#godfrey calainon

[forgottenroisin]

OOC | Enneagram & Tarot Numerology

ok so i stumbled on [ this post ], which talks abt the enneagram as sort of a...numerological play on tarot! w rosie being, herself, a type 7, this applies to her, big time!! i also have been looking into the tarot of lfr a bit myself (v new to tarot but find it really interesting for character work!) -- partially bc of a planned graphic that lbr will probs never actually get done! laksdjfklsjdf -- and id def associated her a lot w the seven of cups, too, bc of the imagination kinda thing, but the pentacle suit, in general, w house malconaire (bc of the earth associations to both) and...anyway im getting carried away but yeah reading this i was like !!!!! bc character arc reasons and im kinda like 'does this work out for all the characters' and kdsljafsldkjfjdf

anyway...no reason at all... ;DDDD what're your malconaires' various enneagrams? and/or do you have any thoughts on what tarot card(s) might represent them/their journey (regardless of whether the numbers match up!)? also non-malconaire characters!!!! i love character analysis i wanna hear it all (and ~~~~maybe potentially someday possibly do a graphic which may never ever appear i don't wanna get any expectations raised...that one i did of the malconaires for christmas was smth id been meaning to do for atp literally over a year soooo yeahhhh l;akjsfkljsdjf)

also also! what do we think bran and sorcha's might've been?

also if you're interested, here's a chart abt this:

the enneagram only goes from 1-9 ofc but yeah!!

anyway, so below is pure speculation ok but like!!!!! i think this might kinda be a thing???

another example: i know lizzy said that @forgottenbrigit is an enneagram 8, and numerologically, 8 lines up w the card of movement and action and, in that way change, which is esp interesting bc lizzy has also mentioned that brigit really hates change, but also she's got the literal fire of the gods (seeress!) going and in that sense does have the power to help inact change, etc.

additional example: i also know that kate's said that @forgottenarias is a type 2, and that's the number in tarot numerology that deals w balance but also opposites, opposing ideas, harmony, duality, dichotomy, etc!! and she's literally a captive and a powerhouse; a princess and a bastard, all at once, not to even get into the romeo and juliet thing she and arthur (who is also a two!) are giving into like!!

idk its not ~not there ig is what im saying alkjsfjksdf i just like digging into characters tho so...ngl this is just...largely all an excuse to do precisely that bahahaha

so i haven't done ~all my characters enneagrams officially but here're the ones I have:

rosie: 7

arthur: 2

roderick: 3

eilia: 1

valentina: 3

undecided/vibes based/not official:

godfrey: 5/1

tristan: 1/9

eabha: 6/3

cormac: 4

ronan: 1/8

cillian: 4/7

saoirse: 8

rian: 5/6

amira: 8

[forgottenedmund]

Breaking Fast | Edmund & Godfrey

Spring was here and this morning Edmund had been grateful both for the sunlight and the warmth it provided. For the last few months, he and his uncle had risen before the crack of dawn to practice swordfighting, jousting, archery, and anything else that Godfrey felt could use some improvement. It had been cold and dark and brutal, but Edmund has risen to the challenge and now, he felt as though the seasons had rewarded him for his work. Now finished for the day, he and his uncle were enjoying their breakfast.

Edmund felt good after the exercise. He allowed his uncle to push him harder than anyone else, for he was truly the one person who he wasn't afraid to fail in front of. The measure of a man does not change if he falls, Edmund. What matters is what he does next. If he finds a way to stand again, he will be even stronger.

He was learning how to use his strengths to work for him -- not against him. His uncle was stronger and his blows could still knock Edmund to the ground -- but Edmund was faster and if he could anticipate his uncle's next move, he could stand his ground. He'd managed to beat him this afternoon, once, and while he felt proud for this accomplishment, he knew not to let it go to his head. He'd studied under his uncle for months now and had come to learn his style.

It would not always be his uncle who he would be fighting.

Despite this, he couldn't help but he couldn't resist the temptation to tease Godfrey about it, "You're getting older, uncle," He smirked, "It's a sad day for a man when he is beaten by the Raven Prince."

Edmund was not ignorant of his reputation. He'd heard what they'd used to say about him when they thought no one was listening. The Raven Prince had never won a tournament. He'd never even been close. The only times he'd ever advanced was when his opponents were woefully underqualified. Edmund suspected that they'd only won a spot in the tourney at all so that he might not loose every opponent he faced.

[forgottenbrigit]

Eye on You | Brigit & Godfrey

This evening hadn't exactly gone to plan.

Brigit meant to keep an eye on each of her three sisters throughout the entirety of the evening, but between both their Astairan and Varmont connections, it seemed each of them had suddenly become three of the most in demand guests of the evening. Which meant that Brigit's plan of "staying together" had quickly fallen to pieces.

