[OOC] When Royalty Collides ~Closed~

[McHaggis]

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[HalfOfLancelot]

It's a bit bare, but I'm fillin' in things, so if there's anything I took out from the original format, it'll be in there, no worries.

Making Not!Switzerland kek

Wilhelm Everhart WIP

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_{❖ Delilah - Florence + the Machine ❖ Africa - Toto ❖ Heroes - David Bowie ❖}

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Wilhelm Adalwolf Everhart

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Will

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January 4th, 1994; 21 years of age

^❯❯❯ Sexuality

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Pansexual

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Color Code - #b9a6d8
Faceclaim - Chris Hemsworth

[Avanhelsing]

I'll change the name and add more later.

Prince John of Pelanor

John First Prince of Pelanor

_{"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. "-Immanuel Kant}

John Thomas Drake

Nickname:Jack (He prefers this name over his given name.), Illiivat (Almost no one calls him that.)

Birth date and age: June, 28, 18.

Sexuality: Bisexual

In Depth Appearance:
John is most certainly a combination of his parents. His hair is definitely his father's. John looked at a picture of his father when he was his age and they look very similar. However, his skin tone is his mother's. She came from the south and John inherited her tan skin tone. It is the only thing that he got from her. The belief of his nation is that a citizen must be strong in mind, body, and soul. John is rather muscular from a life out in the country side. His constant swimming regime keeps him fit. He has a small tattoo of his country's flag on his right arm. John always keeps his hair short since that is the style back home.

Personality:

• Quiet • Loyal • Intelligent •

If an outsider were to look at the Prince, they would think him rather odd. He is quiet and always seems to be in his own world. This is quite normal back home. He was raised with scientists, so he acts likes one. He does understand the subtleties of being a royal but he clearly has issues with it. He just does not understand a lot of the more old fashioned attitudes. They do not fit with his world view. Balls and pageantry do not make sense. It's the modern area. This is normal for most people in Pelanor. John is kind to everyone and rarely holds a grudge.

His ideas were so ingrained that his parents hired a tutor from a far away kingdom to help John fit in with the other royals. This tutor helped to teach him everything he knows about acting like a prince. He may not understand the need for it but he does enjoy a bit of "old fashioned" fun. He loves to learn and always seems to be writing something in his little leather journal.

Likes:

• Learning new things
• Playing the piano
• Swimming
• Cold Weather : He grew up near the Arctic Circle.
• Cooking: He was trained to be self sufficient should the need be.

Dislikes:

• Bullies
• Blue Blood arrogance (He dislikes people thinking they are better by birth.
• Alcohol
• Old Clothes (Stuffy old fashioned things)
• Hot Weather

Fears:

• Failing his country
• Thunder
• Hurting his family

Biography:
Prince John Thomas Drake was born on June, 28. As custom decreed, he was named after his recently deceased Uncle. John spent his first few years of life learning how to be a proper prince of Pelanor. This meant he was taught to read when he was three and how to write at four. He was taught how to swim almost as soon as he could walk. The frigid waters of the sea helped to shape him. The cold water never seemed to bother him. He was then trained by the local Inuit tribes. His parents had always had a good relation with the natives and decided that their son should learn from them as well. So when John was eight years old, they had him sent to one of the Inuit villages south of the Arctic Circle.

While there, he gained a love of the land and the respect of his people. They taught him how to live off the land and how to take care of himself. He spent four years living with them before he was called back home to the capital. His parents had decided that he needed to learn more. This time he was to learn about how to be a modern prince. The issue was that no one in Pelanor knew how a prince should act. They knew that he would need help to fit in. So they hired a tutor from a far away kingdom by the name of Sir Ethan Rogers. They gave him the near impossible task of changing the young prince from a wild child to a proper gentleman.

John didn't really like Rogers when he first met him. The man was the very definition of old world fop. His powdered wig did not help at all. However, Rogers took to the next to impossible task with gusto. Rogers taught John everything a prince would need even if John did not think that they were needed. He taught him to waltz and how to eat like a gentleman. John never really was able to understand the art of sword fighting. It was too archaic for his liking. Eventually, the young prince began to like his tutor as a friend and confidant. Rogers also taught him to play the piano since it was "a gentlemanly pursuit".

Now, his parents announced that he is to be betrothed to help the kingdom. Even though John hates the idea of an arranged marriage, he would do anything for his home. It was the proper thing to do.

