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Revision as of 17:10, 14 November 2017
Arranged Marriage - How she met her beloved Anton.
Better to Die than Be Killed - Leaping off a cliff to escape her assassins.
Grande Dame - She is no spring chicken, and tends to exude authority.
Nobility Marries Money - One of the reasons she married Anton originally.
Honor Before Reason - It would have been better to please her sire, but she chose to remain true to her beliefs.
Keiserreich - Bavaria is an elector of the HRE, and she was a daughter of the Reich.
Lady of War - While not an active combatant, she has been known to lead armies and direct military campaigns.
Overly Long Name - Walpurga Maria Theresa von Wittelsbach-Esterhazy, Countess of Tyrol, Tribune of Clan Venture
Politically Active Princess - Her life has been a series of diplomatic marriages and realpolitik.
Royals Who Actually Do Something - Her entire family tends to lead by example.
Silk Hiding Steel - Diplomatic backstabbing and intrigue in Italy has hardened her heart and honed her wit.
Succession Crisis - This is the origin of all her troubles.
Tangled Family Tree - The Wittelsbachs, Habsburgs, Esterhazys, Premysls, Jagiellos and Hunyadis have married and intermarried so often that it’s hard to tell who’s a cousin.
The Clan - The Bavarian Wittelsbach-Esterhazy dynasty, and by extension, the Venture.
The Face - Her job is to inflict vicious diplomatic and social wounds.
The Revolution Will Not Be Civilized - This is what lead to her embrace, being shot by a French revolutionary.
Yodel Land - Bavaria is land of Alps, yodeling and beer. She enjoys all three.