Just now, she didn't have an eye on any of them. She needed a better spot than this -- somewhere she could see down into the crowds. Perhaps then she still could manage to keep on eye on all of them, even as they went their separate ways.

Slipping away unnoticed from the great hall, Brigit tried a few empty staircases and hallways until she stumbled upon the same mezzanine where Cillian and Edmund had had their confrontation mere minutes ago.

Brigit had just found Rosie (speaking with Cassandra which while not ideal could have been much worse) and was keeping her eyes out for both Eithne and Aoife when she was suddenly aware that she was not alone.

Turning, she saw that a man was crossing the mezzanine on his way to the stairs and he had clearly seen her there. She couldn't remember who he was, exactly, but knew he was some sort of extension of the Varmont family. Wasn't he one of the Queen's brother's? Regardless, it was very likely he knew that she wasn't supposed to be here.

Brigit was less than pleased with this turn of events -- both that she had been discovered and that she now supposed she ought to say something to him. She wondered if her feelings showed upon her face?

It was then that she remembered she ought to courtesy and, easing into something that somewhat resembled one, she lowered her eyes, "Your Grace."

[forgottensebastian]

ooc | Sebastian & Godfrey

I get the feeling that Sebastian does not trust Amira at all (a big part of this is probably because of his mom, but she doesn't do much to dissuade the rumors about having a witch-y bloodline either) and I'm not sure he'd trust her brothers (especially Godfrey) I'm not sure what he suspects him of (i don't think even Sebastian knows tbh) but I do feel like he probably just has his guard up when Godfrey is around?

[forgottenalaric]

ooc | Alaric & Godfrey

Alaric and Godfrey are best friends!!! tbh I feel like they compliment each other a lot and Godfrey helps Alaric to get out of his shell a little more and actually have fun sometimes!!!

However, I do think that Alaric has always been a little suspicious of Amira and her fam??? Like they never really sat right with Alaric and ngl I feel like he got close w/ Godfrey to try to see what he could find out about them but it kinda backfired and Godfrey charmed him into being friends????

I do think that Alaric kind of has a complicated relationship with Godfrey though, like he loves hanging out with him and spending time together, but I think he also knows that Godfrey will ride or die with Edmund and b/c of this and the fact that he does NOT trust Amira, I don't think he will ever fully be able to trust Godfrey and although he does let his guard down a little more than usual when they are together, he does censure what he allows Godfrey to know.

[forgottencassandra]

ooc | Cassandra & Godfrey

I don't think Cassandra sees the family lines drawn in the same separating ways as pretty much everyone else in the family does, and I kinda think she would see Godfrey as an uncle to all of the kids and not just Edmund? Like she sees them as all one family and not just the three different families that Roderick has?

I feel like Cassandra would honestly like him? Like she'd find him fun and enjoy his charm and charisma and tbh probably would have had a crush on him as a little girl if she didn't think of him like her own uncle tbh haha -- I also feel like she'd be excited to see him marry her cousin (and then he will truly be her cousin, as well) and I feel like she definitely ships them super hard haha

Ofc, this would also all depend on how Godfrey would treat Cassandra, too, because if he was dismissive of her or something, then she would probably hate him

[forgottenciara]

Riots in the Square | Ciara & Godfrey

"My lady, we are to escort you back to your chambers immediately. You cannot be here."

"Why? Lord Calainon is expected here any moment ... " Ciara found that she now often met such requests with perhaps a tad more hostility than it warranted. She supposed that that was a direct result from her guilty conscious, which always suspected that this was the moment that her cousin had discovered that she had gotten herself involved in the resistance and, even though she had been his own secret informant, it would be apparent that not everything had been disclosed to him.

"-- It is for your own safety."

"What is happening?" She asked, again.

"Those are our orders."

After a silent march to her rooms and more unsuccessful attempt to gather any information, Ciara slipped from her rooms the moment she no longer heard them in the hall. From a distance, she trailed the guards and found that they and a great many others were rushing towards the walls and the main gate of the castle.

She went to the nearest window, and although she wasn't truly able to see anything from it, when she opened it she could hear the sounds of a large, rioting crowd, which must have been making it way towards the castle. In mere moments, the shouting turned to screams, followed by the unmistakable cries of grief, and then before Ciara could make it down to the courtyard, all had gone silent.

"My lady, you shouldn't be here."

Ciara turned -- this time it was Tristan who spoke to her. She shook her head defiantly when he tried to usher her away, "No, Tristan, I -- "

"-- Come, my brother will not be pleased if he finds I've allowed you to stay."

"He was on his way here! He may, even now, be on the other side of the wall." On the wrong side of the wall, she feared -- if anyone were to recognize him as a brother of the Queen. (Whatever was happening outside, she doubted that he would not be seen as the enemy). Given that the crowds had died down significantly, Ciara worried that if something had happened to him, it might be too late.

