One of the oldest nations in the world. Ludoran Empire is a large, proud and patriotic nation situated in the north of the world and is the birthplace of steam engine technology. Economically the nation is supported by a large number of various exports and by neighbouring smaller nations, it provides “aid” to. Given its age, Ludoran has a very long history. Formed from the Kingdom of Null after it allied itself with its neighbours and they banned together under one banner to create the Ludoran Empire.

In the northern reaches of the world little is done without the Ludoran Empire being aware of it. Ludoran Empire being known to employ an extensive network of spies and agents. To monitor things and if needed act to protect the Empire interests or to acquire something the Empire wants.

The Ludoran Empire is currently ruled by Empress Claudia Wetherell the 4th. Her son Prince James Wetherell the 3rd to take the throne next. Although getting advance in age Claudia much loved by her people having seen her Empire to victory 3 wars, one of those being civil and gone to great efforts to make sure the people of the Empire are taken care of even in the hardest of time. Making the populace fairly content with their lot in life. Although this might also be partly to the Imperial propaganda machine that is always at work.

Currently, the empire is recovering from a war that ended two years ago and is in the process of rebuilding destroyed border towns and military. With that said the Ludoran Empire still boast the largest Sky Ship Navy in the world. Since their introduction into the world Empress Claudia as been enamoured with them and has dedicated much of the Empire’s military funding into the development and construction of Sky Ships. Always demanding for larger more advance Ships to developed. This has lead to the rest of its military being somewhat lacking in funding, and somewhat small for a nation of its size.

Name: Cassandra Maximilian Ruskin Wetherell
Aliases: Cassandra Ruskin.
Titles: Princess, 8th in line to the Ludoran throne. Captain of the Sky Hammer.
Age: 27
Place of Origin: Ludoran capital city of Norvona
Kingdom: Ludoran Empire and it allies
Gender: Female


Eyes: Red
Hair: White
Day To Day Attire: For the most part it the same as seen in the picture. Although as needed she will wear dresses fit for a royal woman. However she is never more then a few paces away form her googles. Cassandra clothes no matter what she wears always look like them are made of high quality materials.
Strengths: Quick Witted, Honorable, High pain tolerance
Weaknesses: Short tempered, Short Sighted

Resourceful * Straightforward * Unyielding * Adventurous

Sexuality: Bisexual
Relationship Status: Single
Personality: A relatively happy person who is content so long as she had clothes on her back and solid roof over her head. Although born and raised as a Royal Cassandra hardly act like one. Preferring the company of common class over those in the upper most echelon of society.
Although given her she born a Royal she was given the very best as child she has little interest in the finer things in life 90% of the time. At times or when told Casandra will throw her title around and engage with upper echelons of society briefly before getting fed up with them. She is also the Adventurous type and will give anything a go at least once.

Cassandra is a fairly straight forward woman and tends to keep herself easy to read. So people that are dealing with her are able to see if she's happy, sad or angry. Making her quite expressive of her current. She will stating to those how she is feeling if she thinks they are not aware. However she does make an effort to hide when she is flustered or afriad. Finding the display of those traits unbecoming of any person of her background.
She also tends offer her thoughts on subjects freely most of the time weather they are wanted or not. Caring little if they upset someone.

Cassandra is a woman whos live her life by a personal code making her her behavior in some situations somewhat easy to predict. Once that code she live buy has been learnt. When it comes to facing problems or challenges Cassandra fairs well even when under pressure. Able to come up with plans quickly and execute them effectively. However her plans are about the long term result and as she cares little if some must endure hardship so long as things end in success in the end.

Cassandra is also a woman with relatively short fuse. Push her buttons and she'll quickly snap. Offering a torrent of nasty words and if pushed to far the end of her blade. (or a serving of her water Magic later on)

A listing of skills, such as horseback riding or cooking. Levels include novice (1 pt), apprentice (2 pt), journeyman (3 pt), expert (4 pt), master (5 pt). Each character can spend 21 points & only two skills can be mastered. If your character knows magic, it counts as a skill.