Theme Song:
Under Pressure -Queen
_{This is our last dance
This is our last dance
This is ourselves
Under pressure
Under pressure
Pressure}


Other:
Color is 0054a6.
Face Claim: Dan Ewing

[SouffleGirl123]

@HalfOfLancelot Looking good! The ages for the betrothed characters are 16-21. You might want to check with @HaleyTheRandom but of you were persistent on having him older I think we can let a year or 2 after 21 slide

[HalfOfLancelot]

@SouffleGirl123

Oop! Changed it to fit the age range, haha.

I'm hopin' to have him done hopefully tonight. But, that's dependent on how long these exams I have are. *quietly sobbing in a corner*

[Lady Absinthia]

@HalfOfLancelot Oh just trample those exams like Bender on a bender.

[Neno 1445]

@HalfOfLancelot
Good luck with the exams!!

[HylianRose]

@SouffleGirl123 @HaleyTheRandom

Henry Peterson

1st Prince of Elaniel

_{"I'm not sure I understand why everything happens the way it does, but I sure as hell try hard enough."-Henry}

Henry Allen Peterson III

Nickname: "My mother used to call me "Pups" if that counts. No one really calls me that anymore though."

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Birth date and age: September 16th, 20

Sexuality: Heterosexual

In Depth Appearance:
Henry gets his eyes from his mother, the only trait he retained from her genes. Everything else is a staple of his father, long face with a sharp jawline. Standing at 6'7", weighing a hefty 234 lbs, Henry is an entire foot taller than his father, a rather funny looking picture while standing next to the King of Elaniel. With brown eyes and black hair, some would say he looks exactly like his father all those years ago.

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Personality:

• Carefree • Thoughtful • Determined •

Henry likes where he is and who he is and is content with that. He likes to stay well rounded as an individual and likes to experience many different things. He's traveled a bit and knows a few things about this and that, though not in very much depth. He's never been a big studier, preferring to see things as they happen. Because of his history, he has a hard time with romance because of his fear that he will turn out like his father, basically an angry penguin (as Henry calls him). He plans to find the perfect woman and treat her with the utmost loyalty and care that she deserves unlike his father. Because of this, he is strongly opposed to the arranged marriages.

Henry is the type to dance like no one's watching, sing like it's the last time he'll ever be able, a love like tomorrow will never come. He's seen regret and hesitation and what it's done to those around him and wants to avoid that. He's never cared what people thought of him, probably to his downfall later on considering the royal court hates him/judges him. Still, he couldn't care less. He plays video games, goes out to the public and plays basketball, baseball, swims, all with the people he would one day be serving, though they'd probably never guess he was royalty from his actions and appearance.

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Likes:

• Dogs (His mother often used to equate him with dogs since he was so loyal and always seemed to know when something was wrong.)
• Sunshine
• Sports/Games
• Video games
• Elaniel

Dislikes:

• Dishonesty
• Cats
• Rain + Thunder
• Snow
• Spicy Foods

Fears:

• Betrayal
• Spiders
• Dying

Biography: Henry was born out of wedlock and if it weren't for his family's/country's love for sons, they wouldn't have accepted him as an heir. His father had an affair while overseas and years later learned of a son he hadn't known he'd had. From his mother, Henry had heard next to nothing about his father except for what a loving man he was and so when he met him, he was quite shocked. This man looked nothing like 10 year old Henry had expected. Though, to be fair to Evan (his father), the idolizations and romantic nature of a young boy's mind had much to play there.

Henry was quickly taken to Elaniel where he was taught how to be a prince, which he found extremely boring and tiring. For the longest time, he never connected to the country, not until he saw it's people. A good majority of Elaniel's population live in poverty while the royal court and the small upper class live in luxury. Since that first venture out of the palace, Henry has since made multiple secret escapes to see these people and talk with them and now despite a disconnect with his country, he found himself caring for them more and more. 2 years later, a sister was born to Henry, little Rosa, the first true royal born Peterson. Despite a hatred for Evan's wife Elizabeth, Henry is very fond of Rosa and often makes trips to her room to cheer her up.

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Theme Song:
Hello - Quentin Mosimann Ft. Amanda Wilson (Warning: Video has flashing yellow images.)
<sub>Can you understand the love of justice ?

