Personality: As the Dolorosa has only had screen time pertaining to her in a historical context with more focus on events than she herself, it is difficult to say exactly what she would have been like. However, things may be extrapolated from the events of her life such as we know them and from the personalities of both her Pre-Scratch self – Porrim – and her descendent – Kanaya.
She is a caring troll who was willing to shirk her duty to the mother grub to raise an infant troll that she found abandoned while she was out on an errand, and she gives off an almost immediate motherly vibe to those who encounter her. Her actions are most often meant to guide others or help them to grow in positive ways, and if someone has need of a nurturing influence she will easily step into that role. However, in stepping away from her duty in order to raise a grub who would have otherwise died due to his mutant blood colour, she gained a definite tough love approach and takes no nonsense when dealing with her young charge, his companions, or anyone else who might come under her care. They may all be adults, but that doesn’t mean they don’t still have to do as they’re told.
Her instinct towards helping those who she feels needs it may have her branded as a meddler. She is unusually supportive for a troll in the violent society that populates Alternia, and will quickly offer her services as a mediator in difficult situations. The Dolorosa is also a firm believer in freedom and equality, something which she likely impressed upon the young Signless as he grew up under her care.
Despite her motherly nature, the Dolorosa has no issue with bloodshed when it is needed, and will fiercely protect her ‘son’ and his friends. When those she loves are threatened she will do next to anything to keep them safe, and her failure to shield the Signless from his eventual fate was one which haunted her until the end of her days. It is very rare that she’ll show fear, taking everything head on, and when it comes to crunch-time she will make her decisions based on what will be for the greater good, rather than on what she would personally prefer to do.
Like her descendent and Pre-Scratch self, the Dolorosa is a creative soul, and often turns this to art or making clothes in what spare time she has.
History: The Dolorosa was the Ancestor of Kanaya Maryam, and the Post-Scratch version of Porrim Maryam. As a jade-blooded troll, she was part of a rare blood caste whose only duty was to tend to the Mother Grub, a monstrous being that lives underground on the planet Alternia. The mother grub gives birth to all trolls, combining their genetic material and laying thousands of eggs at once. It was while on an errand that she found an abandoned grub, and seeing no other chance for his survival due to his mutant blood colour meaning that there would be no lusus to care for him, gave up her duty to raise him. He would become the Signless (later the Sufferer), and she would become his first follower.
After the execution of the Sufferer, the Dolorosa was sold into slavery, spending the rest of her life as the property of seadwellers - first (presumably) Orphaner Dualscar, and then later Marquise Mindfang when she captured one of his ships. It is mentioned in Mindfang's journal that the pirate had a female lover, who is implied to be the Dolorosa, and if this is true she was later assassinated on Dualscar's orders, mirroring the relationships that their descendants would have. Her journal would suggest that she showed this interest in the Dolorosa purely to fuel the kismesissitude that Dualscar felt towards her, but there is also speculation that she may have been a genuine matesprit prospect for Mindfang.
In an image of her she is shown to have yellow eyes, inferring heavily that she – like Kanaya and Porrim – became a rainbow drinker at some point in her life.
Strengths/Weaknesses: As a troll, she has stamina and endurance which outstrips that of most humans, as well as having thicker skin and higher physical strength than one might expect. As a jadeblood, she is also capable of withstanding the intense sunlight of Alternia, even to the point of enjoying it. In her time spent in the role of a lusus (what humans may refer to as a ‘mother’), she has learned a kind of patience and understanding which few of her kind can come to know, and it has also granted her a level of mental fortitude which allowed her to withstand the torment of her captivity under the ownership of seadwellers.
However, a weakness also comes from the unnatural role that she adopted. The love of a mother is able to be as much of a failing as a strength, and her instinct to protect him and his close circle of followers can sometimes lead to her being blind to the truth of things.
[Fandom OC] The Dolorosa | Homestuck | Reserved
She is a caring troll who was willing to shirk her duty to the mother grub to raise an infant troll that she found abandoned while she was out on an errand, and she gives off an almost immediate motherly vibe to those who encounter her. Her actions are most often meant to guide others or help them to grow in positive ways, and if someone has need of a nurturing influence she will easily step into that role. However, in stepping away from her duty in order to raise a grub who would have otherwise died due to his mutant blood colour, she gained a definite tough love approach and takes no nonsense when dealing with her young charge, his companions, or anyone else who might come under her care. They may all be adults, but that doesn’t mean they don’t still have to do as they’re told.
Her instinct towards helping those who she feels needs it may have her branded as a meddler. She is unusually supportive for a troll in the violent society that populates Alternia, and will quickly offer her services as a mediator in difficult situations. The Dolorosa is also a firm believer in freedom and equality, something which she likely impressed upon the young Signless as he grew up under her care.
Despite her motherly nature, the Dolorosa has no issue with bloodshed when it is needed, and will fiercely protect her ‘son’ and his friends. When those she loves are threatened she will do next to anything to keep them safe, and her failure to shield the Signless from his eventual fate was one which haunted her until the end of her days. It is very rare that she’ll show fear, taking everything head on, and when it comes to crunch-time she will make her decisions based on what will be for the greater good, rather than on what she would personally prefer to do.
Like her descendent and Pre-Scratch self, the Dolorosa is a creative soul, and often turns this to art or making clothes in what spare time she has.
History: The Dolorosa was the Ancestor of Kanaya Maryam, and the Post-Scratch version of Porrim Maryam. As a jade-blooded troll, she was part of a rare blood caste whose only duty was to tend to the Mother Grub, a monstrous being that lives underground on the planet Alternia. The mother grub gives birth to all trolls, combining their genetic material and laying thousands of eggs at once. It was while on an errand that she found an abandoned grub, and seeing no other chance for his survival due to his mutant blood colour meaning that there would be no lusus to care for him, gave up her duty to raise him. He would become the Signless (later the Sufferer), and she would become his first follower.
After the execution of the Sufferer, the Dolorosa was sold into slavery, spending the rest of her life as the property of seadwellers - first (presumably) Orphaner Dualscar, and then later Marquise Mindfang when she captured one of his ships. It is mentioned in Mindfang's journal that the pirate had a female lover, who is implied to be the Dolorosa, and if this is true she was later assassinated on Dualscar's orders, mirroring the relationships that their descendants would have. Her journal would suggest that she showed this interest in the Dolorosa purely to fuel the kismesissitude that Dualscar felt towards her, but there is also speculation that she may have been a genuine matesprit prospect for Mindfang.
In an image of her she is shown to have yellow eyes, inferring heavily that she – like Kanaya and Porrim – became a rainbow drinker at some point in her life.
Strengths/Weaknesses: As a troll, she has stamina and endurance which outstrips that of most humans, as well as having thicker skin and higher physical strength than one might expect. As a jadeblood, she is also capable of withstanding the intense sunlight of Alternia, even to the point of enjoying it. In her time spent in the role of a lusus (what humans may refer to as a ‘mother’), she has learned a kind of patience and understanding which few of her kind can come to know, and it has also granted her a level of mental fortitude which allowed her to withstand the torment of her captivity under the ownership of seadwellers.
However, a weakness also comes from the unnatural role that she adopted. The love of a mother is able to be as much of a failing as a strength, and her instinct to protect him and his close circle of followers can sometimes lead to her being blind to the truth of things.