Daar Quirinn

Despite living and growing up in the lap of luxury, Quirinn wasn't soft - her mother made it clear from a young age what was expected of her, and that was to be a strong and worthy heir, and to produce many children as soon as possible. She was educated well but had little interest in learning so most of this knowledge was abandoned.

Although physically strong, this didn't translate into capacity in fighting, and Quirinn disliked physical contact - instead, she practiced magic as a form of self-defence. One of her proudest traits is her draconic lineage, all her family have access to powers inherited by their gold-dragon ancestors, but most do not have the dedication or desire to focus their magic in order to unlock these powers.

Over the years, she has had three partners, who were all killed after their children matured, as per the family tradition. The last of these partners prompted some controversy as she was accused of having an affair with his brother - to this day, it is uncertain which brother is the child's real father. Quirinn has a close relationship with her children although her eldest is friendlier with his uncle - while keeping it professional in the public eye, Quirinn is very maternal and sensitive in private.
As her children matured, Quirinn began to focus more on personal ambitions and her magic. She gained an interest in collecting and studying magical artefacts, and was more dedicated to enriching her own magical abilities, knowing that this would be harder after she was Queen. She travelled across the country under the guise of royal visits, at all times accompanied by a hand-chosen court to entertain, care for and protect her - to her, this was living out in the wild. Sometimes, she envied the freedom of adventurers, ready to travel and fight without the burden of responsibility, though she would never admit it.

This came crashing to a halt one day, as she was attacked by bandits when travelling home. They ransacked anything of value bar the clothes on her back, and murdered or fatally injured almost everybody before fleeing. Many of these people Quirinn had known for a good chunk of her life, and she feels guilty for their deaths, but retains her noble poise and doesn’t let this affect her. The only other survivor of the attack was one of the newest members of her court, a Tiefling bard who she had become very fond of. She promised a generous sum of money in return for their continued servitude, partially so that she had somebody to protect her, but mostly so she just wasn't alone.

• Quirinn speaks with a very distinct accent. It isn't actually a 'dragonic' accent, but instead a royal dialect accociated with the royal family and nobles, and she was taught to talk that way as it was considered proper. She can speak 'normally' if so inclined.
• Quirinn has a dendency to drink when she's depressed or emotional, and when she's drunk is less likey to withold her emotions. Her court could've told stories of Quirinn drunk, stumbling thoughout the building, usually shouting at people, and trying in vain to return her to her room before anybody significant saw her. One of her Courtiers had a severe burn along his arm from one of these incidents - be was actually very chill about it and usually told the story of it, much to Quirinn's embarresment.
• There are many rumors about Quruinn. One is that one of her horns was broken as a child, and to this day the tip is a replacement. It's not very noticable due to how much jewellery she wears. Secondly, sometime after the death of her second husband, Quirinn was spotted wearing disguises and visiting brothels. She was noted to fraternize with a young green dragonborn girl a lot, until she vanished. Many people belive this girl was a mistress, and was killed because she was found out. Finally, it's belived that the family has a large gallery of priceless magical heirlooms within the castle. Quirinn will neither accept nor deny any of these.
• Quirinn's homeland is home to many exotic fruits, but she finds the texture too strange and the taste sickeningly sweet. However, once the meat population of the islands was swept over by disease, causing many animals to be killed and a vas meat shortage. Obviously, the only really hurt the poorer poulations, but Quirinn was pregnant with her first son and reluctant to eat any possiby-tained meat, meaning she had to surive for a couple months only on preseved meats and fruits. It was horrible.
• The colour of a dragonborn's scales is important not only biologically, but how they act and how they are viewed. Qurinn and most of her family are red dragons (the only exception being her eldest son) but this is a fairy recent development - historically the family has always been lead by a gold dragon. Quirinn's grandfather was a gold dragonborn, he was offed with only one heir, a red dragonborn, who is the current Queen, Harann. Harann is disgusted by her own heritage, and was dissapointed when both her children turned out red - it was her influence that helped Quirinn meet her first husband, a gold dragonborn, as it meant that the royal line would return to being gold.
• It's worth noting that gold dragonborn are one of the rarest colours, at least in the kingdom, where any gold dragonborn can usually be traced back to the royal family within a few generations. Heck, even Quirinn's first husband was belived to be a distant cousin of hers. Also, because of the long heritage of gold dragonborn, Quirinn's socery powers are actually based on gold, not red, dragons - even though they're basically the same.
• Traditional Quirinn family colours are red and purple - if you don't have gold scales, gold should be used as a prolific accent colour.
  Quirinn's family has a long history of magic, with some of the earliet decendants being fine gold dragonborn sorcerers who won over their people with sheer power (or at least, that's how the story goes). Every member has inherited some of their power, but few are interested in learning more than a few basic, traditional spells. As a child, Quirinn learned a few basic self-defence moves, but her interest in magic was increasignly prominent as she matured. What little spare time she had was spent dedicated to learning magic, cementing her as a sorceress like her ancestors before her.
• Interestingly, her brother Frojhan had a distinct interest in weaponry and trained as a millitary leader. Quirinn likes to joke that she 'taught frostbite how to fight', referring to how she taught him what self defence she knew as a child, though obviously he now very much exceeds her. Frojhan and Quirinn almost mirror eachother with their respective abilities.
• As a child, Qurinn had a strict sleep shedule, and would often turn into a log when the night came. As she got older and took over more of her mother's responsibilites, a sleep shedule became an alien concept, and she usually just slept whenever she had a few hours free, day or night. This helped her well when she travelled off on her own and sleeping became more of a luxury. What she was not prepared for was the awful places she woud be sleeping, and she gets especially homesick at night. Recent events have caused her to get even less sleep, as she often lies awake or suffers from night terrors, but she still has enough rest to get by.
• Most dragonborn's horns are worn down by daily wear and toil. Dragonborn royalty however, being above such things, shapes their horns using a variety of tools. Delicate, sharp and eloquent horns are considered signs of immense wealth. Many royal dragonborn even carve patterns into their horns (Quirinn included).