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CHINESE EMPIRE

 * REMY HII, 34, YIN JIANJUN. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE THE GENERAL OF YIN, YIN JIANJUN, FROM CHINA. THEY ARE AT BEST COMMANDING, AND AT THEIR WORST EGOCENTRIC. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO SECURE ALLIANCES FOR THE EMPEROR. HE SEEM/ TO REMIND EVERYONE OF REMY HII & CALLIGRAPHY SCROLLS, PORCELAIN VASES, GILDED ARMOR. ❞ PENNED BY SUKI; GMT +1, SHE/HER, 22.
 * VIANN ZHANG, 23, ZHU YICHENG. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE PRINCESS OF THE FIRST RANK, ZHU YICHENG, FROM CHINA THEY ARE AT BEST DIPLOMATIC & AMBITIOUS AND AT THEIR WORST PRIDEFUL & OVERZEALOUS. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO CARVE HER OWN PATH & MAINTAIN HER FATHER’S LEGACY. SHE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF VIANN ZHANG & CRIMSON COLOURED SILK, FRAGRANT SPRING BREEZE & THE BREAK OF DAWN. ❞ PENNED BY KIRA; GMT+1, SHE/HER, 23.
 * GULNAZAR BEXTIYAR, 28, GUAN YANMEI. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1458. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE LADY OF WANGSUN, YANMEI GUAN, FROM MING. THEY ARE AT BEST SYMPATHETIC, AND AT THEIR WORST VENGEANT. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO FIND A WAY TO EXACT HER REVENGE. SHE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF GULNAZAR BEXTIYAR & A LAND FROZEN BY SNOW AND ICE, LIPS PAINTED A BLOODY RED, ORNAMENT SHARPENED TO KNIFE-POINT.. ❞ PENNED BY JUI; GMT 5.30+, SHE/HER, 23.
 * FAN BINGBING, 43, ZHU JINGFEI. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1458. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE EMPRESS, ZHU JINGFEI, FROM THE CHINESE EMPIRE. THEY ARE AT BEST UNSWERVING, AND AT THEIR WORST SLY. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO AID HER SON IN REMAINING NEXT IN LINE IN BECOMING THE EMPEROR, TO REMAIN A PUBLIC FIGURE OF HIGH IMPORTANCE WITHIN THE CHINESE COURT & TO CULTIVATE THE MING DYNASTY’S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WEST. SHE/HER SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF FAN BINGBING & A PHOENIX, RUBIES AS RED AS HER LIPS & A HAIRPIN AS SHARP AS A DAGGER. ❞ PENNED BY SASS; GMT+1, SHE/HER, 26.
 * HU GE, 45, ZHU XIZONG. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE EMPEROR OF CHINA, ZHU XIZONG, FROM CHINA. THEY ARE AT BEST BENEVOLENT, AND AT THEIR WORST ACQUISITIVE. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO EXPAND CHINA’S BORDERS AND CREATE LASTING TIES WITH EUROPEAN NATIONS. HE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF HU GE & THE SPIRIT OF A SCHOLAR AS LOFTY AS BAMBOO, THE GNARLED PINE TREE, HEAVENLY BENEFICENCE WITHIN THE DRAGON’S EYES.  ❞ PENNED BY DANJI; EST, SHE/HER, 21+.

EMIRATE OF CORDOBA

 * LESLIE ODOM JR., 43, HISHAM AL-BARRACIN. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE EMIR, HISHAM  AL-BARRACIN, FROM THE SONGHAI EMPIRE THEY ARE AT BEST CLEVER, AND AT THEIR WORST RUTHLESS. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO EXTEND AN OLIVE BRANCH TO THE WEST. HE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF CHADWICK BOSEMAN & GOLDEN THREADS, BRILLIANT PINK SKIES, GOLDEN BRACELETS. ❞ PENNED BY SUKI; GMT +1, SHE/HER, 22.
 * STEPHANIE LEVI-JOHN, 35, AMIRA AL-BARRACIN. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE LADY OF CORDOBA, AMIRA AL-BARRACIN. THEY ARE AT BEST ERUDITE, AND AT THEIR WORST RETICENT. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO PROMOTE HER BROTHER’S REIGN AND THE POWER OF CORDOBA. SHE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF STEPHANIE LEVI-JOHN & FINE CRIMSON FABRIC, GILDED LEATHER BOOKS, CLEAR STARRY SKY. ❞ PENNED BY MICHELLE.
 * ROME FLYNN, 23, KARIM AL-BARRACIN. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE PRINCE OF CORDOBA, KARIM AL-BARRACIN, FROM CORDOBA. THEY ARE AT BEST ADVENTUROUS, AND AT THEIR WORST VENOMOUS. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO EXPLORE THE WESTERN CULTURE. HE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF ROME FLYNN & THE SLOW BURN OF A HOT PEPPER, WASPS BUZZING AROUND A PLAYGROUND, A BOUND LEATHER DIARY, UNTOUCHED. ❞ PENNED BY NEHA; EST, SHE/HER, 21.
 * MERYEM UZERLI, 41, HURREM SULTAN. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE CONSORT OF CORDOBA, HURREM SULTAN FROM THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. THEY ARE AT BEST HIGHLY EDUCATED, AND AT THEIR WORST MENACING. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO DEFEND CORDOBA’S POSITION AND GAIN ALLIES. SHE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF MERYEM UZERLI & A LIONESS LYING IN WAIT, DISTANT DRUMS OF WAR & THE UNRAVELLING OF A GRAND SAIL. ❞ PENNED BY BEE; GMT, SHE/HER, 25.

HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE

 * CHARLIZE THERON, 48, APOLLONIA HABSBURG-BABENBERG. ❝ ⤚⟶ FLORENCE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE HOLY ROMAN EMPRESS, APOLLONIA HABSBURG-BABENBURG, FROM ROME. THEY ARE AT BEST CHARISMATIC, AND AT THEIR WORST REMORSELESS. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO FORGE ADVANTAGEOUS ALLIANCES AND, THEREBY, TO EXTEND HER RULE AND SURE UP ITS CONTINUANCE, AS WELL AS TO CAST DOWN HER FOES. SHE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF CHARLIZE THERON & A BEJEWELED WOMAN UPON ST. PETER’S THRONE CLASPING SCEPTER AND SPHERE, SOARING MARBLE PALACES—TO GOD OR TO MAN, THE CRUSHING WEIGHT AND WILD EUPHORIA OF A GOLDEN CROWN. ❞ PENNED BY KATE AA; EST, SHE/HER, 20S.
 * LUCA MARINELLI, 30, LUDOVICO COLONNA. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. thanks is given by the DUKE OF SALERNO, LUDOVICO COLONNA, from HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE. they are at best ENTHUSIASTIC, and at their worst THOUGHTLESS. whilst abroad, their ambition is to ENSURE HIS FUTURE WITH PORTUGAL. HE seem/s to remind everyone of LUCA MARINELLI & SPILLED WINE, THE NOISY CLASH OF SWORDS FOLLOWED BY RAUCOUS LAUGHTER, & UNFETTERED GRINS.❞ penned by JUI; GMT 5.30+, SHE/HER, 23.
 * ELLE FANNING, 20, IMMACULATA HABSBURG-BABENBERG. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. thanks is given by the PRINCESS OF AUSTRIA, IMMACULATA HABSBURG-BABENBERG, from THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE. they are at best CHARITABLE, and at their worst PRIDEFUL. whilst abroad, their ambition is to AVOID PROPOSALS AND ONE DAY REVEAL TO HER MOTHER HER REAL AMBITIONS FOR HER FUTURE. SHE seem/s to remind everyone of ELLE FANNING & 3 THE ROSY SKIN OF THE VIRGIN MARY’S WELCOMING PALMS, TENDRILS OF BLONDE HAIR CASCADING UPON PINK SATIN, DAINTY FINGERTIPS COUNTING THE PEARL BEADS OF A ROSARY.❞ penned by ROXANNE; EST, SHE/HER, 21.

ITALIAN LEAGUE

 * AURORA RUFFINO, 27, SERAPHINA DE MEDICI. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE GRAND DUCHESS OF FLORENCE, SERAPHINA DE MEDICI, FROM NAPLES. THEY ARE AT BEST AMBITIOUS, AND AT THEIR WORST INTIMIDATING. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO REDEEM FLORENCE IN THE EYES OF EUROPE AND THE FLORENTINES, EVEN IF ONLY SUPERFICIALLY. SHE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF AURORA RUFFINO & VIBRANT TAPESTRIES OF MEDICI HISTORY, PIERCING GREEN EYES THROUGH TRANSLUCENT VEILS, DISCREET VELVET BAGS OF FLORINS. ❞ PENNED BY ROXANNE; EST, SHE/HER, 20.
 * CAITLYN STACEY, 27, CATERINA D’ANJOU NEE DE’MEDICI. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE FORMER PRINCESS OF FRANCE, CATERINA D’ANJOU NEE DE’ MEDICI, FROM ITALY. THEY ARE AT BEST CAPTIVATING, AND AT THEIR WORST INDULGENT. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO ANNUL HER MARRIAGE AND PROVE HER DIPLOMATIC WORTH. SHE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF CAITLYN STACEY & BUBBLY CHAMPAGNE IN GOLD GLASSES, A FORGOTTEN WHITE GLOVE STARK AGAINST THE MUD, A GAMBLER’S QUICK SHUFFLE OF THE CARDS. ❞ PENNED BY NEHA; EST, SHE/HER, 21.
 * GEORGE MACKAY, 25, FERDINAND TRASTAMARA . ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE KING FERDINAND TRASTAMARA, FROM NAPLES. THEY ARE AT BEST FEARLESS, AND AT THEIR WORST PARANOID . WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO SECURE THE FUTURE OF HIS KINGDOM. HE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF GEORGE MACKAY & FEASTS FULL TO THE BRIM WITH NOBLES AND WINE, THE SPLASH OF AN OAR THAT MOVES THE ROYAL BARGE THROUGH THE RIVER, THE LAUGHTER OF WOMEN TRAILING BEHIND THE YOUNG KING & A SHADOW LINGERING BEHIND AT ALL TIMES .❞ PENNED BY TILDA; GMT, SHE/HER, 24.
 * DANIEL SHARMAN, THIRTY-THREE, LORENZO DE MEDICI. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE GRAND DUKE OF FLORENCE, LORENZO MEDICI, FROM ITALIA. THEY ARE AT BEST RESPONSIBLE, AND AT THEIR WORST HEDONISTIC. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO GROW THE WEALTH AND POWER OF THE MEDICIS. HE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF DANIEL SHARMAN & THE CLINK OF JEWELLERY, GILDED FRAMES AROUND FRESH PAINT, AND THE SLIDE OF SKIN ON SILK. ❞ PENNED BY JUI; GMT 5.30+, SHE/HER, 22.
 * LUKE PASQUALINO, 35, CESARE NICOLÒ SFORZA. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1458. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE COUNT OF PAVIA, THE MILANESE AMBASSADOR CESARE NICOLÒ SFORZA, FROM MILAN. THEY ARE AT BEST VALIANT, AND AT THEIR WORST INDULGENT. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO CLAIM WHAT SHOULD BE RIGHTFULLY HIS, TO REIGN AND GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS A WARRIOR AND DIPLOMAT. HE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF LUKE PASQUALINO & A BRAVE FLAME WITHSTANDING EVERYTHING, A DEVIOUS GRIN & WINE AND BLOOD STAINS ON A WHITE SHIRT. ❞ PENNED BY SASS; CET, SHE/HER, 26.

