Aurelia

**Princess Aurelia of the Gilded Kingdom** is a member of the Cursed Princess Club.

## Appearance

Aurelia has fair skin, golden eyes that appear brown from afar, and slightly wavy honey-blonde hair that falls down to her shoulders with bangs. She wears a pale yellow dress trimmed with gold triangles and a gold sash tied around the waist, as well as golden flats. She also has a large gold crown on her head, gold stud earrings, a gold pearl bracelet on her left wrist, and a gold pearl necklace. After her necklace is broken, Gwendolyn recreates it with a pink bow.

## Personality

Aurelia appears to be friendly and energetic, but eventually shows another side of her personality that is jealous, manipulative, and unkind. She acts moody and distant at times, particularly at home, but other times she is one of the more rational club members, and was willing to help the Cursed Princess Club when they needed it. Despite her jealousy towards Gwendolyn earlier on, she still proves her loyalty to the club. Out of the members, she is also one of the best at appearing to be a dignified and uncursed royal, likely because her family still allows her to live at home, while other members were banished from their kingdoms permanently. Aurelia is sharp and quick-witted, and often has something to say.

## History

### Before the story

Not much is known about Aurelia's past, though in Episode 95, "To Aurelia", it is revealed that before Aurelia began attending a "royal sleepaway camp", her stepfather, Ronald, bought her a necklace that a shady merchant claimed would protect her from boys by giving her the ability to melt whatever her mouch touched. However, it turned out that, even after you took it off, the necklace's curse remained permanently.

Due to her curse, Aurelia joined the Cursed Princess Club, though she only visited some days. The Club was the only place she was permitted to go outside her palace, as one of the reasons she received her curse was because her step-father was overprotective. Her first appearance was in Episode 12, but she only appeared once and was unnamed. Aurelia took part in Abbi's wish-granting-potion-making in Episode 32, and wished to have true love's kiss, due to her curse not allowing her to kiss anyone.

### Season 2

Aurelia's introduction was in Episode 35. She made her debut by hitting Syrah for "saying vile things to Curtis and hogging Gwendolyn all the time", and then politely introducing herself to Gwen. Aurelia explained her curse and demonstrated it by showing them the half-melted fork she had used to eat one of Gwen's scones. She also introduced Gwendolyn to her best friend, Renée, and explained Renée's curse. Later, Prez let Gwendolyn choose the topic for her lecture, and she said she wanted to learn how to be beautiful. While the CPC argued about how to best teach her, Aurelia put an unsigned note on Gwen's table, which said "*If you want to be beautiful, I can show you a secret*." Gwendolyn soon noticed the note, but thought it was from Nell because of how Nell kept glaring and hissing at her. Though she was in the background, Aurelia also appeared in Episode 37 to volunteer at the hospital for Jolie's lesson on beauty. There, she left another note for Gwen that read "*You seriously think this will make you beautiful? Stop wasting time, Gwen. I can give you what you're looking for.*" At some point while Gwendolyn was at Lance’s Birthday Party, Aurelia left a note in the CPC that said "*It's time. Meet me tonight at midnight inside the red building* (the barn, which Prez specifically instructed the club not to enter) *at the south end of the forest. I will make you beautiful.*" When Gwendolyn went to the club to deliver some party souvenirs in Episode 54, she found the note. She decided not to tell Prez, and instead go in order to tell the sender that she appreciated their concern, but didn't need it.

At midnight, Gwendolyn went to the barn, and found an enormous spider that tried to attack her. She was saved by Curtis, who kicked the spider and got her outside, where the rest of the CPC was waiting. Gwen informed them about how she had entered the building and found a huge spider, and Syrah told her she had gone into the *barn*, which she could be permanently banished from the club for. However, Gwendolyn then showed them the notes she had been receiving, and mentioned that she thought the sender might have been Aurelia. A surprised Aurelia defended herself by saying she didn't go to the CPC as often as the others. To prove her claim, Gwen took out a paper she had found in the bowl of wishes for Abbi's potion, papers that you had to kiss for the potion to work. The paper had the same handwriting on it as the notes, and there was a hole in it - which could only have been caused by Aurelia's mouth. Curtis then mentioned that the locks on the barn door had all been corroded or melted. Syrah asked if Aurelia had made out with the locks, and it angered her so much she yelled that she had used licked bobby pins - accidentally revealing herself.

