Obituary: Found dead in an alley in Setarco, surrounded by a dozen foes she took with her. They were dressed in the garb of Skal'daja.

Description: Sensual doesn't begin to cover this woman's countenance. She's pale but shines with a radiance that belies her good health and while her skin is milky during winter seasons it holds a tan quite well it during the sunnier times of the year. Lengthy tresses of pure Setarco gold flow around her shoulders after having been freshly cut and are often worn down. On the occasions that the Pravus noblewoman has her hair pulled back her high cheekbones and angular, feminine jawline are more apparent to the eye and lend an exotic quality to her features. Sapphire blue irises sit in almond-shaped eyes that sparkle with flecks of bright emerald green when a certain liveliness or mischief is piqued. Her waistline is small but her hips and rear are quite curvy, both traits often on display in lycene silks that leave little to the imagination. When she speaks her voice holds a soft, gentle cadence, or cold edge depending on whom she's addressing and full, pouty lips wordlessly promise carnal delights and fun times to be had for those adventurous enough to approach the Pravosi woman.

Personality: Arianna used to be quite the troublemaker as a youth. She caused no small amount of headaches and disappointment for her Liege and inevitably earned a ticket to Reform school. All things must come to an end, even the childish ways of an upstart noble with a skewed sense of the world. Not a very nice place it seems for whatever she experienced there has made her a different person altogether. Where she was once brash and disrespectful she is now restrained and properly deferent. Her demeanor is a cultured one of self-respect and quiet wisdom. Even if she has managed to maintain her dark sense of humor it is easy to see that Lady Stonewood spent those long eighteen months underneath some of the greatest instructors in social charms and it shows.

Background: Arianna was born the only daughter in the Stonewood family, born to a Lycene mother from Setarco. Lady Vayla Pravus instilled a lot of herself in her daughter and insisted on raising her child in the Lyceum. It was an unusual request, all things considered, seeing as it was in Lenosia and not Setarco that the girl was raised. Alongside other notables within House Velenosa like her Pravus cousins and Luca, the little Crownlander existed practically as a member of the fealty. She spent summers in Setarco and learned about the paramount House of the Silken City while she did so but rarely did she ever return to the lands of the House which she and her mother owed fealty. Her brothers and cousins in House Stonewood were not too keen of this but her father did not seem to mind it so and nothing was done about it until the man died and the Marquis Malesh took his place. She was summoned back to the House and parted ways with her mother who did not wish to return to a that House when she was welcome back in Setarco.

Arianna's return was met with mixed feelings but her clever ways and principled upbringing in the Lyceum made her savvy and a useful advisor to her brother whom soon after appointed her his Voice. For a long while she did an excellent job at this, staying out of court politics and tending to the affairs of her lands that had belonged to her father.

She was unhappy with her place in life and took to many hobbies to fill the voice, in time these hobbies became pursuits and these pursuits into careers. Trained in the Ministry of Defense as an Agent, working as an Investigator with the Iron Guard, spending time in the archives with Scholars, and even going so far as joining a company of sellswords that fought in many of the Compact's most recent wars. Being a famous sellsword and having a penchant for dark humor didn't win her many friends, but since she did so well in her duties as Voice that the public backlash for her activities and penchant for scandal washed over her brother like water off a duck's back.

Of course, this put tension on the relations between native Stonewoods and this Lycene girl in Crownlands clothing. Inquiries were made and loyalties were tested and ultimately the House was better served without her leadership, and even if her brother hadn't decided on this for her - the Pravosi girl threw in the chips and stepped down not just in Stonewood but elsewhere. She withdrew from the world at large and returned to Stonehearth to, presumably, attend Reform School. It's the worst kind of punishment for Lycene, especially when attending an institution with dour matrons and delinquent Crownlander nobles.

Suffice to say upon her return Arianna was quite well behaved and leaned even more so upon her Lycene upbringing. She left Stonewood to join Fireviper as the Sword of Cinder at her brother Gailin's request but even still she grew more distant from the Crownlanders and looked to home. Eventually the Count of Fireviper released her from her oath of fealty so she could return to Pravus and so she did.

Relationship Summary

Acquaintance:

New People - I don't -usually- have time to make new acquaintances but it's for the best. They usually don't hold my interest for too long anyways.