You’ll never learn, what it’s about
You’ll see that I’m no victim now

Just surprised
I realize
I may lose my mind

Do you hear me ?
Love of justice ?</sub>

-plops down into OOC-

Just wanted to post him up for good measure. I'm still sort of on the fence if I want to join this. It'll depend on the speed of IC. As it stands, I may only be able to get a post out once a week, if at all. Senior year of college is kicking my tail with student teaching 'n' all. So, I'd honestly prefer that if I did join, my character's 'betrothed's' creator be someone that is as equally busy af as me just so I don't hold anyone back from posting.

..ye.

Also, hi everyone. I'm Rose. -waves-
and I'm about to spend the next 3 or 4 hours binge watching a korean drama because school sucks. BAI! :D

[ayzrules]

Liang

Kingdom Name: Liang
Kingdom Colors: Green and yellow, although traditionally the colors are red and gold. There is a new flag due to King Ming Mei wanting to get away from Liang's feudal past.

King and Queen:
Ming Mei (no queen)

Ming is a pragmatic and rational man, unlike his older brother, who had his head in the clouds. He can be brutally honest, and thinks that he's too old for the petty games that the younger members of court like to play. He would much rather go back to his home in the mountains and live out the rest of his days in peace than rule a country, but he does his duty for Mai and Zhou's sake. Ming always had a strained relationship with the rest of his family besides his older brother (Mai's father). He has come to love both his niece and son dearly, and he loves his country just as much. Despite his age, Ming has a quick intellect and a sharp tongue. He exudes an aura of authority and dignity, even though Liang isn't exactly the most powerful of nations at the moment. Ming is known to make practical laws and reforms that benefit all.

What the Kingdom is Known For: Liang has always been one of the largest nations in the world. Its vast territory includes deserts and mountain ranges and grasslands and rivers, and along banks of the Yellow River was where one of the first ancient civilizations developed.

Liangii luxury goods were especially coveted all throughout history. From the earliest traders to the industrialists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, everyone wanted Liangii silk, Liangii porcelain, Liangii scented wood...and although factories and industrialization have made silk and porcelain widely available to all, Liangii still retains its status as the original producer of these valuable goods.

Finally, Liang is known for its significant cultural and political contributions. Western forms of government can trace some of its roots back to the Confucius and the civil service exams; and centralized bureaucracies have become all the rage. Culturally, Liang is known for its vibrant and ancient customs and traditions, from elaborate hairpieces to martial arts to stone lions.

Kingdom History: Liang is a country with a long, rich history that spans from the dawn of civilization to the modern times. One of the first centers of civilization developed on the banks of the Yellow River, and it flourished at the same time that other river valley civilizations such as Mesopotamia and the city-states of the Indus River valley were developing and prospering and declining. The very first dynasty of Liang is considered to be a legend; the existence of the Xia Dynasty has never been confirmed. However, by 1500 BCE, the Shang Dynasty was in power. The foundations of the ideographs characteristic of the written language of Liang date back to the Shang Dynasty. After the Shang Dynasty collapsed around 1000 BCE, the Zhou Dynasty took control over the piece of land surrounding the Yellow River that would eventually develop into modern-day Liang. It was during the Zhou Dynasty that feudalism was first established as an institution in Liang. The idea that the ruling family possessed the "Mandate of Heaven" which gave them the divine right to rule and that the ruling family would lose it when they became cruel or ineffective rulers surfaced during the Zhou Dynasty. The Mandate of Heaven legitimized the Zhou Dynasty's rule, and it would remain as a powerful force in Liang politics for almost three thousand years.

As all dynasties do, the Zhou Dynasty eventually fell from power. Due to the decentralized nature of the Zhou Dynasty's government, many wealthy landowners had acquired a considerable amount of influence and sway over politics in Liang. This led to the Warring States period, and after considerable infighting, the short-lived Qin Dynasty-which is notable for building the Great Wall of China, its harsh Legalist policies, and standardizing things like currency and measurements in Liang.

After the Qin Dynasty came the famed Han Dynasty and its great achievements in politics and science and technology. The Han Dynasty is especially notable for creating the public service examinations. The Han Dynasty rose, prospered, declined, and collapsed, launching Liang into another period of internal strife around 220 CE.

