Test 3.0 Self note: nikita = public face of the space agency (wanted to be an cosmonaut, but was not permitted) [hider=Rustavya] [center][img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/7f4815694d8c51e37a407f1ddd42b7d2/tumblr_pjcnz6TQRP1y1jsgzo1_1280.jpg[/img][/center] [center][color=royalblue][i]I am not led, I lead[/i][/color][/center] [center][b]Top Row (left to right):[/b] [i]Petrova Road (located in north eastern Rustavya), Rings made by Fabergé, Voskresenskie Palace located in the capital city of Vokshod[/i] [b]Middle Row (left to right):[/b] [i]Another shot of Voskresenskie Palace, The Crown of lengendary Queen Consort Anya the Great, A ballerina (one of Rustavya’s most treasured forms of art and dance)[/i] [b]Third Row (left to right):[/b] [i]Aesthetic of the average Rustavyan, City of the Tsars (where the Royals ruled from during the age of Imperial Rustavya), Lion’s pride (a decorative castle, seized during the annexation of Askold, formerly part of the kingdom of Rökstenne)[/i] [/center] 💎𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓭𝓸𝓶 𝓝𝓪𝓶𝓮 ―――――――――― Rustavya (pronounced Rhoos-stahv-ya, not rush, basically pronounce it with a slavic accent, preferably Russian, but Romanian and Ukrainian works too. Also Belarusian.) 💎𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓠𝓾𝓮𝓮𝓷 ―――――――――― [img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/417f7ff35ceae90c55b79c2a00c9b0fe/tumblr_pjcpel32M31y1jsgzo1_1280.jpg[/img] [center][color=silver][b]"Revolution sneaks up on you, one small step at a time. [We] don't take chances, even with the smallest of steps."[/b] [i]- Viktor Petrov (House of Cards)[/i][/color][/center] Rustavya is ruled by the Royal House of Vasaätten, the current Sovereign being King Nikolas III. His Queen Consort was Rhiannon of Rökstenne. [hider=About the Royal Marriage] They were… not a happy couple, to say the least. Reportedly, they didn’t even sleep in the same bed after the birth of their one and only child. Rhiannon was the daughter of a neighbouring kingdom, and the marriage procured purely for alliance purposes, yet that did not make her a pliant nor silent Queen. Opinionated, intelligent, and headstrong, she did not come to Rustavya to simply wear a crown and look pretty. The royal couple differed on many a view, and despite being a foreigner, she’s managed to get much of the Cabinet on her side, and disagreements between the monarchs didn’t end with the King always winning, however, given Rustavya’s “complex” political nature, it didn’t also end with some kind of legislation (more on that later). Nikolas came into the throne young, just barely past the age of majority (18), and filled with ambition, vigour, and endless arrogance. He is the pure embodiment of the downsides of the Ancien Régime. Unlike Louis XIV, he is not golden. While he has ambition, he lacks the intelligence and patience of better dictator-kings. What Nikolas wants, Nikolas gets. Aka, every basic white man, essentially. Everything went his way, until he was married to Rhiannon, similar to him in nature, but she had the intelligence and patience he lacks. While the King of Rustayva is absolute, critically, he (or she) must not appear to be, as public riots and revolutions in the past have shown, which is why the cabinet exists, to provide the illusion of a cooperative government. Rhiannon, however, was also to sway about half of them to her will, resulting in increased corruption and political assassinations, including attempts on both the King and Queen (known to have been orchestrated by each other). Publically, they maintained a civil face, but did not keep their dislike of each other entirely private, which has also split the public in terms of which sovereign to love and obey. Suspiciously, the Queen has been missing for about 5 years now, and no one can say with any certainty what has happened to her. Officially, it’s stated as foul play, assumed to have been a kidnapping, and the length of time since her disappearance makes it all the more likely that she is dead. However, this has also worked in her favour, as King Nikolas’s approval is at an all-time low of 46%, whereas the Queen, despite not being there, is at 97% approval. (Side note, the government reports his approval as 90%) In theory, Rustavya practises absolute-primogeniture, meaning that the title (in this case the throne) passes to the eldest living trueborn child, regardless of gender. But historically, they’ve used a provision in the law to get around female Sovereigns (though, they couldn’t avoid them all). I explain it all more in depth in the page linked below. Although the royal couple have only one child, Crown Princess Venera, the King has another child, an