[OOC] The Folly of a Felicitous Prince [CLOSED]

[AimeChambers]

So here's Galeran, I didn't read over it after writing it so the bio and personality may sound a little awkward.

Galeran Belet

Name: Galeran Belet

Age: 29

Role&Kingdom: Personal Servant of the Regent King of Hiertania
Caretaker of the Crown Prince

Skill and/or Weapon: From very young, Galeran has been nurtured to be the perfect manservant with a great talent in providing such things as refreshments and working under pressure. While not one of the finest cooks in the castle, Galeran has gained expertise at making good quality snacks and different pastries thanks to working for Adrian, the Regent King.

When coming to his weapon, Galeran uses a thin rapier. As strength isn't exactly one of his strong suits, he instead focuses on speed and accuracy. Avoiding attacks by the slightest centimeter when confronted with an enemy or using the element of surprise and swiftness to gain advantage over his opponent.

Of course, as his lineage, he has always been around high standing and will always dress to impress. Galeran takes pride in doing the same for his charge, no matter who they may be. The problem seems to be more in keeping his charge from messing up the perfectly pressed formal suit or moving their bangs just slightly too the left. It doesn't help that his recent charge loves to keep the look of 'unruliness' with that stubble of his. And unfortunately for Galeran, he can't quite reach the top of his head without a stool's assistance.

Personality: As the second son of an honorable line of manservants that serve the crown, Galeran has always been the no-nonsense kind of person. To be perfect in everything he can possibly do is the mission given to him by his parents and past generations, which he wishes to fulfill admirably.

The main problem is the people around him. The Regent King is always trying to pawn him off to some long task and there's the Crown Prince's Personal maids that always seem to be throwing everything into disarray. His work continues to pile on throughout the day and he can't seem to find anytime to be worrying about anything else.

When it comes to his emotions, Galeran tries his best to keep them completely neutral. But after working or seeing his work for a long period of time, one can tell he can get rather stressed when he doesn't get all his work done. Being brought up in a servant's way of life, he doesn't have any experience in romance whatsoever and is not the best at dealing with rumors and gossip. Galeran is the best at composing his emotions when people insult him and only him. However, when people try to insult his charges or the people he cares about even begrudgingly this can cause him to become quite the upstart. He can carry quite a grudge if he thinks someone has committed a heinous enough crime.

Biography: Galeran has always been around the high class and castle since he was very small, the man comes from a long line of Belet manservants that have served the royal family of Hiertania for generations. As the second son, the family never expected him to take the side of the King, but there has always been a level of honor in the Belet family. So when the King fell ill and his brother Sir Adrian became the Regent King, there was a great hubbub.

While not only his own family, but most of the other servants envied him, Galeran didn't find himself enviable. For one, the Regent King wasn't the type of man to be babied, especially since he had been in the military alone for so long. Secondly, he always seemed to give Galeran the most random duties that the manservant could only guess was to put him on some wild goose chase. This makes Galeran exasperated almost 24/7.

Along with taking care of his current charge, there's those silly maids of the Crown Prince. They seemed to not understand the concept of difference in social status when it comes to most of the royal family and will go out of their way to tease everyone they deem as suitable targets... Including him, his charge, and the Crown Prince. Although Galeran uses has loads of work to do, he still goes out of his way to lecture the three girls, though since Mirabelle has been working at the castle for a long time and he knows she's a good 'kid' he gives her some special treatment over the twin brats.

Appearance: Standing at a satisfactory height of 5'11, Galeran keeps a crisp and sophsticated look that makes others admire his appearance. His lighter brown hair is straighter than most and comes off as glossy after his special care of it. Besides that though, Galeran doesn't care much for his weirdly greenish brown eyes.

[AtomicNut]

Sorry couldn't resist. The fuck I am doing. This is probably too much but I find it hilarious.

Character Sheet

Name:(Former)First(??) Princess Katherine de Hiertania AKA Pukka AKA That Damned Witchspawn Brat.
Age:15
Role&Kingdom:Witch Apprentice, Royal Pain in the Ass.
Skill and/or Weapon: Pukka, like her master, dabbles into the occult. Even though she's an apprentice, she has shown no lack of talent so far, although she is very limited in what she can actually do. Half of her spells and enchanting end up fizzling or blowing up in her face, so she sticks to basic bauble charms card reading and very, very spotty divination. She can conjure some elemental baggage, but she more than often ends up hit with the recoil of her own spell. She's very able to perform herbalism and basic chores, since that's what an apprentice learns.

