Name-Julia Jonora Corey
*This is what she calls herself. Normally, people in Amber
and Chaos
don't have middle names, but she does. So there.
Also, Julia is named
after Merlin's former girlfriend, but this is not intended as
a hint
towards her mother's identity.
Nicknames-Jule, Jono
Age-unknown
Birthdate-unknown
*Could you imagine trying to make all the dates involved correspond?
::shudder:: Also, this is not important; when one travels
Shadow, time
is relative. Jono will live virtually forever any way,
so who cares how
old she is?
Sex-female
Eyes-indigo blue
Hair-black, blue
*Naturally black, it's cropped close to her head on the sides;
one long
section down the middle is dyed blue to match her eyes and runs
halfway
down her back. She usually brushes it back and plaits it.
Skin-darkly tanned, rough, and weather-beaten
Height-5' 6"
Weight-125 lbs
Build-medium, though like all Amberites, she is incredibly strong
Appearance-A slender woman, looking to be in her mid-twenties,
Jono has
high cheekbones and thin, sharp features. She is somewhat
attractive.
Her hands are her most significant feature: large and rough,
they are
able to crush a man's neck with a squeeze or draw back the string
of the
largest bow. Yet Jono's fingers are long, slim, and delicate;
in them,
a pen or brush becomes an extension of her body.
Dress-black, indigo blue
*Her colors. Jono's clothing style varies from Shadow to
Shadow.
Occupation-student, wanderer
Interests-Jono has two great loves in life. The first is
archery, the
second is the fine arts; particularly literature, drama, painting,
pottery, weaving, sculpture, and music.
Skills-Jono is a reputed archer. She has spent years in
the training
camps of armies in Shadows famous for their archers. Also,
with a
father and grandfather who both excel in fencing, Jono became
quite
adept at it herself.
She enjoys riding, and is a good horsewoman, especially on her
steed
Cinder.
She has also spent a great deal of time studying the fine arts.
Jono
has written novels, and is a superb painter and weaver, though
a mere
amateur in pottery and sculpture. Above all, Jono is a
musician. She
has a great gift for music, and it is not wasted: in addition
to
singing and playing her favorite instrument, the violin, Jono
is skilled
on the trumpet, piano, flute, barry sax, alto sax, and several
instruments found only in specific Shadows. She occassionally
composes
vocal and instrumental music as well. *It is worth noting that
although
Jono, as a youth, studied magic under the best teachers-including
her
father-she is a magical failure.
Powers-Jono has walked the Logrus, gaining all powers associated
with
it, and receiving training in the use of those powers.
She is also
quite a shapeshifter, since she was brought up in Chaos, where
people
are more inclined to practice their shapeshifting abilities.
Like many
in Chaos, she has a preferred demonic shape, and will use it
when
visiting Chaos or when she thinks it will improve her odds in
a fight.
Personality-Jono is very quiet. She rarely smiles, and
has difficulty
creating lasting friendships, perhaps due to her withdrawn nature.
She
prefers to spend time alone with her books, and moves often,
leaving old
friends behind with little or no regret. Jono seems content
enough, but
is truly restless and unhappy, longing for somewhere where she
can
settle down and be herself. Jono is studious, stubborn,
and determined,
and can be patient...when the situation requires it.
On the other side of the coin, Jono is dark and violent.
She is
vengeful when wronged, and while usually calm, is prone to flares
of
temper. When aroused, she will destroy without reason.
She does not
take criticism well, nor does she stand for insults.
Family-father: Merlin (alias Merle Corey), Emperor of the
Courts of Chaos
mother:
unknown
siblings:
unknown, if any
History-Jono's early life is a mystery, even to her. Her
earliest
memories involve being brought up in the Courts of Chaos under
Merlin's
care. Merlin obviously knew the identity of Jono's mother,
and about
her life before the courts, but refuses to reveal these secrets
even to
Jono. Jono grew up as a royal princess, an only child,
pampered and
spoiled by everyone but her father Merlin and grandfather Corwin.
Under
their expert tutelege, she studied fencing and magic.
Jono was raised on tales of her family's adventure, of Amber,
and of all
Shadow's mysteries. When she reached an appropriate age,
she walked the
Logrus and received instruction in using the power thus granted.
But
she was not satisfied. She longed to see Amber and walk
the Pattern,
but her father refused both. Her very existance (and the
identity of
her mother) was a secret to which only Merlin and Corwin are
privy. It
is unclear why Merlin chose to hide Jono and her mother from
the
Amberites, but this secrecy was the reason Jono was forbidden
from
seeing Amber. As to the Pattern, he feared for her safety;
he himself
had been warned against housing the opposing forces of Pattern
and Logrus.
Corwin, however, was evidently not as willing to hide Jono away.
It was
he who presented her (in secret) with a deck of the family playing
cards. An unknown artist had rendered images of her, Merlin,
and many
additional Amberites, to add to the base deck. Corwin taught
her the
use of the cards, but he was secure in the knowledge that she
could not
contact any Amberites from where she was, in Chaos. Jono
was only urged
on by his orders to remain in the Courts and be content with
what
knowledge of Amber she had.
One redsky, when Corwin mounted his horse to return to Amber,
Jono took
her horse Cinder, a Shadow-molded horse of supernatural ability,
and
attempted to follow. Corwin, however, became aware that
she followed
him. Accelerating quickly, he lost her among the Shadows,
sure that she
would shift back to Chaos when she found herself lost.
Undaunted, Jono
strove to reach Amber alone. This was the first of her
many failures to
find Amber.
Jono decided not to return to Chaos. Instead, she struck
out on her own
to explore Shadow after Shadow, always hoping, searching for,
and never
finding, Amber.
Jono is always on the move, pausing a few months at most in one
Shadow.
Jono may seem young, but she's been around, and is an experienced
Shadow-walker.
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