esmeline.

[smithereens]

Esmeline Uryena
high enchantress of macia
wind & water sorceress

early 20s (22? 23?)
blue eyes
black hair, long and naturally wavy, usually kept up and away from her face
5'5"
slender and willowy (read: small boobs)

daughter of a councilwoman and idk some sort of rich guy??
her mother was the force behind getting her chosen as the next enchantress, much to her chagrin
she was 15 at the time; the appointment inadvertently isolated her from her peers and friends; she was forced into lessons with tutors and the then-current high enchanter, who eventually became something of a mentor to her
that's also when aren became her sexy personal guard u////u
she grew to look forward to running the country, hoping that she could do some good in reigning in the council and making macia a better place for everybody and maybe even finding peace with the other countries
(she grew to love aren too)

shrewd, clever, a (mostly) good judge of character
thinks before she speaks
in spite of being high enchantress, she's not actually used to being the center of attention, and doesn't really like it all that much
even if it's a necessary evil
pretty darn good at playing politics, even though they do nothing but give her headaches
also pretty darn good at putting up a confident front, always aware of how appearances affect the people around her
a powerful sorceress, not afraid to back down from confrontation, even if she prefers other means of conflict resolution first
has a wry sense of humor, not that many people get to see it
also has a playful streak, which even fewer people get to see
definitely not an ends justify the means kind of person (see: cock-eyed optimism, idealism, etc.)
except when it comes to her own welfare
as in, she generally runs on little sleep and tends to forget to eat for entire days, and when she does eat it's all unhealthy
she hasn't had a vacation in a really long time, trust me
sometimes collapses under the weight of her position's power, but always picks herself back up again (you can thank aren for this
seriously
she would readily admit that his steadiness saves her on most days.)
speaking of aren: she's kind of in love with him but also kind of exasperated about it at the same time, because she knows he'd never act on his feelings(?) and she's not sure if she can act on hers either, given the circumstances
but still, it's not like she can stop