> [!infobox|right] > > #### Gwendolyn Duskwell > > ![[PF2e_Gwendolynduskwell1.png]] > > ##### Basic Information > > ||| > |---|---| > |![[ICON - bookmark-etch-solid-full.svg]] **Title(s)**:|???| > |![[ICON - feather-sharp-solid-full.svg]] **Name**:|Gwendolyn Duskwell| > |![[ICON - handshake-angle-solid-full.svg]] **Faction(s)**:|[[Order of the Nail]]| > |![[ICON - house-chimney-window-solid-full.svg]] **Home**:|????| > |![[ICON - person-limbs-wide-solid-full.svg]] **Species**:|Human ????| > |![[ICON - pot-food-solid-full.svg]] **Fav. Meal**:|????| > |![[ICON - beer-mug-empty-solid-full.svg]] **Fav. Drink**:|Spiced Wine| > |![[ICON - face-smile-wink-sharp-solid-full.svg]] **Passion(s)**:|Claiming Her Legacy| > |![[ICON - face-scream-solid-full.svg]] **Fear(s)**:|Weakness| > > #### Dates > > ||| > |---|---| > |![[ICON - question-solid-full.svg]] **Status**:|Alive| > |![[ICON - heart-sharp-solid-full.svg]] **Born**:|????| > |![[ICON - coffin-solid-full.svg]] **Died**:|????| > |![[ICON - head-side-brain-solid-full.svg]] **Age**:|29| > > #### Family > > ||| > |---|---| > |![[ICON - rings-wedding-solid-full.svg]] **Spouse**:|None| > |![[ICON - hands-holding-child-solid-full.svg]] **Children**:|None| > |![[ICON - family-solid-full.svg]] **Parent(s)**:|[[Mara Duskwell]],<br>[[Talia Duskwell]]| > |![[ICON -children-solid-full.svg]] **Sibling(s)**:|[[Gideon Duskwell]]| > > #### Class Info > > ||| > |---|---| > |![[ICON - eclipse-solid-full.svg]] **Alignment**:|Lawful Evil| > |![[ICON - crystal-ball-solid-full.svg]] **Deity**:|[[Asmodeus]]| > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **Class**:|Fighter| > |![[ICON - sparkles-solid-full.svg]] **Subclass**:|Hellknight| > |![[ICON - sparkle-solid-full.svg]] **Multi Class**:|????| > |![[ICON - sparkles-solid-full.svg]] **Subclass**:|????| > > #### Appearance > > ||| > |---|---| > |![[ICON - mustache-solid-full.svg]] **Hair**:|Black| > |![[ICON - head-side-solid-full.svg]] **Skin**:|Pale| > |![[ICON - eye-solid-full.svg]] **Eyes**:|Blue| > |![[ICON - ruler-duotone-regular-full.svg]] **Height**:|6'1"| > |![[ICON - weight-hanging-solid-full.svg]] **Weight**:|????| <a href="https://dioctionary.net/THE+DIOCTIONARY/HOME/Home" class="dioctionary-ribbon-2"> HOME </a> <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">A Brief History</div> - Gwendolyn Duskwell is not a ghost, no matter what [[Gideon Duskwell]] believes. She survived the fall of [[Duskwell Manor]], and survival taught her what childhood never could: love does not protect the weak, mercy does not stop fire, and hesitation is only another name for surrender. She shares much of Gideon’s appearance, with black hair, pale skin, and blue eyes, but she carries herself with a sharper certainty than her brother never learned. Where Gideon let grief hollow him out, Gwendolyn let it refine her. When Gwendolyn had nothing left but rage, a voice found her in the dark and offered what the world had taken from her: power, purpose, and the promise that she would never kneel helplessly again. It did not comfort her. It did not pity her. It taught her that order was not begged for, but imposed. Only later did she understand the name behind the voice: [[Asmodeus]]. Her faith in him is not born from prayer, but from recognition. He is proof that power can be perfected, that a will strong enough can make the world kneel and call it order. Gwendolyn does not seek forgiveness from him. She sees in him the shape of what all rulers should become: absolute, eternal, and obeyed. To her, mercy is the language of those too weak to finish what they began. <div class="dioctionary-ribbon">HER PAST</div> - Gwendolyn was born beside Gideon, raised in the shadow of [[Talia Duskwell]] and the warmth of [[Mara Duskwell]], and for a time she believed those things were enough. She and Gideon were rivals before they understood the word, always testing each other, always reaching for the next height, always certain the other would be there. Mara taught them that monsters were made by choices, not blood. Gwendolyn remembers the lesson. She simply believes Mara was wrong. When Talia died in war and enemies came for [[Duskwell Manor]], Gwendolyn learned that blood, power, and fear were the only truths anyone respected. She vanished in the chaos and was left for dead, which suited her well enough. - The girl Gideon remembers died in that manor, _but Gwendolyn did not_. She endured, learned, and eventually found her way into the [[Order of the Nail]], not because she believed in their cause, but because she understood the value of their armor, their name, and the fear they carried with them. The Order gave her discipline, authority, and a place among people who mistook obedience for virtue. Gwendolyn took what they taught her and sharpened it into something private, using the power she gained to move pieces in the dark while still wearing the face of lawful purpose. She does not see herself as a monster. She sees herself as one clever enough to rule from behind the curtain.