[OOC] |- The Food Kingdoms: Episode One: The Masquerade -|

Accepted Characters

@Emma ; Mierea Albine








@OtterPop ; Cyrus Guo
@Sonnenschein ; Alois Guo




@Sonnenschein ; Minagi Cha

Time & Weather

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early morning | morning | afternoon | evening | night

snow | blizzard | rain | thunderstorm | sunny | mist | cloudy | hail | fog

[Sonnenschein]

The Food Kingdoms all live in harmony. Though, harmony is a delicate balance often put off by the smallest of things. After the last 100 year war, all seven kingdoms came together to create a treaty that outlined clear and concise borders as well as the conditions of their peace.

It has been nearly 100 years since the treaty was signed. They've flourished and created trades with other like-minded kingdoms. While no wars have been fought since the last global war, tensions between some kingdoms has been particularly high.

Amidst all of this, the Empire of 花木 （Hua'Mu) has reached out to the other kingdoms in invitation. As the Emperor's eldest daughter comes of age, she opens up their borders to attend her masquerade party.

An'elle- The Sweet Kingdom

【 _{тнe ĸιngdoм oғ an'elle} 】

【 A kingdom of sweet and decadent denizens. 】

➽➽➽ Alliance With- The Vegetable Kingdom
➽➽➽ Enemies- The Drink Empire, The Fruit Kingdom
➽➽➽ Traditions- Perhaps a bit old fashioned with their traditions. Young girls are taught to be proper, and boys to be gentleman. Always with a bit of a sweet tooth. Both sexes are well educated and well cultured.
➽➽➽ Rulers- The King took his own life. His insanity overruled his mind. His son took the throne in his father's place, and it seemed that the Sweets have cast aside all to do with the Drink Empire. Forging an alliance instead with those that had been their enemies before.
➽➽➽ Climate- A relatively cool place where all those with sweet blood enjoy to live. Temperatures may range from moderate to cold, but it is never warm here to protect those who melt from melting.
➽➽➽ Armed Forces- Protected by their Peppermint army, they don't need to worry about much in the way of being attacked. The minty guardians are more than capable of taking care of the kingdom.
➽➽➽ Economy- Is based solely on their advances in tech. They sell this to nations that are behind for a high price- knowing that they don't want to fall behind in anything- whether it be war or recreation.
➽➽➽ Specialty- This kingdom thrives on technology- whether it be scientific advances or expanding on old ones.
➽➽➽ Extra information- There are rumors in circulation that the only reason that they are as good friends with the Vegetable people is because a noble woman is having relations with a man from said kingdom. It's a scandalous reason, and is causing great tension with the Drinks as they were once allies.

Starch - The Grain Kingdom

【 _{тнe colony oғ ѕтarcн} 】

【 A home to grainy citizens. 】

➽➽➽ Alliance With- Fruits Kingdom, Drink Empire
➽➽➽ Enemies- An inside militia force attempting to throw out any form of government.
➽➽➽ Traditions- Servants work on plantations for a few years as indentured servants before they're free to become citizens. Taxes are light, and the land distributed has been fair until recently. These are still in place, but ever since the colonyship was introduced, males are required to do three years of military service as well.
➽➽➽ Rulers- The old leader was overthrown, and it is now ruled over by a new king with help from the eldest Fruit Siblings. However, they only help; they do not make decisions without consent of the family they helped put in power.
➽➽➽ Climate- It's relatively dry, but rains enough to keep the crops growing. They experience long, and moderate winters and long, hot summers.
➽➽➽ Armed Forces- After the colonyship, the Fruit Kingdom lent a small number of soldiers to help train them to have a true military force. Men are required to do three years of military service at the age of eighteen. Women may join as well.
➽➽➽ Economy- Still focused on agricultural technology as well as servantdom.
➽➽➽ Specialty- Not applicable at this time.
➽➽➽ Extra information- There has been a push to cement the relationship with the Fruit Kingdom more solid, but no one has acted upon it. They are working on their nation, and trying to rebuild.

