Sylvia Blanchette

**Sylvia Blanchette** is an Avatar of the Flesh, who currently appears as a young woman somewhere between her late 20s and early 30s, dressed in a "vintage" or "Victorian/Edwardian influenced" style. Her exact appearance is hard to pin down, since she changes facial features and body types from time to time, depending on her current taste.

Most likely, she has a pale complexion, hazel eyes, and long brown hair that is kept in a traditional Victorian up-do (old habits die hard, and nowadays it's considered vintage chic). She is always seen in a full face of makeup. She is currently 5'5". While she does tend to default to a modern twist on a style of dress that is familiar to her (lace-trimmed blouses, corsets, long skirts, etc), she also enjoys dressing in whatever style the current era considers "high fashion".

## About

* **General Information:**
	+ **Sexuality:** Rich people.
	+ **Star Sign:** Sagittarius (Scorpio cusp)
	+ **Tarot Card:** The Devil
	+ **Pronouns:** She/Her
	+ **Age:** Appears to be in her early 30s (born 1818)
	+ **Fear:** The Flesh
	+ **Job:** "Professional divorcee", her money makes money
	+ **Character Tag:** #sylviaflesh
	+ **Player:** Katie

## Friends/Allies

* Elliot Collinson

A long time best friend and notable ex-husband several times over. Elliot has been her constant companion for well over a century. Their relationship is... complicated, to say the least. Sylvia's house was once Elliot's, before a recent divorce.

* Baylee Carowei

Sylvia's friend who lives in the old Maid's Quarters of her house. Sylvia cares very much for Baylee. Don't let it get around.

* Mod

A long time friend and wonderful connection. They run in different circles but Sylvia remains a loyal companion and ally.

* The McCarthy Family Bakery

Sylvia has been a patron of the McCarthy Family's bakery since its founding in Chicago many years ago. She has had a finger in the pie since then, metaphorically speaking. Watch out. Sylvia Blanchette is playing favorites nowadays.

* Terrance Reid

An old ex-boyfriend, recently reconnected. No hard feelings.

* Ruth Van Meter

A most recent friend, met at Baylee's bonfire get-together. They bonded on how remarkably similar they are, despite their very different entities.

* Angel Ruiz

Definitely more "ally" than "friend". Angel's business acts as a cover for Sylvia when her appearance suddenly changes and someone notices. Convenient cover for Sylvia, business for Angel. Win win. Other than that, trust goes as far as either of them could be thrown.

* Markov Krovopuskov

Sylvia's plumber. He fixed the fountain out front after a party with... strange after-effects. Now they are making plans, but that's between them and the house.

## Enemies, Mortal or Otherwise

* Agnes Sale Van Buren

Few people scare the fear of God into Sylvia. Agnes is one of those people.

## Notable Events

### A Family Friend for Dinner

Sylvia met with Mary McCarthy at her mother's request to... scare her back to the right path. The first domino has fallen.

### Get Out of Your Mind

Baylee has a new ability. Sylvia is the first victim, not that she feels particularly bad about it. A five day house party ensued.

## Powers

### Forever Young

Sylvia's powers are motivated 100% by her greatest fear: Growing old, or rather, growing ugly or out of style. Rather than finding a fountain of youth or a miracle, Sylvia found the Flesh, in the form of a traditional practice almost three hundred years older than she is. If Sylvia finds something on a victim that she finds attractive or desirable, she will eat it. Once it is consumed, her body replicates that aspect or part on her own body. She does this to maintain a beautiful, eternally youthful outward appearance. She also does this to organs and other tissue if the wear and tear of old age appears, though her primary focus is her appearance, and will only do this when she has to. Come over to her place. She makes a fine charcuterie board.

## Backstory

**CW: Adultery, cannibalism, NPC death, murder**

Sylvia Blanchette's childhood is to be explored. More to come.

She was married at 23 to James Wright, a wealthy London socialite and business man, and remained with him for 15 years. After many years of infidelity with a younger woman, Sylvia snapped, which resulted in their deaths and her ascension into the Viscera's loving arms.

Since then, Sylvia has been causing trouble, making friends, making enemies, and filing per own personal file cabinet in marital emancipation papers. Life's a bowl of cherries.

## Trivia

* Sylvia is an excellent cook, all paranormal abilities aside. She is known for her excellent dinner parties, which are primarily vegetarian. The most notable thing about her cooking is her precise and elegant plating.
* Sylvia won Marilyn Monroe lookalike contests from the 1962-1964.
* Human is the only type of meat Sylvia will eat. Other than that, she is a strict vegetarian.
* Though you'll likely never hear it, Sylvia is a talented pianist. There are some benefits to being an upper-class Victorian woman! She hasn't played in decades. It kind of makes her sad.