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Name: Susan Pevensie
Canon: The Chonicles of Narnia
Original or Alternate Universe: Original
Canon Point: Prince Caspian, just as they're getting pulled back to Narnia.
Number: 193

Setting: Narnia, and England
History:

Born in Finchley, North London in the year 1928, Susan is the second child and eldest daughter in the Pevensie family. Her early childhood was an uneventful one, days spent blissfully joyful with her parents and three other siblings- Peter, Edmund, and Lucy. Then war struck, World War II to be exact. Their father enlisted, and that's when a shift in family dynamics began to take place. Peter, as the eldest, stepped up in an attempt to fill their father's shoes- something that Edmund didn't take too kindly to.At twelve years of age, Susan herself took a turn towards seriousness, burying herself in books when she wasn't helping out with house-hold chores. With their mother taking on extra work in order to provide for their family, it was Susan's job to read to Lucy in the evenings, to help their minder with preparing dinner, to handle anything thrown her way with mothering practicality.

"Susan. You have to be a big girl now, okay?"
-Helen Pevensie to Susan

The Blizt hit London, and hit it hard. In order to keep them safe from the bombings, children were being sent out to to the country, and the four Pevensies were no exception. They were sent out to live in an old manor, owned by one Professory Diggory Kirk, and kept sharply in order by a Mrs. Macready. Peter and Susan shared the job of acting parental towards their younger siblings, though the two spent more time arguing over tactics than anything else.

Boredom quickly set in, and on a rainy day, thanks to Lucy's promptings, the children decided to play a game of hide and seek. Peter was seeking, Edmund hid behind curtains, Susan in a chest, and Lucy found a wardrobe. A magical wardrobe that transported her to a land plunged in an eternal winter called Narnia.

"She won't stop going on about it." "What was it like?" "Like talking to a lunatic!"
-Susan to Professor Kirk

Of course, how many people want to listen to the word of an eight year old girl with an overactive imagination? Susan certainly didn't, instead she worried over the fact that her younger sister wouldn't stop talking about the land, or the fawn she had met. After an incident in the middle of the night, with Lucy claiming to have returned to Narnia and that Edmund had been there as well, Peter and Susan were skeptical- even after Professor Kirk told them to listen to their sister and believe what she was saying.

Eventually all four Pevensie children ended up in the magical land, after an incident with a cricket ball, a broken window, and the need to hide from Mrs. Macready. Susan's ideas of logic and reason were quickly being pulled right out from under her feet, as the children were swiftly embroiled in the wintery countries political problems- namely the forced, evil rule of the White Witch. After discovering that Lucy's friend, the fawn Mr. Tumnus, had been taken prisoner just for interacting with her, Susan was shaken up. She felt the best thing to do was to fo back through the wardrobe where everything was safe, while Lucy pleaded that something be done to help him. Suddenly, they heard a "pssst" from a bird perched on a branch, which then drew their attention to a beaver. A talking beaver, known as Mr. Beaver. He took them to his dam, where he and his wife spoke of a prophecy about two sons of Adam and two daughters of Eve that would bring an end to the White Witch's reign and bring spring back to Narnia once again. They also spoke of Aslan, the rightful ruler of Narnia, who was building an army for the four of them. Susan was unable to believe what she was hearing, they're weren't heroes of anykind- they were children from Finchley! All they needed to do was get back to the Professor's house before anything terrible happened.

That plan was thrown off course after Edmund betrayed them for the White Witch, whom he had met on his first trip to Narnia. Peter was entirely ready to run after his younger brother, but Mr. Beaver stopped him, claiming that the White Witch wanted all four of them so she could put an end to the procephy by killing them. Susan and Peter had a spat, with her blaming him for their current situation, but it was Lucy and Mr. Beaver who brought some sense back to them. The only way they could save Edmund was by going to Aslan, and Peter demanded that the two beavers take them to him.

