[CHAR] The Kings Council

[Vortex]

Name and Title: King Tarquin VI of House Heartwroth
Appearance:
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Married: No, and looking for a suitable Queen.
Bio: Tarquin's father Horhest II "The Grim" was known as a legendary warrior king who got the nation into many battles, all that he would win until he entered the most recent and ongoing war where he would be slain. Horhest was as his nickname described him, a grim and serious man he was a utilitarian in nature being against frivolities and enjoyment in life and focused purely on warfare. Horhest tried to raise Tarquin to be the same and gave him a martial education, however Tarquin had a mind for other things like art and architecture. As much as Horhest would try he was never able to beat this out of Tarquin and since becoming king Tarquin has become a patron of the arts, and has dedicated large amounts of money to grand buildings, statues and paintings instead of the war. However there was one lesson that he kept from his education which was "A friend today is an enemy tomorrow, and enemy today is a friend tomorrow, a stranger is both today and neither tomorrow". In other words, he was taught to keep your allies and subjects under a tight reign which inspired him to issue the order for all subjects to come to court where he will be watching them with an ever present eye.
Personality: Warm and friendly on the exterior, he enjoys the noble court procedures such as balls and feasts, and he will also welcome the chance to talk to people. However he is no fool either, he may genuinely enjoy balls and conversation but they provide a perfect opportunity to watch over his vassals and gain information.
Opinion of the King and the other Nobles: He has no outspoken enemies at the moment, however he knows it's only a matter of time until one ambitious upstart tries to rise above their station. With that said, he welcomes the chance to become friends with them.
Trivia: Writes with his left hand, wields a sword with his right and is ambidextrous with cutlery.

[Hazy]

Name and Title: Field Marshal His Grace Jacques Barthet the Duke of Carmachié


Gender: Male

Age: 47

Married: Never had the time.

Bio: Jacques was always a wild child. Playing games of war and violence with the boys in his family’s household. He paid little attention to his lessons in philosophy and literature but he loved those in riding and fencing. As he grew older he took less and less to violent games and more to women and alcohol. His parents, of course, did not approve of this so they sent him of to the military academy so that he could learn some discipline. And this he did. He learned every skill a military man might need. Strategy, illustration (to create sketch maps and diagrams), surveying, horsemanship and weapon handling. But he was also instilled with patriotic ideals of fighting for one's king and country.

When his education was done a more disciplined, yet still young and naive, Jacques left for the wars. Ready to fight and die for his country. He was commissioned as an officer of a cavalry regiment and things went very well for him. He won many victories. However, the horrors of war soon became apparent to him and his romanticised view of it slowly faded away. As he rose up the ranks he became more and more bitter. One of his greatest victories was at the battle of Carmachié where Jacques was severely out numbered. He won by feigning a retreat and luring the enemy into a nearby village where he ambushed and destroyed them. This gained him the title of duke of Carmachié and the position of field marshal.

Personality: Stern, bitter and strict. Jacques is a military man through and through. He values strength and discipline above everything else. He is a stoic man who shows little emotion and rarely smiles.

Opinion of the King and the other Nobles: He had great respect for Horhest II. Less so for his son. Jacques is not a very cultured man and sees the king as weak. He sees no benefit to the kingdom in building museums and opera houses and thinks that more resources should be spent on ending the war.

Theme song:

[Silent Whispers]

Queen Margaret II

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Queen Margaret II

^{House Pelletier}

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Name:
Margaret Pelletier II.

Title:
Queen of House Pelletier.

Age:
Twenty-one.

Gender:
Female.

Married:
No, although looking to win the heart of King Tarquin.

Appearance:
Natural curls of raven black hair falls on her back, reaching almost close to her buttocks. She has chestnut brown colored eyes that always have a curious look within them. Mary stands about five foot six with a weight of one hundred and thirteen pounds that compliments her petite frame really well. She has milky white evenly toned skin has she doesn't have any wrinkles or blemishes beside the bruises and scars. Mary use to adorn her body with dresses and gowns that covered up every inch of her body but now that has changed. She wears very slim, silky dresses that shows her arms. She'll cover up her arm every now and then but most gowns that she has, they are seen.

Personality:
Although she may be a Queen, Margaret likes to live her life on the wild side and it shows almost every single day she wakes up. She likes to do whatever she pleases and doesn't like to be told what to do. She likes to walk with her hair down and barefooted most of the time as she is just showing how carefree she living her life. Growing up, she has always been a curious child. She was always asking questions and doing whatever it took to get an answer. Till this day, she is still curious about certain aspects within her life and others as she doesn't hesitate to ask anyone a question about almost anything. Adventurous should really be Margaret's middle name because that's exactly what she is. Margaret likes to explore every single little thing that life has to offer and will try anything at least once. Flirting is something that Margaret does very well. She usually flirts with certain people when she really wants something from them. She uses her flirting tactics as a little manipulative factor as well - As most people say she has the power to bewitch men. Overall, Margaret has a sweet and gentle soul with a fierce attitude at times. She likes being around small groups of people at certain periods of a time.

Bio:
When Margaret was born, it was no doubt that she was going to rule over the Pelletier House one day but who knew whenever she turned the age of five, that her mother would birth an heir - A male named James. Once he was birthed, Margaret was practically ousted by many nobles. They saw James at the next ruler of the Pelletier House and the throne. Of course, Margaret was initially the next ruler but the nobles always preferred a male over a female and that rocked the Kingdom.

Growing up, her mother, Margaret I, taught her how to be a proper lady and not listen to the words of others. Margaret took her mother's words seriously and started to question certain things that were happening around her. Her mother answered her questions with the best of her abilities but her answers did not really please Margaret. Around this time, she became a bit rebellious and even sneaked out a few times but only returning home to get scolded and punished by her father.

When Margaret turned fifteen, her father became terminally ill with only God knows what. He died later on within two weeks and the next person to rule over the Pelletier House was not Margaret but James, who could not really take the throne until he became of age so their mother became Queen Regent.

A few more years passed as James finally became of age but during his coronation, he realized that he did not want to be King and passed the crown towards his sister, Margaret. Appalled and shocked, many nobles could not believe what had just transpired right before their eyes. Margaret is now twenty-one years of age and have been crowned Queen of House Pelletier, despite many nobles trying to stop that from happening.

Fearing that the worst has yet to come, her mother heard about King Tarquin inviting many nobles to his council and pleaded for Margaret to go there and hopefully win the heart of the King. So, she is now heading towards the palace of the King while her mother is once again Queen Regent over House Pelletier until Margaret returns, or until her death.

Opinion of the King and the other Nobles:
King - She simply adores the King and hopes to make her family proud by becoming his Queen. She doesn't feel any type of way towards him but hopes to be able to win his heart and become his Queen.

Nobles - The nobles that are attending the celebration makes Margaret a little bit nervous, to be honest. With her being a newly crowned Queen and still have her virginity intact, she fears that most of the men will see that and use it as an advantage to get closer to her while the women may loathe her.

Trivia:
She is the newly crowned Queen of House Pelletier.
She is skilled in Archery.
Adores children and animals.