Elise Margaret Martriz

Elise Margaret

A brief overview.

FAMILY NAME: Martriz

NICKNAME: Meg (Florita, by her father)


AGE: 20

FAVORITE COLOR: Maroon


STEEDS: Lord Geoffrey, A grey horse with black speckles, and black mane.


TREASURED POSSESSION(S): Picture of her parents, Sunhat, art supplies


EDUCATION LEVEL: Very Well Educated by a private governess.


RIDING EXPERIENCE: Experience rider and loves horses.


An interview questionnaire.
1. What country is your Character from?
England, but spent a good portion of her life in Spain.
2. How would you physically describe your Character?
Elise is Five foot eight inches. She has long black wavy hair that reaches down to her waist. Typically she wears it pined up which lets her hair curl a little more naturally. Her skin is ivory and occasionally takes a flushed hue when she does aerobic activities. She has thin eyebrows and and long lashes that frame her grey eyes. Her nose is small and she has full rose lips. A stubborn chin gives her face a slender shape. Her shape is medium sized, not too thin, and not supporting too much extra weight. Healthy would be the perfect way to describe her build. She has delicate hands and long fingers. 
3. Does your Character have recurring mannerisms?
Elise is rather stubborn and cunning. If she wants something, she does it one way or another. She hates the idea of people telling her what a woman should and shouldn’t do. 
4. What is your Character’s main motivation?
Elise wants to live for herself and be a painter. She doesn’t need anyone to make that dream happen. 
5. What is your Character’s greatest strength? Greatest weakness?
Elise is great at making people laugh. She is outgoing and has no problem befriending anyone. She always takes a stand for the weak, even if it is a losing battle. She has strong sense of pride about her that can often be her down fall. She doesn’t like to admit when she is wrong. She is also highly competitive when it comes to games and gambling.
6. What are your Character’s most and least favorite things?
Elise enjoys painting still life and flowers. She is also a big fan of horseback riding and archery. She often enjoys having competition with the boys, just to prove she can. Elise hates sitting around and doing nothing. She hates the rain and has a particular dislike for thunderstorms. She also doesn’t like scary stories. 
7. What about your Character’s psychology?
Elise was an only child and grew up spoiled by her father. She alway got what she wanted. He often took her with him on business trips for the church. During these times he taught her riding and archery. Also, how to shoot billiards and hunt. This free education gave her the sense that she could do anything despite the fact that she was a woman destined to be married to a husband. Now, afraid that she will have to give up the things she loves the most, Elise fears falling in love and getting married. 
8. What is your Character’s single greatest fear?
Elise is terrified of having her freedom taken away. She is also scared of ghosts and vampires (though not real, she thinks they are). She also hates thunderstorms.
9. What are your Character’s highest ambitions? Their greatest love?
Elise wants to break free of the traditional role for a woman and live as her own person supporting herself. Her greatest love would be for her father and her horse Lord Geoffrey.
10. What is your Character’s opinion of their country?
Elise loves the countryside of England, but secretly longs for the lovely coast of Spain during the summers. She thinks England is too cold and Spain too warm.
11. Does your Character have any prejudices?
Elise does not like any man who thinks that they are the superior sex. Also, she has an aversion to rich older me who prey on younger ladies.
12. Where do your Character’s loyalties lie?
Elise is Chaotic Good.
13. Is your Character in love? Are they married or betrothed?
Elise has been betrothed 4 different times. All of them fell through because she refused to marry them. Either she pushed them away on purpose or they broke off things due to unconventional thinking after they met.
14. What about your Character’s family?
Elise’s Father is businessman that works for the church and often goes on missions. He dotes on Elise like no other. Her mother on the other hand, is stern and sees her as the son that was supposed to be. Her mother comments all the time that she should have been born the male heir and and all the problems would be no more. Underneath, she loves her daughter and pities her. However, now her goal was to see her married off before she and her husband grew too old. 
15. How would your Character’s parents describe them?
Her father, Rafael Armand would say that she is the most beautiful flower of his garden. He calls her his ‘Florita’ or little flower. He wishes she could stay his forever and supports her out f place habits. Her mother would say she is too intelligent for her own good. Also, she would probably say that she is wild and needs to settle down for the life that God destined her for: motherhood.
16. Is your Character a gentleman or gentlewoman?
Elise is a gentlewoman when she wants to be. However, she acts most unbecomingly when she is out and about.
17. How religious is your Character? What God or Goddess do they follow?
Elise is a devout Catholic.
18. Is your Character a member of a guild, organization, or secret society?
Elise used to be part of the arch club for ladies when she lived in Spain, but no longer. 
19. What does your Character think of the supernatural?
Elise is terrified of night horrors. She swears that vampires are real and out to kill her. She also believes in the rest of the supernatural. She believed the stories her father used to tell her when she was a child about demons. To this day, she believed that the Catholic Church paid hunters to take care of the exorcisms. She even wanted to be one once.
20. If you could, what advice would you give your Character?
Don’t let your pride get in the way of your happiness.