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Ruthlessly stolen from Nelvan, since I found it a great idea.

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Vivicah Telvanni

Age:

Nobody has been able to nail her down on the topic, in part because openly asking would not only be rude but also indicate that one's spy network was incompetent. She doesn't look a day over thirty, although she carries herself with a poise and authority that makes this seem unlikely. It's known that she is strongly gifted with healing magic, so that might be the reason.

Birthsign:

Vivicah was born under the sign of the Serpent, what else could it be.

Appearance:

Vivicah is of average height, but rather shapely for a Dunmer. Her hair has the colour of mahogani, her eyes are of a deep crimson, and her skin is so fair that she's actually been mistaken for a vampire on several occasions. Her hair usually looks as if it was freshly brushed, even in the middle of an ash storm it doesn't have the decency to as much as whip about.

She wears traditional Dunmeri attire. If the dyes she chose were only a hue brighter they might not be called traditional anymore, but Vivicah knows very well who she is and what she represents. She only wears counterspun spidersilk, Spellweave on top of that. 

She can summon a set of armor at will that does not seem to consist of Daedric matter, but instead appears to be mundane-made, although interwoven with the magic of Meridia and bearing layers upon layers of enchantments, far more complex than what one would expect on gear that had not been altered on a subcreational level.

Personality:

Vivicah is a masterful actress, and on top of that comes a talent to imitate accents and dialects that make her appear volatile even without the use of illusion magic. 

The face she usually presents to the world is that of the Archmagister, a mer who knows exactly what she wants and how she will get it. The Archmagister is a politician, a manipulator, although she generally appears friendly and benevolent and hardly ever offensive or rude, yet she knows her position and will not suffer lack of respect. Her voice is never loud, but clear and easy to understand, and she uses the precise diction and clean inflection of a Vvardenfell noble. 

She smiles often, and can convey a variety of emotions and impressions with nothing but facial expressions. She seems genuinely caring about people, but from the brutality with which she removes those who stand in her way it's easy to guess that this is a facade. 

 

She does not despise weakness, like many other Dunmer nobles, but rather stupidity. A weak person who admits being out of their depth will most likely receive an open ear, whereas she might not raise a hand to help someone who refuses to admit that they are on fire and would like to be put out. 

 

When it suits her, she changes her bearing and way of speaking to create an entirely different perception of herself - a fellow apprentice, a businesslike trading partner, a fellow researcher, equally scatter-brained. It is easy to forget who you are talking to, especially because none of these changes is of magical nature.

She has studied other species and occasionally shifts her mimic upon talking to those, like a Khajiit-like lazy eye blink or a smile that displays teeth like an Argonian would do it if they found themselves with a mouth instead of a maw. 

Her "real" personality, or perhaps what she lets show, is brilliant, but erratic, avaricious with her precious time unless she takes an interest in something, which is when she can show all the patience in the world. She often tilts her head as a signal of attention.

When something catches her attention, she usually doesn't let go of it until something more interesting takes its place or the potential for short-time research progress is exhausted.  

Religious beliefs:

Vivicah does not even pretend to be a follower of the Tribunal, which so far did not have any unpleasant consequences for her or the Central Morrowind Branch of the Great House, despite House Indoril's best efforts. She respects the Tribunal like she respects Divayth Fyr or Neloth Telvanni - a fellow wizard who is best not crossed... without absolute need and a good plan how to survive it.

It is no secret that Vivicah and her husband Valorin are involved with Meridia, the Prince of Life, Lady of Infinite Energies, although the nature of that involvement is uncertain at best. Vivicah occasionally radiates Meridia's magic like a beacon, but it is an open secret that one of her trusted advisors, and, by rumour, her lover, is a vampire... and not the only one in her proximity. 

Childhood:

Vivicah is the fourth and last child to Casath and Vayniah Telvanni, her three brothers (in order of birth) Foryn, Relyn and Sathras decades older than her and, according to her, "worthless s'wit". Her mother, despite not being Telvanni-born, was quite infamous among the nobles far beyond Vvardenfell before the Soulburst for holding family gatherings where she would make everyone who could not come up with a suitable excuse mix and mingle. About a decade ago she presented a daughter that nobody had known about for possible matchmaking, and although some might remember Vivicah appearing almost sullen, her mother kept a grip on her that was as firm as that she had on everyone else.

