The question:
Non-wol question, really - what's your non-wol/non-Azem's Ancient like? Where did they work? What did they do? Have you thought about it at all, or simply ignore the whole Ancients thing if they aren't Azem?
My answer:
#Joan is the #Source shard of #Aphrodite, the Ancient who sat on the Seat of #Deudalaphon in during the #Sundering. Another of her shards, ascended as an #Ascian by Emet-Selch, serves as Deudalaphon in the present day.
Deudalaphon's main role was to craft and modify as needed the social norms that all #Ancients would follow, including designing the robes and masks that all Ancients had to wear to ensure uniformity among their population, thereby allowing the Ancients to focus on intellectual pursuits instead of on fanciful fashion statements.
Aphrodite had two children, #Deimos and #Phobos, with her husband #Ares. Ares was a military leader among the Ancients, and while he was away from #Amaurot, Aphrodite pursued an ongoing extramarital affair with #Hephaestus, the Ancient who later became the #unsundered Ascian #Lahabrea.
When #Venat retired from her role as #Azem, Aphrodite put a great deal of effort into getting Deimos appointed to the Seat of Azem. Emet-Selch ultimately put his vote towards Venat's student, a close friend of his, leading Aphrodite to develop a deep resentment towards both Venat and her young student, and she has held this grudge against #Hydaelyn and Azem for eons.