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(imogen waterhouse, twenty-six, cis woman, she/her) you do not know me but rest assured i know you, MISS DIANA BLAIR. you are the COUSIN TO AND WARD OF THE RULING COUNTESS HERMANCE. you may be known for your REFINEMENT but it is only a mask for the true nature of your SELF-IMPORTANT ways. however, i am not here to spread slander on the queen’s jewels, though i suspect you are her ONYX. the ton says your name reminds them of THE PERFECT SMILE, THE PERFECT MANNERS, THE PERFECT ARMOR; WHITE LACE OVER WHITE KNUCKLES; A HAND OF CARDS HELD CLOSE TO THE CHEST. how scandalous! you have been warned, dear reader, that i will prove if this is true and share every last detail.

•• Connections •• Biography ••

Introduction

Name: Miss Blair; Diana Age: 26 Date of Birth: September 16, 1786 Gender: Female

Appearance

Height: 5'2" Build: Petite Hair Color: Honey Blonde Eye Color: Blue Green

Personality

Traits: refined, pragmatic, protective, driven, self-important, envious, reticent, bitter Likes: horses, the country, children Dislikes: people, sentiment, being judged Favorite Colors: cornflower blue, golden yellow, ivory

Accomplishments

Art 4/5 Music 5/5 Dancing 4/5 Languages 3/5

Quick Facts

Diana and her mother moved in with her uncle, the Earl of Hermance, after her father’s death in 1789. When her mother died 5 years later, Diana became her uncle’s ward. Although she was welcomed into the family home with open arms and treated like another daughter, Diana has always been aware of her situation.

Diana has spent much of her life trying to earn her uncle’s, and now her cousin’s, generosity. She is set on being flawless, having the perfect manners and the perfect accomplishments; with neither a hair nor a thread out of place.

Diana thinks very highly of herself because she has worked hard to become exactly who she wants to be. She is proud of who she is because she has molded that woman herself.

Beneath the finely crafted facade, Diana is bitter about her lot in life and convinced that she deserves more. She sees the social season as her opportunity to advance her position, and she is determined to seize it. Diana knows exactly what she wants out of this season: a husband with a title, lands, and wealth for her future children to inherit.

Far from an open book, Diana keeps her true self under lock and key, showing only what people expect to see, and what she wants them to see. Few people know her and no one, not even her cousins, know her completely.

The late earl did not think it necessary for Diana to have a formal introduction to society. At eight and ten years, she began attending dinner parties at the Hermance house and occasionally promenading with her cousins, but she rarely attended larger society functions. The season of 1813 will be her official debut.