Character Avatar: Carrie-Anne Moss
Player: Desdemona
Character Name: Victoria Poirier
Age: 48
Birthday: Dec 1st
Height: 5' 9"
Rank/Title: Comtesse de Poirier
Race: d'Angeline
Country/Province: Azzalle
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Appearance: Victoria is a stately woman, she has dark brown almost black hair, and blue eyes. She has a prominent nose and cheekbones that accent her face and enhance her natural regal appearance. When she smiles it lights up her face. She has aged well and is still blemish and wrinkle free.
Personality: Victoria is an embodiment Azzalle pride and Eisheth's love. She spends as much time with her family as she does her Comte. She makes sure that the goods leaving the Comte and Verger de Poirier are of excellent quality while also making sure that her children are loved and have what they need. As a result she rarely rests, but when she does (usually at the behest of her husband) Victoria does not hold back and will indulge as much as any d'Angeline. Though the fast pace of her life may wear down some, for Victoria it gives her life. She feels that if she ever slowed down she'd stop completely and disappear. She has just as much drive and energy in her 50s as she did in her 20s.
Additional Information
Marital Status: Married
Known Languages: d'Angeline, Cruithne, Caerdiccia
Strengths: Victoria is very confident, but is also realistic with herself and not dogmatic about her abilities. She is willing to work hard and isn't afraid of getting her hands dirty if she needs to
Weaknesses: Her love for her daughter is probably her biggest, part of her wants to burn the world for her. She dials it back in her actions, which causes her stress. Keeping herself busy helps. She doesn't relax very often and her husband fears that at some point she's going to hurt herself or make herself ill from it. She finds it easier to attend parties, the Night Court, etc if she feels like it somehow benefits her family or their estate.
Family Members/Important NPCs:
Husband(NPC): Evrard Rodier
Children:
Gael (NPC)
Hugues (NPC)
Jacinthe
Lothair (NPC)
History: Victoria was the first born to Bernard and Nadine Poirier. She was also raised by a third parent, Tobie Bourgeois-Poirier. Bernard, Nadine, and Tobie were in a polycule relationship. When Victoria decided to start having children the three of them decided that they always wanted to know who the biological father was. Sexual relationships between Nadine and the two men were conducted with more care. Tobie traveled a lot, which made this easier in some ways. It also meant that most of Nadine's children were fathered by Bernard, though she was able to have one child with Tobie.
Nadine's first child was a dark haired girl with blue eyes. They named her Victoria and it would be three more years before Nadine would become pregnant again. During that time Victoria established herself as the star in everyone's sky and she never lacked in love and attention from her parents. With three of them there was almost always someone there for games, snuggles, or whatever Victoria wanted. Nadine had three more children after her, Perry, Jean, and Laurette. The two boys were fathered by Bernard and Laurette fathered by Tobie.
Though many families will follow the tradition of having a male heir to the lands that come with a noble title, Victoria's family decided to go their own way. Victoria was their first born, the first child to steal their hearts, and therefore she would inherit it all. Nadine's family had lands with rich soil that produced food and also had a robust horse breeding operation. Her two sons would inherit from them. The land did not come with titles, but it would give them more than enough income to live in comfort. Since Laurette was the only child fathered by Tobie her inheritance would come from him.
Though Victoria was spoiled a bit as a child, her parents did make sure that she treated those around her with kindness. She was expected to show her siblings love and care, which she did. Her parents gave her a model of love that was not selfish, a model that she was able to emulate to those around her. She was also expected to take her inheritance seriously and with pride. In this she also made her parents proud, vowing that they would never regret giving her their estate.
When Victoria was 19 she met Evrard Rodier. Evrard's family owned a few sailing yachts that they rented out, or hosted, for those who had the means to take leisurely vacations. It was on one of these vacations where Victoria meet him. Bernard, Nadine, and Tobie decided to take a month to sail through the Three Sisters and down to Siovale. They brought all four of their children with them. Evrard was their host, giving Victoria plenty of time to get to know him and build a bond. Though their trip was only a month, by the end of it she had decided that she would marry Evrard and bring him back with her to the family estate, the Verger de Poirier.
