Lieselotte "Lottie" Temple

Lieselotte Temple

Portrait


Credit: San

Basics

  • Name: Lieselotte Temple
    • Pronunciation: lee-zuh-lot | tem-pull
    • Etymology: God Is My Oath (German) | place of worship (English)
    • Nickname: Lottie, Lotte
  • Date of Birth: 21 June 2017
    • Ghostreach, Grand Tetons
  • Sex: Female
    • Pronouns: She/her
  • Family: Temple
  • Species: Coydog (Luperci Ortus)

Affiliation

NPCs

  • Character NPC: None
  • Animal NPC: None

OOC Information

Wiki Base Code: Mandi

OOC Assumptions

The following information can be assumed or referenced by Del Cenere Gang Members without discussion/asking:

  • General conversations (e.g. "Hi, how are you?")
  • Seeing Lottie practicing archery
  • Seeing Lottie around Charmingtown, frequenting the Ugly Coyote, or the Parish with the horses

Plot Opportunities

  • She is a highly skilled archer. She could teach you, get you in trouble, get you out of trouble, the options are endless!
  • Despite her new affiliation, Lottie is still looking for a family. Give her a tip?
  • Lottie is staying at Casa Inadaptada with the Rey Salvaje. Super weird! Definitely juicy rumor bait.


Introduction

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  1.   1.  Personality
    1.   1.1  Overview
    2.   1.2  Detail
  2.   2.  Appearance
    1.   2.1  Basics
    2.   2.2  Gallery
  3.   3.  Relationships
    1.   3.1  Family
    2.   3.2  DCG Relationships
    3.   3.3  Other Relationships
  4.   4.  NPCs
    1.   4.1  Animal NPCs
  5.   5.  Skills

Lottie Temple is a kind, soft-spoken archer with a checkered past. She came to Nova Scotia in the summer of 2020 in search of a family she did not find, and eventually lost her only horse (RIP Bill), whose collapse fractured her ankle. She was found and taken into the care of a certain stranger, and is currently settling into a new life with the Del Cenerens.


1.  Personality

1.1  Overview

Summary

At first glance, Lottie has the patient, confident charm of a well-traveled individual. She has a quick wit but never says anything too sharply, and indulges others in conversation more than she divulges, to the effect of becoming forgettable when the night is done.

The truth of the matter is that Lottie is a reformed criminal and a hard-toothed survivalist. Intensely private, she doesn't care to draw attention to herself, having learned to keep her compassion and beliefs carefully guarded. She often leans into her own natural sociability as a smokescreen to discourage further prying, allowing herself to be written off if it means she can make it through from one day to the next.

Although her skill with the bow gives her a leg up in many situations, she doesn't rely on this to keep herself safe. Her experience with conflict steers her toward careful observation and distrust, especially of new people and situations. A reliable companion once her loyalty and trust has been earned, getting to that stage is often difficult.

While in search of a personal atonement for the things she's done, she continues to struggle between moral and ethical choices in day to day life. Over time, her hope is to put forward a better world than the one she left behind.

Traits

  • Demeanor: Coy, Friendly, Inquisitive, Resourceful
  • Speech: Lottie's voice is disarmingly sweet and gentle. She has a hard time sounding angry; as a result, she's learned to channel her negative emotions in other more tangible ways.
  • Languages: Common (English), semi-fluent in German
  • Scent: Pine, citrus, and lemongrass
  • Outlook: Neutral — she doesn't like to look forwards or back, preferring to live life one moment at a time.
  • Tropes: Retired Outlaw, Quick Draw, The Atoner, Street Smart
  • Alignment: True Neutral
Concerned with own well-being and that of the group or organization which aids them
Will keep their word if in their best interest
Will weigh the options of the potential rewards and dangers associated with assisting strangers

1.2  Detail

Interests

  • Likes: archery, sunlight, summer, citrus groves, drinks, horseback riding, mountains
  • Dislikes: storms, lightning, manipulative people, innocent casualties

Biases

Lottie naturally distrusts everyone she meets, even if she doesn't outwardly show it. She is more cautious around women than men, and tends to be very wary of overly friendly women.

