Mistress Azucena
Name Given at Birth: Maria Magdelena
Vilouta y Mendoza.
Nicknames: Mistress Azucena, or, for those who cannot pronounce that, The Spanish.
Hometown or where you were born: Madrid, España.
Current Residence: The Blarney Cock, Canterbury.
Age: I am somewhat past my prime childbearing years, but not so old that men do not wish to get them upon me.
Class: As I am new to these lands, I am unsure where harlots fit in your caste system.
What do you do, your main function in life/society: I provide entertainment and pleasure for any who can afford it.
Have you ever gone skinny-dipping / do you know how to swim: I will swim clothed or unclothed, but charge extra.
Do you make fun of people: It is one of my favorite ways to pass time.
Favorite Color: Blood red.
Have you ever committed or been convicted of a crime: No.
Closest friends/How did you meet: I am close with all my sisters who reside in the brothel. When my monarchs visited England a few years ago, I was secreted aboard the ship as a favorite of some of the guards. I appealed to the Madam for a spot in her home and was granted a place.
One Pillow or two: Just one.
Pets: My regular clients are my pets.
Favorite Type of Music: I very much miss the music of my homeland and the exotic melodies influenced by the Moors.
Hobbies/Pastimes: I haven't time for hobbies, although I do try to get exercise outside of my bedchamber. I often play with my bumbershoot. It keeps my hands limber.
Personal Hygiene: I keep myself and my garments very clean. One who is dirty does not attract desirable customers.
Favorite Food: I enjoy red wine when I am not working. I adore rich, spicy foods.
Are your parents alive, do you get along with them: Neither of them still live. I loved them both dearly.
If your parents are dead, when and how did they die: Papá died of the influenza when I was a child. Mamá died of a broken heart several years later.
Favorite place to relax: Outside of T’ger Toggs, watching prospective customers walk past.
Favorite Holy Day / Why: When I was a child, any holy day was my favorite, for we were not allowed to do any work short of kneeling for what seemed like hours at mass. Nowadays, however, I pay them little mind.
Favorite Drink: Red wine.
What's your bedtime: Whenever a customer comes to call.
What, if anything, do you usually wear on your feet: Soft leather shoes.
Are you married or single: I am most definitely single in the legal sense, although I find myself coupled quite often.
Do you have a family / who are they: My brothel sisters are my family.
Favorite Entertainment: Conversing with my brothel sisters.
Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: Please do not speak to me of household chores. I scrubbed too many floors as a child to even think about it now. I wasn’t allowed schooling.
Least Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: As I mentioned, I was not educated in book learning, and all chores involving cleaning are abhorrent to me.
Favorite Sport: The only game in which I participate is Balls with my brothel sisters. My luck runs hot and cold with it, however.
Most Humiliating Moment: I hesitate to name one, for fear something even worse will happen.
Proudest Moment: Receiving my brothel name from the Madam.
Craziest Person or silliest you know: All who treat Madam and her women with contempt or disrespect are fools in my eyes.
What do you look for in the opposite sex: A high threshold for pain, a desire to please, and a large nose.
In our Hierarchical Society everybody has somebody "over" them, Who is your immediate "overlord": Madam Red
Favorite Sport to watch: I admit I am not familiar with the sports of this country, although I do enjoy watching contests of strength between strong, capable, and well-formed men.
Do you remember your first kiss: I don’t think I do. I believe there was too much else going on at the time.
Do you keep in touch with your childhood friends: My childhood was largely friendless. Most of my time was spent cleaning the house of my grandparents.
Where is your favorite "Vacation" spot: When I am not working, I am not making money. As I am quite fond of making money, I do not indulge in this concept of "vacation." However, when I must rest my mind or body, I walk the lanes of Canterbury. That way I may at least attract the attention of future customers while I take my rest.
Have you ever been overseas: To me, England is "overseas."
Do you have Dirt/Mud floors or Stone: The floor of my room at The Blarney Cock is wood.
What is your bed made of: The bed itself is sturdy wood, with four posts strong enough for proper tethers. Curtains hang from the bars across the top and sides, giving an air of secrecy and also keeping out the draft that is so prevalent in this part of the world.
How many people sleep in your bed: Sleep? Usually just me. Few customers care to pay to sleep in my bed.
10 Things Everybody Should Know About Me:
1. I like to look clean and well-kept and I am very particular about my clothing and adornment.
2. I am a daughter of the one true Catholic church.
3. I was taught the baile de Árabe by a Romany girl in a Sevilla brothel where I worked previously to coming to England.
4. Patience is not one of my virtues.
5. It saddens me that Canterbury does not have a proper priest to whom I may give confession. There are few simple pleasures more delightful than torturing a priest by making him listen to my sins.
6. I am very superstitious.
7. I will only return home to España when I may do so in enough luxury and wealth to send my family into fits of jealousy.
8. Because of my strong desire to accumulate money, I am very frugal. I rarely spend coin and I make most of my own clothing.
9. I am very careful to avoid exposure to the sun. My extremely pale skin is, according to Madam, one of my strong selling points.
10. My given brothel name is how we call the flower known as "Madonna Lily" in España.