Introducing my little OC to the Hub. Meet Mary-Annette, the puppet witch. I hope to get a little more of her out here in time, and she might get a character tag eventually, but until then it's just this. Many thanks to Gojulas for this!
Pastel-Daemon said: Witches are great, puppets are pretty cool too. I just got the name pun and I'm groaning aaaaa.
She drinking her own love potion, there?
Pun names are best names. And yes, she makes her own love potions and likes to drink them.
BlackWidow69x said: She's cute. I'd like to hear more about her!
This is her initial writeup and backstory for the original Pathfinder RP campaign she was created for.
As an infant Mary-Annette was kidnapped by Fey, and replaced by a changeling. She would later learn that the main reason she was taken was because at some point in the past another Fey had seduced one of her ancestors and the thought of having a budding mage to play with was too good to pass up. Since they didn't feel like raising this child themselves, however, these Fey decided to place her in a foster home, in the most entertaining (to them) fashion they could, and perform a social experiment at the same time. They picked a random town, dumped the child into it, and cast enchantments on the population to force them to love and care for her, as well as each other. Notably, Mary-Annette was also charmed during this period. She lived in this "utopia" for a while, growing up used to being treated like a princess.
After several years, however, the local church learned of the strange cult that had sprung up in the small village, and sent Inquisitors to investigate it. As a result, the magical hold on the village was revealed, and a purge began on the villagers under the Faeries' sway. Some fought back with single minded aggression, others stood still as if dazed, and still others broke into unending song and dance until they were cut down or collapsed from exhaustion. Mary-Annette's magical powers awoke as she tried to return everything the way it was, and for a brief moment it seemed as though she had, as villagers and Inquisitors alike stopped their fighting to come to her aid. In mere minutes, however, the magic holding the people appeared to fade, and they awoke from a dream that had lasted 15 years.
With no remaining magic, and the blame for the cult resting solely on her, Mary-Annette was forced to run away and disappeared into the forest, once again spirited away. It was then that she learned who was truly responsible for controlling the village. This occurred 4 years ago.
Mary-Annette believes that her life in the Fey village was real, and that every other version of the story is wrong. She is convinced that genuine affection does not exist, and that love and friendship are only possible via magic. Anyone who is not under a charm spell and acts friendly to her must have other motives, or is trying to hurt her somehow. As a result of this she also treats victims of her enchantments much better than anyone else, because only they can experience what she calls real love. Since her time in the village was the last time she felt truly happy, she also tends to not resist the enchantment effects of others.
Her main goals are to recreate her childhood town, prove her views on affection are true, and then show everyone what it's like to know 'real love.'
She's designed with the potential to grow in a few different ways, depending on how the story plays out. A bit of a tragic figure that still has some learning to do, whether she succeeds or fails.
Oh hey I could swear I remember reading this before a while back. :0
So I'm curious, what effect does drinking her own potion have? Making herself lovable or the classic 'falls for the first person she sees' deal or something like that? What if she's by herself when she drinks it?
Pastel-Daemon said: Oh hey I could swear I remember reading this before a while back. :0
So I'm curious, what effect does drinking her own potion have? Making herself lovable or the classic 'falls for the first person she sees' deal or something like that? What if she's by herself when she drinks it?
I've seen something like that before, if she looks at ANYTHING she will fall in love with it. i remember a story once where a girl fell in love with a cloud.
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her colors make her look like chrysalis
It's mostly the hair, but yeah her appearances is partially based on Chrysalis' color scheme.
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That's just getting drunk
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She drinking her own love potion, there?
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That's not really hypnosis
That's just getting drunk
Not everything has to be specifically hypnosis....
(And no, she's not drunk)
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Witches are great, puppets are pretty cool too. I just got the name pun and I'm groaning aaaaa.
She drinking her own love potion, there?
Pun names are best names. And yes, she makes her own love potions and likes to drink them.
She's cute. I'd like to hear more about her!
This is her initial writeup and backstory for the original Pathfinder RP campaign she was created for.
As an infant Mary-Annette was kidnapped by Fey, and replaced by a changeling. She would later learn that the main reason she was taken was because at some point in the past another Fey had seduced one of her ancestors and the thought of having a budding mage to play with was too good to pass up. Since they didn't feel like raising this child themselves, however, these Fey decided to place her in a foster home, in the most entertaining (to them) fashion they could, and perform a social experiment at the same time. They picked a random town, dumped the child into it, and cast enchantments on the population to force them to love and care for her, as well as each other. Notably, Mary-Annette was also charmed during this period. She lived in this "utopia" for a while, growing up used to being treated like a princess.
After several years, however, the local church learned of the strange cult that had sprung up in the small village, and sent Inquisitors to investigate it. As a result, the magical hold on the village was revealed, and a purge began on the villagers under the Faeries' sway. Some fought back with single minded aggression, others stood still as if dazed, and still others broke into unending song and dance until they were cut down or collapsed from exhaustion. Mary-Annette's magical powers awoke as she tried to return everything the way it was, and for a brief moment it seemed as though she had, as villagers and Inquisitors alike stopped their fighting to come to her aid. In mere minutes, however, the magic holding the people appeared to fade, and they awoke from a dream that had lasted 15 years.
With no remaining magic, and the blame for the cult resting solely on her, Mary-Annette was forced to run away and disappeared into the forest, once again spirited away. It was then that she learned who was truly responsible for controlling the village. This occurred 4 years ago.
Mary-Annette believes that her life in the Fey village was real, and that every other version of the story is wrong. She is convinced that genuine affection does not exist, and that love and friendship are only possible via magic. Anyone who is not under a charm spell and acts friendly to her must have other motives, or is trying to hurt her somehow. As a result of this she also treats victims of her enchantments much better than anyone else, because only they can experience what she calls real love. Since her time in the village was the last time she felt truly happy, she also tends to not resist the enchantment effects of others.
Her main goals are to recreate her childhood town, prove her views on affection are true, and then show everyone what it's like to know 'real love.'
She's designed with the potential to grow in a few different ways, depending on how the story plays out. A bit of a tragic figure that still has some learning to do, whether she succeeds or fails.
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So I'm curious, what effect does drinking her own potion have? Making herself lovable or the classic 'falls for the first person she sees' deal or something like that? What if she's by herself when she drinks it?
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Oh hey I could swear I remember reading this before a while back. :0
So I'm curious, what effect does drinking her own potion have? Making herself lovable or the classic 'falls for the first person she sees' deal or something like that? What if she's by herself when she drinks it?
I've seen something like that before, if she looks at ANYTHING she will fall in love with it.
i remember a story once where a girl fell in love with a cloud.