Anastasia

Face-up artist(s):

Peakswoods

Date of acquisition:

Wednesday, 22, February, 2017

Provenance:

I bought this doll from B-r-s here.

Reason for choice:

She's such so unique and detailed, her side-glancing eyes are so characteristic and her tiny fangs just melt my heart every time.

Best Points:

She has a very unique resin tone and gorgeous faceup. Her slender sculpt is also very elegant and her proportioned well-balanced.

Anastasia is a 19th-century doll, with a strange and disturbing history.

Anastasia's original creator and owners are a mystery. She was originally found in a locked glass display case in an attic of a wealthy elderly couple's home during a police investigation of a London house fire. Both husband and wife were found dead behind the front door, covered in heavy burns.

After further investigation, multiple bite wounds were discovered on the necks and backs of both bodies, and blood trails were traced back to the couple's beds. The source of the fire remains unknown. Police suspect a gas leak as the doors were locked from the inside, ruling out a break-in. Scratch marks and remains of fingernails were found on the inside of the front door, and both of the deceased were found with mutilated fingers.

The glass case and doll were found untouched by the fire and were transported to a police facility for further examination. Hours later, it would be discovered that the display and doll had disappeared. Police suspect theft, though after checking security footage, the evidence room was shown to be empty, with no one entering or exiting it at all.

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Eyes:

Topaz Oscar jewel eyes

Wig:

White, wavy, heat-resistant synthetic fibre

Favourite colours:

Black, White

Fashion style(s):

Victorian Gothic

Name story:

Anastasia (Nickname: Anna), Greek for 'resurrection'.

Character gender:

Female

Offsite roleplay:

This doll's character is not available for offsite roleplay.

Name: Anastasia (Nickname: Anna), Greek for 'resurrection'.
Nationality: English
Birthday: (date of discovery) February 14, (estimated production year) 1880
Height: 45cm
Owner: Undisclosed, suffice to say that she has had numerous owners to date.
Social class: upper class
Wealth: very wealthy
Personality: Sarcastic, more than a little sadistic with a touch of bloodthirst. Loyal to the few blessed enough to be on her good side, can go from sweet to savage at the flip of a hat.
Intellectual interests: She is a huge horror and supernatural buff, loving all things strange and unexplainable.
Emotional interests: Stalking humans, hunting small animals and (when she can) human children.
Level of organization/disorganization: obsessively organized, she takes good care of not getting caught by leaving any evidence behind.
Favorite colors: Black, White
Secrets: If you knew, it wouldn't be a secret now, would it?

Story:

Anastasia is a 19th-century doll, with a strange and disturbing history.

Anastasia's original creator and owners are a mystery. She was originally found in a locked glass display case in an attic of a wealthy elderly couple's home during a police investigation of a London house fire. Both husband and wife were found dead behind the front door, covered in heavy burns.

After further investigation, multiple bite wounds were discovered on the necks and backs of both bodies, and blood trails were traced back to the couple's beds. The source of the fire remains unknown. Police suspect a gas leak as the doors were locked from the inside, ruling out a break-in. Scratch marks and remains of fingernails were found on the inside of the front door, and both of the deceased were found with mutilated fingers.

The glass case and doll were found untouched by the fire and were transported to a police facility for further examination. Hours later, it would be discovered that the display and doll had disappeared. Police suspect theft, though after checking security footage, the evidence room was shown to be empty, with no one entering or exiting it at all.

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