Anastassia

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Lady Anastassia Silvgarde is the firstborn daughter of the House Silvgarde who spends her days performing in the IceWing palace choir.
== Appearance ==
* Large for an IceWing
* Tall and slender
* Sharp, angular face
* Narrow, dark eyes
* Pale, powder-blue scales
* Sharp spines and horns
* Thin, silky water-repellent fur, almost invisible
* Considered extremely beautiful amongst IceWings
=== Accessories ===
* Sharp, white silver helmet with a large sapphire in the center
* Matching white silver breastplate necklace
* White silver and sapphire rings
== Personality ==
* (+) Intelligent, determined, curious, honest, ambitious 
* (=) Emotionally stunted, awkward, quiet, critical, combative
* (-) Cruel, aloof, pretentious, arrogant, dismissive
== Abilities ==
* Athletic, learned traditional northern hunting
* Trained to fight, but does it with elegance (think fencing)
* Awkward when it comes to social situations, remains extremely aloof so that she appears above it all
* Brutally honest and blunt
* Fantastic singer, participates in the palace choir
* Plays the harp at parties and other high social events
== Inventory ==
* Magnificent white wood harp, usually carried by a servant
* Expensive perfumes; she likes smelling powerful
* A bone-carved dagger from Brissidina
== History ==
* Hatched in 5192 A.S. to Lady Helene of the Crown and Lord Rikkart of House Silvgarde. Helene was originally from Crown-of-Endless-Day, but had an arranged marriage to the palace-dwelling Rikkart 
* Anastassia was their firstborn, and one of the most powerful dragonets in the Ice Queendom due to the circumstances of her hatching. Her mother decided she would take charge in the raising of her daughter, shaping her to be the perfect noble
* She began her training at a young age. She was enrolled into the palace academy to rigorously study the histories of Pyrrhia and Pantala. She was trained in traditional northern hunting and was taught Silvgarde martial arts by her father
* But Anastassia’s training was surface-level compared to the pressure her mother forced her to endure. Helene was deeply religious and believed purity could be achieved through devotion to the Great Ice Dragon, who would bring power and fortune upon her family
* As a result of these beliefs, Ana spent many hours on her knees in prayer
* Anastassia seemed to have no problem with the strict IceWing hierarchy and performed her duties with relative ease. This led to gossip from the other noble dragonets, who despised her for her assumed perfection
* Ana grew quiet and rigid as a result of her mother’s pressures. This led to further separation from the other highborn dragonets. She adopted an aloof personality to hide the fact that she had no idea how to converse with others
* As Helene’s control expanded over Anastassia, Rikkart drifted away, having been promoted to the Talon of Queen Freyja
* By age four, Anastassia was close to breaking. She barely spoke outside of the hushed whispers to the Great Ice Dragon, who had come to dominate her every move. She truly believed that her mother was correct, and that only Ze could make her pure
* But the more hours she spent in prayer, the more her desires bloomed and hatred festered
* It came to a head when Ana decided she needed some form of solace. Without Helene’s knowledge, Anastassia enrolled in the palace choir. By anyone else’s standards, it was not a form of rebellion at all. But it was the closest thing to a betrayal that Anastassia could muster
* Helene was angry. She did not care that Anastassia wanted to perform, and would have let her if only she had asked her to. It was about control over her daughter’s every move
* As punishment, Ana was made to stay up for three consecutive days, praying for the power that would let her overcome her errors and listen to her mother
* Though Rikkart was extremely distant, he knew all was not well with his wife and daughter. He couldn’t force Helene to relax her religious beliefs, but was able to influence her to let Anastassia remain in the choir
* For the first time in her life, Ana thrived. She was unsure of her abilities at first, and refused to project when she sung, despite the directors adoring her voice
* She was gifted a harp by Rikkart, which would let her project without using her words, which she struggled with. When Helene thought Ana was praying in her room, she was studying technique. The harp became a distraction from everything else
* Ana knew that her soul was losing purity, as her mother would say, and it caused her horrible guilt. She gave in during the day to practice the harp, but would stay up for hours at night begging for forgiveness
* Ana’s schedule of training, practicing for choir, and praying was unsustainable. She forgot to sleep. She forgot to eat. At age five, Ana passed out in the middle of choir practice. She was hospitalized, but spent her every waking moment praying for purity. Ana blamed herself and saw her illness as a punishment from the Great Ice Dragon for indulging her selfish desires
* Rikkart had had enough. He mounted a case against Helene for abuse and received permission from Queen Freyja (whom he had grown close to, working as her Talon) for a divorce, which was incredibly rare in noble IceWing society
