Age- 25
Gender- Male
Race- Human
Occupation- Prince
Appearance- [I really wanted something in a fancy Medieval style suit, with glasses... just because... but damnit, the one time I actually look for something like that, Can't find one XD So i'll make due with THIS!]
Personality- Ashe tends to put himself off as a 'stereotypical prince', putting on the air of a haughty noble with Ideas of granduer, which is part of why it was shocking that he turned down succession. Those close to him, mainly family or trusted members of the castle staff, Know this to be an act on his part, giving the people a typical seemingly useless prince to see, while behind the scenes he is not only a much more pleasant 'friend' to have, but also a skilled manipulator... There are many 'rumors' about him that he expertly dodges, rewords, or turns against said rumor spreader.
It's rare that he shows his true feelings about something to anyone but a 'trusted individual', that is to say, not all family is trusted, though he has always played the 'big brother' to his younger sister, Aribelle. That said, he still has a mysterious element of unfathomability about him, a trait he has nurtured purposefully due to his 'secret love of secrets' and the advantages they can pose.
Magic- Publically he is known to 'study' magic for the purposes of knowing how to fight it to better protect the kingdom, there are rumors about him actually being capable of 'using' magic, rumors which he has kept unconfirmed, mostly because it cannot be proven unless the accusor is able to use magic to prove it.
Secretly, he most certainly 'can' use magic, and is both fascinated and frightened by it's potential, using this as a drive to learn ways to counter magic users, as well as to give his kingdom knowledge both of how to defend itself from magic, as well as understand the difference between a good and bad magic user.
Abilities-
Weaknesses-
History- (What they were up to before the start of this roleplay. You can make up your own town names or whatever as needed)
As the eldest male sibling, Ashe was 'expected' to take the throne, and this led to him being raised on preparations to some day rule the kingdom. His child-hood was puncuated with frequent lessons in anything considered courtly, noble, or simply expected of a king, and there was enough to easily fill a decade worth of pushy learning expectations and training regimes with plenty left over for the next. Oddly, around his teen years, he started demanded his teacher or trainer not coddle him for being a 'young prince' or the 'heir to be', he seemed to develop an understanding from at that age that his life belonged to the kingdom and not himself, and through this understood that the typical royal pampering would only make him a weaker leader in the future.
Of course, all good rulers require a certain skill-set in order to lead well, amongst these skills is the ability to manipulate, and perhaps through some long repressed rebellious phase he eventually sought a method to make his life 'his own' and make serving the kingdom a 'choice' instead of a requirement. Imagine the king's surprise when he approached him with a request to 'study magic'... Naturally this seemed an unacceptable request, less because it involved magic and more than it involved the 'prince' asking to study it, yet he mysteriously waited with a coy grin on his face until his father had been done trying to disuade and simply elaborated 'No father, I said I 'want' to 'study' magic, not employ it. when i become king, i cannot protect it against something I have no knowledge of."
It was as simple a statement as any, but the logic of it shattered the moment, it was true, a king could hardly judge how to defend against something that was a complete mystery... but more importantly, the tone that ashe had used made it clear he was going to do it anyway, this was more of a formal notification that gave his father an oppurtunity to spin it in favor of the crown, rather than have him discovered as a closet wizard at a later day and crush his viability for being a leader. This was essentially Ashe's first moment of actually manipulating the course of his own life by 'his' choice.
After that, he seemed to become more and more capable of making it 'his life' without seeming that he was being selfish or turning away from the kingdom's future needs, he's supposedly found the 'sweet spot' where he could enjoy life and use himself to make a better future for the kingdom as well. Nobody expected he'd actually turn down the succession when the time came, perhaps he'd just gotten to used to his current status quo and didn't want it upset without 'actually' coming to rule, or perhaps there's some other motive behind it that he dares not share with the public.
Either way, it happened, he turned down the succession and pledged to help his little sister make the kingdom a better place in any way he was capable... at time he didn't make it clear 'which' little sister he was reffering to, but he made it sound as if he mysteriously 'knew' which one would take the throne.
This aside, he has dug himself deep into the kingdom's secrets as best he can, quite intent on knowing about as much as possible to best plan how to handle things. as well, he has 2 mysterious close 'friends' that he meets with on a daily basis 'at least', and to this day many of the guards wonder why they never see the pair entering or leaving the castle outside the company of the prince, though he tends to simply refer to them as Corvus and Mirum. He has also taken to wearing 2 personal rapier's on his person just about anytime, even with 'fancy versions' for formal affairs that don't specifically demand they be removed.
These 2 are mainly going to do nothing in the RP unless their specific skill sets i have in mind come into play =3 it may very well never even happen XD but just consider them NPC's for the time being.
Name- 'Corvus' "Cor"
Age- ?? Looks to be in his 20's
Gender- Male
Race- Human
Occupation- 'Confidant' of Prince Ashe, subject to update
Appearance-
Personality- He tends to put himself off as a friendly and smiley individual with a skill and love for birds.
Magic- Unknown [but probably XD]
Abilities- The only actual skill he's displayed publically is an unusual aptitute for bird calls and 'signals', though it's speculable that he's quite the diplomat due to his pleasant demeanor.
Weaknesses- Unknown [don't worry, there's some XD]
History- Nobody knows, aside from that he meets with the prince on a very frequent basis.
Name- 'Mirum' "Rum"
Age- ?? looks closer to his 40's
Gender- Male
Race- Human
Occupation- 'Confidant' of Prince Ashe, Subject to update
Appearance-
Personality- He often mirror's Corvus' pleasant demeanor, though he's a bit less 'friendly' and much more 'indiscriminately flirty', a bit rogueish even... though after a few blazing glares from her 'big brother' he began to refrain from doing so around the new 'queen to be'.
Magic- Unknown [But Probably XD]
Abilities- The main skills he's shown off are with being rather skilled at making other people enjoy themselves, he's even known to have organized a small party in the castle once, on behalf of the prince of course!
Weaknesses- Pretty people, hint hint.
History- Again, nobody knows, aside from that he's very frequently seen with the prince.