Post by sonny on Nov 26, 2011 22:26:19 GMT -5
Estella Vittoria Russo
name, Estella Vittoria Russo (star victory), commonly Estel or Stella
gender, Female
shifter, Yes, into a cheetah
age, Twenty-six years old
birthday, November second
occupation, Heiress, Attorney
orientation, Heterosexual
height, 5'10"
weight, 140
hair, Her hair is usually kept at shoulder length and is a beautiful blonde. Naturally slightly wavy, her hair is either seen wavy or straightened depending on her mood and outfit.
eyes, Stella has steely blue-gray eyes that are a stark difference from her shifted eyes which are bright burning amber.
face claim, Adrianne Palicki
generally, Slender, curvy, stunningStella is one of those women that other women simply hate. Put her in a paper sack and she'd strut down a runway without batting an eye. She can wear anything with a distinct air of dignity and has all the grace of a predator on the prowl. Tall enough to have taken a career as an acomplished model with looks to match, Estel is often the envy of the women she meets. She always dresses nicely in classy little dresses or smart suits when she has to be out amongst the people, sometimes with a little bling here and there just because she can. The one thing about Estel is that she loves to wear heels when she dresses to the nine which means she's always n the prowl for guys taller than her. When she's at home, it's hilarious the change in her. She slums in comfy faded jeans and wornout sweats with baggy t-shirts. On occasion she will give in to having a little 'common' fun and wear designer jeans and a custom t-shirt out to a club with shoes that cost more than you make in a year. As if her wardrobe wasn't enough, Stella's got just enough curves to keep the guys looking and knows how to use it to her advantage when she wants to. Yes, there's not a place Stella goes where she's not noticed.
when shifted, Sleek, powerful, sharpShifting turns Estel from a gorgeous and dangerous human to a powerful and dangerous cheetah. Taller than the average cheetah but with abnormally pale fur, Estel becomes physically as dangerous as she is normally verbally dangerous. Her eyes take on a deep amber cast and her wheat gold fur is splattered from nose to tail tip with round black spots. Long-legged and thin in build, she's obviousl made for speed. Stella loves to run as a cheetah, to feel the sleek power and form packed into such a light build. The keener senses aren't half bad either since her eyesight gets over ten times better. Sadly since she does live in a town she has to watch shifting. At her home outside of town however, Stella has tons of land around it on which she runs. If anyone claims there's a cheetah on the property, she simply laughs and says they've been sneaking wine from her private cellar. She has to take the risk though since she gets restless and achy if she doesn't get a good run in every couple of days which can be very inconvenient while in court or out and about on family business.
likes, Greyhounds, salukis, cats, good wine, champagne, cooking, good food, winning a case, gold (the color), summertime, art, running, open spaces, swimming, watching the sunrise or sunset, black and white movies, musicals, playing the violin and piano, strawberries, instrumental music, guys taller than her, legitiment accents, running with her dogs
dislikes, Yappy dogs, cheap food, fast food, losing, cheaters, guys that are shorter than her, easy women, being told she was given everything on a silver platter, being wrong, people that wear too much makeup, posers, tough guys that aren't really tough, snobby rich guys, fake or forced accents, her house getting too messy, not being able to run when she wants to
strengths, Stubborn, cunning, determined, proud, multi-lingual
weaknesses, Absolutely despises being wrong, thinks she can take on anyone and sometimes mouths off before she thinks about what she's saying
habits, Plays the piano or violin when she's sad or has to think about something, sings in Italian when she's sad or lonely
secrets, During college Estel miscarried a baby and fears she may never be able to carry a baby to term
traits, stubborn, intelligent, classy, adaptable, two sidedStella is a woman that you've got to be a very special person to handle. She's a woman that can hold her own against the world and doesn't need your pathetic help thank you very much. She refuses to ever back down from a challenge and thanks to her astounding intelligence, she's more often than not able to overcome any challenge you throw at her. The few times Estel has been knocked down, she has this habit of bouncing right back up. She doesn't let things keep her down long and with come back better than ever if it's the last thing she does. If you tok away all of her money, you'd think she would crumble because what everyone sees is the spoiled rich girl. That, however, isn't true. Estel would brush herself off, get a job or two or three and hold herself up. The world doesn't see the determined, adaptable teen that put herself not only through high school after running away from home but also through seven years at Harvard with three jobs. They don't see the girl that aced every test ever put in front of her, mastered French and Italian and that plays the piano and violin as well as any professional. They only see a hotheaded rich girl that struts through the streets and rules the courtroom with an iron fist doused in gold. They miss the cunning in her steel blue eyes in favor of staring in awe at the expensive clothes and attitude she throws around. What they don't see is the lonely woman that worked her way through life, that dodges the politics of a rich family and at the end of the day curls up on the couch in sweats and a t-shirt with her three greyhounds while her two cats snooze on the back of the sofa. They miss the quiet contemplating side of Estel, the one that appriciates a sunrise and contemplates a good bottle of wine, the one that pours over classic books and laughs at black and white movies. They miss that classy lonely woman behind the iron fist, steel eyes and gold-dipped exterior. Maybe she makes it hard for anyone to see past it, with her hot temper and snide insults but it's not like anyone really makes an effort either.