older son, Grand Duke Vasily, he is a prince du sang, prince of the blood, and born out of wedlock (illegitimate) and therefore unable to lay claim to the throne, except in extenuating circumstances (that’s not to say he doesn’t want it though). [/hider] [hider=General Politics] Overall, Rustavya, isn’t exactly conservative or liberal so much as it is simply subject to the will of the reigning Sovereign. Social progress goes back and forth depending on who's wearing the crown. What is constant, however, is the ironclad grip with which the crown bearer rules. The free press is non-existent in Rustavya, though there is a feeble attempt to pretend the state doesn't control the news and ALL media. And the internet is heavily watched and controlled, and at times banned. Accounts that belong to users from certain foreign nations are blocked in Rustavya. Dissent is not appreciated nor welcome in Rustayva. Though depending on the severity of the dissenters actions, and the mood of the monarch, they can get off scot free or be executed. [/hider] [url=https://the-ice-does-not-forgive.tumblr.com/gov]More on the Rustavyan Government here[/url] 💎𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓭𝓸𝓶 𝓒𝓸𝓵𝓸𝓻𝓼 ―――――――――― Blue and silver, with shades of red (though, particularly when worn by government officials, red is considered offensive since it was the colour of the last civil war led by the Yusupov Family and members of the Cabinet) 💎𝓦𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓭𝓸𝓶 𝓲𝓼 𝓚𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓕𝓸𝓻 ―――――――――― (I know, I know, concise and short, but I love Russia okay? I can’t do short. I need some kind of outlet to spew off all these useless facts I’ve accumulated. I’ve embellished some of it, but most of those numbers and shit are fucking true, for Russia, Rustavya’s not real. Only changed some rankings to reflect the political shifts in Rustavya.) Alongside being the largest country by landmass (though a lot of it is uninhabitable due it being a frozen tundra, so their population ranks them as about the 9th largest country), Rustavya is oil and natural gas rich, and known for its extensive mineral and gemstone mining, particularly of diamonds, as well as its extensive military and arms industry. [hider=Petroleum Industry] The petroleum industry in Rustavya is one of the largest in the world, a contender for the largest, but authorities are in disagreement as some believe a few middle Eastern countries may win that crown. However, Rustavya, by far, has the largest reserves and is the largest exporter of natural gas. It has the fourth largest coal reserves, second highest oil reserves, and is a contender for the largest producer of oil. However, Rustavya itself is only the fourth highest fossil fuel energy user in the world (prior to the reign of Nikolas III, they were second). They produce 12% of the world’s oil, and about 14% of global oil exports. Most of their oil goes west, particularly to Europe. In regards to natural gas, not only are they the world's largest exporter, but are the proven holder of the largest reserve. It’s theorized, but not proven, that they are also likely home to the largest volume of still-undiscovered natural gas, with a mean probable volume of 6.7 trillion cubic meters of said fossil fuel that is absolutely horrendous for the environment (listen, my country ain’t all that liberal, but I sure as hell am). Undiscovered oil is estimated to be about 22 billion barrels (second to the estimated undiscovered oil in Iraq- I mean a middle eastern country). The petroleum industries revenues account for about 12% of Rustavya’s GDP (14% for Russia, in 2005, and only as being responsible for the post-soviet GDP growth, slightly out of date statistic, so). They are considered an “energy superpower”, and the world estimates their oil and gas reserves to be worth and estimated $75 Trillion US dollars (or I guess Acrian dollars? Also, yeah, that’s the real estimate of the worth of Russia’s oil and gas, they hella rich son). [/hider] [hider=Mineral/Diamond Mining Industry] The second most profitable industry in Rustavya is their mining of non-oil and gas minerals. One of the world’s leading mineral industries, and accounting for a large percentage of Eastern Europe/Slavic State production of a range of minerals, Rustavya is ranked among the top 5 worldwide producers of a number of minerals, including; aluminion, arsenic, cement, copper, magnesium compounds and metals, nitrogen, palladium, silicon, nickel, and vanadium. Additionally, they lead the world in diamond mining by volume, and account for 27% of global diamond extraction. [/hider] [hider=Economy] Economically speaking, Rustayva has