• Strategy (Master): Cassandra as been taught how to plan strategically for both Military and Civilian operations/projects and effectively and how to lead them till completion. Honed by experience she knows how to adjust plans quickly on the fly and enact her plans with only a small amount of resources at her disposal.
• Swordsmanship (Expert): Given her short sight thus limiting her skills with firearms Cassandra has worked hard to become very proficient a blade. Given the finest teachers and having used it more times then she'd care to recall Cassandra can wield any one handed blade like it was a part of her body and take on most foes and come out on top.
• Water Magic (Expert): (Currently locked) Once Cassandra has gained magic she will quickly come to discover that she is naturally very talented at using it. Once she as adjusted to having Magic and worked out the basics. She'll find that the steps to cast and use spells come to her as easily as drawing breath. Able to create and manipulate water with relative ease.
• Literacy skills (Journeyman): Due to her birth as Royal Cassandra was taught to read and write. While Cassandra can only write in her country's native language Cassandra can read text form any of the major world powers or nations allied with her homeland.
• Survival Skills (Apprentice): Since leaving her family Cassandra as had to learn at times fend for herself. Sometimes stuck in wilds or less civilized lands with no supplies. She had learn to find shelter and hunt. Alongside treat minor wounds or patch more serious ones till proper care can be obtained.
• Marksmanship (Novice): Part of her Military training she has been taught how to use both rifle and pistol. Her skills with weapons suffer due to her short sightedness and the fact. She is slow to line up shots that not close range and struggles to hit moving targets beyond close range.
• Math (Novice): Cassandra as been taught mathematics as child, although struggles with anything beyond basic addition and subtraction. Give her enough time and some paper and she can work anything out ... most of the time.
• Etiquette (Novice): Due to being born a Royal Cassandra as been taught in the art on how to act proper and how to address the upper echelons of society correctly in accordance to her homelands customs. While she is able to do it, she as forgotten all but the basic's due to her disliking the subject and seeing it a pointless.

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Parents: Cassandra father is dead, having passed away when she was still a baby. Cassandra as little contact with her mother. Loving her greatly but does not like her. The two clashing in personality and rarely see eye to eye and the two can not be around each other long before arguments break out. Being side they respect each other and will happy help each other when needed.
Siblings: The youngest out of 8 siblings. While Cassandra has little to do with her siblings she loves them all and they all maintain good relations with Cassandra.
Childhood: Born as the 8th child to her mother Empress Claudia. During a time of war. Cassandra was groomed form a young age while be a princess of her nation but also be a Military commander. Taught how to plan and lead strategies and if needed to fight. It was expected she lead and if needed die for her nation. Cassandra while a member of the Royal family considered to be expendable given how far down the line she was for the throne.
Adulthood: From 17 she was placed in command of portion of the Empire Sky Ship Navy after a string of victories. The war coming to a close by the time Cassandra was 25. Cassandra was seen to be seen as hero to her people. Cassandra playing a large part in seeing the Empire to victory. After the war she quickly fell out of the public eye after she stopped making public appearance. But she is still considered to be a national hero.
Special Moments: The day her mother agreed to let her live a life away form her her Royal family and duties. While under a tight set of rules she has to obey or risk being disowned and deemed a traitor and the day she arrived in the city of Lobrisk on her first day of her knew life.
Current Events: Cassandra is currently moving form town to town trying to find some big adventure. Having the itch to have one so has been hiring herself out to anyone that seems to have a job that might lead to this.

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Character Quote: (working on one.)
Theme Song: (Currently looking for one. Suggestions welcome)
Aura Color: A mix of ocean blue and aqua.
Scent: Cassandra carry's a pouch of cinnamon on her as it a common practices for of wealthier women in her homeland.
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Cassandra is captain of the Ludoran sky ship called the Sky Hammer. Although it is currently docked back home. If she can get word home she requires it she can have it deployed to where she needs it. All she needs then is to wait for it to arrive.

