Adrasteia Catalina

Adrasteia Catalina Played by Vodka

## Overview

*A woman who does whatever she wants, obeys no-one and is constrained by nothing. She will never ever be caught, restrained, controlled, dependent – or prohibited from doing something. And if she wants to have something, she will have it. This passion for freedom is nearly pathological and overrides anything else. If she is in love she’d rather hurt the person than have him have any power over her. A corollary to this need for freedom is that she trusts very little, and should be trusted by no-one. Being less than self-reliant is anathema to her, making her less free and more vulnerable. She has a bit of a safe zone with some friends who cannot hurt her and whom she can thus trust to an atypical extent. But this may change if she ever feels that might get some sort of hold on her. She’s not above hurting others just to show she shouldn’t be trusted – since the trust of another is a denial of her freedom.*

*She is also very private, hard to read and unpredictable. Even her closest friends can never know what she is really thinking. She’s mysterious and has a certain catlike aloofness when it comes to her privacy. Privacy is something she was denied a lot as a kid, and is indispensable to protect both her freedom and her safety. Generally, for much of her life, She has been a loner. She just doesn’t need company and can function perfectly well living alone, though she has nothing against having friendships… within limits.*

*There can be no freedom without strength and intelligence, and she has those by the shedload. Her strengths have been noted previously. As to her intelligence it could be called ruthlessly efficient. She’s a hardened woman who grew up in a violent and harsh environment and can evidence a rather nasty temper. When pushed — and it may not take that much — She can be remarkably devious, manipulative and brutal. Her plans are crafty and cunning, and employ the strengths and weaknesses of her opponents against them.*

*She is certainly not infallible – especially when she clashes with extremely competent people. But when she’s working in one of her areas of expertise, very little is as it seems, everybody plays a part (even if they don’t know it – especially if they don’t know it) and She herself is not bound by any moral constraints she doesn’t feel like respecting that day.*

*She is torn on the subject of love, which is one subject where her love of freedom blends into fear of attachment. To her, actual love is rare, precious and often ill-fated.*

*As with most things, she wants to take the very best when it comes to men. But relationships are much more complicated than most things, and her own issues may forever prevent her from finding what she wants.*

## Mental Strengths

*She excels at social engineering and seduction, and it is common for people interested in women to be quite distracted by her presence.*

*Though less immediately visible than her curves, her exceptional intelligence is even more of an asset. She processes information very quickly and efficiently. Also, despite her poise she will ruthlessly exploit the weaknesses of her foes, such as the sense of duty and obligations of knights or vigilantes.*

## Mental Weaknesses

*She’s a bit arrogant (more like insane hubris) if she ever feels trapped she’d rather risk her life than think through the situation rationally.*