Player Info

Name: Brandee
E-mail: brandee.k@gmail.com

Character Info

ADOPTABLE

Name: Zamaive
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual
Birthday: 6.9.1252
Birthplace: Tillek Hold
Location: Lyra Cove Hold
Occupation/Rank: Lyra Cove Lady Holder

Physical Description

Zamaive is the spitting image of her mother. This isn't necessarily a good thing, as Viziera had merely passable, rather than beautiful, looks. Her daughter is short, at 5'4, but not short enough to really be considered petite. Somewhat chubby, at 180 pounds, but curved enough for it to be politely termed 'voluptuous'. She has dark brown eyes, and long blondish-brown hair that hangs to just past her shoulders. There is no sitting around primping for this Lady, and her appearance shows it, not only in the casual hairstyle, but in her clothing as well. Oftentimes visitors to the hold mistake Zamaive for just another worker, due to her homespun garments and callused hands. This isn't to say that she doesn't clean up well when the occasion calls for it, but for everyday, she refuses to put herself above the rest of Lyra Cove's residents.

Personality

She was born to be a leader, both literally and figuratively. Zamaive inspires trust, even when she looks like the backward daughter of a country cotholder. She will never promise what she can't deliver, doesn't speak unless she knows what she's talking about or has a constructive idea. One of her strengths is a gift for words, for saying the right things, knowing what buttons to put. At odds with this is the fact that she bases most of her own decisions on emotion rather than logic, which sometimes puts her at odds with many people - including her husband. Her biggest downfall is a tendency to get too caught up in situations that would be better left alone, including personal lives, although there is one other that is bound to get her into trouble someday. Zamaive has been hiding her sexuality from her husband - as well as her lover. She is not normally a good actress, but in this matter, she has no peer.

Background History

Born at Tillek Hold, Zamaive is the middle daughter of Malared and Viziera, the Lord and Lady Holder. Her father was never one to stand on ceremony, and he raised his children to be the same way. It is why many of them ended up marrying at smaller holds, where they would be able to have a hand in anything going on. Zamaive was no different. From the time she was old enough for her parents to consider who to arrange her marriage, she wanted two things - a small hold, and one on the far side of the continent from Tillek, to avoid being so close to her family. It wasn't that she didn't love them, but rather that she preferred to do things on her own without asking her parents their advice constantly, or having it forced on her.

At the start, Lyra Cove Hold was a possibility in her mind, but her mother felt that Rivarand was too old for her, at thirty-one to her fourteen. By the time she got around to convincing Viziera, the Lord had announced his engagement to a daughter of High Reaches Hold, and Zamaive was nearing her sixteenth birthingday. Forced to choose another pairing for her daughter, Malared insisted she go to High Reaches to marry the brother of the girl who had stolen Rivarand away from her. Thankfully, it wasn't to be. By the time the arrangements were made, Lyra Cove's new Lady was dead of firehead, and the Blood family at High Reaches in mourning for their child.

It was around this time as well that she discovered that she was bisexual, involving herself in a relationship with another young woman at Tillek. Her mother knew about the affair, and advised her daughter to marry quickly before it was discovered and her reputation ruined. Zamaive had her father arrange for dragonriders to transport her to Lyra Cove immediately, although he never knew the reason why. Relieved by the appearance of a suitable woman, Rivarand agreed to marry her under the same arrangement her parents had originally offered, making her Lyra Cove's Lady before she was even eighteen.

In the turns since, Zamaive bore Rivarand three children, two boys and a girl, before a difficult birth resulted in healers advising her not to have any more children. She knows that Rivarand cheats on her now that he can't share her bed, but he isn't aware that she keeps extramarital company of her own. Dreading the time that her husband discovers her nocturnal activities, Zamaive tries not to let herself get too attached to her lover.

Attached NPCs

Rivarand - Husband
Mindarn - Son
Ravaizin - Son
Dravezi - Daughter
Jennaila - Lover
Malared - Father
Viziera - Mother
Vamadel - Brother
Lazamar - Brother
Derziel - Brother
M'ziel - Brother
Araziera - Sister
Eviele - Sister

All references to worlds and characters based on Anne McCaffrey's fiction are copyright Anne McCaffrey 1967, 2001, all rights reserved. This website and all images are copyright Ariel Glaeser 2005.