Anatola Valkiea

Physical Appearance

• Long brown/mahogany hair trailing past hips, always tied up in a bun and/or ponytail
• Brown eyes, although sometimes she wears gray contacts for certain outfits/looks
• Fair skinned
• Medium sized breasts
• Moderately tall
• Physically fit with toned muscles
• Pierced ears

Clothing Style

When in her imperial domain, especially for formal events, she tends to wear gowns that are almost exclusively some shade of red (usually darker reds) with gold, beige, or white embellishments. Her dresses are always rather regal, but never impede her movements. For this reason all her floor-length skirts always have either an open front or slits to keep her leg mobility. Her dresses are also never overly lacy, floofy, or anything too "girly." Her style is strong, intimidating or imposing, and elegant with a touch of sexy flair, although she does not wear anything overly skimpy. Even with her ballgowns, she does not wear simple heels and will always wear boots of varying styles, although they always go to knee-length at minimum.

While being a bit less formal, she will still wear red and usually embellished tops with shorter skirts or something closer to corset leotards with shorter bustles. Her more casual and most common look consists of a plain, red, mid-thigh length dress with black boots and a dark red cloak fastened with a red broach. She will usually wear either black leggings or even black pants under her dress depending on the weather and occasion. She's more likely to wear pants if it's cold or if she wants the extra padding/protection if she's going out in the field, leggings are usually a middle-ground, and she typically doesn't go without something covering her legs unless it's particularly hot out.

With all her outfits she almost always wears gloves, usually black ones, and she will usually have a simple gold circlet/tiara around her bun or ponytail depending on her hairstyle. She will also frequently wear a pair of red-lensed goggles, either her simple traveling ones or her more ornate ones with gold trim and white wing embellishments. For certain formal events or rituals, she may wear a particular head crest that is vaguely crescent moon/fire shaped, but she obviously doesn't wear it frequently since it's a little unwieldy.

Personality

The Lady Anatola often appears to be either emotionless or very cold. She is extremely blunt and terse with her words, holds herself with confident, and exudes a rather intimidating aura of authority. She takes charge of any situation she's in and has a calculating mind that is strategic and ruthless. She tends to be very severe, comes off as snippy, and is usually unforgiving. Behind her harsh exterior she is very eccentric and enjoys very strange things, although she gives no facial indication of such enjoyment. Although many of her casual interests could be considered "whimsical," she rarely approaches them very gently and can seem overly-intense with whatever she's doing. She has a very strange sense of humor and enjoys setting arbitrary rules out to inconvenience people she doesn't care for, and she'll often give overly harsh punishments for incurring her wrath. She appreciates arts, music, and large animals, especially cephalopods. Around her very close circle of friends, she maintains her severe and emotionless demeanor, but her manner of speech tends to loosen up drastically. She also tends to be moderately flirty with her guy friends, especially Detra and Jethro, without being very expressive about it.

Around Skyler she softens up quite a bit and is very tender and protective of him. Although never mushy about it, their affections are very deep and passionate. The two tend to have light-hearted banter with each other that often have a blended tone of affection and teasing. Skyler tends to be very eloquent while also poking fun at Anatola in a calm manner, while Anatola tends to be equally calm but can swing between eloquent and oddly casual and flirty in her manner of speech, all without changing tone. Incurring Anatola's wrath by threatening Skyler is not advised.

When speaking to people of higher or equal authority (mostly before she became Empress), she could have a more normal and even somewhat friendly demeanor. She conducted herself in a very calm and collected manner and was very professional and careful with her words. Since she was trained in the Academy to be a leader and political figure, she knows how to say what others want to hear and keep important figures happy with her decisions. However, since becoming Empress this has become less important and she tends to say and do whatever she pleases, and she's rarely interested in keeping other leading figures happy if they're standing in her way. She only concerns herself with the order of her own empire and the well being of the growing populace she rules.

Abilities

• Lyte rifting - rank 4/5, can increase temporarily to lesser deity-like levels when calling upon the Valkyrie Skye
• Lyfe rifting - rank 3/5
• Highly skilled in hand-to-hand combat, public speaking, and ballroom dancing

Strengths

• Confident, assertive, and a strong leader
• Cunning, clever, and has a strong presence that demands attention and respect
• Creative, a risk taker, and adaptable
• Loyal to those who earn her respect/trust and a reliable ally

Weaknesses

• Aggressive, rather unforgiving, and can be intimidating and hard to approach
• A bit arrogant and elitist, and tends to only give out information as needed
• Rather eccentric and hard to predict/read her emotions
• Can be harsh and cold with her words and actions if her respect has not been earned yet

Backstory

The Lady Anatola is disinterested in sharing her story with the unwashed masses. Begone.

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