【𐕣】 𝖌𝔬𝖓𝔢𝖒𝔞𝖊𝔡 … an original character , ROSALIE : 𝓂ℯ𝒹𝒾ℯ𝓋𝒶𝓁 𝓃𝓊𝓃 transformed in fire ﹠ betrayal to 𝔪𝔬𝔫𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔰 𝔪𝔞𝔢𝔫𝔞𝔡 . as fed by 𝒂𝒕𝒍𝒂𝒔 ( they/them , 28 , gmt -4 ) . this blog is strictly 20+ for my own comfort ﹠ due to mature themes . private + mutually exclusive . prioritizing plot for threads .
𝑳𝑶𝑹𝑬. 𓆙 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐒.
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𝖇𝖆𝖘𝖎𝖈 𝖉𝖊𝖙𝖆𝖎𝖑𝖘.
NAME: rosalie . anglo-saxon surnames were not common beyond occupation or adjective ; she elects not to have one if she can help it . TITLES: sister dolorosa . the labyrinthine maenad . the mad queen's monster . ariadne's high priestess . SPECIES: human , transformed into immortal maenad . DOB: may 7th : taurus sun / scorpio moon / taurus rising AGE: immortalized at 30 ; physically almost a millennia GENDER: cisfemale , uses she / her / hers . she rarely considers herself a woman , however . ORIENTATIONS: bisexual , homoromantic . typically expects sexual relationships to be casual , open affairs . SHIPPING: open to shipping , plotting is a must .
𓆙 ⧸ 𓆙 ⧸ 𓆙 ⧸ 𓆙
𝖇𝖎𝖔𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖕𝖍𝖞.
rosalie was a healer and member of the faith in the small anglo-saxon village she was a part of . the slow spread of christianity was marked with a fusion of germanic and other pagan belief systems into christian doctrine . as sister dolorosa , rosalie used local legends and plants to aid in ailments and cures , relying on folklore and prayer to do her work . when the king of the region she was serving in adopted stricter laws , punishing paganism with death , rosalie was sold out as a heretic . she was put to death via burning .
as she felt the flames licking up her legs and catching on her clothes , she heard a voice calling out to her . it promised that it would restore her to life if she completed three tasks in return . believing this to be the voice of the christian god, rosalie agreed . but it was not the christian god . and when she returned from the suffocating smoke and hungry flames , she came back wrong .
she hungered for immoral things – flesh, carnal and cannibal ; blood , ritual and literal . she could no longer stand daylight brighter than the dusk and dawn . her teeth had grown sharper , her sense of smell more perceptive , her reflexes faster . to her horror and revulsion , she found she could now shapeshift into serpents of various sizes , shapes , and colors . marked by the devil , she must have been . she didn't know what she had become , but she received her first task soon after awakening : get revenge on those who had harmed her .
she killed them all , in a fit of hunger she had never felt before . she had expected her hands to tremble and be weak , but the moment the first life extinguished in her grasp , she needed more . she found she had great skill in the act . she took great joy in it and by the end , blood soaked and hungry , she yearned for more .
her second task did not come for another century . by now , christianity was spreading like wildfire , wars and crusades waged in its holy name . rosalie's second task was to erect shrines in this being's honor – each one depicting serpents , weaving , confusing symbols of labyrinthine design . she completed the task , guided by dreams and her own memories of churches and cathedrals , and baptized the site in blood with the first sacrifice made in this deity's name .
she waited much longer for the third . christianity remained a strong force as the centuries passed , and her own connection to her deity felt as if it began to fade . fearing being forgotten , rosalie turned to the two things she knew how best to do – sacrifices and shrines . she made murder into an art form , she devoted her pleasure and rage to her deity , she built shrines in the furthest reaches of the world and spilled blood on each and every one .
during the aftermath of the great war , rosalie felt her deity begin to stir ; the faintest connection brought back to life . in a dream , she woke upon a rain soaked beach , the water running down her bare skin . she witnessed a woman rising from the sea , facing away from her , dark curls plastered to her wet , ivy painted skin . she felt a warm dripping sensation down her arm , from her heart, as if blood were spreading on the outside . soft whispered words confirmed what she had yearned for all along – she was seen .
when she awoke , she was marked with a red line down her arm to her fingers : her own red string of fate . in the waking world, she was also gifted with an amulet to help her hide in the coming years , as visual documentation grew more and more common . a couple decades passed , her worship newly invigorated in the return of her deity .
when her third task – devotional self-love and adoration – was completed , she was welcomed by her deity in a dream . ariadne - goddess of labyrinths and serpents, queen of naxos , wife of dionysus . ariadne offered to release her from her worship , but rosalie could not bear to be separated , and so she remained loyal to her . when she awoke , she felt a pull towards her ultimate destination : the isle of naxos , in greece .
she now resides in naxos as a high priestess of ariadne , her personal maenad , and enjoying her newfound life in bliss .
𓆙 ⧸ 𓆙 ⧸ 𓆙 ⧸ 𓆙
𝖘𝖊𝖙𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖘.
〖 CONTEMPORARY 〗 : rosalie lives on naxos behind the illusion , the portion only gods and immortals can see . she lives primarily devoid of digital age technology by her own choice , and prefers to spend her days going on goddess assigned hunts , leading small circles of worship , and exploring the wilder pockets of the world .
〖 HISTORICAL 〗 : a catch-all verse set between her second task ( early 11th century ad ) and her third task ( mid-20th century ad ) . rosalie can be found throughout the world , though predominantly in cities and villages . she creates her art in a way that is sustainable only with larger populations , and does need to satisfy her sexual urges with others , so cities are ideal as they grow and expand . she tends to hunt solo travelers in her journeys .
〖 GOTHIC 〗 : set from 1760s - 1830s . a serpentine creature of the night , rosalie has become a symbol of feminine rage ; devoted nun turned monster by betrayal , an old wives' tales of awe for women and horror for men . she keeps herself occupied in the villages and cities nearby estates and manors , working as an herbalist and healer . many young women know of how to summon her for assistance in being rid of their abusive husbands / fathers / clergymen ; a service she lovingly obliges , though none would suspect the gentle healer of the village to be the one responsible for such gruesome deaths .
