Centorea's mother/Lady Scythia Shianus (updated)

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Titles: Matriarch of House Shianus, Swordmaiden of Honor

Nicknames: "Milady," "The Matron Blade," "Mother" (within centaur noble circles)

Hair: Color: Pale blonde

Style: Pulled into a regal braid coiled at the back of her head like a crown—symbolizing discipline, heritage, and warrior’s control.

Length: Very long, with front strands draping elegantly past her chest, perfectly symmetrical, hinting at her obsession with order and propriety.

Texture: Smooth and glossy, maintained meticulously—each strand seemingly in place as if combed by ritual.

Eyes: Color: Likely icy blue.

Qualities: Narrow and sharp—capable of silencing a room. Her gaze is commanding, often unreadable.

Shape: Elegant almond shape with slightly lowered outer corners, giving her expressions a constant air of mild disapproval.

Features: Build: Exceptionally tall and powerful, with an amazonian, statuesque body type. Broad shoulders, slim waist, long torso. Her posture is flawless, often standing with her chest out, hands at her waist, projecting complete control.

Skin Tone: Light and smooth, likely cool-toned, befitting her aristocratic status.

Ears: Prominent pointed ears, tall and angled outward, signifying her centaur heritage and giving her an elven, mythic grace.

Face: Sharp, symmetrical with a noble bone structure—high cheekbones, angular jawline, and a narrow, dignified nose.

Notable Features:

Bust Size: Exceptionally large, even among centaur women. While she maintains composure, this is a source of deeply internalized embarrassment.

Complex: She harbors a quiet, long-standing complex about her large bust, which she views as "undignified distraction" from her role as a leader and warrior. She attempts to minimize attention to it through posture, silence, and high-collared garments.

Cultural Note: Like most centaur women, she does not wear a bra—not due to lack of modesty, but because centaur physiology and customs do not include such garments. Nonetheless, this fact quietly exacerbates her discomfort in human-dominated settings where such differences are more noticeable.

Personality: Core Traits:

Strict, disciplined, regal, deeply traditional, emotionally reserved

Operates with near-military formality and is easily displeased by casual or undignified behavior

Holds herself and others to punishingly high standards

Has no tolerance for emotional indulgence, though she understands its strategic use

Believes in structure, law, legacy, and the superiority of centaur values

Views her maternal role through the lens of duty and honor, not affection

Likes:

Formal sword training and martial rituals

Ceremonial dress and etiquette

Strategic silence

Lineage, heraldry, tradition

Dislikes:

Excessive informality or emotion

Human fashion customs she deems "unrefined"

Being made uncomfortable by attention to her body

Weakness or sentimentality — especially in herself

Clothing: Top: High-collared, long-sleeved blouse with vertical pleats and fitted bust. The lack of undergarments is masked through precision tailoring and thick fabrics that add structure. The collar rises nearly to the chin, projecting modesty and control. Every seam looks custom-fitted.

Corset/Bodice: Heavy leather corset with double buckle closure, functional and symbolic—a declaration of her control over both form and emotion. It compresses and anchors her posture, acting almost like armor.

Skirt: Layered asymmetrical skirt combining elegant fabrics (chiffon, velvet) in cascading tiers. The design blends femininity with formality—unapologetically noble but never frivolous.

Back Cloak/Train: A long, heavier outer layer reminiscent of a half-cloak or trailing skirt panel—its dark tone visually balances the silhouette and reinforces her martial bearing.

Footwear: Open-toed, heeled sandals suited to centaur physiology; reinforced for stability, but styled to match her high rank.

Sword: A straight-edged, aristocratic longsword with a refined hilt and decorated scabbard bearing the insignia Ω (Omega). She wears it slightly forward for easy access, emphasizing readiness and prestige.

Notes: While Lady Scythia appears cold, even unfeeling, her actions are steeped in loyalty and care—just filtered through centuries of tradition and discipline.

Her complex regarding her bust size reveals a rare emotional vulnerability beneath the layers of authority and armor—a physical trait she cannot control in a life otherwise ruled by strict self-governance.

Her fashion avoids exaggerating her femininity; rather, it seeks to discipline it—channeling beauty into structure, elegance into symbolism.

In any room, her presence is felt before a word is spoken—imposing, deliberate, and impossible to ignore.

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Lore: A polygynous marital culture with male centaurs having a number of wives, in order to continue their warrior culture, Centaurs mated with only the strongest of their race to ensure strength in the next generation, however, as the Centaur males became more crass as they only focused on honing their physical characteristics so the upbringing of any children they sired were left to their wives. Centarides began disliking the notion of "relations" with their male counterparts and turned to looking for more visually palatable men, such as humans, and this change in taste began to cause the centaur birth rate to dwindle. In order to overcome this problem, at least one generation ago centaurs started using male humans as 'Teasers' to aid in reproduction; where, during intercourse, the female would be sexually teased, or enticed, by a male human that she desires as a mate, then the male Centaur mounts her when she is sufficiently aroused.

These 'Teasers' are chosen from a stock of cultural exchange student applications. While perusing the applicants, the Centaur women would give preference to the applications of the men they find visually pleasing. From there, upon the exchange student's arrival, the Centaurides would engage them in a courtship that would ideally lead to them becoming their 'Teaser'. The Centaur men do not seem to notice or care that their harem wives are taking on these 'Teasers/Lovers'.

However, not all Centaurides wish to engage in this form of relationship either and instead simply claim disinterest in reproduction; embarking instead in search of a "noble lord" to "serve" as their ancestors once did long ago. However, even these women may become forced to at least join a harem so that their familial line may continue.

Apparently, modern centaurs have stuck with breeding with their own kind in the traditional belief that doing so will keep their race strong, in opposed to mating with other species (humans in particular). For them, a position in opposite to this would require hard evidence to prove otherwise. Centorea's mother in particular set out to prove this by duelling her own daughter, because Centorea is actually half human. By duelling her mother, an undefeated champion jouster of the strongest lineage to a standstill, Centorea unknowingly proved that not being full centaur would not dilute the races' strength as a whole.