Grœnngarðr - The Meat Kingdom

【 _{тнe warrιng тrιвeѕ oғ grœnngarðr} 】

【 A kingdom of meaty barbarians. 】

➽➽➽ Alliance With- None
➽➽➽ Enemies- N/A
➽➽➽ Traditions- While there exists a patriarchal society at it's core, women do hold a lot of power- especially when it comes to marriage and finances. These people are well known for their skilled raids of unclaimed territories, and while they are not openly hostile toward the other kingdoms because they do not want to breach the treaty, the many tribes do often fight amongst themselves for control. They believe strongly that their most skilled warriors will be treated well in Valhalla- their afterlife.
➽➽➽ Rulers- The tribes of Grœnngarðr fight each other in an everything-goes battle of capture-the-flag every five years for honor of ruling over the other tribes. The first tribe to capture the Royal Standard and bring it to the gate of the castle is declared the winner. It is an honor to die fighting in this tournament, and an even greater honor to win.
➽➽➽ Climate- It changes often as they don't stay in one place for two long. Though, their homeland is frigid.
➽➽➽ Armed Forces- They have no organized military. They think of themselves as their own military force.
➽➽➽ Economy- Most of their money come from raiding and plundering. Though, they do excellent craft work as well.
➽➽➽ Specialty- Smithing. Excellent crafting abilities with any type of metal is their specialty.
➽➽➽ Extra information- They recently came across a strange island called the Isle of Condiments filled with strange people that barely speak the language of the homeland. They claimed the Isle in the name of the Meat Kingdom, but they let it be for the most part- stationing only a few people there to learn more about the people that inhabit it.

Ilepia - The Dairy Kingdom

【 _{тнe noмadѕ oғ ιlepιa} 】

【 A nomadic group of peaceful dairy folk. 】

➽➽➽ Alliance With- The Sweets Kingdom
➽➽➽ Enemies- N/A
➽➽➽ Traditions- They are travelers- moving their kingdom from place to place. They have temples built to meditate and worship. Women become oracles and priestesses. Men are not allowed to be priests- only the women are allowed to participate in these ritualistic type behaviors. Often times they are paid large sums by other nations to read into their future.
➽➽➽ Rulers- They are ruled by the Grand Oracle and the priestesses under her.
➽➽➽ Climate- It changes as they travel- as they do not live in one set location.
➽➽➽ Armed Forces- They have no formal military.
➽➽➽ Economy- The money they receive comes from other nations for the future telling and swindling people out of their money with their street performances.
➽➽➽ Specialty- Not applicable at this time
➽➽➽ Extra information- This nation has not been heard of or seen in three years. In their travels, they contracted a disease, and their immune systems were not equipped to handle it. Most of the rumors that have surfaced about their disappearance are accusing different nations of being murderers when it is in fact, no one's fault. (Note: If you would like to play as a member of this nomadic group, as a survivor of this disease, it would make for an interesting character.)

Estrye - The Fruit Kingdom

【 _{тнe ĸιngdoм oғ eѕтrye} 】

【 A kingdom of fruity citizens. 】

➽➽➽ Alliance With- Grains Kingdom, The Drink Empire
➽➽➽ Enemies- The Vegetable Kingdom, The Sweet Kingdom
➽➽➽ Traditions- The King is more like a chieftain. He is expected to have many wives and many children. Both men and women tend to wear their hair long, but it is truly just a preference, and not a must.
➽➽➽ Rulers- A chieftain and his harem of wives have ten children. The two eldest are Generals of the military unit, and the others serve as apprentices or masters of some sort of occupation in the kingdom.
➽➽➽ Climate- A temperate climate with short, warm summers and long, cold winters. These people tend to hibernate during the winter and come out and be more productive during the summer and spring.
➽➽➽ Armed Forces- The armed forces make up a large unit of the population. They are a secretive group led by the eldest of the fruit siblings. Men are required to go into military service for a number of years before they decide whether or not to join the military as a career.
➽➽➽ Economy- They team up with the Kingdom of grains to increase their techological advances in agriculture. There is also quite a bit of trade between their allies- tea from the Drinks and a different assortment of grain from the Grains mostly.
➽➽➽ Specialty- They specialize in trade and the import and export of goods.
➽➽➽ Extra information- No extra information about this kingdom have been written.