KINGDOM OF ENGLAND

 * RUAIRI O'CONNOR, 28, HENRY OF WALES. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE PRINCE OF WALES, HENRY PLANTAGENET, FROM ENGLAND. THEY ARE AT BEST STRONG WILLED, AND AT THEIR WORST OPPORTUNISTIC. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO PERSUADE THE POPE TO DELEGITIMIZE HIS FATHER’S WIFE AND GATHER ALLIES. HE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF RUAIRI O'CONNOR & A LION’S MANE COATED WITH BLOOD, FRESHLY POLISHED RUBIES, A PURE WHITE STALLION. ❞ PENNED BY DANJI; EST, SHE/HER, 21+.
 * MICHAEL FASSBENDER, 47, EDWARD PLANTAGENET. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE KING OF ENGLAND, EDWARD PLANTAGENET,  FROM ENGLAND. THEY ARE AT BEST BEGUILING AND AT THEIR WORST SELF-INDULGING. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN ENGLAND’S POLITICAL POWER AND CEMENT HIS LEGACY. HE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF MICHAEL FASSBENDER & THE GOLDEN HILT OF A SWORD, FOG ROLLING OVER HILLS, SILK SHEETS. ❞ PENNED BY SUKI; GMT +1, SHE/HER, 22.
 * MONICA BELLUCCI, 44, ISABEL NEVILLE. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND, ISABEL NEVILLE, FROM ENGLAND. THEY ARE AT BEST ALLURING, AND AT THEIR WORST FRENZIED. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO CONTINUE HER WORK IN FORMING RELATIONS WITH THE EAST AND TO SECURE HER CHILDREN’S LEGITIMACIES . SHE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF MONICA BELLUCCI & RUBIES GLISTENING IN THE FLICKER OF CANDLE LIGHT;, SPICED WINE LINGERING UPON SMIRKING LIPS, MELODIC LAUGHTER EMITTING AROUND A CROWDED ROOM . ❞ PENNED BY LOU; GMT, SHE/HER, 27.
 * CHARLOTTE HOPE, 28, BEATRICE PLANTAGENET. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE DOWAGER DUCHESS OF BURGUNDY, BEATRICE PLANTAGENET, FROM ENGLAND. THEY ARE AT BEST GENEROUS, AND AT THEIR WORST UNFORGIVING. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO SECURE HER OWN FUTURE. SHE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF CHARLOTTE HOPE & RUBY CABOCHONS INLAID OVER GOLD, SHACKLED TO HER WRISTS, PETRICHOR PERMEATING THE SENSES AS FOG LIFTS TO THE SKY, THE FEEL OF WIND WHIPPING THROUGH COPPER TRESSES AS HORSE HOOVES THUNDER OVER GREEN GRASS. ❞ PENNED BY WINTER; EST, SHE/HER, 20+.
 * LILY COLLINS, 25, KATHERINE OF RUSSIA. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE PRINCESS OF WALES, KATHERINE PLANTAGENET FROM RUSSIA. THEY ARE AT BEST DRIVEN, AND AT THEIR WORST CRAFTY. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO STRENGTHEN HER CLAIM AS ENGLAND’S FUTURE QUEEN. SHE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF LILY COLLINS & A GLEAM OF NIGHT SNOWFALL IN THE DARKNESS, A LOW HUM MELODY DRIFTING DOWN AN EMPTY CORRIDOR, A QUILL DRIPPING OFF INK, FLOURISHED AGAINST PARCHMENT. ❞ PENNED BY CAIT; GMT, SHE/HER, 20’S.
 * RICHARD MADDEN, 29, THOMAS FITZROY. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE PRINCE OF ENGLAND, THOMAS FITZROY, FROM ENGLAND. THEY ARE AT BEST VISIONARY, AND AT THEIR WORST BLINDED BY IDEALISM. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO STRENGTHEN HIS EUROPE, 1458.
 * TRAVIS FIMMEL, EIVOR HAGEN. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1458. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE ENGLISH COURT, KNIGHT BANNERET EIVOR HAGEN, FROM NORWAY. THEY ARE AT BEST AUDACIOUS, AND AT THEIR WORST VOLATILE . WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO BRING HIS NORTHMEN TO EUROPE. HE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF TRAVIS FIMMEL & WORDS UNSPOKEN, RAIN ON THICK FOREST, AND THE CRACKLE OF FIRE. ❞ PENNED BY MJ, UTC, FEMALE, 25.
 * PIPPA BENNETT-WARNER, 30, ROSALIND DE LA POLE. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. thanks is given by the LADY-IN-WAITING, ROSALIND DE LA POLE, from ENGLAND. they are at best CHARMING, and at their worst RUTHLESS. whilst abroad, their ambition is to SECURE ADVANCEMENT AND BECOME THE KING'S MISTRESS. SHE seems to remind everyone of PIPPA BENNETT-WARNER & GLITTERING JEWELS ON SLENDER FINGERS, THE RED SHEEN OF A SWEET CHERRY AND A SECRET RENDEZVOUS IN A GARDEN OF ROSES.❞ penned by MICHELLE.
 * HENRY CAVILL, 27, JAMES FITZROY. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. thanks is given by the EARL OF RICHMOND, JAMES FITZROY, from ENGLAND. they are at best DEVOTED, and at their worst IMPUDENT. whilst abroad, their ambition is to garner support for a further legitimacy suit in order to exonerate his mother of any perceived societal ills and to help buffer his elder brother’s own recently acquired legitimacy. He seems to remind everyone of HENRY CAVILL && the kaleidoscopic sky painted in vibrant vermillion and tangerine at dawn - or at dusk; vast marches of wind-swept green, straddled by ancient stone walls and vast, magisterial trees; the last gasp before battle and the slow scream which follows it. ❞ penned by KATE AA; EST, SHE/HER, 21+.

