In Depth Character Profile: Ofelia
Technical
Doll: Neo Noir
Received: March 2010
Modifications: Stock wig cut and reattached at an angle to give a side part
Creative
Name: Ofelia
Age: 22
Ofelia is the eldest of two girls. She has a sister, Lenore, who is one year younger. Ofelia grew up in an environment where she was encouraged to expand her mind creatively and intellectually. Her father was in textiles and her mother was an acclaimed interior decorator, and they met through a business colleague.
Ofelia’s mother, Katie, was fond of bringing her daughters along when she worked, and it was on such an occasion that Ofelia’s life would take shape. At a bungalow in Wales, four year old Ofelia wandered from her mother’s side into a side room which contained a piano, and little else. She climbed onto the bench, and with a chubby finger began tapping out her favorite lullaby. Katie bought a piano that very day.
Ofelia’s young life then became quickly surrounded by the instrument and by her love of music. Two years later she joined and trained through the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain. She was widely considered a prodigy and was accepted to the National Youth Orchestra a full three years ahead of schedule.
She and her sister Lenore, who was nearly her equal on the cello, began playing publicly together when Lenore was eight. At 14 and 13 respectively, Ofelia and Lenore finished composing their first duet. When Ofelia was in her fifteenth year, she and Lenore were approached by an agent to perform their now several duets all across Europe and the girls began to tour.
A tour that started in Europe turned into a tour of the world. The girls completed their education on the road. Instead of reading about history, they visited it. Instead of watching movies about the pyramids, they climbed them. When Ofelia had reached twenty, Ofelia’s life changed yet again. Her parents had gone out for the evening, and upon returning slid on a patch of black ice and through a barrier into a ravine. They did not make it to the hospital.
Both girls decided it was time to go home. They’d seen more in their short lives than most people dreamt of, and now they wanted to return to their homeland to lead quiet lives amidst the memories of their parents. They sold the small flat their parents had moved into, liquidated all their assets and set about building a new home. It was to be lavish, three floors, two studio spaces, massive kitchen, plenty of room to grow.
They met with a recommended contractor, Yvael, who had built some of the grander homes on the eastern coast of Britain. Building began immediately for the girls’ new home. It was scheduled to be complete by the end of the year. At an appointed arrival time, Ofelia walked onto the land she and her sister had purchased, and toward the house that was to be their new oasis. What she found was a shell. Bare beams jutted toward an unfinished roof. Plaster crumbled from what little bit of wall had been erected. Yvael was nowhere to be found, and neither was their fortune.
Ofelia contacted the only person she knew she could. Her maternal cousin Oryx. The three girls had been friends since childhood, and had on occasion turned to one another in times of hardship. Oryx came through with an invitation to come live with her at the home of Lady Carmilla, a wealthy aristocrat fond of taking in and funding artists. It was just what was needed to get the girls back on their feet.
