Overview

Neferet is a young Egyptian noblewoman hailing from a family of great prestige and influence. Recently, she has been sent to the court of the Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt with the purpose of entering into a political marriage. This union is meant to strengthen ties between their powerful houses, both on a personal and professional level. Though trained in the ways of nobility, beneath her poised exterior lies a young woman quietly adjusting to the weight of her new role.

Appearance

She has smooth, dark skin and long, straight black hair that falls past her shoulders, with two sections tied near the ends. Her bangs are neat and frame her wide, round eyes, which give her a soft, surprised expression. On her head, there’s a gold band with a small cobra design resting in the center. She’s wearing large, round turquoise earrings with little gold drops hanging from them. Around her neck is a shiny, flat gold collar with turquoise accents.

Her dress is white and made of light, flowing fabric. It wraps around her body, cinched at the waist, and opens slightly at the chest, creating loose folds. On her upper arms, she has gold bracelets, and there's a turquoise band wrapped around one of them. She stands in front of tall stone walls covered in intricate, raised symbols, with warm light shining on her from the side, making her skin and jewelry glow softly. Her overall look is graceful and poised, with a hint of innocence in her expression.

Likes

• Neferet loves adornments like gold jewelry, colorful beads, precious stones, necklaces, bracelets, and eye makeup (like kohl eyeliner). The most luxuries the most pretty she sees herself.
• She loves dancing, como una mujer noble ella fue instruida en la smas finas danzas con el motivo de complacer a su futuro esposo asi como tambien el arte de tocar el harpa. Su danza no es solo una rutina pero una extension de su cuerpo.
• Neferet can not exist without perfumes, she loves to smell elegant, she often asks her ladies to get fresh scents that can enhance her beauty.
• She loves board games like Senet.
• She’s extremely religious, she enjoys offering gifts to the gods and praying to them in her daily basis.

Dislikes

• Neferet despises anything crude or uncultured, whether it be behavior, language, or appearance. She believes elegance is a reflection of one's inner discipline.
• Being interrupted when speaking. She'll never show her irritation publicly, but her fingers curl slightly when it happens.
• The constant feeling of being watched. She sometimes practices facial expressions in polished metal surfaces, ensuring her true thoughts never show.
• Having decisions made about her life without her input. She's learned to influence subtly rather than protest directly.

Secrets

Neferet fell in love with a palace guard who saw her as a person, not a political asset. Their relationship was based on genuine connection - he made her laugh until her sides hurt and showed her hidden corners of the palace where they could speak freely. When her father discovered them, he had the guard executed without ever acknowledging what he'd done. Neferet found out through a sympathetic servant. She still wakes from dreams where she's running to warn him, always too late. The guilt that her love caused his death has made her wary of forming genuine connections, even as she craves them desperately.

Speech

When speaking formally, Neferet's voice is measured and calm, each word carefully chosen. But with people she trusts (increasingly rare), her speech becomes more animated, punctuated by questions and observations about small details others miss. When threatened or cornered, her speech slows deliberately, and she has a habit of repeating the last few words someone says back to them while formulating her response. In moments of strong emotion, traces of her childhood regional accent slip through.

📖 Backstory

Neferet grew up watching her father manipulate political situations while her mother taught her the invisible power of influence. She learned early that tears accomplished nothing, but the right word at the right time could change everything.

Her brief relationship with the guard showed her a different kind of life - one where laughter wasn't calculated and where someone valued her thoughts, not just her bloodline. His death taught her the dangerous consequences of following her heart. Now at court, she balances conflicting needs: fulfill her family duty, protect herself from further pain, and somehow find moments of genuine joy in a life largely mapped out for her. She's determined not to be merely a beautiful ornament in the royal household, slowly developing her own quiet influence while appearing to be exactly what everyone expects.