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* '''Relation:''' Prince Frederick is the second born son of the Emperor, younger brother to Reynaud, and older twin to Raymond. Prince Frederick was born Ailor, but became an Urlan. Prince Frederick is not married, and has no issue, though it is unclear whether this was by choice to dedicate his life to being a Viridian Knight, or by happenstance. | * '''Relation:''' Prince Frederick is the second born son of the Emperor, younger brother to Reynaud, and older twin to Raymond. Prince Frederick was born Ailor, but became an Urlan. Prince Frederick is not married, and has no issue, though it is unclear whether this was by choice to dedicate his life to being a Viridian Knight, or by happenstance. | ||
* '''History:''' Prince Frederick was, following Kade policy) sent to the Viridian Order as second born of his generation, to protect the first born as a Knight. Because he spent most of his time training as a Viridian, not much is known about his youth and early adulthood. The most notable event in his life, was joining his younger twin Raymond on a campaign in Jorrhildr to recruit the Urlan to their cause, an event he achieved by accepting Symbiosis to try and impress the Urlan and gain their support. Afterwards, he joined Raymond on campaign in Ellador against the Death Isldar and helped the Life Isldar grind the Death Isldar to a ceasefire. | * '''History:''' Prince Frederick was, following Kade policy) sent to the Viridian Order as second born of his generation, to protect the first born as a Knight. Because he spent most of his time training as a Viridian, not much is known about his youth and early adulthood. The most notable event in his life, was joining his younger twin Raymond on a campaign in Jorrhildr to recruit the Urlan to their cause, an event he achieved by accepting Symbiosis to try and impress the Urlan and gain their support. Afterwards, he joined Raymond on campaign in Ellador against the Death Isldar and helped the Life Isldar grind the Death Isldar to a ceasefire. | ||
* '''Supporters:''' Prince Frederick enjoys wide support among the officers and the rank and file of the Regalian Military, even if the various culturally diverse generals might be apathetic towards him. He also has wide support from the Viridian | * '''Supporters:''' Prince Frederick enjoys wide support among the officers and the rank and file of the Regalian Military, even if the various culturally diverse generals might be apathetic towards him. He also has wide support from the Viridian Order, as he exemplifies the perfect self-sacrificing Knight who does everything for duty and belief. | ||
* '''Ideology:''' Prince Frederick's ideology is hard to pin down, because he follows his father's wishes to the letter, and largely supports both of his brothers instead of his own ideals. It is however known that he believes Regalia would be better off with more military civil rulers, instead of civilian civil rulers. He supports replacing the bureaucracy and State Governor with military rule. | * '''Ideology:''' Prince Frederick's ideology is hard to pin down, because he follows his father's wishes to the letter, and largely supports both of his brothers instead of his own ideals. It is however known that he believes Regalia would be better off with more military civil rulers, instead of civilian civil rulers. He supports replacing the bureaucracy and State Governor with military rule. | ||
* '''Occult:''' Prince Frederick is not Occult himself, and has no outwardly stated opinion about the Occult. He does however have a strong publicly stated opinion against the chaos of disobedience and deviancy. He has noted that this very much is not an anti-Occult stance, but it may end up being one through the implication of Occult status being a form of deviancy. | * '''Occult:''' Prince Frederick is not Occult himself, and has no outwardly stated opinion about the Occult. He does however have a strong publicly stated opinion against the chaos of disobedience and deviancy. He has noted that this very much is not an anti-Occult stance, but it may end up being one through the implication of Occult status being a form of deviancy. | ||
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* '''Relation:''' Princess Juliana is the younger sister of Princess Noor, the third child of Prince Thomas and the younger sister of Prince Duncan, thus making her the niece of the Emperor. Princess Juliana is very young still in her early 20's, but she is considered the Emperor's favorite who rarely leaves his side, and is a recently graduated | * '''Relation:''' Princess Juliana is the younger sister of Princess Noor, the third child of Prince Thomas and the younger sister of Prince Duncan, thus making her the niece of the Emperor. Princess Juliana is very young still in her early 20's, but she is considered the Emperor's favorite who rarely leaves his side, and is a recently graduated Lancyon Knight of the Viridians. Princess Juliana is a known lesbian, though single. | ||
* '''History:''' Princess Juliana's history is largely dominated with her pious education as a | * '''History:''' Princess Juliana's history is largely dominated with her pious education as a Viridian Knight of the Lancyon Chapter. Immediately after graduating she was given a highly important and unique post, that of being the Emperor's personal retainer who accompanies him on every task, a position that is unique and permitted begrudgingly by the Imperial Guard. | ||