She could tell that Tristan suddenly shared in her fears and he moved with some urgency back towards the gates where he shouted orders to the guards.

Minutes later, the gates were opened and Godfrey passed through and Ciara felt herself breathe easy again as relief washed over her. She wasted no time in greeting him as soon as he dismounted from his horse.

"Are you alright? Are you hurt?" Ciara searched his face for any signs of injury, but all she found there was distress.

She took his hand and lead him to a more secluded part of the courtyard, as Percy led away his horse. It was not the first time that Ciara had noted the convenience of their relationship: she might have been his informant, but she was his fiancé, too, and no one batted an eye to see them tucked away whispering together. Even here, in the open, they may speak freely.

"Did you see what has happened? No one will tell me anything."

[thelongforgottenrealm]

RONAN FROST / NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU

♛ Age: 32 ♛ Relationships: Cillian Frost (brother), Saoirse Frost (sister), Kale Brennan, Percy Reaves, Finn Calleary, Fiona Calleary, Isolda Vane (fellow resistance members/friends), Ciara Varmont (interest/fellow resistance member), Godfrey Calainon (rival), The Varmonts (enemies), Padraic Lorcan (best friend), Eithne Malconaire, Brigit Malconaire, Aoife Malconaire, Roisin Malconaire (friends)

has not been the same since the battle of malconaire

ronan lost a father figure in lord malconaire, but he also lost one of his closest friends upon that battlefield

the image of his friend dying in agony in his arms will haunt him to his dying day

ngl he is secretly dealing with ptsd from it all but doesn't talk about it because #man

refused to live in a world where roderick varmont was his king and soon after roderick was crowned, ronan was arrested for attacking varmont soldiers who entered malconaire

ronan escaped, but now lives in hiding as a wanted man

with a mark already on his head, ronan decided to do whatever he could to continue to rebel against roderick's rule

with the help of his brother and the friends he had left, ronan began to assemble a small band of men who would help him resist roderick's rule (this eventually grew to include his younger sister, a fact that ronan is still not especially fond of and he only ever gives her the absolute safest tasks he can, because he will NOT endanger her!)

ronan is intelligent and calculating, but he can also be ruthless in his pursuit -- the ends will always justify the means!!!

he is not afraid to get his hands dirty and he will do what needs to be done! the resistance is a democracy for the most part, but ronan is not above going rogue to achieve his ends, even if he does not have the support of everyone else

he has a lot of build up anger that can come out when provoked!! he is angry that so many bad things have happened to his home and the people in it and sometimes he feels like he's helpless to do anything about it

used to take everything v seriously (sense of humor? never heard of it!), but has softened a some since ciara's come into his life??

she made him laugh once and everyone thought he was broken at first

what he has not told her is that he means to kill literally everyone in her family because keeping even 1 varmont alive is dangerous!!! (he does mean to spare her father and her brother, but roderick and his entire brood must die!)

ronan is v loyal and v protective and it's one thing to cross him, but if you hurt someone he loves? that's when you've crossed the line!

TAKEN BY KATE AA.

[forgottenamira]

OOC | Amira's Dream

ok so i was just innocently going abt my day at work when amira woke up and said 'hi! i have a recurring nightmare!' so now you guys gotta think abt this too

so in this dream, amira poisons her husband. and, in this dream, amira cannot lie. she sits by his side, holding his hand as he gasps and spits blood and chokes, and she whispers to him abt how she was the viper in his bed all along, how she murdered his first wife and poisoned his children and sowed the seeds of his empire's collapse. he attempts to strangle her w his final breath. she bears the marks around her throat forever after.

the war is long, but it is won. when they fall into her hands, amira poisons her husband's children, one by one. in the end, of all roderick's wives and children, only edmund, amira, and marian remain. she chains marian in the darkest, deepest cavern beneath the palace she can find. marian only smiles. amira sees her white teeth glowing in the darkness as she backs away, crowing, from her cage.

amira crowns edmund emperor, herself. it is her greatest moment, her final triumph. but she has had this dream before, and some part of her knows how it will end. she screams at herself not to do it, not to do it , not to do it. but her strangled throat makes no sound, and the crown fits her ownly child far too well.

w the imperial diadem now upon his head, amira backs down from the dais to make her obeisance to the new emperor. yet, when she looks up, she finds the marian now stands behind her son's throne, her hand upon his shoulder. she bends low and kisses his cheek, whispers in his ear. edmund pronounces his mother guilty of regicide and murder and witchcraft. he orders her seized. tristan himself catches hold of her and will not let her go. godfrey looks on with laughter. and amira cannot lie.

'i did it for you!' she screams. 'all for you!'

