Bad Blood upon civil hands. The two Prominent and powerful families in all of England, the Clans of Tariel and Van Buren have existed as long as the Empire. Closely related to the Royal line, both families have played into the line of succession from the dawn of history. But with great power arises dark secrets that may not always be so easy to contain. Scandal, bribery, even murder, lurks behind closed doors.
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The Van Buren clan has been around
almost as long as the Tariel and are a
family known for their strength and their
heart. Known for their vibrant red hair
and soft grey eyes, they are sight to
behold and a force almost as dangerous
as their rivals. With a direct tie into
the royal bloodline, they hope to claim the
throne through their eldest son.
The Patriarch; The Black King
Stubborn as an ox, with the heart
of a Lion. ___ Leads his family with
pride in every step.It's rumored that
___ was born a lowly farmhand and
married into the clan many years ago
in secret before rising to the top.
The Matriarch; The Black Queen
The second cousin to the late King,
she married for love, much to her
family's disdain. ___ is as strong as
her husband and the heart of the
family.
The Scholar; The Black Bishop
Where his brothers became
athletes and warriors, ____
became a scholar. Manipulative
and brutally ambitious, he's the
brain of the family and rumoured
to be the long, lost, son of the
Tariel clan.
The Socialite; The Black Knight
___ and ___, set of twins, they are
the youngest of the family and have
their fingers in everyone's pie. If there's
a rumour to be heard, they're probably
the ones that spread it.
The Protector; The Black Rook
___ ,the eldest, a headstrong
young man is always ready for a fight.
He's incredibly protective of his family
and would like nothing more than to stop
all the fighting between clans. Recently,
he's become engaged to the youngest of
the Tariel clan after falling in love with
her at a masque.
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The Tariel clan all share a very distinctive
beauty among their ranks. Pale skin, iridescent
eyes and long white-blond hair, they are
winter-personified. Brutally ambitious and
stained with greed, they will stop at nothing to
claim the throne. Their family crest is colored
in blues, purples and silver, displaying a white
serpent coiled around a longsword to represent
nobility and power.
The Patriarch; The White King
With a heart of ice and a lust for
blood, ____ is the brawn of the family.
He'll easily kill all who oppose him to
clear the path for the throne, or simply
for the fun of it. Unlike his wife, he
cares very little of shielding his
intentions. He is the nephew of the
late King.
The Matriarch; The White Queen
The brain behind the brawn, Erudessa is
both beautiful and intelligent. Equally as
brutally ambitious as her husband, she
often plays as the kinder side of the couple.
Soft-spoken and fragile, she is often
over-looked. All to her advantage.
~Played by Lady Grifter
The Trickster; The White Bishop
The spitting image of her father, ____
has absolutely no regard for those she
must step upon in her rise to power.
Hot-headed and short-tempered, she's
a force to be reckoned with.
The Puppet; The White Knight
The youngest of her family, reserved has
fallen tragically in love with the eldest
son of the Van Buren clan, much to her
family's amusement. Now engaged, she's
blissfully oblivious to her family's intentions.
The Black sheep; The White Rook
The outcast of the family, ____
does not share his family's distinctive
beauty, nor their callous ambition.
Tall, dark and shy, ___ is often assumed
to be adopted rather than birthed into the
noble bloodline.
