Rosabelle

*To act is to live. To rule is to die. I would rather spend my days on the stage, where I can see the pride in everyone's eyes, than to stand in a court desperate for their approval.*
— Rosabelle to Alruccbah

## Rosabelle

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## Misc

### Hatchday

Jan 01, 2020

**Rosabelle Loretta Griffin Aonghuis** is a performer of the Empire. She is also the leader of a cult.

## Backstory

Rosabelle was a tiny hatchling, so small Feichin and Elwy feared she wouldn't survive. She was named after a rose her parents had found in her nest. Despite her fragility, Rosabelle grew into a magnificent dragon, learning how to play instruments are 5 years old, and then singing when she was 15. However, she was a recluse due to her size and almost no one knew she existed.

Her parents became quite upset with her introverted life. Knowing of her musical talent, they took her to Lady Akiko and asked the Tundra to train her. Rosabelle did not want to join Akiko's group of young artists, and she argued bitterly with her parents. She eventually gave up and joined the Cirque Silverlight, Hati's group of young actors and actresses. By this time, most dragons in the clan knew of her existence.

Rosabelle found herself surrounded by dragons she had only seen before and never interacted with. Dragons she didn't know and wasn't super thrilled about getting to know. The first night of practices was a script read-through of the play they'd be performing, a play called Winds From the West, one of Arviasal's originals. Rosabelle was cast as an ensemble character whose biggest part was when she helped the lead (played by Brenden) escape from prison. Despite all her initial protests, Rosabelle loved the play. She loved it so much, she decided to tell Akiko that she would definitely sign up for the next one. But it wasn't just the play she loved.

It was two of the dragons in it as well.

It's no secret that Rosabelle was absolutely terrified of Brenden Evello (who she calls Danny) and Aemilia Herzeneve (who she calls Emi) when she first met them. Not only were they both larger than her, they were also intense actors who would throw themselves into their work. They also were harsh on any dragon who refused to do their part, and Rosabelle would watch as many of the younger dragons were bullied into working harder. But they never bullied Rosabelle, as they saw her work hard every night at practice and saw her love for the play as well. They were impressed by this secluded dragoness's fearlessness in the face of adversity and approached her at the end of their second performance and told her such. The three eventually grew into good friends and could often be found practicing lines together. They grew not just as actors, but also as young adults who would never let themselves be parted from each other. The Bogsneak and Mirror even gave Rosabelle a nickname: Rosie.

Despite their friendship, Aemilia and Brenden would often tease Rosie about the most minuscule of things. Rosie always knew they were just joking and went along with it. Their teasing intensified when they learned of Rosie's precocious crush on Elias, and they'd often follow her around just to ask about how it was going with him. This always irritated her even more so than their other teasing.

They trio were so talented, that Her Majesty Aislinn decided on a whim to come see their performance. Akiko had told the Empress about the dragons' talent, and Aislinn was pleasantly surprised when she saw just how well they worked together as leaders. At the end of their show (a musical created by the three called Smoke and Mirrors where Brenden was the lead male, Aemilia was the villain and Rosie was the female lead), Aislinn approached the Trio and expressed her gratitude. The Trio was honored and humbled that their Empress would come see their performance, and Aislinn asked them if they would accompany her for dinner that night.

Rosie's parents were so proud of her. No longer was she the quiet, weak dragoness of the past. During this time, it was then that Rosie, Brenden and Aemilia decided to create their own theater company: the Moonstar Theater. Due to her beauty and wonderful performances, it was announced that Rosie would be betrothed to the prince of the Avuvalon Empire. Though unhappy due to her crush on Elias, Rosie knew that her duty to the Empire was more important. So she left the clan to visit the Avuvalon Empire with Aislinn. When they arrived, they saw that Emperor Terthuril and Empress Tolmhia were quite eager to get rid of their son, handing him to the Water dragons almost immediately.

As they traveled back to their home, Rosie tried to make as much conversation with Prince Alruccabah as possible. But, the snobby Coatl wouldn't give Rosie so much as a glance. His snooty attitude put a strain on their relationship at first, where the two were arguing over everything under the sun. Such hatred was deeply rooted in the fact that Alru hated the upper-class, and Rosie was very untrusting of the fact that he was from the Avuvalon Empire.

Alruccabah, after being dared by Lharilstar, traveled to the Kelp Beds to prove himself. However, Alru was no match for any of the Beastclans there, and was almost killed by a group of Maren. Luckily, Rosabelle had heard from Heulwen about the dare, and swam all the way to the Kelp Beds with Kyo to find their prince. They found him nearly dead, and Rosie managed to convinced the Maren (who were actually allies of the Empire) to stand down, calling him an arrogant pig that needed to be taught a lesson. Alruccabah was grateful, and apologized to Rosie and Kyo for worrying them. Rosie went off on the Coatl, stating that nothing could happen to him, but cried and fell into his arms. The relationship between the two nobles mended together, and they grew to care for each other.

## Trivia

* She was the random dragon on January 24, 2024.