Card Lores:Silenced Noble, Lavinia

The niece of "Titus". She was always virtuous and untainted, the perfect symbol of purity. People had talked of her as the jewel of Rome, and a jewel she was indeed, before the incident in the woods. When the Andronici were out on a royal hunt, she and her lover, Bassanius, found "Tamora", former Queen of the Goths, together with "Aaron", a Moor- who was unwelcome in the country because of his color. Seeing this unsightly scene, "Lavinia" and Bassanius began making snide remarks at "Tamora", feeling that "Tamora" should stay with "Saturnius", her rightful husband, instead of meeting up with a Moor like that. Of course, "Tamora" was enraged, and ordered her two sons, Chiron and Demetrius, to kill Bassanius, and take "Lavinia" with them forcefully. "Lavinia" was horrified at this, and begged "Tamora" for mercy. However, her pleas fell on deaf ears, and Bassanius was brutally murdered. "Lavinia" was then left to the mercy of the two brothers, who cut off her hands and tongue, so that she couldn't speak or write a word of what had transpired. When she made any attempt to speak, a fresh stream of blood issued from her mouth, causing some who witnessed her after the gruesome deed to lament the loss of the sweetest voice they had heard in their lives- after all, "Lavinia" was cherished by not only the Andronici, but quite a few people in the Roman community as well. Others, however, seemed to see her as a monster because of her mutiliations- even her young nephew, who used to love her, ran away from her at the sight of the stumps that used to be her hands. Misery enveloped "Lavinia", as she felt that after the incident, no one would be able to accept her for who she is- she was beautiful once, she knew that- and they would ostracize her, leaving her alone in the world with noone to care for her except her uncle "Titus", who was descending into madness all that while.