Emily Davenport

[Emily Davenport]

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.:Name:. Emily Davenport
.:Nick Name:. Em
.:Rank:. Nobility
.:Age:. 18 (Birthday: April 15th 1795)

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.:Physical Appearance:. Emily is above average height for a woman, standing at 5'8". She has medium brown hair and brown eyes, and she has a rather slender build. She is often seen wearing an assortment of dresses and frocks that is common in women of nobility, but prefers more relaxed attire when at home in the company of family.
.:Height:. 5'8"
.:Portrayed by:. Hailee Steinfeld

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.:Personality:. Being the fourth child in a rather large brood, Emily was allowed to indulge in childish fantasies for longer than is typically permitted. Because of this, she still views the world with rose coloured glasses and does not realize the weight of responsibility that should soon be on her shoulders to find a good match. She is rather naïve, believing that she will find her true love and embark on a perfect love story that she is sure that her parents had, obviously life doesn't always work out that way but try telling her that.

Emily, like her siblings is rather headstrong, she knows what she wants and doesn't like it when others try to give her direction. She wants to do things her own way, and if she fails in her task then at least that failure will be her own and the fault of no one else. Emily has always gone about life with her head in the clouds, day dreaming to pass the time away, this gives the impression that she does not listen, but she maintains that it is not her fault that her mind can better keep her attention than those conversationalists around her.

Emily can appear to be rather clumsy, often being referred to as having two left feet. She knows where she wants to go and how to get there, but it's the execution that is the problem and her habit of not looking where she is going before attempting to get there. She can be rather witty and sharp when it is required of her, but this side of her is reserved for more friendly company as she was informed that it comes across as being quite rude.
.:Skills:. Creativity, the ability to play the piano somewhat decently, horseback riding.
.:Weaknesses:. Naive, clumsy, wants to do things her way or not at all, cute animals (they need to be pet!!)

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.:Birthplace:. London, England
.:Family:. Charles Davenport (father, alive), Margaret Davenport (mother, deceased), Alexander Davenport (brother, alive), William Davenport (brother, alive), Elizabeth Davenport (sister, alive), Thomas Davenport (brother, alive), Helen Davenport (step-mother, alive), Hannah Davenport (half-sister, alive).
.:Occupation:. None.
.:History:. Emily was always a bit of a dreamer whilst she was growing up, her head always seeming to be stuck in the clouds and not on her shoulders where it ought to have been. That's what happens when a child is left to entertain themselves too often, they begin to think for themselves and their creativity runs away from them. There was never any shortage of love in young Emily's life, she was the fourth born child of Charles and Margaret Davenport and she'd clearly been blessed to lead a life of privilege. However, her siblings would often outpace her in their daily shenanigans due to their difference in age and she was often left to play alone whilst they rough-housed outside.

Being the fourth born child of a Marquess, Emily knew very little of the pressures and responsibilities that her elder siblings had to spend time worrying over. She was not her father's heir, nor his first born daughter. She had the freedom to do as she pleased and was rarely corrected about her behaviour, especially while she was still a child. Emily decided that she had all the time in the world to learn how to be a 'proper lady' and as her sister Elizabeth would be first in line to make an impression when she came of age, she should not waste her time worrying about how she should conduct herself.

Things changed when she was a mere thirteen years old. When her mother became gravely ill with bronchitis and before Emily even had the chance to process the seriousness of her condition, she died. This marked a turning point in Emily's life, because she finally began to take her lessons seriously- it was what her mother would've wanted after all. It had been all she'd asked of her on those long days when she refused to partake in those arduous tasks and instead opted to let her mind wander as she stared out of the window.

So much time wasted. Now she was faced with embarking on the most treacherous of journeys, without the guidance of her mother. She had questions, many questions that only a mother might answer and that she couldn't possibly pose to her father- not that he was in any condition to offer an answer anyway. Margaret's death seemed to shatter his whole world, that was what losing a soulmate did to a person.

Her father eventually remarried, and he and his new wife had a daughter together. Emily figured Helen was a nice enough woman, but she could not bring herself to care for her as she did the rest of her family. Her father deserved to be happy, but how could he ever be truly happy with a woman who was not Margaret? Their love was unrivalled.

Love. It was on that strong foundation that her parents built their family. When her time came to marry, she would do so for love and settle for nothing less. Now she is due to enter her first season and she is faced with so much excitement and anxiety that she hardly knows what to do with it all. She knows exactly what she wants, but whether or not she finds what she's looking for is a different matter entirely.

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.:Name or Online Alias:. Seren
.:Your Pronouns:. She/Her
.:Are you 18+:. Yes
.:How Did You Find Us:. I was kidnapped... Send help.

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