Cassandra M. Bonnefoy
Posts : 1
Join date : 2020-02-19
Age : 28
Location : Paris
 |  Subject: Bonjour, Mes Amis~  Wed Feb 19, 2020 9:49 am | |
| Name: Cassandra Moreaux Bonnefoy Representative of: Paris Gender: Female Age: 24 in physical appearance, born in 300 BC with the habitation of the Parisii Tribe. Brief personality: Mysterious, quiet, and private, Cassie is an enigma in and of herself, watching cryptically from a corner of the room. Individualistic with a sharp mind, quick wit and silver tongue, she is a strategist, an architect who orchestrates situations and happenings with ease. She enjoys witty banter, flirtation and romantic pursuits. Tugging on heartstrings is one of the things she does best. Her charming, easily amused, laid back attitude draws people in, but don't let that fool you, because she is the type to love 'em and leave 'em, leaving a string of broken hearts behind her. Cultured and knowledgeable as one could possibly be, Cassandra is the embodiment of a French aristocrat. Generally observant, collected, and cool under pressure, Cassie relies more on her brilliant mind rather than her heart. Fencing has taught her to be defiant while ballet allowed her to master her emotions, masking pain with grace and poise. Where she is paranoid, untrusting, and apathy she is also strange and quirky. She is inexplicably drawn to danger, driven by a thrill-seeking addiction which fuels her love for adventure and compels her hot-blooded desire to actively, if not subconsciously, seek out danger. However, beneath her cool-girl facade and all the walls she had built around her heart is a frail little girl who is lost without direction, seeking protection and guidance within the arms of someone who would love her the way she needs. Scared of heartbreak, she leaves before she is left, and hurts before she is hurt. Brief physical description: Standing at 5'2 and weighing only 100lbs, she is not the most powerfully built, she cannot throw the hardest punches, nor can she endure it back. But where she lacked in strength and power, she makes up for in agility and stealth. Cassandra has complete command of her perfectly proportioned and limber body. Her dainty limbs are tight with muscle and capable of performing complex acrobatic moves, providing her with the flexibility to move in fluid, sinuous motions, almost seamless in its succession, but also allow her to bend in half in a single snap. Just watching her walk is almost enough to give you a sense of satisfaction with the ease and near-surreal grace she holds herself to as she floats across the room – like a satin sash caught in the wind - catching one’s attention with ease despite her smaller stature. Her legs in particular account for most of her height, being long and slender while also toned and with shapely bubble butt on top. Her body is perfectly sculpted and formed for function; with a tight, tiny waist flaring out into wide, well-balanced hips. Firm, sleek muscles accentuate her curves and generous C-cup breasts. Long, black, wavy hair that falls to her waist and spills over her slender shoulders. They curve and curl in any direction they please, like black fire, framing her heart-shaped face and contrasting starkly against her bright, luminous silver eyes. Additionally, Cassandra also bears a scar around the circumference of her neck - a reminder of the events that occurred during the French Revolution - which she hides behind chokers. - Appearance:
Brief history:- Ancient/Medieval Paris:
The city of Paris began in the 3rd century BCE when a Celtic tribe called the Parisii built a fortified settlement on the Ile de la Cite.
The Romans conquered the Parisii in 52 CE and they built a town on the River Seine. The Romans called Paris Lutetia. However Roman Paris was not a particularly large or important town. It had a population of not more than 10,000.
In the late 3rd century Paris and the surrounding region were converted to Christianity. However by then the Roman Empire was in decline. In 486 a race called the Franks captured Paris.
Under the Franks Paris flourished. In 845 the Vikings raided Paris. The French king paid them 7,000 pounds of silver to leave. But from the 11th century onward Paris prospered again. In the Middle Ages Paris grew rapidly and it became one of the largest towns in Europe. Its population probably reached 200,000 (that might seem small to us but it was huge by Medieval standards). King Philippe-Auguste (1180-1223) built a wall around Paris. He also built the Louvre fortress.