* '''Supporters:''' Princess Juliana does not have any individual supporters. Rather, she is usually surrounded by the Imperial courtiers considered staunch royalists and the Emperor's personally supportive advisors and supporters. It is important to note that not everyone at the palace supports the Emperor, but Princess Juliana is counted as one of his most fervent supports, and him of her. | * '''Supporters:''' Princess Juliana does not have any individual supporters. Rather, she is usually surrounded by the Imperial courtiers considered staunch royalists and the Emperor's personally supportive advisors and supporters. It is important to note that not everyone at the palace supports the Emperor, but Princess Juliana is counted as one of his most fervent supports, and him of her. | ||
* '''Ideology:''' Princess Juliana is seem more like an ideological copy or facsimile of the Emperor, with all of her opinions and dictations essentially styling themselves after his views. In many ways, people at court assume she is being groomed to succeed the Emperor, but is also a woman at the same time, so many await with bated breath to see how this religious impasse is solved. | * '''Ideology:''' Princess Juliana is seem more like an ideological copy or facsimile of the Emperor, with all of her opinions and dictations essentially styling themselves after his views. In many ways, people at court assume she is being groomed to succeed the Emperor, but is also a woman at the same time, so many await with bated breath to see how this religious impasse is solved. | ||
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* '''Achievements:''' Princess Juliana has no personal achievements. She is noted as a skilled sword fighter, but has not won any accolades and does not seem particularly exceptional with it. She is noted as intelligent, but otherwise entirely subject to the role the Emperor has chosen for her, and it is very hard to tell if she would have wanted something different. | * '''Achievements:''' Princess Juliana has no personal achievements. She is noted as a skilled sword fighter, but has not won any accolades and does not seem particularly exceptional with it. She is noted as intelligent, but otherwise entirely subject to the role the Emperor has chosen for her, and it is very hard to tell if she would have wanted something different. | ||
* '''Favored:''' Princess Juliana currently favors Eleanaire of Jophael, Signe, Casimir di Epostella, | * '''Favored:''' Princess Juliana currently favors Eleanaire of Jophael, Signe, Casimir di Epostella, | ||
* '''Criteria:''' Juliana favors individuals who are notable | * '''Criteria:''' Juliana favors individuals who are notable Lancyon Viridian Knights, or Lesbian Icons. | ||
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* '''Company:''' Princess Amalia is rarely out of sight of her husband at court, and has her own ladies in waiting from the important Calemberg families, including the Calemberg Vierzehn. This makes her, absent of other notable Imperial women and the indifference of the other Princesses, the paramount female social influencer at court, and some say the reason why the Emperor was so conservative for a while. | * '''Company:''' Princess Amalia is rarely out of sight of her husband at court, and has her own ladies in waiting from the important Calemberg families, including the Calemberg Vierzehn. This makes her, absent of other notable Imperial women and the indifference of the other Princesses, the paramount female social influencer at court, and some say the reason why the Emperor was so conservative for a while. | ||
* '''Achievements:''' Princess Amalia's self-professed greatest achievement was bearing 7 children to the Duke von Treppewitz, all of whom have gone on to attain some level of success in the Regalian military. She is herself an example of Calemberg propaganda, and successfully yielded this image to expand her influence across the other families, holding secret sway to make or break their families with her public support or denunciations. | * '''Achievements:''' Princess Amalia's self-professed greatest achievement was bearing 7 children to the Duke von Treppewitz, all of whom have gone on to attain some level of success in the Regalian military. She is herself an example of Calemberg propaganda, and successfully yielded this image to expand her influence across the other families, holding secret sway to make or break their families with her public support or denunciations. | ||
* '''Favored:''' Princess Amalia currently favors Viviwynne Guentyr, | * '''Favored:''' Princess Amalia currently favors Viviwynne Guentyr, Auriane Belrose, | ||
* '''Criteria:''' Amalia favors individuals who reinforce Amalia's own misogynistic world-view of how Noble women should live. | * '''Criteria:''' Amalia favors individuals who reinforce Amalia's own misogynistic world-view of how Noble women should live. | ||
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* '''Relation:''' Princess Aliandre is the second oldest yet living aunt of the Emperor who was morganatically married to a member of House Viraine. | * '''Relation:''' Princess Aliandre is the second oldest yet living aunt of the Emperor who was morganatically married to a member of House Viraine. She is the mother of numerous mentioned Princes and Princesses on this page, but also has much more offspring, all of which have some relation to the court like Imperial Guard Godric and Goderoy, Viridian Knight William, and the intellectual Anton. | ||