Cassandra being royalty and traveling with her mothers blessing has her travels as access to the her share of the Royal coffers so is rarely strapped for money in nations her homeland has a presence. Provided she can prove she is indeed a princess. Normally using a medallion that her mother gave to her.

Name: Reinhard Howard Schawrtz di Leonardo
Aliases: Mr. Carbon
Titles: Heir apparent of the Duchy of Xixier
Age:32
Place of Origin: The Serene High Kingdom of Azuria
Kingdom: None, though he will support a certain noble couple.
Gender: Male


Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Day To Day Attire: Either formal suits or protective greatcoats and laboratory coats with not much middle ground.
Strengths: Great intellect, slightly above average strength.
Weaknesses: Too liberal for his time and place, nervous, obstinate, too theatrical at expressing his emotions under very little pressure.

Intelligent * Obstinate * Histrionic * Nervous

Sexuality: Pansexual
Relationship Status: On-and-off
Personality: Reinhard has no great ego nor desire for attention, though it might look otherwise at first glance thanks to his almost acrobatics when expressing a brilliant idea or an intense emotion; which seems to come and blast through the door of his mind in every instance, seemingly without much filter. Nonetheless, before one can even accept or get used to his outbursts, it is easy to realize how much wit comes with each of his grandiloquent antics and proclamations, or the sarcasm and hyperbolic black humour he exclaims with more frequency than delight. Indeed, don’t make yourself the target of one of his caustic sprouts of humour or one those tirades that he falls into that you can’t make out if are serious or not. Combine it with a deep belief on his conclusions and a plethora of nervous habits and you have a person that can never stay quietly in the same place.

Beyond that rough and hard to deal with exterior, Reinhard is a kind and empathic person, with his intelligence not only enveloping the area of chemistry he loves so deeply, but also concerning emotional intelligence: he can read people very well although he rarely shows it, preferring to act indirectly or only when it’s really necessary. His dealings with businessmen since a very young age have shaped a slight, although not ill-intentioned mistrust by default; that isn’t to say he can’t trust people, just that he will take more time to do so and even then, he will prefer not to critically depend on others.

The Heir of Xixier is an obstinate person by nature, with his genius carrying him forward since he has memory and the abilities to implement it only making most of his projects bloom, he held his own opinions in high regard, even when he doesn’t acknowledge it and prefers to believe he always follows the scientific method. He won’t hesitate to change his worldview if there are enough proof, but when dealing with less empirical subjects, like many in life are, makes this hard to archive even when he is open to criticism. Many believe all of this is a just a result of very egocentric person reaching the best position on his field, but the truth is that Reinhard had had the same personality since his adolescence.

But, where in this decided person lies the nervousness when he is so sure in his accomplishments? Simple, the most powerful force in daily life: habit. He might not be as nervous as he appears, but he always appears at least a little bit of nervous. He has always something on his hands, they are never idle, always tinkering with something, making his joints pop or practicing tricks or complex movements such as playing piano in the air. Reinhard is constantly pacing if it isn’t absolutely required that he is still, with a friend even pointing out that he would recognize him after being dead because he wouldn’t stop twitching even after he has been turned to dust. He also is constantly reading, sometime seven when talking to other people. Nonetheless, perhaps his most obnoxious habit is the fact that while he is a very considerate and respectful person, when nervousness attacks, he starts exploring the things laying around the room, looking into drawers, reading books and papers laying around and so forth.

A listing of skills, such as horseback riding or cooking. Levels include novice (1 pt), apprentice (2 pt), journeyman (3 pt), expert (4 pt), master (5 pt). Each character can spend 21 points & only two skills can be mastered. If your character knows magic, it counts as a skill.

