JOHANNA OF VALOIS
Age: 23
Height: 1.76
Eyes: Green
Likes: wine, animals, scouring the hidden passages,
Loves: Tales of knights and adventure, the castle at night, the stars, riding her horse around the grounds
Personality:
Johanna of Valois was a princess in name, but never in freedom. To the court, she was the delicate daughter of the king, meant to sit quietly, smile politely, and be admired from afar. But behind the polite façade, she was a storm of restless ambition. Her heart longed for adventure, for the kind of heroism she read about in secret, tucked away in the corners of the castle library.
She watched and learned, practiced in hidden chambers, and dreamed of a life beyond the gilded cage her father had built for her. Every story of knights and daring deeds filled her with a quiet fire, a stubborn determination to prove she was more than the pretty, useless princess everyone assumed her to be. Though her father favored her brother, granting him the education and training she craved, Johanna refused to be defeated by circumstance.
Sharp-eyed, clever, and strong-willed, she carried herself with a grace that hid the iron beneath her skin. She was a girl of secrets and ambition, of dreams larger than any throne could contain, waiting for the moment when she could step out of the shadows and claim her place, not just as a princess, but as a hero. As someone who could mean something.
Background:
Johanna of Valois was born into a life of privilege, but also of restriction. As the second child and only daughter of the king, she was never meant to rule. Her older brother, the firstborn, was the heir. Groomed in every skill, every lesson, every secret of the kingdom. Johanna, in contrast, was expected to sit still, learn courtly manners, and grow into a proper princess. Her father made his preference painfully clear: she was beautiful but fragile, clever only enough to amuse at dinners, not to govern. She was thought how to be a bride, obedient and submissive. Never accounting for her pure disgust to her future roll and determination to become anything but that.
From an early age, Johanna realized the truth: knowledge was power, and power was denied to her. But she was stubborn, a dreamer who refused to accept the limitations imposed upon her. While the world assumed she was idle, she watched. Closely. Carefully. She memorized her brother’s lessons, studied the guards’ drills and snuck in as many lessons on sword fighting as she could, practising when everyone was asleep. Teaching herself what the king would never allow her to learn.
The castle became both her prison and her training ground. Secret chambers, quiet hallways, and late-night excursions into the library became her refuge. Every whispered conversation, every practice session in hidden corners, added to her growing knowledge of combat, strategy, and diplomacy. Though she lacked formal instruction, her mind was sharp, her hands steady, and her ambition fierce.
Yet, for all her cleverness and determination, there were limits. There were lessons she could not learn from books or observation. The weight of a crown she was never meant to wear. And still, the fire inside her would not be extinguished. Johanna of Valois waited patiently, biding her time, dreaming of the day she could step out of her father’s shadow and show the world that a princess could be more than her title: she could be a hero.
Age: 23
Height: 1.76
Eyes: Green
Likes: wine, animals, scouring the hidden passages,
Loves: Tales of knights and adventure, the castle at night, the stars, riding her horse around the grounds
Personality:
Johanna of Valois was a princess in name, but never in freedom. To the court, she was the delicate daughter of the king, meant to sit quietly, smile politely, and be admired from afar. But behind the polite façade, she was a storm of restless ambition. Her heart longed for adventure, for the kind of heroism she read about in secret, tucked away in the corners of the castle library.
She watched and learned, practiced in hidden chambers, and dreamed of a life beyond the gilded cage her father had built for her. Every story of knights and daring deeds filled her with a quiet fire, a stubborn determination to prove she was more than the pretty, useless princess everyone assumed her to be. Though her father favored her brother, granting him the education and training she craved, Johanna refused to be defeated by circumstance.
Sharp-eyed, clever, and strong-willed, she carried herself with a grace that hid the iron beneath her skin. She was a girl of secrets and ambition, of dreams larger than any throne could contain, waiting for the moment when she could step out of the shadows and claim her place, not just as a princess, but as a hero. As someone who could mean something.
Background:
Johanna of Valois was born into a life of privilege, but also of restriction. As the second child and only daughter of the king, she was never meant to rule. Her older brother, the firstborn, was the heir. Groomed in every skill, every lesson, every secret of the kingdom. Johanna, in contrast, was expected to sit still, learn courtly manners, and grow into a proper princess. Her father made his preference painfully clear: she was beautiful but fragile, clever only enough to amuse at dinners, not to govern. She was thought how to be a bride, obedient and submissive. Never accounting for her pure disgust to her future roll and determination to become anything but that.
From an early age, Johanna realized the truth: knowledge was power, and power was denied to her. But she was stubborn, a dreamer who refused to accept the limitations imposed upon her. While the world assumed she was idle, she watched. Closely. Carefully. She memorized her brother’s lessons, studied the guards’ drills and snuck in as many lessons on sword fighting as she could, practising when everyone was asleep. Teaching herself what the king would never allow her to learn.
The castle became both her prison and her training ground. Secret chambers, quiet hallways, and late-night excursions into the library became her refuge. Every whispered conversation, every practice session in hidden corners, added to her growing knowledge of combat, strategy, and diplomacy. Though she lacked formal instruction, her mind was sharp, her hands steady, and her ambition fierce.
Yet, for all her cleverness and determination, there were limits. There were lessons she could not learn from books or observation. The weight of a crown she was never meant to wear. And still, the fire inside her would not be extinguished. Johanna of Valois waited patiently, biding her time, dreaming of the day she could step out of her father’s shadow and show the world that a princess could be more than her title: she could be a hero.
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