Welcome to Her Graciousness' domain, that which belongs to the Kaiserin of Emmelstaat, Duchess of Rodkraj, and the Countess of Emmelzamek - Emmelin I of Louisiane!
I find the time to be right for yet another introductory post, one wherein I will lean quite a bit further into the royal aspect of my presentation (which may or may not be a bit of our ego rearing its head, but regardless, we ball).
We are a loud & proud plural system! Though we believe ourselves to be at least partially traumagenic, endo and willogenic systems are soundly safe with us as well. Fakeclaiming is a disgraceful and harmful practice, and we refuse to engage in it in any manner.
We are ~16, preferably refer to us with she/her unless you are aware of which headmate you are specifically speaking to, in which case use their specific preferred pronouns if you're able.
More specific info below the cut!
Personal Aspects
Our headmates are:
Ben - the original host, brought us through childhood but stopped fronting a few years ago. Despite that, he has returned recently, and though he seems shaken by the events since his dormancy, we feel honoured to welcome him back and assist him in re-adjustment. Cis male, sexuality undetermined, possible mental underdevelopment.
Emmelin Kaiserin - Myself. I am the current host, and tend to be middle-of-the-road and rather fluid in terms of interests and attitude. I have a tendency to present either regally and with grace, or as an utter gremliness who aligns her inner self with a cat plush. Trans woman, pan greysexual.
Cody Kaiserin - Originally named Jesse Lancaster (a name he still uses on occassion), they are very social, and take great interest in the arts of the blade. Genderfluid, greysexual. Notably prefers alternating back and forth between feminine and masculine pronouns and referential terms.
Jessie Hanover - Military nerd, generally focusing on late Victorian Era warfare and politics, and that of WWI, finding those subject especially interesting, even compared to the rest of us.
Yurina - Also known as YU-21 or Ю-21, it is a mechanical unit and arguably the largest freak of us all. Tends to come off as fairly flat, though that seems to be a coping mechanism. She came about as a way to be quietly compliant without raising issues for us, as we tend to be overtly combative in certain situations. She/it, transfem (originally neuter/non-binary as a newboot, personality has developed to be more feminine on its own), pansexual and has a preference for other machines and machine-aligned individuals.
There technically are more of us, but they don't front very often. This list will be amended as new headmates emerge.
Our timezone is US Mountain.
^ Source: a screenshot of my Halo Reach character & OC, Lieutenant Gavin Rooks. I believe the map I used for this particular photoshoot was called Beachhead, though my memory is rusty.
Fandoms & Interests
As for our collective interests, there's:
- Diary of an 8-bit Warrior. Started reading it when I was like 12, still have not dropped it. As the name implies, the first couple books are meh, but they upped their game and it turns into a whole D&D campaign type saga, it's epic af and I love it and I don't care if it's childish, frankly.
- Grand Strategy, namely Victoria, Crusader Kings, and Hearts of Iron.
- Kaiserreich. Hearts of Iron (which is a separate interest of mine godd i need people to play with) mod, what if germany won ww1, got some cool worldbuilding. insert h*ngary update when joke here.
- Helldivers, mostly 2 as I've never played the original. Proud chaosdiver, long live the Rogue Republic!
- Halo, both 343 and Bungie are good but I personally prefer Bungie. I've got literally nothing against 343 besides the fact they can't stick with one coherent narrative and keep changing course, and the gameplay isn't all that fun to me personally, not my style. Reach and ODST are my favourites; though 2 would top them easily if its balancing was better. Cannot wait for the H2 Rebalanced mod ofufhgbg i need ittt
- Fallout. NV and 4 are both peak, their fans should both make up & make out ;3
- Trenches / Pordier at War [Roblox], a fantasy FPS game with a WW1 theme where you work together as a team in procedurally generated maps building your own defensive lines in a battle. PaW (the remake/sequel) is, sadly, not out yet, in case you go looking for it, but Trenches Beta is still available.
- Arcane Odyssey [Roblox], a fantasy story-based RPG based on Greek mythos where you can design your own attacks, techniques and moves.
- Red Dead Redemption II. Haven't played 1, nor do I plan to (/j)... because Arthur and John both somehow lived a long and prosperous life because the cure for TB is invented months earlier so Arthur has the strength to beat micah and dutch and catches up to john and they live happily ever after fuck you i dont wanna be saddd i get enough of that shit irl
- Minecraft, though I mostly play creative these days; with it being a nice vessel for worldbuilding. I do play survival modded semi-frequently, though, and I actually stream a modpack & world that I made myself (yes that's a plug for my channels and the pack, the latter is called Thawing Ice on curseforge btw though I haven't uploaded the most recent version).
- I. LOVE. RED. VERSUS. BLUE. YOU KNOW WHAT I DON'T LIKE?? TAXES! OR TEXAS! THAT TOO! (something something ain't that a bitch, information never displeases me idk im tired lmao)
- My D&D world, Cleavadore - which I also have a side blog dedicated to the lore of, if that interests you! @paradosi-the-ancient
- Tophouse the band, and my favourite song by them is Better Than This, if I had to name one.
- The Longest Johns are peak; our favourites are Bones in the Ocean (it reminds us of our late cat, Sage), Workers' Song, and Hammer and the Anvil.
- Seth Staton Watkins and Stan Rogers, of which there's quite a bit of overlap. I love Barret's Privateers, The Idiot, and Northwest Passage all pretty much equally.
- Corb Lund, mostly for I Wanna Be In the Cavalry, both the original and reprise, as well as Horse Soldier.
^ Source: a drawing from my sketchbook of King Blake I of Drakovia, from my D&D world of Cleavadore.
I might make a post breaking down my personal political theory but for now, it's whatever. I just think too much regulation leads to oppression by the state, and too little (anarchy) results in no protections for the people, which will thus result in oppression and exploitation by those who take advantage of the lack of regulations. Generally would class myself as a democratic syndicalist/socialist.
Relationships
We are in multiple polyamorous relationships, namely with @thefighterofallbastards/Jamie, @echo-isapuppyfag/Luna, @theanarchicshrubbery/Red, @star-and-gaymer/Amity, @tenebrousxpansion/Andre!! we lov all y'allll :3
Also plenty of friends, honourable mentions go to: @slumberofthesea, @pbxkreal, @lampshade24, @gayfagqueer, @casthefriendlyzombie, @theoneautisticthespian and others that I'm too eepy to think of right now. if you're not here, it's not an insult; my memory is just horrid when it comes to remembering folks, apologies <3
Shameless Plugs
I am a content creator & a host of some small communities! If you're queer or queer friendly, and/or are a milsim, strategy, or worldbuilding nerd, I'd suggest checking at least my discord out! Obviously there's other content here, just putting it out there that we tend to attract people with those interests.
Check out the Emmelstad community on Discord - hang out with 16 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
Formerly BL Barker. Preferred name is Emmy but Kai and Lin are fine too. Favourite things (no specific order): ARCANE ODYSSEY, Helldivers, H
We hope this is a helpful breakdown, and if you like our vibe, we look forward to chilling with you!