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KINGDOM OF FRANCE

 * ADELAIDE KANE, 28, ALEXANDRINA TRASTÁMARA. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE QUEEN OF FRANCE, ALEXANDRINA TRASTÁMARA, FROM ARAGON. THEY ARE AT BEST INTELLIGENT, AND AT THEIR WORST OPAQUE. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO RECLAIM ARAGON FOR HER FAMILY. SHE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF ADELAIDE KANE & TAPESTRIES EMBLAZONED WITH THE QUEEN’S SYMBOL, A RIPE POMEGRANATE, THE WEIGHT OF A JEWEL ENCRUSTED CROSS HANGING FROM A DELICATE NECK, ARTEMIS BATHING IN A SILVER STREAM. ❞ PENNED BY KAT; EST, SHE/HER, 21.*
 * FRANCOIS ARNAUD, 37, MARIUS D’ANJOU. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE PRINCE MARIUS D’ANJOU, FROM FRANCE. THEY ARE AT BEST DILIGENT, AND AT THEIR WORST MALICIOUS. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO RECLAIM WHAT WAS ONCE SET TO BE HIS AND SEE HENRIETTA SAFE. HE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF FRANCOIS ARNAUD & THE SQUELCH OF MUD BENEATH A BOOT, STORM CLASHING AGAINST STAINED GLASS WINDOWS, THE MARCH OF IMPENDING DOOM. ❞ PENNED BY TILDA; GMT, SHE/HER, 23.
 * LASHANA LYNCH, 28, LUCREZIA DE VIDAURE. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE LADY IN WAITING LUCREZIA DE VIDAURE, FROM ARAGON, NOW FRANCE. THEY ARE AT BEST AMBITIOUS, AND AT THEIR WORST VOLATILE. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO ESCORT QUEEN ALEXANDRINA OF FRANCE THROUGH HER REIGN AND TO SECURE HER OWN POSITION AT COURT. SHE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF LASHANA LYNCH & PETALS FLOATING IN THE WIND ABOVE CROWNS OF GOLD, THE ROAR OF A CROWD WITNESSING THE ASCENSION OF THE NEW KING & THE REVEAL OF LIPS PLUMPED AND SWOLLEN FROM SECRET KISSES .❞ PENNED BY TILDA; GMT, SHE/HER, 24.
 * HARRIET WALTER, 65, BLANCHE D’ANJOU. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE QUEEN MOTHER OF FRANCE, BLANCHE DE ANJOU, FROM ORLÉANS, FRANCE. THEY ARE AT BEST COMMANDING, AND AT THEIR WORST OPPRESSIVE. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO STRENGTHEN FRANCE’S ALLIANCES, PUSH THE CHRISTIAN AGENDA, KEEP HER GRANDSON AND SON IN LINE. SHE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF HARRIET WALTER & A RUBY-JEWELED CROSS, FREEZING WINTER SEAS, AND A WHITE HABIT SPOTTED WITH CRIMSON SPECKS. ❞ PENNED BY VILLANELLE; EST, SHE/HER/HERS, 24.
 * SEAN TEALE, 26, LEON D’ANJOU. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE COUNT OF BEAUJOLAIS, LEON DE ANJOU, FROM FRANCE. THEY ARE AT BEST BENEVOLENT, AND AT THEIR WORST INSATIABLE. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO ESTABLISH HIS INDIVIDUALISM WHILST APPEASING CURRENT ALLIES. HE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF SEAN TEALE & AN OVERFLOWING CHALICE FILLED WITH RICH WINE, THE BEWITCHING CONFECTION OF LAUGHTER AND STRING MELODIES, THE LINGERING GAZE UPON UNATTAINABLE BEAUTY. ❞ PENNED BY SARAH; GMT, SHE/HER, 26.
 * GUGU MBATHA-RAW, 27, MARGUERITE DE POLIGNAC. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE MISTRESS TO THE KING OF FRANCE, MARGUERITE DE POLIGNAC, FROM FRANCE. THEY ARE AT BEST CHARISMATIC, AND AT THEIR WORST ENTITLED. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO SOLIDIFY HER POSITION AT FRENCH COURT AND IN THE KING’S AFFECTIONS. SHE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF ECE ÇEŞMIOĞLU & THE LINGERING SCENT OF AMBER IN THE AIR, NIMBLE FINGERS TWISTING IN SILKEN BEDSHEETS, && GOLDEN CHAINS, STUDDED WITH GEMSTONES, HANGING FROM HER NECK . ❞ PENNED BY WINTER; EASTERN, SHE/HER, 20+.
 * LILY JAMES, 26, ANTOINETTE DORIA. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE PRINCESS OF SARDINIA, ANTOINETTE DORIA, FROM SARDINIA. THEY ARE AT BEST ACCOMMODATING, AND AT THEIR WORST FLIGHTY. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO BECOME MORE WORLDLY AND INCREASE THEIR SOCIAL STATUS. SHE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF LILLY JAMES & THE SOUND OF BOOK PAGES TURNING IN A SILENT LIBRARY, SUNLIGHT DANCING THROUGH A GOLDEN CROWN AND THE SOFT ACCIDENTAL SWIPE OF A HAND BENEATH THE SUPPER TABLE. ❞ PENNED BY ANA; EST, SHE/HER, 23.