* '''History:''' Princess Aliandre is mostly a mirage to history, as she appears to just be a normal house-wife, however this is a cleverly disguised military career. Aliandre is between the lines known to be House Kade's most gifted General, using her husband as a smokescreen, usually hiding behind a tapestry or her husband's chair to issue orders through him, and remain unseen. Why she does this is unknown. | * '''History:''' Princess Aliandre is mostly a mirage to history, as she appears to just be a normal house-wife, however this is a cleverly disguised military career. Aliandre is between the lines known to be House Kade's most gifted General, using her husband as a smokescreen, usually hiding behind a tapestry or her husband's chair to issue orders through him, and remain unseen. Why she does this is unknown. | ||
* '''Supporters:''' Princess Aliandre's support mostly come from the old guard, old nobility and the Ducal families. She is perhaps after the Emperor the single most influential member at Court with active participation in its politics. This has garnered her the reputation of being the Empire's most powerful woman, even if she seems very simple, austere, and uninvolved at first impressions. | * '''Supporters:''' Princess Aliandre's support mostly come from the old guard, old nobility and the Ducal families. She is perhaps after the Emperor the single most influential member at Court with active participation in its politics. This has garnered her the reputation of being the Empire's most powerful woman, even if she seems very simple, austere, and uninvolved at first impressions. | ||
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* '''Relation:''' Prince Willem-Friso is the second oldest son of Maximillian Kade, making him a younger brother to Justinian, and a nephew of the Emperor. In his late forties, Willem-Friso has technically taken a vow of celibacy, but he was known to break it one or two times, and there has been a rumor that he has a secret son living somewhere in a convent away from the public eye. | * '''Relation:''' Prince Willem-Friso is the second oldest son of Maximillian Kade, making him a younger brother to Justinian, and a nephew of the Emperor. In his late forties, Willem-Friso has technically taken a vow of celibacy, but he was known to break it one or two times, and there has been a rumor that he has a secret son living somewhere in a convent away from the public eye. | ||
* '''History:''' Prince Willem-Friso's personal history is very unremarkable. He was intended to train as a | * '''History:''' Prince Willem-Friso's personal history is very unremarkable. He was intended to train as a Thousandblades Knight, but found that violence was not his strong suit, and felt more passionate about preaching, so he switched to a canonical study and eventually became a Everian, and then an Arch-Everian. He is one of the foremost religious figures of Anglia, and the Arch-Everian of the largest Everie in Axenfoord. | ||
* '''Supporters:''' Prince Willem-Friso is supported by the so called silver song Dogmatic Unionist faithful, which is a faction within the Dogmatic Unionist community that favors diplomacy and kindness over the violence and warfare inflicted by Justinian's faith militant faction. In a way, Prince Willem-Friso and Justinian are of one mind on faith, but their application of it differ. | * '''Supporters:''' Prince Willem-Friso is supported by the so called silver song Dogmatic Unionist faithful, which is a faction within the Dogmatic Unionist community that favors diplomacy and kindness over the violence and warfare inflicted by Justinian's faith militant faction. In a way, Prince Willem-Friso and Justinian are of one mind on faith, but their application of it differ. | ||
* '''Ideology:''' Willem-Friso has no strongly expressed ideology, but is generally seen as one of the most kind-hearted Unionist clergy alive. He and Constantine are generally considered the soft souls of the Palace, but Constantine is well known to be very clever and often just rusing kindness for appearances sake, while Willem-Friso is just very genuinely soft-spoken and well meaning. | * '''Ideology:''' Willem-Friso has no strongly expressed ideology, but is generally seen as one of the most kind-hearted Unionist clergy alive. He and Constantine are generally considered the soft souls of the Palace, but Constantine is well known to be very clever and often just rusing kindness for appearances sake, while Willem-Friso is just very genuinely soft-spoken and well meaning. | ||
* '''Occult:''' Prince Willem-Friso is not Occult, and has generally reconciliatory opinions about the Occult. His strongest and latest pursuit at the Palace is preaching extreme caution, patience, and mercy when dealing with Vampires, believing fully in their unaccountability for their crimes due to the mind controlling nature of their condition, preaching for steady rehabilitation. | * '''Occult:''' Prince Willem-Friso is not Occult, and has generally reconciliatory opinions about the Occult. His strongest and latest pursuit at the Palace is preaching extreme caution, patience, and mercy when dealing with Vampires, believing fully in their unaccountability for their crimes due to the mind controlling nature of their condition, preaching for steady rehabilitation. | ||
* '''Company:''' Prince Willem-Friso is usually flanked by Unionist clergy, because even though is the Arch | * '''Company:''' Prince Willem-Friso is usually flanked by Unionist clergy, because even though is the Arch-Everian of Axenfoord, his opinions and dictations on the faith are considered very wise and tempered, and many preachers come to him for good advice on their work out in the provinces. Prince Justinian is sometimes also accompanied by Justicars, because he usually handles all Imperial Justicar trials. | ||