'no,' snarls edmund, a strange echo of her own words upon his lips. 'you did it for yourself. all for you.' the last three words echo all around her as edmund orders his mother's execution. bc she is mother of the emperoro, she will not be burned: she will be done no harm at all. tristan, himself, locks her in a windowless room. struggle as she might, she cannot break free. there, in that wretched room, she is left to starve to death, as her grandmother did before her, all while hearing the revelry of the the coronation feast and smelling the delectable whisps from her son's own table. she sobs and pounds her fists bloody against the doors, the walls, sobs 'not like this, not like this!' but the only response she ever hears is the sound of guin's mother's laughter.

amira wakes with a start. but now the only sound she hears, now, is her own laughter in her ears...

the only variation is that, lately, the woman on the dais has been eilia.

[forgottencassimir]

Man, Cassimir would LOATHE this!!!!!! 1) Godfrey finding him hilarious?!?! 2) Godfrey finding him super easy to manipulate 3) but also that Godfrey wouldn't even both trying to manipulate him b/c Cassimir has nothing he wants aldkjfaslfjaslfjk

That being said, I feel like Cassimir might actually like Godfrey (unless it is clear that Godfrey dislikes Cassimir, b/c that's a whole other thing). Lowkey Cassimir kinda wants to be Godfrey aka gain a position of power through his sister's marriage to a Varmont and then be free to marry someone who is not blood related to him, but still might show up on that family tree.

The more I think about it, the more he might also be jealous of him, too, if it seems that Godfrey continues to win in these areas and Cassimir looses haha but first and foremost, I feel like their relationship would depend on how Godfrey treats Cassimir.

OOC | Godfrey & Cassimir

ok so talk abt a weird mashup lajksdflkjdsf

honestly i feel like godfrey probs frankly thinks that cassimir is accidentally hilarious, and like he'd be super easy to manipulate, but alas he has absolutely nothing that godfrey could ever want hahaha honestly he's probs kinda glad that cassimir seems intent on aligning himself w either guin or arthur, bc godfrey does NOT think this dude is v capable. honestly, he probs underestimates cassimir bc godfrey has a v high opinion of his own capabilities, but yeah he's just like 'dude do you really have so little imagination that literally the v first woman you ever saw was the only one you could think of?' and just sort of wrote him off alkjsdfjkdsf (tbf to cassimir's taste tho, godfrey probs does think eithne is a lovely person [and deserves way better tbqh], but yeah he's not impressed by her would-be beau hahaha)

[forgottenalaric]

ooc | Alaric & Tristan

These guys definitely know each other, since their siblings are married to each other! Plus Godfrey & Alaric are pretty good friends.

I feel like Alaric & Tristan might be friends? They definitely know each other, given that their siblings are married & Alaric and Godfrey are friends!

I do feel like their relationship might be a little complicated, because Alaric does NOT trust Amira at all and even though he and Godfrey have gotten to be friends, he doesn't fully even trust Godfrey, either. (He knows that there may eventually be a line drawn in the sand and Alaric knows that he and Godfrey will be on different sides of the Edmund vs Arthur war)

But despite his friendship with Tristan's brother, I think that Alaric might actually trust Tristan the most out of the Calainons? He seems more straightforward/honorable/honest/genuine that either of his siblings and from what Alaric has gathered from their past, this makes sense that Tristan was spared a lot of the hardships/trauma the other two went through and he isn't as ~hard~ as either of them. Plus, I do think that Alaric knows that Tristan takes his vow as captain of the kingsguard v seriously!

That being said, Alaric isn't 100% sure where Tristan would land if war ever broke out amongst the family (although he suspects it would be w/ Edmund for obvious reasons). Still, Alaric doesn't think that Tristan would ever be involved in anything underhanded??? Like, Alaric is certain that he will always know exactly where he stands with Tristan, even if they happen to be on opposite sides???

All this is to say, is that I do think that Alaric would like Tristan a good deal and might even be a little more relaxed around him than he otherwise would be, since I think that Godfrey def knows how to loosen Alaric up a bit?? (Although if Amira is around Alaric is super tense lmao so it all depends on the company I guess).

[forgottenroderick]

OOC | Roderick & Amira

in the spirit of fleshing out interfamilial relationships where i play multiples, i wanted to dive in w this toxic mess too! so this is gonna focus on roderick's feelings re: amira and my plan is ultimately to reblog it from her site w her feelings re: him as well hahahah so! without further ado, let's get into this mess! if you wanna skip ahead to their current vibes [ here ]'s his pinterest board for amira! ;D

roderick's biggest feeling abt amira is that whole 'not like other girls' thing. amira keeps her emotions largely under lock and key, mostly just floating around giving off menacing vibes instead asdkjfkljdsf which roderick is like 'damn, nice' about basically bc #thatsthegoal he too wishes to be feared...unfortunately for everyone, he ~also wants to be admired (smth abt which amira couldn't give two figs but ill get more into that later) hence burning naysayers as witches basically lakjsdfkljdjfs however!! amira might be a witch (jury's out lkasdjfkljsdfj) but you must NEVER speak of that in roderick's hearing bc he's like I SEE NOTHING I DONT WANT TO always lksdjfakjlsdjf and if you bring this to his intention, instead of bringing his ire down on his queen it'll bring it down on ~you bc itd make him look bad to hate witches and then turn around and marry one so, like, to notice this inconsistency is frankly unpatriotic!!!!!!

