Euphemia Yardley

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Euphemia is a character in the third roleplay that was created by Multiple Mysteries. Do not edit this page without her permission. Euphemia is 39 years old member of the Yardley house and the mother of Anora and Blair.

## Personality

Very charismatic and chatty, always looking for a reason gossip, partially as a way to fan the flames away from herself and her daughter. Only follows rules when its convenient to her and has always had a bit of a rebellious streak. Is a lot less airheaded and she appears to be and can be pretty manipulative and conniving if she wants. She truly does love her children and would give up anything for them, and many of her actions are motivated by wanting them to be safe, happy, and powerful

Strengths: She’s very charming, which draws a lot of people to like her, which can come in handy in future. She knows exactly how to use her power and influence to her advantage, using it to effectively manipulate people.

Weaknesses/Fears: She can sometimes draw *too much* attention to herself. Just as many people people find her annoying and unlikeable. Her rebellious nature can and has caused her and loved ones huge problems with disastrous consequences. She fears that her secret will be confirmed as true and it could bring her family to ruin

Motives: She truly does love her children and would give up anything for them, and many of her actions are motivated by wanting them to be safe, happy, and powerful

## Biography

From a young age, Euphemia was made very aware of what was expected of her as a woman of house Yardley and tutored extensively on how to fulfill that role. Euphemia did listen to her lessons, but she didn’t always adhere to them, finding the restrictions of noble life suffocating. She’d often find ways to get out of her duties to sneak into the city and mingle with the commoners, not trying for even a second to cover up her social position, with the help of her servant and close friend, Benedict. Lessons about finessing socially stuck to Euphemia like glue, though.

A day would come when Euphemia would have to be forced grow up, though. A mere week after she turned eighteen, she was set to be wed. Euphemia was *far* from emotionally prepared for it. She’d never been in any sort of relationship with anyone before, be it casual or serious, and now she was getting *married?* And to a man she’d only met a few times, no less. She was always knew it was coming, her and Aldous’s engagement had been arranged when they were children, but she always put off thinking about it. Her coping mechanism was not what most would consider to be healthy: she had an affair.

She knew what she was risking and she knew it was taboo, but as long as no one found out, she would fine, she’d just have to be smart. She wanted to be with someone she knew and cared about, so she made her move on Benedict. For a while, their affair went by unnoticed and unpunished. But then she had Anora. She had trouble believing it at first - Anora was a *twin,* and Blair certainly seemed to resemble to Aldous, so she couldn’t be Benedict’s child. Whether or not it was true soon wouldn’t matter, though. People were talking. Euphemia had to act fast. She had Benedict sent to work down at the stables and quickly started to deny everything, using the same explanation she tried on herself.

Years passed. As her children grew up, the noise died down - for the most part. No matter how hard she tried someone would always talk. The older Anora became, the more of Benedict Euphemia saw in her. There was no denying her was her father. She decided to tell her and Blair both, deciding they had the right of it. She swore them to secrecy, and even Blair and all his disobedience obeyed. She arranged weddings for them, never wanting her children to undergo the same distress she had. Before Euphemia knew it her youth had faded and she began to grow grey hairs. Aldous became sick, and nearly a year later he died. Now Euphemia found herself in search of a new spouse. An opportunity to finally be in love.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Blair

*son, neutral/positive*

WIP

#### Anora

*daughter, neutral/negative*

WIP

#### Auwin

*niece, neutral*

WIP

### Love Life

#### Aldous

*ex husband, deceased, very positive*

WIP

#### Benedict

*childhood friend, servant, and ex-lover; estranged; cautiously positive*

WIP

## Quotes

“Esther, I’ve already married for status. I ended up happier than I expected, and Aldous was very dear to me, but he was never *truly* my husband. As long as Anora continues on the path she’s going, which I have no doubt she will, my reputation will be fine in the long run. Both of my children have grown into adulthood and take care of themselves just fine. What I want is a chance to finally be in love.” - Euphemia trying to convince Esther to marry her.

"[I]t was only liberating until it very nearly had everything taken away from me." - Euphemia after Esther called her rebellious spirit she exhibited when she was younge liberating.

“I do sympathize with the plight of those rebels, and I do think changes could be made to improve their situation, but it does Ilosia no good for them to continue in their rebellious efforts, especially if they begin rioting. Things could quickly get out of hand and innocents could be hurt, and I believe they way to get them to stop is by addressing this kingdom’s glaring issues.” - Euphemia explaining her political views.

“I do agree people should have the freedom to say and think what they choose, but that gets complicated when others don’t think that way. That can be how wars are caused … Just because people *should* know better doesn’t mean they always *do,* and that’s were my concern lies.” - Euphemia discussing Cordelia’s letter with Esther