Aurelia admitted the sender of the notes was her, but tried to defend herself by saying she didn't know what was in the barn, only that going in would get Gwen banished from the club. When Abbi asked why she wanted to banish Gwen, she began a rant about how princesses with actual curses were "relegated to the back of the club" (despite them not wanting attention), yet Gwendolyn "constantly gets advice and special parties", despite not having a curse and merely being "ugly". Aurelia approached Gwen, shouting that she already had everything, and that Prez wasn't there to fix everything for her, so she should go back home. As she said this, the barn door opened, and Prez appeared to stop her. While the CPC comforted Gwen, Prez pushed Aurelia against the barn in fury. Aurelia apologized for what she did, but told Prez she still stood by what she said. Prez told her that being cursed wasn't a fundamental part of being in the CPC, but assisting others was, and that was something Aurelia clearly hadn't been doing. Aurelia asked Prez how she had heard that, and Prez informed her she was there the whole time, making Aurelia realise that Prez was the spider. Finally, Prez told Aurelia that Gwen had every right to stay in the club, but she would be banished for her actions. Aurelia begged to not be banished; however, Prez just told Aurelia that she was sorry, and to not do anything to harm the club, or her spiders would find her. Prez then snapped her necklace, told her she had until sundown to get out, and walked away. Aurelia got up, not saying a word to any of the club members until Renée. She tried to tell Renée that she had done it all for her, but Renée merely spit a frog at her, and so she left.

In the season finale, "Hello Again", Aurelia was leaving the Cursed Princess Club when Gwendolyn ran over. At first, Aurelia thought Gwen was going to "rub it in that [she] won"; however, she had actually come to give Aurelia her favorite necklace, now mended with a pink bow. This surprised her, and as she took the necklace back and left, after she told Gwen "I feel sorry for that fiancé of yours. Because you make it really difficult for people once they realize they were wrong about you." She then finally walked off, leaving Gwen confused.

### Season 3

Episode 95, "To Aurelia", was Aurelia's first appearance since she was banished from the club. While giving the mail to Aurelia, her mother asked if she had remembered to thank her stepfather for the chocolates he had sent her. The mention of her stepfather - *Ronald* - instantly angered Aurelia. Her mother tried to explain to her, again, that her curse had been an accident, and Ronald was still searching the globe for a cure. However, Aurelia just yelled at her to tell him he could keep his chocolates until then and slammed the door on her. She then saw an envelope with the CPC's insignia in the mail pile and opened it. Inside was a letter from Prez, who said she believed she had the right to be angry at Aurelia for what she had done. However, she had realized she was wrong to banish Aurelia, and the decision had "had more to do with myself than I could admit to at the time." Prez ended the letter by asking Aurelia to come to the club and talk about it. Inside the envelope, Aurelia also found a card signed by the other members of the CPC, including Monika, Syrah, and Renée, whose message simply said "I'm still mad. But I miss you." This message caused her to tear up. In Episode 96, Aurelia arrived at the CPC, shocking everyone there, especially Renée. She apologized to them, stating that regardless of how she felt about Princess Gwendolyn, she didn't get to choose who got to be in the club, and that she still really wanted to help and hang out with them. Abbi and Syrah were very excited, as they finally had someone to help them with pretending to be normal princesses at Gwendolyn's Dinner Party. After Aurelia yelled at the club to pull themselves together, Whitney appeared and asked if he could help with anything, surprising her. Syrah explained that he was boring and his curse was having tiger stripes, and Aurelia decided that he could help them out. The next day, the club left for the party.

