Raelynn-Joy Florentine

Portrait of Raelynn

### Relatives

Augustine Florentine (Brother) † Alice Cornforth (Mother) † Roland Florentine (Father) † Eliotte Lavinia (StepFather) † Joy Cornforth (Aunt) †

### Affiliation

Dante Collinson (Close friend) † Bertell Willon (Assistant)
Elio Pierre (Friend)

## Physical description

### Eye color

Gold

Raelynn-Joy 'Maria' Florentine /Rae-lin-jOI Muh-ree-uh Florr-uhn-tyn/ is a human poet, writer of tragedy, romantic, ironic poems. She is currently resides in Lua, working at EF Journal-Publishing Company as a writer and editor. It is commonly known that her lineage originated from Bravos.

## Biography

**Raelynn-Joy 'Maria' Florentine** was born in 976 AR in a one of the rural village near Lord's Landing, Bravos, to Roland Florentine and Alice Cornforth. Roland was a Bravos knights who died since Raelynn was only 4 years old, roughly around the same time that her younger brother, Augustine was born. It is assumed that her father was killed by a group of bandits as his body was found at the bottom of the well, with bruises and cuts. Raelynn's loves for poetry and literature came from her mother. She mentioned that her mother used to read and recite poems to her. Raelynn's Mother, Alice Cornforth used to be a writer, although her works were not very well-known to the public, it is analyzed that Alice's writing largely influences Raelynn's. Alice raised her 2 children on her own until she died of tuberculosis in 988 AR; there are no record of her mother's remarriage either. Shortly after her mother passed away, She was adopted by an elf named Elliotte Lavinia. Elliotte, a merchant was a close friend to both of her parents. He took Raelynn and her brother to Lua, took care of them and sheltered them. During the winter of 990 AR, Her brother, Augustine Florentine died by drowning (and possibly hypothermia). Later in 993 AR, Elliotte was reported to be tragically murdered by a human (or a group of humans) while he was on the way back to Lua from one of the Bravos' cities.

## Life

### Birthplace and origin

Raelynn was born in Fall of 976 AR in a one of the rural village near Lord's Landing, Bravos, to her father, Roland Florentine, and mother, Alice Cornforth. Raelynn learned to write and read at very young age. She started writing and dictating her very first stories and poems to her mother and her father at the age of 3.

### Origin of Raelynn's name

The name "Raelynn-Joy" was a combination of the name "Raelynn" given to her by her father, and "Joy" given by her mother. Her mother chose to name her "Joy" after her late sister and Raelynn's aunt, Joy Cornforth.

Her middle name, "Maria" was also given by her mother. "Maria" was the name of Raelynn's great-grandmother, the reason she gave Raelynn this name because she has the same eye color as her great-grandmother.

### Early life and Education

The daughter of Roland Florentine, a Bravos knight, and his wife Alice Cornforth, a writer, Raelynn-Joy 'Maria' Florentine was born in the summer of 976 AR in the Rural village near the city of Lord's Landing. Her relatives and close friends called her by several names, such as, Raelynn-Joy, Raelynn, Rae, and RJ, however, to the public, or in her publication, she would be known as Miss M. She was an older sister of Augustine Florentine. Both of her biological parents were Bravos, where her step-father, Elliotte Lavinia was Lua citizen. During her childhood, Raelynn was home educated, mainly by her mother and later attended a local intuition. Outside of fictions and poems, she also had a lot of interest in social philosophy and politics, along with the works on natural philosophy.

Young Raelynn is described to be quite eccentric, dreamy, and charismatic. She was inspired by her mother's child's poems and bedtime stories to become a writer. She also wished to become a poet, and showed exceptional author skills in the field of poetry writings. Although Raelynn was home schooled and her study resources were quite limited, from the close analyses of her early works, they showed that she had been influenced by both Lua and Bravos' writings since she was young.

Raelynn grew up comfortably and quite well provided in a two-story house, where she spent most of her time writing and reading in the living room. Other than her family, Raelynn often mentioned a childhood friend, Dante Collinson as her closest friend growing up. Dante was assumed to be a Bravos born, as there was minimum mentioned about him other than that he was a good friend who Raelynn used to play with.

After both her parents passed away, Raelynn and her brother, Augustine were adopted by Elliotte Lavinia, a Luan merchant. The siblings relocated to Lua under the shelter of Elliotte. Both of them enrolled in one of the royal academy, where during around the same time, Raelynn was also working in a local bakery shop to gain extra income and help reduce financial burden that she and her brother caused to Elliotte.

Following the death of her brother in 990 AR and the death of her step-father in 993 AR, Raelynn was supporting herself with her bakery job and strictly focused on her study. Mercifully, Raelynn was left with fortune from both her biological parents and her foster father, so financial instability was not really one of her concerns. Raelynn continued to resident at Elliotte's house at the time.