The Windless Paradise - The Vegetable Kingdom

【 _{тнe wιndleѕѕ paradιѕe} 】

【 A lush paradise of vegetable denizens. 】

➽➽➽ Alliance With- The Sweets Kingdom
➽➽➽ Enemies- The Drink Empire, The Fruit Kingdom
➽➽➽ Traditions- Many citizens live in tree houses or underground. They would see them as uncivilized, but they are quite the opposite. They are very unabashed- often walking around in little more than just enough clothing to make them decent. They are very unfriendly towards people who are not their own, and they focus heavily on military power.
➽➽➽ Rulers- Ruled by a jury of six people. Three men, three women. The jury makes laws, and gives the order to carry out the punishment. A king has power, but must consult the jury before any rash decisions are made.
➽➽➽ Climate- A lush jungle climate- warm weather and a lot of rain. It is rarely cold here, and if it is, then the citizens will hibernate until the cold is over with.
➽➽➽ Armed Forces- A large military might of specialized warriors that take warfare very seriously.
➽➽➽ Economy- Their economy is based on mining as well as their military might.
➽➽➽ Specialty- Not applicable at this time.
➽➽➽ Extra information- They've recently become enemies with the Drinks, and became allies with a kingdom they'd been enemies with for years. Though, no one has admitted why as of yet, there have been many rumors.

花木 (Hua'Mu) - The Drink Empire

【 _{тнe eмpιre oғ нυaмυ} 】

【 An empire of beverage loving folk. 】

➽➽➽ Alliance With- The Fruit and Grain Kingdoms
➽➽➽ Enemies- The Vegetable Kingdom
➽➽➽ Traditions- Seen as having odd traditions and beliefs of many of the other kingdoms. Martial arts are very emphasized in the youth- even young girls. Meditation is important as well. They often refer to people with honorifics- especially those older than them. They believe in peace, and often try to avoid fighting, but have allies with other kingdoms just in case they need it.
➽➽➽ Rulers- The Cha Clan still have power at this time.
➽➽➽ Climate- A place of moderate temperatures- never too warm, but never too hot either. It tends to be a bit foggy sometimes, and rains often here.
➽➽➽ Armed Forces- The armed forces here are known for their martial arts training and their weapons specialties. It's relatively moderate in size with a focus on small elite teams of people rather than large military might.
➽➽➽ Economy- The economy has focused solely on trade and architecture.
➽➽➽ Specialty- The kingdom is known for it's lovely architecture as well as the skilled artisans. Tensions with their previous allies have soured, and they've been rumored to be competing with the Sweets in terms of technology.
➽➽➽ Extra information- A nation in need of rebuilding- both trust and cities. Rumors of corrupt advisors have been out in the open for some time.

Rules

【 т н e ғ o o d ĸ ι n g d o м ѕ 】
epιѕode one: тнe мaѕqυerade rυleѕ & eтιqυeттe
➽➽➽ This is a literate roleplay for literate writers who enjoy writing and weaving intricate story lines. I believe in quality posts over quantity of text.
➽➽➽ I would like the pictures for this roleplay to be art, anime, illustrations, or semi realistic drawn art. Please have an image that represents your character’s blood type well. You do not have to be literal about the representation of the food that they personify.
➽➽➽ All characters MUST be at least sixteen. There are no exceptions.
➽➽➽ Don't be afraid to bring ideas to the table with you. This is an open roleplay in many regards, and I am very open to hearing what everyone has to say.

Character Sheet

「 ❤ (insert something your character would say here) 」
FIRST NAME _LASTNAME
NICKNAME HERE
AGE HERE
GENDER HERE
BLOOD TYPE HERE ; _{Ice cream, pudding, tea, etc. Make it unique.}
NATIONALITY HERE ; _{Make sure this fits your blood type. If your person is ice cream, there'd better be a good reason why their nationality is something other than the Sweets Kingdom.}
OCCUPATION HERE
SEXUALITY HERE
SPEECH COLOR HERE

█ PERSONALITY▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
HERE : LIST : SOME : PERSONALITY : TRAITS : PLEASE

▀▀▀▀▀STRENGTHS
ANYTHING THAT YOUR CHERRY IS CAPABLE OF DOING CAN BE LISTED: HOBBIES, SPECIAL SKILLS, MUNDANE CHORES ETC.

▀▀▀▀▀WEAKNESSES
ANYTHING THAT THEY ARE WEAK AGAINST CAN BE LISTED.

▀▀▀▀▀APPEARANCE
PLEASE LIST THEIR BODY TYPE AND HOW THEY HANDLE THEMSELVES. PHYSICAL TRAITS ETC.

