[b]Wales[/b]

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	[color=tomato][sub]B A S I C S[/sub][/color][hr][indent][indent][color=lightgray]
[b]Name:[/b] Rhiannon Heledd Cadfael
[b]Nicknames:[/b] Rhia
[b]Title:[/b] crown princess and heir to the throne
[b]Age:[/b] 21 years old (nearly 22; her birthday is July 20th)
[b]Gender:[/b] female
[b]Sexuality:[/b] pansexual with a preference for ladies
[b]Betrothed to:[/b] no one yet (but soon)
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	[color=tomato][sub]A P P E A R A N C E[/sub][/color][hr][indent][indent][color=lightgray]
Rhia has lively brown eyes, a generous (though faint) sprinkling of freckles across her cheekbones, and skin that looks great without any makeup whatsoever.  Her wide nose, full lips, and darker complexion she owes entirely to her mother, but also some of her hair difficulties.  She has a curly mane of rusty brown that takes a considerable amount of effort to look after, and as a result she usually cuts it once it gets past shoulder-length.  She's not really fond of hats or hairpins, but she does like headbands.  That's about the limit of what she can get to work, as her hair doesn't straighten well and she can't stand the work it takes to comb out her mane and put it in lots of little braids.  She's a curvy young lady, 5'6 in flats (but she likes heels of all kinds) with a fondness for bold and colorful clothing patterns.  She likes skirts even for casual wear as often as not, and loves tops that show off her shoulders.  Her taste in jewelry runs from chunky modern pieces to woven metal designs, and she's especially fond of animal themes or things that are just plain silly.
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	[color=tomato][sub]P E R S O N A L I T Y[/sub][/color][hr][indent][indent][color=lightgray]
Rhiannon is generally level-headed, though she can have a bit of a temper.  She is equal parts girly and sporty, and has learned to handle the media presence in her life by mostly ignoring it.  It's frustrating, but just a fact of life.  She prefers casual gatherings to stiffly formal functions, though formal events not hosted by the government tend to be more relaxed, and thus more enjoyable.  She's learned to handle even the most snobbish ones with patient equanimity, as befits a future queen, and knows how to talk without saying much of anything when she needs to.  While she's trained to keep a regal reserve in public, Rhia is openly emotive in nature and prefers to be honest with her feelings and direct with her words.  She enjoys the privilege afforded by her position and tries to keep it from weighing her down.  She's independently-minded, and while she understands her obligations she also wants a chance at a "normal" life, or as close to it as she can get.  She's not particularly fond of politics, and is perversely glad that her parents are young enough that she probably won't need to worry about inheriting for many years yet.
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	[color=tomato][sub]L I K E S   &   D I S L I K E S[/sub][/color][hr][indent][indent][color=lightgray]
[i]LIKES:[/i]
music, especially classical, folk, blues, and older rock
folk dances of all kinds
sports, especially archery, cricket, and football (soccer)
thrift stores
shoes
earrings
whimsical jewelry
turquoise (color and stone)
bold patterns
bonfires
fireflies
birds, especially raptors
long showers
fresh fruit
bean sprouts
noodles

[i]DISLIKES:[/i]
muggy summers
formal dances
nail polish
rugby
long airplane flights
jet lag
excessive profanity
reporters that try to invade her privacy
designer brands that charge just for the label
skinny jeans
brussel sprouts
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	[color=tomato][sub]B I O G R A P H Y[/sub][/color][hr][indent][indent][color=lightgray]
Pedr and Simone were an arranged match, the heir to the throne of Wales and a member of the extended Aciran royal family.  Rhiannon is the eldest of three children, though the twins are younger than she by almost eight years.  Her parents had her at 19 despite precautions, and then delayed having additional kids until after Queen Generys was pronounced in remission after being diagnosed with cancer.  Rhia was too young to understand most of what was going on at the time, and she has many wonderful memories of her grandmother, with whom she had a close relationship.  Queen Generys passed away when Rhia was fifteen, and the young princess took it hard, especially between her parents ascending to the throne and media coverage.  She had a few extremely rough years where she threw herself into various wild and rebellious activities, though nothing so outlandish as to cause serious backlash.  She dyed her hair black and shaved half of it off at one point, and she got a couple piercings.  She's let her nose and eyebrow piercings close, as well as the second earlobe piercings, but she's kept the ones in the cartilage of her ears.  It was during this period of her life where she discovered that she really prefers women over men, though she's not disinterested in the latter.

Unfortunately she's always known that she'd have to marry for politics, not love, and while she's had a few short relationships Rhia is mostly resigned to her duty as the crown princess, though she managed to convince her parents to delay the process a few years.  They're all looking to find a match that looked both useful and tolerable.  Rhiannon has a hand in the selection, in exchange for taking on a few minor duties at court, and she vetoed a few options for personality reasons.  She knows that she won't find a perfect match, but she's looking for someone with a less formal side that she can work with, from a stable country that provides some benefit to Wales and the greater Britannian Empire.
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	[color=tomato][sub]OT H E R   I N F O R M A T I O N[/sub][/color][hr][indent][indent][color=lightgray]
~Simone Tiffany Lynton is first cousin to the current Aciran queen, via her father (a younger prince).  This means Rhia and the Aciran princesses are cousins as well, and they have done some visiting back and forth.
~She's also related by way of her grandmother Generys's younger brother Pryce to the Reverans, though she's not talked to them as much the past few years.
~Rhia has two younger brothers, Emry and Harri, who are nearly 14.
~She plays harp, piano, and guitar, and also sings a little
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	[color=mediumseagreen][sub]B A S I C S[/sub][/color][hr][indent][indent][color=lightgray]
[b]Country:[/b] Wales (part of the Brittanian Empire)
[b]Capital:[/b] Cardiff
[b]Current Ruler(s):[/b] King Pedr Ithel Cadfael and Queen Consort Simone
[b]Current Heir:[/b] Crown Princess Rhiannon
[b]Kingdom Colors:[/b] green(s) and gold
[b]Known For:[/b] sheep farming, fish, shellfish, beautiful landscapes, historical sites, vine and interlace motifs
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	[color=mediumseagreen][sub]H I S  T O R Y   A N D   C U L T U R E[/sub][/color][hr][indent][indent][color=lightgray]
Conquered by Britannia eight to nine hundred years ago, and has been a vassal nation ever since.  Wales is not particularly large, and it was easier to let Britannia handle the majority of military matters with mainland nations instead of trying to win independence again (though they didn't realize that right away).  They have a lot of agriculture, though it tends to be animal farming rather than food crops.
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	[color=mediumseagreen][sub]OT H E R   I N F O R M A T I O N[/sub][/color][hr][indent][indent][color=lightgray]
~The previous ruler of Wales, the beloved Queen Generys Olwena Cadfael, died of complications from cancer six years ago, a year shy of 60.  Her husband died (or was possibly assassinated) early in her reign.
~Wales has ties to many countries in the Brittanian Empire, as well as direct ties to Aciras and Revera.  
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