Tr'essa

==Overview==
Princess Tr'essa was the Crown Princess of C'thardjia and a Regia of Tr'clan. She was the first born child of Queen Tr'callie and King Tr'serfrey, making her the heir apparent to the C'thardji Throne. She had two younger sisters, Ellia and Eulie. As heir apparent, Essa struggled with the pressure placed upon her to one day ascend to the throne. In particular she found difficulty in meeting a suitable partner to marry. This was following her lengthy struggles with her sexuality in her youth. Her life was cut short when she and Ellia were involved in a carriage accident orchestrated by Eulie as part of her plot to take the throne.
== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
Essa was born in 229 AG, named after Essa'caselle, the ancient seat of C'thardji Royalty, itself named for the daughter of King Ly'menton. Ellia would be born two years later. The sisters were very close growing up and remained best friends for the rest of their lives. Their younger sister, Eulie, was born when Essa was eight years old. Essa and Ellia's close bond and age difference to Eulie saw them rarely involve their sister in their time spent together.
=== Tribulations as Crown Princess ===
As Essa matured she found herself developing strong feelings for other girls she spent time with. She at first believed herself to be solely attracted to women but would soon find herself contemplating the idea of being with a man. While she knew she wouldn't face any discrimination towards her sexuality, she became worried that, if she was interested in men, it would become her duty as heir to produce biological children. Essa spoke with her sister about her paranoia but her younger sister struggled to realise the greater duty Essa was envisioning. She contemplated speaking with her mother but was still in a phase of questioning and didn't feel she should suggest anything she wasn't fully confident about.
As she made an attempt to deal with her sexuality herself she also faced the pressures of being heir to the throne. At any public events, Essa proved herself to be mature and well suited to royal life. However, prior to any outing she faced bouts of anxiety and following them was plagued by self doubt. She became convinced she'd never reach the expectations of a Queen let alone a Crown Princess. Eventually, during a visit outside C'thardjia, Essa suffered a severe panic attack, bringing her hidden anguish to the surface for her parents to see. It was following this, Essa spoke with her mother and father about her distress over being heir which then led into a discussion on her sexuality. Calllie and Serfrey made it overwhelmingly clear they would support Essa's choice to marry whomever she desired and had no worries about a family line. They took this opportunity to explain to all their daughters that they were in complete control of their future and what mattered most was their happiness.
=== Searching for love ===
By age 18, Essa had come to determine she was interested in both women and men but certainly held a preference for women. With this she found herself falling in and out of love over the course of the next few years. In 249 AG, Ellia became engaged to Rh'badu, a regior of Rh'clan. Whilst Essa was at first happy for her sister what followed was more questions and hints from family about her love life and with this the intense anxiety returned. This time Essa immediately spoke to her mother, imploring she focus on Ellia's relationship and that she was finding the whole affair quite difficult, to which she agreed to forget about for now. Stressed over the idea of finding a perfect partner, Essa took some time to work on herself and manage her anxiety.
In 256 AG, Essa began seeing a woman and was very pleased with how things were going for once. However, things took a dark turn when her father developed and illness and died later that year. With her mother widowed, Essa feared she would make plans to abdicate such as she would if Essa married. However, her partner had been helping Essa to manage her anxiety and when she brought up the situation she considered everything and proposed to the Princess in that moment. Despite having just met that year, they were very much in love and Essa could think of nothing better than spending their life together.
=== Death and Aftermath ===
In 257 AG, as Tr'clan were recovering from the death of their King, tragedy struck once again. On the road to Tr'caselle, Essa and her sisters' carriage lost control and crashed. In reality, Eulie had orchestrated the event to kill her sisters, making her heir to the throne. Essa and Ellia died in that moment unaware that their sister had betrayed them. Eulie, of course, survived and with the shocking suicide of Queen Callie 2 years later, ascended to the throne.
It wasn't until 280 AG, where Ellia's uncle Cupen, discovered evidence and accused Tr'eulie of being responsible for the deaths of her sisters and mother. Eulie was found guilty of the murder of her sisters but the truth behind Callie's death was left undetermined.
==Family==
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