Lily Stafford-Xephier, Kadzait Beta

Birth Name (Name Guidelines): Lily Stafford (Xephier)
Aliases: none
Place of Birth: Edinburgh Scotland
Age: (real and apparent) (see the age breakdown here) real = 86, apparent = 52.5 (gifted at 19). Male/Female: Female
Current Occupation: Wife, Kadzait Beta (Canberra)
Past Occupation: (If different from above): Mother, Kadzait Beta, heiress

Appearance

Hair Color: Dark brown with copper highlights
Length and Style: Long, waist-length, loose curls
Eye Color: Green
Skin Color: Pale
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 165 lbs
Nationality: Mixed Scottish/English
Race: (I.E. Vampire, Werewolf, human etc.) Werewolf
Body Type: Lithe, willowy
Gifted Form (Werewolf): Snow white

Description (if an NPC) or name of your creator(if a PC) ( Please be as specific as possible, who your creator/gifter was, why he chose to change you, where is he/she now?): Lily was raised with the Pack by her paternal grandfather Gavin Stafford. Gavin didn’t force her to become Amaroq and Lily remained undecided on the subject until meeting and falling in love with Liam Xephier at age 19. She asked her grandfather to Gift her at that time, knowing Liam was interested but would never take her seriously as a human.

Personal Questions

1. Describe your character's personality: Lily has always been a calm steadying presence for the people in her life. She is steadfast, constant, observant, and loyal, but at the same time not docile or timid. She will focus on her goals and stubbornly pursue them until they are obtained or somehow removed from realistic reach.

2. Describe how your character would appear to a stranger (I.E. typical dress, way they carry themselves etc.): Lily always carries herself with grace and poise, and remains composed and assured under most circumstances. Years of dealing with her mercurial, unstable husband have left her adaptable and accommodating though not at all weak-willed. She appears somewhat frail or fragile, but couldn’t be farther from either. The seasoned fighter may notice her exceptional balance and alertness, and realize that her fragile appearance is the cover for a far deeper strength.

3.What does your character like? Flowers, particularly her namesake, music of all kinds, reading and writing, theatre, hiking, animals, aromatherapy.

4. Dislike? Technology (cell phones in grocery stores, people who can’t so much as walk out the door without their laptops or blackberries), traffic, crowds, tourists, commercialization.

5. (For humans) Describe what abilities you see your character having if they were turned. N/A

6. What are your fears? (please choose and explain 3 minimum): Snakes; as a child, Lily’s older brother (now deceased) used to tease and torment her. Once he put a garter snake in her bed. While the creature was harmless, it had a lasting impression on Lily.

Losing Aidan; One of Lily’s greatest fears was realized when Liam and Aidan faced each other. Lily adored her son, still adores him, but has always felt that her loyalty must always be to Liam. Aidan’s estrangement from his immediate family has caused her more grief than she’s been able to admit to anyone; certainly not to Liam, whose sanity weighs more and more upon Lily’s shoulders.

The fall of the Staffords; Lily’s lineage is a long and proud one. Not only her Gifted line, but her human ancestry as well. Both go back for centuries and the Staffords have built themselves a vast empire. Founded in shipbuilding, they branched out in all directions. Staffords have historically been talented architects and entrepreneurs. Lily will inherit everything when her grandfather dies; she is the heiress of his entire estate. She is rightfully proud of her heritage and will go to great lengths to ensure its succession.


7. What is your character's strengths and weaknesses? (please pick 3 minimum of each and explain in detail how and why this affects your character)

Strengths
Patience; Lily has endured long years as Liam’s sanity and stability. She has learned to take every new change with equanimity and patience, knowing how to ‘sleep on it’ before making a decision, stifling her gut reactions.

Loyalty; Lily has always been an unerringly loyal mother, wife, and friend. This strength is demonstrated in the fact that she has remained with Liam throughout every trial they have ever been faced with, even as his sanity fades away, regardless of the pressure, sometimes at personal risk.

Perseverance; Lily knows how to set her mind on a goal and will remain focused until she has achieved it or there is no possibility or hope of success. She is resourceful and gutsy and will take calculated risks in order to achieve her desires if it is logical and rational to do so.

Weaknesses
Passion; While Lily strives to remain cool, calm, rational, and logical at all times she is an emotional and passionate woman deep down, and sometimes those feelings will take over. Against her better judgment she can on occasion be ruled by her desires.

Independence; Lily is accustomed to taking charge and being in the lead on many matters. It can lead to her taking on too much at once, or feeling overly responsible. It can also build up and lead to a breakdown on occasion, when all the pent-up stress needs to come out somehow.

Aloof; Lily has held herself apart from her Pack, largely because of Liam’s aggressiveness and territorial nature. It has made it difficult for her to make true friends within her Pack. Even the Illamar rarely venture to approach her, as Liam’s longtime stance has been to treat them like slaves.


