Soliel Amberhide

Young Soliel and Filomena

> Looking back, we were so young. We both had so much growing left to do, and we– we just weren’t ready for each other yet." - Soleil to Filomena Alderlight
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Soleil Amberhide is the current curator of the Trax Museum and Filomena's first love. She currently resides in an apartment in Casual Downtown with her daughter, Callista. As an NPC, Soleil is played by Ava Makrugin.

## Description

### Appearance

Soleil is a young adult dwarf with warm brown skin and eyes. She is broad shouldered and, standing at 4'10, is taller than average for a dwarven female. She has dark brown hair and a beard she is proud of and keeps well maintained.

When Soleil and Filomena first met, Soleil often kept her hair braided with a few beads. It was mostly styled by maids and she rarely had the opportunity to do it herself. Soleil mainly wore dresses and was fond of gold jewlery. She wore a moon necklace to symbolize her love for Filomena.

Presently, Soleil has a piece of her hair in a crown braid, with the rest hanging loosely around her shoulders. She enjoys long skirts, and for work often wears a long reddish one paired with a white blouse. She wears big gold earrings and has a small piercing above her left eyebrow. She still has the moon necklace, and often braids it into her hair.

### Personality

Soleil is a warm and kind individual. She has a calm air about her, and speaks in a soothing and purposeful manner. When she is nervous or annoyed, Soleil tenses up, and speaks in a more clipped tone. Soleil loves Trax, both the city itself and the history behind it. It was her favourite thing to learn about with her tutor in childhood, and Filomena helped her fall more deeply in love with it during their time together.

Soleil struggled deeply with the desire to please her family, and had difficulties standing up for herself. This caused issues in her relationship with Filomena and is the main reason for their split, as Soleil felt she needed to stay in Trax and face these things about herself. However, Soleil couldn't bare to tell Filomena this, which is her biggest regret to this day.

Presently, Soleil is much more settled and confident in who she is and what she wants. She finds satisfaction in her job at the museum, and in being Callista's mother in a way she never could as a member of the Amberhide Noble Family.

Soleil is a lesbian, and experiences attraction to other women.

Soleil's alignment is "lawful good".

## Biography

### Background

Soleil grew up in Trax as a member of the Amberhide noble family. As such, Soleil had a great deal of expectations placed on her at a young age, and Soleil's biggest focus was on making them proud and living up to the family name.

She met Filomena when they were both fairly young, at least by elven and dwarven standards. Their relationship had a big impact on both of them, and they were both very deeply in love for the duration of their relationship. However, he need for Soleil to keep their relationship a secret put a bit of a strain on it at times.

Eventually, when Soleil's arranged marriage to Titus Stonecleaver was announced, the two made plans to run away together. However, the night they were supposed to meet up, Soleil broke down, and realized she couldn't just run away. Soleil tried to get up the nerve to tell Filomena this all night, but was unable to face her.

After Filomena left, Soleil spent a few weeks heartbroken at her parents house. But as the wedding drew closer, Soleil pulled herself together and told her parents she would not be going through with the marriage. Soleil left her family home, and from then on was effectively disowned. She sold off her jewlery in order to put a rental deposit on a small apartment, and started working at a coffee shop in Trax.

After working at the coffee shop and a few other odd jobs over the years years, she got a job at the Trax museum as a museum educator, giving tours for visitors. It was there she met Julius, an archivist there. The two became best friends, and eventually moved in together. Though no romantic interest was shared between them, they both wanted a child, and decided to have one together. Callista Amberhide was born shortly afterwards.

Julius and Soleil cared for Callista together, often bringing her to work with them as she got a bit older so she could be with Julius in the archives. When Soleil was eventually promoted to curator, Callista would spend time in her office as well.

Three years before the start of the campaign, Julius was killed in the archives by a cursed artifact. Soleil was heartbroken, and her and Callista spent a lot of time recovering. They moved again into a new apartment in Casual Downtown, and have lived there ever since, with Soleil continuing her work at the museum.

## Relationships

### Filomena Alderlight

Soleil met Filomena when they were both very young. During Filomena's time in Trax, the two developed a friendship after an initially antagonistic meeting, and eventually fell in love.

Soleil first met Filomena when she slipped out of her familial home to enjoy a rare night out, which she was rarely permitted to do. Filomena was playing in the tavern that night, and besides being an elf, Soleil thought of Filomena as flighty and loud, and was not interested in getting to know her. Over the next few weeks, however, the two kept crossing paths with one another, and Soleil began to consider Filomena a friend.

As the two began to spend time together more often, they started to develop feelings for one another. Soleil took longer to warm up to the idea, worrying over the logistics of such a relationship as it would have to be kept secret as long as she was a part of the Amberhide household. However, Soleil had fallen hard for Filomena and was only able to maintain her hesitancy for so long. The two were then together in secret for a few years, and fell deeply in love. To avoid Soleil's family and the public gaze much of their time was spent in Filomena's then apartment.

Eventually, when Soleil's family arranged a marriage for her, Soleil and Filomena made plans to meet at the South Bridge of Trax to run away so they could be together. Soleil arrived early to the meeting site, but couldn't bring herself to go up to the bridge, so she hid instead. When Filomena arrived Soliel broke down because she knew she wouldn't be able to go with her. Soleil loved Filomena, but she knew she had to stay and face things for herself instead of running away. Soleil tried to work up the nerve to tell Filomena this all night, but in the end she froze and couldn't stand to see the look it would put on Filomena's face. Not being able to tell Filomena this is to date Soleil's biggest regret, and something she has never fully forgiven herself for.

Presently, Soleil knows a part of her will always love Filomena, but she is unsure if it is possible to recover what they had. Soleil doesn't expect this, but is beyond grateful to reconnect with Filomena and have her in her life again in at least some capacity.

Soleil also named her daughter Callista--meaning moon-- after Filomena, whom Soleil used to refer to as 'her moon.'

## Quotes

> We existed in this bubble, this beautiful, perfect bubble, and that night on the bridge it was like that bubble popped for the first time, and everything else came rushing in. Soleil to Filomena
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