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Vivienne was born in a great world-city composed of spires of stone and bone. The rain there fell upwards from ground to sky; even as an adult, it is a secret source of entertainment to her that there are so many worlds where it does the reverse. | Vivienne was born in a great world-city composed of spires of stone and bone. The rain there fell upwards from ground to sky; even as an adult, it is a secret source of entertainment to her that there are so many worlds where it does the reverse. | ||
Her childhood was tightly regimented: breakfast at dawn, then lessons. Lunch at noon, then exercise and more lessons. Dinner at dusk, and then to bed. Free time only became available if one excelled at one's studies. It was a 'sound body, sound mind' sort of society, where those who didn't keep up the exercises (mental and physical) were slowly pushed to the edges of society. Vivienne was bright, and if not the most interested in physical pursuits, she was at least good enough to hold her own. One of her dearest friends, Katriona, was badly scarred as a pre-teen, and could no longer keep up the physical side of things, though she retained her clever mind; it was through her that Vivienne became interested in the poor and the desperate - and in thievery. | Her childhood was tightly regimented: breakfast at dawn, then lessons. Lunch at noon, then exercise and more lessons. Dinner at dusk, and then to bed. Free time only became available if one excelled at one's studies. It was a 'sound body, sound mind' sort of society, where those who didn't keep up the exercises (mental and physical) were slowly pushed to the edges of society. Vivienne was bright, and if not the most interested in physical pursuits, she was at least good enough to hold her own. One of her dearest friends, Katriona, was badly scarred as a pre-teen, and could no longer keep up the physical side of things, though she retained her clever mind; it was through her that Vivienne became interested in the poor and the desperate - and in thievery. | ||
Revision as of 20:57, 20 May 2009
High Points
- Born in a city of spires where the rain falls up
- Summoner-mage
- Leader of a guild of thieves under the guise of operating a charity
- Firestarter...
Full Story
Vivienne was born in a great world-city composed of spires of stone and bone. The rain there fell upwards from ground to sky; even as an adult, it is a secret source of entertainment to her that there are so many worlds where it does the reverse.
Her childhood was tightly regimented: breakfast at dawn, then lessons. Lunch at noon, then exercise and more lessons. Dinner at dusk, and then to bed. Free time only became available if one excelled at one's studies. It was a 'sound body, sound mind' sort of society, where those who didn't keep up the exercises (mental and physical) were slowly pushed to the edges of society. Vivienne was bright, and if not the most interested in physical pursuits, she was at least good enough to hold her own. One of her dearest friends, Katriona, was badly scarred as a pre-teen, and could no longer keep up the physical side of things, though she retained her clever mind; it was through her that Vivienne became interested in the poor and the desperate - and in thievery.
