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 — La Grande Salle Impériale, le Conclave —
— 6e jour d'été —
C'était inutile.
Rhelissa n'était pas sûre de faire du Conclave à ce moment-là, mais elle se sentait ennuyée et peu impressionnée par les impressions qu'elle avait vécues jusqu'à présent. En dehors de Telaivas, une brève suggestion de la rencontrer plus tard dans la soirée et le discours terne du directeur, il n'y avait vraiment rien à avoir d'intérêt et ses amis, pour la plupart, ne l'avaient pas approchée de leurs propres caprices. Elle n'était pas sûre pourquoi Ezran ne l'avait pas encore graciée de sa présence, un fait qui était un peu plus présent quand elle a commencé à le chercher dans la foule à la suite de son interaction avec Telaivas.
Le prince Ezran de Darkthrone était son ami le plus proche, un fait qui n'était pas aussi obtus qu'il semblait même si vous avez enlevé l'intrigue politique qui se passait dans le fond de leurs deux nations. Un mariage qui a produit un héritier entre elle et Ezran ferait leur enfant hériter deux royaumes en raison des lois de succession et il a créé un jeu intéressant. Un jeu que Rhelissa connaissait, qui l'a amenée à de nombreuses spéculations sur sa vie à l'avenir si elle prenait le défi sérieusement, elle savait qu'elle jouerait la circonnavigation politique avec sa propre famille et Ezran, pour le reste de sa vie. C'était une raison pour laquelle elle n'était pas sûre d'être fiancée entre lui et elle. Elle souhaitait qu'Ezran prenne au moins la connaissance de leurs familles respectives et de leur complot avec sérieux, mais il l'écrivait toujours comme ridicule – une réaction qui la faisait se sentir insultée.
Au fur et à mesure qu'elle avance, il y a eu une vague de mouvement et elle a failli entrer en collision avec une autre élève, une à laquelle elle n'avait jamais été présentée.
 "Mes excuses." 
Elle a répondu, en fait. Ce n'était pas tout à fait une réponse «princeste»-comme, mais elle a obtenu son point à travers assez bien. Son commentaire contondant a probablement été vu insultant ou à tout le moins obtus pour le jeune homme devant elle qu'elle regardait avec une froideur. Elle a clignoté un moment. Je ne vous connais pas.
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R H E L I S S A

"The tyranny of others is to be expected, so you should become one to protect yourself from them."
 N A M EPrincess Rhelissa Sevareviel Fel of Aladore

 A G E14

 G E N D E RFemale

 I D E N T I T YAladori

 A P P E A R A N C ERhelissa is on the short end of height equivalent to her ethnic background and gender at five foot even. Her skin is light, possibly paler than others due to the mountainous environment of Aladore and her preference for indoor tutelage but she has been one to go outside so it isn’t simply a complexion born of a recluse. She has irises born of burgundy and her long raven black hair gives her the impression of a girl of aladori descent without much dabbling in other ethnicities in her genetic ancestry. In addition to her physical appearance Rhelissa tends to gravitate towards practicality in her dress thus wears simple yet still elegant gowns of dark colors such as ebony, charcoal, burgundy, mahogany, midnight blue, and ash. These are generally accent by simple silver accessories (sometimes with jewelry enhanced with sapphires or emeralds) such as tiaras, bracelets, lockets, amulets, and rings.
Rhelissa has a thin, modest albeit attractive appearance that seems to be seen as fair to many suitors though few seem to court her for very long as they lack the nerve to “handle” the princess herself. It is often said that her quiet, darkened appearance in combination with her posture and almost smoky mood often seems to attract others as her aire of ambiguity tends to interest many.

