Melaney Almyra

> *"Ah, lighten up! The way I see it, people make death scarier than it really is. What people truly fear about departing from the world is suffering and regret. What we've ended up with is a topic that people are morbidly afraid of talking about... If I don't broach this subject, then this mansion will be gone before it even started."*
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## Personal Status

### Relatives

* Erebus (Father)
* Keres Almyra (Mother)
* Rachel (Half-sister)
* Numerous older adoptive siblings
* Deyanira (Maternal grandmother)
* Cain (Maternal grandfather)
* God (Paternal grandfather)
* The Void (Paternal grandfather)
* Lucifer, Michael, Gabriel, Raphael (Paternal uncles)

## Professional Status

### Alignment

Lawful Good

**Melaney Almyra** is the biological daughter of Keres Almyra and the God Erebus, being the crown princess of Hell.

## Personality

Melaney is compassionate and empathetic to a fault, feeling genuine upset at the idea of harm coming to others.

Melaney's idealism, while setting her apart from many of her demon peers, can also make her naïve to many of the harsh realities that appear to stand in the way of her potential success.

Melaney has a love for musical theatre, song and dance, and will often convey her emotions and ideas through showtunes and ballads. She appears to take perceived failures hard, as she believes her heartfelt theatrical passion should be enough to bring people over to her way of thinking, and is disheartened when it's not as simple as she imagines. She openly admits to her mother that she doesn't actually know what she is doing, or how to make her plan for reforming demons work in practice.

Despite being sweet and lacking 'street-smarts', this doesn't make Melaney a pushover or stupid. When people insult her or openly mock her ideals and plans, she has no hesitation in standing up for herself, or even rolling up her sleeves to physically fight back. She is also not above letting a few cuss words slip.

Melaney also displays some grounding in her idealism, understanding that not all demons can be redeemed, or even likely to change for the better. She displays sensible hesitation when confronted with an ambiguous deal from Abaddon, the notorious demon, refusing the shake his hand and using her status to make demands of him (albeit with some sheepishness).

## Powers and Abilities

**Multilingualism**: Melaney speaks fluent English and is said to also be able to fluently speak the Demonic languages she grew up learning.

**Musical Talent**: Melaney is considered a very talented singer, even outside of the story's non-diegetic musical numbers. She can also play the piano.

## Relationships

### Friends:

#### Abaddon

Abaddon assists Melaney with her endeavors. Even though she doesn't trust Abaddon as an honest sponsor, Abaddon's methods of reeling in more patrons to the mansion and his natural charisma have coerced Melaney to enlist Abaddon's help. Despite this, she does keep a safe distance from striking a deal with the demon due to knowing his past.

## Trivia

* Melaney likes books that have happy endings and strong characters, specifically young adult adventure books.

## Quotes

* (To Abaddon) "*As Princess of Hell and heir to the throne I... er... hereby order that you help with this mansion... For as long as you desire!*"
* *"I never thought you'd be such a bore. Never mind! If you stick by me, everything will become clear."*
* *"Hardly! Isn't this the fashion these days? 'Bring the service to the customer,' and all that?"*
* *"Ever hear the saying 'out with the old, in with the new'? Well, going out with a bang is the best way to start off in style on the other side! Hee-hee."*
* *"Ugh, how can you call me a weirdo? I mean, wouldn't you say it's more... charmingly naïve? Or... disarmingly different?"*
* *"Hee-hee! I love it, better than all the lifeless brochure stuff. We want people to feel warm and fuzzy. [...] That's old hat, we're opening up new ground."*