CHARACTERS Any of the characters mentioned in the story are available to be played. Basically the only thing planned out is their names and a bit of plot, you can feel free to make up their personality as you see fit as long as it fits into the story.
Gaia Username: Lady Sedia
Character Name(s): Earl Robert Clande
Age(s): 18
Appearance(s): Robert has very dark brown hair and eyes that are only slightly lighter. A respectable beard covers his face and he takes great care to make sure he keeps himself in shape. This care is shown in his tall, well muscled body and many woman enjoy flirting with him because of it. His appearance is important to him as it is a way to get him noticed by the ladies of the court, which in turn can lead to marrying into a wealth and powerful family. He is not so much vain for vanity's sake, but rather for making sure he gets what he wants. He would be seen as an excellent catch by anyone, looks wise, if his rank in the nobility was not in question.
Bio(s): Robert was born to his parents as their first son. He has two younger brothers, Charles (17) and Douglas (15), and a baby sister Sarah (6). His mother was always very loving towards him but his father, seeing as he was the eldest son, was always hard on him and expected him to be the one to carry on the family legacy. It was this relationship with his father that caused him to follow the idea that he needed to marry up and do better for his family name. His mother always tried to make sure he knew how to be a proper gentlemen but his father was the main voice in his life. Once Robert was able to attend court on his own and really start off on his own way, he became very focused on finding a woman who was of higher standing than he was so that he could prove to his father that he was a good son. When he first saw Mary, he knew he liked her physically and as he got to know her, he began to enjoy her company, but he wasn't really in the relationship for the right reasons. His mind wasn't focused on marrying a woman he loved but a woman who could better his family name. He always figured he would do the whole loving thing later, whether it turned out he actually loved the woman he married or if he had a mistress. He chose Mary because she was the daughter of a Duke and had a blood relation to the King, plus she seemed to have fallen madly in love with him.
Personality(s): Robert wants to move up in the social world to appease his father and so looks for the best woman to marry. He is a bit of a scumbag when it comes to relationship matters given his reasons behind dating certain woman and that he figures he can just find love anywhere, in that it doesn't have to be with his wife and has no problem with multiple mistresses. He also secretly doesn't much care for the courtly dealings that go on around him, he would much rather be out on the docks dealing with his family's trading business (which would in turn leave any wife and children he had at home and alone most of the time while he would have a mistress nearby). He is still a good, well mannered guy though as his mother raised him to be a gentlemen. When around other men he is a very likable guy and often treats his male servants more like brothers. He is a very courtly fellow in appearance, even if on the inside he doesn't want to be there, who is well respected due to the countless hours he and William have spent grooming his reputation. However, one thing he can't shake is a reputation amongst the women of the court as a bit of a flirt because he flirts back more than most men when they flirt with him. Robert is also known to hold things over someone else's head to get what he wants, something else he gets from his father.
Anything Else: Robert has an interest in Amelia, William's oldest sister. This is purely a sexual interest however as he would never marry below his class. Robert enjoys flattering her and offering her gifts to try and win her over but she has so far been the only woman to flat out refuse him.
Gaia Username: Lady Sedia
Character Name(s): William Martin
Age(s): 20
Appearance(s): William has both mouse brown hair and eyes mixed with a nose that is slightly larger than the rest of his features. He is of average build and strength for his job as Robert's servant and said job also keeps him well groomed and wearing the best fashions. His hair brushes up just under his chin and has a slight curl to it.
Bio(s): William was born into the service of the House of Clande by his mother, Janet, the House's main seamstress. At first the plan was for William to work for Michael when he was old enough, but when Robert was born, Michael enlisted William as a playmate/servant for him. Growing up, William became a generally soft-spoken man who took his job as Robert's servant seriously. Robert, however, treated him as a brother just as much as he did a servant so William sometimes has trouble understanding were exactly things stand.