Casath, to those who care enough, is best-known by his complete lack of reputation. Having a wife with unknown origin and a few children, three of whom are magically completely useless, some of those who knew enough of him to spy on him looked down upon him. That changed when Vivicah assumed the position of Archmagister of the Central Morrowind Branch a few months after the beginning of the Planemeld, although he has not been seen in person since his wife passed away during the Soulburst.

Recent history:

Being a blank file in almost everyone's spy folder, Vivicah has stepped into the light of public attention a few months after the beginning of the Planemeld when she took over the title of Archmagister from Baladas Telvanni during his research trip to Elsweyr - and to no little surprise stepping back down dutifully to serve as his Mouth upon his return a few months later. When Baladas was killed by the ruthless Av'agea Emero, she confronted the ancient Chimer-born wizard and somehow made him back down without a duel. Around that time she must have mantled Heimlyn's Genius Loci, vastly improving her magical potential.

She is rather protective towards everyone she claims as "hers" and has announced several times that everyone who will kill one of her council members will incur her wrath for overstepping her authority.

Notable relationships:

Valorin Telvanni: Aetherial Blade of the Great House Telvanni, a powerful enchanter and Wizard Lord by his own right and Vivicah's husband. Their marriage seems to be a political alliance, although rumour has it that they are - unsuccessfully - trying to produce offspring with what can only be growing despair.

Nelvan Telvanni: Vampire, Telvanni Master of Vivicah's council. They are spending a lot of time together and seem to know each other well. Either they are lovers, or one of them owns the other, but it's impossible to tell who that would be. 

Merrill R'en: Vivicah's apprentice. She is rather patient with the young mer and is known to take an active part in her experiments, providing guidance through questions and delivering no small amount of praise when she discovers a good one.

People Vivicah is rumoured to have affairs with (incomplete):

Valorin Telvanni, Nelvan Telvanni, Beron Telvanni, Merarii Telvanni, the Dremora Valrizs, Athelyn Demnevanni, Telvanni Vivyne Sarys, Telvanni Navradas Taryl, Areth the Bosmer, Meridia, Mephala

 

Unusual talents:

Vivicah would not be Archmagister of the Great House Telvanni if she wasn't incredibly powerful, although she barely ever makes use of that power.

To anyone with any sort of magical perception she would glow like the sun, and the amount of magicka she can hold surpasses the limit where other wizards would burst into flames by far. 

However bright her aura, it is difficult to clearly tell where it ends and disappears in the almost equally blinding beacon of Heimlyn Keep's Genius Loci, which might very well be the source of her power. 

Vivicah perceives magicka visually. To her, everything is a visual representation of the way it influences the magicka around it (sample picture / close approximation below) - her world is insanely colourful. The skill is not too useful, though, since her perception is vastly unique - the hues indicate a certain kind or flavour of magicka, whereas the pattern is individual to everything she sees. 

Check out the gallery of Cameron Gray for how that would look.

Theme song: 

Official:

Jeremy Soule feat. Asja - Fear not this night

Unofficial:

The Pierces - Glorious
Feridea - Blaze of a star



Last edited by manavortex on Nov. 10th, 2017 12:59; edited 18 times in total


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The serpent sign is the sign of those who don't know what sign they were born under. All months have their own birthsign, you see.



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Yes, but the Serpent is active on a random schedule, so if you're born in the Steed it can still be that the Serpent is your sign when it had been lighting the sky at that time.



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Pardon me for saying this - or don't, I'm saying it anyway - but unlike many character histories I both enjoyed reading it and I could readily envision the character described.


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Yes, but the Serpent is active on a random schedule, so if you're born in the Steed it can still be that the Serpent is your sign when it had been lighting the sky at that time.

 Oh, yes, that's right.



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Outstanding!



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I wouldn't bother. You always struck me as impervious to such things.



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So, I updated this.



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