Lissa Beauchamp
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Occupation: TBD
Age: 19
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Sexual Style: Unknown, but most likely romantic and submissive
Sexual Likes: unknown
Sexual Dislikes: unknown
Residence: (Negotiated with the GM. Look at the map in NOTICE 01.)
Description: Lissa has pale blonde hair, almost white, that curls beautifully about her face, and when down goes to the small of her back. Her eyes are large and wide, beautifully blue, with long and thick dark lashes fringing them. Her mouth is a pretty lush bow.
Her figure is well-proportioned and curvy, and she is always well-dressed as befits a lady of means. She tends toward bolder colors, as she feels that pale ones make her look ghostly, which was completely untrue.
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 110 lbs.
Hair: white blonde
Eyes: blue
Personality: Lissa is a somewhat shy girl unless she's singing. She is good with numbers, having had to deal with household finances from a young age. She does have a quick wit, and feels free to tease when she's in a crowd. Her shyness mostly comes into play around men, other than musicians; she's very assured about her singing. Intelligent and well-read, she enjoys household duties well enough, but dreams of one day finding someone to love, and who loves her in return. If he can get past her shyness and a bit of a jaded touch to her also.
Skills: singing, household finances, household duties, managing a large house, riding, making drinks, discussing politics,
History/Background: Lissa was born the third child of four, with two older brothers and one younger. The youngest child of Henri and Louisa Beauchamp of New Orleans, Louisiana died at the age of three from illness, with Lissa being five at the time. Louisa had been taken ill at the same time, and she followed her son three months later.
Raised mostly her father, older brothers, and the housekeeper, as well as a nanny, she had very little to do outside the house. Or plantation, really. They kept no slaves, which was somewhat unusual; they hired the people needed, and had a mix of black, Mexican, and even some of the Native Indians in the area, as well as plenty of white men.
She did start learning her schooling a bit earlier, and there were quite a few tutors brought in apart from those her brothers used. Alain, the eldest brother, was a good twenty years older than his sister, and Leon, the second born, was four years older than Lissa. They taught her to ride, to mix drinks, politics, and the running of the plantation. By the time she was twelve, she took over the running of the house, budgeting, and dealing with the foreman on certain things.
This was all right after the Civil War. Her brother Alain fought for the Union, while her father worked to keep the plantation running. Leon was away in Paris, visiting their father's side of the family there. Henri took ill two years after the war had begun, making it difficult to take care of everything. The foreman quit and went to serve the Union, and the hired men slowly diminished, the white ones anyway. Her natural shyness hadn't been eased by dealing with so many strangers; she partially retreated into herself, and showed few signs of wanting to become immersed in the world again.
When Alain came home, he was haggard, jaded, and ill. He stayed at home for some time, not able to leave with his father getting sicker and sicker. Yet he showed no sign of wanting to run the plantation. His younger brother Leon was more proficient at that.
Meanwhile, Alain was gaining a reputation for the horses he bred. Those, and his little sister Lissa, were the brightest spots in his life. But after a decade and a half, his withdrawal from scoiety had affected his sister, and he couldn't have that. So he collected his part of the inheritance, since their father had passed away. He decided to move west, away from New Orleans, to get away from happier memories.
He took his possessions and some money with him, and one unexpected treasure; Lissa. She couldn't bear to stay there either, and men she knew hadn't served in the war, who mocked her beloved brother, now felt it was their right to come courting. They took wagons with them, carrying things along. The only other thing they brought were some fantastic horses; Alain was good with the beasts, and had a skill in raising and breeding fine mounts. They chose to settle in El Paso and are looking for a home to call their own.