Caecilia Ocellus

## Dame Caecilia Ocellus

"Death before dishonor. Duty above all else. A knight should obey, without question. But, I'm just a human..."

### Relatives

Father: Augustus OcellusMother: Zavia Ocellus

Brother: Caelius Ocellus (Dead)

### Affiliation

House Morilla (Absalom/Taldor Noble House)The Sovereign Court

## ***Histor***y​​​​​​​

### ***The Strange Child***

*Born to low-nobility, and brought up among the wealthy and priviledged in Taldor, a woman of remarkable beauty, but also renowned for her skills with the blade. While most of ​​​​​​​her life was spent around the courts, learning etiquette and finery, her true passions draw her towards the battlefield. Along with her brother, the Ocellus twins joined the ranks of Taldor's recognized knights as squires at an early age and worked together to achieve Knighthood all their own.*

*Always the tomboy, Caecilia chased her brother around endlessly, and the two made a pact to always be by each others' side. When CeCe started to learn of her abilities as a median, speaking with the deceased and being able to see spirits, it was Caelius that helped her hide these powers from their peers, working with her to suppress her abilities from the scrutinizing judgement of fellow nobles. She didn't quite fit with them already, and her brother would often tease her that she had more friends among the dead than the living.*

*During an outing along the border between Taldor and Qadira, the twins were set upon by soldiers claiming their patrol had strayed too far into Qadiran territory. What started as heated argument turned into violence when CeCe's scathing tongue unleashed an ill-timed threat upon one of the foreign nation's party. The resulting skirmish resulted in Caecelia being heavily wounded, and several members of their cadre dead. Her brother was mortally wounded, and dragged off by the Qadiran soldiers, while Caecelia was left to die. Only by virtue of a passing trading caravan that showed the young knight mercy, did CeCe walk away from the ordeal with her life.*

*Back in Taldor, the young dame insisted on charging into Qadira to reclaim her brother, or at least his corpse. Endless days screaming and crying among her family and their affiliates, trying to rally them to her cause. All was for naught. The damage she had caused was bad enough, and they simply couldn't risk another sleight that could result in yet another bloody, massive war with their southern neighbor. In the end, CeCe sat broken and defeated, face in her hands, weeping over her lost twin.*

*A few weeks later, the question on whether or not young Caelius still lived had been answered in a show of macabre defiance. Her twin brother's severed head, delivered in a box by courier, with a note stating that any further hostilities would be met with the annulment of their peace treaty. Caecilia was mortified, and with no way to exact her revenge without the backing of her House, she turned to alcohol, losing herself within a bottle.*

*After some time, a visitor came to call at the Ocellus house. None other than the Lady Gloriana Morilla herself, to discuss some needs she wished of them. Hearing of a young knight who had lost her purpose and nearly erupted a war between nations, Lady Gloriana requested an audience with Caecelia to explain her secret project, The Sovereign Court. She would redeem herself of the follies performed upon the Qadiran border by participating in the Court's desire to unite all nobility across the Inner Sea, and usher forth a new Empire. She needed young low-nobles like CeCe to seek out others, make friends and alliances, and pull them into the fold. What she offered for the woman's participation was complete amnesty of her actions. Still grief stricken and quite inebriated , the young woman initially refused, turning the woman away to the horror of her parents.*

### ***The Birth of a Phantom Blade***

*Late one night, in a drunken stupor, Caecilia began to toss and turn. A cold chill ran over her skin, and she was suddenly jolted awake. Throughout the following day, she was convinced she had finally drank herself mad. She was being haunted by glimpses of her brother walking among the halls of the house, following her down corridors, and even when she went to take a bath, to try and rinse the unsettling feeling away, after filling the tub she was left to scream as she insisted, being held by the house servants who had reacted to the sudden exclamation, that she had seen her brother's visage in the bath water.*

*Not knowing what else to do, her father and mother ordered their daughter to be under constant watch and confined to her quarters until further notice. It was on this night, that Caelius decided to make his presence known, for sure. As CeCe sat in bed, clutching her knees to her chest, rocking in an attempt to soothe her nerves, her brother manifested as a ghost and spoke to her. He reminded her of their pact to change the world together, side by side. Even in his death, did he refuse to break his oath. His essence surged forth, seeping into her being, absorbing into her very mind, and in that moment did she call forth his spirit as a raging weapon of ectoplasmic energy.*

### ***An Offer Reconcidered***

*Caecilia begged for an audience once more with the Lady Morilla, and was granted such. She pleaded for forgiveness, and offered her services to help her with her plight. Lady Gloriana granted such, and CeCe was given her first assignment from The Sovereign Court. She was to head to Absalom. The details of her assignment would be made clear once she arrived. Armed with her regained resolve, her wits, and now her brothers spirit infused with her very own, the young knight set off to the City of Secrets with redemption as her goal.*

## ***Appearance***

*Caecilia stands at six feet and two inches tall, with long raven hair that reaches down past her butt, gazing at the world with brilliant blue eyes. A soft, fair complexion that is marked with a myriad of red tattoos upon her shoulders and her back, she is built upon an athletic, sturdy frame befitting a soldier. She has no piercings of note.*

## ***Personality***

*Slow to trust, cold upon initial meeting. However, she will be fiercely loyal to friends or those who wish to aid her goals. She can come off as a little strange, usually preferring to be alone with a book, or off training. She enjoys soft, relaxing music. She dislikes spicy food or obnoxious entities.*

## ***Aspirations***

*CeCe hopes to win favor from the courts once again, making up for the incident that resulted in her twin brother's death.*