HEIGHT │ HERE
HAIR COLOR │ HERE

WEIGHT │ HERE
EYE COLOR │ HERE

▀▀▀▀▀PREFERENCES
LIKES
.    PLEASE
.    LIST
.    YOUR
.    PREFRENCES
.    HERE

DISLIKES
.    PLEASE
.    LIST
.    THEIR
.    PREFERENCES
.    HERE

BIOGRAPHY▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
PLEASE GIVE US A GLIMPSE INTO YOUR CHARACTER'S BACKGROUND AND PRESENT TENSE.

TRIVIA▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO LIST ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER HERE.

[Emma]

Have only royals from the other kingdoms been invited to the masquerade, or are other lesser nobles also invited?

I will be working on a CS, but I hope to see the GM finished CS to use as a guide. Like are the characters names something like Penelope Pineapple of the fruit kingdom, or is it more like Penelope Thomas is a pineapple blood of the fruit kingdom...?

My character idea is for a noble/royal girl of the sweet kingdom.

[ShwiggityShwah]

I have a concept of a dairy man who parades as a woman in order to have people believe in the fortune he predicts. He sometimes wears the guise of a dairy prince when he needs to.

Hes a charlatan and a swindler. He wants to find some shy weak princess, court her, and live the high life as a prince. He doesn't take into account he might fall in love with someone.

[Sonnenschein]

Have only royals from the other kingdoms been invited to the masquerade, or are other lesser nobles also invited?

I will be working on a CS, but I hope to see the GM finished CS to use as a guide. Like are the characters names something like Penelope Pineapple of the fruit kingdom, or is it more like Penelope Thomas is a pineapple blood of the fruit kingdom...?

My character idea is for a noble/royal girl of the sweet kingdom.

@Emma

Nobles and lesser nobles. Basically if you can argue that your character should be there and have good evidence, I'm generally fine with it. I've been so busy the past few days or I'd have already completed my own sheet. I do apologize. It seems that every time I sit down to finish it, someone wants to go somewhere or do something.

I will have my sheet up by monday night though for a few characters. I'm not so literal as Penelope pineapple with the last names though. Like the emperor and his children from huamu all have the surname Cha which means Tea in Chinese.

[Obscene Symphony]

Aw man I was also thinking about the dairy kingdom XD I literally snoozed and lost lol

[Sonnenschein]

Aw man I was also thinking about the dairy kingdom XD I literally snoozed and lost lol

@Obscene Symphony

Well, if you think you've got a good character run it by me and we'll see.

[Vertigo]

Oh boy, love this. Thinking of making someone from the fruit kingdom.

Got a few questions, though:

- You said we could be nobles or lesser nobles, but can we be royalty as well?
- Do you take reserves for positions/kingdoms?
- Can there be multiple people from the same kingdom, or just one from each?
- If yes to the above, can we have multiple characters?

I feel like I had one more question, but err, it slipped my mind so I'll get back to you on that.

[Otterpop]

I will have a CS up tonight for review for a royal of the Fruit Kingdom.
🥰

[ShwiggityShwah]

@Obscene Symphony

Let me know if you want to have character history.

Mine concept is a guy who crosses dresses. Hes either a charlatan fortune teller, or a dashing debonair noble. Hes actually just a lying commoner who might have been banished for his crimes, or just meant to go on a quest to redeem himself.

Have a couple of ideas why they could know eachother.

[Obscene Symphony]

@ShwiggityShwah oo, I hope we're allowed to have multiple people per kingdom! My idea was a brother-sister combo, the sister being younger. I'm thinking she was training to become either a priestess or an oracle, but the plague struck before she was able to undergo her mysteries so she's been kind of halted in that endeavour. The brother is a performer but since the plague has become a de facto protector for his sister, and is very pious. Still under construction, lol.

He probably wouldn't take kindly at all to your character masquerading as a woman - I imagine in this sort of culture that'd be a pretty great offence, since he'd be infringing on a very strictly women-only tradition for his own gain, eh?

Considering there were probably only a handful of survivors of the plague, I imagine it's very likely for dairy characters to know each other. What did you have in mind?

Edit: I'm blind, forgot the part about your guy possibly having been exiled lol. In which case, our characters may not be together at RP start, but I'm still very interested in prior character history.

