Retired! Her story will be moved to a private roleplay with dry-oasis

In SA, Miriam escaped the oppressive cage of society to experience the world alongside her beloved Ezra.

The Caged Bird

Name:// Miriam of House Ignis
Nickname:// Miri
Age:// 22
Sex:// Female
Breed:// Marwari
Color:// Gray on Smoky Black w/ Somatic Mutation
Height:// 14.3hh
Orientation:// Heterosexual
Patron God:// Ignacio
VA:// Auli'i Cravalho

Mate:// Not Open
Children://

Herd Affiliation:// Aodh
Rank:// Noble Lady

Drive:// Realizing Her Dreams

Personality

A clever but naive girl, starved for attention, who longs for freedom but knows little of life beyond her everyday comforts.
Naive | Clever | Inquisitive | Escapist | Fussy | Social, But Awkward and Overbearing | 
Raised in almost complete isolation with little more than dusty books for company, Miriam has become a chimera of painful nativity and fresh brilliance. To elaborate, her inexperience lends itself to a trusting, idealist nature that is easily taken advantage of, should anyone ever secure the opportunity. Yet Miriam is not stupid: like many who live between the pages of a book, her mind has grown sharp, able to adapt to new ideas and conjure creative solutions. Facts and figures are easy enough to recite, and her natural curiosity ensures that her intelligence continues to grow. Miriam has experienced little beyond the oppressive hoof of her parents, but in her mind she has traveled far, visiting the great Vastlands of Sirith and the desert dunes of Sedo's great Sear. Miriam's greatest aspiration is idealized freedom: from her parents, her home, and even the boundaries of Valore itself. She is wistful for the world of her fantasies while wholly naive of the hardships that accompany a vagabond lifestyle. 

Due to what is essentially imprisonment in her own home, Miriam is starved for social interaction. Any semblance of attention is a welcomed change of pace, whether it be from her parents, family friends, or the household servants. Though she is a tad awkward (and certainly overzealous in her interactions,) Miriam is far from socially anxious. Being alone is far more terrifying.

Should her dreams ever be realized, Miriam would be in for a rough surprise. She is, after all, a Lady of noble standing, and has thus never lived without luxury. The less enjoyable aspects of the free world- the mud, the insects, the questionable food- would all serve as unpleasant eye-openers. To be frank, Miriam is fussy and ill prepared for the true horrors that nature is capable of. 

The assassination of Crown Prince Alduin and Princess Marcellus left Miriam with anxiety she has mostly managed to overcome, but alas- it will rear its ugly head under the right circumstances. In particular, Miriam does not like moving crowds.

History

Born into one of Aodh's ancient Houses, Miriam's family line can be traced all the way back to an ancestor who helped mold what the Aodh herd would become. The Ignis line has likewise produced many Royal Consorts across a span of generations, and it was this fate that Miriam's parents hoped to seal for their first and only child. She was to be raised carefully, spoon fed etiquette and knowledge, and kept isolated from anything that could ruin her- which, of course, was everything. Consumed with dreams of royal connections, they groomed little Miriam to be the perfect bride for Aodh's Crown Prince, the young and upstanding Alduin.

She was not permitted to play with other children, for they were rowdy and uncultured, nor was she allowed to spend much time outside, for the city was filled with filth and the possibility for accidents always loomed. Miriam could not afford to be disfigured, nor could she be allowed emulate unlearned minds; with these precautions, her parents were strict and unyielding. Beyond tutoring lessons and the occasional ball, Miriam would spend her childhood largely confined to her room, a massive, circular structure that was more library than living space. There she built castles out of pages and ink, occupying her growing mind with stories of far away places and daring adventurers. It was a terribly lonely existence, but she learned to cope through escapism- and never quite grew out of it.

During her teenage years, something terrible occurred. While attending a New Years ball, Miriam found herself admist chaos as assassins flooded the room. Crown Prince Alduin and Princess Marcella were slaughtered that night, right within the walls of their own home, and though she did not witness the event directly (there had been too many bodies, you see, too many people shouting and screaming) the feeling of terror and confusion is one she will never forget.

Her parents did not cut their losses over Alduin's death. Their sights turned upon King Amadeus, and watched attentively as the boy rose to power. But while they focused on navigating the change of power, Miriam found herself growing scared. Marrying into royalty had always been an inevitability, the way that things were simply going to be. She had been indifferent to it before, but now? Now she worried that she too would end up as little more than a warm body on the ballroom floor.

Miriam's escapist fantasies began to bleed into reality. Alduin's death had been tragic, but in a way, Miriam found that it freed her. She no longer looked to her future with resignation to one certain path, but dreamed of several courses that she herself could chart. She began to feel wistful for the world she didn't know, and longed to experience it as her overbearing parents had never allowed. For the first time, Miriam wished for freedom.

She just needed to find a way to obtain it.

Notes

- Theme Music: Color the Sky
- Personality Type: ENFP
- Hireath Zodiac: The Peryton