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There is only enough of a pause not to die, enough rest to ensure that she wakes when she puts her head down. The rest of her existence is fighting, howling, shedding blood, screamingslashingtastingwinning.

The sun burns her eyes, so she darkens them with blood so that she may see. The foe is always there, so she cuts them down. She does not know why, only that she must.

This is her world, her place. This is war, and this is what she was made to do.

But every time she slept, she dreamed of that glowing jewel between the fingers of the thing that had made her, and she hated that bastard for taking her light away.

I am the Queen of War, I am the Queen of the Thunderbolt- Overview

Tilda as she was in Arcadia

Aliases: Commander Tilda Bloodymane, of the Grim Raven Regiment, General, Champion of the Summer Games

Real Name: Unknown by Changeling Society in general

Age: Appears to be in her mid to late thirties

Concept: War Machine

Entitlement: None as yet

Mask: Tilda is clearly built for physical activity- very broad across the shoulders, with powerful arms and legs. Her skin is a pale, almost sickly white, usually flushed with sunburn, and covered in criss-crossing scars, her hair is a vibrant red, and fingernails are carefully manicured- and a little longer and sharper than usual.

Mien: Tilda's Mien only serves to enhance her presence, becoming physically intimidating. Her red hair becomes the colour of freshly shed blood, and her face is marked with a black stripe from hairline to chin. The scars become more noticeable and livid, the most prominent over her heart and under her left eye. When she becomes agitated, copper-sheened claws sprout from her fingers, and the heat from her mantle becomes uncomfortable.

Mantle: Tilda's mantle manifests more strongly these days, but still more subtly than most of her courtmates- She is very warm to touch, almost uncomfortably so, no matter the weather. She also reflects sunlight and the light of the contracts of Summer, not very brightly, but with a shimmer like a reflective panel

I ordained that nothing should be more feared than an Oath- Character Information

When you are fighting someone, you know them more intimately than at almost any other time. You see more of their true colours than they even show themselves.

I stir up the sea, and I calm it. I am the rays of the Sun- Known History

Basic Timeline:

Late 80's/Early 90's- Born in the Inner West of Sydney

2005-2006ish - Taken by The Warlord of the Bloody Reaches

January, 2009 - Found by Bruce in The Hedge, and brought to Eisen and Twine

March, 2009 - Inducted into the Summer Court by the Director of Mergers, Joe Gillman

June, 2009 - Auditions for a part in a local production of Les Misérables. Much to her surprise, she gets cast as Javert.

December, 2009 - Makes quite a fuss on the Australian mailing list, as she challenges Krassimir for insults paid to Susan Bye and the entirety of the female gender.

January, 2010 - Les Misérables opens, and is an instant success. Tilda also travels to Perth and duels Krassimir, winning quite definitively.

April, 2010 - Is seen in Melbourne, protecting the Gingerbread Boy, and fighting the Paper Foxes.

June, 2010 - Makes public her plans for a women's shelter

Current Activities:
Tilda is currently training the Freehold at Fight Club every Wednesday Night. She is also continuing work on the women's shelter with Snapdragon.

Background:
Quite unknown at this point, but it is hypothesised by those who have watched and listened to her that she was involved in the study of the body and the physical arts somehow.

I protect and honour the righteous guards- Motley

Mercutio, The Gingerbread Boy, Tilda, and Susan Bye, with Aliera and Morrolan in the background. They never trusted our red hair...

A tentative motley has been set up-

• Firebrand
• Daniel Needlefingers
• Dear John
• Spencer

No one is held in honour without my knowing- Allies

• Aliera Blazeblade - The pair appear to have known each other for a very long time, and treat each other with a certain lighthearted respect that they have for no one else...
• Firebrand - Since her escape, Tilda has been staying with the ex-King of Summer, getting to enjoy his fine food and brightly lit house, and never hesitating to call him a pansy when he needs it.
• Dear John- This is a strange enmity. The pair have been at each others throats since they discovered each other in the same place, but seem quite willing to share a drink or a cigarette, and are quick to agree with the sentiments of each other. It's said they've almost killed each other on more than one occasion
• Snapdragon- Tilda seems fiercely protective and proud of her Summer compatriot, and the pair seem to be working together on some great project.
• Captain Calder- Tilda and the Captain have had some previous interaction during matters with Krassimir, and now seem quite at home with each other. She's especially passionate about helping aboard the Aurora, and defending her when she needs it.

