Deirdre has always been a fairly happy individual. As a young girl, she always found the good in life; one can't help doing that when one simply loves being alive. Being the first daughter after three sons tends to get you noticed, and most of the time it's good attention.

There was one time, however, when the attention wasn't so good. One day when she was ten, she went out riding on her favorite horse Midnight. Anyone nearby when she came back saw her with a tear in the left shoulder of her riding outfit and a scowl on her face. It was the first time anyone saw her truly angry. The next day, Deirdre seemed to be back to her natural, happy self. I was a week after that when some of the younger nobles' sons were found in their respective lands, naked and delerious. Three days after the fourth noble's son was found like that, the fifth noble's son was found in his father's orchard hanging upside down from a tree, the rope tied to one of his ankles. The left shoulder of his shirt was torn, and he was mumbling something about a gray demon-witch. (It was a week before he even started noticing people again.) A note was pinned to his shirt: "This is what they get for ruining my favorite riding outfit." It was signed with the silhouetted profile of a double-edged axe.

She really liked talking to Benedict. He was always very nice to her. After his first time out in Shadow, she listened attentively to his stories. After his second return, she asked if he would take her along. He declined, and she was a little sad about that. Deirdre had walked the Pattern by the time Benedict returned for the third time, and again she asked. This time he acceeded. He trained her some with her axe, her chosen weapon, and then took her out into Shadow for a bit. Nowadays she spends about equal time in Shadow and in Amber, but she always makes sure to be back when Benedict is home so she can talk with him in person some.

Deirdre was in Amber for Mirelle's walking of the Pattern. She was happy that her youngest sister was finally going to experience the wonders of Shadow. But then she hit the Final Veil, and in a bad way. Deirdre stood straight up and her jaw dropped when she heard Mirelle scream. Her axe which she had been leaning on fell to the floor with an unnoticed clang, its long handle just missing hitting the Pattern.

Deirdre's Trump: Deirdre's Trump shows her standing in one of the weapons storehouses in Amber Castle. She is wearing a black and gray outfit, her hair pulled back, and her eyes and mouth smiling. She's leaning with her right arm on the shaft that is the handle to her axe, and her left arm is out towards the viewer, her hand in a "V For Victory" pose.

Deirdre's statue: Everyone in the Royal Family has a statue. Deirdre's is made out of black jade, and the clothes are enchanted so that they will randomly change to a different color.

I drew a sketch of it and colored it twice. Here's the first one, and this is the final one. I didn't make the background in the final one; I found it at www.digitalblasphemy.com.

Deirdre's, ...photograph?

-----Maximilia, Benedict's player, wanted to put together a photo album of the player characters, and as such, asked the players to find an actor/actress who would fit the part of their respective character. I found someone appropriate, and this is the most appropriate image I found of said actress...

At one point in Deirdre's life in Shadow, she was the singer for a rock band. Here's a shot of her posing for a magazine.

Her siblings:

• Benedict: De is very fond of Ben, as they both have common interests, and he taught her all of the beginnings and some of the advanced strategies of their shared interest. He also puzzles her a bit, seeming to like and dislike simultaneously his favorite passtime.
• Eric: He's not always in the happiest of moods; more accurately, he's almost always in a foul mood. This bothers Deirdre. She's always tried to cheer him up in the past, usually to no avail. Recently, however, she has stopped trying to cheer him up; there's no longer any point.
• Corwin: The Golden Boy of Amber? She loves him, as she does all her siblings, but he cheats. Getting everyone to love you is the easy way to do things.
• Fiona:
• Bleys: He really does try too hard. He seems to want everyone to like him, but then, we don't always get what we want, right? But now all he does is sulk in Shadow. Maybe, given a few years, he'll figure out to just be himself. Maybe he'll figure out how to make friends within the family, if he hasn't already learned how to craft his own from Shadow-stuff.
• Llewella: So she's Regent now. So what? Nobody's asked, but De really wanted that position. *pout*
• Brand: Brand is, well... distant. He has a golden sword and a wolf named Wolffe. And he studies with Dworkin. A lot. Other than that, Deirdre doesn't know too much about Brand, nor does she try.
• Flora: From almost day one, Deirdre knew there was something different about Flora. When De was nine she figured it out: Flora was Miss Perfect. Nowadays, though, Deirdre has changed her attitude somewhat. Yes, Flora is the prettiest Amberite, and yes, she does spend a lot of time to make sure she keeps it, but somebody has to do it. De knows she doesn't want to put all that effort into it, so she's perfectly content to let Flora hold that position. And whenever there's a ball or a party in Amber that Deirdre attends (gasp!), she will, for the most part, go along with what Flora asks, just to make it a little easier for Younger Sis.
• Caine: That little sneak! How did he do his tricks? And can he teach her?
• Julian: De felt sorry for Julian at first. Turning out like he did, and then having people make fun of him, well, she always tried to be nice to him. She never really knew if he noticed, or not, and she never even knew if she was doing the right things to help out, but she tried. She's glad that the Pattern patched him up; he's still aloof, but now, at least, he seems alive.
• Gérard: Has he ever seen a bad day? If so, Deirdre never knew about it. He's happy, and she approves of it, (as if he needed her approval), for, taking a look at the family, it seems that the older an Amberite gets, the less happy he becomes. It's good that he isn't yet burdened by the hardships of adulthood.
• Random: Deirdre has always been fond of Random. He's never had anything but a kind word for her, and she's always returned that kindness. For some reason, Deirdre has never had a practical joke played on her by Random; not that she's complaining, mind you! She just figures that that's just one of his personailty quirks and accepts it.

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