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[hider=Drust]

[hider=A Reference Picture][img]https://i.imgur.com/3tpCckc.png?1[/img]
Image edits courtesy of [@ImagineBaggins][/hider]
[b]A.K.A.[/b] the White Knight. Like all the White (and Black) Knights of the old Heart Palace, he has his own name.

[b]Appearance:[/b] Like most of the Knights, he is quite tall, standing at nearly 6’10. His skin, including his lips, are alabaster white (thanks to effects of the curse, shifting from a solid white), making him look almost as if he was made of stone. Only a series of onyx lines branching out from the corners of his eyes shows color on his flesh. 
	His eyes themselves are a decent way to tell when the Curse is fighting against him, and winning. The Curse turned his irises red, veins of black streaking outward through them and over heir whites to meet up with those that streak from the outside corners of his eyes. But normally, this effects only his irises. When the Curse pushes against his control and resolve, that black-webbed red will consume the solid black of his pupils. The smaller his pupils, the more in control the Curse is.
	He looks to be in his mid twenties, but Knights age differently, so it’s difficult to tell his true age. He has sharp features, and his irises are a glazed dark red webbed with black—a sign of the effects of the Curse. His hair, which he keeps short and usually a bit messy, is a contrasting blackish-brown.

[b]Race:[/b] The Knights were never really given an official race name. So, he is simply one of the White Knights.

[b]Actual Age:[/b] 35. Or 52, depending on how you look at it.

[b]Appeared/Physical Age:[/b] Roughly 26. The Knights age significantly slower than most humans, physically aging approximately one year to every four that passes. HOWEVER, they don't start out as infants. When first born by magic, Drust was, technically speaking, created to be about seventeen. So, in a way, he's 52. But not.

[b]Weapons:[/b] A katana. It’s blade is extra-long, tailored to better suit his height. It’s blade is kept sharper than most would think possible, and its handle is wrapped in white leather. The crossguard, made of a black metal, sports a pattern of ornate white hearts. It is a relic from when he still served the White Queen. When he is mostly in his right mind, you will never find him without it in quick reach. You'd pretty much have to pry it from his cold, dead hands.

[b]Other/Notes:[/b] Despite the years and having the need to dispose of the heftier pieces of it, of his old armor, he still has his gauntlets. The metal a bit discolored from improper care, but he still has them.

[b]A Snippet of History:[/b] While Drust was created in the same way as all the rest of his brothers (and sisters) in arms, he was always a tad bit different. While he loved training his body, just like the rest of his ilk, when all the other White and Black Knights would finish their training for the day and take the opportunity to relax, he was training his mind. He had a desire for knowledge that exceeded all his fellows. He could never get enough, delving into one book or scroll after the other on various forms of sciences and magics. Though he was not the best at magic, he learned enough of it for his knowledge to impress even Hatter.
	This difference set him apart from the others. Hatter took a notice to him, and began teaching Drust what he knew. Soon, by Hatter's suggestion, Drust became the White Queen's personal guard. Wherever she went, he was likely close behind.
	When the Red Sorceress attacked, he was there, fighting alongside the White Queen and Hatter. At least, until he was entrusted with the most important task of his life: to protect and train the young Ghent and Elayra. The children of two of the most powerful inhabitants of the world at the time. To secure Wonderland's future.

[hider=The White and Black Knights]

[center][b][u]What They Are/Were[/u][/b][/center]
	The Knights of Heart Palace were more than just your average knight. While your normal knight is someone from a noble background who trains to become a knight, the White and Black Knights were born of magic and magic alone with the sole purpose of being defenders. Such a creation was not something simple. It took the powers of Hatter and six other powerful sorcerers to coax magic into creating a body with a warrior's soul. With this practice an ancient one stemming back to the creation of Heart Palace, before Hatter's time, it was the job of another vinifcium (ven-IF-cee-um) to lead the pleas for the world's magic to create these guards.
	Since their initial creation, they were used to defend the palace and protect the White King or Queen of Wonderland. Over time, with their numbers growing, they also became the law enforcement in the royal city. The crime rate in the city was at its lowest just before the Era of Crimson Destruction thanks to their fair intolerance toward wrongdoers. Despite them being ruthless in the face of evil, they were also just, and never attacked unless unless absolutely necessary. They were greatly respected by those who would abide by the law, and feared by those who did not.
	White and Black Knights, you see, were unnaturally fast, strong, and exceptionally skilled in fighting, which made up for their lack of abilities in magic--despite being created by it. They were a long-lived race, often far exceeding the rulers they protected so long as they did not die in battle. To top it off, they were neigh impossible to kill, even if you managed to get past their blades. The only thing that could bring a Knight down, was strong magic or enchanted weapons. Most wounds would only slow them down. Your average poisons would put them down for the count for a few days, at most, lest it was magically enhanced. This weakness occurs because of the general rule that the best and really only way to fight magic, is with magic, even if what it creates does not have such abilities of their own.
	Despite being made from a similar manner, they were just like any other race; they had their own likes and dislikes, their own specialties and personalities. Because of this, no two were exactly alike, even in exact appearance. Though they mingled in their free time and for training, there was even a playful rivalry between the White and Black Knights. But they always managed to work together--with only a couple exceptions. No matter which group they fell under, they all acted like family, brothers and sisters bound together by heart and battle.
	Alas, the Crimson Curse was the Knights undoing. Designed to block magic and attack creatures that relied heavily on it, once the Sorceress enacted the Curse, it obliterated what Knights remained in her wake. All, that is, but one.