Even though she left the court at an early age, Pukka still retains some of the refined gestures and culture, befitting the grooming as a princess. If she is ever to put aside her more than often fiery temper, she can be rather cunning and deft into the fine arts of diplomacy and ruling (It helps that unlike her master, she emotes very well). She's also good at improvising escapes.

Personality: Pukka is well, as fiery as her red hair, inherited from her mother implies. She bares her emotions skin deep, and rarely uses tact to denounce the fools around her. And just like she is choleric, she is stubborn and caring. Her loyalty lies first in the blood, then in justice. She is very arrogant having received the gift of magic from her grandmother, and considers it a blessing which she uses a little too often. Nevertheless when she is pushed into a corner, she reveals unseen cunning and courage.

Biography: Born the first(??) princess of Hiertania, Katherine had a perfect sheltered life, except not really. For some reason, her gender evoked great fear in the court of the queen, and funnily enough, her exotic hair was a sign of tranquility (resembling her own mother Dilara so much in that regard). Of course, the little Katherine was a tad too curious. And vivacious. It evoked the imagery of her aunt in that regard. The aunt that she had been in seclusion and she had never heard of.

She thought it was probably said aunt held a dark secret, although she had no idea of what. The fact that said aunt had perished while giving birth to her beloved cousin didn't help. Gnawed inside by the rumours of servants and peers alike, the adventurous princess came across an old book which explained the true reason of the uneasiness. Her own grandmother, whose name was forbidden was a witch. And she had powers beyond comparison. Katherine, with more guts than wits, decided that she would rather become a witch rather than a princess, and plotted her escape.

Gathering all resolve and determination, and embittered by the death of her mother, against all odds, the princess evaded her guards by passing herself as a boy, diving deep in manure, and overall using some of her treasury as bribes. It was probably sheer dumb luck the fact that she managed to get so far. Or maybe more, strange powers of divination were at work.

...Of course that is half of the tale. The other half is that Katherine, somehow found the Black Forest. At the limit of her strength, she was nursed back to healt by her grandmother Lucrecia. Katherine's words were of respect and awe. She said that very same moment that marrying some old noble fart with titles and power wasn't as appealing as learning the pathways of magic. Lucrecia, since then, gained a quirky but loyal apprentice. She even nicknamed her "Pukka", named after a mischievous home spirit.

Appearance:Just like her eldest brother, Katherine is hilariously short. She tends to compensate with temper. Her features seem to resemble more a Prigorwen than a Hiertanian.
Extra: Her staff is her most prized possesion like her mentor.

[AimeChambers]

Hmm... Just thinking about the extra details. When running away, the King probably would have sent guards and soldiers after her for a long while until she completely disappeared, so she was basically being hunted like a criminal.

What age do you think she was sent to live with her aunt?

And lastly... why the nickname Pukka???

[AtomicNut]

Hmm... Just thinking about the extra details. When running away, the King probably would have sent guards and soldiers after her for a long while until she completely disappeared, so she was basically being hunted like a criminal.

What age do you think she was sent to live with her aunt?

And lastly... why the nickname Pukka???

@AimeChambers

Yah, I know... I need to think how much of a feat it had to be. Maybe she emptied her jewels and bribed people with them? Or she kind of snuck in a manure cart, cut her own hair off, and passed herself as boy for a time.

I dunno, probably 12 at minimum, 15 at latest.

I was inspired in Puck...

[AimeChambers]

@AtomicNut

The problem is I think she should be younger when she was sent off, because not long after she was born he was worried about this kind of thing. 12 years later he would be more lenient and Ihana would be there.

[Roleplayer001]

@AimeChambers Alright, well we should start soon. I'll sit around until then!

[AimeChambers]

I've just got to make my bodyguard and I think AAB needs to make the ambassador. Let me go check the list.

EDIT: So we have my bodyguard and the two ambassadors.

