PHAEDRA || WIP

[PHAEDRA]

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NAME xx
^Phaedra.
NICKNAMES xx
^Fay.
GENDER xx
^Female.
PRONOUNS xx
^She/her.
SPECIES xx
^{Jötunn (cursed).}
ORIENTATION xx
^Bisexual.
SPECIAL ABILITIES xx
^{••• FROSTBITTEN TOUCH ,, At will, the Jötunn can effortlessly freeze all that it touches, turning flesh to ice and bones to brittle shards. Those unfortunate enough to feel its icy grip risk becoming frozen statues, forever trapped in a prison of frost. 
••• FROST BREATH ,, The creature is capable of unleashing a chilling blast of frozen air from its mouth, encasing those targeted in ice or slowing them to a crawl.
••• REGENERATION ,, The Jötunn possesses the ability to rapidly heal its wounds, making it nearly invincible in battle as it shrugs off most injuries with unnatural speed.
••• SIZE MANIPULATION ,, The giant creature has the ability to change its size at will, growing to towering heights or shrinking down to better blend in with its natural surroundings.
••• DREAMWEAVING ,, The Jötunn possesses the power to enter the dreams of mortals, influencing their thoughts and actions from the realm of slumber. However, due to the creature’s primal nature this ability more or less goes unnoticed, as Phaedra herself is not in-control of her beastly form.
••• STORM CREATION ,, With a monstrous bellow that shakes mountains as easily as trees in the wind and darkens the skies like night descending, the Jötunn can summon mighty storms often used to be unleashed upon its enemies. Lightning crackles from its very fingertips, raining down upon those foolish enough to challenge the creature's might. 
••• EARTHQUAKE CREATION ,, In its giant form, the Jötunn’s footsteps reverberate through the earth, causing earthquakes and upheaval wherever it treads. With nothing more than a single stomp, it can bring stone castles to utter ruin and mountains to rubble, asserting its dominance over the land it roams.
••• SHAPE-SHIFTING ,, Jötunn are naturally masters of illusion and transformation, seamlessly able to change forms at will. It can shift from towering giants to sleek wolves, from icy dragons to shadowy mists, confounding its foes with ever-shifting visages.
••• ANCIENT WISDOM ,, Despite the creature's brute strength and primal nature, the Jötunn are repositories of ancient knowledge and secrets. They hold wisdom that predates even the gods themselves, whispered by the primordial forces of creation and destruction.}
PLAY-BY xx
^{Charly Jordan.}

FREE-FORM xx

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ALLEGIANCE xx
^Neutral.
CREATURE FORM xx
<sup>In the chilling heart of the merciless frost-bitten mountains, where the icy winds howl like tormented, lost souls and the snow drifts whisper ancient secrets, there dwells the Jötunn – a being of primordial power and towering majesty. This giant creature of Norse mythology, in its natural form, stands far taller than the mightiest of trees, its skin as rugged and weathered as the rocky cliffs it called home. Its eyes gleam like frozen sapphires, the Jötunn's gaze piercing through the veil of reality with a knowing, ancient wisdom. Its voice effortlessly rumbles like distant thunder, carrying weight and resonance that commands attention from those who hear it. With each step taken, the earth trembles beneath its colossal feet, marking its passage with the undeniable presence of titans. Clad in armor crafted from the bones of mountains and the frost of the eternal winter, the Jötunn exudes an aura of primal power and untamed ferocity. Its massive hands can effortlessly crush boulders to dust, while its breath freezes the very air around it, turning water to solid ice with no more than a whisper.

