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==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||
Vinnevra is described as a tough young woman who had to face many hardships in life. She was known to have fought off would-be | Vinnevra is described as a tough young woman who had to face many hardships in life. She was known to have fought off would-be rapists, as well as to endure frequent abductions of her fellow humans by the [[Forerunner]]s. During the journey across Installation 07, she was forced to struggle with her geas, which made it near impossible for her to think clearly on her own; she told Chakas that in the event that her geas overcame her own will, he should tie her up and keep her with them, even kill her if he had to, as long as she would not be forced to take herself to the Palace of Pain.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 136''</ref> She had a remarkable ability to adapt to changing circumstances, maintaining an energetic and carefree attitude even after constant misfortunes and setbacks,<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 133-134''</ref> even though her cheerfulness began to fade toward the end of their journey on the Halo. | ||
Due to her primitive world view, she failed to grasp large-scale concepts such as the fact that different-colored suns were the result of the Halo she was living on was being moved to different star systems, instead insisting that it was the same sun that simply changed color. She was also disconcerted by the "old spirits" possessed by Gamelpar and Chakas, expressing disbelief at them and asserting that they were not real.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 156''</ref> Later, she acknowledged that they did indeed have "spirits" inside of them, and was disappointed about not having one herself.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 245''</ref> | Due to her primitive world view, she failed to grasp large-scale concepts such as the fact that different-colored suns were the result of the Halo she was living on was being moved to different star systems, instead insisting that it was the same sun that simply changed color. She was also disconcerted by the "old spirits" possessed by Gamelpar and Chakas, expressing disbelief at them and asserting that they were not real.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 156''</ref> Later, she acknowledged that they did indeed have "spirits" inside of them, and was disappointed about not having one herself.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 245''</ref> | ||
==Physical | ==Physical description== | ||
Of ethnic groups known to modern humans, the physical features of Vinnevra and her people were most closely analogous to those of [[Wikipedia:Australian Aborigines|Australian Aborigines]].<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 169''</ref> She was very lean and slender, had a black skin, a broad, flat nose and wide, rounded cheeks;<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 20''</ref> large, reddish-brown eyes and orange-brown, tangled and curly hair.<ref name="p23"/><ref name="p143"/> Her voice was described as "husky but musical".<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 21''</ref> | Of ethnic groups known to modern humans, the physical features of Vinnevra and her people were most closely analogous to those of [[Wikipedia:Australian Aborigines|Australian Aborigines]].<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 169''</ref> She was very lean and slender, had a black skin, a broad, flat nose and wide, rounded cheeks;<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 20''</ref> large, reddish-brown eyes and orange-brown, tangled and curly hair.<ref name="p23"/><ref name="p143"/> Her voice was described as "husky but musical".<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 21''</ref> | ||