Player information.•
Name: Robin
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Age: 33
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Contact: gmail: Rschwartz84@gmail.com, Plurk: Rschwartz501
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Other characters: Gyda Ragnarsdottir
Character information.•
Character name: Anne of Cleves
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Canon: The Tudors
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Age: 25
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Canon background: link•
OC world information:n/a
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Abilities: Like most noblewomen, Anne was raised to look after a household, to manage servants, and accounts. She’s quick to learn languages, and has a talent for reading faces. She’s skilled in embroidery, taking it as a hobby and a means to embellish and sew presents for her friends and family.
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Strengths:Intelligence: Coming from a sheltered life and not formally educated, it would be wrong to assume Anne is simple or slow. After just a few weeks she’s able to speak conversational English, and though kept in the dark about the political situations in the Court, Anne’s perception is sharp enough for her to realize the danger even when kept in the dark.. She’s sharp enough to know when her station (or even her life) in England is in jeopardy, however much she’s not sure of the outcome. A more superficial extension of this trait is her ability to win at card games, implying she’s able to read and play a person’s bluff.
Graciousness; Deep down, Anne wants nothing more than to have a loving family and a comfortable household. As a married woman, she takes her role as counselor and lady of the house very seriously. She makes a point of being generous and courteous to her guests and family, and treats her servants with a fair but firm hand. Dangerous as the court is with politics, Anne’s behavior and manner create a universal feeling of respect from those around her, and it’s even admitted by her Catholic stepdaughter that she finds Anne more respectable as a queen then her successor.
Pragmatism: For all her hopes and fears, Anne is more practical and realistic than romantic. Her trying to play the marriage to Henry as a satisfying one is less about denial, and more the awareness that to bring it to the light would be humiliating for them both. She doesn’t try to convert her step daughter to her faith because she knows she’ll never replace her mother; instead, she tries to arrange a marriage between her and her cousin, aware that Mary needs to have a family of her own. When it’s clear that her marriage to Henry is over, her refusing to fight might make her seem as a doormat,, but she’s too aware of the examples made by previous wives, and is painfully aware that there is little leeway in her corner to fight. Embarrassing as agreeing to the divorce is, Anne knows well enough it could be worse if she were to resist.
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Weaknesses:guarded: Living with a strict, overbearing brother, and then to a king who didn’t love her, Anne is slow to let her guard down and slow to open. Experience has told her that around unpredictable people, one wrong word or move could easily be used against her, and so even in situations were she’s clearly stressed or worried, she’ll put on a show of nothing being wrong. She knows the right thing to say and react, so she’ll hide behind her dignity until she realizes it’s safe to be herself.
Prone to nervous fear: Anne’s biggest weakness is her anxiety and nerves. For all she tries to hide and look composed, when she’s scared or worried, she’s prone to shaking, rambling, or frozen with fear. To compound matters, she usually finds herself imagining the worst, fearing for her life and future, even if they’re unwarranted.
Poor self esteem: On the outside, Anne is fully aware of her family and heritage; inside, however, her self esteem has taken a beating. Married to a king who finds her disgusting and a court that finds her strange and uncouth, she believes the failed marriage is her fault and is too unsure of what to do to repair things-if it’s even able to be done. When she dresses more like an English woman, it’s clear by her body language that she doesn’t feel pride in herself, but more putting on a show to earn approval. She doesn’t enjoy being put solely in the spotlight, feeling herself constantly judged for her appearance or behavior in some manner. She feels herself as disgusting, and even when she’s free from Henry, feels that no man will want her afterwards.
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Nightmares:At her present canon point, Anne’s fear is her marriage failing. Her brother’s placed the alliance with England on her shoulders, and it’s lack of consummation and her husband’s clear disgust of her is constantly on her mind. Failure in both means a failure in duty and a falling of her brother’s hopes of alliance.
More than that, Anne fears what her husband might do to her once he decides to end the marriage. Given what happened to his first two wives, and how his third died from supposed neglect, she doesn’t consider it paranoid to believe that he might find a quiet, less complicated way to get rid of her-and no one would say anything in her defense.
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Network sample:Anne wasn't so sure this wasn't just some dream, brought on by perhaps the same madness that took her father, or perhaps the strain of her marriage to Henry. To find herself in a dome under the sea, the room and home provided for her-to say nothing of the people being 'held' with her or the items provided. The woman who spoke to her had no reason to lie; she was a stranger and Anne could think of no political, or even joking, reason for her to lie. The English seemed to love their jokes, but even for a joke this was too elaborate.
A part of her wished to remain in her quarters, unsure how she might deal with crowds in her current mood. The other part, still not sure about meeting people, was too curious for her own good, and did wish to explore the Domes inspite of her better judgement.
The dark cloak she wore covered the rich, cloth gold of her gown, in a way she hoped would not attract attention to herself or that she was traveling without a guard or escort. She wasn't hungry, everything was still too strange and she felt too strained to eat anything. Instead, she hovers near the bonfires, listening for the stories, while wondering where the strange, haunting music was coming from.
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Prose sample:[The feed shows a woman dressed in a heavily embroidered cloth of gold gown, her brown hair pinned and fitted with a gold headdress. Her expression is confused and doubtful and when she speaks, her german accent is all too clear.]Ah..good greetings..is this truly a means of sending messages and communications? I have been tricked before and I do not appreciate a second time.
