Rome: Deia's Character Profile

Character Profile

Full Name: Adeia Eurydike.
Meaning of Name: from Greek adea meaning “fearless; unfearing”.
Birth Date: 21 April.
Birth Place: Thessalonica, Macedon.
Age: 19
Race: Caucasian (Greek and Macedonian).
Hair Color: Dark Auburn.
Hair Style: Kept simple, the Greek way. Avoids the elaborate coiffures some of her fellow courtesans wear.
Shape and Features of Face: Large, expressive eyes, soft, sensual lips.
Eye Color: Blue-grey.
Skin Tone: Porcelain with a light dusting of pale-golden freckles.
Any Scars or Distinguishing Marks: A small birthmark on her back.
Build or Body Type: Slender, soft curves and shapely buttocks.
Height: 5'4”
Weight: Approx. 120 lb

Family and Childhood

Father: Antipatros, a wealthy Greek trader.
Mother: Eleni, a well-bred woman of Greek ancestry.
Family Finances: Comfortable.
Brothers: Antipatros had two sons, though one was born sickly and exposed as an infant. The elder, Kassandros, grew up healthy.
Sisters: Three elder: Tryphaina, Ligeia and Ptolemais.
Birth Order: Fifth and youngest.
Best Friend: Eidyia, an accomplished hetaira and her tutor.
Pets: Her father owned a stable of horses, and kept an old, tame mare for her riding.
Home Life During Childhood: Was allowed the headstrong upbringing of a youngest child.
Popular or Loner: Well-loved by all her father’s friends and relatives.
Important Experiences or Events: The beginning of her education under Eidyia.
Health Problems: Of reasonably good health.
Culture: Greek immigrants in Macedon.
Religion: Greek pantheon, particularly Aphrodite and Hecate.

Your Character's Character

Bad Habits: Too liberal with her trust; self-indulgent, obstinate.
Strong Points: Thorough, resourceful, quick-witted.
Temperament: Usually even-tempered, though has been known to make rash decisions when feeling threatened or stirred to anger.
Fears: Losing her charms with age, and growing old in poverty.
Weakness: ...
Secrets: Few of her clients have known that she began her career in Rome working in a brothel, under the guidance of a lena, Lamia.
Regrets: Having been listed as a meretrix, a registered prostitute, as it prevents her from attaining even the most basic level of respectability for the duration of her life.
Feels Vulnerability When: Without the power in a relationship.
Pet Peeves: Courtesans who dress and behave like common whores, and any woman who uses her sexual charms above her intellectual ones.
Conflicts: Her natural ambition and her weariness with the life of the courtesan are frequently at odds.
Motivation: To make enough money to keep her home and slaves, and lead a comfortable life. She is only interested in meddling with the political lives of her clients insofar as the benefits it may bring for her.
Goals and Hopes: To attain once more the wealth and reputation she possessed at the height of the dictatorship.

Sexuality: Heterosexual.
Speech: Trained in the Greek style of speaking, Adeia possesses a rich, clear voice, and is eloquent. Her Latin is lightly Greek accented.
Day or Night Person: Night.
Introvert or Extrovert: Naturally social, and thrives on attention.
Optimist or Pessimist: Pessimist.

Likes and Styles

Music: Is accomplished with both the lyre, and the auloi, a flute-like instrument.
Books: Has a wide knowledge of the Greek classics, Homer and Euripides being favourites.
Foods: Sweet fruits, like grapes, dates and figs.
Drinks: Mulsum, or honeyed wine. Overall, however, she is careful to avoid drinking excessively, as it does not become a woman.
Animals: Is not particularly fond of animals, but tolerates horses.
Colour: Yellow is her particular favourite, but blues, purples, reds and oranges also suit her.
Clothing: Prefers simplicity and elegance in her garments, rather than tasteless gaudiness.
Jewellery: Is partial to gold jewellery, particularly with turquoises and amethysts.

Where and How Does Your Character Live Now

Home: A small but comfortable domus near the city’s boundaries, towards the lower slopes of the Aventine Hill.
Favourite Possession: Does not attach herself to possessions as many other women do.
Married Before: Never, and her fame as a courtesan will most likely prevent her from ever doing so in the future, unless a man will stoop so far to marry her.
Children: None.
Relationship with Family: Her father was reluctant to associate himself with his hetaira daughter, and so her relations with her family were distant even when they were not separated by a vast distance.
Best Friend: Biblys, her Theban slave, harshest critic and confidante.
Career: Courtesan or hetaira.
Dream Career: Is perfectly happy with her career, despite its instabilities and uncertain future.
Hobbies: Has very little time for leisure activities.
Talents: Her faultless ability to attract men and her wit.
Finances: Good enough for now, but she cannot go without a protector too long.

Your Character's Life…Before Your Story

Past Careers:Meretrix.
Past Lovers: Numerous, though all were customers and clients.
Biggest Mistakes: Choosing her clients from the supporters of the dictator.
Biggest Achievements: Isn’t being one of the best known courtesans in Rome an achievement in itself?