Jestira Maxen

"Jestira Crowbane, at 23" Artist: Unknown

**Formerly:**

* Dread Empire
	+ Queen and leader of the Death Maidens

**Formerly Affiliated**

* The Dread Empire

Jestira Maxen, was the former Witch Empress of the Dread Empire and Leader of the Death Maidens. She now currently holds the position of Brood mother and High Matriarch of the Sanguis Empire and the Sanguis Sisterhood. After taking this position she returned to using her maiden name of 'Crowbane' now largely known as Jestira Crowbane, following this she also begun referring to her children using her own surname rather than their fathers. She is also the mother of Kamaria Crowbane, Selena Crowbane, and Kietan Crowbane

Being orphaned, found and taken by Turanian slavers who kept her with a slave woman who had just lost a newborn of her own and became her wet nurse. Later she would be taken west to the territories of Zamora and to the city of Shadizar where she was sold off to the Market then bought by a woman whom she would come to know as a mother figure by the name of Mirissa Crowbane.

She was thought to be a normal human albino girl until signs of her real heritage started to show within her teens pointing out that she was indeed Fay, a Nymph to be in fact. With natural gift to attune to the darker elements of nature.

Despite her gifts she was both feared and loved by the Zamorians. She was titled the red witch and rumors of her unnatural beauty and gifts begun spreading wildly. However, later her owner and adopted mother would have been killed and the blame placed on her, leading her to the path of Exile.

Spending half a year travailing, she was later captured by a warlord travailing North. This warlord after two years would have been slain, moving her on to a new master which claimed everything her former master had owned. This was her entrance into the Dread Empire.

It took her three more years to slowly climb the ranks and learn from her new master the darker arts of magic and Necromancy, which given her nature came naturally to her and after a long ritual taking the span of a day and a half, she was gifted with an affliction that gave her immortality, for the price of blood. Vampirism, becoming the first Vampyre in the lands an affliction that kept her alive and able to continue the bloodline of this new race hence, her title of brood Mother.

Within the span of a year, she mothered three children and raised them privately for a short time, before being told of her new role as Empress of the dread Empire. A Role that would take her away from her three children, whom were in fact triplets.

After the events of the attempt to take new lands, by the Hybrid Emperor of the Dread Empire failed, they were forced to retreat where the gods saw it fit that the Dread Empire along with its Emperor should fall. Spearing only a few followers and the Empress.

These events allowed her to slowly take her followers and begin building a new for her own kind and children, the new Sanguis Empire, ruled by the High Council of the Sanguis Sisterhood with her as their High Matriarch.

## ***Abilities/Powers***

* **Able to see Auras:** Often people have the impression that she is blind however, though she is blind in a physical sense she is able to see through the various auras of objects and people around her making her also able to view the emotions of others quiet easily as well, or if those around her are in good health.

**Weaknesses/Side effects**

* **Physical Blind:** This means she will never have good accuracy, fine details she cannot see, and she cannot read.
* **Is stubborn to the end:** She has the believe that she knows best, and it is very hard to convince her otherwise once her mind is made up.

## ***Skills***

* **Alchemy:** She is able to smell herbs and see their auras enough so she can mix up potions, dyes and things of the like!
* **Skinner:** She can skin Animals or other creatures.
* **Weapon mastery set:** two handed swords, one-handed swords (Duel-wield), bow, sorcery. Deals +10 damage when using these weapons.