Family:

Belladonna - My cousin is the Duchess of Setarco and I've never been more proud to say it. She's led us from one conquest to the next and has lifted us from a dark place and brought us into the light. She made me her First Knight of Setarco and my blade will defend this House and our legacy with every ounce of willpower and ability I can muster, which is considerable thanks to the schooling I've received in the Silken City since returning home. None has ever come close to Procella, until now, and I fully believe she has gone above and beyond to surpass her legendary predecessor by a long shot. You bring us glory, power, pride, and life. I will strive to live up to your expectations. That is my promise.

Viviana - Even before I returned to Setarco my cousin kept in touch. She made sure to visit me in the Grayson Ward and to take me away on her ship for adventures at sea. Provided me with comfort and a sense of pride for who I was when I was told that I was nothing. Nobody has earned my love like she has because she was there for me when all others abandoned me. So humble, she is, that she never takes claim for bringing me out of my shell, for rescuing me from myself and the darkest times of my life. My Sword, my cousin and my fiercest companion, she is truly beloved to me and nothing will ever change that.

Valentina - The Dowager Duchess is actually one of the cousins I've grown closest to. She is my charge and as the Commander of the Seven she has my blade. I will lay down my life to protect her if I must because she is precious beyond compare. Born of the Argento but a Pravus through and through, every day spent with her is an adventure I am blessed to be a part of. Even though she may not be my relation by blood our bond goes beyond such things and truly transcends the understanding of lesser minds. My uncle loved her until his dying breath and now that I have gotten to know her, I can see why a hundred times over.

Sudara - Auntie! Well she's not quite but we're from different generations and my mother really always loved Sudara. They got along like siblings and carried on with some of the same interests. It doesn't surprise me that they were close and as a result she was my childhood instructor in most all subjects of study. Her mind is the sharpest I've yet to witness and her knowledge is vast. Even now I sometimes return when I'm stumped and Auntie S can help me wrap my brain around something that eludes me. Tempered, like steel, yet Pravus blooded and possessing of her own brand of sass. Lovely and adored.

Althea - The Lamb of Setarco. My sweet cousin. She's almost like my baby cousin in how naive she can be to the hardened ways of the world but her kindness is not a weakness. She does not need to have a killer instinct when I exist to shield her from the harm that could come from her innocence. We need women like her in Pravus too and even though others will try to change her, I will do what is in my power to preserve that precious heart of hers. I love her dearly and would slay the fool who would ever try to take advantage of her and not think twice about it on the way to whatever punishment awaited me.

Parent:

Vayla - Mother and giver of the greatest gift, life itself. My mother means the world to me. She was my first friend in a lonely place with people who didn't understand us. She taught me the Southern way, the way of Setarco and what it meant to be Pravus even if I had the name of some Crownlands House. My loyalties were always to her and to our blood but she never failed to leave me with more questions or doubts of my own validity. None of that matters now because I see that her designs were so intricate that any Spider would feel jealous of the webs she weaved and all for me. No one could ask for a better role model and her wit is pure, weaponized sass. Love eternal.

Ally:

Kyden - Never once have I met someone whom I immediately had such companionship with. She is like me in so many ways that I was startled upon first encountering her. An inspiration and breath of fresh air compared to the sea of bland, soulless vessels wandering around the city. She lacks a distinct air of ingenuity and has a gifted mind that translates to her art. My protege wants for nothing, I spoil her more than some Royal families can afford to dote upon their princesses and she deserves every last silver. I will continue to support her ascension to the greatest artists of our time. Every piece she creates is pure duality.

Fatima - Princess Thrax is a friend of the family and while I don't know her like the rest we've become fast friends. Her brilliance is so unlike some of her brethren and yet she has this traditional Thraxian vibe that's pretty fucking cool. She's hard to read at times but loves to have a good time, she has a wit to match any Pravosi and the salacious appetites to boot. I'm not convinced she -isn't- actually Pravus at this point. Something about her just resonates with me and I find talking to her, spending time with her is easy. Tima's mine and I'll stab anyone who mistreats her because I'm her Champion and I'd do it for free.

Friend:

Beatrice - Our relationship isn't complicated to understand like some of my other ones. She's a beautiful, smart, sassy woman who knows where her loyalties lie. She's served Pravus with zeal and grace, both admirable enough traits but when paired with her deadly sense of wit and cutting remarks she just makes it so easy to get along. I enjoy her fresh take on things and her willingness to dress things down so that the whole picture can be looked at without bias. Lycene through and through but a Setarcan first and that is why she is my friend and I will have her back if push comes to shove.