Catherine Mahsuri Armani

### Relatives

Married into House Armani, her parents were nobles but were very absent from her life

## Physical description

### Eye color

Very dark brown, almost black. Said to always be cold and looking into your soul

## Appearance

Catherine Armani from a glance is a very intimidating person. She almost always has a serious expression and carries herself very properly, like a true noble. She keeps her sharp nose upturned, as if she's always looking down on you (she is).

## Personality

Catherine is a very cold person, and everything about her is uptight. She is commanding and controlling, and has a way of getting what she wants. She's very manipulative, and everything she does has an ulterior motive- most times, it's her gaining more power. She tells herself that everything she does is for the kingdom, but in reality she's power hungry and vain, and will do anything it takes to stay at the top. She does (surprisingly) have morals though, and won't go as far as (majorly) physically harming or killing someone. She's aware that she's older and hasn't quite had the life she wanted, which is why she puts so much pressure on her children, specifically her firstborn, Alexis. She believes that it is their "legacy" to rise in power, and one day she hopes that her children and grandchildren will be even more powerful than the Ellen's, and that the royalty will only be seen as a symbol, but not hold any real power.

Catherine is capable of love, and has only ever shown this with Frederick. She claims that she loves her children, but sees them nothing more than pawns in her game of power, and tools she can use to gain more power for House Armani.

## Biography

Catherine grew up in a very strict and traditional household. She was raised to believe that the only way to get what you wanted was to go for it, and that you had to be ruthless and cutthroat. Her parents were very busy people- they were born mostly lower/middle class and worked their way up to upper middle class. They had many business trips and were very absent, so Catherine learned from early on how to fed for herself. Her father died when she was 17, and her mother quickly married a fairly well known noble, which brought up her family's social status. Catherine married Frederick when she was 21, and worked her \*ss off to make House Armani as powerful and recognizable as it is today. She's proud of her hard work and that she was able to work her way to the top.

Currently, she's working very hard to get one of her children married to a wealthy and powerful family, to gain more recognition and power for the Armani's. She had Alexis and Sybil Ellen courted, and wants the two of them to eventually get married

## Relationships

### Frederick Armani

*positive, husband*

Catherine has known Fredrick since she was in high school, and the two hit it off pretty quickly. (wip)

### Alexis Armani

*neutral, daughter*

Catherine had Alexis at 26 years old. She was still very busy keeping up the Armani title at the time, and she couldn't handle screaming babies, so she was very absent for a big part of Alexis's childhood. She instead left the parenting to Fredrick, and would stay late in her office for the first few years of Alexis's life. As soon as Alexis was old enough to understand politics, she suddenly appeared in her daughter's life, making sure she knew that her purpose was to help House Armani keep it's power, and that when she was older, she would follow in her mother's footsteps. Catherine made sure that Alexis had the best tutors and was very strict about her grades, because she wanted her daughter to be seen as the perfect golden child of the Armani family. She constantly told Alexis that she was putting so much pressure on her for her own good, so that she'd be powerful and successful when she grew up, but didn't realize that it was all selfish and she only wanted to use Alexis so her family gained more power and fame. The two of them fight often, and Catherine finds it annoying that Alexis has been continuing to act out more. She wants to marry off Alexis to Sybil Ellen to gain more power, and she often takes Alexis to political meetings or gives her paperwork to complete so that she can be more exposed to the political world.

### Lea Armani

*neutral, daughter*

Catherine does not pay attention to her youngest daughter, and sees her as basically a back up plan. She's always payed attention to Alexis more, and knows that Lea is more free-spirited and doesn't understand politics as much. She's very condescending towards her, and even though she's 20, Catherine still sees her as nothing more than a child. She doesn't talk with Lea often and gives her more freedom, but someday is hoping to use Lea's beauty and sweetness to her advantage and marry her off with someone powerful.

### Bella Armani

*positive, sister-in-law*

Catherine holds a lot of respect for Bella, and sees her mostly as an equal. She and Bella are the heads of House Armani and Catherine respects the fact that Bella knows how to put up a good show for the public. She and Bella often have conversations about why the Armani's are better, and they agree on most subjects. They don't talk often, but they see each other at political meetings and events held at the castle, and like talking about other families and looking down on people together in general.

### Rowan Armani

*neutral, brother-in-law*

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