Thursday, May 27, 2010

Nevermore Character Stats - the Constantine Twins

Artemis Constantine
Eyes: Green
Hair: Blonde, wavy
Height: 5'9"-5'10", very slender and willowy
Abilities: powerful empathic talents and a trance medium, also has second sight. Natural witch

Artemis is the older twin and the eldest of the Constantine sisters, children of Michael Constantine. Her empathic abilities have always made interpersonal relationships difficult. It's hard to put on a friendly face for the sake of politeness and convention when you know what the person you're with feels about you and it's not always good. However, while she's reclusive and somewhat cold in her interactions outside her family, at home she's loud, eccentric, and extremely silly, and is very close with her siblings and some friends. Her sense of humor is translated fully in Bitter Irony along with her personal tastes in media, entertainment, and education. As a result, those who work with and under Artemis in Bitter Irony grow to have the best relationships with her and know her best. They see the hard shell she presents to the world as well as the thought process and wackiness that's part of her creative process and are able to understand her coldness as a defense mechanism more than anything personal against them.

By the end of high school though, Artemis has managed to successfully merge her Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personalities, turning her into a well loved employer and artist, and a fearsome businesswoman. Artemis takes no prisoners and either she gets her way, or no one does. At the beginning of Nevermore, she's shuttling between coasts and New Orleans, negotiating syndication contracts with multiple TV networks and other interested parties. Artemis is the brains and drive of the Constantine sisters.

Holly Constantine
Eyes: Green with hints of Hazel
Hair: Brunette, curly with natural blonde highlights
Height: 5'8 1/2", curvaceous, long legs with a proportionately shorted torso, beautiful body type in everyone else's opinion but the proportional discrepancy bothers her.
Abilities: second sight, some precognition, Santeria priestess, natural witch.

Holly is the younger twin and the middle child. Either because of this or in spite of it, she's the most outgoing and personable of the sisters. Holly is invariably where the party's at. Holly managed to cope with her abilities fairly early in life, mostly because her first experiences with ghosts were with deceased family, so there was no big scare or drama until she was older. Also, Holly's abilities started off slowly and grew in power as she aged, so she had time to adapt to them. Holly's focus has always been on performance and dance. Aiding Artemis in Bitter Irony was always considered to be a means to an end; it let her perform.

Holly is never consciously conniving, she just sees things she wants, sees ways to get them, and goes after it. As soon as it comes to her attention that someone has been hurt in her quest for attention, she's immediately remorseful. Altruism is a personality trait of both twins, but it's more apparent in Holly. Since she's so outgoing and personable, Holly works as the unofficial PR person for Bitter Irony. She's also one of the official 'faces' of Bitter Irony. As the show expands to become a grassroots network with multiple shows, Holly has a role in almost all of them. The screen time has the desired result: after high school, she's approached by a dance company in New York to perform in one of their shows on Broadway. At the start of Nevermore, she's been there two years and is quickly becoming Broadway's rising star. Holly is the sister closest to Fin and comes to visit her in Baltimore every other week.

Holly is unlucky in love and completely unconcerned about it. She jumps from man to man, always certain it's true love, and always bored after a few weeks. Amazingly, hardly ever are her relationships ended on bad terms and she still keeps in contact with many of her old flames. However, she can't get off Scott free forever.

Of the sisters, Holly is not exactly the heart, but she is the face they show the world collectively; proof that their aren't as weird and insane as their art and actions may lead viewers to believe.

Seraphim Constantine
Eyes: Hazel
Hair: a shade shy of Black, some natural highlights, dead straight
Height: 5'4", thin but very buxom
Abilities: psychic, second sight and projection, energy manipulation. Sorceress and alchemist.

Nickname Fin, Seraphim is the youngest of the sisters, three years their junior and child of another mother. Fin is the most introverted and unusual of the sisters, though it's hard to tell if this is because she's psychic or unrelated to her abilities since she had no perception of them until her teens. Fin is quiet, driven, and something of a genius. She finds her niche early on in life in arts and crafts and chemistry. When Artemis starts Bitter Irony, Fin almost immediately establishes herself in the position of Prop Mistress, scavenging for toys or whatever is necessary for the scene and building what she couldn't find.

It's doubtful that Fin would've discovered or used her natural artistic talent if Artemis hadn't pushed her into it. Fin displays very little drive to accomplish anything on her own or for herself. This changes a little as she ages, but she still requires a push or some form of motivation. The only thing she started looking into on her own was chemistry, specifically biochemistry and the study of venom's and neurotoxins. Which has led to it's own disasters.

Fin is difficult for people to be friends with. There's nothing really wrong with her that anyone can see, but something in her demeanor is off-putting. However, while this makes her difficult to deal with on a person to person basis, it makes her fantastic to watch in her cameos on Bitter Irony shows and a great muse to the writers and other artists she knows. Her sarcasm, inapproachable attitude, bizarre humor, and attractiveness all work together on screen to make her a fan favorite.

Fin considers herself primarily an artist with a focus in metal work. She's gained a reputation for the quality of her work and has her own studio and students to help her deal with commissions and work load.


*I will probably expand these later, but for the moment this should give you an idea of who you're reading about.

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