So speaking of Viridis.. Let’s talk about its royal family.
Trigger warnings first though:
Death Terrorism Pregnancy IVF Mostly light mentions but I want to be sure to warn anyone that might be sensitive to these things. Anyway, lot’s of stuff under the cut:
So as has been noted Princess Estra from the house Novari is the current head of state.
This summer marks the 18th year of her reign. Her Aunt Thea, the previous monarch, abdicated only a few months after taking the throne due to grief from all the fallout and death around the “Bombing at the Decks”.
As one of the few remaining Novari of her generation, Estra felt a strong need to repopulate their numbers but never made a point to be joined to a consort. Instead she just had children with whomever she pleased and conceived one set of twins “via temple.”
The result of this has been seven girls, often collectively called “The Sirens” due to their eerily charismatic presence, intense stubbornness, and striking appearance.
Now let’s talk about those children:
Poppaea - 26 years old
Ashra - 24 years old
Zarina - 22 years old
Poppy, Ashra, and Zara all share the same father and have a relationship with him. Unfortunately he was exiled twenty years ago with the rest of his family for their part in the bombings. This issue is a point of contention between Estra and her oldest children because they believe he should be allowed to come home or at least visit them since he didn’t have any direct part in the event. Sadly both sides have played very stubborn about this and as a result the oldest three girls have refused to marry or have any children until their mother relents.
Rosalina - 19 years old
Terra - 19 years old
Terra and Ros are the result of “conception by temple” and ended up with a bit more of their mom’s family genes after some “tampering.” They both have been on the rolls for two years but haven’t made much progress on their mother’s great matter so Estra is starting to get particularly impatient with them.
Farrah - 17 years old
Petra - 15 years old
Farrah and Petra share a father but his identity is unknown publicly. It is quietly assumed though he is one of her close advisors or a member of her security staff.
The birth with Petra was quite difficult for Estra and it was decided then she should not continue to bare children. So ever since she’s been not so patiently waiting for one of her girls to give her a grandchild and see her family line secured for another generation. Unfortunately with her oldest three remaining defiant, the twins indifferent, and the final two simply too young this limited patience is waring thin and she feels she may have to start taking some drastic measures to encourage them along.
Damn this ended up longer than I thought it be. I would have told this all in the story but I feel like I’d get way side-tracked when I want to mostly focus on the three Medani kids.
So anyway, that’s what’s up there.