I refuse to be a victim and I will never be that scared girl again! You will not push me down and make me small!

Bella was the first born of the Rene Clan, the royal Dragon Clan of France. When she was young, her father sold her to a Parisian gang to serve as a soldier. Living with them for sixteen years she suffered through a multitude of abuse and mistreatment, acting as a personal weapon and toy for the gang leader. One evening she met the Macabre Twins, who offered her power to free herself in return for her soul.

With a hardened heart, she fought back against the gang, destroying them and freeing herself from their chains. Unable to leave Paris, she took up a job in a Burlesque Bar, changing her name and using wigs and contacts to hide her appearance.

After hunting down her father, she floated around until she found the Limbo Freak Show and decided to become part of their family. She now uses her gained powers in performances and dances for the Show's crowds.

Important Features

  • Blonde hair sticks up at the back and is cut short, this is her natural hair.
  • Has scars over her throat, wrists, arms, stomach, back and thighs. Often covers these up with clothing or makeup.
  • Can have a variety of hairstyles, wigs, clothing styles, coloured contacts, and can change almost every aspect of her appearance.
  • Her ears are long and pointed.
  • Has sharp upper and lower canines.
  • Eyes are green-blue and have slightly slitted pupils.
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HAIR
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  • Props are anything that she might use to perform, from fans, hats, feathers to canes. If it can be found in a burlesque show, she'll likely have it, in a variety of colours and styles. Has a massive amount of wigs, clothing and coloured contacts, in many different styles. Never really wears these on downtime though. If drawn in the past, she can be seen with a bottle of light blue 'medicine', which is actually dragon's bane.
  • Poses can be anything to do with her performances and work, when doing so she's flirty, a graceful dancer, self-assured, confident and sexy. When she's not performing, she closes herself off, crosses her arms and often seems withdrawn and unwelcoming towards others. Can be drawn in the past, when she's with the gang, as one of their weapons, where she's fighting or injured.
  • Expressions for her depend on the situation. When she's performing her expressions are flirty, friendly, fake smiles and over exaggerated reactions. Normally quite cheeky, with her audience. When not performing, she's more muted, closed off and her smiles are smaller and weaker. These smiles are only shared with those she trusts implicitly, otherwise she frowns more often than not.

  • Can be drawn, platonically, with anyone in the freak show. She considers them family, and has begun to let them past her walls.
  • Gets along well with Adrien, whom she enjoys teasing, though pretends she doesn't enjoy being dragged out by him.

Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and ghouls! Welcome to the greatest show unearthed!

The Limbo Freak Show is primarily located in Limbo itself, suspended between time and space and Heaven and Hell. It was founded an incredibly long time ago, by Bessartaila. It's a sanctuary and home for those who are suffering. It acts as a beacon, offering entertainment and hope for anyone in a difficult place.

The Freak Show tent is massive, and can be seen even from massive distances. It can house a great number of people, in the case of refugees. Its biggest point of interest is the massive stage in the middle of the tent. It's carved from ancient and powerful wood, stands tall and powerful. The stage has carvings for each member of the show and are imbued with magic and soul.