Vampire -

Abilities (Listed here)

Flaws (Listed here)

Werewolf -

Abilities (Include Tier Points) -


Caring (2)
Deft Touch (2)
Riding the Tide (2)
Grace (2)
Victims Taint (2)
Detection (10)

Flaws (Include Tier Points) -


Peacemaker (5)
Closed Off (5)
Savage Palate (10)

Hobbies & Skills (for more information, read here)
Reading, writing, dancing (ballroom), anything to do with animals, games of mental skill like chess.
Lily is a capable organizer and runs the Stafford Foundation largely by herself.
Business sense
Excellent gambler when the situation requires it… good at gauging odds
Adaptable
Speaks a smattering of many different languages
Deep understanding of Scottish ancestry and history; very well-versed in various family crests, plaids, etc.
Interest in genealogy; studies family trees, enjoys anything to do with history.

Cosmetic Traits(Distinct, character defining physical attributes. These should be minor and offer no real power other than to make your character appear more interesting.)
None outstanding.

Quirks and Habits worthy of mention –

Personal History 3rd person (1st is acceptable) but please be as detailed as possible, this can/will affect your rp with other players.

Lily Xephier, born Lily Stafford, was raised by her paternal grandfather Gavin. Her mother, an Illamar, died in childbirth and her father committed suicide shortly after (no matter how resilient the were, oxygen is still essential). The Kadzait were never a mystery to her, but her grandfather, although a proud man passionate about his Pack, believed a Gifting was a choice to be made, not to be inflicted unwillingly. Lily remained Illamar for 19 years until a visit from the new young Alpha to her home in Scotland opened her eyes to romance and new love. Becoming Liam Xephier’s wife became her chief goal, and to further it she asked Gavin to Gift her, which he did happily.

Liam and Lily had a whirlwind courtship and were married shortly after they met. Liam’s territorial, possessive nature soon became increasingly stifling, but Lily adapted with grace and devoted herself to her husband and her Pack.

Liam’s travels often took him away from Lily, but she could take no solace in friends for company, for Liam’s jealousy made it nearly impossible for her to get close to any of her Packmates. The only one Liam trusted to protect his young wife was Iov Hammerthynn, a detestable tyrant with a gruff nature and few manners.

For ten years, from ages 21 to 31, Lily’s primary companion was Iov. Her visits with Liam were increasingly stressful, short, and often unpleasant. There was much strife within the Pack; the Illamar were not content to be treated at best as inferiors, at worst as slaves. Lily did her best to keep peace at all times, to reconcile her husband’s domineering ways with the human Pack members. Iov remained by her side through it all, and over the years the two went from grudging companions to dear friends and firm partners.

Ten long years after marrying Liam, Lily was finally rewarded with her heart’s desire, a young son, Aidan, who promised to maintain the Stafford lineage. For years Lily had thought she and Liam were unable to conceive and her fears were finally proven untrue. She poured herself into Aidan with fervor, but it was with sadness as she watched him become a miniature copy of Liam.

Liam, in the meantime, seemed to grow more and more unstable. Jealous, possessive, and territorial, the Alpha was a loose cannon, ready to go off at any moment at anyone. The smallest conflicts escalated in his presence, with his involvement, and his agitation seemed to spill over to anyone around him. Iov and Lily, the reliable Beta wolves, became the only people who were able to prolong his more rational moments. Liam’s paranoia extended to everyone and everything around him, save for his two trusted Betas. Even Aidan felt the force of it as Liam accused his son of aligning himself with the Illamar and seeking to Challenge his own father.

Perhaps that might not have been the case, but Aidan had grown up with Lily’s stubborn streak and as an independent thinker in his own right. He denied his father at every turn and broke away from the little copy of Liam he had been turning into. Lily watched as her son and her husband turned on each other. Her loyalties torn, she remained with Liam, her husband and mate, for the good of the pack and her family.

When Aidan finally wrested control of the Kadzait from Liam, Lily was secretly pleased. Liam was unstable and no longer a trustworthy Alpha. She hid her feelings though, ever the loyal companion to Liam, and pledged to stay with him in Canberra while her son took over for his father, traveling the world, making changes, striving to bring about an end to the rift between the Kadzait and their Illamar counterparts.

Of Iov, she begged one favor; to leave her with Liam and accompany Aidan. The Kadzait were still uncertain with their new Alpha. She knew deep down that Aidan would triumph, but with a mother’s love she still worried for her son. She asked Iov to serve as Beta to Aidan, loyal to him as he had been loyal to Liam.

She wrote as frequently as she could to Aidan, but communication was difficult. Liam would not speak his son’s name, or bear to hear it spoken in his presence. Now, though, Lily has finally come to Nachton, to Aidan and Iov, with disturbing news.

OOC Checklist

Player name (online is fine) - Foxx
Other Characters you play – Aishe, Kem, Tai, Ysabel, Xeph
How you came to SA (Other board, friend, etc) – I was assimilated. Resistance was futile.
Have you read all the Rules? I’m pretty sure I wrote a couple of ‘em. I think “Please keep your tongue to yourself” might have been mine.
Do you understand that this is an adult board with adult content (sometimes graphic and violent in nature)? *covers eyes*
This board is adult only. Are you over the age of 18? Sadly. And getting more over it with every year.