With me, the Right prevails- Enemies

• Jellico Briarcatch - This woman seems to come from Tilda's past, and has focused on making trouble for the Freehold. Recently she has challenged Susan Bye for the Spring Crown, and Tilda has made her opinion on that quite clear.

• Krassimir - After digging himself a rather deep hole regarding the place of women, the honour of her Freehold and her own ability to handle herself in a Duel, Tilda challenged the Dragonlord to face her in the field of honour. After defeating him, it looks as if he is not important to her anymore... but can the same be said of him?

I overcome Fate- Quotes

Quotes by Tilda

"Plate Armour is for pussies."

"You can kick me, sure, or cut me. You'd just better do it quick, fucker, because once you've cut on me, then it's my turn."

"What right have you to tell me that I can't kill people?" - Usually to some unsuspecting soft heart who has been appalled at her lack of care for life."

"We made a promise. We said we'd go back for them, and now, we're going to bring Summer's bright fury with us. Will you come and free your brothers and sisters? Will you reclaim the things he took from you, or are you too much of a pussy?"

"Winter Court plans are as inscrutable as a penis drawn on their face. They may think they're all calm and collected, but the rest of us can see where the cocks are."

"The Fae will try to tell you that they're sorry, that they want to change- it's all a lie, and it always is, and it always will be. They can't change any more than I can turn into a chicken this very second. When it comes to fighting those fuckers, it's no surrender, no mercy, and no one gets left behind alive. Are we clear?"

Conversations

"It... liked watching us fight, because... I don't know, but it wanted there to be war. Sometimes others watched, too. But that's not really a reason, is it?"
"Who was it fighting? Another one of Them?"
"No. It never fought. It just... arranged the men. Said 'Hey, let's fight on the Tundra today, that'll be entertaining, right?' And we fought each other. The Enemy. And sometimes it would come down and tell us that we'd done well when we won."
"You mean it was... putting its own armies against each other?"
"Yeah."
"That's... So, you're going to go back and kill that fucking bastard, right?"
"Oh, yeah. One of these days. It has my light. And Aliera's and Gregor's hearts. And Dan's people sense. So yes, I'm going to go back and kill it. Probably not for a while, but I will."

- A conversation between Tilda and Firebrand

"You did good, Bloodymane, you did good."
"Fuck you, Sir. I knew you were there, I let you kick me."
"You certainly did, and I would expect no less from a Summer Courtier. Get up, soldier."

- A conversation between Joe Gillman and Tilda after Joe attempted to surprise her with an initiation into the Summer court.

"Civilians?"
"Just escaped"
"Ah, yep, civilians"

- A few words while passing Danny-boy and Little Timmy who were speaking with Bruce

Quotes from Others

• "Tildas is likes hitting things likes Oi does, but she not eats them after. Sometimes she talks scary stuff about killings things and the Rulse which I not understands but she knows lots of stuffs and tells me so I's not be so confused. I likes Tildas" - Tee

• "Skilled and militaristic. She knows what it is like to take a life with ones hands. I am thankful there are some who can understand the feeling." - Conner McNamara

• "I will never invite her too far into my world. I care for her too much" Snapdragon

• "Flounces about an' gets her pantaloons inna knot, that one. Burnin' wi' her passion an' her anger and righteous fire, but where does it get th' lass? If she can channel tha' passion in th' right way, she'll go far, 'm sure." - Captain Calder

"What did it get me? It got me two prisoners for the Freehold, that's where it got me. Sometimes the passion must build before it can be harnessed, and sometimes it needs to be bridled." - Tilda, in hypothetical reply.

"Where, lass, not what." - Captain Calder, smiling a little sadly in hypothetical reply.

"It got me home. But it takes all manner of drive to win one's freedom." - Tilda again.