[Obscene Symphony]

Oh, and for blood type I was thinking mint lassi for the brother and sweet cream for the sister, if that helps you at all. Sorry for the double post!

[Emma]

If we can reserve spots/food types then may I please reserve a sweet kingdom royal/noble girl, who is Honey Marzipan blood type.

[Sonnenschein]

Oh boy, love this. Thinking of making someone from the fruit kingdom.

Got a few questions, though:

- You said we could be nobles or lesser nobles, but can we be royalty as well?
- Do you take reserves for positions/kingdoms?
- Can there be multiple people from the same kingdom, or just one from each?
- If yes to the above, can we have multiple characters?

I feel like I had one more question, but err, it slipped my mind so I'll get back to you on that.

@Vertigo

I personally love the Fruit Kingdom. The royal siblings have been sort of my pet project for the past like four years. This roleplay is very old, but I'd love to give it a second wind here to see everyone's creativity shine through.

Let me answer some of you guys' questions though!

- You can be nobles, lesser nobles, or even royalty. Basically, if you have a good argument as to why your character should have an invitation, then do it up.
- If you have a good idea and can run it past me in a private message, and I like it, I'd be open to holding reserves, but I like to let everyone to have a chance.
- You can have multiple characters if you want. Just be able to keep track of all of them, and keep them separate from one another when posting so that it isn't hard to read.
- There can be multiple people from each kingdom. I think it would be kind of boring to just have one person from one kingdom. I know that I'm going to be playing a couple of characters, so I don't see why everyone else should be limited to just one.

[Vertigo]

Awesome, thanks for the answers! I love all the kingdoms, so will most likely play two characters to help me decide what to play and from where, ha.

So right now I'm thinking of either a princess from the fruit kingdom or a noblewoman from the sweet kingdom (but I see someone else already planned that, so might go with my original fruit idea instead), and a warrior from the meat kingdom.

[Emma]

@Sonnenschein Another question. Does the CS have to be formatted to the right like you have it? And does the pic have to be 500x300?

[Sonnenschein]

@Sonnenschein Another question. Does the CS have to be formatted to the right like you have it? And does the pic have to be 500x300?

@Emma

No and no. Just don't have the photo be ginormous. Format it however you want as long as it's readable.

[Obscene Symphony]

@Sonnenschein I have some questions about the dairy kingdom!

I really like that they're a peaceful people (I envision my characters being very pacifist and mediating types), but they must still have some martial tradition in case of inevitable conflict, right? If not a formal military, maybe guards for the Grand Oracle and her priestesses? I ask because I like the idea of perhaps a performance art that can be used as a method of battle if the need arises, and a source of entertainment (or distraction for pickpocketing, as your description says) otherwise. That's the sort of role I'm envisioning for my male character anyway, like a performer/guard combo.

Is there much to be told about their culture? I'm loving the nomadic bohemian vibe I'm getting from them and would love to know more. Also, what's marriage like among the Ilepia? I keep imagining that women take multiple husbands, but I have no idea if that's accurate xD

[ShwiggityShwah]

I might swap out for another kingdom since Obscene is super pumped. I love variety, so Im going to try something a new concept.

[Obscene Symphony]

I might swap out for another kingdom since Obscene is super pumped. I love variety, so Im going to try something a new concept.

@ShwiggityShwah

I'm sorry! I didn't mean to push you out!!

[Emma]

If anyone would like to establish a prior relationship with Marie, feel free to PM your ideas.

“Real love means giving someone the power to hurt you.”

NAME: Mierea Amendoa Albine
NICKNAME: Marie
AGE: 20
GENDER: Female
BLOOD TYPE: Marzipan
NATIONALITY: Kingdom of Sweets
OCCUPATION: Princess of An’elle. The King’s younger half-sister.
SEXUALITY: Heterosexual
SPEECH COLOR: #F7BFA6

PERSONALITY
Cultivated : Adventurous : Genuine
Incorrigible : Blunt : Escapist

STRENGTHS
.    Horseback Riding
.    Freethinking
.    Needlework
.    Swimming
.    Ambidextrous
.    Extremely Loyal
.    Observant
.    Writing

WEAKNESSES
.    Fear of Loosing Her Mind
.    Unforgiving
.    Sharp Tongue When Angry
.    Ruthless and Unapologetic towards those she hates
.    Over Protective of those she cares for
.    Doesn't know how to cook or clean
.    Very low alcohol tolerance
.    She can't shoot a bow to save her life

