FULL NAME: Jehanne Elissa Raphaëlle de Volpihat-Appérault
COMMON NAME: Jehanne Elissa de Volpihat
Symbol: Renard (familial), Lapin (personal)
Nicknames: Joana (by her occitan relatives and friends), la Goupil, Falvèta (by Magalona)
Birthdate: 1443
Comes from: Carcassonne, Languedoc
» Family: A King and a Queen's niece, Jehanne Elissa is Marguerite Corteis de Volpilhat and Louis Raphaël d'Appérault's daughter.
Her mother, Marguerite, was the sister of :
-the departed Alionor Lhise Amédée
-the departed Réginhart de Malpertuis,
Rey d'Aragon-Catalina Constance (youngest daughter), only survivant sibling, her aunt, Duchess in the Holy Empire.
They are descended from Jehan de Volpilhat,
Conde d'Urgel & Baron of Malpertuis, and from Elissa Corteis, Baroness of Bram.
Her father, Louis Raphaël, was the brother of :
-the departed Catherine-Victoire d'Appérault, Queen of France, who is descended from SanAntonio and Ayla d'Appérault, Vescounts of Meaux and Melun
-Jezabel Siva d'Appérault, only survivant sibling on this side of the family, illegitimate daughter of SanAntonio. She is Duchess in Champagne and in the Holy Empire, by mariage.
» Titles: Vescountess of Cauvisson (Languedoc, France), Baroness of Malpertuis (Burgundy, France)
» Caractère: Always cheerful, she often see the sunny side of things, except when those things hurt her. For she love them, her close relatives and friends are the most subject to hurt her.
» Short lifestory: She did not know her parents. Her mother and her uncle died some days after she was born. She was told that her father, actually permanently secluded, was dead. When she learn he wasn't, she held it against those who hid the news for not having been honest with her and she held it against her father for not having tried to meet her or write to her. He died shortly after, thus she never saw him again.
When her mother died, her vassal and godfather, Actarius d'Euphor, picked her up from the wet-nurse. Cristòl de Sìarr (†) became her guardian but she grew up in her other guardian's house. This guardian, Paula-Estèva d'Alanha (†), Countess of Gévaudan, had many children : Margarida Dulcia (†), Magalona Eufrasia, Aimelina, Lop Guilhem (†). She was also guardian to Eirwen, a young Cauvisson's vassal. Jehanne grew up together with them all.
» Relatives, friends, bounds:Magalona Eufrasia d’AlanhaA few years older than Jehanne, they grew up together.
Jehanne is her pride and joy, the apple of her eyes. Magalona is very watchful with her.
Aimelina de SìarrA few years younger than Jehanne, they grew up together.
Jehanne Elissa understand less and less Aimelina's lifechoices.
In that business, something is drifting away from her.
Catalina Constance de VolpilhatHer aunt.
Actually, they almost don't know each other.
But they both know that Volpilhat's name and blood are to perpetuate.
Adrian Fauconnier de RiddermarkHer intended.
It has been years since the last time they see eachother. Jehanne was still a very young woman. She doesn't remember why she loves him.
But she is confident.
If Adrian was dead, she would know it.
Eilinn MelaniHer best friend.
They would give their life one for the other.
Actarius d’EuphorHer godfather and vassal.
He had unrestrained admiration for Jehanne's mother. Her looks after her and overprotects her.
He want her to be as exemplary as her mother and wishes her to blossom and be happy.
Alas, this attitude to Jehanne make him strict. She feels oppressed under the eyes of the man she calls "uncle".
Blanche da LuaThey met once, in Cauvisson, when Jehanne and Eilinn organised a young nobles' great meeting.
Many years later, Blanche come back in touch with Jehanne Elissa to thank her and invite her in return to visit her in Gondomar. Here starts the story...