Medieval Paris was also a busy inland port with goods being brought to and from its wharves along the Seine. Paris was also noted for its scholars. Paris University became famous. Meanwhile from the late 12th century onward the most famous cathedral in Paris, the Cathedral de Notre Dame was built.
However in 1338 the Hundred Years War between France and England began and in 1348 Paris was devastated by the Black Death. In 1357 the mayor of Paris Etienne Marcel led a rebellion in Paris to try and gain more rights for Parisian merchants. However Royalist forces captured Paris in 1358 and Marcel and his followers were executed. In 1420 the English captured Paris. However the French recaptured the town in 1436.
- Renaissance Paris:
Paris gradually recovered from the Hundred Years War and in 1528 King Francois I moved his court to the town. Once again Paris flourished. Meanwhile in the 16th century the Reformation swept France. French Protestants were persecuted. The persecution reached a peak in 1572 with the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre. About 2,000 Protestants in Paris were murdered by Catholics.
Then in 1589 King Henry III was assassinated leaving a Protestant, Henry of Navarre heir to the throne of France. Many Catholics refused to accept Henri, however and he had to fight for his throne. Yet in 1593 he converted to Catholicism and in 1594 he entered Paris.
King Henry IV began building great public buildings in Paris. He also built the Pont Neuf in 1607. Henry was assassinated by a Catholic fanatic in 1610 but his widow built the Palais de Luxembourg. The Palais Royal was built in 1629 by Cardinal Richelieu.
Building great buildings in Paris continued under Louis XIV in the late 17th century (although he moved to the palace of Versailles outside the city). However there were two sides to Paris. Alongside the splendid buildings there were many cafes and Paris was famous for its philosophers. However there was also a great deal of severe poverty in Paris. The poor lived in squalor.
- Paris after 1789:
Paris was, of course, at the center of the French Revolution which broke out in 1789. On the morning of 14 July, 1789 Parisians seized cannons and guns from the Invalides (a hospital for military veterans). They then surrounded a fortress and prison called the Bastille. The governor was forced to surrender. To the ordinary people, the Bastille was enormously important as a symbol of royal power and arbitrary government.
From September 1793 the Great Terror swept France. In the next 9 months, thousands of people were guillotined in Paris. Meanwhile, in September 1793 a movement called De-Christianization began. Churches were vandalized and closed. The church of Notre-Dame was renamed the 'Temple of Reason'. However, the Terror ended in the late summer of 1794. Thousands of prisoners were released and life gradually returned to normal.
- Modern Paris:
Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, science and the arts. The City of Paris is the centre and seat of government of the Île-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an estimated official 2020 population of 12,278,210, or about 18 percent of the population of France. The Paris Region had a GDP of €709 billion ($808 billion) in 2017. The city is a major railway, highway and air-transport hub served by two international airports: Paris-Charles de Gaulle (the second busiest airport in Europe) and Paris-Orly. Opened in 1900, the city's subway system, the Paris Métro, serves 5.23 million passengers daily; it is the second busiest metro system in Europe after the Moscow Metro. Gare du Nord is the 24th busiest railway station in the world, but the first located outside Japan, with 262 million passengers in 2015. Paris is especially known for its museums and architectural landmarks: the Louvre was among most visited art museums in the world in 2019, with 9.6 million visitors. The Musée d'Orsay, Musée Marmottan Monet, and Musée de l'Orangerie are noted for their collections of French Impressionist art, the Pompidou Centre Musée National d'Art Moderne has the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe, and the Musée Rodin and Musée Picasso exhibit the works of the two noted Parisians. The historical district along the Seine in the city centre is classified as a UNESCO Heritage Site, and popular landmarks in the city centre included the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris, now closed for renovation after the 15 April 2019 fire. Other popular tourist sites include the Gothic royal chapel of Sainte-Chapelle, both on the Île de la Cité; the Eiffel Tower, constructed for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889; the Grand Palais and Petit Palais, built for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1900; the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées, and the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur on the hill of Montmartre.
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic, but not practicing Any special powers or abilities: Ability to screw herself over 100% of the time
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