* '''Achievements:''' Prince Willem-Friso's achievements are short, if one considers living a pious and quiet life not much of an achievement. He is considered one of the least threatening persons at court, and this fact in and of itself has won him much praise and support from people who prefer more pacifist, charitable and kindness endearing agendas. | * '''Achievements:''' Prince Willem-Friso's achievements are short, if one considers living a pious and quiet life not much of an achievement. He is considered one of the least threatening persons at court, and this fact in and of itself has won him much praise and support from people who prefer more pacifist, charitable and kindness endearing agendas. | ||
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* '''Supporters:''' Princess Leona's supporters are those scholars restrained by moral, ethical, and legal boundaries, who simply want to ply their trade without interference from the clergy or the law. She is supported by those doing dangerous magical research, risky explorations and expeditions to dangerous places, and those who want to make a name with breakthroughs in experimental technology. | * '''Supporters:''' Princess Leona's supporters are those scholars restrained by moral, ethical, and legal boundaries, who simply want to ply their trade without interference from the clergy or the law. She is supported by those doing dangerous magical research, risky explorations and expeditions to dangerous places, and those who want to make a name with breakthroughs in experimental technology. | ||
* '''Ideology:''' Princess Leona's ideology is "everything goes", and finds the general idea of debating theory and application incredibly boring, preferring to speed up to the actual execution part. She considers the Regalian Sewers a goldmine of information, but one that is too often interfered with by surface dwellers to truly be studied and lived among, and so the Sewers are her new final frontier. | * '''Ideology:''' Princess Leona's ideology is "everything goes", and finds the general idea of debating theory and application incredibly boring, preferring to speed up to the actual execution part. She considers the Regalian Sewers a goldmine of information, but one that is too often interfered with by surface dwellers to truly be studied and lived among, and so the Sewers are her new final frontier. | ||
* '''Occult:''' Princess Leona is extremely pro-Occult, so the point of even permitting more Occultism than Raymond. She frequently spends time among Vampires | * '''Occult:''' Princess Leona is extremely pro-Occult, so the point of even permitting more Occultism than Raymond. She frequently spends time among Vampires and Geists, types of Occult who are better able to enter deep into the Sewers and bring her back information and first hand accounts of the lower levels. She supports wide legalization, with unconsented feeding becoming the only illegal part. | ||
* '''Company:''' Princess Leona is not seen at Court at all. She lives in the Sewers permanently, but still has enough sway and reputation to her name (as well as the support of her mother) that her presence in the sewers alone turns the highest forces of the law back, in fear of accidently murdering a Princeroyal down there, who is actively using her body essentially as a shield to protect the other Sewer dwellers. | * '''Company:''' Princess Leona is not seen at Court at all. She lives in the Sewers permanently, but still has enough sway and reputation to her name (as well as the support of her mother) that her presence in the sewers alone turns the highest forces of the law back, in fear of accidently murdering a Princeroyal down there, who is actively using her body essentially as a shield to protect the other Sewer dwellers. | ||
* '''Achievements:''' Much of the reason why Guards, Nobles, and Knights, are not permitted to enter the sewers is because of Princess Leona. Whatever her reasons, she considers the Sewers a truly independent anarchy zone that she has deigned to be the guarantor of, and so long as she lives and breathes at the Palace, the sewers remain a safe haven for all the things not accepted on the street. | * '''Achievements:''' Much of the reason why Guards, Nobles, and Knights, are not permitted to enter the sewers is because of Princess Leona. Whatever her reasons, she considers the Sewers a truly independent anarchy zone that she has deigned to be the guarantor of, and so long as she lives and breathes at the Palace, the sewers remain a safe haven for all the things not accepted on the street. | ||
* '''Favored:''' None | * '''Favored:''' None | ||
* '''Criteria:''' Leona favors individuals who are caring and empathetic to Underworld citizens, who show genuine compassion, and understanding of their place in, and work with, the Regalian Empire. | * '''Criteria:''' Leona favors individuals who are caring and empathetic to Underworld citizens, who show genuine compassion, and understanding of their place in, and work with, the Regalian Empire. | ||
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The Imperial Family is the extended court of Kade family members, both Imperial and non-Imperial Kades who gravitate around the center of power, the Emperor of Regalia. Each Court member has their own agenda, likes and dislikes, and may join or publicly oppose a Noble Faction in the Assembly for their policies. Generally speaking, Several Kades are mascots (or leading members) of Court Factions, while others have no overt loyalty, but may still be interacted with in Progressions and bestow benefits indirectly to those they favor. House Kade has many more members than are visible here, but these are the only active actors at Court or in some way relevant to Court life. Many other Princes and Princesses not mentioned are minors.