• Chemistry (Master): What did you expect with a nickname such as Mr. Carbon? Reinhard is a master chemist, the eccentric Chief of the Royal Advisors of Science Division in the Department of War of the city of Azuria and chemical inventor on the side. He is proud to be working in what he has considered his passion since he was a teenager even when that has won him the idea that his personality is the way it is just because he can.
  
  On a more practical role, Reinhard is such in tune with the knowledge he has that he can easily recognize compounds, alloys and such and differentiate them from many similar ones from sight alone be them in laboratory tubes, being part of a machine or in the rocks. The Heir of Xixier is such an expert that he can do wonders with just industrial products lying around.
• Driving (Master): From a submarine to the largest flying ship to the fastest steam-powered monowheel, Reinhard is a natural at the controls once he knows what they do. Thanks to the instruction of his mother, the chemist knows how to drive as if he had been doing it for years. Any and every trick will eventually be discovered and, sooner rather than later, mastered. Dangerous, high speed persecutions in land, air or water, no problem!
• Engineering (Expert): In spite of not being a brilliant inventor nor it being his main area of expertise, Reinhard wouldn’t have come close to ever imagining his success without the technical knowledge of physics, engineering, mathematics and the related areas of knowledge. Despite not having the grace of many clockwork, steam or steamwork scientists that seem to be more and more prevalent with each year that passes, Reinhard can defend himself in the three fields of expertise without difficulty, making him special in the sense that he is a mechanic jack of all trades beyond his field.
• Negotiator (Expert): While growing around merchants and businessmen can be a pain, Reinhard had the fortune to have an exceptional teacher in his mother and the maturity at a young enough age to profit from the environment instead of going against the tides unnecessarily. While he had a rebellions nature in his youth, it was expressed in other ways while he learned to dominate the art of the negotiation, closing and bettering deals, bartering and being an ace in the diplomatic arena. This has given him the ability to rise above and beyond what a simple scientist would be able to reach.
• Pianist (Journeyman): It might have been a pastime in the past, but now it is an ability that Reinhard uses to calm his nerves, one of the many that he uses, one of the few that really works.

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Parents: Father, Aethelwulf Hraf Schwartz Bischoffs II, very close but deteriorating thanks to lack of frequent contact. Mother, Calypso di Leonardo, dead, extremely good relationship while alive.

Siblings: Three sisters who died in infancy thanks to a plague before he was born, one alive: one year younger, Hrafnyr. They have had a very good relationship that has been cooling with the years they have spent apart.

Childhood: Since very young age, Reinhard has shown exceptional talent in the sciences and a good judge of character for other people, nonetheless, this hasn’t meant that he had a good head on his shoulders most of the time. On the contrary, when he was a child and an adolescent, Reinhard had the tendency to take unnecessary risks even knowing full well the consequences. That attitude had gotten him a kindred spirit in the form of a childhood friend, the heir to the Archduchy of Be’ir, Charlotte Aafje Blumenthal. Since of birth they shared their sharp mind and sharper wit, then they had a long-lasting, though mostly secret, romantic relationship through their adolescence that finally faded with time though they remained extremely close friends after that.

In his academic pursuits, Reinhard shone brightly. There was no precise moment in which he decided he wished to be a chemist, but it was obviously inspired by his father being Head Royal Engineer after his seemingly unshakable position fell through with the sudden death of his own father, Aethelwulf I.

His mother died when he was 17 years old, leaving behind a very affected, but capable, Reinhard, a great fortune and a letter congratulating him on keeping even a sliver of a relationship with Charlotte. Yes, she knew everything and was still proud, after all, she was the one to teach Reinhard his liberal views both through example and word.

Adulthood: With the compromise between Charlotte and archduke Marcus III, it seemed that his on-and-off relationship with Charlotte would end, it only became polyamorous after the deep friendship between Marcus and Reinhard (something from before it was even thought that Marcus and Charlotte would marry) became more than platonic. It even reached the point where Charlotte and Marcus offered to elope with Reinhard, something he declined citing that it would only be prejudice against the three of them.