been very careful to ensure that while the world is dependent on them, their economy will survive if suddenly cut off. They have vast farming, health, and etc industries, though they may not rank as the highest in the world, they are profitable and self-sustaining enough, and if all trade was suddenly cut off, the country would survive. This is what allows it to keep enduring as it does as it pleases, since sanctions have little to no effect on their economy. The Rustayvan economy implements an odd mix of marxist-leninist communism, and oligarchy. Rustayva has an uneven distribution of wealth, yet has low poverty rates and general satisfaction amongst the people, as it’s largely abolished the bourgeoisie. The distinction in status is essentially that you are either of (proven) royal blood, or you are a commoner, and therefore equal to everyone else. The state, ie the Crown, owns most state assets, such as the aforementioned 3 major industries of oil/gas, diamonds, and arms, however, outside out of the immediate branch of the royal family, the wealthier you are, the higher your taxes. Offshore banking is considered treason within Rustavya, and the penalty for treason is, of course, death. Additionally, even if a company is NOT state owned, the Sovereign has the power to shut down or indefinitely and forcibly keep open any company they so choose. The country implements a living wage, as well as various social benefits, such as maternity and parental leave, as well as complete and free universal healthcare (includes dental). This system, however, breaks down during high periods of corruption, often resulting in civil and a near complete change of government. An easier way of understanding the Rustavyan economy is actually just to look at Amazon’s business model, the company is happy to bleed money in order to gain market share, and keep prices low to make sure the consumers are happy. With Rustavya, the Crown would be Jeff Bezos, they have all the money, and can save the world if they wanted to, Amazon is the government/whatever-remains-of-the-bourgeoisie (essentially, they’re oligarchs, but it doesn’t matter how much money they have, if they piss off the King/Queen, they gonna die), they’ll lose money, in order to make sure the customers, the people, can keep affording to buy shit, and live in homes, so that they don’t riot. [/hider] [hider=More Politics and Culture] However, despite all this definitely cool and necessary information about their wealth and economy, Rustavya is best known for its political turmoil and militarial endeavours. Civil war is just another tuesday in Rustavya. It goes through governments faster than Trump goes through wives. They also don’t keep that shit to themselves, and have been encroaching on neighbouring lands and necessarily getting involved in middle east conflicts. Internationally, they’ve also been accused of meddling in the elections of other nations, as well as committing assassinations on foreign soil. Most of which they’ve denied, or openly laughed off. Because of this, they have been subject to UN and other sanctions, but it hasn’t affected their economy. Rustavya has its own rich and historic culture, and is heavily resistant to outsiders influence, particularly from the western half of the world. It heavily resents nations *cough* The US-I mean Aciras *cough* that constantly screams that they are “the greatest nation on the Earth”, like “fuck off”, said the average Russian-I mean Rustavyan. Because of this, they loathe foreign culture, particularly western culture, and have their own celebrities. Most people recognized as international stars, ironically, would be either little or completely unknown in Rustavya. [/hider] [hider=Rustavyan International Stereotypes] [list] [*] Impervious to the cold [color=silver]Technically speaking, not true. Frostbite is real, and you will die. But they do have more tolerance for it than other nations, not uncommon to see a Rustavyan, usually a younger one, out and about in winter in like a fucking sweater. [/color] [*] Always drinking and cannot get drunk [color=silver]... More true than they care to admit. Fun fact, there is no law regarding legal drinking age in Rustavya (also in it’s real life counterpart, Russia). However, it is illegal to SELL to minors. Alcohol tolerance depends on the person really, but you are, mostly jokingly, called a fake-Rustavyan if you’ve got a low level of tolerance. They general prefer hard stuff, and consider beer to be a joke, and the term is synonymous with piss. [/color] [*] They’re all shady spies who will steal all your secrets [color=silver]obviously, not true.