The dinner party started in Episode 97. The CPC came in with Aurelia and and Syrah as students, Abbi and Whitney as professors, and Monika in crow form on Abbi's shoulder. Aurelia's appearance at the party shocked Gwendolyn, who immediately rushed over to her. She tried to explain that she wasn't going to sabotage the party, and she was just there to help out - however, Gwen instead told her she was just happy to see her, which had also been her message in the card from the CPC. When Prez finally arrived as a student, she was happy to see Aurelia, and told her "*Well done holding down the fort.*" At 5:30 pm, Aurelia and Syrah were chatting with King Jack and Prince Blaine. Blaine asked about their institution's name, and Aurelia was forced to say it was the Cosmopolitan Princess Conservatory. He noticed that the insignia on their uniforms was different than what he had seen; Aurelia covered by telling him they had fired their old designer, which he believed. At 6:30 pm, the dinner began, and Aurelia was nervous because she couldn't eat any of the food without melting the silverware. Miss Agatha noticed this and quietly told her that they could always talk, and that she was worth more than any number. She presumably thought that Aurelia might have an eating disorder, but it just confused her. After Gwendolyn's and King Jack's toasts, Blaine went up to deliver one about the curse-themed 32nd pentennial Bippity Bop Gala, which he was on the committee for. While the club, especially Aurelia and Prez, were offended, the had to keep quiet. When Princess Maria and Princess Lorena asked if they could attend the gala, their father declined, defending himself by saying that there was violence and dangerous magic in the outside world, and they needed to be safe. Hearing this angered Aurelia so much that she stood up to give a speech against the King's parenting. Due to the CPC's mission, she had to be subtle, forcing her to say "*Some of the most despicable villains are the ones who roam inside the tower and hold the key.*" However, she was too subtle, as the King interpreted her message incorrectly, much to the disappointment of both the CPCPCP and his children. Blaine's explanation of the Gala continued when he mentioned a crystal that had the ability to heal a single curse, much to the CPCPCP's shock. While Aurelia and the others were skeptical, they still had a bit of hope on the off chance that it was real, and Prez decided they needed to get into that gala.

During dessert, Gwendolyn fell asleep, and the CPCPCP volunteered to take her back to her bedroom, Aurelia being forced to pull Syrah away from flirting with the Pastel King. Inside Gwen's bedroom, the club was putting her to bed when Aurelia inadvertently woke her up by screaming over her possums' glowing eyes. They reassured Gwen about her feelings and let her sleep, before leaving to try and find the suspicious room Monika had come across earlier. 10 minutes in, they were lost, and after accidentally coming across Lorena and Suzanna fencing in a dungeon, they started running through the hallways in desperation. As they searched, Aurelia mentioned that while she'd originally thought the CPCPCP's mission was "super dumb", she was now wondering what was with the Pastel King and why he was so overprotective of his daughters. The others added more questions about him they had, including why Syrah was the only one who thought he was hot, which Aurelia stated she didn't care about solving. Just as the CPCPCP was about to give up, though, they finally found the storage room they were looking for. Prez, who was fully sure that the portrait of Gwen's mother was inside, started flattering Aurelia to get her to melt the door's lock for them. This made her uncomfortable, and Syrah told everyone to back off... while she made out with the lock. Aurelia insisted that she didn't make out with locks, and, seemingly motivated by spite, demonstrated her real technique: getting a bobby pin, putting it in her mouth, and quickly wiggling it in the lock before her spit dissolved. Prez complimented her for opening the door, and the CPCPCP started looking for the portrait.

## Relationships

#### Ronald

Ronald is Aurelia's stepfather, and he is quite overprotective of her. He was the one who cursed her by giving her a necklace that caused her to permanently have a mouth that would disintegrate any material it touches, as the merchant who sold the necklace said it could protect her from boys while she attended a sleepaway camp. However, he didn't mean to permanently curse her. He now has a team scouring the globe for a cure, and he also gifts Aurelia chocolates. Still, Aurelia has yet to forgive him, and has said that until he has found a cure, he can keep the chocolates.