 P E R S O N A L I T Y“This girl is as cold as the north wind.”
—Ser Jraoth
Many words have been said about Princess Rhelissa as a person and interpretations vary from person to person with some finding her alluring, pompous, crass, honest, quiet, and harrowing. Though the actual girl on the inside is much more complicated then such beliefs of her character suggest.
At the center of Rhelissa is a girl who refuses to trust others and lives by a philosophy that to protect herself from tyrannical actions and intent is to become tyrannical in turn. In many ways this falls into her safeguard and her shield to guard her emotions, insecurities, and fears from others. After all, a princess doesn’t allow others to concern themselves with her misgivings especially when she needs to look strong as a future ruler of her kingdom. This does sadly translate into a young woman who acts detached from others emotions which does strengthen the perspective that she is a pompous and insensitive individual. Though, if you asked Rhelissa it is likely that she prefers to be seen as such instead of weak and easily manipulated as it is what she sees as the alternative to the image she has defined. If someone were to gain her trust it would take much weathering of her perspective and even then Rhelissa would likely not admit it or even acknowledge that it has happened because if she were to trust she would be betraying what she has seen firsthand— she would never break her vow to never forget what she knows people are capable of and how insidious they truly are.
Beyond that, Rhelissa’s traits extend to her introspective and quiet nature though it is clear that does that mean she is particularly shy or unsociable. When she has one of her “moods” she can be excessively abrasive, crass, and blunt— especially if out of earshot from those who have right to scold her for it. She knows her station and will consistently remind people of the cold pragmatic truth of a situation in what she views as a sincere truth as she believes coddling their delusional fantasies of the world will only result in their own misfortune. But then again if it is misfortune that individual wants disguised as ideals, she’ll gladly let them have it but will keep a strong superior sensibility in her mind when she is proven right.
However, her crass and blunt honesty does not mean Rhelissa isn’t sympathetic towards others. She wants to ensure harm does not befall others like she has seen despite themselves possibly being potential enemies or rivals, but given her trust issues she will never open up to them unless given ample reason to due to her doubts of what such heartfelt weakness could bring. Princesses do not show weakness, give opportunity to be manipulated, or make true friendship out of naïve ideals— that would be the doom of them. Such sympathy goes towards other ways, although subtle and sometimes insular. She always treats her servants with at least enough respect that they deserve as fellow humans, but if she has wronged them would not be in mind to apologize. Perhaps this is an obsession on “appearing weak”, but despite this she is not dark-hearted in reality and when she overhears the words people say about her she does not bear them without sorrow. She doesn’t want to be thought ill of, but she cannot let people know how it affects her. Not ever.

 C H I L D H O O DRhelissa Fel is the heir to The Kingdom of Aladore. The daughter of King Thaviorn II Fel and Queen Jaenalia Vauxdvihl, Rhelissa was named born four and ten years ago in Ebonheart Keep.
Growing up in Ebonheart was bleak but not suffocating for Rhelissa, though many nobles in her position may have felt such. As the child in a kingdom that held succession laws of absolute cognatic nature she knew from the onset that unlike so many other princesses she would be sitting in the throne should the time come where her father was incapable of holding it even if her mother birthed a son subsequently. A rare succession policy compared to Aladore’s neighbors. But Rhelissa thought little of it, for it was the way her nation had always been and it wasn’t seen as abnormal or strange by any definition.
Rhelissa’s was always a quiet child with few friends and companions; she didn’t care to interact much and instead preferred reading books of various scholars ranging from subject to subject; generally aladori in origin. These generally gave her a perspective of her cultural and historical heritage that she found fascinating, especially those that were beliefs written about the warring kingdoms era where aladori were not only at the throats of the forloni in the south but their brothers and sisters with petty kingdoms plotting to discredit, manipulate, control, and conquer their kinsmen because they felt they could not be trusted; a paranoia that seems to have been injected in the aladori since their creation. But young Rhelissa didn’t see it as delusional cowardice but rather overzealous cautiousness; a trait initiated out of precaution and earnest protection. She found it interesting how by the time Gaea willed the human world to be united there were only five aladori great houses that succeeded— House Fel, House Marlowe, House Taake, House Thorne, and House Vauxdvihl; with her house being the most powerful of them all. She wondered without Gaea’s guidance when the five houses would plot against each other again if they already weren’t.
It was then she began to see the value in alliances through marriage and resources that bonded others such as her mother’s marriage to her father thus ensuring peace among House Vauxdvihl and House Fel… in theory. Her father’s tutelage about how the world will come to exist without Gaea’s return framed a lot of her theological and political views as well as made her understand that she had to know people to predict them. If she needed to be a master of shadows and murmurs to do so, she would become such. Still, courtesies and manners were not something Rhelissa wasn’t educated upon; after all, she was still as much as a princess as she was an aladori. But beneath all the smiles and fragrances there was an untrusting scowl underneath it all in truth. The words “trust no one, not even your friends” would become concrete upon her mind; especially after experiencing an attempted seizing of power by her father’s brother, Rhoric Fel, when she was ten years old. This would give her the comprehension that humanity was factually changing and it was not simply cynical theories and that anybody could succumb to greed. She watched her uncle’s execution with her own eyes as he father drove his sword into his chest.
Her original sworn sword, Ser Jraoth, died in the battle against her uncle and was subsequently replaced by a younger more able knight. Ser Lucaren— a man who was only eight years her senior. The two with a lesser age gap found each’s company appealing and relatable. Lucarn was the son of a duke in southern Aladore who served well against unrest, monsters, and the occasional accursed beast that came from the accursed ruins. As she continued in her studies, her new protector refined his swordplay underneath the commander of the royal guard hoping to be able to protect her in case anything like the coup happened again. Rhelissa found it amusing and “quaint” how noble and dedicated he was, but she still didn’t trust him. She was at the point beyond trusting anybody.
A few months ago it was decided that Rhelissa would continue her studies abroad at the Imperial Capital— at the renowned academy known as The Conclave. She looks forward to it, but cannot help but fears for her father’s safety with her away. 
 M O T I V E SThe Conclave is the greatest academy within the greater realm and despite a culture that is vastly different than her own, she agrees with her parents that it is the best route to continue her education in political, military, and magical study. Compared to some princesses she feels rather ambivalent towards being “sent away” as it is a practical and logical choice given the situation. She is the heir to a kingdom and has no room to worry about personal misgivings. Does she love her parents and want to spend more time with them? Of course she does. But this is important.

