Aubrey Taylor

Aubergine "Aubrey" Taylor is a Gemanina character and belongs to the roleplay Gemania: The Coalition. She was originally a high ranking member of the King's Army, until she left to join the coalition. She was born in autumn, during the night, giving her earth and darkness powers. She is married to Leo Kastor, and has three children.

 Background 

Aubrey was born the oldest child of the Taylor family, but being female, didn't inherit the title. Because of this, her mother had her enter the King's Army when she was 11. Aubrey suffered a lot of teasing from the other kids in training, because of her name, Aubergine, which means "eggplant". It was then she took on the name Aubrey, and became very secretive of her real name.

Several times, Aubrey seriously considered running away from the army, but about a year into her training, they took her brother, Crispin, captive to ensure she would obey them and do whatever it took for them to turn her into a machine of war. Aubrey never considered running away again, until the first time she was supposed to torture someone. In front of all the kids who had teased her, with a knife held to her brother's throat, she was supposed to torture a prisoner, a boy around her age. Aubrey found herself unable to do it. She tried attacking the soldiers to save her brother, but instead they killed him before her eyes. From then on, Aubrey swore to do whatever they wanted with her, because becoming a soldier for the King's Army meant they practically owned your life, and without Crispin, she didn't see life as worth living anymore, so why not give it to them? She hardened herself against compassion, and turned her heart to stone. She did every evil deed they asked of her.

When she was sixteen, her mother started putting pressure on her to get married. Aubrey couldn't care less, although part of her was hopeful that marriage would make her life a little bit more enjoyable. She was given the choice of who she wanted to marry, so long as it was someone rich, and part of the Army. She met Kartol, and within two weeks of knowing him, decided he was about as good as it was going to get. They were engaged when they were both eighteen. Aubrey knew he didn't love her, but she hoped he did, because she was desperate for someone to actually care about her, seeing as her brother had been the only one in the world who did. She overlooked all the signs that he was cheating on her, and didn't care for her, and let herself hope that their marriage was going to be a good thing for both of them.

Gemania: The Coaltion

Aubrey was first introduced along with the rest of the "Eggplant Gang" when a group from the coalition showed up in town to pick up supplies. Along with Anthony, Lyrica, and Kartol, Aubrey helped kidnap Isla and Griffin. With the help of Lyrica, she forced Amara to torture the kidnapped pair. She contributing to helping brainwash Griffin, and attacked Winnie and Lillian to keep them from rescuing Griffin and Isla.

Later, Aubrey is seen attacking Leo when she finds him sneaking into the castle to kill the king. When Caspian comes to help, Aubrey successfully kidnaps him and after torturing him, with Kartol's help, she brainwashes him to forget all his memories. She then pretends to escape with him, with Leo's help, and brings him back to the camp, going undercover to spy on the coalition.

Leo confronts Aubrey about what she's doing, so she strikes a deal with him. He won't give her away, but he's controlling the situation, and will stop her from returning any information to the king. Eventually, he agrees to let her meet up with Kartol, provided he comes along. Aubrey finds Kartol in a tavern, doing unspeakable things, and proceeds to beat him up.

Following this, Aubrey decides there's no point in staying with the King's Army any longer, so she and Leo run off together to create a secret base in the woods. Leo agrees to help her find her new purpose, and Aubrey agrees to help him and the coalition defeat the king.

 Family 

Maria Taylor is Aubrey's mother. The two had a very strained relationship, involving Maria forcing Aubrey to join the army. Maria never paid much attention to Aubrey, making Aubrey feel incredibly neglected and lonely. The only purpose Maria served in Aubrey's life was making sure that Aubrey didn't bring humiliation on their family, and brought honour to the family name.

Crispin Taylor is Aubrey's brother. He was three years younger than her, and only nine at the time of his death. He was Aubrey's first and closest friend, and the two were inseparable as children. She would have willingly given her life for him.