House of Ellen

## History

In the first roleplay, Inlicio was the queen. Inlicio's husband passed away years before the first roleplay and after that she kept to herself, becoming reclusive. The guards wanted to keep the children away from her, as a result, but Katarina's dedication towards the kingdom became a growing reason to know their mother better, so they were quite close. As a result, they were left with the most power, despite Lyra actually being the eldest. Lyra is blind, but he was born that way. He was made king for a short period of time, but nobody ever trained him for the role since they didn't take him seriously. Additionally, he didn't exactly have the passion to be the ruler, unlike Katarina. He handed his power to them, after they demanded for it. Many citizens disliked his concept of messing with a tradition that had kept order for so long, but what they liked even less was his reign as king. Most of the siblings were pretty oblivious to the suffering of the kingdom due to class gaps, and it wasn't until after Inlicio passed that they really found out--with the exception of Esther, since she ran off when she was younger.

Katarina did all the work, but you can imagine just how much a teenager can do running an entire kingdom with a team who either didn't respect thons, like thons, or take thons seriously, even if they try really hard, and the only person they can look up to is historically figures who speak differently from how they acted and a mom who's depressed--hence why thon had to take over in the first place. After her husband died and some guards insisted she be separated from her children to have space, to which she didn't argue against but was probably not long-term healthy, she just got emotionally worse and worse and it impacted her kids. Because Katarina was so tense about relationships with the middle class that thon managed decently but not as cheerfully and encouragingly as thons mother did, the morale of the royals and with it the kingdom fell and after that it was the lower class getting lower. If it weren't for Katarina, honestly, they probably wouldn't even have kept the throne. In the midst of this, Katarina became increasingly difficult to approach because they took on so much responsibility, and felt leagues older than their siblings, which strained their relationships.

Esther eventually comes back but only as a servant--few actually recognize her. She hardly interacts with the prince until Inlicio herself passes and she comes to educate Lyra from having studied law in secret for so long--peasants aren't supposed to know the ways to the library or even read well, but recall that she's not technically a peasant. Hyzenthlay's pretty dainty and lighthearted--the youngest princess, she's pretty much a figurehead to be molded, but she's friends with someone who was once an assassin and a chain of affiliations ties her to magic and people she's not supposed to know. She takes care of the palace well enough, though, and when she does find out about how poor the villagers are, she's the one to comfort them front-up, though she's not exactly popular.

Despite what it says on their forms, in the original roleplay, Hyzenthlay and Lupine were both 13--they were separated for a while, Katarina insisting that a non-noble with an aggressive attitude be not associated with their sister, but later in time, they meet again. Vivian is another princess, though Katarina scorns upon her from not knowing her that well. Katarina isn't close with her family, except her great-aunt and mother and sorta kinda Esther? They talk abt law together and writing. Esther doesn't understand Katarina's strange fascination with roses, or that she's eloped with her lover, princess Abilene of another kingdom. They both fall into their arranged marriages, but the kingdoms are kept tight because of their 'friENDshiP.' Razian, Lyra, Aoi, and Umi are some princes. Inlicio's associations start cutting off, and the middle class is falling more than ever because these kids can't manage those things. They learn, though, and Katarina was already taking care of a lot when Inlicio's health was declining. This just--makes them lose their motivations though, and Lyra learns to be king.

### Reboot roleplay

Twenty-five years pass. So snip in time and some of them die young, there's only so much safety you can have when everyone wants your money. Katarina's son is Jerome, and like them, he's very passionate towards being king and knows how to play around in court. The Armanis rise to power and soon the two are like England and France--frenemies heheh. Rumors spread around about House of Yardley's illegitimate child and, being related, Ellens are in mild trouble too. Auwin is very suspicious of the Ellens since they're related and sees it as a propaganda move to cut the Yardleys out of power, so it's very tense for a while. The new generation of Ellens includes Lulu, Kyra, and Dillon. Hyzenthlay is the mother of Dillon and she sees the question on the table about his arranged marriage. Being the nice one who likes baking with Lulu, she tells him it's up to him. Additionally, a team of assassins  was sent towards the Ellens at a similar time when the Armanis rose to power. This is a coincidence, but anything could mean anything to Katarina, so they've been opposed to an arranged marriage since then, despite the efforts of Catherine Armani. Grey and Kyra are actually together, but in secret. Grey wants to keep it a secret due to him not wanting his reputation wrecked as a guard, since he already faces a lot of problems with being a lower rank on the hierarchy, while Kyra wants to be open about their relationship which will cause conflict between the two. Sybil, Katarina's daughter, doesn't have a wonderful relationship with her mother, who thinks that she's lazy because she spends all her time with entertainment. Arts are her greatest joy. It is in hope that she will some day play a bigger part in managing the kingdom, but it also puts pressure for her to work against her brother as royalty towards the throne, especially as the royal part of the hierarchy seems to be expanding and positions are tenser, with more and more commoners marrying into royalty. Sybil is a natural at communication. She prefers talking to writing, and is kind of the odd one out in the family. She's incredibly oblivious about stuff like the economy, she's calm instead of ill-tempered, she's giddy instead of polished. She even dated a few commoners, and while Katarina is friends with many commoners, they believe that such an affair would release too much gossip and make the country geopolitically weak without marital ties. Definitely a socialite.

Jerome (pat on the back for being bullied and point of the finger to Katarina for naming the poor kid "Jerome" because it's a traditional Kantar name). He's very involved in the decision-making process. The recognition and power of being ruler are split between him and Katarina. When he was of age to become king, he got the title transferred to him. However, much of the actual power is still within Katarina's possession, given that they are still alive, and Katarina is still referred to as 'their majesty.'

### Third roleplay

Ellens have been one of the most powerful royal families in history, but at the same time, Katarina themself is not at all oppressive, instead being quite diplomatic. They were the opposite of their mother, who didn’t do enough to help and that was when the economy started rotting (think Herbert Hoover and FDR)

This gives them a terrible intel from a loyalty and trust that they have worked for a long time to build, despite thriving on a deeply classist system of stuff

After the letter, they’re falling apart lol

## Family Tree

1. ↑  including Polly Smather and Lethia Laurier, as well as Kayden, a 20-year-old bisexual he/him male who was easygoing and flirty, not the typical personality type for a assassin. But he has a dark side, one that's vengeful and bent on destroying the royal family because of what they did to his family. In an attempt to get in, he pretended to be Polly's boyfriend and made an agreement with Alexis Armani to help take down her mother if she let him in. They use only alias, as Lethia's was Samantha and she excused it as a nickname when Grey came to ask