Fast forward another couple hundred years, and another centralized dynasty emerges-the Sui Dynasty, which was followed by the Tang and then the Song. The Tang Dynasty saw a flourishing of Liang culture and is commonly regarded as Liang's "golden age". The Song Dynasty was overrun by Mongol invaders led by Genghis Khan, and the Yuan Dynasty-established by Kubilai Khan-took power in 1271 CE. Discontent with being ruled by foreigners, resistance to the Yuan Dynasty mounted until the native Liang rose up and overthrew the Mongols and established the Ming Dynasty...and the Ming Dynasty rose, flourished, declined, and fell, to be replaced by the Qing Dynasty.

By now it was a familiar story-each and every dynasty would rise to power, prosper for some time, and then fall. Then, a new dynasty would take its place. It was no wonder that the people of Liang expected nothing less; this same dynastic cycle had been repeating itself for thousands of years, every since the Shang Dynasty of 1500 BCE. Throughout Liang's long and complicated history, it had been relatively isolated from the rest of the world. Early centralization and skill in bronze work had launched their science and technology to arguably the best in the world, rivaling that of the most advanced civilizations of the time. Paper, printing presses, gunpowder, seismographs, silk, porcelain...they all originated from Liang. And like the Western powers, Liang had done some exploration-and found nothing that they wanted. Liang generally had a very isolationist policy; and why not? They had everything they needed in their own country, and held a favorable balance of trade with the Europeans that wanted to get their hands on Liang silk and porcelain and luxury goods.

However, developments that were occurring outside of Liang would change the course of its history. While the Ming Dynasty was in power, the European nations underwent their Renaissance and Age of Exploration, and soon enough, a bit after the Qing Dynasty was established, they went through their Enlightenment period and industrialization. All of these developments effectively propelled Western technology to far above anything found in Liang. During the nineteenth century, European countries began to put pressure on Liang to open up their country to foreign trade. Eventually, this led to the Opium Wars, in which the Qing armies were flat-out crushed.

Liang entered a period of turmoil that spanned from the late 1800's to the 1950's that featured growing internal unrest and external pressures, and it seemed like the Qing Dynasty would collapse onto itself. During this period, a family of relatively humble origins sought to influence politics enough with cunning diplomacy and well-placed threats to keep the nation together while distinct factions of varying ideologies began to form, the most prominent of them being the nationalists and the socialists. In a bold and daring move that defied all of Liang's traditions, Li Mei married into the Qing Dynasty in hopes of pacifying the common people, as Li himself was regarded as the self-made common man. For a while, it seemed like this ambitious ploy had worked out. Liang lapsed into peace for a couple of years, but the shortcomings of the plan soon became apparent. Li Mei was a better military leader than a ruler, and he ruled too much with his emotions and not enough with his head. To make matters worse, the Empress was extremely conservative, stuck in the ways of the past and refusing to allow for much-needed reforms. Li Mei was assassinated by a group of nobles who were discontent with his policies, and the second-oldest brother of the Mei family-Mai's father-was given the throne at the age of fifteen.

Mai's father was in power under the guise of the Qing Dynasty for about twenty years, and during these twenty years, the imperial dynasty's power steadily began to wan as the Empress and other nobles pulled the strings behind the scenes. During the 1980's, the nearby island-nation known as the Empire of Nippon-allied with a couple Western powers-launched a renewed invasion, which forced Liang to give out even more trading concessions.

In 1995, the Qing Dynasty was on the brink of disintegration. Six months after Mai Mei was born and sent away to live with Ming Mei (the youngest brother of the Mei family) in the Black Mountains, serfs stormed the capital city of Lianjing and slaughtered the royal family and the nobility. An all-out civil war erupted, with a score of distinct factions that possessed different political ideologies that had been biding their time since Li Mei married into the Qing Dynasty vying for power. The Empire of Nippon also decided to launch yet another invasion in hopes to take over Liang once and for all. The separate factions fought and fought and fought, and eventually there was only one left: the socialists. During the bloody civil war, Ming Mei came out of isolation, getting back in touch with old allies and friends, and creating his own faction to oppose the socialists.

With most of the other factions dissolved or falling apart, there was only the socialist faction left to eliminate before monarchical rule could be re-established. This group generated widespread support with its ideas of social equality and sharing all property, something which greatly appealed to those that remembered the huge wealth gap present when the Qing Dynasty and the Mei brothers were in power. However, the socialists were intent on purging Liang on all traditional influences, and they alienated the upper and middle class by actively persecuting them just because they happened to have more money. Ming managed to win the support of the wealthy, and the rest is history. With more funds than the socialists could ever imagine to accrue, Ming was able to raise a considerable army and buy firepower from foreign nations, while the socialists were stuck using crossbows and outdated artillery. After defeating the socialists in a series of battles that were concentrated on the socialist strongholds, Ming was finally able to take power-albeit reluctantly-and bring about the revival of the monarchy.