He still visits them as often as he can, even with his new position on the council table of the throne room of Azuria. After he graduated he kept ascending meteorically in the field of chemistry until reaching the position of Chief of the Royal Advisors of the Science Division.

Special Moments: Meeting Charlotte, meeting Marcus, the death of his mother (he still invocates her name each time he climbs into a new and dangerous machine even when is completely faithless in higher powers), Charlotte’s and Marcus’ wedding day… and night.

Current Events: Currently Reinhard is just arriving on the Kingdom of Eagrose in a diplomatic mission to try and stablish commercial and science treaties, mainly selling technology in exchange for the natural resources that Azuria lacks.

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Character Quote: Ah! Nothing like a good ol’ bottle of fluroantimonic acid in the morning to clear the mind of… Well, everything!
Theme Song: Here
Aura Color: A middle ground between burgundy, dried blood and pastel brown.
Scent: Graphite. He specializes in working with carbon.
Anything Else: Not really.

To the north of the land, there sits a kingdom nestled among great, snow-capped mountains, resting in the lush valleys and rolling, green hills that make up the Tyrlands. It is Tyrhart. The rising industrial age has changed much of the land, but its wild spirit and the echoes of ancient myth burn strong. Indeed, of all the countries left in the world, it is perhaps the closest to the ancient legends that in other lands might be left to the stuff of storybooks. Mere child's tales. But to the Tyr, these stories of the old age aren't child's tales. They are their heritage. Passed down not in writing, but in song, and lyric, and poem. Their warriors, known across the land, reenact acts of heroism on the battlefield, singing the victories of their ancestors as they strike with blade and wills like steel.

There are many values that the Tyr uphold, but two stand out as the most important to Tyrish culture. They are honour, and wit. Every warrior is expected to have as sharp an intellect as any weapon they hold, or they are not considered a warrior at all, merely a person holding a weapon. Every king is expected to be a warrior, standing with the people who would protect his borders and interests, wielding sword and song orders greater than the rest of them.

Honour, in Tyrish terms, is respect for oneself and each other, regardless of class. It is to hold onself on personal merit, not inherited titles or stolen valour. It is to face any challenge with a smile, and not to back down in the face of adversity, or danger. To dishonour another, is to dishonour who they are, their people and their ancient lineage as one being. The only valid response to such a slight is age old tradition of an Honour Duel.

Held in the ancient Tyrish style, an Honour Duel is essentially a match-up of one's intellect and their skill in battle. You could be the strongest person in the world, and simply kill your opponent with your sheer skill with a weapon, and win no honour for yourself under Tyrish rules. Rather, you are expected to surpass your opponent, typically through song, or cultured and well-stuck verbal insults. The opponent must then respond in kind, until one of the two of you falters and fails. The combat part of the Tyrish duel is actually not a part of the duel itself, but rather, its an ancient stratagem intended to distract your enemy from their wordcraft and trip them up in their counterargument.

Legends passed down by the Tyrish people speak about the hero Henrik, ancestor of the Royal Family, who once fought a mighty dragon to retake the Tyrlands for the people, and widely considered the First King of Tyrhart. If there is a god of the Tyr, it is Henrik and the other heroes of myth who have fought to secure their people's place in the annals of time.

There are some unusual customs in place surrounding the Royal Family of Tyrhart. There is a royal succession, but rather than being based on order of birth, it is merit-based and decided using a traditional duel of honour. Sometimes, when a victor can't be easily decided, others from the branch families might be considered eligible, but this rarely happens. The blood of heroes is strong, after all. Royal children not chosen are encouraged to lead groups of warriors known as Warbands, aligned either with the Royal family or with other, allied countries. This applies to both genders, and Tyrish princesses are considered desirable if they lead a successful Warband, often pledging their warriors to whomever they end up marrying. This makes them an attractive prospect, despite their masculinity relevant to other nation's customs and perceptions of gender.

