Ivory Ciernik

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Ivory Ciernik FULL NAME
Human SPECIES
36 AGE
- BIRTHDAY
She/her PRONOUNS
Woman GENDER
AroAce ORIENTATION
Wealth Advisor OCCUPATION
London HOME
Toyhouse | Artfight (ID: 1355478) LINKS

Inventory


Purse
It's full of all kinds of things.

Earrings
She likes round, hoop-like earrings the most.

Sunglasses
She's particular on which to wear.

Planner
If she organizes others' lives, she should be able to manage her own in detail.

Monstera
She grows them to fill space mostly, but it also reminds her of the ones her father had in South America.

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Canon Parent
This character is a parent or caretaker.
PTSD
This character has Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Dipped in Paint
This characters has been redesigned many times.
Mishmash
This character was created with a character maker that is not picrew: Tektek.
Past Trauma
This character has a physical scar/has physical scars.
Wealthy
This character either comes from or has wealth.

Character Overview

About
Ivory is a Peruvian/Belgian lady working in London as a wealth advisor, occasionally traveling in Europe for commission work. She took in two children as a young adult, Belot and Juillet, and aspires to be a good mother to them, not having good experiences with her own.



Personality
She's naturally a caring and compassionate person, one who wants to extend a hand to those in need just as she had been cared for. She values relationships strongly, always thinking of her loved ones and calling them just to say hello. When something is needed she is on the case immediately, whether emotional support or simply if someone needs to eat a homemade meal. There is a bit of trust issues with new people, so she'll act polite as always but internally she's constantly weighing who can be trusted fully. This is mostly a defense mechanism because of her mother's betrayal towards her, unexpected in the eyes of a child who unconditionally loved her parent. At least she has better company and is well aware not everyone will do such drastic things that she experienced. If she has a bad habit, it's that she's still learning to say no to others or be completely honest. She raised her kids that way, but if she wants something from a store, she won't get it unless someone else does too, or she'll put it back. She needs to spoil herself more and not worry about the impact of others on her decisions. Belot constantly asks what she wants to do and for her opinion, never letting her ask the question since she's easy to predict.


Likes: Animals, Long calls, Daddy yankee, Train rides, City life
Dislikes: Alcohol, Far away jobs, Bad parenting, No seasoning, Scars

Character Lore

CW: Child abuse, violence mentions

Backstory
Ivory grew up in Mancora, Peru with her mother and father. Her father was a man with generations of wealth running in the family, a kind and content person who doted equally on his wife and daughter. Her mother married for the money, and Ivory's conception was a plan to keep her father attached to her forever. She was a vain and spoiled woman, the subject of unending gossip among the maids and housekeepers due to her distasteful personality. In fact, she hired tutors and nannys to care for Ivory, a kid she wanted nothing to do with. Due to work, her father was often away on business trips, so he didn't know of the dynamic between Ivory and her mother. As a child, Ivory was still very happy, told she should love both her parents even if they aren't always around her, not that she noticed her mother deliberately avoiding her throughout the years. Over time, Ivory's beautiful mother began to age, watching as Ivory looked very much like a younger version of herself in contrast. Despising her, thinking she's hogging up all the affection from her husband, potentially the heir if he passes, her mother wanted to get rid of her. Whatever had compelled her drove her to attempt to take Ivory's life when she was a child, stabbing her in the abdomen, but the abundance of workers in the household made the discovery quick. Ivory was taken to the ICU, her mother arrested, her father immediately returning in disbelief.

From there on, Ivory's father moved her to Europe where he gradually had more work anyway, wanting to stay with her more after the terrible experience. She was always able to get a lot of support, therapy and so on, but she simply preferred to be by her father for security. He permitted it, taking her along for his work, during meetings, etc. When she met his wealth advisor, it was a person who assured them security and talked kindly to Ivory, making her figure she could do a job like theirs one day. It paid handsomely and she was open to having some independence eventually, knowing she shouldn't always rely on her father in life. Studying business and economics kept her mind busy, always away from her thoughts when she was alone. As she grew up, she repeatedly dyed her hair, let it obscure her face, tending to avoid mirrors. The thought of looking like her mother disgusted her, wanting to be far from that. Former house workers that she grew up with always assured her that she had a kind visage and demeanor her mother never wore, but Ivory could never bear to look at that face regardless. If hers was a kinder version, what she imagined her mother having during her childhood, it was still painful.

As life continued, Ivory was able to adopt both Juillet and Belot. Juillet came to her doorstep during the worst night of his life, finding out the mother that raised him was a killer, so terribly afraid. Ivory took him in naturally, a driving force in his recovery after going through a similar stained relationship with her own mother, Juillet viewing her as a parent promptly. With Belot, they were adopted at an early age, taught to open up and love because of Ivory's unconditional love towards them. Of course, now her kids have grown up and are facing adulthood, glad they have someone to rely on. Ivory is grateful she can rely on them likewise, and her own father even, feeling that those around her not only heal her, but fortify her resolve to become stronger.

Character Relationships

Juillet
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Belot
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Character Design

Design Notes

- 5'7, Wears block heeled boots often. Fashion sense is warm or muted business casual.

- She has a stab scar on her abdomen so she tends to cover up her midriff always. Natural hair is black, she dyes it red.

- Wears jewelry, mainly hoop earrings, and lipstick. She has half open eyes and a nice smile often.


Color Palette
From left to right: skin, eyes, hair, natural hair

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