Jolie Gwydion

"'There are days that I wish Serena was still on her original plan for life, but you can't change what destiny has in store for you.'"Jolene Dixie Gwydion, also known as Jolie and by the alias Silk, is the former queen of Lelenara, but was originally second in the line of succession. When her twin sister, Serena, abdicated the throne soon after their parents' deaths, Jolie got the crown. Jolie proceeded to ask Serena to not move away to the Redvale Mountains to do her work, and they they would rule together, she accepted. Contrary to popular belief, Jolie's daughter, Caroline Anne, is not the heir to the throne. The true heir is Serena's eldest daughter and Jolie's niece, Angelica. Caroline is sixth in the line of succession.

The largest difference between her and Serena is her lack of magic. Once the "Enchantress news" hit the public, people were wondering why she nor her younger sister, Carolee had magic themselves. No one, not even Serena, knows the answer to this. Jolie doesn't mind it much, seeing that magic is a hassle, albeit helpful.

Shadow Of The Enchantress (Early Life)
Serena and Jolie, were born on May 25th 1955 A.L. There were many suspicions surrounding their birth because the people were told that the queen would never bear children. Regina and Richard later discussed and changed the laws about the heir, paving the way for their eldest daughter’s route for the throne. Serena and Jolie were named after two maternal ancestors who also happened to be twins. Their names were not officially announced to the public until their christening ten days later. After them, the queen managed to conceive and deliver a son two years later and another daughter four years after the twins. Six weeks after each child was born, Richard and the family travel to the Eclearan Forest in Adamina to visit his parents, Caroline and Richard I and two sisters, Anita and Evangeline. When it was Caroline II’s turn to meet the paternal side of the family, it was discovered that Anita, Richard and Caroline I were missing.

Unlike Serena, her education was more typical for a child born into nobility. She was a natural reader and artist, but did not succeed as much when it came to math. Jolie would occasionally sit in on the cabinet’s meetings with her parents and sister, but found it incredibly boring.

Physical Appearance
"The other one, she looked very similar to Serena. Although, she was much more slender and was significantly shorter and her eyes were blue instead of green, like Serena's. Oh, it's the twin, Jolie."

-- Anastasia's first impression of Jolie

In comparison to Serena, she is considered the shorter, slightly more average looking one. Even though she is also considerably beautiful, she looks more natural and her features are less severe and dramatic than Serena's. She is considerably shorter than Serena, standing at only five-feet-four-inches and her figure is also an hourglass, but her waist is less defined. Jolie has raven black hair that naturally hangs in waves down to the top of her chest, which she often straightens. Serena and Carolee frequently mention that Jolie had bangs during their childhood. Unlike her sister, she does not have the platinum blonde ends. which caused by the absence of magic in her blood. Although, in the beginning of Sacrifice of Love, it is mentioned that she got a strip of white on the left side of her head. Jolie's facial features are similar to Serena's, but they are softer and more gentle. She has the same heart-shaped face with perfectly arched eyebrows, sensual eyes and high cheekbones, but her lips are much thinner and her cupids-bow is less defined. Her eyes are a sapphire blue shade. Multiple characters make notes that Jolie has a distinctive beauty-mark over her right eyebrow.

Personality
According to Anastasia, the first impression that Jolie left on her was "Motherly, kind, gentle". Many people describe her as "The perfect ruler, very gentle and understanding", but what they don't understand is that she has her own problems. Since she is so much more pleasant and is much easier to read than her twin, the workers of the palace tend to go to her more. Even though she has her own emotional baggage, she does have significantly less trust issues than Serena, mainly because Serena has protected her from the many betrayals. She also does not tend to manipulate people unless it is necessary. She also cares more about the people she loves and often checks up on them.

Jolie's fatal flaw is her tend to act. She does it to protect the well-being of everyone in her family, but it often does not work because her niece Rebekah and Serena can see right through it. Jolie first began doing this when Serena passed the crown on down to her and uses it as an aid to help her keep her personal life separate from her crown. Serena first became aware of this habit during a family dinner when her youngest daughter pointed it out. Serena noted that her sister had been acting weird for a couple weeks at that point and the duo confronted her after the meal. So far, Rebekah and Serena are the only ones who have caught onto this act, but Derek and Carolee are slowly getting clued on to the habit. Because of this habit, she and Serena tend to fight a lot.