mother, Giatta Franchesca Russo, living, 50
father, Antony Micheal Russo, deceased
siblings, None
lovers, Many but no significant ones
others, Many but none that are important
pets, Sasha; greyhound, 4 years, Tulio, greyhound, 5 years; Mayballine, greyhound, 8 years; Venice, housecat, 5 years; Augustine, housecat, 2 years
story, From riches to rags and right back againEstel comes from money so old that nobody really remembers where it started. Chances are at one time her family was part of the Italian nobility but in the modern age barons have turned to art. Her parents sponser aspiring artists and manage some of the world's finest art gallaries. Her father is also a beneficiary of some of the finest academies in the world and even has a hand in Juliard's day to day runnings. This was the life Estella Vittoria Russo was born into, money. And lots of it. She learned to play the piano at a young age and was taught how to paint though she never liked it. Instruments were more her thing. She grew up in a state of constant hostility though since her family, like all families from old old old money, liked to fight over the money even though there was plenty of it. This mentality was one Stella never understood and still curls her lip at.
At sixteen, sick of her family's constant backstabbing and death threats over money, Stella up and left. She headed away to the small town at the foot of the Rockies where she'd be well away from her insane family. Now, the thing to know is that her entire family is shifters. How long they've been shifters, just like the money, they lost track of. Maybe since the Middle Ages, maybe only in the last few generations but either way, Stella already knew that she was one. Her first shift was at ten when she threw a fit about not being allowed to skip a grade in her prep school. She decided to go to Innovation and finished her education there in two years. Stella's a smart cookie but when she left the school and set her sights on Harvard's law school, she knew life would be hard.
She'd cut herself off completely from her family so she had next to no money, much less enough to make Harvard pay attention to her. It's possible just her name on the application would have been enough but Estel wanted to do this her way. She turned in the application and worked three jobs through her college career. She blazed through her undergraduate courses, transferring in credits she'd taken before and during high school when she stilled lived with her parents. At twenty-four, Estel graduated with honors from Harvard Law and returned to that quiet town in the Rockies to become an atorney specializing in cases concering child custody. On May 4th, a year after graduating, Stella recieved a call from her mother informing her that her father had had a heart attack.
Estella's mother, Giatta, had married for money when she shouldn't have. She'd been a starving artist and when a millionare showers you in attention and expensive gifts, you don't say no. She had no interest in the vast fortunes of the Russo family and was frankly exhausted from the politics of it. She wanted to go back to art so, Stella has her mother set up in a nice home in Napals, Italy where she can paint to her heart's content and wants for nothing. With all this money under her control, Stella lives life in class but strangely doesn't live it up like she could. Her house is nice, perhaps big for one person, but it's not a mansion. In fact, the land it sits on is worth more than the house. Still, she keeps her housekeeper on a good salary and as her grounds well kept. There's always good wine in the wine cooler and a nice bottle of champagne for celebrations and Stella never looks shabby unless she's got nowhere to go except to the couch to relax with her three greyhound running buddies Mayballine, Tulio and Sasha.
name, Sonny
experience, years
other characters, Sonny Marie Stafford
read the rules, Checked by the staffers, Echo!
