#pembrooke

❝ Did you know it takes men an additional seven seconds to perceive a woman as a threat compared to a man. ❞

ALL ABOUT ARTEMISIA

NAME:  Artemisia Thessaly Wilkes GENDER/PRONOUNS: Cis Woman, She/her DATE OF BIRTH: July 8th, 1994 BIRTH PLACE: Crystal City CURRENT RESIDENCE: Pembrooke OCCUPATION:  Caporegime, or “Financial Advisor” to the Wilkes Family FACE CLAIM: Ella Balinska

BIOGRAPHY

Artemisia Thesaly Wilkes was born on an extraordinarily hot Summers night, just a few hours before the sun rose. Her mother Annalissa had been on bedrest for nearly two months, made worse by the fact that Artemisia had refused to leave the comfort of her mothers body on her due date, or in the two weeks after. They had an appointment to induce labor later that day, and that had been enough motivation for Artemisia apparently because at 4:23am she came screaming into the world. Annalissa had decided that was enough, and insisted her husband get a vasectomy, unwilling to go through another pregnancy after her last had left her bedbound.

Artemisia grew up with all the wealth and prestige the Wilkes family could offer, and the realities of their life was never something that was hidden from her. She has vague memories of when, around the age of three, Theodora became the head of the family and her great grandfather died. She remembered a rather serious, and large family gathering. Putting on her best clothing to go see the woman who would head up the family. She was young, but she knew that this was something different, something new.

After that her path within the family slowly was laid out in front of her. She stayed home with her family, raised by an impressive array of governesses and au pairs until she was seven, when she was sent to boarding school, like her siblings before her. At school she excelled, acing all her classes and participating in any physical activities that were offered. Outside of school she studied Ballet, Gymnastics, and a wide range of martial arts. If her schoolmates found her extreme dedication to fitness, weapon skills and diverse fighting styles odd or off putting they didn’t mention it. It wasn’t that Artemisia was mean, but if asked personal questions, or about her extracurriculars she would stare the person down until they left.

Artemisia returned to America on most of her school breaks, to observe the family business, a constant reminder on why she was studying and training so hard. Her parents were determined to insure that she would be of use to the family. Once she was old enough she got brought in and began to see the inner workings of the business, and was adept at assessing risks and problems and finding solutions. Her father was rather high in the ranks, and once he realized her talents would ensure that she was more than just a soldier he began to keep her by his side and let her steer when the stakes were not too high. Like the rest of the Wilkes family Artemisia rarely saw Theodora, but when she did she could not help but admire the woman’s cool and hardened persona. She never showed weakness, or fear, and was a formidable force to be reckoned with. In Theodora Artemisia saw a change in the family’s fortune and strove to be worthy of her appraisal, and approval.

Artemisia attended university, studying business, management, law and psychology. She knew that the modern criminal had to be smart as well as strong, and could not only focus on her physical abilities if she wanted to be a true asset to the family. And once she graduated and returned home that proved to be useful. She shadowed her father for a year, and then was given a regime of her own focusing on cleaning the families money, managing their diamond trade and loans.

The God’s Hope, Allotail homebrew campaign party, monopoly meme edition:

Left to right: Scottwick, tiefling artificer, reports on the game while completely sloshed (again). Alistair, NPC and eat-or-be-eaten somewhat friendly, beloved mimic is entrusted with being the cardboard box. Lazuli, resident fae wizard sits in jail for the 6th time in the game because a guy just can’t catch a break. Tourmaline, half-elf part-time NPC and full time nanny lies on the board questioning all of his life decisions. Aasimar paladin Banwon made and lost a nasty bet with Pembrooke. It looks like he will be next to carry the stanky ghast head. Pembrooke, halfling sorcerer, politely dominated the game and is now getting showered in rightfullly earned cash. Koal, half-oni half-tiefling monk is covering Pem in her dough while looking (unbeknownst to him) fly as fuck. Human cleric Amari prays to the Goddess of Nice Ass to give her the strength to lose herself in the pain.

Pembrooke of Tribe Umberstark

Finally at a point with this that I am happy enough to share it.