Antonius of Fortuna

## First Prince Antonius

Antonius de Fortuna, circa 543 AER

(b. 427 AER)

* Fortuna Laurentina

(b. 529 AER)

* Fortuna Octavia

(b. 530 AER)

**Antonius of Fortuna** (b. 528 AER - October 1st - present) is a Fortuna prince, he is the only son of Lady Lenore and the brother of Fortuna Callista I.

Antonius is a renowned student at the Arcane College, an institution of learning in which after the failure of his second marriage he had followed the example of his sisters and decided to accompany them.

He is currently a novice wizard at the college. It is recorded that he is part of a clique which contains both his sisters, Callista and Laurentina. He is known in the Fortuna lands for being the only male offspring of Fortuna Lenore.

## Biography

### ***Birth***

Raised into the land by the goddesses as a great handsomeness, Antonius was born as a counterpart sibling of Callista was from the Royal House Fortuna of the Voromelian Theocracy. As a child, his birth was celebrated by their royal household although as a male he would never ascend to the highest point of leadership of the matriarchal House of Fortuna; he grew up surrounded by luxury and spoiled nevertheless.

Upon his birth however, his mother Lady Lenore had set her children asleep and were eventually awaken from a deep sleep. It was around this time that his sister, Fortuna Callista was coronated and due to the blessed rites could perform her constitutional duties as sovereign without the requirement of any regency. At this point Lady Lenore had passed away and so did her husband, leaving the offspring of their union completely orphaned.

### **Court Life**

#### **First Betrothal**

He was firstly betrothed to Claudia Marcellina, a renowned granddaughter of Maria Evangeline and Laecanius of Fortuna; she came from an unspecified branch of the most famous Claudii family.

The marriage was arranged by his mother, however due to Antonius' age at the time instead a betrothal was made, a promise in which when Antonius came of marriageable age he would marry Claudia Marcellina, it is said that she was five years his senior at the time and was born to Gaius Claudius Marcellus, military-governor of Sofia.

The pact was concured with and their marriage contract was signed, the exact author of the contract is unknown as the document itself burnt in a library of one of the many Claudian residences; although it's speculated the marriage was approved by magistrate Maria Evangeline herself before she died of an unknown disease.

When Antonius aged thirteen however, the theocracy was informed that his future bride; Claudia Marcellina ended up in a brutal duel with Licinia Nymphidia Major, the wife of Justius of Fortuna, the consequences of which were horrendous and ended up with Claudia Marcellina being bedridden in the state of a very serious coma which required critical attention.

In the *early winter of* 541 AER, Claudia Marcellina **passed away** after spending (approx) three months in a coma. As a punishment, Licinia Nymphidia Major was demoted and exiled to a remote province. The warrant for her exile was provided by the father of Julia Minor, who is also noted to be part of Antonius' friendship clique.

#### **Second Betrothal**

His second betrothal was to Agrippina Eccia, who was said to be a good friend of Tullia Lepida, (mother of Julia Minor), she was recommended by the theocracy due to her service to the state and her bright attitude as a virtious subordinate of the Fortuna dynasty. The specific reasonings behind her reputation is unknown, however it is recorded that she was only two years Antonius' senior.

At first, Fortuna Callista had denied the offer however the royal council later swayed the recommendation into their favour and had convinced her otherwise; as they felt the marriage was suitable based on the background of this newly proposed bride, one of the members of the memorial being proposed was Sicinia Icilia and the elderly, Nymphidia (who mothered royal concubine Lucius Nymphidius).

The second betrothal was officiated in the spring of 541 AER and the marriage was to be set on the eighteenth day of March 546 AER, when Antonius would've aged eighteen years of age and deemed suitable to be married away as per harem protocol for princes.

Only a day after the betrothal was religiously arranged by the theocracy, Antonius one night he *woke up screaming having dreamt* of Agrippina Eccia dying suddenly in the night. The next morning, having awakened from his sleep the prince could no longer be well controlled and began accompanying himself in utter solitude, as he blamed himself for her sudden death as per the prediction of his nightmare.

The news was sadly conveyed by Tullia Lepida, who recommended the marriage alongside her daughters; Julia Major and Antonius' friend, Julia Minor who had stated that the prince was in a **"depressive"** state of mind.

