Name: Cordelia Olivarius
Age: One hundred twenty-four
Birth Season: Spring
Occupation: King's Hand
Kingdom: Arynn Frey
Citizen Status: Citizen

Height: 5'7
Weight: 157lbs
Body Description: Cordelia is a very refined, polished and cultivated woman. She's often seen wearing pretty dresses and feminine clothes that compliment her appearance. Although she has some wrinkles, she appears very youthful and cheerful. Her hair always frames her face beautifully and her smile really makes her eyes pop. She carries herself with elegance and confidence that causes people to admire her. Her age only shows a little when she has a serious look on her face, but even then the dimples of the corners of her mouth make it seem like she is slightly smiling at all times. Only when she's angry or very concentrated, you won't be able to detect that seemingly always present smile.  Although she sometimes cuts her hair a little shorter in the summer (ear length), most of the time she keeps it at shoulder length or in an updo.

Values: Hard work, honesty, transparency
Aspirations/Ambitions: Serving/helping/supporting the king and the Llewellyn family, actively participating in the greatness of Arynn Frey
Alignment: Lawful good
Reputation: Cordelia was not someone who was very well known by the citizens of Arynn Frey before her appointment as the King's Hand. She had always shown interest in politics, but didn't have an official rank under the reign of Kimora. That changed when Akagi became king.

The people inside the royal family do know her, and know she has a kind heart, but that she's fairly strict and stern when it comes to important matters. In day-to-day life, she's a caring and pleasant person. She might not be the biggest prankster, but the occasional joke might leave her lips. She's especially good at teasing her nephews, even now they are no longer little kids.

The citizens that get to know her, won't know her the same way her family does. To the public, Cordelia appears stoic and focussed, working with a goal in mind and not tolerating anything that might sidetrack her. Humor and chit-chat is reserved for close friends and family.

Combat Experience: Basic. She didn't train as a young child, for her parents were scholars that didn't bother with combat tactics and training. Only when she married Huan and got more involved in the royal family, she started showing interest in being able to defend herself and protect others. She trained a little with Huan and with some of the guards at the palace. Cordelia always carries a small dagger with her and would be able to use a small sword or rapier but doesn't carry one with her. She would also occasionally watch Akagi and Sylas train and picked some knowledge up in the meantime. 


Aura enchantment: Aura enchantments give the magic to the object and is active whenever the object is in use. These are the quickest kind of enchantments, but also the most vulnerable to being destroyed. (Examples: a sword that bursts into flames when its wielder is swinging it; a necklace that, when worn, changes the appearance of its wearer).

Family:
Parents - Magnus Olivarius & Lillian Olivarius
Husband - Huan Zhou
Brother-in-law - Kite Llewellyn ( married to Kimora Llewellyn )
Nephews - Sylas Llewellyn and Akagi Llewellyn

Tale:
Cordelia was born in Ver of 697, as Magnus and Lillian's first and only child. The two scholars wanted a child, but wanted to still have enough free time to continue their studies. In hindsight it really wasn't something they should have worried about, since the council had prisoners of war that they had turned into slaves, who also took care of the citizen's children. 

Her parents encouraged her to start to read and write, and as soon as she was able to do that, they would start teaching her about all kinds of different things, like philosophy, biology, history and so on. Of course they also wanted her to become Enlightened. Cordelia often felt overwhelmed by the amount of knowledge there was out in the world. Especially after reaching Enlightenment, she was torn between what enchantment to study. She wanted to know it all. When she eventually became Enlightened, that feeling of being overwhelmed started to disappear.

Eventually she was able to make a decision, and she decided to study Aura enchantments. She found them to be an overlooked enchantment. People seemed to focus too much on the fact that this enchantment could easily be broken, and not on the fact that they were the quickest to make, meaning a destroyed enchantment could easily be remade. 

At the age of thirty-one, Cordelia started working as a teacher. She was a very good teacher and in great demand. She mostly taught the younger children that had already learnt how to read, but sometimes also worked with some older people. She was a patient teacher and allowed a lot of trial-and-error.

When she was forty-two, she met and married Huan. Another unexpected situation was on the horizon, because a couple of years later, Huan’s brother Kite married the princess of Arynn Frey, who would become queen another couple of years later. While it didn't change Cordelia’s status, she was now connected to the royal family. She didn't have a very close or personal relationship with Kimora, but she did like the woman. They became a little closer after Kimora gave birth to Sylas and Akagi. Cordelia loved her nephews and would try to spend a lot of time with them. They got along very well, and she watched them grow up and learn. 

Huan and Cordelia discovered that she was infertile, but the fact that she got along well with her nephews softened the blow a bit. The couple had wanted children, but knew there was little to be done about her infertility. Instead they decided to simply enjoy each other's company and love to the fullest of their abilities.

In 760, when Cordelia was sixty-three, a war between Lorendale and the Gifted occurred. She learnt about Arynn Frey's involvement in the matter and studied the information that was available about the collars that the Council of Five had created. The woman understands the fear for Gifted, and didn't (and still doesn't) blame the monarchy of Lorendale for wanting to contain the Gifteds' magic. That's why she was very interested in the process of Sylas Llewellyn making the augmented collars. She would be able to create a collar as well, but doesn't possess the ability to make the sister ring. Her interest in these collars is still very present in her life, especially now the redheaded devils from Lorendale have taken possession of Dresmond. Due to her age, she has been able to follow along with everything the Eldouir has done over the past century and a half, and she sees a great evil in them, like many others do. She's certain that the Eldouir won't be satisfied with just reigning over Dresmond. 

During all those years before her appointment as the King's Hand, she had been a teacher and an (unofficial) advisor, advising her nephews wherever she could. She is very proud of what they have achieved already at their age.



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