## **Appearance**

* **Eye:** Her eye shape can be described as a thin almond shape, with thick eyelashes surround them. Her pupils would be a pure white color with her irises making it nearly impossible to tell them apart.
* **Hair: Her** hair reached past hips and was thick and straight in texture. The color was a light brown, looking nearly blonde in the sunlight.
* **Skin Tone:** Lightly tanned, more on the pale side, however.
* **Complexion:** For the most part her complexion was smooth and shared a porcelain typed look to it however, a few scars broke that up. Scars that looked lighter than the rest of her skin and though they were smooth bumps a grove could be felt on them.
* **Makeup:** eyeliner, black/ Very dark brown.
* **Body Type:** Between Ectomorph and Mesomorph leaning more to Ectomorph.
* **Build:** A Lean hourglass shape to her
* **Height:** 5’7
* **Weight:** 138Lbs
* **Cup Size:** Full C
* **Scars:** Most of her scars would have been at her back, in lash like patterns in various waves that go downward. There are her eyes as well scarring within them that caused the color to fade and the eyes to appear glossed over and a final noticeable on right across her left eyebrow at the center.
* **Distinguishing Features:** ***Piercings:*** -Ears two rings at the lobe of each ear and at her right ear there is three rings in the rims or her ear. - Mouth: Lower lips has one ring though the center followed by a ring on each side of her lip making three lower lip rings (Visible in game though her lip markings which is where her piercings are.

## **Personality**

##### **Positive**

* Protective
* Takes risks when necessary.
* Realistic
* Loyal to tradition
* Un-shockable
* Self-Critical

##### **Negative**

* Cunning
* Unforgiving
* Egotistical
* Status-seeking
* Jealous
* Secretive

##### **Likes**

* Quiet places
* Meditating
* Small animals
* Sun rise.
* Fine wines when she can get them.

##### **Dislikes**

* Loud peoples or places.
* Being asked to many questions
* Being talked down on.
* Nosey and brash folks(edited)

## ***History***

Jestira ’s birth had always been a mystery to even those she was taken in by. Found as an infant within the territories of the Black Empire, she was at first taken in by Turanians slavers who kept the infant girl with a slave woman who had just lost a newborn of her own. That was until the infant had grown into a toddler and no longer needed to feed of a mother near what would be her second year of life where she would be taken west to the territories of Zamora and to the City of Shadizar where the nearly two year old girl was sold off to the Market then bought by a woman whom she would come to know as a mother figure by the name of Mirissa Crowbane.

Mirissa having already made a name for herself as the windowed of a Baron named Liv Crowbane of House Crowbane and more importantly a midwife and medicine woman which was indeed a rarity among the Zamorian people.

Mirissa lived on the outskirt of the city on her former husband's land where she was free to practice her medicine and rumored Sorcery. When she brought home this pale faced, white haired child all at her estate grew curious as to what uses Mirissa would have for such a child.

Giving the child a name finally Mirissa called her Rezella and began raising the child with the help of her servants and what not. As the child grew rumors even outside the estate spread of the slave child who began to share unusual qualities when it came to helping her now assumed Mother Mirissa with caring for women who were about to give birth or who had already done so, as well as healing. Having a keen eye for herbs and Alchemy, some who had visited the estate began saying she was cursed while other spoke of her as a gift to the people.

As her form grew her nonhuman traits also began growing in. Such as her claw like nails a fearsome beauty that both drew in and scared those who have never seen such traits face-to-face.

It was during her mid-teens that events lead to the death of her mother, which in turn lead to her being blamed for the UN-expected death of Mirissa, who had grown ill rapidly. Those who saw the now name Jestira Crowbane as a cursed girl took Mirissa’s death as an example of what was to come if she where to stay in Zamora, so in short of events. She was indeed exiled for murder in the form of witchcraft.

In the current times however, if one where to come across this apparent witch it could be clear at near first sight that she was indeed something other than human, from her pale porcelain skin to her pale eyes which carry a dim glow. Even her frame seemed to carry an elf like appearance to it. Though as of recent her affection with animals and the wild lands have turned more dark and un-natural… Which only lead others to wonder. Are the rumors about this one true?

### *Rumors*

* Other peoples of the Black Empire might know her as the Red Witch who was rumored to be an old hag who lured in inspecting peoples of the tribes to practice ritual sacrifices. Her having white eyes and straight long hair up to her waist can be a hint of whom she is if your character would know about it. That and the air around her seems rather still and chilling.

## ***Currently...***

After Exile Timeline: (Short ‘recent’ events)

-Three Years later she went through another ritual. Becoming the first female Alpha in the Vampyre race. Or more commonly known as the Brood Mother.

## ***Allegiances & Affiliations***

* The Sanguis Empire
* The Sanguis Sisterhood