When he became king, Ming lived frugally, which got the common people on his side. Ming abolished feudalism, redistributed the wealth, and modernized the country with help from a few foreign allies. Since the socialists had pretty much killed off all of the landed gentry, Ming was able to give the vacated land to the public and encourage industrialization. He began establishing foreign relations with friendly countries to help this industrialization into fruition. Ming named Mai as his heir as soon as he took power, because although he was a spry old man, he still was old and wouldn't live forever-plus he never married and never had children. And so began a new dynasty: the so-called Liang Dynasty, to represent all of Liang.

Mai Mei of Liang

Mai of Liang

_{"Even the most beautiful roses have thorns."-Unknown}

Mai Hua Mei

Nickname: Rose (most people not from Liang call her that, as her name literally translates to "rose")

Birth date and age: June 10th, 21

Sexuality: Asexual

In Depth Appearance:
Mai (or Rose) is taller than average, standing at five feet and eight inches. She is about 125 pounds, giving her a rather slender figure. Mai has thick, wavy, midnight-black hair that goes down to her waist and relatively pale skin. Her eyes are a chocolate brown color, and Mai has naturally long eyelashes. She has a heart-shaped face and long, thin fingers. Mai has rosebud lips that are usually painted a deep red color. She has a sort of delicate and dainty look to her, despite the fact that she is tall and willowy. Mai likes dressing up and takes great pride in her appearance.

Mai typically sports some sort of dress (she likes them because there is plenty of space to hide something under the skirts, plus they are just so goddamn pretty) and does almost everything in a pair of high heels. Her preferred color scheme is red, black, and gold, although she does like to experiment every now and then. Mai absolutely adores traditional Oriental-themed fans and parasols. In terms of cosmetics, Mai is an avid fan of eyeliner, mascara, and even kohl on the occasion. She also absolutely adores lipsticks, though she wouldn't be caught dead in public wearing something as outrageously garish as neon green lipstick (but shh-she does indeed own a tube of neon green lipstick). Mai tends to go rather heavy on the make-up, although she makes sure not to overdo it.

_{"Be like a duck. Remain calm on the surface and paddle like hell underneath."-Michael Caine}

Personality:

• Charismatic • Sly • Perceptive •

Mai has always been a people person. There is something about her that seems to draw others to her-whether it's her carefree laugh, her twinkling eyes, or her bright smiles, no one can say. She enjoys a good conversation about anything and everything and is always willing to talk to others. Mai thinks with her heart when she needs to, but uses her brain at the same time. Behind the eyes sparkling with mirth and the delicate lips curved up in a sultry smile is a woman made of steel who is keenly aware of her surroundings. Mai can process a lot of information at one time, taking in peoples' actions, words, and emotions all at once and forming a conclusion based on what she sees and what she knows. She's always been especially good at figuring out people. Mai is constantly listening even if she doesn't tell the world what she's thinking. Mai is particularly good at detecting when others or lying and lying herself. However, if you are someone Mai believes she can trust, she will shed the half-dazzling and half-seductive smile for a more natural grin and pour her heart out to you with no attempts to manipulate or deceive.

Mai is not "smart" in the usual traditional of the word-complicated mathematics and things like astrophysics and literary analyses all go straight over her head. But Mai has always been a people person, and she knows what makes people tick. She is able to work out what others might think and how they might act based on what she sees and knows about them. Years of being around people with more suspicious motives has led to Mai being initially distrustful wary of strangers. Of course, on the outside, Mai is demure and charming and polite; using a perfect combination of sugary sweetness and sharp wit to detract attention from her real intentions-she has learned to play her part well during the years spent at court and in the presence of her uncle's enemies.

