Character’s full name: Queen Raina of the Sunken Crown

Reason or meaning of name: “Raina” is derived from a word meaning “queen” or “counsel” in old tongue, symbolic of her destined rule.

Character’s nickname: The Sleeping Saint

Reason for nickname: Due to her ethereal appearance and the fact that she’s found locked away in a stone tomb, unconscious, each reset.

Birth date: Unknown, predates the fall of her kingdom

Race: Human

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Physical Appearance

Age: 30

How old does she appear: Mid-to-late 20s

Weight: 140 lbs

Height: 5’9”

Body build: Slender with graceful proportions

Shape of face: Heart-shaped with delicate features

Eye color: One blue, one brown

Glasses or contacts: None

Skin tone: Deep brown, smooth and even

Distinguishing marks: Her heterochromia and glowing, divine-like presence

Predominant features: Her golden, halo-like crown and flowing royal hair

Hair color: Black with blue undertones

Type of hair: Thick, soft, slightly wavy

Hairstyle: Worn long with golden adornments woven through

Voice: Soft, low, melodic — like a hymn remembered from childhood

Overall attractiveness: Striking and otherworldly, radiant in stillness

Physical disabilities: Currently unconscious in a sealed tomb hidden in a stone wall

Usual fashion of dress: Royal gowns of midnight blue and ivory, laced with gold

Favorite outfit: A ceremonial gown decorated with motifs of waves, moons, and stars

Jewelry or accessories: Golden circlet, royal signet ring, pearl-threaded veil

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Personality

Good personality traits: Wise, serene, compassionate, diplomatic

Bad personality traits: Overly self-sacrificing, emotionally reserved, avoids burdening others

Mood character is most often in: Calm and contemplative

Sense of humor: Gentle, dry wit; enjoys irony and poetic turns

Character’s greatest joy in life: Her child, Blade

Character’s greatest fear: Losing everyone she loves again

Why? Her kingdom has fallen without her knowledge, and her last memories are of loss and abandonment

What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete turmoil? Learning her kingdom is gone and her son is missing

Character is most at ease when: Playing music or walking through her garden

Most ill at ease when: Forced to act without clarity or time

Enraged when: Innocents are exploited or silenced

Depressed or sad when: Left out of decisions or cut off from her loved ones

Priorities: Protecting her child, honoring her kingdom’s memory, keeping peace

Life philosophy: “Duty is love with a crown on its head.”

If granted one wish, it would be: To wake and find her son safe beside her

Why? He is the last piece of her soul not buried under stone

Character’s soft spot: Children, especially the vulnerable

Is this soft spot obvious to others? Yes, especially to those who see her interact with Blade

Greatest strength: Her unshakable poise and emotional intelligence

Greatest vulnerability or weakness: Her refusal to confront her own grief

Biggest regret: That she couldn’t protect her family before the fall

Minor regret: That she never got to explore her identity beyond duty

Biggest accomplishment: Ruling peacefully during the height of her empire’s reign

Minor accomplishment: Mastering a complex piece on the piano from memory

Past failures he/she would be embarrassed to have people know about: Once allowed politics to silence her instincts—resulting in betrayal

Why? It cost lives and peace in a time of fragile alliances

Character’s darkest secret: She had premonitions of the fall, but ignored them

Does anyone else know? Only her magically-bound journal, locked with her

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Goals

Drives and motivations: Her child’s safety, memory of her people, and reclaiming her sense of self

Immediate goals: To awaken and reunite with Blade

Long-term goals: Rebuild a new legacy from the remnants of the old

How the character plans to accomplish these goals: Through diplomacy, alliance, and rediscovered strength

How other characters will be affected: Her awakening will rekindle hope—and reveal long-buried truths

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Past

Hometown: The capital of the now-sunken empire of Lysoria

Type of childhood: Structured, emotionally distant, groomed for rule

Pets: A royal songbird named Lumi

First memory: Hearing the ocean through her nursery window

Most important childhood memory: Dione helping her sneak out to see the kingdom at night

Why: It was the first time she felt free

Childhood hero: Her grandmother, the “Storm Queen”

Dream job: Musician, in another life

Education: Elite royal instruction in arts, history, and governance

Religion: Practiced a now-lost sea goddess faith

Finances: Formerly vast; now nonexistent—her treasury lies under the sea

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Present

Current location: Hidden deep within a stone wall inside a forgotten tower

Currently living with: Technically alone; Blade is hidden elsewhere in the tower

Pets: None

Religion: Forgotten, as is she

Occupation: Former monarch; currently unconscious

Finances: None

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Family

Mother: Queen Lysara

Relationship with her: Reverent, though distant

Father: High Admiral Corin

Relationship with him: Respected but emotionally reserved

Siblings: None

Relationship with them: N/A

Spouse: Queen Dione (political marriage)

Relationship with her: Deep friendship and loyalty, more sisterly than romantic

Children: Blade, a magical child created to unite their kingdoms

Relationship with them: Devoted mother, though separated

Other important family members: Xerox, her secret lover and guardian of their found family

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Favorites

Color: Moonlight silver

Least favorite color: Crimson (reminds her of war)

Music: Lullabies from her kingdom

Food: Seafoam custard

Literature: Poetry written in the old tongue

Form of entertainment: Music, ancient ballads

Expressions: “Still waters remember.”

Mode of transportation: Magically drawn sea chariots

Most prized possession: A locket containing a strand of Blade’s hair and Dione’s crest

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Habits

Hobbies: Music composition, diplomacy, stargazing

Plays a musical instrument? Yes, piano and harp

Plays a sport? No

How he/she would spend a rainy day: Playing soft music and journaling near the windows

Spending habits: Once generous, now nothing

Smokes: No

Drinks: Rarely, only in ceremony

Other drugs: None

What does he/she do too much of? Bottles emotions

What does he/she do too little of? Ask for help

Extremely skilled at: Diplomacy, music, silent leadership

Extremely unskilled at: Confronting her own trauma

Nervous tics: Thumb brushes the back of her opposite hand

Usual body posture: Straight-backed, hands gently folded

Mannerisms: Speaks with pauses, as though weighing every word

Peculiarities: Sleep-murmurs old prayers in an extinct language

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Traits

Optimist or pessimist? Quiet optimist

Introvert or extrovert? Introvert

Daredevil or cautious? Cautious

Logical or emotional? Logical with emotional undercurrents

Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat? Methodical

Prefers working or relaxing? Working

Confident or unsure of himself/herself? Confident in others; unsure of herself

Animal lover? Yes, especially seabirds

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Self-Perception

How he/she feels about himself/herself: Like a relic no one remembered to mourn

One word the character would use to describe self: Forgotten

One paragraph description of how the character would describe self:

“I was once a queen, and perhaps still am in some sleeping corner of time. But what use is a crown beneath stone? If I ever awaken, I must be something more—something that endures, even if the tide has taken my name away.”

What does the character consider his/her best personality trait? Empathy

What does the character consider his/her worst personality trait? Her silence

What does the character consider his/her best physical characteristic? Her eyes

What does the character consider his/her worst physical characteristic? Her hands—unworked, too soft for rebuilding

How does the character think others perceive him/her: Distant, divine, unreachable

What would the character most like to change about himself/herself: To feel deserving of her son’s love and memory