* The divorce was successful and Helene was sent back to Crown-of-Endless-Day to be watched over by her family. She was enraged, but never forgetful of her own duties. If there was one thing Helene wasn’t, it was a hypocrite. She spent her own hours in penance to the Great Ice Dragon
* Though Ana was at last free from her mother, she had lasting trauma that was difficult to undo. Rikkart decided the best plan would be to get her out of the Ice Queendom to explore different perspectives of life. When Anastassia had recovered, she was given a ticket for a highborn-only music festival in the RainWing Queendom
* At first, Anastassia refused to go, believing it was another indulgent vice. Though Rikkart was more understanding than most noble IceWings, he was still a strict dragon, and demanded that she attend
* Anastassia was accompanied by several guards, servants, and her father to the royal pavilion for the performance. She was scared and unsure, but hid it under a cold mask. It was there that Anastassia met Lady Fanaloka and Lady Gharial, two RainWing sisters and daughters of a countess
* The pair were able to worm their way into Anastassia’s heart, managing to get her to laugh once. The experience was positive, and for once, Ana wasn’t thinking about her indulgent sins. As the festival went on, Ana realized she felt better than ever. She even began to doubt that the Ice Dragon had punished her in the first place. Then she started to doubt Hir very existence
* Despite her fears for her thoughts, nothing happened. There was no reason for her to pray. Rikkart, seeing his daughter more vibrant than ever, decided that she would from now on attend all festivals outside of the Ice Queendom. She would also put the choir at the forefront of her mind, since it was the only thing that seemed to bring her solace
* Anastassia, for once, was okay with these demands. By age seven she became a talented harpist who spent most of her time outside of the Ice Queendom, away from the place that had brought her so much pain. She was also fortunate that Rikkart had remarried, and other heirs of House Silvgarde were on the way
* Eventually she would meet and befriend the MudWing dragonet Marsha through Fanaloka and Gharial, and help her to become a prominent socialite. Over the years the pair would become close. Anastassia was not aware of Marsha’s romantic feelings for her
* By ten, Anastassia had been able to adapt to her trauma, knowing that she would live with it, but being able to control it. It wasn’t long after her hatching day that she would get to know Brissidina Helicoprion, a DeepWing who seemed to struggle with much of the same pain that Ana knew
* She will soon influence Brissindina to flee to the surface and aid her in recovery, as her father had done years ago. The two will start dating and deal with their emotions while struggling with their pasts, and the idea that their families could hunt them down again
== Relationships ==
=== Brissidina ===
Anastassia's girlfriend. She knows that Bri doesn't have romantic feelings for her, but it's not bothersome. Being held in the other dragoness's talons is enough. They're recovering from past trauma together, and she's currently helping Bri to escape her family. Ana is fueled to help her by a hatred for her own mother and a desire to free others from similar circumstances.
=== Marsha ===
Anastassia's close companion. She is unaware of Marsha's romantic feelings towards her. Likes that Marsha thinks she's cool, Ana likes it when dragons look up to her. The two frequently correspond via letters and meet up at parties. She loves when Marsha attends her concerts.
=== Fanaloka ===
Anastassia's friend. Doesn't know what she'd do without Fanaloka. The two aren't extremely close, but she is forever thankful to the RainWing for helping her to see past her trauma.
=== Gharial ===
Anastassia's friend and Fanaloka's younger sister. The pair don't communicate often but she always enjoys the RainWing's company. Has purchased a few of Gharial's paintings.
=== Rikkart ===
Loves her father very much, even if she doesn't always show it. Quiet and awkward around him since he reminds her of her past. Is very grateful to him for freeing her from Helene. The pair correspond frequently and Rikkart tries his best to make it to Ana's performances, though it's difficult with his job as Talon of the Queen. 
=== Helene ===
Anastassia hates her mother, but fears her more than anything. She has nightmares about her and the Great Ice Dragon. Never wants to see her mother again, not even if she had the opportunity to kill her. Helene's face has contorted into that of a monster in Ana's mind. 
== Trivia ==
* Has a sweet tooth, loves hard candy.
* Dislikes social events, attends them because she knows they're her duty.
* Likes spending time alone, helps her think.
* Hates scavengers and other primates, thinks they're creepy.
* Ana's greatest fear is rejection.
* Loves music from all cultures, can mimic different styles of singing.
* Her theme song is “Mykonos” by Fleet Foxes.
== Gallery==
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