KINGDOM OF PORTUGAL

 * MARIA VALVERDE, 21, CAROLINA BRAGANZA. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE PRINCESS OF PORTUGAL, CAROLINA MARIA THERESA BRAGANZA, FROM PORTUGAL. THEY ARE AT BEST MISCHIEVOUS, AND AT THEIR WORST PRIDEFUL. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO REARRANGE THE REPUTATIONS COMMONLY GRANTED TO HERSELF & HER SISTERS. SHE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF MARIA VALVERDE & A TIGHTLY-WOUND BRAID CASCADING FROM A GALLOPING HORSE, THE ROUGHENED SEA, THE FLICKER OF A CATHEDRAL CANDLE. ❞ PENNED BY DANJI; EST, SHE/HER, 21+.
 * ISOLDA DYCHAUK, 23, JOANNA BRAGANZA. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE PRINCESS JOANNA BRAGANZA, FROM PORTUGAL. THEY ARE AT BEST HEADSTRONG, AND AT THEIR WORST OVER-BURDENING. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO SECURE HER FUTURE WITH THE ARCHDUKE OF AUSTRIA. SHE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF ISOLDA DYCHAUK & THE SEA FOAM RISING AS THE SUN SETS, THE CALL OF A CANARY FLUSHING IT’S WINGS AGAINST A GOLDEN CAGE & THE CRY OF AN INFANT THAT BEGINS TO FALL AS A FATHER TAKES IT INTO HIS ARMS.. ❞ PENNED BY TILDA; GMT, SHE/HER, 23.
 * EMILIA CLARKE, 26, MARQUESSA BRAGANZA. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE CROWN PRINCESS OF PORTUGAL, MARQUESSA BRAGANZA, FROM PORTUGAL. THEY ARE AT BEST POSITIVE TRAIT, AND AT THEIR WORST NEGATIVE TRAIT. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO SURPASS OTHERS’ EXPECTATIONS AND IMPRESS UPON THOSE IMPORTANT FOR FUTURE POTENTIAL ALLIES. SHE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF EMILIA CLARKE & THE REFRACTION OF LIGHT THROUGH STAINED GLASS WINDOWS, A MAJESTIC WHITE HORSE GALLOPING THROUGH A MEADOW, THE FORGIVING BREEZE ON A RELENTLESS SUMMER’S DAY . ❞ PENNED BY SARAH; GMT, SHE/HER, 26.
 * PEDRO PASCAL, 38, RAFAEL DE MENEZES, CONDE DE OURÉM. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE COUNT OF OUREM, RAFAEL DE MENEZES, FROM PORTUGAL. THEY ARE AT BEST CHIVALROUS, AND AT THEIR WORST DIABOLICAL. WHILST SOJOURNING IN FLORENCE, THEIR AMBITION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE STANDING OF HIS HOUSE AND, WITH IT, THAT OF PORTUGAL AS A WHOLE. HE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF PEDRO PASCAL & BLOOD ORANGES WEEPING CRIMSON TEARS UPON EAGER, STICKY FINGERS; THE TOLL OF BRONZE BELLS, GROANING OUT HOPE AND DREAD WITH ONE VOICE; THE ROAR OF THE WINE-DARK SEA CAPTURED WITHIN THE CURLING TAIL OF A CONK SHELL. ❞ PENNED BY KATE AA; EST, SHE/HER, 21+.