Nickname
Songbird (Her Mother)
Pronouns
She/Hers
Age
Around Two Hundred Years Old
Height
5ft 9
Body Type
Lithe
Species
Dragon
Nationality
French
Sign
Pisces
Alignment
Chaotic Neutral
S/O
None
Hometown
Born and raised in Paris, left at the age of eighteen. Now lives in Limbo with the Freak Show.
Occupation
Born a Princess, Ex-Assassin, Burlesque Dancer, Freak Show Performer.
Abilities
Her deal with the Macabre Twins gave her the ability to read minds and emotions, though she often has to touch someone in order to go into any depth. She can read surface thoughts from afar, and communicate telepathically with others if they let her in. Has a high stamina and able to recover from injuries fairly quickly due to her dragon heritage. These are all the abilities she has left due to the dragon's bane she was given, but it allows her to be more resilient than most. A skilled dancer, she's very graceful and lithe, which also spreads to her skill with a weapon. Almost ethereal when she moves, though often plays her skills down.
Family
Mother died not long after she was born, around the age of two. Father is now dead, at her own hands, the two were never close. Considers the Freak Show to be her family, including the Macabre Twins.
Mannerism
Presents two different personas depending on her situation. When she is performing, she presents a flirty, relaxed and cheeky manner. This illusion can often lead others to think she's far friendlier than she is in reality. Simply, she knows what others wish to see and plays that up in order to appeal to her audience. In her usual life, she is quite apathetic, closed off and untrusting towards people. Though this softens over time and with her dealing with her past traumas, she still struggles to be honest with her feelings and showing weakness. Can show strong loyalty, kindness and, though she can snap when backed into a corner, she strives to show a strong side of herself to others.
Health
Fairly Healthy and resilient, immune to many illnesses and diseases. Physically, shows signs of malnutrition, abuse and self harm from childhood, as well as an inability to take on her dragon form. Mentally, suffers from trauma, trust-issues and can show signs of codependency that begins to minimise over time. Soulless.
Speech
Has a strong French accent, her voice is normally fairly husky and somewhat deep but pleasing to listen to. Able to speak a variety of languages, though French is her mother-tongue, she picked up many during her work with the gang. Typically casual, informal and speaks with slang, due to the nature of her upbringing. Used to sing often, though does this less so now, especially with an audience. Swears plentifully and when she's angry her voice freezes over. She struggles to show tone in her speech, unless during a performance, and due to this can seem flat in her communications.
Orientation
Asexual Demiromantic

Aggressive
Passive
Arrogant
Humble
Callous
Compassionate
Cowardly
Courageous
Defiant
Obedient
Dishonest
Sincere
Dull
Charming
Greedy
Generous
Idealistic
Realistic
Impatient
Patient
Impulsive
Disciplined
Instinctual
Logical
Pessimistic
Optimistic
Reckless
Cautious
Reserved
Affectionate
Serious
Playful
Shy
Confident
Suspicious
Trusting
Unjust
Honourable
Vengeful
Forgiving

Dislikes
  • Pushy people
  • Enclosed spaces
  • People prying into her past
  • Too much noise
  • Men in positions of power

Affection
Respect
Trust
Comfort
Intimacy
Bella, I have another routine for you to try out. How about we get some time together so you can practice, love?

Adrien works with Bella quite closely, practicing dance routines and creating music that will match her performance style. Though he is slightly over familiar with her and will sometimes receive threats in return. They've developed a teasing, playful relationship. Adrien likes getting her to come out of her shell and is trying to help her find comfort in other people's presence.

He also enjoys buying her new outfits, often dragging her out with him. Adrien has let Bella see into his mind so she has a good grasp over his feelings and how he struggles with himself and his upbringing. She shows signs of frustration at him hiding his struggles, but doesn’t bring it up. They very rarely discuss their pasts, he finds comfort in knowing she understands a similar upbringing and they fill their time with not thinking about their struggles.

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Trust
Comfort
Intimacy
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Current

Adrien found his way to the Limbo Freak Show by chance. They were performing in town, to offer solace to the people during a hard economic hit. When he saw their show he saw a chance to escape from the life he'd been caged to. They saw his interest and saw something in him that was seeking freedom. He agreed to join them and travel to help bring light to other people.

He became their musician and choreographer. The Show has given him a sense of family and he's coming out of his shell a lot, finding comfort in their company.

History

Adrien was born to two musical geniuses. Isabella and Mateo Giovanni de Luca. The atmosphere he grew up in was suffocating and very strict. His oldest sister, Maria, grew to be cruel and unpleasant as well. Both Adrien and his younger sister, Ani, were struggling under their parents. Neither wanting to be constricted to their parent's plan for them. Even from a young age, Adrien has been very talented with instruments and music. The pressure of his parents made him avoid his responsibilities as much as possible in order to push back about it.

