Belle Fowell

Belle has pale skin and almond-shaped, blue-gray eyes, accented with long and dark eyelashes.  Her brown hair is long and curly, ending just past her shoulders, and her face is oval-shaped.  When she smiles (not that she does that often) her cheeks are dimpled, and she has a petite frame, standing at five-foot-three-inches tall.

## Bear Information

A female pizzly bear named Gow. Belle’s bear is a female pizzly bear, named Gow.  Though she seems like the type of person to never have any kind of bear, a pizzly is the least expected one for her to have — though, she got her when the bear saw her doting over a crying child when she was eleven (and hurting herself) and decided to stay with her.

## Attire

Belle wears flowy dresses in rich colors, befitting of a woman of her station, though she hates the corsets attached to them — what she does like, though, is how soft some of the fabrics her dresses are made out of can be.

## Personality

In the immortal words of Drop Dead Fred, "Is it? It is! The mega bitch!" And, indeed, Belle is far from the friendliest person around. She is a woman that, by all appearances, doesn't seem to have the time for the people around her — not because she's busy or a workaholic, but because she feels that she's better than them. The only "friends" she'd accept are those similar in personality to her, or those who are constantly sucking up to her. She's confident in herself and always walks with her head held high, but she's also a person who most see as stuck up, not able to appreciate what's in front of her, and a cat who looks at everyone around her — even other nobles and monarchs — as below her. She's beautiful and she knows it, and she's not afraid to flaunt it in the least; maybe not for other people, even if she might get stares from men and women that she enjoys, but also for herself to act as a confidence and self-esteem boost. If she asks (more like demands, but she's acting polite) for something, then she expects it to be done the second she asks, or else she'll get angry with them. Her being angry consists of her cussing someone out and insulting them before she storms off, most likely to go and spend some time by herself to cool off. If someone asks for her attention, then she has high expectations for them — especially if they're trying to court her. She's the type of person who when she asks someone to jump, the answer she's expecting is "how high". If she doesn't get that response, then she'll become just as angry as she does when people don't listen to her demands. She tends to look down her nose at most people, and she doesn't really have the patience to deal with others — especially if she doesn't get the respect and praise that she thinks she deserves. What most cats don't know, however, is that that part of her isn't how she really is. Under her cold and harsh exterior, Belle is someone who cares a bit too much about just about everything. Every time she snaps at someone or treats them badly or ignores them, then she can feel her heart breaking at least a little bit for them — even if they actually did annoy her. In fact, people could argue that she is a bit too sympathetic, as she would be one to take in a person with blood on their hands if they gave her puppy-dog eyes and made their way through the first sentence of a sob story. There are a lot of things that make her feel warm and gooey inside, but she always does her best to hide it — usually, she fails, showing signs from a small twitch to a strangled noise she lets out (though, most assume that it's annoyance). She doesn't show that side of her to anyone — she doesn't even think to, as she thinks that she's supposed to hide it. The things that affect her the most — as in, make her melt into a pile of goo the fastest — are kids, flowers, and soft things: such as moss and and feathers and snow (when it falls) and furs. She enjoys gifts for more than one reason — the thought of receiving a gift, especially a courting gift, makes her want to curl up and gush. She often finds herself daydreaming about receiving one of the two — or, occasionally, giving one of them. Cuddling is something that also makes her melt, though as she keeps herself separated from the rest of the nobles around her, Belle has made herself a bit touch-starved. Should anyone be able to work past her boundaries, they would find themselves with a person who is constantly wanting to snuggle with them. She loves the idea of being a mother someday, caring for children and making sure that they're as happy as can be — and maybe, if the need arises, even adopting kits. Belle can't stand yelling or arguments in the slightest, and she tends to run away as quickly as she can from them, or, if that's not an option, curling in on herself and doing her best to think of and pretty flowers and soft things to distract herself. Arguments make her feel small, like she's a child again, and she can't help but to shrink in on herself in response.

## History

An only child, Belle was taken care of almost solely by her mother and various nurses that came and went throughout her life.  Her father served under that banner of Bearhall, despite the fact that their family was Rosemeadian, and he was never really around much, leaving her alone with her mother most of the time.  As the daughter of a handsome man and a beautiful woman, her mother expected Belle to carry on their legacy and act how she thought she was meant to — cold, uncaring, expecting others to throw themselves at her feet for even a glance in their direction, and she began training her to act that way.  Her father didn’t notice the changes in her until she was eleven years old, and well into the psyche that her mother had instilled in her. Angry, he brought both her and her mother out on a “picnic” so as not to be seen by any household staff and have their argument be absorbed into the rumor mill, but the argument quickly turned from a screaming match to violent, with Belle cowering the entire time.  Fearful of punishment, her father escaped with his daughter in tow and attempted to live the life of a peasant, as well as to reverse the damage his wife had done to her, but he was unsuccessful, and he only had two months to try before he was captured. He was sentenced to execution, while Belle was taken in by Bearhall’s Monarchy and has been living in the castle ever since.