Yes, THAT Esmerelda, from A Night To Remember. A stunningly beautiful Breton with heterochromia, stole a mind control staff in "Unreliable Narrator" to achieve fame as an illusionist. Has the distinction of being in one of the longest running relationships with Karin as well as becoming a surviving minor canon character later.  Also one of the few Karin baddies who's not an arrogant SOB.  Notably, has a Hagraven form which I'll post a separate lora of. Write up for flavor later below.

So's, in grand tradition, I don't test these, I don't have the rig, I train them on site by the seat of my pants and then find out what works and doesn't later, so give it a day or two! I thought of trying to combine her Breton and Hagraven appearance into one lora, I've seen people do that kind of thing, but rather than take that chance I'll just make a 2nd lora of her.

(Note, so far it really leans towards either huge breasted cutesy anime girl or 3d-ish dead faced fashion model. I've always intended it to be more a western comic style, if you don't mind those things, have at, but this one is really fighting me even in draft mode. Putting anime and asian into negs helps, she's 25, but I think she comes out looking too cutesy otherwise, so mature face and expressive eyebrows really helps. Also I feel like it wants to default to elves and a kind of Grecian/Druid thing, so elf or greek or headwear in negs helps)

If you care, her correct eye place is blue eye on viewers left (her right) and brown eye on viewers right (her left), I'm going to say 5/6ths of the sames are this way, with the remainder being reversed. Long as she gets the heterocromia though, shouldn't be a big deal I'd think. AI fights heterocromia in general and has trouble reading light brown, so you may consider putting "eye correction, red eyes, yellow eyes" in negatives.

With the samples, I made a distinction because her default outfit shows alot of skin, its basically bikini armor. If you want her in an actual swimsuit, try "swimsuit" vs bikini. Also if you're not getting sfws, try "dress", or negging "cleavage". If you want her default Skinemax look in all its glory, try something like "claw bikini" and "white robe", which is like to get you a sheer white outfit and her special bikini armor which I'm quite proud of.

You might also get some interesting looks with "feathers", "bird motif", "shoulder pad", "cape", or "sepia". You might also throw in "magic staff" or even "magic".

There's two samples of Karin in there with her if you want her, use prompt "Karin, female, long black hair, pale skin, matching blue eyes (you may want to just close them so you don't mess up Esmerelda), sly features, blue headband, what can I say, its her story, we're all just side characters.

A typical prompt with Esmerelda would be like:

"Sorceress standing on top of a tower, hands on parapets, wind in hair, wearing a light nobles robe, small bird themed flourishes in clothes and armlets, jewelry, preserve likeness, dramatic fantasy painting style, character looking slightly cool and indifferent but alluring. Long blonde hair, brassier design with grasping claws. Heterochromia: right eye (viewers right) brown eye, left eye (viewers left) blue. Eyes must be different colors.

And now some flavor:

14th of Morning Star, 4E 198


Notes on "Staff of Domination" (working title)


The staff can generate typical illusion effects (fear, aggression, confusion, calm, attraction) at a master's level.  More importantly, it is capable of completely dominating one or multiple targets mentally, providing the target is alive (not a ghost, draugr, or dwarven automata).  At the time of this writing the staff has been successfully tested on twenty subjects simultaneously in one casting.  This may be more a limit with my own perception than a true limit of the staff.


While it cannot be said to dominate a vampire or daedra with the same efficacy, there were some mixed results. 


In the case of vampires, the staff was able to exert total domination up to those of blooded vampire age and strength.  The blooded vampire test subjects were still found to be highly suggestible to what were phrased as reasonable demands.  How long it had been since the vampire fed also seemed to make a difference in effect, with increasing hunger levels yielding decreasing control.


In the case of daedra, tests were conducted utilizing Flame, Frost, and Storm Atronachs.  I was able to dominate the Atronachs as expected.  I also tested the staff with a Dremora Churl.  Though there was some hesitation the Dremora was able to resist suggestion.  It seems the subtype of daedra makes a difference on the efficacy of the staff.


I feel further experimentation of this nature is too dangerous at this time.  A clever being such as aged vampire or dremora may feign being dominated and then easily dispose of the staff wielder if I don't have adequate protection.  I'll have to develop some additional counter measures and continue research with this in mind.




9th of Rain's Hand, 4E 198


The effect of the staff lasts for 12 hours and must be renewed periodically or it wears off.  The target(s) of the staff must initially be within a range of approximately 40 yards.  This range appears to be based on the wielder's sight. 

 
After the target is dominated, distance ceases to matter if the target has received orders from the staff wielder.  For example, if the staff wielder instructs the target to clean for eleven hours, return to their cell, lock the cell door, and then throw the keys far away from the cell door they will do so.  During that time the target will follow the orders even if the staff is in another city.  Additionally, the target will follow all orders without resistance or hesitation regardless of if they are reasonable, ie, "cut your own nose off" , or "kill yourself".  

 

2nd of Sun's Height, 4E 199


I've decided to take on several apprentices.  Yes, this is a risk, but there's too much work to be done yet on the staff.  They can take care of the simple tasks, freeing me up to concentrate on the more complex problems.



26th of Hearthfire, 4E 200

I have made some progress, though not as much as I would have liked.  For reasons of security I have had to fire several of my more promising apprentices. 

Unlike many common magical staffs, at least an apprentice level knowledge of illusion magic is necessary to use the staff's magic.  An untutored farmer, for instance, or even a student with an introductory knowledge could not make the staff function.  I shudder to think of what some common peasant could do with the staff if I didn't have such safeguards in place.  Considering why I've had to let some of the apprentices go, I really should begin work on a countermeasure to the staff immediately. 



20th of Frostfall, 4E200


A wicked bit of fun was had at my apprentices' expense, but if one can't have that, what even is the purpose of Illusion magic?

In my experimentation I have found higher levels of illusion knowledge can unlock additional methods of domination, such as altering a target's short term memories from the point of domination to the end of the staff's twelve hour period of influence.  Two weeks ago, I used the staff to order one of the apprentices to punch himself in the face repeatedly, and then further used the staff to convince him that he had been assaulted by another apprentice. 


I then fired the one I had blamed the assault on, and followed up with the victim.  He still completely believes his colleague is the reason for his injuries.  Unfortunately, I'll have to fire him as well now.  I'm down to almost the dregs.



22nd of Frostfall, 4E200


I gave the news to Esmerelda today.  She begged me to give her another chance, so I'll give another few months.  She's an absolutely talent-less mage who will doubtless one day end her studies performing parlor tricks for small children.  But I have to admit she was persuasive. Very persuasive.  I don't go around crowing about conquests but it IS Esmerelda!  It certainly deserves to be committed for posterity!



3oth of Evening Star 4E 200


A New Year will soon be upon us and things are going quite well.  My countermeasure is nearly complete and I feel the staff is on the cusp of completion.  It's only Esmerelda and I now.  The truth is she ceased to be useful months ago but I certainly enjoy having my bed kept so warm for me.  I thought she was too stupid to be a threat, but I don't like the way she looks at the staff as of late.  I should quadruple lock the staff and find another place to keep it. 

Perhaps I'll keep Esmerelda on one more month after this.

Maybe two.