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Hello all, I’m Meg and I am so excited to be here to write with you all! This lady is Queen Caroline of Denmark aka wine mamma...i jest (kinda). Bellow you shall find a little bit more about her, but this is by no means complete - I will most likely adapt and change things as I develop her. Please do not hesitate to message me about connections, I am a ho for all manner of pre-existing relations and I am always here to plot - let us love you?  

Caroline was born in England and as the daughter of a Duke, she enjoyed a life of luxury within the English court. She was tutored in Latin, French, Ancient Philosophy, Music, Embroidery and horsemanship  - her education rather extensive for a woman of the age but from a young age, Caroline had displayed an aptitude for the academics. 

She was an extremely bright and vivacious young girl whose laughter would brighten the drab halls of the palace; she grew into an even more captivating young woman. It is by such wiles that she managed to entrance a Prince, the Crown Prince of Denmark to be exact. Her father had always expected that she would fetch a good match, but he had seldom envisioned such a match. 

At fourteen, she was married and en route to Denmark, a country she admittedly knew little about prior to her marriage. Yet, Caroline was nothing if not adaptable and she soon found herself thriving in the role of Crown Princess. Then at the tender age of fifteen, she secured her position forevermore following the birth of her son, Christian and later with the birth of her daughters. 

By the time she became Denmark’s anointed Queen, Caroline was well adapted to her role and had ensured that good relations remained between England and Denmark ( the loyalty she feels toward her birthplace is an unshakable one ). 

Caroline could be described as a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde character, on one hand, she is bright, vivacious and completely captivating; her court is always alive was music, laughter and merriment. But on the other, there is a calculating fierceness within her that can manifest itself in terrifying ways that few walk away from unscathed - Queen Caroline is feared as much as she is beloved; she never forgives nor forgets a slight. And if you were to harm or threaten her children in any manner you can be ensured that you shall soon meet her wrath. Nothing is more precious to Caroline than her children and she shall stop at nothing to protect them. 

She has always loved fiercely and passionately; many people have described that being loved by the Queen is the closest one could get to heaven and it is a privilege to be placed in such a position but also a precarious one.

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here’s gideon, my knight in sour armor

some quick facts

he speaks english and french, both from experience and formal education. 

gideon is the natural son of a prominent, successful gentleman farmer by the border between england and scotland. he wasn’t treated poorly by his father or half-siblings or even his father’s legal wife, but his presence confused things and he could always tell. he didn’t fit anywhere at home. when gideon suddenly decided to go into soldiering as a profession at sixteen, it was convenient for everybody.

luckily, he has some talent for it. a combination of his own ability and his father’s not inconsiderable influence saw his star rise rapidly. 

he never liked the scots, but a skirmish five years ago that left him injured for months really turned him from dislike to despise. he was incapacitated for nearly a year, and the injury, which was to his leg, still pains him today. 

in that time he traveled to london at his father’s urging to see doctors there, and benefit from their wisdom. from his perspective, this just meant he got bled a lot--but it was his being in london that put him into the awareness of the nobility there at the time.

on recovery, gideon went on to distinguish himself further, with their eyes on him. he thinks this has something to do with him coming with the royal family to rome.

but as a soldier, an englishman, and no ardent lover of the scots or the french ... he is not as averse to war as he really should be.

he does not speak italian, and it conquers him in a new way every day.

despite considerable luck in his career, his accomplishments in his personal life remain far and few in between. in fact, you could characterize them as a series of almosts. almost got his mother a house of her own. almost got that parcel of land. almost got married. almost, almost, almost.

this is probably due to a chronic habit of overthinking things. gideon generally has a plan for every scenario that could possibly come to pass ... in a combat situation, at least. in everyday life, this comes across as an incurable cynicism. something is going to go wrong--it’s just a matter of figuring out what. unsurprisingly, this has a tendency to drive people away.

people are also going to be awful--it’s not their fault, it’s just how they are. gideon resigns himself to human nature, and does the best he can not to make that snide remark where someone important will hear him.