Likes:

• Lipstick
• Things that are stylish yet dangerous (shoes with spiked heels, parasols with blades on the ends, etc)
• Calligraphy
• Getting dressed up
• Roses and all things red
• Liang-she loves her home with all her heart

Dislikes:

• Sloppiness (especially in clothing)
• Untrustworthy people
• People who don't think before they act
• Anything sexual (Mai thinks it's just gross)
• Useless violence and destruction

Fears:

• Feeling like she isn't in control
• Being read like an open book
• Being manipulated or used
• Her uncle being forced to give up power
• A repeat of the extreme violence that she witnessed in her early years
• Liang being invaded and taken over by a foreign power

Biography: When Mai was born, the Liang royalty was on the brink of disintegration. Several distinct factions of varying beliefs and ideologies had risen to power, but all of them agreed on one thing-it was time for the imperial dynasties to go. Liang was technologically behind most major world powers, and although it was large and had plentiful natural resources, the military was stretched far too thin and its techniques were totally backwards. Liang's dire situation came to light about a decade before Mai was born with the invasion of a neighboring nation that caught everybody by surprise. Within a year, Liang was forced to give major trading concessions to a dozen different countries that all wanted to get their hands on the silk, porcelain, and other luxuries that the country was famous for. In response to foreigners taking over their land, jobs, and positions, the people of Liang began to grow more discontent, and the unrest finally broke out in violence when Mai was just half a year old.

The first wave of revolts came from the countryside, where impoverished serfs were suffering from sky-high taxes and no opportunity to better their station in society. Mai's father was not a particularly effective ruler, and her mother was too stuck in tradition and the days of the old. Both of them refused to do anything about the feudal system that was obviously tearing the country apart. And so the violence escalated and people grew angrier and angrier until they eventually stormed the capital city of Lianjing and killed off the entire royal family-all but Mai, who was sent away to be protected by her father's younger brother.

After the royal family was ousted, Liang erupted into an all-out civil war. Each separate faction refused to tolerate the others, and widespread warfare gripped the nation. To make matters worse, the neighboring island-nation known as the Empire of Nippon decided to take advantage of the turmoil and invade Liang. However, Mai lived safely in isolation. Her uncle, Ming Mei, was believed to be dead after he fled from court. Mai's father was the only one to know that Ming had done so because he wanted to pursue a life other than that of a member of the royal family. In his small home near a stretch of imposing mountains known as the Black Mountains, Ming spent his days learning multiple fighting styles and indulging in the arts. He taught Mai everything he knew, and by the time she was fifteen Mai could knock someone out in ten different ways, wield a variety of blades, and paint breathtaking landscapes.

Mai knew from an early age that she was royalty. Ming told her everything as soon as she was old enough to understand it, and Mai has always accepted that one day she would rule-no matter what it took. As she grew up, Ming began to come out of isolation, getting in contact with old friends and allies, most of whom were shocked to find him alive and breathing. The faction in power changed over a dozen times before Mai was ten, and most of the common people were sick and tired of all the fighting. Some even began to wish that the royal family had never been killed, as there were times of prosperity during the reign of Mai's parents despite the fact that they were completely ineffective rulers. Ming used the political instability to his advantage, and formed his own distinct faction-a faction that would support the reinstatement of a monarchical rule.

His efforts finally paid off when Mai was about eleven. With most of the other factions dissolved or falling apart, there was only one more faction to eliminate-the socialists. This group generated widespread support with its ideas of social equality and sharing all property, something which greatly appealed to those that remembered the huge wealth gap present when Mai's parents were in power. However, the socialists were intent on purging Liang on all traditional influences, and they alienated the upper and middle class by actively persecuting them just because they happened to have more money. Ming managed to win the support of the wealthy, and the rest is history. With more funds than the socialists could ever imagine to accrue, Ming was able to raise a considerable army and buy firepower from foreign nations, while the socialists were stuck using crossbows and outdated artillery. After defeating the socialists in a series of battles that were concentrated on the socialist strongholds, Ming was finally able to take power-albeit reluctantly-and bring about the revival of the monarchy.

