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Jacqueline was born to two somewhat wealthy merchants, who showered her and her many brothers with tutors and left them to be with that. Her father showered her in gifts and praise, but after his death as a footman at the Siege of Valwyck during the Scyfling War, she was shoved off onto governess after governess, her mother far too occupied with managing her new fortunes. Desperate for attention after her fathers untimely death, she acted out whenever possible. Befriending peasants and others seen as beneath her, or even having a small love affair with a minor noblemans son. As she aged, she began to realize something. If she were to maintain any sort of happiness, she must have the power to hold onto it. All she'd wanted was taken away from her, and she had no power to stop it. From afar, she admired her mother for her shrewdness and ruthlessness. She scorned the humility taught by the Canonist clergy, seeing it as nothing but a falsehood designed to keep people subservient. Unable to inherit land due to her older siblings and sex, she ascended into the salons of her betters, speaking flatteries and falsehoods to a great many ladies who offered their gossip in exchange. She peddled this for influence. After many years, she came into the possession of a Count's secret after a bribed servant brought her a letter. She brought the scandal information forward to the count's liege, an Orener nobleman. Her competency to discover scandals in court, and her reputation amongst the darker circles, led to her employment under the lord. After several years of employ, she had a spout with the Noble's wife. After a not so subtle threat from him, she set off, unknown, under a pseudonym for safety, and to reestablish herself as a force in politics.

Jacqueline was born to two somewhat wealthy merchants, who showered her and her many brothers with tutors and left them to be with that. Jacqueline wanted for affection, but she was shoved off onto a large slew of governesses who, eventually for one reason or another, left the employ of the family and stripped Jacqueline of a parental figure. As she aged, she began to realize something. If she were to maintain any sort of happiness, she must have the power to hold onto it. She scorned the humility taught by the Canonist clergy, seeing it as nothing but a falsehood designed to keep people subservient. Unable to inherit land due to her older siblings and sex, she ascended into the salons of her betters, speaking flatteries and falsehoods to a great many ladies who offered their gossip in exchange. She peddled this for influence. After many years, she came into the possession of a Count's secret after a bribed servant brought her a letter. She brought the scandal information forward to the count's liege, an Orener nobleman. Her competency to discover scandals in court, and her reputation amongst the darker circles, led to her employment under the lord. After several years of employ, she had a spout with the Noble's wife. After a not so subtle threat from him, she set off under a pseudonym for safety, and to reestablish herself as a force in politics.

Jacqueline was born to two somewhat wealthy merchants, who showered her and her many brothers with tutors and left them to be with that. Jacqueline wanted for affection, but she was shoved off onto a large slew of governesses who, eventually for one reason or another, left the employ of the family and stripped Jacqueline of a parental figure. As she aged, she began to realize something. If she were to maintain any sort of happiness, she must have the power to hold onto it. Unable to inherit land due to her older siblings and sex, she ascended into the salons of her betters, speaking flatteries and falsehoods to a great many ladies who offered their gossip in exchange. She peddled this for influence. After many years, she came into the possession of a secret of a count, after a letter was handed to her by a bribed servant. Bringing this interesting information to his liege lord, an Orener nobleman, combined with her reputation amongst darker circles led to her employment. After several years of employ, she had a spout with the Noble's wife. After a not so subtle threat from him, she set off under a pseudonym for safety, and to reestablish herself as a force.