Rosalyn Rivaini
Contents
Description
Connections
Mate
Children (via Firefly )
- Reyes Rivaini - biological son
- Scarab Dahomey-Rivaini - son via Erzulie
- Marisol Dahomey - daughter via Erzulie
- Clementine Dahomey - daughter via Erzulie
- Nieve Dahomey - daughter via Erzulie
- Raleska Eyjolfur - mentee, considered as such
History
Pre Teekon
Rosalyn was born to a single mother, Rivaini, on the far southern shore. Her father was a drifter whose name she never learned and who left before her mother even knew she was pregnant. She had no littermates.
The ocean was a major resource for their pack and a staple in her life ever since she can remember. Her mother was always inattentive, so she turned to the waves often for games and comfort as a child.
Relative happiness lasted a while, but life on the coast wasn't easy. Pirates came and, in exchange for their pack's safety, Rosalyn was made a gift to their captain. She became a wench of the crew.
Her inability to keep her head down earned her the scorn of the other women and the attention of the men. When they were violent she would fight and, occasionally, she would win. Eventually she found mentors, women who showed her how to prevent children and how to deceive. It was a miserable cycle, but a crucible.
It reached a breaking point when finally, one night, the Captain pushed her too far. She killed him, and in the chaos that followed the women rose up. Those men who acquiesced were allowed to remain, the rest chased out or killed. Fortunately the favor of the women carried more pull than expected. Even for pride, many of the crew were loathe to lose it. Rosalyn assumed command as her closest mentor and love, Sarai, became her second.
Rosalyn was still young and had no idea that she was being used; not until Sarai betrayed her. Shortly after her rise to Captain, her second cast her from the cliffs into the ocean.
She was lucky to survive and when she emerged, shattered by heartbreak and rage, she had no desire to return.
Saltwinter
Upon her arrival to Teekon, Rosalyn took up wandering as a loner. She signed to no packs right off, instead forming a casual friendship with Pantaleimon (aka "Kitten") and a casual friendship with benefits with Fox Redhawk (who she knew only a "Red"). She aided the former in returning home to Redhawk Caldera when they were sick, and then again assisted Finley Blackthorn by carrying news of her situation to the same pack.
A few month in, she was approached by a large man who spoke of a pack forming in order to survive the coming cold. His name was Vlad and the pack was Saltwinter. Rosalyn agreed to join, but she'd formed the opinion that any crew she joined she'd lead. She showed little respect for the self-made queen Caiaphas, forming a tense rivalry that edged, but never broached, enemies.
Vlad became a close friend and confidant, nursing her back to health after an encounter with Shardul and constantly dubbing her "Mees Stendards". Eventually, however, her conflict with Caiaphas came to a head. The woman ordered Vlad, at this point her second, to kill Rosalyn. Instead the two turned on her, but she and her followers matched them. They were chased from the Sound.
Sleeping Dragon
Separated from Vlad post-exile, Rosalyn fled south to avoid the famine. She remained there a while, but found nothing, so eventually wound her way north once more. This time she came across Thuringwethil who accepted her into the ranks of Sleeping Dragon.
The pack held a familiar face in Wildfire, but it was an ill-fitting choice from the start. Trades were required and the pack was rigidly structured, a concept that the pirate was not suited to. She remained until she recovered her strength and felt she had done her part; then, with word to Thuringwethil, she departed.
Ironsea
This time while away, Rosalyn sought to connect with Vlad once more, but she could not track him down. On her return she chose to remain near the coast, encountering Smokestep and his band with their hopes to build a crew. She fell in with Ironsea much easier than any before; her time with pirates had not been the best of her life, but the lifestyle was comfortingly familiar, and this was a better variety than most.
Early on, Rosalyn entered a rivalry with Smokestep's sister, Sandpiper. When the time to form came, she challenged her for First Mate and claimed the title. Smokestep, though furious, was forced to acknowledge the victory.
Ironsea became Rosalyn's first true home. Here she formed fast friendships with Raptor, Daikini, and many others. Here was also where she first met Erzulie.