Becoming a little jaded and neglecting himself and his emotions, he tried to protect his sister as much as possible. When his father died, his mother grew even more controlling. Likely to help bring some more control into her life, that she believed she'd lost. When he realised she was going to lock him into a life he didn't want, he left home with no word to his mother or sister, only giving Ani a way to contact him.

Important events

Leaving home

Around the age of twenty, he finally managed to pull out from under his controlling mother. Not long after his father died and her treatment and personality worsened. This event helped him escape an abusive situation, and opened up his life for freedom and a chance to be comfortable in himself again.

Joining the show

Met and joined the freak show very soon after leaving home. Working a dead-end, boring job just to survive, he went to see them perform in the nearby town and was brought in by day/night, who saw a great deal of musical talent in him (As well as a lot of pain).

Reconnecting with his sister

A few years after having joined the freak show, he received word from his sister, Ani, that she was free from their parents and searching for her own direction in life. This event took a great deal of weight off his shoulders. Adrien is highly proud of his sister, and writes to her as much as he can.

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Habits
  • when tired, thinking or upset, he turns the ring on his finger around, it helps him centre his mind or refocus.
  • hums a lot when he's thinking, almost always seen walking around with some tune on the brain. either making new music or singing to songs that exist.
  • has to clean his hands almost every hour on the dot, otherwise his mind becomes muddled and he finds himself uncomfortable and stressing out.
Hobbies
  • skilled with almost any instrument, and enjoys practicing new ones.
  • enjoys dancing and singing though he doesn't sing very often. his siren's blood makes it a little dangerous to sing around others.
  • loves shopping, specifically window shopping. often drags other show members with him. the reactions are varied.
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  • he is ambidextrous.
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Extras
  • anyone: hey adrien can you take this seriously?
    adrien: haha no i'll never do that what is this? oops i got a call beep beep better take that.
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  • put memes, tropes, etc here

Creator Notes

  • adrien was created on 13 December 2015. he was originally named adagio.
  • every freak show needs a musician. this freak show has a flirty dumbass of a musician.
  • you know when u have a pretty boy character and u never use him? poor adrien, i lov him but he's so neglected.
  • the kinda guy who blogs pretty aesthetics and wholesome memes.
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11
DEX
+4
18
CON
-1
8
INT
+1
13
WIS
+2
14
CHA
+3
17
Tactic
Support/Attack/Defence
Distance
Ranged/Hand-to-Hand
Weapon
Sword/Bow/Staff/Knife/Dagger/Brick
Fighting Style
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Athletics
Coercion
Crafting
Creativity
Insight
Knowledge
Medicine
Nature
Perception
Persuasion
Stealth
Technical
Weaponry

Skills

Arcane Assault
Spell

Difficulty
Mastery

Unleashes a bolt of magical energy from the grimoire that inflicts Raw damage and Dazes targets in the area.

Siren's Voice
Talent

Difficulty
Mastery

Carries the power of the siren's voice that has been passed down through his family. It has captivating and controlling powers and can put others under a spell that takes away their control and safety.

Musical
Ability

Difficulty
Mastery

Skilled with music, capable of picking up and learning almost any instrument presented to him. Specifically skilled in playing the violin and the piano, and are the two instruments he is found with most often.

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Ability

Difficulty
Mastery

A great dancer. Specialises in latin and south american dance. Is able to choreograph dance routines as well and often does so for the Freak Show.

Inventory

Family Violin
Key Item

Value
Sentimental Value

Passed down through his family for ages. Often siren's choose their voices instead of an instrument. Adrien was one of the rare few in all generations who took up an instrument instead.

Father's Wedding Ring
Accessories

Value
Sentimental Value

A beautiful golden wedding band - Adrien got his father's wedding ring after the man passed away and has been wearing it ever since it was given to him. He never takes it off and keeps it close at all times.

Item Name
Weapons/Armour/Books/Resources/Tools/Misc

Value
Sentimental Value

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