[/color] [*] Obsessed with Hockey, will riot [color=silver]Meh. Only if you love sports. It’s not considered as nationally emblematic as Ballet is. [/color] [*] Are idiots being blindly led by corrupt fools [color=silver]Arguable, they have access to what the world thinks of many of their leaders, and their politics, but they think a lot of that is bullshit and/or jealousy. [/color] [*] Most Rustavyan’s have some criminal history and close ties to the Bratva (Rustavyan mafia) [color=silver]As true as every Italian being in the mafia. Of course it’s false, Bratva activity has been on the rise recently, but the average Rustavyan is generally living a crime free, and happy life. [/color] [*] All Rustavyan’s are under government surveillance [color=silver]No, not every single individual person, that would be impossible to maintain. Though it is a, secretly, policed state and heavily watched. [/color] [/list] [/hider] [hider=Cool/notable inventions and achievements] [list] [*] First man in Space [color=silver]During the 60’s, they were engaged in a space race, and while they did not manage to claim the first man on the moon, in 1961, they manned the first flight in space and put the first man in space, as well as bringing him back. Rustavyan astronauts are called cosmonauts, and Ruscosmos (the nickname of Rustavyan Cosmonautic Organziation) remains a heavily protected and invested in industry in Rustavya. [/color] [*] Cosmodrome [color=silver] More commonly known as a Spaceport, or Rocket Launch Site. Basically that big thing that rockets launch from. [/color] [*] Father of All Bombs [color=silver]Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power. Contested, but in large part accepted as the world’s deadliest non-nuclear bomb. For comparison, the US/Acira MOAB (Mother of All Bombs, and their deadliest non-nuclear bomb), gives off the equivalent of 11 tons (22 000 lb) of a TNT explosion, where FOAB gives off the equivalent of 44 tons (88 000 lbs). FOAB’s blast radius is also bigger (300m, double that of MOAB), and the temperature produced is also twice as high. [/color] [*] Fast-neutron reactor [*] Military Robots [color=silver]Can be remote controlled, or completely autonomous. Uses include; transport, search & rescue, and attack. [/color] [*] Military Robots [color=silver]Can be remote controlled, or completely autonomous. Uses include; transport, search & rescue, and attack. [/color] [*] Radiator [*] Periodic Table of Elements [*] First Nation to Practise State Atheism [color=silver]but no longer does. [/color] [*] Onion Dome [color=silver]Architectural term for those cool hershey’s kisses shaped things on a bunch of their castles and palaces [/color] [*] Novichok series of Nerve Agents [*] Powdered Milk [*] RAR (file format) [color=silver]Mentioning this only because I HATE rar files, make it a zip or fuck off [/color] [*] Tetris [*] Tsar Bomba [color=silver]the most powerful nuclear weapon ever created. The mushroom cloud from it’s detonation could be seen from a distance of 161 km (100 mi). The only remaining picture of the cloud, measures it’s height at 56 km (35 mi), though it’s said to have gone higher. The test explosion had a yield of 50 megatons of TNT (210 PJ), however, it did not include a uranium-238 tamper, and with it, could, theoretically, achieve a max yield of 100 megatons of TNT. Officially, only one bomb was built and show cased as “fuck you” to their enemies during the cold war. Unofficially, they still have all the plans and materials, and it’s possible they may have built more than on at the time. [/color] [/list] [/hider] 💎𝓡𝓮𝓬𝓮𝓷𝓽/𝓡𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓿𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓭𝓸𝓶 𝓗𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂 ―――――――――― [hider=Super general history, it's short, I'm proud of me] Rustavya has a long and complex history. It’s well over a thousand years old. Originally, it was known as Kievan Rus’, and was founded by Varagians (the name given by the Rus’, greeks, and others to Vikings). It’s been through several major periods of extreme political upheaval, from basic feudalism to a somewhat functioning traditional democracy in around the 1300’s, to the outright Divine Rule of Kings to a traditional constitutional monarchy to a communist rebellion, to sudden royalist revolt, back to constitutional monarchy, and a few more civil wars before the current government was established, and remains unbroken (though challenged) since 1937. [/hider] [hider=Yusupov Rebellion] The House of Yusupov is a cadet branch of the royal house, and they enjoyed a lot of power, but it wasn't enough and they came for the crown. The Yuspov's gained support of the majority of the government, but lacked the military and the people. However, the