Adriana Armani

Picrew: The Lady of Hera by @K\_pupu

### Friends

Adri is friends with a few of the other nobles' kids, the other somewhat rebellious ones, and she's met some of Blair Yardley and Levi's friends from town.

## Appearance

Adriana is small but very strong, as a result from her outdoor hobbies. She's a little under 5'7, has pale white skin, and very light brown hair, originally darker but bleached out from spending lots of time outdoors. She typically keeps her hair in one or two long braids, unless she's busy in the palace; in which case, she lets her lady-in-waiting braid and tie it up in a fancy updo. She also has bangs which she does take the time to style most days, since it doesn't take too long.

Adri prefers to wear lightweight comfortable clothes such pants and a simple and ruin-able shiirt, usually one "borrowed" from xyr brother Levi, for when xe goes out hiking and exploring. This type of clothing isn't acceptable in the palace, however, so xe does own a pretty large wardrobe of dresses, ranging from everyday dresses, that are a little lighter, more comfortable, and less fashionable, to heavier, fancier gowns, reserved for palace parties and important political meetings.

Xe tries to keep a happy, approachable expression and stance, but in all honesty, that can be hard to maintain- xyr natural resting position is a comfortable slouch and a calm yet annoyed face. This is one of her biggest insecurities, because she doesn't feel that it matches her personality, which is *typically* pretty relaxed and content.

## Personality

Adri is 22, but xe is really just a fun-loving teenager at heart. Xe loves to go exploring, rock-climbing, hiking, etc. out in the nature around the Ilosian palace. Xe also appreciates curling up with a book, though xe usually reserves that for studying and when xe's not feeling well.

She hates people being upset with her, so if someone asks her to do something, especially Bella, she'll agree because she doesn't want them to be upset with her. This fear of upsetting people has damaged her relationship with her mother, who expects only the best and will bluntly tell people when they're wrong. Although Adri doesn't get very upset easily, does take things personally and is hard on herself when she doesn't get things perfect.

She also is somewhat of an eavesdropper, though the talent wasn't intentional- it just comes naturally to her to listen in on a conversation, which is likely a result of her constant battle with Edelweiss to be the best. Edelweiss also has this incredible talent for overhearing conversations and using that to her advantage, so Adriana was unconsciously picking up on that ability.

Xe isn't very easily angered, but rather (typically) very easy-going. She does get annoyed quite often, but she doesn't ever act on it because xe doesn't think it's worth xyr energy. If xe is angered, though, it's a silent, ever-growing anger. In xyr childhood it didn't used to be that way- she would quite loudly express her anger, but after her mother

## Backstory

Adriana Armani is the third-born child of Bella Elizabeth and Rowan Armani. She was born just a little over one year after her brother, Levi, and 4 years after her sister, Edelweiss.

Growing up, Adri was always close to Levi. Even in their teens, before Levi publicly came out, people confused the two siblings for twins, with their similar features and how close they were. Xe would spend hours playing games with Levi and running around having fun.

She had an extensive education until she started having to do noble things- her classes were mostly tutoring sessions in things like language arts, math, science, and other general education classes. The primary reason she had such an education is because of Rowan- he requested that all of his kids get top-tier educations, being somewhat of a scholar himself. Bella agreed with this, with the catch that they would all have to learn things like manners and typical polite, noble mannerism things.

Adriana liked most of her classes, but she always longed to go exploring and be in nature, so she took up the hobby of sneaking out, usually alongside her brother, and going for a walk in the gardens, which turned into the palace grounds and eventually short hikes in the forest.

But, as they say, all good things come to an end, and as xe got to be around 15 years old, Bella started focusing on Adri and xyr life as a Lady. That life consisted of running errands for xyr parents, attending less normal classes and more "you're going to marry someone even richer than you to make your family even richer than they already are!" types of classes; xe was also forced to attend minor political and royal meetings,

This lifestyle took up most up xyr time, but after xe settled into something resembling a routine, xe started to go adventuring like xe used to, and even started climbing the small mountains and trying out rock-climbing for the first time,

And now, that's pretty much her present-day life. She does what her family asks of her and attends the meetings she has to, and spends a lot of time outdoors hiking, swimming, climbing, etc.

## Relationships (WIP)

### Immediate Family

#### Rowan

*father, neutral/positive*

Adri has a pretty good relationship with her father, even if they aren't *super* close. Rowan was a decently big part in Adriana's childhood. By the time Adri was a young child, Bella was busy with Edelweiss and Levi, so Adri was handed off to a nanny or her father most of the time- And even though Rowan didn't really like little kids, he tried to make the time he was around Adri enjoyable- Adri was a relatively calm child if she was allowed to get her energy out every so often, so Rowan would often just sit Adri in his office with him and read to her or tell her about the sciencey things he was interested in at the time.

Although Adri doesn't spend a whole lot of time with her father now, she holds a lot of respect for him. She knows he's the main reason she got the education she got, and is very appreciative of that, and every once in a while she'll go to him for advice regarding her independent studies. Xe doesn't have a lot in common with xyr father, other than their mutual interest of science and books, but xe enjoys spending time with him when xe can.

#### Edelweiss

*older sister, negative*

Edelweiss is Adri's biggest competition. It wasn't always this way. With Edelweiss being older and trained from an earlier age on their mother's strategies, Adri was always in Edelweiss's shadow. As Adri got older, though, Bella paid xyr more attention and taught her how to be in the public eye, and xe began slowly rising up her mother's favorite child ranking. Edelweiss still had more authority, however- at least until ae and Bella had a big argument regarding Edelweiss's marriage (which is where, at the time of writing this, the sisters' relationship has been left off)

### Extended Family

#### Eden

*younger half-sister, neutral*
Adri, like most people, is unaware of her half-sister's existence. She doesn't know anything about her mother's affair, as it was kept so perfectly secret. However, she was old enough to remember Bella being pregnant with her, and believing the lie that Eden died shortly after birth. Xe hadn't cared much for the baby when she was a fetus, but since after xe heard the news of Eden's "death", xe has regretted not trying to visit her when she was a newborn. Xe'd tried to get in, but xyr mother simply said "No." and to xyr 10-year-old self, that was that, and xe went on; but that doesn't mean she doesn't mourn the prospect of having a little sister and making memories with her.