In terms of Tyr's relationship with other countries, it has a longstanding friendly trading relationship with the western nation of Eagrose. Primary exports are strong hands carrying well-forged steel, and Coal Gems. Tyr's relationship with the other Northern country, Ludoran, is... rocky, to put it lightly. There is a long history of blood between the two nations, although the peaceful state of the world has resulted in an uneasy ceasefire between the two Great Powers. Tyrish people tend to view those from Ludoran as cowards, and shun them in a sporting fashion (similar to the British and the French in real life).

Their relationship with the Costisian Empire is the most interesting of their diplomatic ties. For ages, the faraway Empire has gladly hired Tyrish Warbands to compliment its armies, valuing the hardy, professional soldiers that could pick up the slack for their own admittedly frail military force. Even after major reforms of their countries government and military structure, they remain solid partners who continue to hire auxiliaries from the Tyrish people. In order to cement a recent trade decision between the countries, and for other, unspoken reasons, one of the highest princesses of the Empire was sent away to Tyrhart to stay for an unspecified amount of time.

Technology wise, the people of Tyr stick firmly in the middle of old and new. Utilizing Coal Gems in a variety of place in daily life, infrastructure and warfare, and training in both firearms and traditional weapons, they are some of the most versatile people in the world. In recent years, there has been a surge of popularity in the field of clockwork machines and automatons, coming from the Costisian Empire. One of the Royal Princesses even has a clockwork nanny. This acceptance of new technology is what will pave the way for the Tyrish people, headed towards the future.

Name: Hilde Henrik
Aliases: Hilde the Unmastered, Hilde the Thundering, Hilde the Runaway, Little Hilde.
Titles: Third Princess of Tyrhart, Honourary Royal Guardsman.
Age: 14
Place of Origin: Kingdom of Tyrhart
Kingdom: N/A
Gender: Female


Eyes: Green, like sunlit meadows and the rolling hills of her homeland.
Hair: Her hair is a very distinctive Tyrish gold in colour, and is worn in the traditional style, long and carefully braided. Shes been growing it out since she was five, when she made her first kill.
Day To Day Attire: When dressed in her typical, Tyrish style, Hilde wears a knee-length skirt and a fitted undershirt with an ornate, clearly hand-crafted leather tunic. She wears tall boots, or shoes with knee socks depending on where she is. In court, she wears a crown of freshly picked wildflowers and substitutes the more practical clothing for silks and flowing, dyed fabrics. She has yet to earn the right to wear military wear in the throne room, this distinct clothing marks her as a child and member of royalty.
Strengths: Graceful beyond her years. Equally accurate with blade, wit and powder. Completely without fear.
Weaknesses: Her fearlessness. That she's a little girl.

Unyielding * Honourable * Adventurous * Energetic

Sexuality: N/A
Relationship Status: Single
Personality: Hilde is like the Tyrish heroes of old, incarnate. Raised on stories of heroism and song, blood and thunder runs through her veins. She is like a fearsome beast in the shape of a girl, tempered by a life of regulated violence and etiquette. Concepts of Tyrish honour are ingrained in her so deeply, they might as well be a natural extension of her being.

These things said, it might seem as though she's hardly a human being at all, more like an embodiment of Tyrish values and virtues. While not inaccurate, this isn't quite the case.

She certainly has her own insecurities and flaws, fragile like patchwork and existing just below the surface of her apparently unbreakable confidence. She's constantly pushing herself to be the best that she can be, and she secretly fears that someday she'll come across a danger that sheer determination can't conquer. She's still a little girl at heart, no amount of skepticism can stop her from taking things at face value at times. Her purity of heart, and lack of understanding of the adult world, leads to her often not understanding the motives of adults, which leads to a disconnect with people not of her same age.