## the Arcane College

### **Arrival at Arcane College**

Little did Antonius know that one magical night his sorrow would end, when his passion for magic had come true; inspired by the artistic works of what honoured a bright future he had been informed that his sister Callista was to attend an education for magic, the verdict was approved by the theocracy who later seized full authority over the Fortuna state in the absence of their monarch. Finally, they had also endorsed the proposal that their teenage monarch be accompanied by her sisters, the only surviving Fortuna princesses of the current era. This included Fortuna Laurentina, who was speculated to inheirt the throne in the event that Fortuna Callista died childless.

Having no knowledge about magic’s functionality; however this fact had engaged his interest further into learning magic and his request to attend the Arcane College was approved by his sister, who was observed as “delighted” to have her brother attend with her, having set himself a goal in life - to become a powerful wizard.

#### **Meeting the Clique**

Alongside being dispatched to the Arcane College alongside his sisters: Callista, Laurentina and Octavia the prince himself was met with grand uniqueness upon arriving at the college, according to Fortuna observers sent to moderate the royal family of the Fortuna state they described the lands of which the academy sits on as a *"blistering winter, with an everlasting snow."*

Members of the clique included Fortuna Callista and Fortuna Laurentina, it is not noted when Antonius had joined the clique but pre-records indicate that his sisters had met with the students of the Arcane College **before** Antonius had been introduced.

A lot later, Fortuna Octavia; princess of the twelfth rank would also join the clique alongside Antonius' bodyguard, Octavius Vosis Volcasis who is a magic knight who was recruited from a branch of the Octavii statesmanship family. Other notables include Julia Minor, however she was never introduced and was primarily a noted figure; it's unknown what happened to her.

#### **Finding of the Obsidian & Congregation**

One of the primary quests which concured amongst the clique was the members themselves, this concluded of several individuals:

##### **Congregational Clique Members**

* Fortuna Callista
* Fortuna Laurentina
* Octavius Vosis Volcasis
* Carnac Il-Gorgoth
* Celeste Fawn
* Hjörvak Nighboldar
* Marthius Kevlio
* Vorhölle Fawn
* Pascal Tanne
* Llora Kevilo (Later)

##### **The Mission & "Snake Seduction"**

The first mission of the clique was the fact that they had to find obsidian for the purpose of obtaining it for Carnac II-Gorgoth's overall project, at the arrival of Antonius of Fortuna it was via impression of Callista that Antonius would also be portrayed in a negative light however after an intrigue and appropiate approach, Antonius was observed as *"overwhelmingly good-hearted and kind,"* it is also noted that he had convinced a half-snake man to provide way on their clique mission in exchange for sheep to be collected and exchanged, although it was later confirmed that **the prince did not fulfill the promise** and the transaction was never sanctioned between the two negotiating parties. However, Antonius was a renowned *"seducer"* after the event due to his feminine wiles being used, in spite of his biological gender was able to make powerful use of his attentive innocence.

It is recorded that they had ate **chicken soup** and Antonius was *"good to all."* This having been witnessed; noted attendee's included Fortuna Callista and Fortuna Laurentina also accompanied the retinue, with Carnac being recalled as a "mastermind behind the plan" alongside Hjorvak being skilled in the field of potions. The presence of other members of the clique do not appear in this series of events and appear much later into his experience, it's noted that Pascal Tanne did not join the clique until after this trip; however it is noted in Antonius' memorirs that Pascal Tanne mistook him for a woman due to his elegance and overall physical appearnace, he also verified that Pascal had the title of *"Sir"* and was *adorned as if he were a knight*; he had **stated** he was of the House of Tanne. It is said that Antonius had a *"desire"* for Pascal at first sight.

