Wyrmfeld Chronicles

Rowena

Rowena

Character Report: ROWENA

I. Core Information

  • Character Name: Rowena (Ancient identity, past life of Ali Westfield)
  • Age: Appears to be in her early to mid-20s during the primary events of her life.
  • Gender Identity & Pronouns: Female (She/Her)
  • Physical Description:
    • Described as having “intense blue eyes,” a striking feature shared with Ali.
    • Likely possesses an ethereal beauty, given her “Nephilim” heritage, but also capable of fierce determination and resilience.
    • Her physical state varies from a “beggar queen” scrounging for food to a warrior facing a dragon.
  • Role in the Story: The central figure of the “Legend of Dragonfield,” whose ancient choices and lineage directly impact the present-day conflict. She is the progenitor of the Wyrmfeld line and the fated connection to both Myrddin and Wyrtgeorn.

II. Background & History

  • Origin: “From the upper realm,” described as “Nephilim” (half-angel/half-human or another race). This grants her a unique, almost divine, connection to the world and its magical forces.
  • Life Circumstances: Experienced extreme hardship, including being a “beggar queen” and “scrounging for food,” suggesting a life of struggle and survival despite her extraordinary heritage.
  • Founder: She is credited with building the Wyrmfeld castle, establishing a lineage tied to the land and its legends.
  • Motherhood: Endured “the agony of pushing a child into the world alone,” indicating a period of isolation and immense personal strength.

III. Inner Life & Psychology

  • Core Desire: Survival, protection of her child, and perhaps understanding or fulfilling her unique destiny. She seeks connection and perhaps a place in the world despite her “fallen” nature.
  • Motivation: Driven by instinct for survival, maternal love, and a deep-seated resilience forged through hardship. Her actions are often reactive to the immense forces (Myrddin, Wyrtgeorn, the Dragon) swirling around her.
  • Personality Traits:
    • Resilient: Endures extreme hardship and trauma.
    • Fierce/Defiant: Capable of attacking a dragon and striking Wyrtgeorn upon their first meeting.
    • Vulnerable: Experiences fear, agony, and the isolation of her circumstances.
    • Empathetic/Loving: Capable of cradling Wyrtgeorn and forming deep bonds.
    • Mysterious: Her true nature and the full extent of her powers (if any) are hinted at but not fully revealed.
  • Values & Beliefs: Survival, protection of family, perhaps a deep connection to the natural world (implied by the Great Stag).
  • Strengths:
    • Nephilim Heritage: Grants her a unique connection to the dragon, allowing her to survive its attack.
    • Resilience: Both physical and emotional.
    • Courage: Faces direwolves, Myrddin, Wyrtgeorn, and a dragon.
    • Maternal Instinct: Drives her to protect her child alone.
  • Weaknesses:
    • Vulnerability to Circumstance: Despite her heritage, she is subject to human suffering (poverty, isolation, childbirth).
    • Targeted: Her unique nature makes her a focal point for powerful entities like Myrddin.
  • Secrets: The full extent of her Nephilim powers, her true origins, and the details of her connection to Avalon (if she “turned away” from it) remain largely unrevealed.
  • Temperament: A mix of fierce survival instinct and a capacity for deep emotional connection and vulnerability.

IV. Relationships

  • Myrddin Emrys: A powerful, ancient figure who believed Rowena was “meant for him.” Their relationship is one of destined conflict, with Myrddin attempting to claim her.
  • Wyrtgeorn: Her fated “sword & shield.” Their relationship is one of profound, undying love and loyalty. He was led to her to protect her, and she reciprocated his devotion (cradling him, being “pressed against her heart”). Their initial meeting involved her striking him, suggesting a fierce, perhaps wary, beginning that blossomed into deep affection.
  • Her Child: The product of her solitary struggle, representing her enduring legacy and deepest maternal bond.
  • The Dragon: A force of nature that inexplicably spares her, hinting at her unique connection to it due to her Nephilim heritage.

V. Arc & Transformation

  • Initial State: A struggling “beggar queen,” perhaps unaware of the full extent of her heritage or destiny.
  • Pivotal Moments:
    • Meeting Wyrtgeorn: The beginning of her fated protector relationship.
    • Confronting Myrddin: The direct clash with the ancient sorcerer.
    • Facing the Dragon: The moment her unique nature is revealed through its non-aggression.
    • Childbirth Alone: A moment of immense personal struggle and resilience.
  • Transformation: Rowena transforms from a survivor into a foundational figure, establishing a lineage and leaving behind a legend that will guide her descendants. She embodies the resilience of the Nephilim and the power of love.

VI. Practical & Miscellaneous

  • Voice & Speech Patterns: Should convey a sense of ancient wisdom and resilience, perhaps with a touch of world-weariness from her struggles, but also capable of fierce defiance and tenderness.
  • Physicality: Capable of both vulnerability and surprising strength. Her movements should reflect her life of hardship and her innate connection to the natural world.
  • Sensory Details: Imagine the cold of the streets, the hunger, the primal fear of direwolves and dragons, the warmth of Wyrtgeorn’s embrace.
  • “Animal” Analogy: A she-wolf – cunning, resilient, fiercely protective of her young, capable of both surviving in harsh environments and forming deep, loyal bonds.

Questions for the Actor:

  • How does Rowena reconcile her “angelic” heritage with the harsh realities of her life as a “beggar queen”?
  • What is the nature of her initial resistance to Wyrtgeorn, and how does it evolve into such profound love?
  • What does it feel like to be “meant for” Myrddin, and how does she defy that destiny?
  • What was the true meaning of “turning away from Avalon”? What sacrifice or choice did that entail?
  • How does her unique connection to the dragon manifest in her actions and internal experience?
  • What is the emotional weight of pushing a child into the world entirely alone, and how does that shape her?

The Nephilim are the offspring between angels and another race other than demons, most often humans. Most of the Nephilim were born prior to the Great Flood but some were sired after it.

The characteristic feature of the Nephilim is that they have blue eyes.

https://halfbreedbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Nephilim