Delylah

Identity

• Whom?

  Given Names: Delylah Béatrice Gwenaëlle.
  Surname: Géroux.
  
  Petnames: Lyla.
  
  Age: 35.
  
  Gender: Woman.
  
  Height: 5'1".
  
  Species: Jaguarundi / Common Domestic Feline mix.
  
  Ethnicity:
  Paternal: Indo-Carribean.
  Maternal: Irish.
  
  Voice: Flighty, soft-spoken and mellow.
  Accent: Something subtle, a touch of the Carribean that is often only suppressed but makes its strength known when she is upset, or conversing with someone of similar heritage. Never very heavy or hard to understand.
  
  Body/Build: Short and thick without appearing stocky. She is especially round in the backside, a little bottom-heavy and slighter up top, best described as pear-shaped. Her curves are generous, and realistically so - a bit of pudge in the stomach and jiggle in the thighs included. She is not thin, and she is not big-chested.
  
  Face: Youthful and cherubic, with a flirty upward turn to her lips. Her face is heart shaped, her chin slightly pronounced but rounded. Both of her brows are dark and angular, the same shade as the shadow around her almond-set eyes. She has a short sort of blunted nose, which is espresso brown at its tip.
  
  Fur: Mostly a pure slate of fair brown. Her markings are sparse: two diamonds stack vertically over her third eye - the smaller of the pair sitting atop the larger mark - and on her belly is an off-white 'sunburst'.
  
  Eyes: Blue. A very deep, rich shade similar to lapis lazuli.
  
  Hair: A dark mocha brown, very near to black but more complex in its hue and coloration. It is more kinky than curly, and very thick, but mostly soft to the touch. It is quite resistant to taming, so is often simply worn loose, or managed into a messy french braid when working.
  
  Notable Features:

  • The tips of her fingers are constantly stained because of the hands-on work she does with dyes. While the surface colour may vary, the result is often a consistent dark brown marring on all of her digits.
  • As with many jaguarundi, Delylah's torso is longer while her limbs are on the short side - comparatively - and she has a rather lengthy tail. This gives her a petite and distinctive otter-like build not typical of other felines.

• And?

  Marital Status: Single; never married.
  Sexuality: Unsure.
  
  Occupation: Seafaring merchant, purveyor of supplies for the fashion and textile industry. Owner of Geroux Textile & Craft Co., having purchased the company from her father, and creator of Stinging Bee Dyeworks.
  
  Specializing in:

  • handcrafted pure and natural plant dyes.
  • exotic natural fibers.
  • organic cloth, much undyed - cotton, hemp, wool, and so forth.

  
  Hobbies:

  • General herblore.
  • Home cooking.
  • Crafting herbal treatments and cosmetics - bath salts & teas, scrubs, rejuvenating oils, etc.

  
  Residence: Currently occupying her merchant's vessel, inhabiting its captain's quarters. The boat's name is 'Ameline', so says the flaking red paint on its side.
  
  Education: Average. Schooling in early youth, later forsaken in favor of earning an income. Her father taught her well enough about his business that she could take over in time for him to retire, so most of her education is practical rather than theoretical.
  Language: Common tongue only - reads, writes, and speaks; poor reading skills.
  
  Knowledge:

  • textiles and fiber based products, and their base materials
  • plant and animal fiber processing
  • plant properties
  • herbal folklore
  • dye and print techniques
  • crafting and use of plant and mineral dye and stains
  • chemical interactions of plants, allergens and toxic compounds
  • basics of sailing and boat maintenance
  • textile repair and minor restorations
  • basic sewing/mending skills

  
  Finances: Little disposable income, currently just scraping by.
  Social Status: Lower middle-class merchant.
  
  Wears: Clothes that very much reflect her work. Most times simple, suited best to comfort and practicality - flowing tiered skirts and blouses, dresses with ample drape, usually of cotton or linen; uncomplicated, with minor embellishments only.
  
  Accessory:

  • Two jade rings, worn on her left middle finger - a gift from her father.
  • A black 'holey stone' pendant knotted to a choker of ebon cord, worn tight around her neck.
  • Feather earrings, which she makes herself.

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