##### **The Discovery of the Desert**

At first sight, it had appeared rather gloomy enough to assume that Antonius fell into some form of useleness, in spite of this Antonius had rearranged himself and was recorded to have been *"a beneficial asset"* in accordance to the observations recorded by Antonius of Fortuna - the presumption is that the prince himself did feel useless however the clique provided the prince a purpose which made him more *"fufilling"* according to the prince's statement. A specific event occured which shifted the balance of friendliness between the clique however; one of which concluded of a **discovery to the desert**, the prince himself having been accompanied by Laurentina and Callista (who he had followed in turn) - the siblings had discovered ancient tombs which according to Antonius he had found the discovery of bones and skeletons as *"traumitising"* and "*undoubtedly inhuman."*

### **Relationship with Sir Octavius Vosis Volcasis**

It is noted that in spite of the events that proceeded in the chapter of **"Rescue of Antonius,"** during the discovery of the desert he was accompanied by Octavius Vosis Volcasis, his personal guard who is established as Antonius' lover and the *"man he loves most,"* in accordance with his records he addresses Octavius as *"daddy"* and tends to keep him around a lot; however in spite of Callista's reluctance to ensure that the couple remain on a low-profile type of relationship; the prince was observed as a *"fearless young man in terms of physical contact,"* who in spite of what type of controversies revolved during society he had felt he was exempt to both controversy and what laws were contradictive with his homosexual-apparent actions.

#### **The status of Octavius**

It is noted that Antonius would often have Sir Octavius Vosis Volcasis beside him at all times, in the records of magic knights it appears that Octavius has a courtial background of being part of Antonius' clique and it's speculated by Fortuna sources of information that Sir Octavius had joined the magic knight on *the insistence* of First Prince Antonius; this is highly likely as Antonius was ***later designated to protect the prince***, it is also recorded that Octavius was the *only guardsman* that could enter the prince's chamber while he slept and even slept beside him; and that Antonius would *"scream loudly,"* when Octavius was absent *without* notice.

##### ***Reference details***

Although Antonius of Fortuna makes no specificaitons on the type of association he had with Octavius; all sources indicate a romantic relationship between both teens. A recorded presumption was that Octavia refered to Octavius' missing sister, however this was later amended when Antonius specified his sister, Fortuna Octavia in his records and memoirs.

It is also recorded however that Octavius Vosis Volcasis was a *predominant member and in spite of his lack of social contribution* towards the student-based clique of friends at the Arcane College he is known as a retinue member who often confines with the First Prince Antonius; according to Antonius he had a lot of affection for Octavius and admired him in every shape and form, there is no specific reasoning behind this however.

In many of his memoirs, Antonius regards Octavius in his highest esteem and makes many **sexually suggestive** statements regarding Sir Octavius, it's also noted that he also corresponded with Pascal Tanne alongside Celeste Fawn (in spite of his reserved nature). Via his statements he has also included clauses in his transcripts which indicate that they couldn't be together in terms of marriage, this was because of Antonius' low likelihood of marrying him.

In his memoirs, **Antonius stated**: "*Our hearts were barely bleeding we were breathing out within, wonder if the wins will change? Blow us both away; tell me was it worth the pain? Will it blow us all away? Or will we stay just beneath the flames - you and I: Octavius and Antonius. Just beneath the flames, will you put me away? Will you put us both away? Will you cast me into the fire? Oh no! Stay just beneath the flames, just beneath the flames; they'll put us both away, away, away!"*

#### **The Rescue of Antonius**

The shift of balance however reoccured between the appearance of Carnac II-Gorgoth who had accused Fortuna Callista of being **irresponsible**, and according to some sources even suggesting the matriarch herself was unfilial in her duties as a caretaker and governer of her people. It's noted that Carnac himself recorded a statement which concluded of; a scolding towards Fortuna Callista due to the ***lack of attention and disrespect*** that Antonius had recieved according to Carnac's perspective on his treatment, in response to this; the prince ran upstairs to his room only to be comforted by Pascal Tanne.

This had come into place when the princesses had misplaced the prince entirely, however following his royal matriarch and that of his younger sister the prince himself had concluded that he was lost, in accordance with his statement of the most reliable source, Antonius states: *"Oh for I was lost in abundance, I was but abandoned only to find myself fortunately rescued!"*

The prince himself reports that he had mustered his way alone through the desert to find his way back to the academy, in which case the residence of the Arcane College members was in a complete opposite setting in comparison to that of the desert; recorded as a cold and *"snowy"* atmosphere - it is recorded that in spite of this Antonius of Fortuna was fortunate enough to retrack his steps only to be rescued by specifically Carnac II-Gorgoth and Pascal Tanne, in which case Sir Pascal was responsible for escorting Antonius back to the academy, an order issued by Carnac.