Motivations and Fears

After going through hell and back, Lottie is motivated to start over. She wants to make good on her new lease on life, and try to atone for as much as she can.

She fears that this atonement won't be good enough, or that she won't be able to make the right changes to go forward in her life. She fears losing everything all over again.

Sexuality

Lottie is bisexual and guarded romantically.

Most of her relationships since a certain event have been casual, and she prefers to keep them that way.

Substances

Lottie can put drinks back as good as she can make them, and she can make them really good.

She'll smoke socially, but doesn't care to do it alone. There was a time when she liked a certain something a little too much, but thankfully, that's far behind her now.

Spirituality

Lottie sure hopes there are no gods or goddesses out there. She's not certain she would pass their judgment, given all that she's done.

2.  Appearance

2.1  Basics

Reference


Credit: San

Overview

Lottie's figure tends toward curvaceous more than lean, most notably in the hips. She packs on muscle under a sleek coat; her arms are well developed from regular use of a bow, with her triceps and biceps particularly defined. Her coyote genes have given her a long nose and ears, but her dog ancestry shines through in her coloration, which is a blend of creamy whites and tans.

While she possesses a wild edge to her appearance, her humanization is evident by her preference for clothing and a reliance on tools. She has a small inventory of attire and traveling gear, but she can be found most often found in a dark tan hide dress with leather tassels. A silver metal locket is worn either around her neck or strung along her belts. Her brown hair gleams a reddish hue in the sunlight, and falls down past the slick curve of her waist. Although she is of a smaller stature, Lottie has no trouble commanding attention when she wants to.

Modifications
Lottie has an ugly scar on her shoulder/back where there was formerly a gang tattoo. The look of it suggest its removal wasn't entirely consensual. She has many other smaller scars/puncture wounds over her legs and arms.

Forms

  • Lupus: 24 in (61 cm) ↔ 38 lbs (17 kg)
  • Secui: 40 in (101 cm) ↔ 130 lbs (58 kg)
  • Optime: 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) ↔ 175 lbs (80 kg)

Gear

Lottie carries her whole life on her. Most of this is stored in saddle bags, but she usually keeps her bow and quiver of arrows handy.

Clothing

  • Dark brown dress with leather tassles and fur lining
  • Textile shawl
  • Dark red leather gloves
  • Tan riding trousers
  • Light linen blouse with black ties
  • Leather vest

Accessories

  • Red hair tie
  • Leather arm and finger guards
  • Leather belts
  • Silver locket

Weapons

  • Composite bow and leather quiver with well-crafted arrows
  • Carved whale-bone hunting knife

Color Palette

Please note that Lieselotte's color palette may be artistically exaggerated in his depictions.

Fur and Optime Hair

 Brown Bramble (#3E2813)

 Baker's Chocolate (#663F18)

 Dark Wood (#806244)

 Dark Tan (#9C7148)

 Fallow (#B9926D)

 Rodeo Dust (#CBAB8D)

 Almond (#F1DFCD)

Eyes

 Chilean Fire (#C7592D)

2.2  Gallery

For the full gallery, click here?. Hover for image credit!

by San by San


3.  Relationships

3.1  Family

Immediate Family (Temple)

Unknown relations indicated by *

  • Mother: Sibylle Temple
  • Father: Wilmar Temple
  • Siblings: Faramund Temple, Gunther Temple, Dieter Temple
  • Mate: None
    • Former: Tielo Roth — Deceased
  • Children: None

Family Relationships

  • A whip smart spitfire of a woman, there was never a dull moment with Sibylle Temple. Lottie's mother never backed down without a fight, which was a necessity for a household of rowdy children, and eventually evidenced by the scene of her murder, where at least two of her attackers were found. Although Lottie's approach to life diverged greatly, she internalized her mother's lessons and carries them with her to this day.
  • Wilmar Temple was said to be a fair man, and that was that. Lottie doesn't remember much about her father. One day he left and never came back.
  • Her brothers Faramund, Gunther, and Dieter were each their own baffling bundle of complexes, but Lottie loved them all the same. It wasn't fair what happened to them, but she made sure they're resting easy now.