Due to the nature of his activities, Ming was usually forced to bring Mai along with him because of security reasons. Ming firmly believed that Mai was the safest at his side, no matter what anybody else said. Mai grew up seeing how the poor lived and experiencing it herself, and vowed that she would be a better ruler than any of the faction leaders or her parents. She also encountered many people who would undermine her uncle and everything he stood for if they could, and learned not to judge a book by its cover, so to speak. Mai has seen more than her fair share of violence and destruction in her day, and she has an instinctive mistrust of the military due to the brutal acts carried out by the soldiers of the competing factions and the army of the Empire of Nippon. Mai learned to speak the numerous dialects of Liang, and she grew up speaking the Black Mountain dialect as opposed to the official language (Meridian). She has also learned to speak other languages, including English and Spanish (although she has a slight accent with English and an atrocious accent with Spanish, which she is well aware of and working to get rid of). Ming Mei also made sure that he taught her all that he knew of court intrigue. When he became king, Ming lived frugally, which got the common people on his side. Ming abolished feudalism, redistributed the wealth, and modernized the country with help from a few foreign allies. Since the socialists had pretty much killed off all of the landed gentry, Ming was able to give the vacated land to the public and encourage industrialization. He began establishing foreign relations with friendly countries to help this industrialization into fruition. Mai's teenage years were spent living in a beautiful palace with courtiers and officials running every which way. Ming named her as his heir as soon as he took power, because although he was a spry old man, he still was old and wouldn't live forever-plus he never married and never had children. Ming also arranged a marriage for Mai in order to secure an alliance that would greatly help the industrialization process going on. Mai didn't like it, but she recognized that she would have to go through with the marriage in order to ensure the survival of her uncle's precarious reign.

As for Zhou-Mai's half brother-Mai was initially very suspicious of him due to the possibility that he could have been working for one of her uncle's enemies, but she has grown fond of him over time and now does not think that he has any ulterior motives at all. Mai does her best to keep him from messing up too much in front of other royalty, although that is a task that is much easier said than done.

Theme Song:
Castle-Halsey
_{I'm headed straight for the castle
They wanna make me their queen
And there's an old man sitting on the throne that's saying that I probably shouldn't be so mean
I'm headed straight for the castle
They've got the kingdom locked up
And there's an old man sitting on the throne that's saying I should probably keep my pretty mouth shut}

Other:
Color code-FF0000
Face claim: Crystal Liu

@SouffleGirl123 @HaleyTheRandom

[GirlOnMarz]

I'll have a CS up soon!

[mnkee]

@HaleyTheRandom I decided not to go into excessive detail on my kingdom sheet.

The Kingdom of Wulfswinth

The Kingdom of Wulfswinth

_{"For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack." - Rudyard Kipling}

Kingdom Colors: Green and gold

Queen Adelaide (deceased)

King Matthias

What the Kingdom is Known For:
• Vast forests and open plains
• Lineage of influential kings
• Strong military
• Weaponry production

Kingdom History:
Wulfswinth was founded during the late Middle Ages, but before that, in its place was a corrupt kingdom. The kingdom profited from the suffering of others, essentially enslaving its people. Many disagreed with its rulers, but the few who tried to oppose them swiftly met their ends. That was until the knight Sir Artur Swinth. He staged a coup and successfully overthrew the corrupt leadership. The people were liberated from the tyranny of the previous king, and under the rule of the now King Artur, the kingdom flourished. The kingdom was soon renamed Wulfswinth to honor him and his wolf like strength and loyalty. Under King Artur and his successors, the kingdom of Wulfswinth grew in size and prestige. Today, Wulfswinth is nearly twice the size it once was and has built up a formidable military force. Overall, the kingdom of Wulfswinth is respected for its diplomacy but also feared for its strong military.

We. Are. Wolf. Strong.

[SouffleGirl123]

@HalfOfLancelot I know that feeling. Good luck! You got this :)

[ReaptheMusic]

Finally, i'll get to work on my CS ;u;

[alexfangtalon]

My Hider

Do y'all think this pic could pass for a 17 year old?

[Avanhelsing]

I will finish my guy tomorrow.

[ayzrules]

My Hider

Do y'all think this pic could pass for a 17 year old?

@alexfangtalon

Maybe a very mature 17 year old?
side note is that robb stark from GoT? i've read all the books but not seen the show though i think i recognize him lol

[Avanhelsing]

@ayzrules
Good guess! It is Robb.

[alexfangtalon]

@ayzrules It is. I'm terrible at finding face claims and the only place I can think of to look for a prince from a militaristic kingdom is GoT. If anyone has better ideas please help. The character in my mind looks really similar to Robb Stark except he wouldn't have facial hair.

[ayzrules]

@ayzrules It is. I'm terrible at finding face claims and the only place I can think of to look for a prince from a militaristic kingdom is GoT. If anyone has better ideas please help. The character in my mind looks really similar to Robb Stark except he wouldn't have facial hair.

@alexfangtalon

ooo okay gotcha well i looked it up and richard madden plays robb stark so i google image'd him and found pics of him w/o facial hair

[alexfangtalon]

@ayzrules Oh wow. That first one looks really cool. What is it from? Thanks btw.