<div class="floatright">(http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/176977460326345164_2VvuaPP1_f.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><strong>Name:</strong> Mariana Gaunt (http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/125397170844516565_ilXcY8nA_f.jpg)<br/><strong>Specification:</strong> Unknown<br/><strong>Age:</strong> Appears to be 24, but her real age is unknown.<br/><strong>Sex:</strong> Female<br/><strong>Appearance (http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/125397170844137439_be2ufctx_f.jpg):</strong> <br/>Mariana (http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/43487952621424484_lHJQ1q5D_f.jpg) is 5'5" and very curvy. She has a petite bone structure, but she has the hourglass figure that has made men drool for centuries. She's not fat by any means, but she is feminine and all woman. She came from a time when curves were celebrated, and her attractiveness has not diminished one bit...even in the thin-obsessed society of today. She is very pale and her hair is long, red and curly. Her eyes are large and bright blue, her nose is small and almost button-like, and her lips are well-shaped above a dimple on her chin. She carries herself naturally in a seductive manner, and turns heads wherever she is. How much of it is due to her appearance and presence and how much is because she is an Unknown is hard to say.<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong> Although she is an Unknown, she is far from evil or even scary most of the time. She tries her hardest to be kind and friendly, even though she is obviously considered a "monster" by the town people. She remains in the mansion most of the time, but it still hurts her that she is now this...creature. Naturally she is creative, intelligent and compassionate. She did not choose to be what she is, and she resents the shadow it casts on her. Living with the other Unknowns, she regards them as family...and perhaps some are even biologically family as well. She is passionate, determined and protective of innocents. An unwilling monster....if that's what she is.<br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong> Mariana did not choose this life, and she certainly didn't choose to become an Unknown. She grew up in a lower-class home in colonial America, close to where Castle Hill is now. She was a pretty and precocious child, and well-liked by all those she met. She grew up...developing early and earning a reputation as an 'untouchable' virgin who considered herself above those she came across. This was simply not true at all. She just didn't want to be defined by a man's influence on her life, so she remained aloof as far as marriage or courting went. She was determined to be a successful female writer in a man's world, and spend most of her time inside working on her books. <br/><br/>Unfortunately, when someone looks as sensual as Mariana and refuses all advances, she's bound to be called a "tease" and earn some enemies. It was one of these men who decided that the proud little bitch deserved a lesson. He pursued her relentlessly, but when she did not return his attentions, he grew angry and abducted her. After raping her, he came after her with a knife. She assumed he meant to kill her, but she faced him bravely as she felt the knife pierce her chest. She passed out, confident that she'd just taken her last breath.<br/><br/>Fortunately...or unfortunately, however you'd like to look at it...she woke some time later with no scar and no pain. She was confused, but when she stood up, she could hear...see...feel...smell and move better than she ever had before. She'd just been raped and stabbed, and yet she felt healthier than ever. Her abductor returned then and simply smiled like a Cheshire cat. He said some nonsense about them being able to be together forever now, and came after her again. She furiously threw him to the side, surprising them both with her superhuman strength, and then ran. She ran far, far away from her home and her family. She instinctively knew that she could never return to the way things were, and she had to stay away from her rapist. <br/><br/>She has succeeded for centuries, but finally decided that she wanted to stop running and hiding. She has returned to New England and found others like herself at Castle Hill. Making her home there, she was satisfied when none of the others seemed to recognize her description of the man who had ruined her life, and assumed that he'd given up. She has settled in and continues to try and reverse any assumptions the townsfolk have about her.</span>