but!!!! let's really dig into their interpersonal relationship!!!!! ok so roderick first met amira when she came bearing the head of the deposed god-king of kolchis out to him. she was quite young (im thinking she may have lied abt her age at first bc like...roderick is a creep in a lot of ways but not quite ~that one...like, don't get me wrong, 16??? we're talking aksldjfkljdsf like, he ~is a creep, but under 16 even ~he is like 'that's a literal child' but amira's ambitions weren't gonna be held back by a couple years!!!!! bc this was her moment and if she didnt ensnare him then she never would bc ngl roderick ~can be a lil goldfish-like this way -- he's got a loT of beautiful women tryna get his attention yknow aldksjfkldsjf), but i mean look at her she's a stunner, and she wasn't afraid of gore (obv laksjdfkljdsf she was literally carrying around a head on likely a silver tray bc why not ;D stylish AND convenient alksdjfkljsdjfk judith meets salome style ig aklsdjfkjdsjf), which deF shocked him at first no lie!!!!! like women are supposed to faint at the sight of blood!!!!! but she was def rocking that bad girl chic (it ~is her thing laksdjfkljdsf) and being perceived as a conquering hero and feted by the ppl who he'd conquered was!!!!! fun!!!!!! ngl i think he's still chasing that high!!!!

roderick does ~generally go for the good girl archetype, i think, but when he first saw her he def wasn't thinking he'd ever take another wife! he was thinking...that looks like a fun fling!!! (before he had multiple wives, he def took mistresses when he wasn't w his wife bc he was off campaigning etc, tho he was v discreet abt it and idk how widely that's known or not? im down w whatever works best for plots re: that, if we ever wanna explore it hahaha he's also def of that medieval belief that you can't sleep w a pregnant woman bc she and the baby might die!!!!! but ~he can't go without ofc soooo anything goes and def doesn't count as cheating!!!!! bc he's just being a good guy protecting his wife and kid!!!! lakjsdfkljdsjf and same kinda goes if he's away from his family on campaign or whatever for a prolonged period!!!!! *facepalm*)

anyway!!!! he meets her this way and he def thinks she'd be fun for a weekend or whatever, but she's like 'no, sir, im a lady' *looks directly into the camera but roderick doesn't notice* and we all know roderick enjoys a good conquest so this was frankly working really well!!!!! he was like 'have jewels!!! have money!!!!!' and eventually 'ill make you my official mistress! my wife can deaL' and she was like 'oh but i cannot for i am the priestess of calainon, and i cannot unless we are wed' anne boleyn style and THIS is when things change for roderick bc of that one lil word: CALAINON. i've already discussed roderick's feelings abt intertwining his legacy w that of the great calainon and now he can do that in a v LITERAL way and while he's mulling this over, but to his credit, he's unwilling to abandon his og wife, even tho he is pr frustrated that there's, as yet, no heir and there's a literal PROMISE of kids from amira re: the prophecy that the line of calainon will last until the ending of the world (too bad godfrey has plans to bring about that v ending #whoops ;DDDD)

finally perceiving that roderick won't be putting aside the og wife, tho (amira: sigh), amira one day whispers, 'oh, my love, if only it were like the days of yore when a man could take multiple wives...' and roderick suddenly has a thought entirely his own that amira def did not place there ;DDDD anyway, we all know how this goes!!!! (also like...damn...imaginie being wife #1, and i def think roderick wanted her to be present/have a role in the wedding ceremony, too, in order to showcase how they were all one big happy family, and you just know!!!!!!! that had to be like just sm fun for her!!!!! </3 esp bc ~she probs saw quite clearly that amira was a snake in the grass)

so more abt this on her side, but up until the wedding, amira has def been toeing this line between sultry and [ untouchable ] w a heaping topping of godly (when roderick invaded she had this revelation, you guys, that the fire was actually to celebrate the one god of roderick and she was really ~his priestess all along!!! ;DDD) but now they're married and amira doesn't feel quite so constrained tho she does NOT like that the empress has more status than ~she as the primary wife and she deffff wants to have a boy right quickly so that she can cement her position as the undoubted mother of the next emperor!!!! roderick for his part didn't care which wife gave him a son, first, he just wanted one!!! however, w amira hiding her true nature less, it starts to bleed through and over time roderick begins to learn that she isn't in love w him at all, tho she keeps up the pretense, in her way, even now

now, as i said before, roderick here likes to be admired!!!! and, bizarrely, this is really working for him bc he also likes to conquer and it just...it gets all kinds of toxic. he loves her. he hates her, too. he wishes she would die. he craves her heart. she is too cold for a woman, too cold to be anything but respected, tho. and he still wants her. and sometimes he even thinks, as he used to, that perhaps she ~does love him, only to discover again that she does not. they fight and they fuck and they fight again and while this goes on, the empress gets weaker and weaker, and there's still no son from either of them!

