Margarita Blankenheim

"Please sleep with this gift of mine"

- Margarita Blankenheim

Margarita Blankenheim, born Margarita Felix, is a marchioness of Elphegort and the wife of Caspar Blankenheim. As a member of Père Noël, she was given the codename '''III. the Princess of Sleep'''. She commits the Deadly Sin of Sloth.

Early Life
Born Margarita Felix, she had been close friends with Caspar Blankenheim, later falling in love with him. At the time, the two made a promise to each other that Margarita held close to her. Years later, as part of a political alliance between the Felix and Blankenheim families, she married Caspar, now the Marquis, and is assumed to have become the Marchioness.

Although previously optimistic about the circumstances of her arranged marriage, Margarita quickly felt the weight of reality. She discovered that her husband was a shameless philanderer, blatantly playing women and bringing them to their Toragay mansion in front of her. Around the same time, she realized her husband's motivations for marrying her were purely economical, wanting the wealth of her father, and that the promise they made as children was long forgotten by him. At some point, she became close friends with Julia Abelard and joined her criminal organization, Père Noël, designated the codename III. the Princess of Sleep.

Toragay Serial Killings
In EC 609, due to her failing marriage, Margarita lapsed into a depression over her hopeless situation. Julia intervened, gifting the Marchioness the Clockworker's Doll. Possessed by the Demon of Sloth, Margarita found the doll held instructions inside a secret compartment that taught her how to refine a medicine of repose, a deadly poison. Desperate to escape her unbearable circumstances, Margarita gave her "gift" to her worn-out husband, claiming it would help help him recuperate.

After doing so, she continued to administer her "gift" of repose to her father, mother, and the rest of Toragay to "relieve" them of their worries, convinced they were all insomniac and unhappy with their current lives. Once her psychopathic genocide was over, Margarita was left to claim all the freedom and wealth left by her deceased family. Satisfied, Margarita committed suicide via her own poison, joining all those she murdered in an eternal sleep where she could finally escape from her life's burdens.

Legacy
As the incident arose, the newspaper reports following the strange string of serial murders reported the deaths of at least 24 victims with Julia Abelard and Père Noël's involvement heavily suspected. The Elphegort government later entrusted the Freesis Foundation with the matter and its investigation team arrived to find Toragay already in ruins. Elluka Clockworker and her apprentice, Gumillia, also arrived in search for the Clockworker's Doll, determining it had already been taken and was in the hands of Julia.

Officially, Margarita would be labeled a psychopath who took pleasure in killing others, leaving Toragay a ghost town. It would be questioned whether it was due to her own circumstances or because of Julia's influence but, due to Margarita's suicide, the matter was believed forever unknown. A film concerning the incident would be created by Ma nearly 400 years later and subsequently reviewed by the Master of the Court. While organizing the "court cases", Gammon Octo hypothesized that Margarita had unwittingly brought an incarnation of a demon into being, referring to the Judicial Doll being the awakened vessel of Sloth.

Personality and Traits
Outwardly, Margarita was kind, loving and content with her life, tolerant of her husband's philandering with other women and his apparent apathy towards her so long as she was able to be with him. She also acted concerned about his and the city's well being, claiming she wanted to relieve them of all their worries and troubles that caused stress in their everyday lives.

In reality, Margarita's concerns about others had been a reflection of herself and her own dissatisfaction with her life. She had been burdened with resentment and sadness for her failing marriage, acting as if her husband's indifference didn't bother her when she was actually greatly hurt by him. Because she allowed everyone around her to control her and didn't face her problems, she felt hopelessly trapped and used as if she was a decorative doll. This bitterness and unhappiness built up until her friend Julia offered her a way out.

Once Julia taught her how to create the poison, Margarita snapped and took pleasure in killing everyone in her city to relieve herself of her troubles that plagued her. Wanting to eradicate everything to escape her unhappy life, she was satisfied with gaining all the freedom and wealth she could have ever wanted. Believing her "gift" brought everyone happiness, she drank her own poison so she too could sleep with them and be happy.

Skills and Abilities
As a doctor's daughter, Margarita was skilled in creating the poison Julia taught her and created enough of it with which she successfully poisoned her entire city. She also was able to either convince or secretly administer her poison to everyone she knew. As a member of the Père Noël, she is assumed to have had a role in the illegal activities that occurred within the criminal organization.

Character Connections
Caspar Blankenheim: Margarita's childhood friend and husband. Margarita loved Caspar from when they were young, and this love continued even after he showed he didn't reciprocate her feelings; she convinced herself that being close to him was enough. Over time, Caspar's flippant attitude toward her and their marriage warped Margarita's love into despair and eventually caused her to snap, murdering him.

Julia Abelard: Margarita's friend. Their relationship was close enough that Margarita let Julia comfort her when her marital life left her miserable, and later joined her criminal organization, Père Noël. She followed her advice and accepted gifts from her, such as the Clockwork Doll and instructions on how to make her "gift".

Conceptualization and Origin

 * Margarita is inspired by Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d'Aubray: both used poison to accomplish their goals, with Margarita killing her husband to end her failing marriage and Marie killing her father and brothers to earn their estates.


 * Her surname, Blankenheim, is the name of two German municiplaties; Elphegort, Margarita's native country, is inspired by Germany.
 * Her maiden name, Felix, is latin for "happy", referencing her constant desire to achieve happiness in her life.
 * In numerology, the name Blankenheim is associated with being emotional, sentimental, inquisitive, independent, and ruled by love, needing encouragement or affection when unloved and feeling unhappy when there is a lack of harmony.
 * Margarita's name is partially inspired by her representative Vocaloid, Miku, sharing the same first letter.

Curiosities

 * Margarita offers her "gift" as a "depressant" to relieve insomnia, a wordplay on "depression" and the sin of Sloth.
 * Margaret, a minor character in Story of Evil, seems to be a reference to Margarita; both have the same name derivative, both died of poisoning, and both bear a strong resemblance to Eve Moonlit.
 * While Julia Abelard was her close friend, it is unknown when and how she became involved with Père Noël.
 * In Five the Pierrot, Lemy lists and comments on some of the members of the organization; the "Princess of Sleep" was colored green (referencing Margarita's hair color) and labeled as "retired" due to her suicide one year earlier.

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Appearances

 * Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep
 * Heartbeat Clocktower (first appearance)
 * Five the Pierrot (appears in PV)
 * Epic of Evil: The Daughter of Evil Fanbook
 * The Daughter of Evil Handbook 2013
 * Evils Court