 C R E D E N T I A L SDiplomacy: Rhelissa knows that words are more powerful than sword in certain scenarios and was taught the proper courtesies, manners, and behavior that is expected of her but she doesn’t have much stock in them compared to more practical sciences.
Faith: Rhelissa’s father was cynical, albeit sympathetic toward the faith whilst Rhelissa’s mother Jaenalia Vauxdvihl, was deeply religious though sorrowful as she believed that Gaea had been struck down by another god or worse abandoned them when they needed her guidance most. It is due to this that Rhelissa’s beliefs in theology is minimal as she feels whatever did happen it won’t matter in the coming years.
Intrigue: Rhelissa’s people are a cautious, almost paranoid sort and her father was no different in painting how the world will work if Gaea remains silent which he fears is the truth. It was here that he taught her to never trust anybody and to look out only for her own interests— benevolence and honor are good traits for a tromani who has nothing to fear from its immediate neighbors, but during the warring kingdoms era it was said that other petty kingdoms of Aladori descent did everything they could possibly do to usurp Aladore and Aladore had to react in kind.
Magic: The population of court wizards in the known world is quite small, but Rhelissa’s father was quite tenacious with educating his daughter in the art of magic. Aladore’s court wizard for the majority of her childhood was a high elf named Pòl. Whilst not a student under Mathis Thornwell, Pòl was a master of elven magic who had helped Mathis Thornwell learn the possibilities of magic and was one of his most trusted companions during this time. Pòl was admittedly cynical and pragmatic thus his education of Rhelissa was similar. However a few months ago Pòl was called back to his homeland due to a “crisis” and suggested to Rhelissa’s father to continue practical studies at The Conclave.
Martial: Rhelissa has never been cut out for martial training due to her short size and stature, though she has taken to at least knowing how to wield light weapons to basic utility— after all, it could save her life if a coup were to transpire or a group of monsters ambushed her on the imperial highway. Given that archery is her people's own true martial expertise she looked to familiarize herself with that as well as spears due to her meekness. Rhelissa isn’t talented in this field, but she knows it would be wise to nurture this skill in the future. She prefers the bow to the spear.
Stewardship: Rhelissa would like to understand logistics, mathematics, and the way to manage a kingdom’s economy knowing she will have to sometime in the future. She’s better in understanding math then she is wielding a spear and charming people, at the very least and given her nations lack of superfluous wealth compared to nations like Tromania and Forlonia she has known to be content and frugal for most of her life. How she continues to develop her knowledge in this regard will depend on how she develops as a noble at the academy.
 C O M P A N I O N SRhelissa has an entourage that includes a sworn sword who was knighted by her father named Ser Lucarn and a small handful of servants including her maid, Guinevere.
Ser Lucarn: Two and Twenty years past his nameday, Ser Lucarn is a young and handsome knight of aladori origin that sits at around five foot seven. He is Rhelissa’s sworn sword and protector as a member of the royal guard. His earnest dedication towards Rhelissa is definitely going to be tested at The Conclave. Though if his feelings are more than protective remains to be seen. Rhelissa considers him an ally.
Guinevere: One and Twenty years past her nameday, Guinevere is the central maid of Rhelissa’s servants at The Conclave. A lowborn without any noble house, Guinevere is optimistic for her status and ethnic origin.