#### Gwendolyn

Aurelia seemed to be elated to finally meet Princess Gwendolyn, and they seemed like they would be good friends. However, she secretly harbored hatred for Gwen because she wasn't cursed. She was secretly envious of Gwen for having “everything” (a loving family AND a fiancé) while resenting that she was allowed to be part of the club despite being “just ugly” and hated how she was being given attention over it. So, she sent Gwen notes saying they knew how to make her beautiful. Aurelia planned for the notes to lead Gwen to the barn so that Prez find out would kick her out of the club. Still, she didn't know what was in the barn, and she didn't mean for her to be physically harmed, expressing remorse over that part. But when she was caught she went on a rant how she didn’t think Gwen should be part of the club in the first place, outright calling her ugly, and told Gwen to help herself instead of relying on the club and to get out, only for herself to be (temporarily) exiled instead. Gwendolyn was the last member of the club Aurelia talked to before she left. At first, Aurelia thought that she had come to rub it into her face that she had "won", but was surprised when Gwendolyn revealed to have mended her favorite pearl necklace and gave it back to her. Gwen also wrote in the card Aurelia received that she wanted her back, greatly surprising her.

When Aurelia came back to the CPC, she admitted that what she had done to Gwendolyn was really awful and selfish, and that she didn't get to choose who would be in the club or not. She decided to help with Gwendolyn's Dinner Party by being one of the fake princesses from the 'Cosmopolitan Princess Conservatory'. At the dinner party, when Gwendolyn approached Aurelia, she thought it was because Gwen was suspicious of her. This caused her to reassure Gwen that she could trust her, even if she hadn't properly apologized to her yet. However, Gwendolyn replied that she was simply happy to see Aurelia again, which shocked her because she didn't know why she would really mean that. When Syrah and Abbi were telling the Pastel King about Gwen's good traits, Aurelia added that she was all of those things, even if there was no reason to be. Later, after the King's rant about banning things in order to protect his daughters, Aurelia stood up to him and confronted him about his behavior on behalf of the princesses. When Gwendolyn finally fell asleep, she accompanied the CPC members to send her off to her room, and find the king's storage room.

#### Prez (Calpernia)

Prez was the person who recruited Aurelia to the Cursed Princess Club. Aurelia did not visit the club very often, so not much could be said about their relationship, other than that it was probably fine. However, after it was revealed that Aurelia was the one who intentionally led Princess Gwendolyn to the barn, Prez became furious and backed Aurelia to the barn wall. Aurelia apologized to her, but told her that she still stood by what she said. Prez scolded her for what she did and banished her from the club, along with shattering her favorite pearl necklace, which upset Aurelia.

Some time later, Aurelia got a card from Prez that was meant for her. At first, she thought that the club was simply sending her "hate mail", since Prez had stated that she was furious about what Aurelia had done to Gwendolyn and the club, and that she believed that she was right to be. However, she then read Prez's entire message. In the message, Prez stated that she had been wrong to banish Aurelia from the club forever, and that she thought both of them cared a lot about the club in different ways, and they had both made big mistakes. At the end of the message, Prez said she hoped that Aurelia would talk to her about it at the club, which made her feel better. When she saw Prez again at Gwendolyn's Dinner Party, Prez expressed that she was proud of her for helping out, making her happy. On their way home from the party, Prez entrusted Aurelia to keep the Diary of Queen Lilyth at her palace, and Aurelia promised not to read it.

#### Renée

Princess Renée was Aurelia's former best friend. They used to be on good terms, until Aurelia hurt Princess Gwendolyn and was banned from the club. Aurelia told Renée she had done it for her before she left, but Renée just spit a frog at her, and she still has yet to forgive her. Whether or not Aurelia was projecting her own jealousy onto Renée since she claimed she did it for her is pretty open to interpretation.

Aurelia eventually realized what she had done wrong, and indirectly tells this to Gwendolyn. Renée has also become sad at her mention, and decided to write a card to her. When Aurelia read Renée's message on the card, she teared up and wondered if she could go back to the club. She was also glad when she saw that Renée approved of her and what she said.

