Rhen

Official art by montherox

* Lord Vincent Aldrhen, Prince of Emberfall, son of Broderick, King of the Eastern Lands
* The Monster
* Boy (by Karis Luran)
* Brother (by Grey)

### Title(s)

* Crown Prince (formerly)
* Acting Regent of Emberfall

### Age

* 18 (as of *A Curse So Dark and Lonely*)
* 19 (as of *A Vow So Bold and Deadly*)
* 23 (during *Forging Silver into Stars*)

## Affiliations

### Occupation

* Acting Regent and brother to the king
* Crown Prince (formerly)

### Enemies

* Sylh Shallow (former)
* Lilith
* The Truthbringers

## Physical Description

### Species

* Human
* Cursed human to take the form of a monster (formerly)

## Relationships

### Family

* King Broderick † (father)
* Queen of Emberfall † (mother)
* Arabella † (eldest sister)
* Isadore † (youngest sister)
* Grey (half-brother)
* Sinna Cataleha (niece)
* Lia Mara (sister-in-law)

## Series Information

### Appearances

* *A Curse So Dark and Lonely*
* *A Heart So Fierce and Broken*
* *A Vow So Bold and Deadly*
* *Forging Silver into Stars*

> We are all dealt a hand at birth. A good hand can ultimately lose - just as a poor hand can win - but we must all play the cards the fate deals. The choices we face may not be the choices we want, but they are choices nonetheless.
>
> Rhen, A Curse So Dark and Lonely

**Vincent Aldrhen**, better known as **Rhen**, is the former Crown Prince of Emberfall.

## Biography

### Early Life

Ever since Rhen was a small child he was trained for one day he would inherit the throne of Emberfall. When he was younger and more immature he was known to have slept with a lot of women, had a cocky attitude, and thought he had the right to whatever he wanted.

The autumn of his eighteenth birthday, he decided to have a one night stand with a woman named Lilith, she was furious because she had believed their relationship to be more than that, because of this she cursed him to repeat the same season over and over again until a girl fell in love with him.

At first, he did not take the curse seriously and would joke about it.

### A Curse So Dark and Lonely

Rhen's kingdom has fallen in despair after failing to break the curse for so many seasons, and he is terrorizing and killing his own people when he unwillingly transforms into a monster at the end of each season.

One day he is waiting for Grey to come back with another kidnapped girl and meets Harper. He is struck by how different she seems from other girls.

Harper does not trust him and flees from the castle, he and Grey save her when she gets in trouble with Sylh Shallow soldiers trying to save Freya. Grey and Harper have managed to become friends by this point which surprises Rhen and makes him a little jealous. After asking Grey how he managed to befriend Harper. He follows his directions and asks Harper to play cards with him, which causes them to start to like each other more.

## Physical Description

Rhen is described as very handsome. He has high cheekbones, dark blonde hair that turns gold in the light, and brown eyes. He has a muscled body, especially his arms, from swordsmanship.

When he was cursed and would transform into a Monster; his appearance changed from season to season. He took the form of furred creatures, creatures with wings, and in the last season, he transformed into a beast with scales.

## Relationships

### Harper

Rhen and Harper had a wrong start, with her being captured and dragged to Emberfall. He tried to get close to her but at first, she did not trust him. Over the course of time, the two of them started to like each other and ultimately fell in love. They are currently betrothed.

### Grey

Originally a relationship between prince and guard, Rhen and Grey formed a friendship because they spent so much time together fighting the curse. After finding out the are half-siblings, their relationship becomes complicated.

### Arabella

Arabella was Rhen's oldest sister, with whom he had a good relationship with.

### Isadore

Isadore was Rhen's youngest sister, with whom he was somewhat close, but strained because of his duties as crown prince.