Character Profile: Julia Delvichi

By Xanxa Symanah

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Name: Julia Leonarda Delvichi (later Halloran and Cesario)

Origin: Varathusian (descended from Carpathians)

Appearance: Tall slim build.  Dark eyes and long dark hair.  Light brown skin.  She knows how to make the best of her appearance and cultivates an air of understated elegance.

Personality: Mostly cheerful and optimistic, with a strong sense of practicality and realism.  Can sometimes be cynical, due to having lived on the streets.

Family: Parents abandoned her when she was little.  She was brought up by her uncle Leonardo.  After his passing, she learned to fend for herself.  Later she married Ari Halloran and had a daughter, Caaryta, and a son, Marco.

Abilities: Street skills and pleasure arts learned due to necessity.  Drawing and fashion design learned due to personal interest.  Good judge of character from her time working in a drug den and as a prostitute.

Strengths: Strong survival instinct and ability to adapt to change.

Weaknesses: Trust issues and abandonment issues.

Likes: Dancing, fashion design and graphic arts.  Enjoys running her fashion design business and spending time with her extended family in the desert.

Dislikes: Slavery, intolerance, prejudice and social injustice.



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