Character Profile- The Maiden of the Mire

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Character Profile- The Maiden of the Mire

Postby DJlurker » Sat Oct 29, 2016 4:32 am

Well, since I allowed stevensh12 to use this character, and it's close to Halloween, I'd thought I'd post a full profile for the Maiden of the Mire. Anyone who wants to use her in their Halloween stories, or otherwise, are welcome, as long as you keep her in-character!

The Maiden of the Mire

Real Name: Ravonna (last name unknown)
Gender: Female
Age: deceased (28 at death)
Hair: White (Blonde in life)
Eyes: Red (Brown in life)
Height: 5'7"
Breast Size: B+
Residence: Anderson Swamp, southern USA
Wardrobe: Long-skirted white evening gown with matching opera gloves, and modern-day sandals
Likes: smoking, mud wallowing, 'having fun' with her boyfriend
Dislikes: heart-breaking men, suicide, being called 'old'

Relationships:
Michael Duvars (boyfriend)
Christine (casual friend)
Rita (love-hate)
Jessica (vampire, casual friend... for now)

Background:
The ghost once known as Ravonna originally lived during the mid-1800s just before the Civil War. Born into a rich family, she lived in the lap of luxury most of her life. Though she wasn't snooty like some, she didn't exactly mingle with the slaves, either (she believed them to simply be playing their assigned role in society).
Her life was tragically cut short, however, when her arranged lover betrayed her and left her to die in the quicksands of Anderson Swamp. Pleading with God to save her as she inevitably drowned, her wish was granted- though not in the way she intended. Though her body perished, her soul lived on as a vengeful spirit, forcefully drowning in quicksand any single man who wandered into the swamp during the full moon, as a proxy for revenge against the lover who left her to die. (On a side note, that man met his end when he was caught in the crossfire of a Union/Confederate battle during the Civil War.)
However, things changed when the Maiden met Michael Duvars, who had recently lost his father to cancer (his mother died in childbirth), and had no real friends to speak of. Deciding to end his life, he sank himself into a quicksand pit deep in Anderson Swamp. However, the Maiden, not wanting any man to have their way in her domain, pulled him from the swamp out of spite, telling him to go commit suicide somewhere else. Instead, Michael offered the Maiden his body, still in the throes of despair despite having been rescued. Having not had any sexual contact since her murderous lover, she decided to accept his proposal.
Their subsequent coupling was so intense, it not only reignited Michael's will to live, it also caused the Maiden to recall some of her past humanity, seeing this man as a real person and not just another potential victim. The two eventually became a steady couple, though they could only really meet on the full moon, though 'absence makes the heart grow fonder' definitely applied to them in this case. Since then, the Maiden has not taken any more lives, per an agreement with her boyfriend, and in fact has made friends with a few other women...

Abilities:
Usually, the Maiden cannot assume a corporeal form, only able to exist as a fine white mist that most hikers would mistake for a patch of fog. However, even in this misty state she is capable of completely paralyzing an average human's movement, and even manipulate them like a puppet (though stronger-than-average humans can resist, and possibly even break free). She is also capable of manipulating any mud/quicksand pit she is in contact with, meaning that she can make someone sinking in the pit float at a certain depth, pull them all the way under, or even push them out and temporarily 'solidify' the surface if she so wishes.
At night, when the moon is at least more than three-quarters full, The Maiden can assume a corporeal human form, similar to how she looked when she died. However this physical body has all the normal limitations that her living one did, in terms of strength and physics (she can't float or fly, for example). On the other hand, her natural beauty makes it hard for a straight male to resist her charms, and she is capable of feeling pain and pleasure, to the point of climax. Obviously, a stab to the head or chest wouldn't kill her since she is already dead, but it would hurt like hell, and most likely force her back into 'mist' form. Also, due to years of 'experimentation' on her previous victims, she is perfectly aware of all the 'sensitive' spots on a man's body, and can easily stimulate them to the point where any resistance fails completely. (Just ask Michael.)

Misc. Facts:
-Michael and Rita are currently the only ones who knows the Maiden's real name.
-Ravonna's purse contains not only cigarettes and a lighter, but also a pen and a pad of paper, a picture of Michael, and more recently, a cell phone she can use to text her boyfriend (she usually can't call him directly or vice-versa due to bad reception).
-She can't leave Anderson Swamp due to her spirit being bound to the spot she died. Therefore, she is unaware of most 'modern' concepts (including aforementioned cell phone- she literally only knows how to call and text). She does at least understand that black slavery is a thing of the past, however.

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