OTTOMAN EMPIRE

 * ENGIN ÖZTÜRK, 45, İSKENDER OSMAN. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE SULTAN, İSKENDER OSMAN, FROM THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. THEY ARE AT BEST CHARMING, AND AT THEIR WORST RUTHLESS. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO ACQUIRE ALLIES AND EXPAND OTTOMAN INFLUENCE. HE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF ENGIN ÖZTÜRK & THE GILDED CRESCENT STAR, SUMPTUOUS SILKEN CLOTHES, GLINTING STEEL GLEAMING IN THE LIGHT OF DAY. ❞ PENNED BY N.; EST, SHE/HER, 22.
 * BESTE KÖKDEMIR, 20, MIHRIMAH SULTAN. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE SULTANA MIHRIMAH OSMAN SULTAN, FROM THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. THEY ARE AT BEST POLISHED, AND AT THEIR WORST FORCEFUL. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO SUPPORT HER OLDER BROTHER AND SEEK A POSITION WORTHY OF HER STATUS AMONGST HER FATHER’S PLANS. SHE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF BESTE KÖKDEMIR & THE SENSATION OF SILK AGAINST BARE SKIN, THE ROCK OF THE OCEAN SPLASHING AGAINST THE UNDERBELLY OF A SHIP, THE FLUSH OF FEATHERS BEATING AGAINST A GILDED CAGE.❞ PENNED BY TILDA; GMT, SHE/HER, 24.
 * ÖYKÜ KARAYEL, 29, DILŞAH BEY ÖZDEMIR. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE CARIYE OF THE OTOMAN EMPIRE & WIDOW OF BEY SANJAK OF BERAT, DILŞAH ÖZDEMIR, FROM THE OTTOMAN. THEY ARE AT BEST APT, AND AT THEIR WORST MERCILESS. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO RISE IN COURT, PROMOTING THE INTEREST OF THE VALIDE SULTAN. SHE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF ÖYKÜ KARAYEL & THE SMELL OF MORNING, A WELL-OILED SCAFFOLD, AND RUBIES WASHED UPON THE SHORES. ❞ PENNED BY DANJI; EST, SHE/HER, 21+.
 * DOĞAÇ YILDIZ, 25, SEHZADE MURAD. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY MURAD, SEHZADE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. THEY ARE AT BEST STRONG-WILLED, AND AT THEIR WORST MOROSE. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO PROVE HIMSELF CAPABLE OF ASSUMING HIS FATHER’S THRONE. HE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF DOLGAC YILDIZ & A TURBAN OF BLACK SILK, CHAINS OF FRAGILE GOLD, & A RISING CRESCENT MOON IN THE SKY. ❞ PENNED BY MICHELLE.
 * VAHIDE PERÇIN, 60, MAHIDEVRAN. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE VALIDE SULTAN, MAHIDEVRAN FROM OTTOMAN EMPIRE. THEY ARE AT BEST IRON-WILLED, AND AT THEIR WORST RAPACIOUS. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO FURTHER HER LEGACY AND FAMILY’S MIGHT. SHE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF VAHIDE PERÇIN & SILK TAPESTRIES, GOLD BRACELETS, AND SCROLLS OF PARCHMENT . ❞ PENNED BY SUKI; GMT +1, SHE/HER, 23.
 * keira knightley, 28, branimira babonić osman. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. thanks is given by the SULTANA OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, BRANIMIRA OSMAN, from CROATIA. they are at best PATIENT, and at their worst AGGRESSIVE. whilst abroad, their ambition is to secure her son’s position as future Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. SHE seem/s to remind everyone of KEIRA KNIGHTLEY && juice trickling down the chin as fruity flesh yields beneath ivory teeth; silk sliding soft against naked skin; sunlight filtering between carved shutters to cast a kaleidoscope of shadowy images upon the earth.❞ penned by Kate AA; EST, she/her, 21+.
 * BEREN SAAT, 26, SAFIYE HATUN. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. thanks is given by the HATUN, SAFİYE, from CONSTANTINOPLE. they are at best NURTURING, and at their worst OVERLY CAUTIOUS. whilst abroad, their ambition is to ACCOMPANY THE OTTOMAN HAREM AND SUPPORT POTENTIAL MARITAL MATCHES. SHE seems to remind everyone of BEREN SAAT & A GRAND STATUE STANDING AMONGST RUBBLE, THE GENTLE HANDS OF A LOVED ONE & THE CALM IN THE EYE OF A HURRICANE.❞ penned by BEE; GMT, SHE/HER, 25.

PERSIAN EMPIRE

 * ANYA CHALOTRA, 23, ZEYNAB SHIRAZI. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE WARD OF THE FIRST CONSORT OF PERSIA, ZEYNAB SHIRAZI, FROM PERSIA. THEY ARE AT BEST ARTISTIC, AND AT THEIR WORST ALOOF. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO FIND INSPIRATION IN THE CULTURE AND PEOPLE OF EUROPE AND AID WITH PERSIA’S DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS. SHE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF ANYA CHALOTRA & A STARRY NIGHT SKY, AN ABSENT-MINDED GAZE, POEMS WRITTEN IN THE CANDLELIGHT. ❞ PENNED BY DEDE; UTC+1, SHE/HER, 19.
 * DOMINIC ADAMS, 39, MEHDI MIRZA. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE SHAH, MEHDI MIRZA, FROM PERSIA. THEY ARE AT BEST CIRCUMSPECT, AND AT THEIR WORST IMMOBILISED. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO CREATE STRONG ALLIANCES FOR HIS EMPIRE. HE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF RIZ AHMED & SMUDGED FINGERTIPS LEAVING MARKS ON EVERYTHING THEY TOUCH, A ROOM DIMMED AND HAZED BY THE SMOKE OF DEEP FRAGRANT INCENSE, UNFELT CONFIDENCE IN A COMMANDING VOICE. ❞ PENNED BY JUI; GMT 5.30+, SHE/HER, 23.
 * DOMINIC RAINS, 31, RAHMAN TARKHAN. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY RAHMAN TARKHAN FROM PERSIA. THEY ARE AT BEST SHREWD, AND AT THEIR WORST SELFISH. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO MAINTAIN HIS GRIP ON THE SHAH. HE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF DEV PATEL & PALACE HALLS LIT BY FIRELIGHT, WATCHFUL DARK EYES, & STRONG BLACK COFFEE . ❞ PENNED BY MICHELLE.

