Ysselt

Ysselt Ja'Haadraan
Status
Race	Elf
Gender	Female
Guild	Bard
Instance	Prime

Description

_{At the time of her wedding to Mazrian, 389AV. (1/5/08)}

Ysselt Ja'Haadraan, Lady-in-Waiting of Zoluren, an Elf.
She has almond-shaped pale jade eyes accentuated by dark arched eyebrows and opaline skin with a faint rosy blush on her high cheekbones. She has thick, waist-length blue-black hair with red-gold streaks that is braided into a labyrinthine arrangement favored by the Forest Elves.
Her oval face is enlongated somewhat by a long classical nose.
She is short for an Elf.
She has a tattoo of a glistening blue-black king snake with narrow, uneven bands of silvery white scales across its body. The tail of the snake rests on her right wrist and winds up once around the top of her hand before disappearing between the thumb and forefinger to the soft palm underneath. Rising from the underside of the hand the snake winds up to the tip of her ring finger on her hand.
She is in good shape.

She is wearing a pair of small lazurite hoops, a necklace of five cabochon rubies strung together with black pearls, a full-skirted scarlet watersilk gown with a tightly laced bodice, a polished platinum ring bearing the Ja'Haadraan family crest, a brushed platinum bracelet set with brilliant Imperial rubies and black pearls, a wide platinum Celestial Elf betrothal bracelet, a wide platinum wedding band bezel-set with a stunning cabochon Teiro's Hate ruby and a strappy pair of black sandals accented by a triple-tiered strand of onyx beads.

Background

Born in Leth Deriel in 323AV to Jaraant Haadraan and Yulianne Sora'Zuhaich. Ysselt was raised in an environment of comfort and if not, opulent then at least decadent wealth. Yulianne brought Ysselt up to understand subtleties of various court atmospheres and provided her daughter with training in etiquette and other skills that she felt the girl would need. It was obvious from the start that Yulianne planned this child to go into service as a lady's maid to a high ranking noble and fulfill a dream that she herself did not.

It was unfortunate, then, for Yulianne to be married to the man she was. For every proper fork placement and lace handkerchief folding session Ysselt had with Yulianne, Jaraant provided two more lessons in fun and excitement. If her mother did not think it was important or seemly for her to learn to play an instrument, Jaraant bought two instruments and taught her (or hired someone to teach her) to play both. With this hodge-podge of education Ysselt grew to disdain her mother's teachings and rapidly fell into a rambunctious course of life with her father that including riding, hunting and falconry.

When Ysselt was old enough to chose her own way in life, she toyed with the idea of joining clerical service. Finding the life not for her she settled, quite by accident, into the Bard's Guild much to the dismay and objection of her mother who did not think the profession suitable.

Time passed and Ysselt grew in her chosen profession, as well as aged, her parents began to seek a suitable husband for her. Not wanting to be married to someone she did not know, Ysselt objected strongly to this as she had found the person she would call the "one great love" of her life. Unfortunately, this love was also highly unsuitable. Although Ysselt tried for many years to get her parents to relent, she could not even charm her father into letting her have her own way. It was with a heavy heart that she had to ostensibly break relations with Alzbar Raizonglin.

Ysselt tried very hard to find someone who would both please herself and her mother's hard nosed snobbery. and a number of potential suitors came and went. Her mother was not pleased until Mazrian Daemondred presented himself. Ysselt never knew that a conversation between Mazrian and her mother took place, only that a few days after a benefit date auction to raise money for the Zoluren Orphanage, she was informed that she would be marrying this man of whom she knew so little. Furious at first, Ysselt soon came to accept the arrangement as one that would bring honour to herself and her family name, however she has refused to speak with her mother or father since then, blaming her father for not getting her out of the situation which she found distasteful. The couple are now married and both claim to have respect for the other, although it is not known if this is actually true.

Affiliations, past and present

At one time affiliated heavily with only the Bard's Guild, Ysselt has moved away from dependency on only her guild members for support. Some have gone so far as to say that she shuns the guild entirely but it is not generally known her feelings on this matter. As her association with only her guild waned, she began to take on research jobs and tasks. It was her love of history and pursuit of knowledge that led her to join the group which would become known as The Sanguine Eye.

Joining the Eye with the intention of being inducted as a high ranking member was not Ysselt's original plan. She intended to only assist the founder, Meanne DeIredescence in a historian type position. When this was found not to be Meanne's intention rather than leave immediately, Ysselt stayed on as she was eager for the new knowledge the group could provide her. Ysselt would later call this "a mistake of the greatest consequence". Eventually her ties with the group were severed and her loyalty shifted.

After severing her ties with the Eye, Ysselt began something of a search for herself. Unmarried at the time, she would sequester herself for days in her home. It was after a year of such behaviour that she was asked to accompany Paschein, former Zoluren Court Advisor, on a mission to Ulf'Hara Keep. During this visit, Ysselt found Princess Arilana quite ill, having suffered her first miscarriage. With the other assembled parties, Ysselt tried to soothe the Princess the best she could, and found herself rather drawn to the seemingly fragile woman.

After this, Ysselt was asked to place her name in the ring to become Princess Arilana's Lady-In-Waiting, a position recently vacated by Natashya's lady Alrina. The Princess, whom Ysselt once saw as frail was not so. During her interview Ysselt felt it best to hold nothing back and freely admitted her dealings with The Sanguine Eye and it was as well she had, for she later learned the Princess was already aware of it. Despite her past transgressions, Ysselt was chosen for and accepted the position as Arilana's Lady-In-Waiting.

On 389 years, 340 days AV, 9th month of Dolefaren the Brigantine, Iron Toad (2/19/2008) after nearly four years in service of Princess Arilana and Zoluren, Ysselt submitted her resignation to the Princess. This resignation was accepted, and as such, Ysselt is no longer officially attached to the Zoluren Court.

Personality and Tidbits

Ysselt is a quiet woman with an obvious dislike of her mother and open adoration for her father. Owing to her father's lavish attentions, she is spoiled and sheltered despite being well-read. Her naivety is balanced by her willingness and ability to communicate well with the people around her, although she has stubborn streaks.

Ysselt venerates Peri'el.