APPEARANCE
Mierea has short hair that is the same honey blonde as her late father. Her skin has always been light and rosy. Her most prominent feature is her beautiful eyes, which are a magnificent color mix of lilacs, blues, and silver. The mysterious thing about her eyes is that they seem to change color in different lighting, from periwinkle to lavender to lilac and back again. On the sunshine filled days they appear more purple, and in the candlelit night they appear more of a gray blue. She has a nice enough nose, and hardly a blemish or scar to her skin. Her favorite thing about her appearance is her naturally strait teeth.

Her dresses are usually made of soft materials, mainly cottons, and linen. She tends to be drawn towards the more simple feminine designs, and natural colors. Though intricate embroidery, and bead-work are a favorite. If she is not wearing her hair just plainly down, she is most likely sporting some kind of pretty pin or ribbon in it. Her jewelry also tends to be on the simpler side, if she wears any at all.

HEIGHT │ 5’5
HAIR COLOR │ Honey Blonde

WEIGHT │ 120
EYE COLOR │ Lilac Blue

LIKES
.    Flowers
.    Nighttime
.    Books
.    Strawberries
.    Honey
.    Ocean

DISLIKES
.    Alcohol
.    Sitting for portraits
.    Yelling
.    Corsets
.    Coffee
.    Wearing Shoes

BIOGRAPHY

A Bit Long

Mierea was born to King Jordan Albine, and his second wife Queen Castella. She was precocious, sweet, and full of smiles as a child. She was the kings third born, and only daughter, as she had two older half-brothers, Prince Rolo, and Prince Turron. Unfortunately the King's first wife Queen Halva, died from complications after giving birth to Prince Turron, and that was the start of his descent into madness. It would plague King Jordan for the rest of his life.

Prince Turron was four years older, and he quickly became Mierea's protector and best friend. She was never close to her eldest brother Prince Rolo as he left to start training as a knight when she was only three. Many days were spent in the gardens together with Turron, and her mother. Queen Castella would read the children poems, and tell them stories as they giggled and played. Most of her early years were spent barefoot and following Turron around, climbing trees, and running around the castle.

Mierea was only eight years old when her mother passed away after many months of illness, and being bedridden. She was old enough to understand that her mother was gone forever, and life seemed to change inside the castle. Her father grew even more cold, serious, and distant. His fits of madness, and self-loathing seemed to happen more often, and last longer. He blamed himself for the death of Castella, claiming he was cursed.

A year passed, and her father had no idea how to raise children without a wife, nor did he have much of a want to. After loosing Castella he knew he did not want to marry again. The king's adviser Lord Macon, and the children's governess Lady Madeleine were doing fine on their own, but he believed the children required a mother. That's when his younger brother Duke Astros and his wife came to stay with them. What started as a month long visit ended up with them coming to stay indefinitely. Thus a great part of Mierea's early education came from her aunt Duchess Bredela, who taught her sums, heraldry, ethics, reading, etiquette, dancing, geography, writing, philosophy, and the practical subjects such as running a household, weaving, and sewing.

As a youth Aunt Bredela, Lady Madeleine, Turron, and the cooks daughter Kyra were the people she was closest to. She spent her spare time riding horse with Turron, pretending to be a mermaid during baths, reading books in the library, playing with her dolls, and daydreaming about knights and princes asking to marry her. She and Kyra liked to sneak fresh cookies from the kitchen and have picnics on the roof of east tower. They would giggle about boys, and make up stories together. She taught Kyra to read, and Kyra in turn taught Mierea all of the names of the flowers and the medicinal purposes.

Throughout Mierea's childhood, Lord Macon negotiated potential future marriages for her. When she was only seven years old, she was promised to the young heir of the Licorices dukedom, but the contract was repudiated after three years. At the age of eleven, she was then betrothed to marry a prince from the Starch Kingdom, but the engagement was broken off within a few years as the Starch kingdom ruler was overthrown. Two more subsequent betrothals would take place over the next five years, both ending abruptly.

