Elianna E. H. Lisanthus

Kinsey means "cyne," or "royal" and "sige," or "victory."

The House of Lisanthus

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## Backstory

### Early Life

Born Elianna Kinsey, to Heloise and Cyril Kinsey, Elianna was stolen away from her birth parents and adopted at the age of 3 by the house of Lisanthus, a privileged family of human magic-users. She grew up alongside her two older brothers, Luther and Andre, and twin younger sisters, Irena and Emmablythe. Knowing Elianna had a gift, Enoch and Alma Lisanthus, her 'adoptive' parents, trained her intensely to see just how far they could go with her powers. Alma and Enoch homeschooled Elianna, with a major focus on her magical abilities. Elianna was rarely let outside the confines of the Lisanthus family's property alone.

Being not often exposed to social situations, Elianna developed antisocial tendencies, which would found her 'deadpan' personality she developed in her teenage years, going into adulthood. Her older brother was quite mean to Elianna, him being aware that she wasn't actually his biological sister, and also that she may not be completely human. Typical of the era, Elianna was often caned for any wrongdoings, either in the hands, behind the legs or even in the bare backside, depending on the severity of the wrongdoing.

Elianna would also grow to resent her siblings, in particular Luther, due to his mistreatment of her and general smugness, due to being the eldest and the only male child in the family, as Andre died young, at only 5, which meant Luther received more attention than the girls. Elianna also grew to hate Emmablythe in particular, who she found very 'annoying'. Unknown to Elianna, Emmablythe looked up to her, seeing Elianna as a role model, regardless of how she treated her.

## Friendship with Clyde Aberline and Valeriya Drozdov

At age 6, Elianna met Clyde Aberline, a boy from a middle-class family that lived in town. The two got along well and regularly met up, being one of few people Elianna's father approved of. A couple of years later Elianna met Valeryia Drozdov, a girl from a wealthy family that lived near the Lisanthus estate. They remained close friends into their early teenage years, until Valeriya began to despise Elianna for her ‘sob stories’ from her life at home, as well as Valeriya having feelings for Clyde, wanting him for herself. Elianna actually had feelings for both of them for a short while, never telling Clyde nor Valeriya about her feelings for them.

Tension built up between Valeriya and Elianna until it eventually broke into a fight, which Clyde was able to break up. A week later they fought again, this time ending in Valeriya slicing Elianna’s side with a blade. She ran away, meanwhile Elianna had to go to hospital.

### Inheritance of the Family Library

At 15, Elianna would gain ownership of the Lisanthus family's library, after the passing of the previous owner, Rena, Elianna's adoptive aunt. From this, she had the weight of a large responsibility on her shoulders. Elianna took it very seriously, and often used the library to practice her magic.

Some time later, Elianna overheard her parents talking about her 'real family'. Elianna listened into the conversation, before bursting into the room filled with rage, demanding answers. After a long argument, Alma told Elianna she was indeed adopted, and that her real parents didn't want her. Further argument ensued, afterwards receiving a severe caning from Alma, which left scars that would last forever, both mentally and physically. From then on, Elianna became even more socially confined, either in the library or her bedroom.

### Dating Rowena Rousseau, Running Away from Home

Between ages 15 and 20, Elianna began sneaking out of the Lisanthus property, and found herself falling in love with a fair few people she met. Unknown to her, Emmablythe would find out, and eventually would begin following her. At 16, Elianna met a boy named Rowan Rousseau, who lived near Clyde in town. Unknown to Elianna, he had fallen in love with her as soon as they first met. The two grew closer together, Elianna eventually gaining feelings for him. Rowan gained the courage to ask Elianna out when she was 17. She accepted, the two dating in secret.

One day, Elianna went to Rowan's house to spend time with him, only to find makeup on his bedroom table. Rowan quickly tried to hide it, but failed. She questioned him on why he had it there, Rowan pushing her out of his room and closing the door on her. Elianna, hurt, ran back home in tears. A few days later she ran into Rowan again, apologising for pushing her away. Rowan explained to her that he 'didn't feel like a boy', being transgender (though not explicitly using the term). He was prepared for Elianna to end their relationship, but Elianna understood what he meant, telling him he could be whoever he wanted to be.

Elianna found spells to help Rowan (now going by 'Rowena') gradually transition to a woman. In doing so, they became even closer. Rowena ran away from home before her parents could find out and with Elianna's help, found a new place to live outside of town. Elianna ran away from the House of Lisanthus and moved in with Rowena. Elianna helped Rowena complete her transition by the time they were 19. Not long after, Rowena proposed to Elianna, who accepted. Unknown to Elianna, Rowena had developed a gambling problem, turning to alcohol to cope. She became abusive of Elianna, breaking her heart. Elianna tried to help Rowena but eventually gave up, breaking up with her and moving out.