enter marian. this is when things get real, honestly. before now they've been doing this weird toxic dance, but amira was secure in knowing she had her claws in him. she was still his new, shiny toy. now, she realizes she's lost that. and, slowly, he sees her see that. i think, after marrying again, roderick really perceives the real amira for the first time, and part of him sees this dark reflection of himself: that ruthless ambition, stripped of all the trappings he adorns his with to make it more palatable to his woldview: she's just ragged hunger, and deep down he understands that. and he detests it. but he can't put it away from himself either bc it tugs at smth dark inside himself, and strangely he trusts her more now bc he finally gets her, finally gets what's really driving her, and its what's driving him, too. they're both just scared kids that know what its like to be trampled and powerless, and will do whatever it takes never to be that way again. but worst of all, he knows that she can see that in him, too. so he can never let her go: never let her unleash that knowledge upon the world. so now they can really work together. and now they can really hurt e/o. and they do.

as ive discussed before, i do think that, when arthur was born, roderick was like 'ah yes at last my heir!' but amira changed all of that! amira never forgot that the empress had precedence over ~her as the first wife and like hell she was gonna let anyone forget that the same applied to amira and marian! ~her son was to the heir!!! and roderick is fine w this: let the women squabble for his favor. this suits him just fine!! he doesn't yet see his sons as threats to his own situation or greatness bc they're still little, but that'll come as they hit they're teenage years don't worry! lkajsdkfjdsfh and then his empress dies and everything changes. bc the whole world revolves around roderick, and bc she's been deteriorating since the moment he married amira, roderick is sure that her death is ~his fault (and he's not entirely wrong since he did bring the person who poisoned her into contact w her while also furnishing that person w a motive ~to poison her!) and he is inconsolable. i feel like for two weeks he locked himself in his room and would do nothing but carry his lil daughter around and promising her the whole world

but smth else happened, too: during the empress' final illness, roderick saw a side of amira he'd never seen before as she tenderly nursemaided the empress, never leaving her alone for a moment even as she grew worse and worse and worse. he'd never seen tenderness in amira, save a smidge towards their son in his infancy, insisting on wetnursing him herself and always attending v faithfully to all his meals and such!! and roderick found that, despite her failure to save the empress, he was grateful to amira for what she'd done! or at least (seemingly) tried to do! smth that, coupled w his guilt, bound him to her.

ofc, the marked favoritism he then showed to guin certainly did amira's peace of mind no favors, and she'd pick at him, but his laugh was a dead thing, and he'd just tuck a curl behind his daughter's ear and tell amira over his shoulder to see to her own son and leave him to his daughter and chuckle dryly as she stood in all her towering fury knowing she was dismissed and that he'd call for the guards to escort a hysterical woman to her chambers if she persisted any longer.

ofc the first fervor of the empress' loss did wear off, and we've discussed at length roderick's wonderful parenting skills. their relationship has ebbed and flowed largely w his relationship w edmund, esp since -- now that he understands her ambition is his own -- he knows edmund is a chip he can use to hurt and maneuver her as much as she knows this same abt him. she will always advocate for her boy and he can show his approval to ~her, even, by showing it to edmund, or simply by denying it to guin or arthur -- and his lack thereof in the same way.

i do think, like i said, he still sees amira as ~not like other women~ so if he had to pick a queen to serve as regent (not that he ever would tbqh!!!), itd probs be amira from the fact that he trusts to her logic and to her ambition...however!! he likewise does not trust amira since he knows she serves her own ends not ~his, but does trust that marian would do precisely what he asked. this is def a moot point tho bc lbr the only ppl he'd trust w this would be bartholomew or alaric, but here we are! my general point is that he does sort of see amira ~as her own thing~ but tbh im not sure that does her too many favors all the time bc she's def a curiosity -- less than a man, more than a woman, smth which i think he largely attributes to her calainon heritage so yeah!! lakjsdfjkldsf this has been an examination of roderick's relationship w amira lkajsdfkjdsf there's more but this covers the general stuff lkfasdjfkljsdkjf

he does see her brothers as entirely loyal to himself, as sensible men, but its no secret that they're all team edmund (tbh i think tristan is more team: lets just prevent a civil war and keep my nephew safe and happy and not force him to go to war w his own siblings, but roderick just assumes an edmund-for-emperor bias), but yeah that's a whole other thing and def way less important bc those're just sort of ancillary reltionaships to his ones w amira and edmund, from his own pov

there is just one thing left to say, and that's that...roderick loved her, he did, and now he knows she never loved him and...they understand e/o in a way no one else does, but...he's sad and bitter bc he wanted her love, even if he just lost it, he wanted it bc he loved her, and he hates that he was the weak one and ~she the conqueror and that causes all sorts of chaotic undercurrents and subtext, both trying to steal her heart at one moment and tryna punish her another as well as a thousand little daggers and sadnesses and bitterness and pleading and storming and yeahhh toxic!!!! its just toxic lakjsdfkljdsjf