People tend to remember Jolie for her caring and motherly nature. She loves her daughter, son-in-law and grandson with a fiery passion and will sacrifice herself in the end, if it manes that they are protected. She and her sisters have a close bond, but their is something unique about her bond with Serena, probably it's the twin bond. When her nieces and own daughter started courting their spouses, she became incredibly protective of them, and sometimes, she, Serena and Derek would spy on them through a piece of glass.

Occupation and Hobbies
Currently, Jolie is the queen of Lelenara, which she will later hand over the position to her eldest niece, Angelica. Formerly, she was the second-born daughter of Regina Gwydion and Richard Lockwood and was second in the line of succession. She was involved in The Black Swans, starting at the end of Darkness Rising and she was known by the alias, Silk.

Cooking
Jolie first started cooking at the age of three, right around the time Serena started dancing and playing piano. Jolie wanted to follow in her twin's footsteps and play a musical instrument, but she soon learned that she did not have the fingers, lips or voice for music. Feeling quite distraught, Jolie went to the kitchen, which at the time was empty, and she made steak with a different seasoning than they usually ate. At dinner that night, her parents and siblings noticed the difference and preferred it to the usual, they asked who made it and Jolie revealed that she was the creator. Since that night, Jolie’s way of preparing the steak has remained the usual and Jolie herself had experimented with more recipes, such as cakes, casseroles and occasionally, cocktails.

Sketching/Drawing
Jolie started sketching around the age of five. One day, while all of her siblings were busy and she was in the mood to be alone, she went down to the gardens and started sketching the back door of the palace, along with the fountain and rose bushes in the frame as well. She then presented her parents with the drawing for their anniversary and they were very impressed and she started to take lessons. She quickly learned that she was much better at landscapes, animals and elements of nature than human figures and she did not tend to color her sketches, leaving them in black and white. Jolie does not have enough anymore to sketch, so many things she would like to sketch never end up on paper.

Equestrianism
Jolie, much like Serena, learned how to ride a horse, although, she learned from the stable caretaker, Jack, instead of her mother. Jolie pursued this as a way to fit in with her sister and mother. Sometimes, if Regina was busy, she would go riding with Serena, but these opportunities were few and far between. Jolie developed a classy and traditional style of riding and succeeded in jumping and dressage.

Immediate

 * Samuel Chaldea (Ex-Husband) †
 * Caroline Gwydion-Black (Daughter)

Parents and Grandparentsedit | edit source


 * Regina Gwydion (Mother) †
 * Cora Gwydion (Maternal Grandmother) †
 * Daniel Gwydion (Maternal Grandfather) †
 * Richard Lockwood II (Father) †
 * Caroline Lockwood (Paternal Grandmother) †
 * Richard Lockwood (Paternal Grandfather) †

Siblings

 * Serena Millicent (Twin)


 * Richard Lockwood III "Shade" Gwydion (Brother)
 * Caroline "Carolee" Gwydion (Youngest Sister)

Aunts and Nieces

 * Evangeline LockWood (Paternal Aunt)
 * Anita Gwydion (Paternal Aunt)
 * Angelica Millicent-Gilmore (Eldest Niece)
 * Delilah Millicent-Ciarda (Niece)
 * Isabella Millicent-Winston (Niece)
 * Arrow Millicent (Niece)
 * Rebekah McGraw-Millicent (Niece)
 * Lucy and Ivy Gwydion (Youngest Nieces)

Grandchildren (Chronological Order)

 * Jonathan Black (Grandson)
 * Eden Gilmore (Eldest Grandniece via Angelica)
 * Evelin Ciarda (Delilah)
 * Aurelia Gilmore (Angelica)
 * Chantrea Ciarda (Delilah)
 * Kai Ciarda (Delilah)
 * Linnea Ciarda (Delilah)
 * Esther Millicent (Arrow)
 * Caitlin McGraw-Millicent (Rebekah)
 * Kristina and Grace Winston (Isabella)

Other

 * Derek Millicent (Brother-In-Law)
 * Rick Easton (Brother-In-Law)
 * James Gilmore (Nephew-In-Law)
 * Aspen Ciarda (Nephew-In-Law)
 * Jarrod Winston (Nephew-In-Law)
 * Stanley Black (Son-In-Law)
 * Brice Gilmore (Cabinet member/friend and In-Law)
 * Tiffany Gilmore (Semi Niece-In-Law)

† = Deceased