Inspired by a discussion on #larp, I've decided to write up our "discoveries" of what scent suited what character. This is fueled by my ongoing obsession with
[Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab] perfumes, and my strange desire to ensure that everyone in the world has a scent. --Lupie
Alric
[Anthony]
- "The embodiment of Classic masculinity. A warrior's scent: the green hills and grasses of the battlefields, the resinous incense from the prayers to his Gods, and a touch of the musky leather of his armor. Ambergris and frankincense with sage, and basil."
Daramin
[Iago]
- "Malevolent, dark and shadowy: sinuous black musk, wet leather and vetiver."
Lucie
[Hellcat]
- "A soft, sensual, luxuriant blend with a wicked bite: hazelnut, buttercream, honey mead, rum and sweet almond."
- Bonus! Lt. Rivers
- [Undertow]
- "The Dark Side of Water: clean and purifying, yet menacing -- lotus and juniper with a hint of mint. A scent dragged up from the depths to the Stygian shore."
Sarah Moreton
[Vixen]
- "Lascivious, flirtatious, and vampy as hell. A true heartbreaker’s perfume. The innocence of orange blossom tainted by the beguiling scents of ginger and patchouli. "
Pluena
[Hecate]
- "Magnificent three-faced Goddess of Magic, the Dark Moon and the Crossroads. She is the Mother of Witches, and the midnight baying of hounds is her paean. Deep, buttery almond layered over myrrh and dark musk."
Sophie
[Dragon's Hide]
- "Flame-kissed, warm, smooth, and highly protective. Dragon’s blood, leather and a hint of smoke."
Dion
[Darkness]
- "Bottled gloom; the essence of oblivion. Blackest opium and narcissus deepened by myrrh."
Mary
[Nocturne]
- "A somber, contemplative scent -- dreamy and subdued. Deepest violet touched with lilac and tuberose."
Horace Wainscot
[Herbert West]
- "Aftershave, embalming fluid, and splatterings from a panoply of reanimation reagents."
Virgil
[Al Azif]
- "A sinister, sinuous incense of summoning, a herald and paean to the Primordial Gods of Darkness, Chaos, Madness and Decay."
- Note: [Valtiel] did actually wear this scent when playing Virgil, so it's kinda accurate.
Ariane
[Opium Poppy]
- "Opium teaches only one thing, which is that aside from physical suffering, there is nothing real. A bitter, soft, fragile flower."
- Note: Ariane's a tricky one.
- My issue with this is that it implies Ariane is mentally broken as well as physically. Opinions on this may differ somewhat, of course, but... --Pufferfish
Francis
[The Apothecary]
- "Tea leaf with three mosses, green grass, a medley of herbal notes, and a drop of ginger and fig."
Evelyn
[Jabberwocky]
- "An earthy yet buoyant scent: pine, eucalyptus and orange."
Master Frostbite
[Vicomte de Valmont]
- "Based on an 18th century gentlemen's cologne: ambergris, white musk, white sandalwood, Spanish Moss, orange blossom, three mints, jasmine, rose geranium and a spike of rosemary.
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Do feel free to disgree/add alternatives. If there's any you'd like to smell in real life, just make a note down here and I'll see if I have them to bring in and waft at you. -- Lupie