When Aurelia turns to the club and formally apologizes, Renée is glad they don't have to fight anymore. After Renée's near-death experience, she expresses how she wanted Aurelia to understand that when she makes a stupid mistake, it hurts her too. Both are relieved to be friends again.

#### Syrah

Princess Syrah seemed to have a small rivalry with Aurelia, shown in their interactions, in which both tend to respond with sass. Syrah has mentioned that half the time Aurelia is around she's slapping her for hitting on Curtis. When Syrah joked about Aurelia making out with the barn door's locks, it vexed her so much she indirectly admitted what she had done to Princess Gwendolyn. Syrah brought up the topic again on the card to Aurelia, irking her once again. Aurelia would continue to be weirded out by Syrah's actions towards King Jack at Gwendolyn's Dinner Party, and even had to drag her away when things went too far. Additionally, while the CPC members were attempting to search for the storage room, Syrah mentioned she wanted to investigate why she was the only one who found the King "hot", but Aurelia replied she wasn't interested. When they were breaking into the storage room, Syrah tricked Aurelia into opening it by seeming to support her in her decision not to break in, but then provoked her by mentioning "making out with the locks", prompting her to demonstrate how she broke in.

#### King Jack

Aurelia met the Pastel King with the other members of the CPC during Gwendolyn's Dinner Party. She was weirded out and panicked when he called Whitney an animal, and was worried that the king would become suspicious of them. After King Jack went on a rant about banning things to protect his daughters, Aurelia tried to confront him about his behavior in a subtle manner. However, she was too subtle, as the king interpreted her message in the wrong way, much to the CPC's disappointment. After the dinner, Aurelia mentioned she had originally thought the CPCPCP's mission was dumb, but eventually realized that someone had to figure out the situation with the Pastel King.

#### Blaine

Aurelia and Prince Blaine conversed about the Cosmopolitan Princess Conservatory at Gwendolyn's Dinner Party. When Blaine seemed suspicious of the CPC, Aurelia panicked, thought he was onto them, and proceeded to tell him an excuse to not expose themselves. This was shown with the insignia situation, though Blaine simply proceeded to say that the CPC's insignia was better than the actual Cosmopolitan Princess Conservatory's insignia (an upturned nose). When Blaine brought up the topic of "curses", Aurelia and the other cursed princesses panicked once again; however, as it turned out, he was merely talking about the theme of the gala, though Aurelia still found his impression of curses offending. Later, when he mentioned that there would be a crystal that was rumored to have powers to heal a single curse at the gala, Aurelia was shocked, and didn't believe it. She has also referred to Blaine as "the red prince" and "Red".

#### Miss Agatha

At Gwendolyn's Dinner Party, Miss Agatha saw Aurelia trying to hide her uneaten food. Aurelia couldn't eat the food because it would be a challenge to hide her curse while eating, but Miss Agatha seemed to misinterpret it for an eating disorder (possibly anorexia). Miss Agatha, not drawing attention to Aurelia, quietly told her that she could talk to her anytime, and that she was worth more than any number. Aurelia, not making the connection, was simply confused at what she had said.

## Quotes

"Syrah, can you stop saying vile things to Curtis and hogging Gwendolyn all the time? There are other princesses here who've been wanting to meet her too!"

"So there will be no true love's kiss for me.."

"The point is that she doesn't belong here. SHE'S NOT CURSED. SHE'S JUST UGLY!!!!"

"Gwen!! You already have everything-- a fiancé, a loving family... So you wanna know how to become beautiful?! All you have to do is grow out your bangs, put on some heavy makeup, and stop sewing toddler clothes for yourself!!"

"I feel sorry for that fiancé of yours. Because you make it really difficult for people once they realize they were wrong about you."

"Jeez, these people can't even let me leave in disgrace quietly?"

"Just help yourself for once, Gwen!! I know Prez leaps at every opportunity to fix things for you with a long talk and a group hug. But guess what? She's not here now!!"