war lasted a decade, from the 80's to the late 90's, and resulted in numerous casualties. They lost in the end, and most Yusupov's were executed, including children and completely innocent family members. At the time, their executions resulted in international outcry, but ironically had the opposite effect on everyday Rustavyan's, who resented the concept of mercy for people who fucked up their lives for 10 years. [quote]"Dead men don't claim vengeance, and neither do their dead sons." - Paraphrase of a paraphrase of a Tywin Lannister saying. (I think it was clash of kings? no dance of the dragons. either way, it was GRRM who wrote it)[/quote] The Yusupov’s, however, are not extinct. There exists one survivour, Nikita Yusupov, kept alive as a hostage, and a warning to others. He was raised alongside the royal children. [/hider] [hider=Annexation of Askold] Previously part of Rökstenne, Askold was once part of Rustavyan (during the communist days), and when they last made moves indicating they wanted to take it back, Rökstenne swiftly arranged the marriage of Princess Rhiannon to then the boy king, 20 year old Nikolas. It was annexed by Rustavya a few months after her disappearance, sparking international outcry, yet little to no repercussions. They were hit with some sanctions, but they had no visible effect on the Rustavyan economy. [/hider] [hider=Increased International Activity] Following the success of getting away with annexing Askold, Rustavya has been more blatant, getting into scuffles in the Black Sea, and seizing numerous boats, as well as openly killing dissidents that had managed to escape to other countries. Despite their increasingly hostile and brazen behaviour, because of the world’s (current) reliance on oil, they’ve basically been getting away scot free with everything. What do you want? Oil, diamonds, booze, tanks, drones, other weapons, secrets to blackmail your political opponents with? We’ve got it all. [/hider] [url=https://the-ice-does-not-forgive.tumblr.com/history]complete history here[/url] 💎𝓞𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 ―――――――――― » [url=https://open.spotify.com/user/evewinterdragon/playlist/76GZiEgTiaKLH3diFrgRrr?si=qoaSKZWGSfGZ5DYaZxIcVA]Playlist[/url] [hider=capital and central palace] [center][img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/26d6f7605a24e6d559925bbefa5058a8/tumblr_pjclqzcJ971y1jsgzo1_1280.jpg[/img][/center] The capital city is named Voskhod and is home to Voskresenskie Palace, seat of the Sovereign. Voskhod is a mix of old and new, with shiny, tall glass buildings, stunning skyscrappers (the top right image is of its business centre), yet at the city’s heart lies Voskresenskie Palace, a masterpiece of Imperial Era architecture. It is a surrounded by a red wall with multiple towers, earning the palace the nickname [i]“The Fortress within a City”[/i]. Voskhod is nicknamed [i]“The City of a Thousand Lights”[/i], due to the amount of lights shining at night, and making the city glitter. [/hider] [/hider] [hider= HRH Crown Princess Venera] [center][h2][color=snow]Venera Nikolayevna of Rustavya[/color][/h2] [/center] [center][img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/db22fee0523cb3f932414b2fc520e7e7/tumblr_pjay99bI1g1y1jsgzo1_500.jpg[/img][/center] [center][quote] [color=royalblue][i] "She burned as bright as any man, and so shall I."[/i] [/color][color=silver] - Arianne Martell from [i]"A Feast for Crows"[/i] by [b]George R. R. Martin[/b] [/color][/quote][/center] [color=snow][b]💎𝓝𝓪𝓶𝓮[/b] ――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Venera Nikolayevna of the House of Vasaätten [i]Nicknames:[/i] » “Vera” - used only by her mother, chief bodyguard, her forbidden love interest (Nika, [i]moya lyubov'[/i]) and very occasionally, her father. Also only the closest of friends. » “Solnyshko” - means “little sun”, used only by her mother » “Zvezda moya” - means “my star”, and another nickname given to her by Mama » "mladshaya sestra" - means "little sister", used largely mockingly by her half-brother, and resentfully » "Winter’s Sun/Sun of Winter" - the moniker given to her by the media following her birth [/INDENT] [color=snow][b]💎𝓣𝓲𝓽𝓵𝓮[/b] ――――――――――[/color] [INDENT] {[b]Full Title[/b]} Her Royal Highness, Crown Princess Venera of Rustavya, Duchess of Knyaz {[b]Introduced/Announced as[/b]} Her Royal Highness, Crown Princess Venera of Rustavya {[b]Styles of Address[/b]} Her/Your Royal Highness, [i]followed by [/i][b]Ma’am[/b] [i]thereafter [/i] {[b]Additional Titles[/b]} [list] [*] Tsesarevna [color=silver]discontinued historic title, but used in some towns and local villages, and informally by the media [/color] [*] Chairwoman of the Government [color=silver]power slightly above that of the Prime Minister[/color] [*] Co-chairwoman of the Security Council [color=silver]position held jointly with her half-brother [/color] [*] Chancellor of the Order of Vasaätten [color=silver]One of the three major Orders of Chivalry in Rustavya, and the highest of them all, royalty cannot receive it. Vera's in charge of deciding who does. [/color] [/list] {[b]Honours[/b]} [list] [*] Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Alrosa [color=silver]the second highest order of chivalry in Rustavya, awarded to both civilians and military personnel [/color] [*] Knight 1st Class of the Order of Rigel [color=silver]the third highest order of chivalry in Rustavya, awarded for excellence in civil duty or scientific endeavours. Venera got hers for getting her Masters degree in Law. (Most people don't, but that's that royal privilege for you) [/color] [*] Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Rökstenne [color=silver]the highest civil order, and second highest State decoration, in Rökstenne [/color] [/list] [/INDENT] [color=snow][b]💎𝓐𝓰𝓮[/b] ――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]24[/INDENT] [color=snow][b]💎𝓖𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻[/b] ――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Female[/INDENT] [color=snow][b]💎𝓢𝓮𝔁𝓾𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂[/b] ――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Heterosexual[/INDENT] [color=snow][b]💎𝓐𝓹𝓹𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮[/b] ――――――――――[/color] [INDENT](textual description)[/INDENT] [color=snow][b]💎𝓟𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂[/b] ――――――――――[/color] [INDENT] She gives off a rather cold and stoic vibe, particularly if you’re with her in a private setting, and she’s not maintaining the “pretty princess who loves you all” image for the public. She’s introverted and generally prefers to keep to herself and her circle of friends, giving off rather unapproachable airs, but she’s really just a massive nerd with a crown. She even still plays Pokemon Go (and don't tell me it's not a thing in-world, there are infinite universes, and in every single one of those Pokemon exists. Back me up here ghost Stephen Hawking. Also, Team Mystic). Intelligent, observant, and cautious; she’s a rather restrained individual and never explodes in rage in public. On the flip side, she’s also warm, encouraging, and incredibly passionate, particularly in charitable and social justice and change endeavours. The public face, and often direct opposing force of the government’s stance, of things like Women’s and LGBTA+ Rights in Rustavya. She’s pragmatic, rational, persistent, occasionally a tiny bit arrogant (she’s a princess, okay, sometimes very arrogant), holds grudges (to the fucking end of time, she doesn’t forget, and very rarely forgives), patriotic, and protective. Despite being the youngest of the children her father raised, she’s more a big sister type. She likes looking after people; wrapping them in warm blankets, serving them some great sweets, a spot of tea, and fixing all their problems and slapping a pretty bow on top of it. [/INDENT] [color=snow][b]💎𝓛𝓲𝓴𝓮𝓼 + 𝓓𝓲𝓼𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮𝓼[/b] ――――――――――[/color] [INDENT] [b]Likes[/b] Space, A Song of Ice and Fire, Dragons, Tolkien, Greco-Roman mythology (learns towards roman), history, slavic mythology, winter, snow, Euro-Pop, classical music, lilies, orchids, ballet, ice skating, cats, tolstoy, eurovision, vermouth. [b]Dislikes[/b] Beer, corduroy, overreaching upstarts, “feelings matter as much as facts” type idiots, dismissal of hard and evidence-supported science, the fucking patriarchy, her father, her half-brother, about 25% of the cabinet, sand, summer, heat. [/INDENT] [color=snow][b]💎𝓑𝓲𝓸𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓹𝓱𝔂[/b] ――――――――――[/color] [INDENT] The one and only heir to the kingdom of Rustavya, she was born not long after the end of the Yusupov Rebellion, leading to it being overly publicized and dramatized as the beginning of a new age by the media and the government, mostly to reaffirm their hold over the Kingdom. The only daughter of Queen Rhiannon, she’s actually the second child of the King, being four younger than her illegitimate half-brother, Grand Duke Vasily Nikolayevich. Apart from him, she was also directly raised alongside Nikita Yuspov, about 3 at the time of her birth, and the only survivour of the Yusupov rebellion. Vera has a complicated relationship with her family. The person she’s closet to was her mother, who protected her position as heir to the throne (because patriarchy), and managed to prevent any