In their years together William and Robert have come to an understanding that they are both very much alike and very different. Both have the same ambitions to lead a better life but their means in doing so are vastly different, as are their definitions of what a better life is. William is quite loyal to the Clande family but his ambitions would lead him astray if given the opportunity to say serve under the king or something. It is not that he would just up and abandon Robert, and Robert knows this, but that he wants to have a more important and memorable (perhaps historic) role in life. Robert, knowing of his thoughts, has often spoken highly of him to other higher up royals in return for William speaking the same of him. This is a double win for Robert because, not only does he help William who then in turn helps him but also having William working for a royal higher up in the chain of command can mean good things for him and his family.
So far, this system of building each other up to reach goals has worked beautifully and has made them both very desirable men in various ways. But with Robert's courtship of Lady Mary, William beings to see just how far Robert will really go for his ideal life and its not really something he approves of. Yet with his status what it is, there is not much he can do.
Personality(s): William is soft-spoken in a sense but he is also fairly direct in how he says things. He is not one to be blunt or yell when he sees something bad happening, rather he is the kind of guy who would pull the person over to the side afterward and "make them aware" that he knew what was going on. For the most part he does not hold things over people's heads (and often does not tell Robert about certain things as he is known to do that) and is generally a very down to earth, reasonable and respectable person. He wants to do something important with his life and in helping Robert reach his goals of moving up the social chain he is somewhat making that happen.
In the beginning of Robert's and Mary's courtship, William was quite proud of the situation that he himself had helped arrange, but in seeing what Robert was actually doing with Mary (finding out Robert's reasons for wanting to marry her)... it has become a life changing moment for him where he has started to question his role in all of this and how his goals in life can truly be met without hurting those around him.
Anything Else: William has 3 younger sisters; Amelia (19), Elizabeth (Beth) (16), and Rebecca (14), who help their mother. On more than one occasion Robert has ask him unnervingly suggestive questions about his sister Amelia who is set to marry the Clande's coachman Edward. William has since learned from his sister that Robert has a sort of thing for her and has thus done the best he can to keep Robert away from her.
Gaia Username: dolls in stitches
Character Name(s): Duchess Katherine (D'Aubigne) Frances, often called "Katrine" by her husband.
Age(s): 32
Appearance(s): Kathrine (D'Aubigne) Frances has quite a pale complexion that only accentuates her grace and wisdom. She is a small framed woman, only standing at five feet and has a bit of a frail figure. Her round face is adorned by two lovely blue eyes, the shade of the cold waves of water that roll ashore. Braids of silvery blond hair are often tied back and hidden by a decorative headpiece. She loves to wear warm colors. When Katrine is in her bed chamber, free of duty, her hair is often let loose into long locks that tickle the small of her back. She wears a simple white nightgown to bed. When in court, the duchess dresses lavishly, however she enjoys flaunting herself even though she may be unattractive to the younger squires and knights alike. She knows that she is a bride that her husband shall brag about until the day he dies.
Bio(s): Kathrine Frances was born to french parents. Her father was Abney D'Aubigne who was a cousin to the former King Charles V. This means that his daughter Kathrine is second cousin to Charles VI. It was no question that the Lady Kathrine D'Aubigne was born into nobility, although she may have not been on top of the hierarchy, she is still considered to be an important patron of the court. She was absolutely beautiful in her younger years and her father was offered many proposals and betrothals of marriage. By the time she was fourteen, she was betrothed to the Duke Richard Frances and married a year later. Katrine was now a duchess. She was able to bore Richard three children. The eldest being a female by the name of Mary. Mary has a younger brother called Rene and another sister who had died at infancy. Mary was also gifted with her mother's beauty. The Duchess is absolutely charmed by her daughter and feels she deserves only the best suitor who can provide wealth and a good name.
Personality(s): Despite her beauty, Kathrine is more charitable than she is vain (but she can be vain!). She is wise with courtly etiquette and also hones many domestic traits. While her husband Richard takes care of political affairs, the Duchess tends to her kin and servants and sees to it that things are flowing in an orderly fashion.
Anything Else: With the current situation involved with her daughter, the duchess has been extremely stressed trying to find a proper suitor for her daughter and to have them marry right away so she can no longer see the boy she has been having an unholy affair with.
