Perdita Cavendish

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> ### Name
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> Perdita Tennessee Cavendish
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> * Perri (common nickname)
> * Dita (lesser-known nickname)
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> ### Birth
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> April 23rd, 2003 in Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
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> ### Age
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> * 13 (as of 2016)
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> ### Gender
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> Female
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> ### Hair color
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> Reddish blonde
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> Honey brown
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> Unnamed
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> ### Height
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> 5'6" ft
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> ### Relative(s)
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> * Miranda Ricard (mother - estranged)
> * Beaufort Cavendish (father) †
> * Duncan Tengyuan (oldest son)
> * Isadora Tengyuan (only daughter)
> * Paris Tengyuan (youngest son)
> * Vanessa Cavendish (oldest sister)
> * Sidra Bell (adopted niece)
> * Beaufort Cavendish II (younger twin brother)
> * Claribel Cavendish (youngest sister)
> * Genevieve Cavendish (paternal grandmother and adopted mother)
> * Earl Cavendish (paternal legal grandfather) †
> * Niall Greenbriar (paternal biological grandfather) †
> * Colbert Duchanne (paternal great-uncle) †
> * Eadric Greenbriar (paternal great-grandfather)
> * Elína Greenbriar (paternal great-grandmother) †
> * Mab Greenbriar (paternal great-great-great-grandmother) †
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> “Love is blind, and lovers cannot see the pretty follies that themselves commit”
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> ― William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
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**Perdita Tennessee Cavendish** is the second oldest child and middle daughter between Miranda Ricard and Beaufort Cavendish and is the older twin sister to Beaufort. Her older sister is Vanessa and her younger sister is Claribel.

She would eventually marry Elijah Tengyuan and have three children: Duncan, Isadora and Paris. Her eldest two are twins.

## Appearance

Perdita is an attractive young girl with reddish blonde hair, honey brown eyes, light skin, a slender frame, a cute nose, and a round face.

## Abilities and Skills

* **Halfling Physiology** - Perdita is 1/4 Fae and is considered a Halfling, and her fae marks are the golden rings around her pupils and pointed ears. Perdita also has the spark like her siblings, as such has the abilities of channeling and her wings.
	+ **Eye -Color Shifting** - Despite being a halfling, Perdita eyes change color when she is using her powers changing to a bronze color.
	+ **Channeling** - Perdita can channel nature's energy and manipulate it for a myriad of purposes, channeling nature through their body and project it in a concentrated and powerful blast of light which seems to manifest as magical energy or a kinetic force, conclusively throwing or repelling objects a considerable distance. This power has been displayed to contain mysterious supernatural effects, such as breaking illusion and reversing/removing spells.
	+ **Wings** - Perdita as a fae, has wings which allows her to fly.
		- **Fairy Dust** - Fae can produce magical dust that shoots from their wings.
	+ **Supernatural blood type** - Faerie blood has been known to contain the elements Mercury, Neon, Titanium and Francium. Even the universal blood type *-O* has been unable to heal just a halfling.

## Etymology

* Perdita is derived from Latin *perditus* meaning "lost". Shakespeare created this name for the daughter of Hermione in his play *The Winter's Tale* (1610).
* Tennessee is from the Cherokee word *Ta'nasi'* of uncertain meaning which was originally the name of a village in present-day Monroe County, Tennessee. Recent research suggests that the Cherokees adapted the name from the Yuchi word *Tana-tsee-dgee*, meaning "brother-waters-place" or "where-the-waters-meet."
* Cavendish is an English surname, deriving from a place name in Suffolk. Etymologically, it is believed to derive from Old English *Cafa/Cafna*, a personal byname from *caf* "bold, daring", plus *edisc* "enclosure; enclosed pasture".

## Trivia

* Perdita is associated with the Nine of Cups.
* Perdita is of Northwestern European and French Creole descent.
* She is considered a WASP.
* She is allergic to shellfish.
* Her favorite meal is parmigiana with vegan cheese and a garden salad.
	+ Perdita's second favorite meal is spinach soup with tofu and soybean-base broth.
* She love's honey balsamic avocado toast.
* Perri practices lacto-ovo vegetarianism in solidarity with her sister Vanessa.
* Perdita is a fan of pop and alternative pop music genres.