 R E L A T I O N S★★★★★ Princess Aleandra Charlottian Pridedane: The Princess of Vespira and Rhelissa were once introduced during a gathering that required all of the royal ruling families to appear in Hulevia, some combination of a tournament, festival, and feast for some sort of superfluous celebration. At the time Rhelissa was dreadfully bored and wasn’t a fan of the hot sun she was forced to bake under; it was then that Princess Aleandra offered her parasol given she was more familiar with the southern summers than Rhelissa, which sparked pleasantries. The honorable sort of kindness of tromani nobles had been something she had heard but never witnessed firsthand until that day. Somehow Aleandra and they carried conversation well through the week that the entire celebration took place and somehow Rhelissa’s manner of talking or thinking didn’t scare her off. Rhelissa continued conversation when Aleandra wrote to her on occasion. She had never had many friends in her life so this was quite new. Though she could never really trust her.
★★★ Princess Anareliea Ayelet Hulevia: The god-obsessed daughter of the late Patriarch, and a colossal pain. For Rhelissa, Princess Anareliea has been one of the more grating encounters of her dalliances with southern politics with constant zealous rantings about how humankind has become faithless, conversations that Anareliea only wanted to have with herself, and the anticipation to what she could do with the imperium when she succeeds her father. Rhelissa has admitted that Anareliea sometimes has a point and her religious dialogues being fascinating, but outside of their equal interest in magic she isn’t sure much of their “relationship” is favorable. She’s decidedly neutral on her and likely that will not change.
★★★ Prince Brendan Ophelius Tromvara: Rhelissa once met the young prince of Tromania when she was younger at an imperial ball of which she had little interest to involve herself with. The ever curious prince had been making the rounds of introducing himself and interceding in several conversations and Rhelissa found him troublesomely interesting. Herself still a young girl also found his more amicable personality and golden appearance attractive though she worries that he will get himself manipulated or murdered in the future if he has not changed since.
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★★★★★ Prince Ezran Selran Taake: The Prince of Darkthrone was introduced to Rhelissa when she was eleven years past her nameday, in a way to get warm relations going between the two aladori kingdoms— though even despite her young age, Rhelissa’s calculating mind caught wind of what was going on in the background. If Rhelissa and Ezran were to marry the child of their union would inherit two kingdoms thus opening up a whole new central power of humanity as well as the political games leading up to it. Not content to be used as a pawn she told Ezran what their families were plotting to see his reaction. Ezran’s denial of his knowledge of House Taake’s part of the scheme amused her and she found it endearingly cute. Rhelissa considers herself “friends” with Ezran to this day and would be lying to herself if she didn’t find him oddly attractive despite his meek nature.
★★★ Prince Maco Subdar Queon:
★★★★ Prince Seldo Leonine Forletus: Following the Coupe of 563, Rhelissa’s father began to strengthen his political efforts including by inviting House Forletus for a month vacation from their shores during the chiller climate of the northlands during the summer season. It was during this time Rhelissa became acquainted with several nobles of the house including Prince Seldo. Logical, witty, and actually intelligent the young Rhelissa couldn’t help but find him fascinating and his company “tolerable”. They shared many conversations for this time and Rhelissa found herself being distracted by her childish attractions to the amber-haired prince. Seeing him again after three or so years will be distracting, but pleasantly so.
★★★★ Princess Telaivas Telamonius Turanis: Rhelissa spent one year starting in the harvest season in the Kingdom of Xahria by her father’s request when she was three and ten years past her nameday though she now realizes that was to prepare her for southern politics when he would transfer her to The Conclave for further education. Whilst she was in Xahria as the ward of the King of the nation she found herself involved with his daughter, Princess Telaivas. Mischevious, cunning, and a master of whispers and sublety she was introduced to how things worked in the south and despite her better judgement accompanied Telaivas in her childish games. Perhaps Rhelissa had some childish fantasies of her own, but a connection was made though she was initially the subject of Telaivas’ eccentricities. She considers her a friendly acquaintance of sorts as she had spent a year with the girl in shared residence.
★★★ Prince Ydrian Kareth Hawkhart: Rhelissa’s never met the man but if his reputation is to be believed she is not looking forward to having the opportunity. She is not to be slobbered over like some dog.