"I thought you said battles were ugly affairs."
-Susan to Father Christmas

They narrowly escaped getting captured by the White Witch's police, Maugrim the wolf and the rest of his pack, and thus began the long journey to Aslan's How and the Stone Table. Along the way they met Father Christmas, who told them that their arrival in Narnia had already weakened the White Witch's power and allowed the return of Christmas. He bestowed magical gifts upon them- Peter got a sword and shield, Lucy a dagger and cordial filled with a healing elixer, and Susan recieved a bow and sheath of arrows along with a horn that would bring help whenever used. Although she disliked the idea of using a weapon, one doesn't exactly refuse Father Christmas.

The three Pevensies and their beaver escorts eventually reached Aslan's camp, but not before another run in with Maugrim and his pack. The wolves had them trapped on the remaints of a quickly melting river, and Peter suddenly decided to play the part of hero. Susan was frantic, she tried convincing Peter to simply listen to the wolves, and perhaps they'd be able to go home- but her older brother appeared frozen in place, sword poised to stab. Things deteriorated very quickly then. The ice covered waterfall above the river broke, water and ice crashing all around the stranded travelers. Peter shouted for his sisters to grab hold of him, and he promptly drove his sword deep into the ice at his feet, anchoring them to a broken slab floating down the freshly melted river. They reached the shore, clamboring onto solid ground and soaked to the skin when Susan made a horrifying discovery- somewhere along the way, Lucy had slipped from Peter's grasp, leaving him with nothing but a sopping wet fur coat in his hands. She screamed Lucy's name, terrified to have lost another sibling when a small voice called out, asking about her coat. It was Lucy, cold and shivering, but alive and whole.

Their journey continued, and the snow also continued to melt. Spring was returning, and at an alarming rate.

They reached Aslan's camp, where an army in fact was waiting for them, and after killing Maugrim (who had tried to attack Susan and Lucy) Peter was made into a Narnia Kight. Eventually Edmund was rescued and returned to them. Of course, the White Witch didn't like that, so she payed a visit to Aslan. She spoke of deep magic, how all traitors to Narnia were her property- and that Edmund had to die on the Stone Table. Aslan then spoke with her in private, and after that she chose to spare Edmund, but it was with a price. Aslan took Edmund's place, and with Susan and Lucy watching from the bushes, he died at the Witch's blade.

The two girls stayed with the great lion throughout the night, but as morning hit Susan knew they had to return to their brothers. A great battle was looming, and they had to be together when it hit. They turned their backs on the body, when there was a great resounding crack as the Stone Table split in two. Spinning around, they were shocked to find Aslan's body had disappeared and a very much alive lion was standing before them. As it turns out, the deep magic was broken when a honest soul died in a traitors place, so he knew what he was doing all along. The three raced to the Witch's castle, where Aslan freed all of her prisoners, including Mr. Tumnus, in order to bring reinforcements to help Peter and Edmund. They reach the battle, and help the tiring forces defeat the Witch.

A few days later, all of the Narnians gather at the castle by the sea known as Cair Paravel to watch the four Pevensie siblings get crowned as kings and queens of Narnia- Peter the Magnificent, Susan the Gentle, Edmund the Just, and Lucy the Valiant. The Golden Age of Narnia had begun.

They ruled Narnia fairly for fifteen years, and the country prospered. Susan, having grown into a vey beautiful woman, had many suitors from neighbouring countries ask for her hand in marriage- but she never did leave her kingdom behind. At least until the four of them accidntly stumbled back through the wardrobe when they had been out on a hunting trip. Although years had passed in Narnia, no time had gone by at all in England, and the four adults were children once more.

A year passed, with Susan finally getting used to having to live in England again- which hadn't been an easy feat. She was fully prepared to grow up once more, until one day, down at the train station on the way to their respective boarding schools, the strangest tugging sensation came over the four children. It was magic, ready to pull them back to Narnia, only Susan ended up somewhere far different.

Personality:

Susan is very logical and practical, some would say to the point of being stubborn. She's a girl who likes keeping both feet planted firmly on the ground, and who tries to keep things as realistic as possible. She's serious, the kind of person who would rather sit with a book than run around with her head in the clouds. There's meant to be an explanation for everything, and if she can't find one then it's simply deemed impossible. Imagination and unlikely events don't come easily to her, though her time in Narnia did change that.