"Ohhh, okay! Thanks a lot, RONALD! Thanks for the mediocre-tier chocolates and the trash-tier curse that melts everything in my mouth and ruined my life!!"

"Well tell him that until then, he can keep his dumb chocolates!!"

"I know that what I did was really awful and selfish. Regardless of how I feel about Gwen, I don't get to choose who deserves to be here or not. I do want to choose to help the club though, and everyone in it. So if there's any way for me to prove that to you, I'll do it."

"...Listen, I know I never apologized to you or whatever. But I'm here to help the club, and I'm not gonna do anything to sabotage you, if that's what you're thinking—"

"It's like those fairy tales of princesses that are so ridiculously gorgeous that birds do their hair, or flowers bloom wherever they are..."

(after Syrah and Abbi compliment Princess Gwendolyn) ".....even when she has no reason to be."

"Take an intermission, Red."

"As for the conversation of the evening, though... I cannot help but interject after hearing what you said. Your Majesty... you are correct. This world is full of monsters, curses, and awful people just like the fairy tales say. Therefore, it is understandable that one would believe the best way to protect his daughters is by locking them away in a tower. But I implore you to heed my words as I share the biggest lesson that **I** learned from those same fairy tales, which is that... some of the most despicable villains are the ones who roam inside the tower and hold the key."

"If [the curse-curing crystal] was legit, then why would it be a party favor at some stupid gala?!"

"You know... I kinda thought this whole C.P.C.P.C.P mission was super dumb at first. But after dinner with that Pastel King... yeah, I get it. Someone has to figure out what's up with him! Like, I thought **MY** stepfather was overbearing. Why's he so overprotective of his daughters?!"

"Lately, every time I shut my eyes, thoughts keep popping up in my head. I mean, of course they would, with something like this hidden beneath my mattress. Because...even I can't deny the poetic justice of being haunted by the words of a mother that I used to hurt her daughter."

"--What? Y-yeah, it was just a yawn!! Get off my case! Jeez..."

"Of course I am with that diary burning a hole under my bed... What's written in that thing anyway to make the king search everywhere for it...?

"Pull yourself together, Aurelia! It's not like this is even the first girl's diary you've ever snooped inside. So stop being a chicken and just open it already so you can finally sleep again!!"

"I don't know what annoys me more-- the fact that I got sick because of a stupid book... or the fact that I know that, and I'm still dying to read more of it. Don't open it, Aurelia. You have to try to be better than this. Choose media that will make you less upset."

## Notes & Trivia

* Aurelia is said to have creepy handwriting.
* She is usually seen with her favorite pearl necklace.
	+ Interestingly, real pearl necklaces don't dramatically snap and scatter pearls around- a real pearl necklace has knots between the pearls to prevent them from damaging each other. So when Prez snaps Aurelia's favorite pearl necklace...
* She is afraid of spiders, but tries to respect them if they are one of the spiders that Prez communicates with.
* Aurelia refers to Prince Blaine as "Red".
* There's a paper heart on one of the CPC's walls that says "Aurelia + Renée BFFS 4ever".
* Because of her curse, Aurelia couldn't eat some of the food at Princess Gwendolyn's dinner party without revealing it. However, Miss Agatha saw that as Aurelia having an eating disorder, likely anorexia.
* Upon her return to the club, Aurelia's hair looks different; her bangs are more defined, and her hair is more golden.
	+ Some speculate that she took her own spiteful advice directed at Gwen to grow out her bangs.
* Aurelia's name means "golden" or "gilded". This likely refers to her homeland, the Gilded Kingdom.
* Aurelia's technique to open locked doors is to take a bobby pin from her hair, put it in her mouth for a second to cover it in saliva, and then quickly turn it in the door.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 61
2. ↑ Episode 56
3. ↑ Episode 95
4. ↑ Episode 101
5. ↑ Episode 54
6. ↑ Episode 99
7. ↑ Behind the Name
8. ↑ Episode 103