her future with ballet, equestrian sports and music. By the third year, their relationship was already strained due to obvious tensions from both sides. Ophelia was unable to keep up with his wild lifestyle and found his carefree attitude disturbing. He had no structure to his life, no real goals or aspirations at the time. Additionally, when Erik did complete his service, he was placed into the navy which meant that he was often psychically inaccessible for long periods of time. The distance and lack of communication had a tremendous impact on their relationship. Eventually, they broke up, but remained on cordial terms. After they broke up, Ophelia found her career turning for the better. After her military service, she was accepted as at the Veredunian National Ballet- her childhood dream. As she got older, she worked her way up to a demi-soloist- one of her proudest accomplishments till date.

Within Veredun, Ophelia is a beloved cultural icon, and a famous socialite of course. Renowned for her love of rare jewels, diamonds and for her loyal patronage to jewelry houses such as Cartier, Ophelia's social media handles are quite popular. Not that this has much of an impact on her at all. For someone as famous as her, Ophelia is notoriously oblivious, to the point of concern. Far too truth-worthy, Ophelia's relatives (and Empress Catherine of course), tend to be exceedingly overprotective of her. Most of the time it is her cousin Adelaide de Valois who looks out for Ophelia. Of course, Adelaide's way of "looking out" for her cousin is what some may call a bit too... extreme. Adelaide not only is married to Empress Catherine's favored grandson (and a speculated contender for the role of Empress Catherine's successor), but is also exceedingly close to his cousin, Anastasia- another one of Empress Catherine's grandchildren and rumored to be the strongest prospective candidate for the role of Empress Catherine's successor. In short, Adelaide is one of the most influential women in Veredun and only part of that is due to the last name of her husband. And just by association, that puts Ophelia in one of the most powerful positions within Veredunian society as well. But this comes at a great cost as well. Shielded all her life, Ophelia has truly never experienced anything negative while being in the center of public life- an oxymoronic statement when applied to anyone else but Ophelia. Carefully shielded from all criticism, Ophelia tends to be extremely naive, overly sensitive and almost immature in the way she processes criticism- a sharp contrast from her usual, enchanting self.

Nevertheless, it came as no real surprise when Empress Catherine announced that Ophelia would be marrying Anatole Koltovsky- one of her grandsons, and the youngest son of her daughter Elisabeth- Veredun's future Empress. After all, Ophelia is one of the Valois Family's most cherished possessions, and naturally she would be married to someone who is deserving of her only (well... he tries anyway).

Inspiration

Ophelia's Instagram