3.2  DCG Relationships

Key

Nazario Del Bosque
Although she meant to give the Del Cenerens a wide berth after learning that they were a gang, she wound up falling, literally, into the path of their Rey Salvaje. Initially distrustful and wary of him, she came around after he graciously allowed her to recuperate in his house (oh my god they were roommates) and didn't make any creepy advances. While she's still getting to know him and learning about the culture of the pack, she's beginning to think her bad luck wasn't so bad after all!

Acquaintances

Notable

Sugabear Perrin Du Lac aka Bear
She nearly shot him while trying to get a lemming, but thanks to the power of honey, there were no hard feelings. Bear was able to point her along in her search for Holden's family, and he was easy enough to talk to that Lottie wouldn't mind seeing him again. Turns out she might get that opportunity!

Former

  • None

3.3  Other Relationships

Key

Character
Description

Former Relationships

Open

Lou "Lazuli" Shaw
Lazuli took up the mantle of the Diamond Riders after Sibylle, and apparently was her on again off again lover. She took a shine to Lottie, helped to show her the ropes, and was most of the time a fair and stern leader. Lottie feels guilty about her death.

Tielo Roth
Lottie doesn't know what to think about her deceased lover. While their love was true, his actions were the spark to the conflagration that became her life. She tries not to think about the good times.

Julia "Jewels" Price
Her partner through hell and high water, until the day came that Jewels had to make a choice between Lottie and herself. She chose herself, and as far as Lottie knows, she never looked back.

Addie Holcomb
No one who hated Lottie more than Addie. Vindictive and cruel, Addie waited for the perfect moment to strike. Lottie believes she was fiercely jealous of her and her relationship with Julia.

Notable

  • Holden: An older man, he found Lottie at her moment of need. With his help, Lottie was able to recover from her injuries and turn over a new leaf. Tragically, he succumbed to an illness and did not make the journey home to his wife. Lottie is looking for his family to deliver the bad news.
  • Character: Description

Minor

4.  NPCs

cNPCs
  • Current: None
  • Previous: None
yNPCs
  • Current: None
  • Inactive: None

4.1  Animal NPCs

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Basics

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    • Meaning: Word (Language)
    • Pronunciation: aa-ee-oo
  • Sex:
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Summary

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History

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5.  Skills

Note: Listed skills are those that the character has some significant talent or interest in to be noteworthy. Skills that have been mastered (and are best expressed as such) are marked.

Main Focus: Sharpshooter / Ranger
  • Archery (High Experience): For the Temple family, archery was a way of life. Lottie wasn't the best archer out of her siblings, but after their deaths she had a reason to get good.
  • Wayfinding (High Experience): Prior to a certain event, Lottie used to lead travelers through the terrain of her home in exchange for goods and supplies. She has greatly honed her survival chops since then.
  • Bartending (High Experience): She had a role to fill, and she did it well.
Auxiliary Skills and Hobbies
  • Language & Literacy
    • Reading & Writing: Lottie can read and write, and she knows enough German to muddle through a conversation. She's no polyglot, however, and likes to stick with Common as much as possible.
  • Hunting
    • Feral (Proficient)
    • Bow Hunting (Skilled): She prefers to hunt from horseback with a bow and arrow, however.
  • Equine Care
    • Riding (Proficient): Lottie's old life featured horseback riding heavily, and most of her travel since then has been on horseback. She's pretty good at it, and knows how to take care of her steeds.