OC questionnaire tag ft Elisabeth von Valancius
@shounengirlart dear thank you sooo much for tagging me!! Really appreciate
Why is your character’s eye colour the way it is? Is it random, or not?
Elisabeth's eyes are dark blue, on cloudy days and inside they seem black; the colour comes to live when it's sunny — her eyes turn to a more radiant blue.
I gave Lis dark eyes because I wanted her to have a somewhat eerie feeling; not like a voidborn (which she is not), but like a person who's seen too much. Also I do like the combo of pale skin and hair (it started greying after torture + age, so its not a vibrant color really) with dark eyes. Makes them stand out.
Who gave your character their name?
Canonically, her parents. She didn't change names, only titles, both military and RogueTrader-ish.
Technically, the choice of her name was an impulsive one, but not too random. When my friend recommended I play RT, I read bits of WH40K lore and was like - they speak fckin GOTHIC? And, as a goth music lover, I instantly remembered our lady Elisabeth Fraser and her undecipherable manner of singing. Like, yeah, speak your Gothic language, my child.
Does your character have tattoos? What do they mean?
I think Lis had an aquila tattooed on her back when she just enlisted in the military and when she was a pure dogmatic. But years passed, and it got sort of covered with scars. Moreover, when heretics tortured her and cut a nice little chaos symbol on her forehead, she forgot about the tattoo and covered the scar with an aquila instead, so no one should question her loyalty.
Sometimes I think that it may be uncomfortable as fuck. Like, can people with such implants move their... brows? Their facial expressions should be really limited... So I also headcanon that Lis was a radiant young girl before and showed much emotions, but with age and all the shit that happened to her she became colder.
Thanks to Wish once again for the tag and thanks to everyone who's read to this point! Feel free to join. Spread love <3