#### **Retinue References**

The exact type of relationship that Antonius had between his clique of friends was unknown, however sources revolved around the incidents and events hold the primary speculation that unlike the palace, the prince was not monitored or supervised at all times. With the question of the whereabouts of magic knight, Sir Octavius Vosis Volcasis; it is also recorded that the subdorniates of the Fortuna royal court were *also classified as students* on the **same level of the royals**, deemed as equals instead of superior according to the records of First Prince Antonius.

This means that although Antonius was a piority in accordance to Fortuna traditional annal laws; this did not apply in the lands of which the Arcane College has been established as all students are treated equally and are subjected to a rank. At this point it is noted that Antonius was ranked as a *novice wizard*, as of means to imply he subjected himself to **traditional water magic**; which was also being practiced by Fortuna Callista.

###### ***Crush on Pascal Tanne***

It was around this time that it was speculated that Antonius of Fortuna may have had a romantic attraction to Sir Pascal Tanne, in his memoirs the prince states; *"a gallant and handsome young knight, not the most smartest - i grant you that although one I would enjoy even under the sheets of gold and silver; as I yearn for his everlasting love and protection."* Indicating that the prince had a lust for Sir Pascal, there are **no other records** that suggest that a relationship had been intiated and it was highly unlikely that Pascal Tanne was aware of Antonius' authentic feelings for an unspecified reason.

###### ***Crush on Vorhölle Fawn***

According to Antonius of Fortuna, his feelings of romance shifted to that of Vorhölle Fawn, the brother of Celeste Fawn; whose noted to have been signficiant aspect in terms of Antonius' future products for romance. As of the death of Pascal Tanne, it's noted that his crush on Vorhölle Fawn was an escape from previous sexual attraction to Pascal.

Antonius describes in his records; *"I feel nothing but relief, it's as if I was standing on a great procipice - with no one to pull me back; no one will hear. Without Pascal, no one would even notice; covered in between I'd rather be dead. I was free of terror, free of rage; filled with the quiet happiness that Vorhölle Fawn provided me. Although it seemed like my end was my beginning and so it was true."*

It appears through the transcripts that have been identified that Vorhölle Fawn was not only an individual that Antonius of Fortuna had *considered an escape* to forget Sir Pascal, however someone who he also had some **serious considerations for**; however unlike that of Pascal and Octavius there is only this singular transcript. In addition to this, Antonius' feelings were rather short-lived and most likely temporary; it is also likely that Celeste Fawn was unaware of these feelings as the two were recorded as great friends with mutual feelings of what Antonius described as *"sisterhood,"* between one another.

### **Antonius & the death of Pascal Tanne**

The death of Pascal Tanne was a major impact on the prince, his love for Pascal was undoubtedly very powerful; in spite of Octavius' love and affection for the first prince; however it did appear that Pascal was *discarded on the account* of Pascal's presumptive sexuality and *lack of exchange in sexual affection such as flirting*. Via transcripts we can state that due to the fact that Antonius wasn't satisfied with romatnic life at the Arcane College - it's likely he didn't intiate any other relationships afterwards. In Antonius' memoirs, ***The Loss of a Gallant Hero*** it is recorded that Antonius was present at the death of Pascal Tanne and how his sister, Fortuna Laurentina also impacted negatively from the sight of his death.

**Antonius states;** *"In slacking sentiment and concern, with deep loss and tears that fall like blood drops; I must report the saddening death of my Pascal...* *What can I do - when it's pulling me underneath? I'm sinking into a deep end I am in over my head - it's as if I can't catch my breath. I'm stepping into this deep end, feel the courage within I can't help but give in! I'm lost in this deep end, I'm lost in this dee*p end! *It was everything, my whole world and all the people in it; I never unushered my life having seen such violence at how much I couldn't catch my breath. I felt the courage within, I can't help but give in! In the end, he didn't love me nor you he wouldn't have lasted long in my heaven."*

The prince himself was said to have *been so traumatised* by the death of Pascal Tanne and the incident that occured with Laurentina that Sir Octavius was caught off-guard - with the inclusions of Hjorvak and Carnac attempting to restore him to life; it was a failure and Pascal sadly died. Antonius departed the Arcane College temporarily, including Laurentina.
Whether Fortuna Callista or any other retinue members such as Julia Minor or Fortuna Octavia being present wasn't stated - however during this time period a vast majority of new students arrived.

