Seraphina Everfall

Homosexual

• Tough-as-nails but adaptable — like a captain braving ever-changing seas.
• Deeply pragmatic — no flowery politics. Actions speak louder than oaths.
• A little secretive — Drakmire still deals with hidden pirate routes and smugglers (she'd know when to turn a blind eye for survival).

• When angry, her speech rhythm mirrors crashing waves — slow, building, then explosive.
• Wears a stormglass pendant that flickers when a spirit is nearby or a storm brews — a gift from the Saltspire Collegium.
• Never fully removes her boots indoors — a sailor’s superstition against being caught unready by a sudden attack or storm.

• The Iron Current: Loose alliance — officially mercenaries, but tied to her through old oaths.
• Saltspire Collegium: Consults their sea-witches and weather mages during major naval campaigns, but treats them warily.
• Daggerwake Brotherhood: Unofficial tolerance; she turns a blind eye to their smuggling so long as it doesn’t bring direct harm to Drakmire’s citizens.

Descended from the Everfall line — not a royal house, but an old seafaring lineage respected for surviving the deadliest storm in Solstana’s history.

No living parents; rumored to have an estranged younger brother working as a deep-sea scavenger (unconfirmed). She considers her crew and council her true family.

Personal Faith:

• Quiet devotion to the Sea Mother — leaves offerings at Lockechill Sanctum when no one is watching.
• Believes in honoring spirits and traditions, but sees loud religious displays as weakness that invites political manipulation.

Public Face:

• Projects a secular, pragmatic image.
• Supports sailor rites and spirit offerings but keeps religious institutions from interfering in governance.

Charisma: High — but a pragmatic charisma. She inspires loyalty through her survival, not soft charm.

Confidence: Absolute — bordering on intimidating if she chooses to lean into it.

Ego: Well-contained but present. She knows she’s the reason Drakmire stands — and she will not be shamed for it.

Extroversion:

• Publicly assertive in council chambers and at naval gatherings.
• Privately reserved — prefers small trusted groups over grand celebrations.

Seraphina speaks with firm, clipped precision. Avoids flowery formalities. Will hear out a diplomat's entire case before responding — and then cut to the heart of the matter in a single sentence.

• Rests a hand lightly on the hilt of her sword when listening to arguments — a habit, not a threat.
• Glances upward at cloud movements before making important decisions — trusting the sky like sailors do.
• Touches the edge of her stormglass pendant when deep in thought.
• Squints slightly in bright light — years of facing harsh sunlight on open water have left her sensitive.

Pets:

• None domesticated — but keeps a large storm gull (named "Shrike") trained to deliver messages between ships and watch for danger.

Hobbies:

• Whittling driftwood into symbolic tokens — anchors, waves, stormclouds — which she gives anonymously to newly promoted ship captains.
• Collects old broken ship compasses — believes they carry memories of voyages lost and survived.

Tone of Voice: Low, steady, slightly raspy — a voice worn like weathered wood.

Pitch: Middle to low range, firm but not booming. Accent/Dialect: Rough coastal lilt — certain vowels stretch slightly like sailors pulling rope taut.

Impediments: None. Her voice is extremely clear, trained to carry over howling winds.

Compliments: Simple and strong. "You've weathered worse — you'll weather this."

Insults: Biting but factual. "A rotten hull pretending to float."

Greetings: Short nods or "Good wind to you," depending on the formality needed.

Farewells: "Keep the horizon close," (meaning — don't lose sight of your goals or safety).

Swearing: Nautical curses — "Storm take it," "By the drowned gods," or "Curse the squalls."

Metaphors: Always sea-themed. "Hope's a buoy — it floats or it sinks with you."

Class: Upper class in standing, but not in the luxury sense. Her wealth is tied to naval assets and political clout, not gold piled in vaults.

Dependencies:

• Drakmire’s shipbuilders, salt harvesters, and the mercenary groups like The Iron Current.
• The loyalty of coastal captains who owe her their livelihoods.

Debts:

• Hidden political debts to a few powerful sea captains and old bloodlines of the Seaworn Quarter — favors promised, not gold exchanged.

Funds and Disposable Income:

• Modest personal treasury (most wealth reinvested into Drakmire’s navy and fortifications).

Assets and Investments:

• Tidewatch Keep.
• Partial ownership over shipyards in Harrowdock Spires.
• Quiet stake in relic recovery operations through the Daggerwake Brotherhood.
• Investments in stormglass production from Saltgale Market.
  (She does not hoard — she deploys resources like a commander uses troops.)