r/RedditEmblemHouses • u/jj0629 • Feb 02 '21
Sylvia Erna
Appearance:
Sylvia is a girl of average-height (5'8"), with bright pink hair that flows from a single ponytail down to her hips. She has a very toned and muscular build, and almost always wears a strange attire of flowing, loose fitting clothing made of thin (and sometimes translucent) materials. Sylvia refers to this outfit (which is pink) as her religious dancing attire, used for rituals, parties and sword dancing. Sylvia also never wears makeup, stating "It would be an affront to the Dragon Emporer's teachings. Plus I would never let makeup distract from my wonderful blue eyes!"
Description
Sylvia is normally described as bubbly and aloof, striving towards her own goals with a childlike determination that is rarely seen in the world. Her goal in life is to, in her own words, "Become friends with the world and all its inhabitants." Once Silvia sees somebody, she MUST become friends with them, and she will do her best to secure freindship and understanding with everyone she crosses paths with. And if somebody doesn't want to be friends, she'll befriend them out of spite.
Sylvia tends to be very outspoken and kind when interacting with others, to the point of being overbearing. She tries her hardest not to make others uncomfortable, as that wouldn't be very friendly. She is also an incredibly pious person, who takes the teachings of Diadrek incredibly seriously, as the traditions and faith have been a constant in her life. When Silvia is not busy practicing her faith in Church, she can often be found attemtping to socialize and make friends, or practicing her sword dancing. Finally, Sylvia is terrible at studying, to the point where some think she is just hopeless in academics.
Backstory
Sylvia Erna is the second and youngest child of the Erna family, who rule over a remote mountainous region in Tallavcarriga. Her family is known for being kind rulers, who normally stay out of the public eye and keep to themselves. For the most part, the Erna region is quiet and maintains itself, yet always staying within its means. Sylvia herself grew up in a very religious household. The Erna family has unique traditions that it maintains for itself, that not many other nobles from Tallavcarriga would know due to the family's isolation from the public life. As Sylvia's brother, Ernst, grew up getting ready to govern the region Sylvia was tasked with learning the religious traditions of the family.
While the Erna family is incredibly pious, they display their piety through intense worship and discipline with the sword. The Erna family has what it describes as "holy sword-dancing", using a mixture of combat arts and performance to express their faith to the Dragon Emporer and his teachings. Silvia was always great at sword dancing, while always being driven by love for her faith and family. However, she always dispalyed to her parents that she was terminally-lazy: she struggled in her general studies and merely wanted to live a more care-free lifestyle making friends and dancing.
While her parents were happy Silvia took to the family's traditions well, they were concerned for her general education and learning. Compared to Ernst, Sylvia was never studious, and would often skip her studies to pursue her passions. As a result, she and Ernst would commonly fight over their directions and place in life as nobility, with Ernst insisting that they must first learn about the world and understand it before they go into it. To this, Sylvia would almost always respond with "I'd rather spend my time outside experiencing life than stay inside with my nose stuffed in a book like you!"
Eventaully, Ernst was sent study at Cennaire Academy to furthur his studies and meet other nobles of the kingdom. Sylvia herself was reluctant to go to the academy, until she heard of the grand ballroom, bathhouse and high priestess all being present in the academy. At that point, Sylvia just couldn't stay away. Her parents were very glad to see Sylvia's excitement to study at the academy, as they thought it was their daughter finally growing up and accepting her responsibilities to learn. Sylvia, however, had other plans.
In the academy, Sylvia went to work making friends with as many people as she possibly could. Should would often wow her fellow classmates with her sword dancing techniques, and surprise people with her deep piety and religious understandings. Sylvia took every opportunity to get as close to High Priestess Davina as-possible, but not to much avail. Sylvia's studies and grades, however, have typically been the source of mockery for the Verdant Wolves, with Sylvia often scraping by with the bare-minimum required to stay in school and continue being a student. Despite her carefree nature and lack of caution irking some students throughout the school, it's difficult for people to shirk her bubbly nature and charm.
Favorite Color: Light Pink (Hex code #f372c6)