Known as the self-proclaimed voice of reason amongst her siblings, Susan will often try to diffuse a situation with level-headedness and good sense. She can be condeming to her siblings for rash or irresponisble actions, often sparring with Peter over the decisions he makes as the oldest of the four. She prefers to think of herself as the one with the better sense in certain situations, but she also knows when to respect the opinion of others.

Underneath her know-it-all attitude, Susan has a lot of underlying fears. She is one who finds herself thinking all of the time, as it seems as though her siblings hardly ever seem to think things through at all. Because of this constant thought process, some could say she has just as much of an overactive imagination as Lucy, only Susan ever seems to jump to the worst of things, rather than seeing the bright side of the coin. Upon their stay at Professor Kirk's home, Susan became the younger, smaller version of mother, and with that position came worries aplenty. There were still times when she needed mothering herself, and Susan expressed that longing on a few occasions.

The experience of growing into adulthood and caring for an entire nation taught Susan much about herself, how to think and how to act. She's much more mature than other girls her age, which can sometimes lead to arrogance. Susan isn't shy when it comes to voicing her thoughts on certain matters, though her time as Queen taught how to do so in a careful manner, so as not to cause too much disarray. You didn't want to accidentally start a war by saying the wrong thing.

Susan has a tendancy to lean towards the materialistic- something only further proven when she grows older in England. She's one to keep her appearance very neat and well groomed, as a way of covering up her own insecurities. If you look well put together, people will think you're someone who has their life nicely sorted out. She knows has physical beauty, but that's something she herself doesn't act much on as of yet.

Apt to her Narnian title, Susan is kind-hearted and gentle. Just as she behaved as the surrogate mother towards her two younger siblings, Susan later ruled over her Narnian subjects with the same care. Though she isn't prone to self-sacrifice, Susan is compassionate and despises the suffering of others. She may despise violence, but Susan will fight when all diplomatic solutions have come to an end, as she's one who will fiercely protect those she cares about.

Abilities, Weaknesses and Power Limitations:
✔ Archery: Thanks to the bow given to her by Father Christmas, Susan is a highly skilled archer. She had been classified as the greatest shot in all of Narnia, though due to her adversion towards violence, she never truly shoots to kill.
✔ Swimming: In England, Susan was a competitive swimmer, winning multiple awards at her school.
✘ Human Weaknesses: Despite having been a queen in a magical land, Susan is as human as they come. She has all the weaknesses and strengths of you average girl.

Inventory:
→ her school uniform:

Appearance:

Age: 13 (in Narnian years she would have been 28)

~~AU Clarification:~~

S A M P L E S
Log Sample:
Susan always prided herself on her practicality, her affination for logic and reason. It was, in her mind, the only thing that could help her and her siblings through this rough spot they found themselves in. With Lucy speaking of magical lands inside wardrobes, Edmund behaving like nothing but a right terror, and Peter trying to hold them all together inside this massive house in his typical paternal big brother fashion... reason was what was keeping Susan from going mad.

Sitting on her bed, Susan fiddled with the top buttons on her cardigan and adjusted the clips in her hair. There was a part of her that truly enjoyed it out in the countryside, it was refreshingly quiet and calm compared the the terrifying noise of current London. Of course, it would be even better if mum had been able to come out with them. She would be safe, and she'd know just what to do about the current problems amongst the four of them. Mum always knows.

But mum wasn't around, and it was up to Susan to offer comfort and good sense in her place. If only she could be certain it was the right sort.

But she can't be certain, and that terrified her more than she'd like to admit. All she could do was offer up her aid to the best of her knowledge and pray everything turned out with everyone was finally happy with the other. It had to, reason always prevails, does it not?

Comms Sample:

[The feed turns on, after a short bout of fiddling and brief flashes of video, to reveal the furrowed and somewhat wary face of a teenage girl. When she speaks though, it's with a tone for one much older and queenly than her appearance depicts.]

I would be very grateful if anyone would be willing to explain to me the mechanics of this so called ship. [A beat.] As well as any known dangers. It is imparative to always be aware, so that we can be better prepared.

[She fiddles once again with the device, and lets out a huff.] Perhaps someone can also tell me just how this device functions. I can't seem to figure it-

[The feed cuts off. Somebody must a pressed the wrong button.]