Vivienne



Vivienne Lonebright aka Vivi (Played by Bambi) is a Tiefling Ranger. The fifth child of Dobrin and Runa. She was trained from a young age by her father to be a ranger. After a tragic hunting trip Vivi lost her brother Stellar leaving her with new fears. She heard that her family friend Urgon was in trouble so she was sent instead of her sick father to try and help with what she could.

Relationships:


 * Urgon: Family Friend (Deceased)
 * Maelie: Party Member (Alive)
 * Brath: Party Member (Alive)

Vivienne’s Training:

Second youngest in the family, but most naturally gifted in her father’s eyes. This often led to her being singled out in front of her siblings during training and her father would go extra hard on her. This didn’t damage her relationship with her brothers and sisters as much as you’d think, but it did mean she would be constantly seeking their approval. This can be seen especially with her oldest sister Jenn, who is an experienced ranger and rarely gives praise. Vivienne would go out of her way to impress her and try and earn her affections.

She is proficient in animal handling and acrobatics, she is light on her feet and good under pressure (most of the time).

When she turned sixteen, her father began to take her on private hunts, as was tradition in the family. There she learned survival skills and how to read the arctic terrain. She is very close to her father.

Aspen:

Her little white companion is a stoat named Aspen. He travels around on her shoulder or in her pack. He craves attention but is weary of strangers. Vivienne can rarely be seen without him. If anything happened to Aspen it would completely wreck Vivienne.

Stellar’s Death:

Vivienne, her father - Dobrin, and her older brother - Stellar, set out on a hunt ahead of a snowstorm. Vivienne, with Aspen on her shoulder and a smile on her face was making jokes and laughing with her brother as they ventured out into the tundra.

Dobrin warned them to keep it serious but Vivienne dismissed his order as usual. Together they shot down a few arctic hens and were tracking a boar when things took a dark turn.

The storm began to set in earlier than predicted and Stellar was separated from his sister and father in the icy chaos. They called out for him in the blizzard but couldn’t find him. Then they heard screaming coming from across the frozen lake and ran through the snow, unable to see anything and only hear her brother’s fear.

Dobrin and Vivienne reached Stellar as he was being mauled by a giant snow leopard. Together, Vivienne and her father killed the beast but by the time they held Stellar in their arms, he was dead.

Dobrin carried his body back home with a distraught Vivienne by his side. Since that day, she has been afraid of being left alone and is terrified of snow leopards.

Romance:

Vivienne has never had much luck in the romance department. She describes herself as bisexual (or whatever the in-game equivalent is). Her last relationship lasted almost two years when she was eighteen. It was with a young man from her town named Henri. Her mother disapproved of him and often would scold Vivienne in front of her boyfriend.

Turns out her mother’s instincts were right because it turned out that Henri was cheating on her with another girl, a pretty half elf. This devastated her and ever since she has been waring of people flirting with her, still trying to mend her broken youthful heart.

Trauma and fears:

The death of Stellar still haunts Vivienne. When she hears roars of large beasts in the distance it reminds her of that day and she can become very tense and dissociate. She wears a ring that used to belong to her brother, a golden band with a red gemstone.

After his death she had never encountered another snow leopard, but she often has nightmares about being attacked by one.

She is afraid of being left alone and will become quite flustered or panicked at the thought. Aspen can help her centre herself and calm down.

Leaving for Palebank:

After receiving the desperate letter from Urgon Wenth, Vivienne’s father decided she must go in his place. This was because her father had recently become very ill and is unable to travel. As his favourite child, he chose Vivienne. Her elder siblings were not happy about this decision and Artemis believed it should be her that should go. Their father, Dobrin, was adamant that it be Vivienne that should go. Runa (Vivienne’s mother) began to argue with Dobrin, trying to convince him to change his wishes, but in the heat of the moment Dobrin lost consciousness. Runa blamed her children for increasing their father’s stress levels and ordered them out of the room. "“I’m going to go. You can’t stop me.” Vivienne said to Runa. “It’s what father wants. Urgon is in trouble!”""“You will not leave this family undefended with your father so ill!” Runa argued.""“You have four other rangers to help you. Rohan is young but he can handle himself.” Vivienne explained.""“I will not have you risk your own life.” Runa looked desperate.""“Mother, please. It’s the only right thing to do. Urgon had saved us all during that storm. Our family owes him a debt.”""“Vivienne, please.” Runa began to cry.""“I’m sorry, mother.” Vivienne’s heart ached. “I love you.” She pulled her mother into a hug but the older woman did not return her affection. “Mum, look at me?” Runa refused and it broke Vivienne's heart."Within the next few hours Vivienne was packed and ready to leave, she said her goodbyes to her siblings and promised to return. She said a prayer at her father’s bedside as he lay sleeping. She did not wake him to say goodbye, she wanted him to rest.