At the same time, she feels like an adult herself, and tries to portray herself in that light despite her genuine inexperience with social politics. She'd like to make friends, and to relate to other children her age, but the barrier of her upbringing and strict adherence to Tyrish codes of honour hinders this. She's the Third Princess of Tyrhart, and her Father's favoured daughter, who may one day wield the whole, unbroken military might of the Tyrlands at her fingertips.

That isn't to say her Tyrish heritage is all bad. Her love of song, festivity and the arts is matched only by her love of sharing these joys with those around her. She learned through her countless trists into the castle town and the surrounding wilderness, to hold respect for the world, and the people who inhabit it. This core of respect in her outlook is the bridge between her, and the people who so idolize her.

One of the Tyrish values that she embraces stronger than her sisters, is the love of single combat. Ever since she was seven summers old, shes loved nothing more than the thrill of a Tyrish honour duel, fought with a combination of blade and song. She has never lost. Whenever she has a disagreement, this is essentially the only acceptable way to resolve it in her mind. Any matter not settled with a duel of honour is not worth discussing.

She's kind of a weird girl.

A listing of skills, such as horseback riding or cooking. Levels include novice (1 pt), apprentice (2 pt), journeyman (3 pt), expert (4 pt), master (5 pt). Each character can spend 21 points & only two skills can be mastered. If your character knows magic, it counts as a skill.

• Songwriting/Poetry (Master): The traditional Tyrish royal upbringing has two equally measured parts. Wit, and blade. Of the two, Hilde is certainly more skilled in the former, having already written an epic recounted throughout the land by the tender age of twelve. Her grasp of language and how it applies to lyricism, as well as her understanding of music and verse is far beyond her years. One of the world's greatest linguists.
• Singing (Master): Ever since she could speak, Hilde could sing. She has complete mastery over her voice, as the result of natural talent combined with years of careful training. She can preform in a wide variety of voices and styles, and further apply her skills to disguise her voice, or speak over loud noises clearly. Having trained in the Tyrish style, Hilde can sing evenly even in the heat of combat, and is unhindered by obstructions such as background noise or intense pain.
• Martial Arts (Expert): Training in three core disciplines; Hand-to-Hand, Armed Combat and Marksmanship. Her skill in hand-to-hand, considered a weapon of last resort or one to use in the case of civilian disputes, is sufficient enough to incapacitate an unskilled assailant regardless of size. Hilde's favoured weapons are a shortspear or dagger, although she can use a hand axe, shortsword and shield if necessary. With firearms, Hilde has trained exclusively with pistols of various makes, and is especially skilled at drawing quick and aiming/reloading under pressure.
• Etiquette (Journeyman): Skilled enough to correctly maneuver in foreign courts, but most suited to upholding Tyrish customs and values. Skill level appropriate for all royal princesses her age.
• Riding (Apprentice): Can ride saddled on a deer-steed or similar beast, drive a wagon in a pinch and maneuver a rowboat or canoe effectively in calm water. Very rudimentary understanding of trailfinding and navigation.
• Survival (Novice): Effectively "Girl Scout" level of skill, able to create shelter, produce fire under neutral conditions, forage basic materials, food and water, fish, trap and hunt. Knows enough basic herbalism to find a few useful herbs, identify edible mushrooms and create a good tea from wild ingredients. Can swim and climb trees.
• Mathematics (Novice): Can do her additions and subtractions. Can handle large purchases on her own, and measure her own finances. Understands the basics of haggling, sufficient to know if she's being utterly ripped off.