[thelongforgottenrealm]

ALARIC VARMONT, DUKE OF FORRINGTON / CHARLIE HUNNAM

♛ Age: (35) ♛ Relationships: Roderick Varmont (brother), Bartholomew Varmont (uncle), Amira Varmont, Marian Varmont (sisters-in-law), Arthur Varmont, Sebastian Varmont, Edmund Varmont (nephews), Guinevere Varmont, Cassandra Varmont (nieces), Ciara Varmont, Eoin Varmont (cousins), Godfrey Calainon (best friend), Eilionora Stafford (interest/confusion/general frustration), Sonya Malconaire (distraction)

as a child, alaric was often forgotten

his mother died giving birth to him and his father and eldest brother both died before he was five years old

roderick was the only family he had left and he was both young and had just inherited the throne

his uncle bartholomew was the closest thing he had to a father figure in his life, but as much as he tried to be there for alaric, his priorities were often with advising his brother and then, with his own family

beacuse of that alaric became fiercely independent!!

definitely shared his brother's desire to prove himself, but not because he was ever viewed as inadequate -- but just because he was too young!

spent all of his time trying to improve himself and honestly didn't have a lot of fun as a kid because he was just trying to grow up and grow up quickly

certainly impressed his brother and when he was old enough, he began attending meetings of his brother's councils as a squire and eventually went on to be a captain in roderick's armies

fiercely loyal to his brother and his family in general!!!!

certainly an introvert, but far from shy or timid/will always speak his mind

tends to be pretty serious all the time and needs to learn how to take a joke and just relax in general

has complicated feelings re: eilionora!!!! honestly, despite himself, has found her to be kind, compassionate, intelligent, and beautiful and he doesn't know how to feel about this because ultimately she will be his brother's wife

not to mention, deep in his heart he feels as though she would be a better queen to these people than his brother would be a king and it feels like a betrayal to even feel this way, but he thinks roderick shouldn't be here tbh

unsure of how to act around her so his gut reaction is just to be mean??????? but then the next he forgets himself and isn't it's a mess

being as flirtatious as he knows how w/ sonya malconaire to distract himself in these trying times

TAKEN BY LIZZY.

[forgottenamira]

The Badge of Queen Amira

The Queenly Arms of her Royal Majesty, Amira of the House of Calainon, Queen of [Varmont]

Or (yellow/gold): generosity and elevation of the mind

Gules (red): warrior or martyr; military strength and magnanimity

Argent (white/silver): peace and sincerity

Sable (black): constancy, grief

Dragon: valient defender of treasure; courage; valor and protection; sharp eyed guardian; the bravest of all creatures

Crescent Moon: one who has been honored by the sovereign; hope; hope of greater glory; military/religious service; mark of the second son; serene power over mundane actions; serenity

Tower: safety and grandeur; defense; individual fortitude; strength and protection

Flames: zealousness

Crown: heaven; victory, sovereignty, empire; success

The royal badge of the Queen Consort

Amira's own elaborated crest

Notes:

You will note that Amira eschews the Varmont colors and crowns to which use she is entitled as the wife of Roderick. This is a personal -- and deeply controversial -- choice: a quiet way of saying that she owes nothing to anyone. The crown does, however, appear on her official badge's manteled display, but she only took to using it after the birth of Edmund and silently reminds herself that it is her son's crown and not her husband's. Roderick lets this all be -- though he was initially quite displeased! -- as she told him it was her effort not to too badly offend the late Empress, as Amira was the first additional wife taken and it was a very sensitive topic at the time.)

The tower and flames and dragon not only represent the symbolic qualities but are also a specific reference to her [ Calainon heritage ]: Calainon's Tower, the Kolchean dragon, and the Eternal Flame it is technically her responsibility to keep forever lit (she has farmed this service out to a trusted servant and it is actually mostly overseen by Godfrey and his network bc lbr Amira doesn't give a flying fig). The moon is also a reference to the eclipse which forms both the crest of [ House Calainon ] as well as the mytho-historical event which led to the doom of her alleged ancestor.

This crest is also very similar to the original Ancient Arms of House Calainon said to have been borne by the original mytho-historical Calainon, himself.

Both the couple and their legitimate children are entitled to the use of any of the below crests.

The combined arms of the Queen with her husband, the Emperor.

