Crown Prince of Whitehaven

_{"I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me."}

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Personality

Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, Adrian is spoiled and arrogant. He was raised with the knowledge that when the time comes, no one will inherit the throne but him. Because of this, he believes that no one else is as important as he is, except for the king and queen and his younger brother, Prince Adam. He treats the castle staff as nothing more than servants and almost rarely pay them any attention except when he needs something.

In truth, he lack of self confidence to rule a kingdom and compensate with a grand show of overconfidence. The only one aware of his self doubt and shortcomings is his brother.

He tries his best to be just to his subjects but his overconfidence gives the people mixed feelings about him as a future ruler.

Brief History:

Queen Anne had always wanted children. “Four or more,” she always said. But when she married King Thomas, they tried to conceive time and again but all pregnancies ended in miscarriage. Consult with doctors always ended inconclusive. The queen had nothing wrong with her. She was the picture of perfect health. And so the royal couple tried again and again but the children all died before coming to term. Depressed and hopeless, the queen finally sought consult with a Mystic, who taught her meditation and gave her a concoction of herbs to take. On the fourth night after the full moon, she was to drink water from Whitehaven’s holy river, Adria.

Following the Mystic's instructions, the Queen found herself with child a few months later. Trying not to be too excited, she made sure she did not exert herself too much, staying in bed most times. She feared that she would lose the baby the way she had the past pregnancies but miraculously, she gave birth to a healthy baby boy nine months later. She named the baby Adrian. King Thomas was overjoyed and the whole kingdom rejoiced through a festival that lasted for weeks.

Being a precious child after many miscarriages, Adrian was spoiled, given everything he desired and asked for. He was well educated and being the first born, it was ingrained in him that he will ascend to be King when the time came. Knowing how important he is to both his parents and the whole of Whitehaven, he became arrogant and brash. He thought of the lower class people as nothing more than slaves and servants, existing only to do as he wished. As a result, the people in the kingdom feared that he might end up being a tyrant, most only serving him because of fear and not of loyalty.

Two years after Adrian’s birth, the queen and the king was blessed with another male child. This boy they named Adam.

Adam grew up the complete opposite of Adrian. He was humble and kind, never thinking himself above anyone else. But despite the difference in manner and opinion, Adrian was fond of his younger brother and spent most of his time with him by his side. The bond of brotherhood eventually mellowed down the crown prince by a bit. Adam became his confidant and advisor.

Soon the people of the kingdom became divided in their opinions. A big number of them wanted Adam to inherit the throne despite knowing that Adrian was the rightful heir, being the first born. A small number believed that Adrian would be able to rule well with his brother by his side. And those in the middle found themselves having mixed feelings about who would be the better king.

Born the eldest of five siblings, Alessandra is more of a mother figure, which is why she was very calm, kind, and generally a warm person toward younger people, or ones she feels the need to take care of or protect. Despite being the perfect representative of an older sister, a mom second in command, she is very stubborn and blunt, which had gotten her into trouble more times than not. She didn't know when to shut up or hold back; therefore, she had gotten in trouble with older, or rather richer, citizens. She always managed to step away from the trouble-- even after causing it.

She is also a lover for knowledge, but because of her status and slightly weak reading skills, she suffers to feed that need and love for knowledge, which is the exact way anyone can bribe her into anything--They could read her a book, or even tell her of the old myths that go around the country.



Alessandra was the oldest sibling of five, and after their youngest brother, their mother had fallen very ill and almost always bed ridden. Alessandra was raised to be a perfect stay-at-home wife like her mother, bearing children, cooking, keeping everything in place, and helping the household in whichever way she can, but with a little twist of stubbornness and pride.

Alessandra's Father, Alexander, was working his best to feed his five children and get the medicine needed for his wife, which wasn't really working. The mother had continued to get worse and worse, which caused Alexander to try and spend more and do more in order to get his wife the help he thought she needed-- Which wasn't really working due to the poor knowledge of the people he sought out for help.

It didn't matter that the money and things he spent were to waste, they still put him in debt.

The best thing he thought of to pay back the royalty was to offer his eighteen-year old daughter, perfect age, good looks, and a somewhat good personality to be one of the queen's ladies, a court maid, or a mistress. He didn't care once they had taken him up on the offer, as he continued to obsessively look for something to cure his wife.