Gaia Username: Nightmaredancer
Character Name(s): Lady Mary Frances
Age(s): 16
Appearance(s): Mary in short is a younger, more pretty and youthful, version of her mother with a few exceptions (being her fathers hazel eyes and his ears). Other than that she has her mothers height with 3 extra inches added onto her mothers 5 feet. Something that is also her mothers is her long blond hair that flows past her shoulders, most of the time she leaves it down and its only every once in a while that she puts it up or back. Mary is very skinny and slender as well as being one of the most beautiful girls in the court; just another trait from her mother.
Bio(s): Mary is the oldest child of Duke Richard and Duchess Katherine. She has a younger brother and with her parents having court duties she is usually left to take care of him but as of late she has been neglecting those particular duties. Being 16 years old herself, she feels that she is already 2 years past the normal marrying age and is very hopeful to get a husband soon. She had always wanted to get married at the age when her mother was engaged, but that had come and past sadly enough. Even though she is a little desperate, she is still very picky, and all the suitors who have come to propose never met up to her standards. Then Robert came along and fit into her "perfect man" ideal. After meeting him, she was set on having him and when he began to romance her, she was in heaven. Everything was fine until her father began to be suspicious of Robert's intentions and then finally caught them in bed together. Robert left, but of course Mary is sure that he was just scared a little. She is also sure that he loves her more than anything and would never use her.
Personality(s): Mary is young and naive but very sweet and loving to almost everyone she meets. She is always giving of her time and is ready to help anyone at a moments notice. She is also a bit innocent and doesn't look much deeper than the good she sees in everyone. Basically, to her, no one has any faults, especially Robert. She only sees him as the man who loves her and will always be there for her. She sees true love in this relationship and will always follow him to the ends of the earth if he wanted her to come no matter what people think and no matter the consequences. Lately, before Robert came into the picture, Mary had been getting a bit depressed since she thought she would never marry and live to be an old maid... which is her worst fear.
Anything Else: This is the first relationship that Mary has ever been in and, since it went this far and got this serious so fast, it just shows that Mary went a little crazy over it. She was up for everything Robert wanted from her and it even surprised him sometimes.
Gaia Username: Mouge the Irishman
Character Name(s): Duke Richard Frances
Age(s): 37
Appearance(s): Richard has a short crop of dirty blond hair that is kept neatly combed. His eyes are a light greenish-blue. His nose was of average size. His most defining feature was a small scar near the bottom of his jaw. He stands at five feet and seven inches. In his youth, his body had been in outstanding shape, but as he had time to do less and less, Richard's body declined. While his stomach pokes out more than he would like, the underlying muscles in his body can be seen under the thin layer of fat.
Bio(s):Duke Richard was born and raised an English Duke. He had the typical training such as swordplay, horse riding, and hawking. As with most of the young men at the time, he preferred these activities to his normal studies in school and often skipped his studies to fence and ride. Because of this, his mastery of Latin and mathematics suffered. At the age of seventeen, Richard became engaged to Katherine D'Aubigne. They married roughly a year later. To the surprise of many, the marriage wasn't just about the ties to the king that Katherine had. A genuine love had developed between the two. Soon after, their first child Mary was conceived. A few years after that, his son Rene was born. As the next to be Duke Frances, Richard showed more attention to Rene than to Mary. This changed with the death of his third child, who died soon after birth. The death had been expected, but it still had hit the Duke hard. He started cherishing his daughter for more than a way to increase his influence. Her well-being became severely more important to him. Because of their competition in the trade business, the scandal between the children of both the Duke Frances and Earl Robert Clande became something Richard saw that could be used as black mail against himself.
Personality(s): Richard is a gentleman, but isn't afraid to become involved in what is considered dirty work. Thoughts of personally hunting down the scoundrel who violated his daughter cross his mind often, but it would to risky to engage himself directly. His attitude recently has become more violent and angry, yet he is becoming tired of it all. Part of this is due to age which is considered fairly old, and the other is the scandal which taxes his family.
Anything Else: Because of the recent activities Robert has had with his daughter, Richard has seriously contemplated sending assassins to deal with the scoundrel.
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