[center][b][u]Appearance[/u][/b][/center]
[b]White Knights:[/b] There is a reason for their title of White Knights; these Knights had pure white skin, including their lips, and dark opalescent irises/pupils. In contrast to the rest of their appearance, their hair color ranged from a dark brown to black, the latter usually having tints of other colors to it. They were also taller than the average human, towering above them normally anywhere between six inches to a foot, but this differed between each individual, some falling closer to human height than others. Their armor was a brilliant, silvery white, and sported the Heart crest on their chest over their hearts.

[b]Black Knights:[/b] Likewise well named, the Black Knights had pure black skin, which people often speculated was created from the dark itself. Even their teeth looked made from onyx. Their eyes were equally black, with only their pupils and irises a bright opalescent. As with the White Knights, their hair contrasted their overall color, ranging from a light blond to pure white. They, too, were just as tall as the White Knights. Their armor--which was thin, but effective for both groups--was black, and displayed the same crest.

For a picture reference of their armor, click [url=https://i.imgur.com/AwRZFle.jpg]here[/url]. Note: the armor was fitted specifically to each Knight, and often looked a bit more snug, fitting them almost like a second skin, so it did not always look exactly the same from one Knight to the next. Some knights were burly, while others were a bit leaner, but not lacking in musculature. The picture in question is colored for the White Knights, but the had the same general appearance for the Black Knights, only a different color.

[center][b][u]Weapons[/u][/b][/center]
	Since each often had their own specialty, the kinds of weapons they used and trained with were innumerable. Most trained to be capable of using more than just one weapon, and prided themselves in their hand-to-hand comb at skills despite favoring one form and/or weapon over the other. All the same, there were some similarities between weapons. Since the Knights were normally taller than most, their weapons were made to tailor to this height difference, as well as given a bit more weight to accommodate their strength.
	Their battle-ready weapons had two enchantments on them: one to make them a bit more durable to be capable of enduring the excessive abuse they received, and another to be capable of bringing each other down in the unlikely event that one of their own turned against them or the White Queen/King. Their training weapons, though, lacked the second enchantment, allowing for more intense training.

[b]White Knights' Weapons:[/b] The blades were normally a silvery white, and hilts and other accents black, with those in higher standing normally wrapping their hilts in white. They also always sported some form of the Heart crest or just intricate hearts in contrasting colors.

[b]Black Knights' Weapons:[/b] The opposite of the White Knights. Blades were black, with hilts and accents done in silver or white. Again, those in higher standing would have black-wrapped hilts, and still have the silver or white accents.

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[hider=The Red Sorceress]
[b]A.K.A.:[/b] Red Queen. True name unknown. 

[b]Appearance:[/b] Currently unknown.

[b]Race:[/b] Depends on what rumors you want to believe. Some say she's a demon. Others that she is--or at least [i]was[/i]--human. Then there's always the theory that she came straight from the Spiritayum itself.

[b]Weapons:[/b] Currently unknown, besides the use of magic.
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[hider=Hatter Madrail]
[hider=Appearance currently in PROLOGUE STORY only. Not IC.]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/z9RZdsJ.jpg?1[/img][/hider]
[b]Real Name:[/b] Unknown

[b]Race:[/b] Vinifcium

[b]Actual Age:[/b] 46

[b]Appeared/Physical Age:[/b] 34. Once a vinifcium reaches somewhere in their twenties, their aging slows. Approximately every two years that pass, they age one. Hatter's aging slowed when he was 21.