Despite its fearsome appearance and savage strength, the creature possesses a keen intelligence and cunning that belies its brutish exterior. A master of strategy and manipulation, playing the long game in the timeless dance of gods and mortals. To encounter a Jötunn is said to come face to face with the raw power of nature itself—the living embodiment of chaos and order, destruction and creation, standing at the threshold between realms as guardians of the ancient ways. To challenge a Jötunn is to court fate and defy destiny, for these giants of old are forces to be reckoned with and powers to be respected—well, at least in the grand tapestry of Norse mythology. But in Phaedra's case, she wasn't born a Jötunn. She was cursed. Phaedra bares no control over her creature form, the shift only occurs during her menstrual cycle and she is forced to remain in the Jötunn's form until the end of her cycle—this normally lasts for four or five days. During this period of time Phaedra's humanity is vacant, acting on primal instinct—a beast. She holds little-to-no memory of the time spent in her Jötunn form, a mental canvas as white as snow.</sup>

PERSONALITY xx
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MAIN TRAITS
Resentful, ambitious, manipulative, misandrist, vicious</sup>

MOTHER xx
^{Pasiphaë. Queen of Crete. Goddess of Witchcraft & Sorcery.}
FATHER xx
^{Minos. Ex-King of Crete. Judge of the dead.}
SIBLINGS xx
^{Ariadne. Princess of Crete. Demi-Goddess. Sister.
Acacallis. Princess of Crete. Banished. Sister.
Androgeus. Prince of Crete. Athlete/Hero. Brother.
Deucalion. King of Crete. Brother.
Xenodice. Princess of Crete. Sister.
Catreus. Ex-King of Crete. Brother.
Minotauros. Minotaur. Maternal half-brother.}
EX-HUSBAND xx
^{Theseus. King of Athens. Mortal hero..}
OTHER FAMILIAL TIES xx
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HISTORY xx
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PROMINENT TIES
Hera, Zeus, Helios, Dionysus, Eris, Lyssa, Ariadne, Minotauros, Theseus

DETAILS & POTENTIAL PLOT ARCS
• The canon history for Phaedra is up to you to modernize, but it is important to note that Phaedra was once a naive and gentle-spirited woman prior to her marriage to Theseus.
• Her relationship with Minotauros was short-lived, but she is aware that he existed and did spend time with him before he had been thrown into the labyrinth. Despite the demonization of Tauros that occurred after this and Phaedra believing it, she still had a difficult time  with Theseus parading Tauros' head around. She saw it as disrespectful.
• She did love Theseus at first, this is a must. Reasons why are up to you, but he's known to be charming.
• She was cursed the same time her mother had been cursed. Why is again up to you. This is why she fell in love with her step-son.
• They had an affair and it resulted in her becoming pregnant with his child. Theseus found out and killed his son and a pregnant Phaedra.
• Post-death, Hera decided to punish Phaedra further for her infidelity with a familial tie, as well as committing infanticide (even though she didn't kill the unborn) and resurrected her as an amalgamation of herself and a buck, stating that if she wanted to act like a male she may as well be one. This curse was tethered to her menstrual cycle as the coinciding punishment for "killing" her unborn.
• Phaedra was unable to kill Theseus for his actions against her because her mother already had.
• The rose-coloured lens of her past self were removed and she saw the misogynistic and patriarchal world for what it was. Keep in mind that she also was raised in a household ruled by a chauvinistic asshole, and also saw the strength and decorum her mother had slowly diminish over time because of this.
• Resentment grew over the years and she has gradually become more and more of a maneater (literally and figuratively) over the centuries.
• Her current location is up to you, but I have the idea of her and Tauros reuniting at some point - I think it would be especially interesting if they were to meet while she was in her creature state and he was not, since neither would recognize each other (she only knows him as the Minotaur, not a man). I want her to get mixed in with Lyssa, however, and really dig her heels into a villain era. Of course, she wouldn't be aware that Lyssa holds her brother in mental chains until much later. There is potential for Lyssa v. Phaedra to happen later on as she tries to assist in freeing Tauros from the deity's grasp.</sup>

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NAME/ALIAS xx
^Manda.
PRONOUNS xx
^She/her.
EXPERIENCE xx
^{Long time.}
AVERAGE WORD COUNT xx
^{All over the place.}