Penelope

Princess Penelope is a supporting character in the Tales of Mirydain literary series. She is a Mermaid and the fourth daughter of Nereos, the King of the Merpeople.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Penelope is a fairly attractive Mermaid with fair skin and dark eyes, a teal fish tail, and light brown hair that she styles in a bun. While her sisters have slender figures, Penelope is rather plump due to a love of fine food.

Apparel & Accessories

Penelope wears only a purple seashells and wears no jewelry.

Mental characteristics

Accomplishments & Achievements

Penelope has learned to play the harp, which she has recently put to good use at her father's banquets.

Failures & Embarrassments

Penelope has often been embarrassed about her looks due to her weight and therefore considers herself the "plainest" of her sisters.

Intellectual Characteristics

Penelope is a fair harp player and singer, and she is able to play conch shells as if they were trumpets.

Morality & Philosophy

Penelope is a good-natured Mermaid and believes that one should always tell the truth and stand up for someone in need. She is insistent on doing what is right, but is worried that what she says will be disregarded because she does not consider herself imposing.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

Penelope is motivated by her love for her father and her sisters and by her love for her home.

Likes & Dislikes

Likes: Singing, playing harp, playing with her sisters, looking pretty, visiting the surface
Dislikes: Her home and family threatened, being mocked, her weight, being turned down

Virtues & Personality perks

Penelope is kind to all she meets and is inviting when she gets up her confidence. She enjoys a good meal, a song, or a day of playing with her family under the sea or on the surface. Penelope is rather charming and can make those around smile with a bit of effort.

Vices & Personality flaws

Penelope is insecure about herself because of her size and lack of finery, and she has a tendency to get angry or upset when she is derided for her looks. She can be snappish when her older sisters talk about her weight, but she knows that they never mean any rudeness.

Social

Family Ties

• King Nereos (father)

• Adaline, Delphina, Nerissa, Ariana (sisters)

Alignment

Good

Species

Merpeople

Year of Birth

1209 M.T. 16 Years old

Birthplace

The Great Sea

Current Residence

The Great Sea

Gender

Female

Eyes

Dark

Hair

Light brown

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Fair

Height

5'6"

Weight

138 lbs