Shiv Moonsong
Chief Storyteller, Innkeeper, and Sole Proprietor of Library Inn, Head of State for Crossroads Island
Lady Shiv Moonsong
Shiv Moonsong is the owner, chief storyteller, and innkeeper of The Library Inn on Crossroads Island, Island of Capitalla, continent of Argentii. She is also the Head of State of the Island and Elected Caretaker of the United Guild of Scribes, Calligraphers, Illuminators, and Engravers.
She is a Core Resident of the island, one of the people who have dedicated their lives, their whole beings, to supporting and sustaining Crossroads Island. As such, she never crosses either side of the river and remains wholly on Crossroads Island at all times.
Married to Daltheeb Moonstrike. Sister of Satyan Windblown and Vombro Shadowsong.
Physical Description
Special abilities
Extended lifespan due to being a supporting soul of Crossroads Island.
Apparel & Accessories
Her fashion ranges from flowing to cozy, and is usually dependent on the weather as well as how she is feeling. It is rarely based on who she might meet or what she might be doing.
Mental characteristics
Gender Identity
Female, and perfectly comfortable as such.
Sexuality
People are attractive, but there is only Daltheeb.
Education
She lives in and manages the world's largest library and has unlimited time. She is, therefore, one of the most well-read people in the world.
Employment
Librarian, Innkeeper, educator.
Accomplishments & Achievements
Unanimously and unopposedly elected Head of State for Crossroads Island.
Organized and continues to host the annual Summer Solstice Sage Sprint and Midnight Marathon.
Mental Trauma
It is never easy maintaining a long-distance relationship, and especially a marriage. Duncan's constant travel and her inability to leave the island make for some very stressful and dramatic times.
She has vivid memories of The Conflagration. They are not as intrusive as they were, once. But, from time to time, they to pop up and she must deal with them.
Intellectual Characteristics
She has a hard time remembering that not everyone is interested in the truth behind stories, legends, and myths. In fact, some people are very strongly against it.
Morality & Philosophy
Information is a currency as fluent as math. A story must be told from multiple sides before it can be considered truth.
Taboos
The destruction or denial of knowledge, the denial of inconvenient facts.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Truth, knowledge, and history. Siobhan has given her life to keeping the library, the inn, and the island safe.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Especially good with allegories, similies, metaphors, and satire.
Likes & Dislikes
The color purple, wildflowers, beautiful views of nature. The Island. The Library. The Inn. The stage.
Personality Quirks
Siobhan has a deep-seeded fear of scurvy, for she understands what it would do to the very necessary economic trade that sustains all of Argentii.
Hygiene
Excellent.
Social
Hobbies & Pets
Rumpus, the orange cat.
Reading and composing poetry.
Composing music and writing stories.
Knitting and calligraphy.
Speech
Relationships
Commonalities & Shared Interests
They are both desperately fascinated with the possibilities of orbshrooms and their orbs. This is so important to them that they are willing to overthrow the government of an entire island in order to make sure their research goes unhindered. Well, that and to free the enslaved people and make life better for all of Argentii by moving each island toward self-sufficiency.
History
Shiv being the oldest of 13 siblings, Jirs falls right in the middle with 6 older and 6 younger.
Nicknames & Petnames
On the rare occasion when Shiv speaks of him, she adds a subtle twist on his name turning Jirs into Jeers.
Jirs simply does not refer to Shiv, for he has told his followers he was an only child born to only children who were, themselves, born to only children.
Commonalities & Shared Interests
As siblings, they were never close to begin with. After so long as opposing sides of a silent war, even shared parents aren't enough to bring them together.
Shared Secrets
Their relationship as siblings.
Wealth & Financial state
Filthy, stinking, unthinging rich. In reality, she owns the entirety of the island, but no one ever thinks of this. All those books? Hers. The fertile fields and orchards? Hers. The fine artoworks and furniture in the Old Castle? Hers. The shops and buildings inside the castle walls? Hers. By right and by decree, in perpetuity, the island belongs to Siobhan and whomsoever she designates as her heir.
Obviously, these are not liquid assets. But do not forget that a toll is collected on everything that passes across the bridges or the ferries. Not everyone is carrying new books or information, and so many simply pay in money or other goods that are necessary to the island.
There's nothing new in your story but the details.
All of them.
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