Post by PHILLIPA JEAN REGAN on Jan 3, 2013 9:05:11 GMT -5
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CITIZEN. ROYALSTANDARD. KATIE CASSIDY. HEIRESS/VIGILANTE. TWENTY-FOUR. DETERMINED. PROTECTIVE. INVESTIGATIVE.
| [atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,386,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=style, width:130px; height: 200px; background-image: url(http://25.media.tumblr.com/c1aabdc9b6424d5dcf879dc4893fea02/tumblr_mfyyfmLFoq1qd7fc3o1_r2_250.gif);][/style] | [style=height: 180px; overflow: auto; font-size: 9px;]phillipa was born into politics, quite literally. her father was a house of representatives member for the state of massachusetts when phillipa was born. as an only child, she was raised very fully in her father's political life. she became like an adult at a very young age, and she's always been mature beyond her years. she excelled in school and was well-known as an intelligent young woman from a young age. she also enjoyed fashion design since her mother was a designer (an occupation highly frowned upon by the socialite elitists who surrounded her). phillipa was always taught to follow her dreams, thanks to her supportive parents, and she illustrated a children's book when she was sixteen years old because of this influence. although art always appealed to her, the law appealed to her more and she would soak in as much information about state and federal law as she could absorb. she considered pursuing a career as a lawyer, but she was never one to argue much, so she decided against it. she toyed with the idea of going in to politics, or going to work for her mother's fashion company, until the fateful day when her father died. when phillipa was twenty-one years old, her father had already retired from the house of representatives and had garnered the seat as the mayor of boston. this position put him in the line of fire for the many criminals around the city. one day, when the father and daughter pair were enjoying a pleasant day boating in boston harbor to celebrate phillipa's 21st birthday, their boat was seized and destroyed by a band of independent criminals, hired by one of the mafias to kill her father. the men slit her father's throat in front of her, but not before mayor regan could tell his daughter to protect their city. she vowed to uphold that promise even as the criminals kidnapped her and gave her to the russian mafia. she became a servant girl for the then-leader, natalia, serving her meals breakfast through lunch and even bathing her. generally, it was a demeaning, subservient job. phillipa also became entertainment when the russian mobstress would invite clients, forced to dance for them or tied to a chair while they had their way with her. she grew to despise her captors, and she became a very broken young woman. in the time she did have to herself, she became trained in the ways of the mob's fighters. she learned to throw knives, shoot guns, and even how to shoot a crossbow. phillipa's mother, and the rest of boston, believed the young woman to be dead. her mother remarried two years after her husband and daughter were 'killed', marrying an elite businessman in boston where she remained even after her husband's passing. ironically enough, connor selwyn was phillipa's savior. when he went on his rampage through the russian mob headquarters, killing everyone in his wake, she managed to escape her bonds once and for all. she remembered her vow to her father, to protect the city, and she decided to start by shutting down the crime rings in the town. of course, one person can only do so much, and she's still building her strength, but she practices her skills on a daily basis. she hones herself into a hunting machine, and she's turned into a vigilante since she watched her father murdered in cold blood. now, she's reappearing on the scene after believed dead for three years. the city is shocked by her reappearance, and she is coping with being part of regular society once again. her mother wants her to take over being the head of her fashion company, but phillipa would rather go into investigative journalism or politics. she wants a job that won't interfere with her real goal: what she does after dark. with her reappearance comes the mysterious vigilante princess nyx, a female who wears a mask and remains in the shadows, working to shut down crime throughout the city. |
