Autumn Corpus

Autumn is a religious and traditional girl from the countryside.

## **Characterization and Biography**

#### Biography

She was born north of The Capitol, but moved to Syl'anar at the age of 7 with her sister Hazel. Her family owns a ranch and a cafe named the Corpus Cafe, owned by her father who sold the cafe's rights to Nero Inc. when his wife died. The cafe has a strict rule against hiring Elves, marketing it as "human products made by humans for humans".

The ranch is owned by her mother's side of the family, which they have owned since humans took over Syl'anar. It is where Autumn grew up, and she considers it her "home" more than The Capitol.

Her parents had a dream of building their own family-run cafe in the city, but when Autumn was 13, her mother died, whereafter her father buried himself in his work, neglecting his family, thus she considers her maternal grandmother her only 'real' parent.

After her mother died, Autumn changed from private to public school. She never got close to any friends because her grandmother didn't approve of them, so most of her friends she made at church. She never finished college, but did very well. She decided one day that it wasn't for her, choosing to help her family instead by working at the cafe. Before moving into the hotel, she lived with Hazel. Autumn has her own car, and is a big coffee lover. She especially likes the taste of espresso, but remarks it has too much caffeine for her. She is "barely" older than Kali.

As she stays longer at the hotel and interacts with the others, she embraces a more open view of the world and life in general, especially her sexuality. She eventually wants to experiment with just about everything that isn't vaginal sex, so as to remain true to her beliefs. This more open viewpoint also builds her confidence significantly, allowing her to make decisions not totally controlled and/or influenced by others, her family in particular.

#### Personality

Due to her restrictive religious upbringing, Autumn can be quite blunt and reserved.

She claims her only goal is to find a good man to marry and start a family, likely a result of her upbringing, and grandmother in particular. She has great difficulty in this, because most men are only interested in her naturally buxom body. Even everyday things like buying new clothes is troublesome due to her body.

#### Appearance

Autumn's distinctive red eyeliner is part of her Gaianist upbringing. Due to her family's devout following, they follow a tradition of lining female family members eyes with different colours to represent certain traits. Red lines represent fertility (thereby signalling readiness to marry as well as bear children) while blue lines designate a married woman. In Autumn's case, her mother gave her the red lines shortly before she moved out.

## **Relationships**

She has a sister named Hazel a few years older than her. Her mother, Victoria, was a Saint in the Gaian Church, and her father a Bishop. Her mother achieved Saint status due to her devotion to Gaius and her leadership skills, overseeing many churches and giving food to the poor. Her father gained his rank for his devotion to elvish rights, frequently holding talks with important figures to achieve such. His devotion primarily began after his wife's death, where he delved into his studies. He is soon to be an archbishop, and hopes to achieve divine-hood by freeing the elves. Apparently, the Pope is not fond of him because of this. Autumn's mother was a "free-thinker" hippy-type, even smoking a dooby once.

Her grandmother lives on and runs the family ranch alone, although Hazel and Autumn help out when they visit. She has a very strict and particularly racist view on things, remarking that they took land from the elves so now it belongs to them, and they should leave. The farm is also home to the family's male dog, Honey.

Apparently, Autumn has a few long lost cousins who still live just north of The Capitol.

Her Corpus surname comes from her royal lineage - the first daughter of King Corpus the second is her great-great-great-great-great-grandmother.

At the hotel, she initially doesn't interact with many others due to the sheer difference in views and personality, even arguing with Maria and Android, although reconciling with Maria after things escalate. She does however confide in Kali to some degree, even seeking advice on occasion. While she never outright argues with Lin, her sheer lack of knowledge and awareness of the elf situation thanks to her upbringing leads her to unintentionally talk down to her slightly, with Lin flipping the situation, leading Autumn to sheepishly change topics.