• "Ahh, I remember you, Commander Bloodymane. I remember some of our fights, and I remember my missions... oh yes, I remember those. Tell me, Commander, do you still remember their names?" - Erich Bloodymaw, the Diamond Monolith

• "A incredible Commander of the Summer Court. I look forward to fighting at her side one day. (PS: Thanks for teaching Krassimir a lesson)" - Terry Ific

• "She is what I'm not. I'm not a fighter. I admire her spirit, and I was glad she calmed the fire in her eyes when she saw me heal Krassimir. I'm not the Lady she thinks me, though I think I've done some growing up over the last few years." - Cindi

• "I was awed by the compassion she showed- that so many showed, in Melbourne. The Summer Courtier from Sydney, Tilda, was glorious and passionate, like some valkyrie come to earth for the sake of the lost gingerbread boy. Too few of us are capable of loving like that, and I don't know that I could stand to see another one of those flames be dimmed. Be good to her, Sydney." - Mercutio

Whatever I please, this too shall come to an end- Rumours

• She talks about the Rules. Where did she get them, and why does she defend them so fiercely?
• Tilda and Dear John almost killed each other last time they met. Speculation continues that the next time they fight, it will be the last.
• Why is it, every time she comes to the Freehold, she has to fight someone? Is it just because she's that bored, or is it something else?
• Tilda was seen at the Winter Games, reading poetry to people, and when she didn't, she clung to the book like it was a treasure. Why?
• She bucks dreadfully when someone tries to tell her what to do, especially if they can't demonstrate their authority over her. Is this just her military training, or a mark of her Durance, or some Frailty?
  • If you think THAT'S bucking, you should see her when she gets called 'Miss'...
• There is something more than meets the eye going on between Tilda and Snapdragon
• Is... Is Tilda in a musical??
  • Nah, she can't be. She's looking to go to Perth to kick some sense into some daft bugger who decided to call her 'Miss'
• There must be something else going on between her and Krassimir, look at how hateful she is to him. Could they have been lovers in some past time?
  • He only wishes!
    • Sydney has no one worthy to be a true adversary to Tilda, so she is obviously desperately trying to attach herself to the legendary Krassimir.
      • It's true! I heard that when she sleeps with her lover, it's Krassimir's name she shouts?
        • Wait, she's sleeping with a guy? I thought she was gay?
          • Krassimir's a guy?!
            • Krassimir's real? I thought he was a fairy tale, designed to scare newly emerged Lost from his special brand of idiocy.

Character Inspirations and Soundtrack

• Mal Reynolds, with some of Jayne's bloodthirst thrown in.
• The Praises of Isis
• This is War- 30 Seconds to Mars: 'A warning to the people, the good and the evil- This is war. To the soldier, the civillian, the martyr, the victim- This is war. It's the moment of truth and the moment to lie, the moment to live and the moment to die, the moment to fight, the moment to fight, to fight, to fight, to fight! To the right, to the left, we will fight to the death, to the Edge of the Earth, it's a brave new world from the last to the first...'
• Broken- Paramore 'I am outside, and i've been waiting for the sun, with my wide eyes, i've seen worlds that don't belong....'
• Scream Aim Fire- Bullet for my Valentine 'Kill your enemies, my brothers dead around me. Wounds are hurting, Death is creeping for me... Over the top, over the top, the only way out is to die.'
• Hampsterheid- Clanadonia- A rhythmic, primal reminder of when music and war meet.
• Tyrone Wells- More- 'Sometimes I get so tired just trying to find a place to lay my head. I look up to the sky, I feel the warmest light comfort me. I've seen the great heights reminding me I'm alive, and I don't want to die. I don't want to waste another day or night. I know there's something more than what we're living for, I see it in the stars, I feel it on the shore...'
• Make Damn Sure- Taking Back Sunday: for Firebrand. 'A long night spent with your most obvious weakness, you start shaking at the thought that you are everything I want, 'Cause you are everything I'm not. And we lay, we lay together just not too close, too close (How close is close enough?)...'

Contact Information

This character is based in Sydney, Australia, and is open to links and background ties. If you want to be tied in, please contact Katie Harwood