### Arranged Marriage to Horatio

After spending two nights on the streets, Elianna was found by Alma, who took her back to the House of Lisanthus. She was severely beaten and caned by both Alma and Enoch, after being missing for a year. Not long after, Elianna was unwillingly arranged into a marriage with a man named Horatio Prescott, a relative of the House of Lisanthus, who was just over 30 at the time. Horatio, like Elianna's parents, expected a lot of Elianna, and was physically and emotionally abusive of her. She attempted to run away, but failed. As punishment, she received a severe caning from Horatio.

### Leaving the House of Lisanthus, Meeting Odette Badeaux

One and a half years after Elianna and Horatio married, Elianna fell pregnant with Horatio's child. Not wanting to have children, let alone bare her husband's, Elianna contemplated turning to dangerous methods to make herself miscarry. Before she could act on it, Elianna would miscarry following a beating from Horatio.

Elianna could no longer put up with Horatio or her adoptive family, deciding to put an end to her situation. One night, she snapped Horatio's neck in anger, killing him for everything he had done to her. Elianna packed her things and buried Horatio's body early in the morning. Afterward, Elianna burnt down the House of Lisanthus' library, taking her stuff and leaving the House of Lisanthus forever. Emmablythe, now 16, saw her leaving and begged Elianna not to go. Elianna slapped Emmablythe in the face and threatened her, telling her that if she told a soul she left, she would snap her neck as she did with Horatio, leaving Emmablythe scared and heartbroken.

Elianna found that she was being watched by someone else, a girl named Odette. After threatening her to scare her away, Elianna left for the nearby town, where she bought herself a new place to stay. There she found Odette again, where she questioned what Odette had seen her do back at the House of Lisanthus, and made her promise not to tell a soul about what she saw. After getting to know Odette more, Elianna offered her a place to stay at her new home. Odette accepted, over time the two becoming great friends.

### Reuniting with Clyde Aberline, Falling for Odette

One day, some months after she had moved into town, Elianna ran into her childhood friend, Clyde, on the street. After they caught up, Elianna quickly realised she had fallen in love with him. She eagerly asked him out, Clyde accepting. They quickly began dating not long after, Elianna being unaware that Odette had developed feelings for her too.

The relationship would not last, Elianna breaking up with Clyde after many arguments. Sadly, only a couple of weeks later, Clyde was trampled by a horse, in front of Elianna, her believing him to be dead.

Odette would confess her feelings for Elianna not long after Clyde's death. Elianna dismisses the confession without an answer because of her grief. She soon realised that she had feelings for Odette, asking her for love advice, then confessing after giving Odette flowers. They then started dating in secret.

### Pregnancy, Breaking Up With Odette

Elianna would later find out she was pregnant, with the child of her former boyfriend Clyde. Panicked, she never told Odette, as she often found difficulty connecting with her at times, until Odette was raped and also fell pregnant. Elianna eventually decided to put her child up for adoption, due to her dislike toward children and her fear of her own child growing up like she did.

About 8 months later, Elianna gave birth to a baby boy, who she named Maison Aberline. While she still felt bad about giving up her child for adoption, she could only hope that Maison could live a better childhood than she did. Maison would be adopted by the O'Milligan family months later.

Months after, Odette gave birth to her child, who she named Anabelle. Odette told her she would keep Anabelle, rather than putting her up for adoption as Elianna had done with Maison. Outraged, Elianna decided to break up with Odette, not wanting to deal with a child in her house. The following day, Odette moved out with Anabelle, for what seemed like the last time they would see one another again.

### Mental Decline, Finding Her True Lineage

Following the breakup, Elianna became bitter and angry, becoming quite an excessive drinker. After the trauma she had faced in her past relationships, Elianna found herself being unable to move on as she initially thought she could, giving up trying. Elianna moved to London in a last attempt to move on, but would find herself only getting worse and drinking even more.

Some time later, Elianna was approached by a woman baring a slight resemblance to herself, introducing herself as Merrilyn Kinsey. Of note was her amber-coloured eyes, matching Elianna's. Merrilyn took Elianna back to the Kinsey's family home, where she sliced Elianna's palm, taking some of her blood. Merrilyn and another man with amber eyes used the blood in a ritual. The two later finished, explaining to Elianna that Merrilyn is her older sister, and the man, introducing him as Cyril, is Elianna's father. The two officially welcomed her into the family, Elianna only convinced that they were scammers. They told Elianna that her mother had disappeared along with her years ago and had not seen her since.

After hours of arguing, Elianna came to accept that they were her real family, and apologised for her earlier rudeness. Elianna was happy that she had finally found her family, legally adopting her birth surname as a result of it, though she still felt an emptiness inside without Odette. She tried dating a few other men and women, but none of their relationships lasted very long.

### Becoming a Teacher

Years later, at around 35 - 36, Elianna successfully applied to become a teacher in a London school, with the help of Merrilyn and Cyril. While Elianna hated kids, she tolerated them as the job payed her enough to get by each week, despite her wage being lower than the male staff at her school.

She would come into her first class with a shock, after finding the name of Odette's daughter, Anabelle on her 9th grade class roll. One of her students was also Maison O'Milligan, Elianna dismissing his first name being the same as her son's as a mere coincidence. Seeing his resemblance to his father, Clyde, vaguely hinted them being related.

