CANON

canon: Original
canon point: ~ 59-60 AD, during Nero's reign as emperor
notes: Inspired by the letter from Paul to the congregation in Rome, found in the Bible
character blurb:

Fabia Julia Neapolitana, known by her middle name, Julia, isn’t from Rome originally. She was born and raised in Naples, where her father was a notary at the local council and managed to marry her off to Brutus, a merchant son in charge of an olive oil import business with a special focus on Greek products. Over the years, Brutus' business grew, and he decided to start up in Rome, where he moved his family when their son was just seven. Being a ruthless, violent brute, Julia found that living with her husband wasn’t easy, so when the man went down with one of their boats by the coast of Ithaca after three years, no one shed a tear – Julia simply took over day to day administration of the business and had the family slave, Plato, help with finances and bookkeeping, until Domitius, their son, at an age of fifteen was ready to take over. He has run the olive oil import business ever since and with great success, the Neapolitana, as they are known to the local Romans, have become an exceedingly wealthy plebeian family. When Julia, three years later, first became ill, Domitius not only sought help with every physician he could pay for, but at his mother’s urging, he sought spiritual advice with the new Christos cult and quickly, both he and his mother became deeply involved with the Christian underground in Rome. Even as Julia had lost her sight completely two years later, they didn’t give up their newfound faith. Instead, Domitius rose to prominence within the Roman congregation and is currently counted among one of the elders of the group, despite his relative young age. So much so that when Paul wrote the congregation in 57 AD, the middle part of the letter was entrusted to him for safekeeping, while the other two parts were kept safe by Silvius and Drusilla, respectively. Living a quiet, secluded life in the family home, now at age 43, Julia has developed a deep connection and close relationship to Plato, their almost ten year older business notary, who helped her out so much after Brutus died, and although they are slave and mistress, they begin a romantic relationship.

PLAYER

contact: PM to this journal. thewriteway
active times/pace: CEST/CET player. Tries to be online at least during the evening my time, but it varies. More one tag a day player than anything, but if you hit me up at the right time, I can still boomerang a bit.
brackets/prose: Definitely brackets preference, but will match. I default to present tense, but can also match other tenses.
offensive subjects/triggers: Not any.



IN CHARACTER

physical affection: Go for it.
physical violence: I'd prefer not.
relationships: M/F pref.
psychic info: She has no mental barriers and will be an easy read. Ask if you need more info.
magical info: No magical powers.
medical info: Lost her eyesight to a disease eight-nine years prior to the current canon point.
offensive subjects/triggers: Based around a fictionalized version of the congregation in Rome that Paul wrote his Book of Romans to, Julia's character features a lot of Christian history, dogma and other themes. If this is not your cup of tea, and you would like to opt-out of interacting with her, go here. Being from the Roman Empire, her narrative may include period-typical misogyny, homophobia and the like. As she is blind, disability (in the Ancient World) will also feature. Please opt-out if you're not comfortable with this, I will not hold it against you!



OUT OF CHARACTER

backtagging: Yes, please!
threadhopping: No.
fourthwalling: Go ahead.
not interested in: Smut.