#### **Deaths that proceeded that of Pascal**

The death of Sir Pascal Tanne left everyone rather traumitised, however as his death was the first to occur within the student category of the Arcane College, the institution itself became a much more darker place. During Antonius' mourning period - he had noticed; what he described as: *"a vast increase of social tension and overall distinguished negative aura,*" between his clique and that of the rest of the students.

With the death of Pascal Tanne, there was an uproar in speculated individuals that worked in private for the **Circle of Magi**; a group of evil magicians that the Arcane College spent a great effort and time attempting to fend off for some time, in accordance with what infomation is classified as reliable - the Circle of Magi is highly speculated to have been behind the death of Sir Pascal, causing Antonius to be in great anguish as a result.

Antonius was absent during a vast majority of the murders conducted by the same clique he had been part of since joining the Arcane College as an undesignated student, it is not verified but *according to the sources provided* Antonius himself had not been part of the murder spree conducted by the students to remove any suspicious people who may be working for the Circle of Magi.

##### ***Death of 'Rhea' (Rheaella Radica)***

There was an attendee of the Arcane College, most likely a student; she was Rheaella Radica - this student was called **"Rhea"** however in addition to being from the vassalhood of the Fortuna state she was also a woman who was ***killed on speculation of being part of the Circle of Magi.*** This came to light during a specific incident; in which Celeste Fawn, Carnac II-Gorgoth, Marthius Kevilo had all been part of. The prelude of the incident conducted of the fact that Rhea held a suspicious appearing book which Celeste had considered to be relevant to the Circle of Magi, it is observed by students that were part of the clique that the aristocratic woman *"begged"* for her life and attempted to prove her innocence.

According to one source Celeste had stated; “*You guys killed a friend of ours, you evil bastards! You have no idea what you’ve done to us!”*

In rage and anger, apparently Marthius Kevilo had drew out his sword which inflamed itself in what was described to be *"pure flames,"* from what Antonius had been informed of apparently the Lady Radicia attempted to prove her innocence by showing the book which she had on her person and Celeste regarded the content as *"Magi related."* In addition to this, Antonius of Fortuna was said to have sent a notification across to the Fortuna lands to have the lady's father executed at the earliest convinence.

When Antonius was denied the right to partition for this, he had **responded to the theocracy:** *"I'll tell you what you thought! You thought that I was weak! To be pettied and past over and ignored! You are weak and we must be stronger!"* The result of this response sent by Antonius had no known consequences; although days after the death of Lady Radica her father was said to have drowned to death. What happened to Lady Radica's corpse is unrecorded, however speculations held that she was burnt to death or disposed of via sea water.

Lady Radica was killed by Marthius Kevilo, the theocracy themselves were outraged with her death however due to her humble direct-origins no action was taken by the Fortuna government as the lady herself may have indeed been an associate with the Circle of Magi. When it was reported that an apparent Radica woman had died Antonius wasn't even aware of her attendance at the Arcane College, additional comments were **not made** by Fortuna Callista either proving more irrelevance to Radica's death.

###### **Other known deaths conducted via the clique**

There are **multiple people who were killed** by the friendship clique following the death of Pascal Tanne, Antonius' records at least the students outlined below who were killed by members of his own friendship group; which had sparked more deaths after that of Lady Radicia. In Antonius' perspective these deaths were classifed as "revenge."

* Dendra Aurora Tonnele
* Marthius Kevilo
* Ranveer Sahota

In the procession of these deaths, it is stated that Celeste Fawn had regretted killing two students who she speculated were part of the Circle of Magi, this caused her some irritation via Antonius' observations. It's unknown how many more people may have died, however it's noted that Aurora (who came from the ancient house of Tonnele) was also related to the Vermalion Theocracy.