Elianna was incredibly strict as a teacher, quickly gaining the reputation of one, due to her extremely low tolerance to fooling around in her class. She regularly yelled at and even beat her students over their wrongdoings, but found that Anabelle was one of, if not the very best student of all of her classes. This would inevitably mean Elianna had to give her extra attention, which she initially did not want.

### Death of Odette

Some time later, Elianna received a letter in the mail, containing Odette's will. She divided her assets between her Elianna and Anabelle, and declared Anabelle would be emancipated from her stepmother, Luella, giving Anabelle full right to do whatever she wanted. In a rush of emotions, Elianna intoxicated herself, consequently trashing most of her home in pure anger and heartbreak.

Elianna showed Anabelle the will in the day following, after class, as Anabelle was living with her (now boyfriend), Maison, to get away from Luella. Elianna also told Anabelle about her past relationship with Odette, breaking down in front of her before listing almost all of her regrets surrounding Odette.

The following evening, Elianna would drink again, this time Merrilyn interfering and preventing her from drinking any further. Merrilyn took Elianna back to the Kinsey family home, forcing her to stay there and come back after work each day, so Merrilyn can help her break free from her addiction.

## Personality

Elianna, overall, has a tough and blunt demeanor. She is distrusting and generally apathetic of others, coming across as aggressive and often rude. She has a habit of speaking in a low, monotone voice. A smile or laugh from Elianna is rare, unless it is at another person's misfortune, or if it's mere sarcasm, making Elianna appear insensitive and cruel.

Elianna has hidden insecurities, particularly with her love life. Because of this, she does loathes talking about her personal life. She has a habit of keeping her guard up for a long time around her friends and partners, but after gaining a sense of trust for them, a softer, more vulnerable side of Elianna shows. While she has trouble with making friends and finding love, Elianna is very, if not fiercely loyal to those she is close to. Elianna had a notable addiction to white wine, which causes her to become destructive and out of control when intoxicated. With the help of Merrilyn, she overcame it.

In her later years, Elianna began to believe she was 'cursed', due to having lost many people she loved...

## Appearance

Elianna is a woman of above average height and average-petite build. Her complexion is pale, with prominent freckles on her cheeks and her body. Elianna has thick, dark brown hair tied in a low messy bun and piercing, dimly glowing amber eyes. She has a large floral tattoo on her left shoulderblade going down her left arm, covering burns she received in her early life, as well as a few other smaller ones, covering scars gained from fights on her body. She also has a birthmark on her right shoulderblade. In her 30s, Elianna gained a white strand of hair due to stress and her declining health, and often wore small, circular reading glasses.

Typically she wore Victorian era attire, usually a somewhat bulky dress. As times changed, Elianna began wearing much lighter clothing.

## Relationships

* Rosalyn F. D'Airelle - Mother
* Cyril Kinsey - Father
	+ Merrilyn Kinsey - Sister (deceased)
		- Adeline R. G. Nightingale - Niece
* Enoch Lisanthus - Adoptive father
* Alma Lisanthus (nee Hainsworth) - Adoptive mother
	+ Luther Lisanthus - Adoptive brother
	+ Andre Lisanthus - Adoptive brother (deceased)
	+ Irena Lisanthus - Adoptive sister
	+ Emmablythe D. Lisanthus - Adoptive sister
* Rena Lisanthus - Adoptive aunt (deceased)
* Rowena V. Rousseau - Ex-girlfriend
* Horatio Prescott - Ex-husband (deceased)
* Valeriya M. Drozdov - Childhood friend turned enemy
* Mariposa E. Castilla - Enemy
* Clyde Aberline - Ex-boyfriend/childhood friend (deceased)
	+ Maison L. O'Milligan (born Aberline) - Son; later student (adopted by O'Milligan family)
* \*Odette N. M. Badeaux - Ex-girlfriend, later wife(?)
	+ \*Anabelle C. E. Badeaux - Student
* \*Cosette D. A. Badeaux - Ex-girlfriend (deceased)

**\*Note: Odette, Anabelle and Cosette Badeaux are AstraStars' OCs.**

## Trivia

* Elianna was considered quite tall for a woman in the Victorian era, the average height being about 5' 2".
* Elianna's amber eyes are a hint to her partially demonic blood. The species of this demon is unknown.
	+ She likely inherited these traits from her birth father.
	+ Elianna's eyes can dimly glow in the dark.
* Elianna was adept with firearms. She learned to use them from age 14, initially as a hobby at a shooting range.
	+ Later, she began carrying a firearm as a self-defense measure as well as to threaten anyone that stood in her way.
* Elianna has hirsutism. She is quite self-conscious about it.
* Elianna was originally to be called 'Heloise Kinsey'.
	+ 'Kinsey' is her surname at birth, while Heloise is her second middle name.
	+ Heloise is the name of one of Rosalyn's personalities, the one that supposedly gave birth to Elianna.