Frankelda "Francisca Imelda Straffon"

Full name Francisca Imelda Straffon Paredes (formerly) Frankelda (present) Nicknames The Ghost Writer The Royal Nightmare Species: Human (formerly) Ghost (now) Gender: Female Age: 18 (+150 as a ghost) Residence: Real del Monte, Hidalgo, Mexico (formerly) Mansion, Topus Terrentus (present) Occupation: Writer Tastes Read Write Feeling free Dislikes Clean Cook Mending socks: Being locked up Fears: Not being successful as a writer

Francisca Imelda Straffon Paredes was born in 1856 in the town of Real del Monte, Hidalgo. Born to an English father and a Mexican mother, María Conchita Paredes Diosdado was the only daughter in her family and the youngest of eleven siblings. From a very young age, her mother told her horror stories, which sparked Francisca's interest in writing her own tales of the same genre. Unfortunately, when Francisca was 10 years old, her mother died. She was left in the care of her father, but especially of her maternal grandmother, María Imelda, with whom she did not have a good relationship because she always had her doing housework long before sunrise, always starting with breakfast for her father and brothers, who worked in the silver mines. Even though her grandmother sent her to do housework that lasted all day, she always found a way and time to write her stories, most of which was at night or when her grandmother was not around. It was during one of the nights she fell asleep writing that she met Herneval, who quickly put her back to sleep.

The next day, while helping her grandmother mend socks, Francisca told her about the "mysterious being" she saw the night before, where she got the name for the monsters in her stories, calling them "scares." Francisca: What I want is to be a writer! I'm going to write about the creature I saw yesterday. Maria: Oh girl, what a scare! Francisca: That's it! I SAW A SCARE! As Francisca grew older, her love for reading and writing grew with her, and although her grandmother constantly told her that women couldn't write and her nightmares of her failing as an author, she always remained persistent. It is known that she managed to maintain her love thanks to Herneval's "indirect" interventions. When she turned 18, she finally decided to make her stories public, so she went to Damastes Publishing House where she was quickly rejected by the editor, claiming that a lady like her shouldn't be doing that kind of thing like writing, much less horror stories. Editor: Miss Francisca Imelda, a lady like you shouldn't be writing, especially not these horrible stories. Please don't tarnish your good name like that. Devastated by the rejection, she went to the English Pantheon where she finally agreed with her grandmother and said she was giving up on writing; however, during her fit of frustration, she began scratching into her Book of Hidden Frights in the part of her name, accidentally creating her pen name Frankelda, regaining hope and her focus on becoming the best horror author in the world. Francisca: If Francisca Imelda couldn't do it, Frankelda will. I'll be the most renowned horror author in the world!

Later, a strange figure, who had previously been spying on her, appeared before her and finally introduced himself as Herneval. He mentions that they had known each other since they were children, admitting that he was the "mysterious being" she had seen as a child and that he was a fan of all her horror stories. While they talk, he explains that they need her talent to prevent the scares from disappearing; to which she, somewhat unsure, agrees to go with Herneval, but he mentioned that he could only take his "conscience." When he was about to help her, she seemed worried and Herneval told her to read the poem she wrote to calm down, causing both characters to sing the main theme of the series "Invisible Ink."

Finally, Herneval managed to separate Francisca's "consciousness," turning her into a ghost and officially changing her name to Frankelda. She took her Book of Hidden Frights, and Herneval took her to the Topus Terrentus, through the portal of the English Pantheon; they were spied on by Procrustes through a spider. What is known later is that at some point she was trapped, along with Herneval (now turned into a book), in the consciousness of Procrustes (now turned into a house) and they spent 150 years in a state of hibernation, it is at this point where she begins to tell the spectators different stories that she has written, while she is writing the last one. Once she finishes and finishes telling it, she begins to shout Procrustes' name despite Herneval asking her not to, this causes Procrustes to wake up and she along with Herneval escape from the consciousness of the former royal nightmare. Once outside, she asks Herneval to put him back to sleep, and before she is captured again, Herneval manages to make Procrustes fall asleep, but not before he takes him and swallows him again. Worried and fearful, Frankelda decides to return for her companion.