Parents: King Anders of Tyrhart (Father, living ), and his second wife Queen Margareta (Mother, living )
Siblings: First Princess Agna (Older Sister, living), First Prince Amund (Older Brother, living), Second Princess Gerda (Older Sister, living), Second Prince Gerard (Older Brother, living) Fourth Princess Sonja (Younger Sister, living).
Childhood: Hilde's childhood is everything she has, being a child. It has not been an easy life, the Royalty in Tyr must not take half measures, and spend much of their childhood training their body and mind for the possibility of them becoming Monarch. Combat training, military tactics and poetry are the primary areas of study for a Tyrish Princess, who is expected to lead her own Warband in the future even if she is not to become Queen.
Special Moments: When she was five years old, she made her first kill under her father's supervision. A fox had been preying upon the castle village's chickens, and along with the Royal Guard and King Anders himself, she tracked down the beast and struck its heart with a flintlock pistol. That was the day she earned her warrior's braids, and she wears them with pride. Keeps the fox's pelt in her bedroom at home, as a memoir.

At eleven, Hilde and her best friend began to suspect one of Hilde's uncles from a branch family of something, and uncovered a dark, well-kept secret. This discovery stayed with her, and tinged her view of noblemen with distrust for the rest of her days.
Current Events: After running away from Tyrhart with Cassima and their nanny, Hilde has arrived in the capital of Eagrose with the plan of getting into contact with the order of knights here, and finding allies against the darkness festering in her country. Hopefully, she can find and recruit one of her cousins who she knows is serving in this country, but she doesn't really know where to start.

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• Cassima Laskaris (ღ Soul Sister)
  To say they're allies, would be to drastically understate the depth of their relationship. She knows that there is an ulterior reason for Cassima being sent to live with them, but they became friends anyways, going on all sorts of adventures together. Before the darkness came. Now, far away from home and with nobody to look after them but the Gods and their faithful nanny, the two of them are closer than ever.
  
  Hilde loves, and respects Cassima in a different way than her family or the heroes in her daddy's songs. Its like she didn't know she was flying towards the shining sun, until it came down to sit beside her and join her for a spot of mint tea. Together, they make up a duo that has explored all of her ancestral home and the surrounding lands, and uncovered countless secrets in the family's prodigiously sized halls of records.
• Anders Henrik (☮ Father, Kindred Spirit)
  Her dearest father, who taught her all she knows about the ancient Tyrish customs and traditions. Some of her dearest memories are staying up late by the fireside, quietly singing of ancient battles and lost loves of the Old Age. They love and trust eachother as equals, but there is a constant air of affectionate competition between the two of them. Anders believes in all of his children, but deep down he knows that when the time of succession comes, Hilde will be the first one to challenge him for the throne. He awaits this moment, knowing that it will be the time when he finally sees his beloved little girl become the Queen he knows she will be.
• Agna Henrik: (☮ Sister, Idol)
  Agna, the eldest princess of this generation of Henriks, is already at the age where she is serving as second in command in a Warband of some repute. Its been a while since her and Hilde have spoken, one-to-one, but she has nothing but positive memories of her older sister. Agna is the next most favoured child to lead the Tyrlands, a skilled warrior through and through, although falling behind Hilde in terms of singing abilities. You could say she's more "warrior" than "poet". Still, she was Hilde's idol growing up, with her mastery of martial combat reaching the level of the strongest men in their family.
• Harald Hansson: (☮ Protector, Mentor)
  The one who taught Hilde the art of warfare, and by far the most famous victim on the list of honour duel victories under her belt. A kind man, with a love of children. Unbeknownst to her, he left Tyrhart shortly after her, and tracks her and Cassima across the lands in hopes of confirming their safety and offering them assistance.
• Kennet Henrik: (☠ Uncle, Mortal Foe)
  A nobleman of the branch family, Kennet is the cause of her and Cassima leaving Tyrhart in search of a certain object of myth. A terrible creature, steeped in shadow and evil. If it catches them, its dark secrets die with her. But she will not die. She will return to her homeland, at her journey's end, and reveal the beast for what it truly is, saving her kingdom.

Aura: Darkened pink, like stormclouds in her soul. Occasionally, radiant pink like lightning flashes across it.
Scent: Honey and pine needles, with a hint of wild mint.
Anything Else: For her and Cassima's shared assets, see the accompanying post.