Genevieve

## Stats

“
*Don't be a fusspot, where's your sense of adventure?*
”
— Genevieve, usually to Godric.
**Genevieve O'Mara** is a Half-Elf Bard participating in the quest for the Lost Mines of Colmanth.

## Description

### Appearance

A pixie of a girl, Genevieve is short and petite, not looking in any way imposing or threatening. Her hair is long and blonde, often kept in a waterfall braid to keep it out of her face. When talking she tends to move her hands and gesture a lot, and when standing will probably pace the room.

### Personality

Genevieve is an ambitious and adventurous girl, if naive and lacking in real-world experience. While she appreciates the finer things of life, she would inevitably feel restless spending years at home and would like nothing more than to see the world. On this front she struggles with her family and her assigned man-at-arms Godric, who would rather the naive girl stay close to home and away from danger. Despite disagreeing with her family and Godric and sometimes feeling annoyed and restrained by them, Genevieve still cares for them all deeply and would never wish any ill upon them.

Genevieve is quite vivacious and tends to speak somewhat loudly and gesture a lot while talking, especially on topics she's passionate about. For the most part she tries to strike a balance between enthusiastic and well-mannered, always trying to be engaging but well spoken. Too often though, this can come across as over-enthusiastic, vain, and putting on airs. Her lack of real-world experience also means she can be very naive and often embarks on a course of action without fully realizing the consequences.

The main thing to calm her down is music - when playing something soft and serene she will be calm and at peace - unless it's a faster paced song, in which case she will dance and prance around to the tune. She sometimes complains that being the musician shouldn't mean she never gets to take part in the dance. Genevieve is proficient with several instruments but favors the violin.

On the other hand, Genevieve can be unintentionally insensitive due to her sheltered upbringing, not always fully understanding the position of others. She also becomes frustrated easily when things don't work out, though she's more likely to blame herself for her own misfortune and wrong-headedness.

## Biography

### Background

Genevieve is the youngest daughter of the O'Mara family, provincial nobility of Leveire. That sounds good, but realistically the O'Maras are little higher than landed gentry and most higher aristocracy wouldn't even consider them nobles.

Starry-eyed and ambitious, Genevieve would like nothing better than to see the world and join the high noble courts as a famed celebrity. Doing so would require recognized success in war, public heroism, or noble patronage - and without the temperament for war or heroics, Genevieve decided to put her education, graces, and musical skill to work and become a bard. Bards travel, can become famous for their songs, and are often welcome at the highest noble courts, often earning patronage from powerful figures.

With the protection of her family man-at-arms Godric, Genevieve now makes her way across the region working to jumpstart her bard career, and despite some musical success and local recognition, she still needs the connections to make it up the ladder. Fortunately, a meeting with the dwarven entrepreneur Gundren Rockseeker seems to be just the thing...

## Character Information

### Abilities

As a bard, Genevieve's music is somewhat magical in nature and can invigorate her companions to push their limits. She also knows a handful of actual spells, albeit weak one, and can land a few decent hits with a rapier or shortbow.

### Belongings

Genevieve begins the adventure with two main treasured possessions from her family: an elegant rapier for self defense, and an antique violin she uses for her music.

## Quotations

* "Don't be a fusspot, where's your sense of adventure?" - Genevieve, usually to Godric when he tries to warn her off a course of action.
* "Nobody ever got anywhere by standing around arguing." - Genevieve, also usually to Godric

## Appendix

Lost Mines of Colmanth PCs
****Genevieve**** (Half-Elf Bard) **·** **Godric** (Human Fighter) **·** **Herbie** (Halfling Warlock) **·**
**Sofiel** (Heavenborn Cleric) **·** **Redmond** (Hellborn Cleric)