Her Uncle Duke Astros acted like a charmer for the first year he lived with them, but he slowly began to show his true colors as time went on. More then once little Mierea witnessed Duke Astros hit his wife. So Mierea made it blatantly obvious that she hated the man. She would roll her eyes when he spoke politely to others, and she would glare at him anytime she saw her aunt had been crying. Her father and Turron both told her that it was between a man and his wife. Duke Astros seemed to ignore her behavior, taking out his annoyance and anger on his wife more and more. Mierea was twelve years old when she got the courage to stand up to the man after seeing him backhand her Aunt for the final time. She threw her wooden doll at him, as she angrily screamed for him to leave her Aunt alone. The doll hit him square in the face, hard enough to bloody his nose, and he went off, picking Mairea up by her hair, and twisting her arm around till it cracked. Luckily Turron intervened.

Her father was who spent more time locking himself up in his room, finally showed himself, furious when he learned about the whole scene. He sent his brother Duke Astros away for a short time. It was no secret his brother had a temper, and no respect or care for woman. Duke Astros's own daughter Dyana died at his hand, not that anyone outside the family knew the whole truth. Several months later Duke Astros returned on his best behavior, and Mierea kept out of his way. Though she was refining the art of being passive aggressive and making witty snide remarks anytime they conversed. She could tell by the way he bunched his fist, and clenched his jaw when he smiled, that she was getting to him.

Once her poor Aunt Bredela started looking worse for ware again, with all the crying and bruises, Mierea took it upon herself to exact revenge by pouring ink into Duke Astros expensive rare wine collection. Later in the day her best friend Kyra received Duke Astros's punishment for the destroyed wine, when he knew full well Mierea had done it. Young Kyra had practically been whipped to the bone, and unfortunately she succumbed to a fever brought on by her wounds the next morning. Mierea blamed herself for the death of her dear friend Kyra. But she also would never forget who had killed her. After this Duke Astros seemed to be utterly calm and content for a long period of time.

Mierea made it her job to say out of his way, and Turron never seemed to leave her alone for fear of their uncle. Their father barely left his room now, and when he did his eyes always seemed soulless and hollow. Her eldest bother Prince Rolo returned, now an official knight of An'elle, and he took over much of their fathers Kingly duties. Duke Astros was sent away on a journey for the next year and a half. Time passed, and Mierea was fourteen when Turron left to train new knights outside the capital. Mierea made sure to not enrage Astros once he returned. Normally that just meant staying out of his way, and being cordial. Sickeningly Rolo and Astros seemed to get along like long lost friends.

She was fifteen when a maidservant found Aunt Bredela dead in her room, clutching her deceased daughters hair ribbons, and a goodbye letter. On the bedside table was five empty bottles of belladonna. Astros's list of innocent lives taken was ever growing. Mierea had resented her father for not doing anything in all these years to stop his brother, but a few months after Aunt Bredela passed he sent Astros packing, under the orders of reviving his own crumbling dukedom. Her aunt's death took a tole on Mierea. She refused two offers of marriage and even told her father she was contemplating a life as a priestess, for fear of having a husband like Astros. She was blossoming into a beautiful young woman, but marriage was off the table for the next year, as she mourned her aunts death.

She was seventeen when her latest betrothal fell through due to the young knight dying in battle, she wondered who the next possible match could be. Sometimes she felt like she was cursed to never marry, as every betrothal seemed to end in the grooms death or Lords reneging for finding love in another. Her father grew even more mentally ill. Prince Rolo had taken to drinking, and sneaking off to brothels. Thankfully Turron finally came home now married to Lady Thalia of the Drink kingdom.

She was now nineteen and technically getting past her prime in blushing bride years, when a series of misfortunes happened one after the other. Rolo died unexpectedly in the middle of the night, to what was later found to be cancer of the brain, Lady Thalia miscarried their first child, and then six months later King Jordan was found dead, as he had jumped from the east tower in the middle of the night.

Turron of course became King, and Lady Thalia became Queen. It has been just over a year now, and thankfully the Sweets Kingdom is recovering under King Turron's rule, though people question why he has allied with the vegetable kingdom. With Turron as king, she doesn't feel the pressure to marry for profit, title, or some kind of gain. If he asked it of her she would, but he has made it completely clear that he only wishes for her happiness, so though the past year was spent in mourning she has also become more free.

TRIVIA
.    She has a horrible sense of direction.
.    Turron taught her how to use a sword.
.    Tends to secretly walk around barefoot if she can