During her years of studying in Lua, Raelynn often had difficulty socializing with other of her classmates, and other people in general. She often drifted away from many conversations, and frequently spent most of her time reading on her own. Bertell Willion, one of Raelynn's classmate, and later her assistant, described her at that time to be quite distant, detached, isolated, and preoccupied. He stated that Raelynn rarely participated in any of the class activities or contributed to any study discourses. Nonetheless, her excellency was still presented in all her works and studies during the time.

Graduating from the academy, Raelynn's main focus was her poems and writings, she began published more of her works during that time, including The woman with an umbrella, and Winter's river. During that time, Raelynn also began to work in the royal library and had Bertell as her assistant and her advocate.

## Career and Writings

### Beginning

Raelynn's first major poems were mostly written with life-appreciation elements. Her poems often focus on the beauty of nature, the power of love, and the importance of living life to its fullest. Aspects of kindness was also featured in her poems, as she often wrote about the importance of being kind to others. Raelynn also explores the various aspects of human emotions in her poem such as anger, fear, hopelessness. By exploring these physical and mental aspects of fear and anxiety, Raelynn is able to create a vivid and powerful image of the emotions. Some of her earliest poems include "The Woman with an Umbrella", "River of Fear", and "Hopeless James"

#### The Woman with an Umbrella (as known as Umbrella May)

(Full Article: The Woman with an Umbrella)

This poem illustrated a story about a woman named May who goes on an unexpected journey of self-discovery. She meets a wrinkled florist and a baker who both show her kindness and trust, which leads her to understand the importance of taking risks and being kind to strangers. The birds in the poem act as a symbol of guidance, showing her the way and reminding her of the power of kindness.

#### River of Fear

(Full Article: River of Fear)

The reflection on the power of fear and how it can be both a source of strength and a source of dread in River of Fear. It compares fear to a river, ever-changing and strong, that can be both a source of courage and hope, or a source of despair. The poem encourages us to recognize the power of fear and to use it as a source of life, rather than a source of fear.

#### Hopeless James

(Full Article: Hopeless James)

This poem is about a young boy named James who is struggling with depression and loneliness. Despite his pain, he still has hope that he can find the strength to overcome his struggles and find the light in his life.

## Skills

* **Author Skills** : Throughout her life, Raelynn had written a good amount of books and theses about many things. Most of her fortune was also coming from selling her poems, books and novels. It is estimated to be the accumulation of around 30,000 copies of all her books that have been printed and sold (note that some of her writing were published on magazines or newspapers as a featuring text.) Raelynn's area of expertise are tragedy, romantic, and ironic poems. She was most certainly an exceptional writer as her poems largely and famously reflects on her world views and beliefs as well, especially on the topic of social epistemology, social conflicts, and politics. Besides, some of her poems have also been recited and developed into plays that have also been performed in theaters.
* **Tea making** : Raelynn was quite knowledgeable in Tea making. She heavily relied on her knowledge of Botany and Herbology when making tea. She could make various type of tea, but her favorite is elderflower tea. Still, she would go with the ingredient that was easy to access regard on the region that she was residing than spending extra time finding ingredients to satisfy her preference.
* **Artistic and Musical Skills** : Raelynn was decent when it came to drawing and painting, she occasionally paints somethings as one of her hobby, or for one of her novels and poems. In the aspect of musical skill, Raelynn learned how to play violin from Elliotte, as he used to spent some of his free time, performing at the Lua town square. Raelynn was only decent at it, but it was an activity that she found to be quite enjoyable. Other artistic hobbies of Raelynn consisted of wood craving, flower arrangement, candle making, and embroidery.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Alice Cornforth †

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Raelynn's loving and keen mother was in many elements, the reflection of Raelynn herself. Alice and Raelynn were very close to each other, as Raelynn saw her as a role model and wanted to become just like her. Alice was a strong, independent woman who was always there for her daughter. She taught Raelynn the importance of hard work and dedication, and encouraged her to pursue her dreams. Alice also provided Raelynn with unconditional love and support, no matter what she chose to do in life. She was one of the major reasons why Raelynn chose to pursuit the career of writing. Alice homeschooled Raelynn until her body gave up on her. She provided her with a lot of insights and reading materials that had contributed to Raelynn's author skills.

#### Augustine Florentine †

> "*It's okay Rae, No matter what mistakes you make, it doesn't define who you are as a person, you are still my sister*" - Augustine to Raelynn, after she lost their father's sword in the river.
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Augustine Florentine was a younger brother to Raelynn, he has a strong witted and charismatic personality. He was a natural leader and often takes charge of situations. He was also very loyal to his family and friends, and will do anything to protect them. He was a decent fighter, and has a strong sense of justice. He is also very intelligent, and often uses his wit to get out of difficult situations. Alice often mentioned that Augustine was built and fought like Roland.