Once their family returned from their trip Victoria made a point to travel to the dockyards where Evrard worked and spend as much time as she could showing him how amazing she was as a woman. Evrard was not a hard sell and within a year they were making wedding plans with the good graces of both of their families. Since she was the one with the title and inheritance, it was agreed that Evrard would move with her. As a sign of his love and devotion he even choose to take on her name instead of asking her to take his, an offer that Victoria was more than happy to accept.
Within two years of their marriage the couple decided to have children and Victoria lit her candle. She had four, spacing them each out a couple of years since she was also taking on more and more of the duties for the Comte. She ended up with three boys and one girl. Her first two, Gael and Hugues seemed to take after their father more than their mother. Hugues ended up being a rather strapping boy and grew quickly, matching his brother's height by the time he was 10 years old. After that they were often mistaken as twins, at least until Hugues surpassed his brother.
Victoria's third child, Jacinthe, took after her mother. She had her mother's dark hair and high cheekbones. Her eyes were not as blue as Victora's, seeming to borrow a little from her father and have a more green hue to them. Victoria was instantly enraptured by her first baby girl and swore that she would get everything that she ever needed. Her fourth child, Lothair, also took after his mother a little more, but Jacinthe had already stolen that special place that some parents save for their secret favorite child.
Though Victoria truly loved all of her kids, she couldn't deny that Jacinthe's existence made her just a little more happy. Victoria was careful to shield this from her boys, not wanting them to know that they were not loved at the same level. She was not too obvious about it with Jacinthe either, not wanting her daughter to grow up and treat her brothers badly or incite jealousy. Instead Victoria raised her as she had been raised. Jacinthe was given all of the care and love that she could ever want, but she was also taught to care deeply for her brothers and to take deep pride in the Poirier family.
When Victoria was 34 years old she lost Tobie and her sister Laurette to the sea. Bernard and Nadine were devastated and their health started to decline after their loss. Victoria stepped in, taking on the official title of Comtesse and let her parents take all of the time that they needed to mourn. Victoria was devastated, but she found comfort in her role as head of the Comte and as Wife and Mother to her family. She made sure her children also had time to grieve their lost grandfather and aunt. Her parents were able to eventually move on, but they also decided to enjoy their old age in retirement and playing with their grandkids.
Victoria's parents lived twelve more years, but then age took Bernard and Nadine died soon after from grief, having lost both of her lovers and one child. Their deaths hit Victoria hard, but after taking some time to cry out all of her sorrows, she once again focused on the Comte and her family. She had promised to be the perfect Poirier and she would live up to that promise. She does this with love, not with a sense of unrelenting perfection. She is serious, but she also knows how to relax and have a good time. Though she did not follow in her parent's footsteps with having a poly-marriage, both Evrard and her are open with their love. They both have occasional lovers on the side, and sometimes shared. They do not hide this from their kids (in an age appropriate way) and model family pride and love through their actions as well as through their words.
Though Victoria's life is once again in a positive trajectory and she has fully mourned the lost of her parents, she does have one big thorn in her side that no one can see. She has two older sons who are due to inherit. They are bright and would do well as the future Comte. However, Victoria also wants to give the entire estate to her daughter Jacinthe when the time comes. The current plan is to give Gael the title and give the other three generous lands within the borders of the Comte. Gael will still have the political power, but his siblings can help take away some of the workload by managing their land. Gael would still have control over the Orchid and the Perry production that the Poiriers are most known for. Victoria wishes that her sons would find something or someone else to pull them away from their inheritance, but she does not wish them any sort of ill. She mostly just sits with her mixed emotions and hides them from everyone, including her daughter. Though, if she were honest, part of her energy to live and plans to be the Comtesse until she dies is because she does not want to see Gael take the title that she wishes for Jacinthe.
Updates:
Approved by Janet - 19th December 2021