Individuals such as Marthius Kevilo and Ranveer are recorded as foreigners to the state, it's noted however that both met some uninteresting deaths; in addition to this it's recorded that apparently Marthius was killed while fighting a dragon (*under rather dubious circumstances*) he had left the Arcane College, it's unknown as to whether this departing was related to him slaughtering Lady Radicia. There are no records on what happened to Marthius' sister, LIora Kevilo however there are no sources on whether she died following the uproar or whether she left the college, following the example of her brother.

In the case of Ranveer Sahota however; he was a disliked student who Carnac had an interest in however, in spite of this he was also murdered by Carnac - as he had subjected everyone to maltreatment in the college this included calling Antonius; *"pink head!"* As well as other **slurs which scandalised** the court culture that the Arcane College had maintained, especially with the clique of friends that Antonius was part of.

### **Death of Kazimir, the Supreme of Arcane**

The events following the death of Kazimir was indeed attentive towards the nature of the Arcane College, the institution itself having been conflicted with the Circle of Magi. The deaths of several indvidiuals such as Pascal Tanne, Lady Radica and Marthius Kevilo left many people wondering about whether the Magi were genuienly targetting the students or even the teachers.

At this point, Antonius had returned to the Arcane College after what was described in his memoirs as a *"period of inactivity,"* it's stated however that although the first prince was used to hearing such violence and such was common in socieities across the known world - he hadn't imagined that such violence would be so *"cynical."*

#### **The cause of Kazimir's death**

***Kazimir Brightwind*** and the ***Council of Arcanum***, along with ***Azur Halloqen***, had a special meeting to discuss the matters of *Alastor*, and how to banish him from the host, ***Cornelius Fenrin***.

After the meeting, the lot gathered the present students, and went to battle. This conflict between the Council left a bitter taste in how the academy was being conducted and how classes were being delayed due to external conflict, during this period of time Antonius had departed the academy due to the violence being taxing on his health.

##### **The Battle**

The battle took place at the bridge at the bottom of the mountain, connecting the mountain to the forest. *Cornelius*, *the Host of Alastor* stood there menacingly on the opposite side, facing the group. During the long battle, **Kazimir Brightwind** suffered a fatal stab wound to the chest by a long sword, and unfortunately died. *Azur Halloqen* along with *Olor'in Doomweaver* faced the powerful host, and with a powerful chant spoken by Doomweaver, Alastor was casted out of Cornelius' body; however, Cornelius' received powerful swings to the head and the body, leaving his corpse mutilated.

With the power of the students and the council, **Alastor has been removed out of the host, and is currently roaming the realm.** In the battle, **V (Vorhölle) Fawn** obtained his arm back earlier in the session, but it was binded with a curse. Later finding this out, *Grand Master Olor'in Doomweaver* set **Hjörvak Nighboldar** *and* **Carnac Il-Gorgoth** on to the case to remove the curse. According to Arcane sources, they eventually unbinded the curse, but it left V Fawn with a wounded arm *until he healed.*

###### **Battle Aftermath & Funeral**

* Arch-Mage Magnus Deus will likely be promoted to Arcanum Supreme soon, and will be choosing the new Arch-Mage.
* A new member arrived named Lucian Dunefire, A Hestrian Tiefling from the harsh sands of Pindelas.
* Doomweaver's Brother, Olor'an has entered the scene as the Protector of the Forge.
* Arcanum Supreme Magnus Deus i*s proclaimed the new Arcanum Supreme, with his mind set on avenging his lost friend.*

According to some sources, Carnac II-Gorgoth ate a large unspecified "part" of Cornelius' body although this is a simple speculation and has no other evidences for backup. The casket of Brightwind, with his body, seemingly disappeared, with only Deus knowing of its location. Deus' book had a message of Kazimir, containing his last words and wisdoms, given to the students close to the end of the funeral itself in the form of a blue spirit. In addition to this, **Antonius was said to have been the only** member of the Fortuna dynasty present at the funeral of the Supreme.

The Council of Arcanum was congregated to meet as of means to discuss the future agenda of the Arcane College.

## Titles & Styles

* Prince of the First Rank (528 AER - present)
* Monsieur Royale (528 AER - present)

***Alongside:***

* Archidux of Fortuna