The Emperor
The Emperor is the titular and divine ruler of all of the Regalian Empire. The Imperial seat is currently decided on elective basis, though the Emperor has chosen to keep his choice a secret.
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Emperor Alexander is a man of portly presence that has been Emperor for nine years now, with a single year interruption while Cedromar was Emperor. Emperor Alexander's reign is seen as one of competence yet opulence, intellectual ambition yet military decline, and enlightened centrism, yet a degradation of the power of the clergy. Emperor Alexander is generally looked upon favorably by the people, who believe he genuinely adores the people much like his predecessor Justinian II, but unlike Justinian II, Alexander has very little actual power and rules mostly as Emperor by consent than Decree, careful not to annoy or disgruntle the Nobility too much. Emperor Alexander enjoys the position of the sagely mediator, choosing never to lean to heavily into one ideology or the other, and remaining as a mentor of sorts with wise words of encouragements for those who break through to the inner courts. Emperor Alexander is completely above Court Faction politics, though the Court Factions whispering into his ears and showcasing him their favorites, does eventually get through to him, resulting in him granting favorable Court appointments to those favored by Factions. |
The Princes and Princesses
The Princes and Princesses are those eligible to pass the Imperial Throne through their progeny, and are referred to as Your Imperial Highness. By Imperial Law, all Princes and Princesses are numbered, with 1st being the first in line to the succession, and further numbers being further removed from the throne. These numbers are merely for display nowadays however, as the Empire is now elective and thus the Emperor chooses a new heir to take the throne upon his death, as divined by the Everwatcher, who decided that it needed to choose its next Vessel instead of letting fate determine the heir. Women cannot become Empress of Regalia, however they can pass the right to inherit through to any male descendants they may have. It is important to note that while many of the Princes and Princesses seem competent, this is only a fraction of the actual Princeroyals, many of whom are considered mere leeches on the Imperial Administration. House Kade has over 300 living members due to their prolific offspring policies, many of whom are not worth mentioning because they have no value to politics or society.
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The Titular Princes and Princesses
The Titular Princes and Princesses are Imperial-Royal by relation to the Emperor, but cannot claim direct descent from the Imperial Vessel (who through blood, was Liliane Ivrae-Kade). As a result, they are Princes and Princesses by law, but are excluded from the inheritance line, therefor not having a title (such as 4th Princess). They still wield considerable power in the Kade Family itself and should not be considered any less important than the Princes and Princesses of Imperial Blood.
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The Shadow Royals
The Shadow Royals are a less openly discussed aspect of the Imperial Family. The reason why the Regalian state doesn't just send in an army to crush every mutant in the Sewers, is because of them. The benediction that the Emperor has towards Crookback is genuine, but is also in part motivated to satisfy a part of his family that does not play by the rules. The Shadow Court is exactly that, a part of the Imperial Family that does not play by the rules and follows more in line with the original heritage of House Kade, being a criminal enterprise from Anglia. These members for whatever reason are rarely or never seen at the Imperial Palace, but still exert influence over it and hold sway one way or another, but unlike the beforementioned royals, more strictly pick sides with the denizens of the sewers and Crookback instead of the ones in Imperial Isle and New Town. While many law-adbiding citizens might look down on these few Princeroyals, they are still demanding of respect, and to some even more dangerous and unpredictable than the above.
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