SPANISH KINGDOMS

 * YASEMIN ALLEN, 26, MAGDALENA OF BAVARIA. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE QUEEN OF CASTILE, MAGDALENA, FROM THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE. THEY ARE AT BEST ASSERTIVE, AND AT THEIR WORST CONTEMPTUOUS. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO IMPROVE HER STANDING AND INFLUENCE AS QUEEN OF CASTILE BY ANY MEANS. SHE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF YASEMIN ALLEN & LUSTROUS STRINGS OF PEARLS, RUDDIED SKIN MARKED BY FINGERNAILS, GOLDEN EVENING SKIES. ❞ PENNED BY N.; EST, SHE/HER, 22.
 * NICK SLATER, 28, SANTIAGO ANSCARIDS. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE PRINCE OF CASTILE, THE DUKE OF ALMENARA ALTA, FROM CASTILE. THEY ARE AT BEST GENUINE, AND AT THEIR WORST ENIGMATIC. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO AID HIS BROTHERS CAUSE AND FORTIFY THE ALLIANCE BETWEEN CASTILE AND THE EMIRATE OF CORDOBA  . HE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF NICK SLATER & ARMOR CLASHING, SMELL OF MORNING DEW, AND GALLOPING HORSES. ❞ PENNED BY KING; GMT8, SHE/HER, 21.
 * MATTEO MARTARI, 38, CRISTOBAL TRASTAMARA. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE PRINCE OF ASTURIAS, CRISTOBAL TRASTAMARA, FROM ARAGON. THEY ARE AT BEST CLEVER, AND AT THEIR WORST RUTHLESS. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO RECLAIM THE KINGDOM OF ARAGON. HE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF MATTEO MARTARI & THE SCENT OF IRON INVADING HIS SENSES AS BLOOD PERMEATES A BATTLEFIELD, FINGERS CALLOUSED FROM WIELDING A SWORD, && LATIN RECITATIONS OF SCRIPTURE OFFERED TO MEN BEFORE WAR. ❞ PENNED BY WINTER; EASTERN, SHE/HER, 20+.
 * NATALIE DORMER, 33, LUZIA FERNÁNDEZ DE CASTRO. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE MARCHIONESS OF LAS SALINAS, LUZIA FERNÁNDEZ DE CASTRO, FROM CASTILE. THEY ARE AT BEST PASSIONATE, AND AT THEIR WORST RUTHLESS. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO CLAIM THE POWER SHE ONCE DESIRED AND TO BE SEEN AS MORE THAN JUST A SPURNED MISTRESS BUT A FIERCE COMPETITOR. SHE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF NATALIE DORMER & CRIMSON ROSES, WHISPERS IN THE DARK & A LIONESS PROTECTING HER CUB. ❞ PENNED BY SASS; CET, SHE/HER, 26.
 * CHARLIE VICKERS, 29, MATEO TRASTAMARA. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE PRINCE OF VIANA, MATEO TRASTAMARA, FROM ARAGON. THEY ARE AT BEST DEBONAIR,, AND AT THEIR WORST IMPULSIVE, HEDONISTIC. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO ESTABLISH HIS OWN SIGNIFICANCE. HE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF CHARLIE VICKERS & A STAMPEDE OF HORSES, A LINGERED GAZE ACROSS A MASKED BALL, A BEATING DRUM, THE TEMPO EVER INCREASING. ❞ PENNED BY CAIT; GMT, SHE/HER, 20’S.
 * BRUNA MARQUEZINE, 27, JEANNE TRASTÁMARA. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1458. thanks is given by the PRINCESS OF ASTURIAS, JEANNE TRASTÁMARA, from ARAGON. they are at best CAPTIVATING, and at their worst TWO-FACED. whilst abroad, their ambition is to AID HER HUSBAND IN RECLAIMING ARAGON, TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARAGON AND FRANCE & TO SUBTLY PROVOKE DISCORD BETWEEN ALLIES AND ENEMIES ALIKE. SHE/HER seems to remind everyone of BRUNA MARQUEZINE & MASQUERADE MASKS, SHADOWS IN AN OTHERWISE EMPTY HALL & THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON❞ penned by SASS; GMT+1, SHE/HER, 26.
 * MIRIAM LEONE, 34, CONSTANCA ANSCARIDS. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. thanks is given by the QUEEN MOTHER OF SCOTLAND, CONSTANCA ANSCARIDS STUART, from CASTILE. they are at best BLUNT, BAITING, and at their worst WEARY, BITTER. whilst abroad, their ambition is to REUNITE WITH HER SON AND ABOLISH THE REGENCY STIFLING HER INFLUENCE. SHE seem/s to remind everyone of MIRIAM LEONE & AUTUMNAL CRUNCH OF FIRE-ORANGE LEAVES, A SNAKE'S SMILE, A SHADOW EXPANDING, DANCING AGAINST CANDLELIT CURTAINS.❞ penned by CAIT; GMT; SHE/HER; 20’s

