Contest: Alais Valenwood

This is my entry for #AzaleasDolls-lovers Heroine Creator Contest.

I made my dolls with the amazing Heroine Creator by Azaleas Dolls, which you can find here. [link]

The BEAUTIFUL Meinona helped me out with putting 5 pictures together!

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Story: Once Upon A Time…

Well I suppose every good fairy tale starts this way. But this fairy tale is different. This is about a girl who has been lost throughout history. This is not to says she's not present in history, but her presence is always felt.

[ First Picture] It was the Year of Our Lord 1345, and Alais Valenwood had just reached her eighteenth birthday. Her father was the Feudal Lord Damien, and he ruled a vast amount of land over what was ‘today’ France. Her family was the most unorthodox of all the Lords under the King. Lord, Lady, and Daughter were all dedicated to their people. Alais was especially talented in teaching and literature, as well as mixing up herbs and cures for illnesses.

Because of the aristocratic family’s care, they grew to be one of the most wealthy and prosperous parishes in the region.

The King, however, grew increasingly jealous of the beloved Lord, and began to spread lies—dangerous lies. The people began to believe their sovereign was a warlock, and his wife and daughter were nothing but witches.

The outraged people stormed their manorial home, killing the Lord and Lady. Alais ran out into the forest scared and alone.

An ancient sprite had seen the girl’s good heart, and decided to grant her a wish.

In Alais’ frantic state, she wished that she would never have to die like her parents did. She wanted just wanted to live.

Of course she hadn’t meant it literally, and over time she believed her conversation with the sprite was a dream. However as years passed…she never grew old. Her wish…or curse…had been granted.

[Second Picture] The Year is 1652 and Alais finds herself in the Turkish Harem of the handsome Sultan. She has risen through the ranks of hundreds of girls and the Sultan is besotted with her beauty. He lavishes her with the finest silks, jewels, and gold, and in return Alais learns to love him. In fact, he was the only man, she would fully give her heart to.

This affair, however, passionate and poignant, did not last forever. As he grew older, he noticed that her youth was eternal. She told him her secret, and in an effort to keep her safe from suspicious persons, he allowed her to leave his Harem.

She only saw him once more, many years later. Cloaked and disguised, she whispered a teary goodbye to her dying love.

[ Third Picture] The Year is 1780 and Alais has returned to France, however, it was a much different world than the medieval place she once knew. Now ruled by Louis XVI, Alais finds herself in the royal court. Her charm and wit, eventually makes her fast friends with Marie Antoinette. However, as the fateful date of 1789 { French Revolution } approaches, she may or may not make it out with her life…or head…

Thankfully she flees will all her extremities in tact, and seeks safe haven in England.

[Fourth Picture] The Year is 1885 and Alais has retired from the high society, into something a little more scandalous. Donning a red wig and calling herself ‘Scarlett’, she falls into the world of burlesque dancing, especially in the Moulin Rogue. She is often the subject of many of Toulouse L’trec paintings, as well as his greatest muse

[Fifth Picture] The Year is 2400, and the world is going through a divide. A boom in technology has brought the Earth into a new era, and humans have grown smarter. However, there are some who believe this technology is evil, and long for a simpler more genteel time. These stark divisions have led to an interesting change in way of life…a steam punk way of life. It’s the easiest way to combine new technologies with old manners. Alais has since dyed her hair pink, and sails through the open air as the second mate of an airship captain. Her and her boss never particularly know where they’re going, but they always know that adventure awaits them no matter where they go.

Most fairy tales have a The End., but for Alais…her tales keep going.