Full Name: Lisbet Engelmann Starson
Species: Planetouched (Asimaar), (Brekklander)
Allegiance: unknown
Religion: Universalist
Social Status: text
Age: text
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Height: Tall, on a level with Asariel Starson (probably around 178 cm / 5'10")
Physical Notes: text
Behavioral Notes: text
Supernatural Abilities: Lothanasi Light abilities?, asimaar spell-like abilities (minor healing abilities, independent of Lothanasi Light-Healing)
Personality and Appearance
Lisbet does not use violence unless it is absolutely necessary. She prefers to use other solutions to violence, but if she needs to resort to a physical action she is capable of it.
"She has a healer's heart. My own mother was the same way."
Karenna, to Janus, about Janus's mother. A Lightbringer Carol, Stave Two
Lisbet is an asimaar, a person of mixed human and celestial descent. She was beautiful in her youth, with blond-white hair and piercing blue eyes that glow blue-white when she becomes emotional (a telltale sign of her asimaar nature). She has aged gracefully, and projects a deep inner strength.
Since her brother Gerhard has a heavy Brekklander accent and his sister Lisbet does not, it is likely that their family moved to Metamor City when he was older and she was still a young child.
Background
Lisbet is an asimaar, and as such there were certain expectations for someone with a celestial descent. Her brother, Gerhard, was a member of the Lothanasi and may have been pressured his sister to join.
During her time in the Lightbringers she met Asariel, and they eventually married and had a son, Janus.
Later something broke in the relationship, and Asariel and Lisbet divorced. Lisbet had custody of Janus, and Asariel had visitation rights. During one of these visits, when Janus was 12 years old, Asariel broke Janus's nose and wouldn't heal the damage (this was within the context of sword practice/combat training session). Lisbet ran into the room and healed her son. In the argument that followed, Asariel accused Lisbet of denying her asimaar heritage and trying to shield Janus from the reality of the world. Lisbet insisted that she wanted Janus to decide for himself when he was old enough, a decision she felt she wasn't given at the same age.
After this incident, she went to court to adjust the visitation agreement and restricted Asariel to supervised visits (since it was during an unsupervised visit that the training session that broke Janus's nose happened). She prevented any more training sessions, but did not object when Janus from choose to enroll in the Lightbringer Academy when he turned 18 (even giving him a sweater to help stave off the cold of "Aunt Merai's Summer Camp" before he went away).1
Watching the scene from the outside perspective of a spirit/vision2, Janus realized that both his parents had valid points about his upbringing, but that his father was "out of balance". He did admit to anger at his mother for separating him from father when he was younger.
Current Activities
Lisbet is on a medical relief mission in Sonngefilde, and before that she was working for the rights of indigenous people in Fan Shoar.
Organizational Membership
Lisbet was a member of the the Metamor City Lothanasi, but left the organization at some unknown point of time. It is unknown what agency she is working through now, but she may be working with the Hope Foundation or the International Red Spiral. Depending on the type of medical mission she is on, her organization may actually fall under the influence of the Church of Eternal Brotherhood and she may not know it.
Known Allies
- Asariel Starson- her ex-husband *deceased
- Gerhard Engelmann- her brother, however this relationship may have been strained by Lisbet's decision to leave the Lothanasi, and her feeling that she was pushed into joining in the first place.
- Janus Starson- her son
Known Enemies
- unknown
Story Appearances
Sources
A Lightbringer Carol (Stave II & V), Gerhard Engelmann, conversation with RavenB
Author's Notes
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Voice Actor
none set