[AtomicNut]

@AtomicNut

The problem is I think she should be younger when she was sent off, because not long after she was born he was worried about this kind of thing. 12 years later he would be more lenient and Ihana would be there.

@AimeChambers

Woops, editing. How about this? Edit: Now more brattish.

[AimeChambers]

@AtomicNut

So she left at a really early age, but the bribery should help her survive.

[AtomicNut]

@AtomicNut

So she left at a really early age, but the bribery should help her survive.

@AimeChambers

Of course she was disinherited after the stunt. I made the char half a joke mainly :P

[AimeChambers]

@AtomicNut

Anyway, she's accepted~

[AimeChambers]

Alrighty! Here's my last character I've already reserved/hopefully won't have to make more! And remember that no one knows about his plans!

Nendir Geladi

Name: Nendir Geladi
A Name of their original language that means "Stream"

Age: 23

Role&Kingdom: Bodyguard for the Ambassadors of Lutaires
Assassin

Skill and/or Weapon:
Bodyguard: With a Swordsman and Heavily Weapons' Wielder by his side, Nendir uses a bow as his weapon of choice, said to be the most common weapon among the native Lutairians. As a long ranged fighter, Nendir lets his companions work as tanks or the main offense while he takes up the defense for his two noble ambassadors. Along with his trusty bow is a bronze sword that is used in cases of melee when an enemy slips past Caden and Bastian, though he is only average at using a sword at best.

Assassin: Besides these bulky items when on duty, Nendir also bronze blades underneath his clothes. Nendir uses his race's amazing hearing and night vision to full advantage as well. Nendir can hide his presence and breath, good at stealthy entrances and keeping to the shadows. Along with this, Nendir is also self-taught in hand-to-hand combat.

Personality: Nendir keeps up a facade of always smiling at all times. It seems that when coming to socializing, he likes to entertain others and go with the flow. Always with a carefree voice and attitude, he loves to try to get Caden more involved with the people around him and introduce Bastian to all the pretty ladies he can get to talk to him. He's the kind of guy that seems to be the popular follower.

In reality, his smiles have never been truthful, the boy himself hasn't smiled in a long time. His positive emotions have pretty much been starved to death with his lack of hope and fake everyday life. However, nothing has dampened his angry and hatred in the least. His need for revenge is strong and continuing to move towards his goal is the only fulfillment he can get out of life. He doesn't enjoy, his time with his fellow companions... h-he doesn't care for the relationships he has formed with his outer persona at all!

Nendir also lies to himself a lot.

Biography: When Nendir was a small boy, he lived in a border town between Hiertania and Lutaires. The reason most may not think the village was on the border was because it was in a valley completely closed off from the Hiertanian side, or so they thought. One of the Hiertanian thugs' scouts had gone deep into the landscape to find anything that could fetch a pretty penny and struck gold. Boulders were torn from the mountain and manmade landslides reeked havoc on the village. Lutairians ran from their homes, a normally peaceful folk that never had a proper protector being so cut off from other populations. The women and children cried, Nendir one of them as the thugs gathered all the good quality goods they could before splattering oil everywhere and setting it aflame.

But Nendir's father rallied up the villagers to fight against their attackers. They grabbed their tools and sharp objects and attacked... only to be completely slaughtered by the Hiertanian thugs. Nendir, being a small and cowardly child at the time, had been hidden away in the nearby forest area, and had to flee further away when the fire starting to spread farther through the vegetation. Days later Nendir was found at the foot of the mountain area almost starved to death and warriors from the capital were sent to investigate. Nendir thought of himself as a coward and wanted to seek revenge, able to show skill to one of the warriors coming back and catching a ride with him to the capital. There he endured life in an orphanage before the boy could train as a protector at the castle.

Nendir came in contact with a man who envisioned the same future as himself and was trained in the art of stealth. He began a plan that he would fulfill on his own, accepting to become a martyr, to murder the Hiertanian royal family that had such discrimination against his people and had allowed such violence to go on without stopping it. He didn't care what would become of the neighboring kingdom as long as Nendir got the revenge he thought he rightfully deserved.

Appearance: Caring the lean body stucture of his people, Nendir is actually a bit shorter than men around his age. The bodyguard is quick and nimble, being able to collide against and attacker and use his body as a last defense to save the Ambassadors he is sworn to protect.

