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SPIRIT OF: N/A

FULL NAME: Calliope Rose Sanders

PRONOUNS: She/Her

AGE: 31 | July 28, 1989

+ PERSONALITY: Sociable, creative, compassionate

- PERSONALITY: Naive, impulsive, stubborn

OCCUPATION: Rehabilitation counselor for the Enrichment Society & freelance tattoo artist

ORIGINALLY FROM: Mystic, Connecticut

BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS:

[death tw, drugs & alcohol addiction tw]

Calliope Sanders was born in the famous town of Mystic, Connecticut and while tourists from all over the country loved to visit, she always had the desire to get out. It’s not that she hated it or anything, it’s just that Calliope always believed she belonged somewhere bigger.  That is why as soon as she graduated high school, she began working two jobs while going to college part-time all in an effort to save up money to move to New York City or LA. Of course, this wasn’t a simple endeavor. Calliope faced her fair share of roadblocks including her loyalty to her hometown. Incredibly close to her family and friends, it was becoming more and more difficult to say goodbye which led to her extending her stay longer than she had planned.

Her brother made it even harder for her to leave once his addiction came to light and he had several stints in jail. Calliope became his sole supporter. Coming from a strict home, her parents were harsh in their disciplining of her younger brother which only pushed him out. Because of this, Calliope found herself filling the role of her brother’s keeper and the family mediator. She would never admit it but the task became overwhelming and her dreams of leaving Mystic were dwindling.

On Calliope’s 23rd birthday, her brother got into an accident that cost him his life. He had been intoxicated and it was one of the biggest car accidents to ever occur in the small town. Everywhere she went, Calliope was followed by people feeling sorry for her and her family and constantly checking in on them.  She started to feel like there was no escaping the growing sadness she felt and so she knew her time to leave had come. After two years of mourning and somewhat mending, she decided to complete her college career in New York City, moving in with a friend in Queens. It was the most difficult decision she ever had to make.  Now living in the city for about 6 years, Calliope has been able to use her pain to help others, becoming a rehabilitation counselor for young offenders. Along with her roommate, they started up the Enrichment Society, an organization whose mission is to support successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration. Three scholarships are named after her brother and two others who had lost their lives the day of the car accident and are awarded to young members of the society who have shown resilience and diligence.  She’s also a freelance tattoo artist and offers her abilities on weekends to those who want to correct an unwanted tat or to provide someone with a positive one.

Calliope is very much a New Yorker now, especially a Queens lover.  Her story may have started in Mystic but her heart will always be in New York.

SPIRIT OF: N/A

FULL NAME: Lucille “Lucy” Zarah Frey (formerly Zarah Lucille Kessler)

PRONOUNS: She/Her

AGE: 36 | February 22, 1985

+ PERSONALITY: Kind, hard-working, principled

- PERSONALITY: Proud, guarded, argumentative

OCCUPATION: Owner of Queen of Tarts (Dessert Cafe)

ORIGINALLY FROM: Archamps, France

BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS:

Zarah Lucille Kessler (Lucille, as she'll be referred, going forward) was born a child poised to have it all. Her parents seemed to have had built a share of wealth for her that they intended to pass on to her once they were done with this life. Because of this intent, her upbringing was carefree and somewhat privileged. While the Kessler family wasn’t amongst France’s upper crust, Lucille was well educated and raised to be a well-rounded individual--involved in both athletic and academic lessons while also getting to travel and learn about the world around her. Because everything had been going how they wanted, her parents hadn’t made her aware of their contingency for her future inheritance until she reached adulthood.

Unbeknownst to Lucille (or Lucy) for most of her life, the Kessler family had been connected to an intricately organized crime operation. Her family’s wealth was entirely entangled in said crime organization, and the only way for her to receive said inheritance was to join, just like her parents. Having forged a strong moral compass throughout her adolescence, Lucy couldn’t couldn’t bring herself to agree, even though the monetary price was very tempting. She refused and thus began the crumbling of what appeared to be an ideal family.

Her parents had given her just a couple of years to come around to the idea but Lucy remained unyielding. The strain in their relationship, coupled with pressure from within the organization led her parents to make a choice: maintain the relationship with their daughter and lose everything, or maintain their lifestyle and cut ties with their daughter. Unfortunately for Lucy, her parents chose the organization and swiftly cut ties with her shortly after her 23rd birthday.

With what little money of her own, Lucy packed up and left, temporarily staying with a friend until she could make other arrangements. Not wanting to over-stay her welcome anywhere, Lucy did a bit of couch surfing and worked a few odd jobs before being reached out by a distant relative living in New York. Lucy wasn’t offered much but in her eyes, having some family was better than none at all. At age 25, she booked a one-way flight out to the Big Apple, vowing not to return to France again.

For about the next ten years, Lucy spent time doing her best to heal and move on, reinventing herself while acclimating to a new country and culture. Upon  gaining U.S. citizenship, she undertook a new identity and abandoned her family name for Frey, and proceeded to work, hard. She practiced and worked hard to lose her heavy accent--something that is still present today, although not nearly as thick as it once was. She worked 2, sometimes 3 jobs at a time over the years and saved what she could. And eventually, she managed to start her own business: Queen of Tarts, a 24-hour dessert cafe in Lower Manhattan. Thanks to her cafe being close to many of NYC’s colleges, her business has been successful. She hopes to keep it that way, along with continuing to carve her own path in life.

SPIRIT OF: HERA--GODDESS OF MARRIAGE & QUEEN OF THE OLYMPIANS

FULL NAME: UTP

PRONOUNS: UTP

AGE | DOB: UTP

+ PERSONALITY: Driven, tenacious, dignified

- PERSONALITY: Short-tempered, vengeful, vain

OCCUPATION: UTP (District Attorney or professional matchmaker preferred)

ORIGINALLY FROM: UTP

MYTHOLOGY BLURB:

“Hera is the Queen of Olympus, and the Olympian goddess of marriage. As such, she is also the deity most associated with family and the welfare of women and children. Hera's symbols were the Royal Sceptre and the Diadem. Hera's sacred animals were the Cow, the Lion, the Cuckoo, the Peacock and the Panther.”

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