betrothal that, if followed through with, would result in Vera’s being disqualified from inheriting the throne. Vera idolized her mother, who was a strong, take no shit, boss ass bitch of a Queen. Meanwhile, her relationship with her father is much more strained. It’s not that he hates her, it’s just that Vasily is his favourite, also he’s sexist and sucks, but that’s just basic. Vera, however, very much hates him. She doesn’t think he’s very good at being tyrant, She was privately tutored at the palace by renowned professors and teachers, but following the completion of her basic education, she chose to attend Ulyanov University (originally named the Imperial Voskhod University), where she studied law, and obtained a masters in the subject. [/INDENT] [color=snow][b]💎𝓕𝓒 + 𝓒𝓸𝓵𝓸𝓻 𝓒𝓸𝓭𝓮[/b] ――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]Clémence Poésy | coloUr code=snow[/INDENT] [color=snow][b]💎𝓣𝓱𝓮𝓶𝓮 𝓢𝓸𝓷𝓰[/b] ――――――――――[/color] [INDENT] [hider= cool thing I made with photoshop] [img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/f7d786b7678cc51ad0b0375c5ec364ef/tumblr_pjak2rfEoZ1y1jsgzo2_400.png[/img] [/hider] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RicCfvo-O98]Instrumental Theme: The Cry by Lorne Balfe[/url] [hider=another cool thing I made with photoshop] [img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/8a66df6331a206e15b3377fa0ea8f9f8/tumblr_pjak2rfEoZ1y1jsgzo1_400.png[/img] [/hider] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxJoxbo9lCQ]Inje by Vanja Radovanović[/url] [sub][i]Palo inje po nama Ledi krv u žilama A ti, srce, steglo baš[/i][/sub] [hider=approximate english translation] [i] Frost has formed between us Blood in our veins freezes thus Your heart is a dying ember[/i] [/hider] [/INDENT] [color=snow][b]💎𝓑𝓮𝓽𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓭 𝓣𝓸[/b] ――――――――――[/color] [INDENT]TBD[/INDENT] [color=snow][b]💎𝓞𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻[/b] ――――――――――[/color] [INDENT] » Vera rarely posts on social media herself, she has an official twitter and instagram account, managed for her by a team of professionals or whatever. When she directly posts she signs it as "- Tsesarevna Venera", “- HRH” on twitter ‘cause of the character limit. She doesn't bother with a facebook profile, but there is an official page for the royal family. However, she does post somewhat regularly on a private instagram account accessible only to her friends. » [url=https://the-ice-does-not-forgive.tumblr.com/social-media] and because I’m cool, I made a page for her, if you click on private instagram, official instagram, or official twitter, it’ll show you the different feeds. The page automatically displays her private one first [/url] [hider=aesthetics & edits, because photoshop is fun, and recycling is good for the environment] [img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/bde9e410ecd0ee42387e7b94eb778d35/tumblr_pjalqlTE1y1y1jsgzo1_640.jpg[/img] [img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/c61c88775f07bf1b44b7c0e8a538d298/tumblr_pjcu1y21gx1y1jsgzo1_500.png[/img] [img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/940a747048ca326ff747dfde6cf1bdcf/tumblr_pjalrkB1Jj1y1jsgzo1_640.jpg[/img] [/hider] [hider=colour palettes] [img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/df1d1d3c42c208afb92a169ec2ab2d64/tumblr_pjchhf1aNH1y1jsgzo4_r1_500.png[/img] [img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/69031eeb54333af5079978a0a6b94fda/tumblr_pjchhf1aNH1y1jsgzo1_500.png[/img] [img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/ed42767bf465fc0434a76e8d8356b77a/tumblr_pjchhf1aNH1y1jsgzo3_500.png[/img] [img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/6fc2173942f0e297394f026915c398dd/tumblr_pjchhf1aNH1y1jsgzo2_500.png[/img] [img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/ec54e6f4b8f4bd0dc5ae47eb32b3f709/tumblr_pjchhf1aNH1y1jsgzo5_r1_500.png[/img] [/hider] [hider=ASOIAF AU] [i]Zaldrīzes dohaeriros iksos daor.[/i] [img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/18300eb04fdd4336c2b11a5782a4a8ce/tumblr_pjidjj7YOC1y1jsgzo1_640.jpg[/img] Venera would be House Targaryen, because yes, shut up, dragons forever, dracarys bitch. Her story is also a little Daeron II v Daemon Blackfyre, so yo. [/hider] [hider=Tolkien AU] [/hider] [hider=links to about pages and such] » [url=https://the-ice-does-not-forgive.tumblr.com/aesthetics/vera]aesthetics in what could’ve been a polyvore collection if polyvore didn’t suck [/url] » [url=https://prince-touya.tumblr.com/tagged/tsarevna-venera]additional aesthetics[/url] » [url=https://the-ice-does-not-forgive.tumblr.com/profiles/vera]this entire profile, but as a cool page [/url] [/hider] [/INDENT] [/hider]