EDIT: In case you guys wanted to know! Some of the different words I've created for Lutaires have special meaning. The word Lutaires is actually a slightly off mixing of the words "Lunar Forest" of different languages and Nendir Geladi is "Stream Frost"

[AAB]

Every time I see "Pukka," I will think "pukki," which is Finnish for "[billy]goat."
Could I recolor her eyes to brown or grey? I don't know where she'd get blue eyes.
(This also means I'll have to update the family tree. Good thing I saved it in pieces.)

I got an answer on what the female ambassador will be like, so I can start on the male ambassador.

[AAB]

Virka Munni

Name: Virka Munni
Age: 32
Role & Kingdom: Ambassador of Lutaires

Skill and/or Weapon:
Diplomacy- He can talk himself out of (or into) most dilemmas.
Cards- He is surprisingly skilled at most card games.
Eating Pudding- It's doubtful whether this is an actual skill, but if it is, he has it.
Dirk- His only real weapon is mostly ornamental, but he has been properly trained in its use.

Personality: Virka is vivacious and outspoken. He rubs shoulders with many oddities, from usurping despots to second-rate mercenaries, and usually has a story to tell. Unfortunately, he's disinclined to think before speaking, and his tongue often runs away with him.

Biography: The Munnis weren't even a noble family. Four generations ago, they were peasants. Then Gullna Munni had a stroke of fortune and was able to invest it in a small peach orchard, while his brother Rangar traveled around Lutaires spreading word of the magical properties of peaches, which could be used to cure everything from warts to the plague, and was even useful in love potions. Business boomed, and by the time young Ríkur acquired his inheritance, he had enough to invest in a small entourage as a traveling merchant, bringing exotic goods from one country to another.

This merchant business was lucrative, and could have gone on for generations, but young Pabbi was not interested in the nomadic life. He married Tala Stúlka, an innkeeper's daughter, and settled down. After Ríkur's death, Pabbi built a city with his inheritance and resided over it as Lord Mayor. Virka was his second son.

Virka rose the rest of the way himself. His generous personality made him the life of the party in the eyes of many, and he was first invited to serve under a minor lord who passed through the city. Then a noble-lady visiting that noble took interest in Virka and invited him to serve her. On one occasion, he accompanied her to the palace, and the aging king took such a liking to Virka that he was appointed ambassador, nearly on the spot.

The new queen of Lutaires is less fond of Virka, thinking his appointment to ambassador was the foolish whim of weakened mind. But his missions have been mostly successful, so she keeps him in that position, partially out of respect for her predecessor, and partially because he's made friends with so many around the palace that he'd probably end up hanging around there if she didn't have the excuse to send him away.

Appearance: Virka is a clear mix of fae and human, in a way peculiar to the Lutairites. There is some disagreement on whether this makes him a better or worse representative for them. He has the face and stature of a human and the coloring and springy step of the fae. He's on the short side, but immediately calls attention to himself upon entering a room, simply by the lilt of his gait and the glint in his eye.

[AtomicNut]

Every time I see "Pukka," I will think "pukki," which is Finnish for "[billy]goat."
Could I recolor her eyes to brown or grey? I don't know where she'd get blue eyes.
(This also means I'll have to update the family tree. Good thing I saved it in pieces.)

I got an answer on what the female ambassador will be like, so I can start on the male ambassador.

@AAB

"Goat" also fits for a mischievous apprentice XD
Eeeh, doesn't queen Dilara have blue eyes?

[AAB]

Eeeh, doesn't queen Dilara have blue eyes?

@AtomicNut

They're grey.

[AtomicNut]

<Snipped quote by AtomicNut>

They're grey.

@AAB

Stupid dodgy bluegrey shade. Okay then, proceed.

[AimeChambers]

Virka Munni

Name: Virka Munni
Age: 32
Role & Kingdom: Ambassador of Lutaires

Skill and/or Weapon:
Diplomacy- He can talk himself out of (or into) most dilemmas.
Cards- He is surprisingly skilled at most card games.
Eating Pudding- It's doubtful whether this is an actual skill, but if it is, he has it.
Dirk- His only real weapon is mostly ornamental, but he has been properly trained in its use.

