#scientific and technological expertise that compares to the early modern mainland and other continents
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glavilio · 1 year ago
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me sprinkling in a little bit of romantic baggage into all my characters with a uniquely transgender flavor. no one is safe
#i'm making pernelle and calisone ex lovers from way back#and his guilt over hurting her is a big reason why he doesn't obey the court's order and kill them as a knight and vassal#also prince mirse (the current partner of callisone and true vassal of the court) doesn't see citinri as a threat#he's certainly more of a strategist politician than how the king sees himself as a divine ruler. he understands that citrini has no#economic power or political leverage and that they own no land. the king's religious and fanatic fears are not shared by his court in i#it's entirety. so his vassals don't necessarily obey him but don't dispose him because he is easy to manipulate and change to the status qu#would inevitably harm the monarchy and the power the lesser princes can use. marse especially understands that but also sees pernelle as a#major potential ally in case things do go sour. the island is inferior technologically and she is one of the few insiders with#scientific and technological expertise that compares to the early modern mainland and other continents#because of calisone and pernelles history calisone also acts a little bit like a father figure to citrini#though a temporary and very very distant one. since both of citirnis grandparents are dead and half estranged. and their cousin is the same#age and also quite distant emotionally and geographically#of course plenty of the vassals do share the same religious and political ideals with the king#or familial ties#those are the ones that pose a real danger to young arrant errant citrinitas
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