[b]Appearance:[/b] Currently unknown. Besides that he has a hat. Or, at least, [i]did.[/i]

[b]Curse Status:[/b] Forsaken

[b]Alias History:[/b] Given [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4484102]here.[/url] But, if you don't feel like clicking there... As a kid, he was never seen without a hat that his father, who was a hatter, made especially for him. Some time after being apprentiaced to the vinifcium of Heart Palace, one of the White King's advisers, Holeland Tweedle, began calling the boy Hatter, just because he thought it was "a cute name for a cute kid." Alas, the name caught on. Soon, most of Heart Palace was using it, and it ultimately spread into the royal city. By the time Hatter decided on his own official alias a couple years later, it was too late; "Hatter" stuck, and refused to be snuffed out. Though it took him a long while to get used to it, eventually, he did, and even started referring to himself as the Mad Hatter every now and again when he read one of the copies of [i]Alice's Adventures in Wonderland[/i] that made its way into Wonderland, though mostly to mock its author.
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[hider=Smaya]
[b]Race:[/b] Unknown in story. And likely won’t come into play. But if you really want to know, she’s a foranym. Which is essentially a mix of an elf, wrath, and nymph. They’re somewhere between physical and spirit, even by Spiritayian standards, have an ethereal beauty, a connection to the dead, and typically possess some extreme powers over some aspect of nature.

[b]Age:[/b] Unknown

[b]Spiritayum Status:[/b] Guardian

[b]Domain:[/b] Hollow Forest

[b]Job:[/b] Protect Harrow Hollow Hill and its portals, as well as to care for and keep the spirits trapped within Hollow Forest under control.

[b]Powers:[/b] Known in-story, she has a certain amount of control over the trapped spirits of Hollow Forest. Not currently known, she controls the entire forest. It’s through her powers that Harrow Hollow Hill has been kept safe and guarded. She always knows what’s going on in her woods and who is in it, though she often lets the spirts deal with intruders. While the spirits do dictate how quickly someone can get into or out of the forest, Smaya’s really the one people should worry about. Though she does a perfect job of making the world think it’s all the spirits, she is the true threat of the forest. Though she can’t manifest herself in a human-esque form beyond the Betwixt of Hollow Forest, she can make the trees, vines, and other plants do her bidding. She can become one—or multiple—of the plants in the forest and infuse them directly with her existence, becoming the plant. The only people who she never bothers are Jumpers and vinifcium. And, of course, any traveling with them. Unless called on by a vinifcium, she will typically not draw near to these travelers or their entourage, leaving their fate entirely up to the spirits. She is also capable of traveling to any part of the Betwixt of Hollow Forest, traveling in an instant in a mist of glittering emerald green.

[b]Appearance:[/b] The first thing one would notice about her is her aura of pure sorrow. Sadness radiates from her as if every broken heart of the spirits of the forest and beyond radiates through her. Going beyond the aura, Smaya possesses an ethereal beauty in part because of being a being Spiritayian, and part from her overall race. Standing at around six feet tall, she has a curvy, elegant build. Nearly everything about her is slender and dainty. She typically keeps the front part of her hair up in a braid tied around her head, its strands nearly glowing with the fiery colors of autumn. She has white, powdery-looking skin and eyes greener “than a spring’s fresh buds.” Her ears have a slight point to them, but it is difficult to notice unless you’re looking for it, and looking closely. Also, her voice is quiet, yet it will carry over even the noisiest of spirits.

[b]Clothes Wear:[/b] A flowing green dress that hugs her body. It has long, draping sleeves, and its hem swirls and shimmers about her feet. Just the right lighting will reveal a hidden pattern of vines wrapping around the fabric. With everything in the woods holding a respect for her—mud refuses to stick to her clothes, the moon won’t drain her of her color, etc.—she is almost always seen barefoot.

[b]Personality:[/b] Despite—or perhaps because of—the air of compete sorrow about her, she tends to be a rather understanding individual. Though she is constantly in a state of mourning, every ounce of her overcome with the grief of those she protects—and even a smidgen of the overall sadness of the world—she feels for others. She is an honest woman filled with kindness toward those with who show a decent enough heart, and is not a stickler for formalities. Having possessed the power of empathy—something not common among her race—she has always had a good understanding and respect for the emotions of others. As long as those others weren’t trying to harm her or anything/one she cared about. 

[b]Bio:[/b] [color=yellow]Not discussed in RP, but here just for the fun of it.[/color] Being turned into the Guardian of Hollow Forest was an act somewhere between praise, punishment, and pure selflessness. Praise for her bravery and overall show of powers, which excelled above any others of her race. Praise for having such a caring heart toward those of Wonderland, no matter which realm they resided in. But it was punishment for breaking one of the main laws of the Spiritayum: never directly interfere with major events of the living.
	Smaya was one of the only Spiritayians who chose to take a side and participate in the battle that cursed the land of Hollow Forest. Fighting to protect the portals from the evil sorcerer, she played a great part in keeping the sorcerer’s forces at bay and helped pave the way to his downfall. 
	When everything was over, she knew someone would need to help protect the portals from threats to come. Knowing she would be punished for her involvement, she offered herself to the duty, no matter what it meant. Long story short, she was granted her wish and made the Guardian of Hollow Forest, but in the process, she lost her ability to manifest in a physical form outside of the Betwixt or Spiritayum. She is incapable of leaving the bounds of Hollow Forest for an eternity, able to travel to the Spiritayum only on rare, important occasions.[/hider]