Personality: Virka is vivacious and outspoken. He rubs shoulders with many oddities, from usurping despots to second-rate mercenaries, and usually has a story to tell. Unfortunately, he's disinclined to think before speaking, and his tongue often runs away with him.

Biography: The Munnis weren't even a noble family. Four generations ago, they were peasants. Then Gullna Munni had a stroke of fortune and was able to invest it in a small peach orchard, while his brother Rangar traveled around Lutaires spreading word of the magical properties of peaches, which could be used to cure everything from warts to the plague, and was even useful in love potions. Business boomed, and by the time young Ríkur acquired his inheritance, he had enough to invest in a small entourage as a traveling merchant, bringing exotic goods from one country to another.

This merchant business was lucrative, and could have gone on for generations, but young Pabbi was not interested in the nomadic life. He married Tala Stúlka, an innkeeper's daughter, and settled down. After Ríkur's death, Pabbi built a city with his inheritance and resided over it as Lord Mayor. Virka was his second son.

Virka rose the rest of the way himself. His generous personality made him the life of the party in the eyes of many, and he was first invited to serve under a minor lord who passed through the city. Then a noble-lady visiting that noble took interest in Virka and invited him to serve her. On one occasion, he accompanied her to the palace, and the aging king took such a liking to Virka that he was appointed ambassador, nearly on the spot.

The new queen of Lutaires is less fond of Virka, thinking his appointment to ambassador was the foolish whim of weakened mind. But his missions have been mostly successful, so she keeps him in that position, partially out of respect for her predecessor, and partially because he's made friends with so many around the palace that he'd probably end up hanging around there if she didn't have the excuse to send him away.

Appearance: Virka is a clear mix of fae and human, in a way peculiar to the Lutairites. There is some disagreement on whether this makes him a better or worse representative for them. He has the face and stature of a human and the coloring and springy step of the fae. He's on the short side, but immediately calls attention to himself upon entering a room, simply by the lilt of his gait and the glint in his eye.

@AAB

His shining eyes either look like he had a surprised birthday party with lots of cake or he's up to some kind of mischevious prank.
He's approved~

[AimeChambers]

@Ryougu@Chiru@KiwiBaer@Sarcelle Renard@Luna558@Tsar Gatto@AAB@RabidAnubis@Cubix@AtomicNut

Announcement

Since we are just getting in our last CS's, I wanted to discuss a few things. As stated before in the opener, the rp will start the morning of the day that Rowan de Hiertania plots to kill off the king and Luthier, his older brother. After a certain amount of time and everyone that wants to posts. (Those who have caravan travelers don't have to post for a while) we will be having a couple of collabs.

-I would think that @Ryougu@Chiru and I will have a collab for the fight between Rowan and Luthier. I will be there to have maybe a little confrontation between the king and Rowan.

-The other collab would be between @Sarcelle Renard@KiwiBaer and I for the picking up of the prince double. Galeran will be with the Regent King Adrian to go pick him up and I may have some of the maids involvement at the end too.

The reasons for these collabs are so that we don't have to stop others from roleplaying, and get a good quick conversation between the characters. Tell me if you have any objections!

[Ryougu]

@Ryougu@Chiru@KiwiBaer@Sarcelle Renard@Luna558@Tsar Gatto@AAB@RabidAnubis@Cubix@AtomicNut

Announcement

Since we are just getting in our last CS's, I wanted to discuss a few things. As stated before in the opener, the rp will start the morning of the day that Rowan de Hiertania plots to kill off the king and Luthier, his older brother. After a certain amount of time and everyone that wants to posts. (Those who have caravan travelers don't have to post for a while) we will be having a couple of collabs.

-I would think that @Ryougu@Chiru and I will have a collab for the fight between Rowan and Luthier. I will be there to have maybe a little confrontation between the king and Rowan.

-The other collab would be between @Sarcelle Renard@KiwiBaer and I for the picking up of the prince double. Galeran will be with the Regent King Adrian to go pick him up and I may have some of the maids involvement at the end too.

The reasons for these collabs are so that we don't have to stop others from roleplaying, and get a good quick conversation between the characters. Tell me if you have any objections!

@AimeChambers

Nope, I'm good. Ready to go.