Mantled display:

An alternate (also sometimes appears without the crescent):

The elaborated Arms of Roderick I and his Queen Amira

Note:

The three (Roderick, Amira, and Edmund, as well as Godfrey and Tristan, would also be entitled to the usage of the Ancient Arms of Calainon in these same fashions.

I can absolutely and without any doubt say that, rather than pairing with Amira's badge, pairing with the Ancient Arms of Calainon was what Roderick would have wanted used for Edmund before he took up his own arms, so I'm guessing that's mostly what would have been used when he was a baby -- Roderick out there like 'my kid is a varmont AND a calainon!' bc Roderick's a freak like that and likes to associate himself w the og Calainon wherever possible laksdjfjkdsjfk ANYWAY!! Once Edmund got old enough to choose, even before he took his own arms,he couldn've chosen to use Amira's badge as well, etc)

The Ancient Arms of the Royal House of Calainon

Modern alternate:

Arms of Varmont and Calainon:

Mantled display

The elaborated Arms of Roderick I and the House of Calainon

[forgottenpercy]

Okay, but that makes a ton of sense -- because if it had been anyone else, most of the Astarians (if any?!?) might not actually have their jobs anymore just due to general bias, but I feel like Tristan is like the most fair and just person to be in charge of this??? Like, he def seems the kind of person who would want people to be able to keep their jobs and would only not sign off on this if he thought they would actually be a threat!?

But yeah whoops that being said, he let a literal traitor in and one who is working for the resistance, at that! (don't worry, tristan, we all have those embarrassing work stories when we make mistakes! :D)

Obviously, Percy is not a fan of the Varmont fam (including the extended members) and to boot, he's kind of terrified of Amira?!?! I think he is a little intimidated/mistrustful of Godfrey, too, probs?? Tristan is def the most likeable of the Calainons, but I think that, knowing the rest of his family, that almost makes him ~the most dangerous of all~ in Percy's eyes???

I feel like he might know, however, some of the things that Tristan has done for them all, like advocate for them to keep their jobs and then later, keeping them out of prison, so I can see where he might be warming up to him a little bit more, but he's not exactly trusting of him yet either?

OOC | Tristan & Percy

so i def think tristan likes percy!! i do think, tho, that tristan was probs the one who had to ~check out~ all the astairans who remained in roderick's service, so tristan is def the guy whose ultimately responsible for having a mole inside the castle so i feel like there's a potential storm coming for these two, depending how things go! lkajsdfkjsdjf

but yeah i do think, w the riots etc, roderick is having tristan tighten up security a lot~ and he deffff had him bring in EVERY astairan in the castle for questioning so ~that was probs a fun bonding experience for them both!!! lkajsdkfljsdf honestly if roderick had his way, they probs would've all been put in prison, but i feel like arthur was against that and both he and tristan vouched for them and yeahhh lkajsdfkjdfs

[thelongforgottenrealm]

AMIRA VARMONT, QUEEN OF THE VARMONT EMPIRE / EVA GREEN

♛ Age: (44) ♛ Relationships: Roderick Varmont (husband), Edmund Varmont (son), Godfrey Calainon, Tristan Calanion (brothers) Arthur Varmont, Sebastian Varmont (step-sons), Guinevere Varmont, Cassandra Varmont (step-daughters), Marian Varmont (sister wife/rival), Alaric Varmont (brother-in-law), Aleksander Royce (intrigued), Ciara Varmont (future sister-in-law)

they say amira calainon is a witch

ever since she was a young maiden, her charms seemed to be almost supernatural -- the way she could seemingly bend any man who looked her way to her will

it was no surprise when she set her sights upon roderick varmont that she became his queen soon after even though roderick already had a wife -- one with whom he was very much in love

but he still could not resist amira calainon and when she refused to go to his bed, except as his wife, roderick saw no reason why he could not have more than one

amira's ambitions did not stop there -- not only did she wish to become queen, but she meant for her children to rule roderick's empire one day

she plays the loving and adoring wife, but amira is the only one of roderick's wives who does not love him and never did

while amira is not a witch in the way most people might believe, she is well aware of the invisible supernatural realm where gods and monsters resides (she learned a great deal from her grandmother, who was, indeed, a witch)

knows the dangers but also is aware of the potential -- the allure of trapping a powerful being from the world beyond to use to her own advantage is a possibility she has not yet ruled out

at the end of the day, amira will do whatever it takes to get what she wants

she promised roderick a son when she married him -- but she was too late. both his first and third wife had children before she brought edmund into the world, but she believes her son has a claim as the eldest son born to his second wife

is constantly advocating for her son to her husband

also it is clear to everyone that she and marian will both stop at nothing to see their own son on the throne one day

may or may not have tried to kill marian's sons at one point

is fairly confident that she will eventually convince her husband to do things her way

if not, she may just call upon a demon to wipe all of them out ....

TAKEN BY KATE AA.