TSARDOM OF RUSSIA

 * KSENIA SOLO, 31, ADALSINDA OF FRANCE. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE TSARINA OF RUSSIA, ADALSINDA OF FRANCE. THEY ARE AT BEST ELEGANT, AND AT THEIR WORST INTEMPERATE. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO MAINTAIN HER FAMILY AND HER PLACE AS TSARINA. SHE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF KSENIA SOLO && STRINGS OF PEARLS AROUND A FAIR NECK, A GOLDEN ROSARY,  A CLUSTER OF BLUE FLOWERS IN THE SNOW. ❞ PENNED BY MICHELLE; CENTRAL US TIME, SHE/HER, 25.
 * ANUERIN BARNARD, 27, NIKITA RURIK. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE GRAND DUKE OF RUSSIA, NIKITA RURIK, FROM RUSSIA. THEY ARE AT BEST NATURALLY CHARISMATIC, AND AT THEIR WORST NAIVE. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO SHOW THE PROSPERITY OF RUSSIA AND CHANGE THE OPINION OF HIS NATION. HE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF ANUERIN BARNARD & THE CLEANSE OF RAIN AFTER A ROUGH BATTLE; SUN RAYS PEERING THROUGH DARKENED CLOUDS ABOVE; AND AN OUTREACHED HAND ASKING FOR A DANCE. ❞ PENNED BY BEL; EST, SHE/HER, 25.
 * ANNA SHAFFER, 28, EUDOXIA GLINSKAYA. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE CROWN PRINCESS EUDOXIA GLINSKAYA, FROM RUSSIA. THEY ARE AT BEST FEARLESS, AND AT THEIR WORST DISCORDANT . WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO CULTIVATE A REPUTATION ACROSS COUNTRIES & TO HAVE A SON WHO MAY DETHRONE THE TSAR. SHE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF HOLLIDAY GRAINGER & FURS BRUSHED UPON YOUR NAKED SKIN, THE HOWL OF WOLVES AGAINST THE MIDNIGHT SNOW, THE LAUGHTER OF WOMEN WHO LOOK LIKE GREEK NYMPHS & A LIP COLOURED BY RED WINE AND BLOOD .❞ PENNED BY TILDA; GMT, SHE/HER, 24.
 * JENNA LOUISE COLEMAN, THIRTY, IRINA RURIK. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE GRAND DUCHESS, IRINA RURIK, FROM RUSSIA. THEY ARE AT BEST DEDICATED, AND AT THEIR WORST ENVIOUS. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO BE INDISPENSABLE TO HER BROTHERS & FAMILY AND TO MAKE RUSSIA STRONGER. SHE  SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF JENNA LOUISE COLEMAN & AN ARROW RIPPING THROUGH THE COLD WINTER BREEZE, STRING OF PEARLS SCATTERED ON THE FLOOR, SOFT HUMMING OF LULLABY . ❞ PENNED BY KING; GMT8, SHE/HER, 21.
 * CILLIAN MURPHY, 40, IVAN RURIK. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE TSAR OF ALL RUSSIAS, IVAN RURIK, FROM MOSCOW. THEY ARE AT BEST VISIONARY, AND AT THEIR WORST BLISTERING. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO SECURE NEWLY UNIFIED RUSSIA’S POSITION IN GLOBAL POLITICS. HE SEEM/S TO REMIND EVERYONE OF CILLIAN MURPHY & THE WEIGHT OF TWO EYES, FRIGID AS ICE; ARMIES SILHOUETTED AGAINST SNOW, PAINTED IN RED LIKE A THOUSAND GLITTERING RUBIES; A SINGLE RINGED HAND POINTING FORWARD TO THE CURTAIN OF DARK.❞ PENNED BY KATE AA; EST, SHE/HER, 21+.
 * ALICIA VIKANDER, 22, EVELINA RURIK. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1459. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE GRAND DUCHESS, EVELINA RURIK, FROM RUSSIA. THEY ARE AT BEST ADVENTUROUS, AND AT THEIR WORST HIGHLY SENSITIVE. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO SECURE A STRONG ALLIANCE FOR HER COUNTRY. SHE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF ALICIA VIKANDER & THE SOUND OF FOOTSTEPS ON MARBLE FLOORS, WARM TEARS FALLING INTO FRESH COLD WHITE SNOW AND THE FEELING OF LUXURIOUS LACE ON BARE SKIN. ❞ PENNED BY WENDY; EST, SHE/HER, 21.
 * SAM HEUGHAN, 35, RUDOLF SLAVA RURIK. ❝ ⤚⟶ EUROPE, 1458. THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE CROWN PRINCE OF RUSSIA,RUDOLF SLAVA RURIK, FROM RUSSIA. THEY ARE AT BEST DETERMINED, AND AT THEIR WORST CONNIVING. WHILST ABROAD, THEIR AMBITION IS TO FORM MORE ALLIANCES FOR RUSSIA. HE SEEMS TO REMIND EVERYONE OF SAM HEUGHAN & DIRTY SWORDS AND BLOOD-STAINED CLOTHES, THE FIRST SMILE ONE SEES AFTER A TRAGEDY, LARGE AMOUNTS OF LAUGHTER IN A LARGE HALL, THE SMELL OF CINNAMON AND WINE. ❞ PENNED BY ANA; EST, SHE/HER, 23.