#i am absolutely obssessed with philomene's history in realtis though I cannot go over every single detail in one post sadly

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may I ask more about Philomine Valvira??? i am gay

Philomene Valvira

Sorry this occurred so late! The foundation has been going through some changes and I've had to train staff for most of it.

Below will detail the general life and some facts about Valvira's most notorious family members.

General Life

Philomene Valvira was born on January 26, 471 A.B. to Berriellt Clevell and Kaimo Valvira.

She would be the younger to Hele Valvira, who would be set to take the throne.

For most of her early life, she was raised as ordinary nobility with extra lessons to assist her brother once he ascended the throne. These classes would entail combat and strategy in case Realtis got into a war in the near future. For Realtian royalty during the Valvira era, each child would have to overcome a trial that would see them recognized by the fae royalty from the Feywilds. If siblings are near enough in age, they will complete the trial together. Hele was noted to have struggled with the customs of the faes, while Philomene would cover up for him while dealing with the consequences herself. This trial would have taken them 2 years to complete.

Currently, records of what occurred in this trial are unknown and seem to have been kept secret.

After the trial, Hele and Philomene arrived at Realtis battling a plague. This plague is known as The Clinik Plague. Both parents were already on their deathbeds and Hele would soon contract the disease. This left Philomene to take the throne at the age of 17. I should note that it was theorized that Philomene may have devised a plan for Hele to contract the disease and die so she could take the throne. Some stories mention that she worked out a deal with the fae and encased the bacteria in a vial to poison Hele's food.

Records of supposed dealings with fae are unknown and are most likely kept in the Feywilds which we do not have access to anymore.

Philomene would soon marry Elts Niiovilk at the age of 19. Her reign consisted of building the military and its supplies. Around Realtis during this era, wars were abundant and Philomene would have Realtis join in multiple of these wars.

At age 31, she would have Kaarel Valvira.

By the time she became 50, most of the wars would conclude. The rest of her reign continued with economic trade as she would repair the damages of the wars Realtis participated in.

She would die at age 74 in 545 A.B. during the last raid in the Valviran War.

Romance Life

Most of the time, during the Valvira era, crowned royalty would be married before they took to the throne. In Philomene's case, her first debut into society was when she ascended the throne, and thus her entrance into romance occurred later and much faster.

From a young age, it seems that she would be taught together with Elts Niiovilk. It seems that these two were supposed to assist Hele when he ascended the throne and as previously stated, that didn't happen. This sparked a rivalry between them as they competed to see who could get higher marks.

When Philomene went to go complete her trial with the fae, it was also noted in her diary, that she had a few relations with some of the fae as well. Though these never lasted after she left the Feywilds. The names of the fae were never mentioned, but they ranged from "very pretty women" and "gorgeous men" as stated in her diary.

When it came time to find someone to court, a large ball was held in the palace. It is said that when the first song came on, Elts challenged her to see if her skills faded from the time she left. Thus, the two danced first. Philomene was noted to have danced and attempted to court with several other suitors after the ball, but none interested her that much. Though Elts never attempted to court her during this time period.

Philomene who was tired of all these new men and women decided to court Elts, himself. It is said she arrived in the middle of the night to challenge Elts and asked him to court her during their match. Some diaries from servants would note that Elts was quite flustered and would end up being tripped by Philomene and having been pinned.

After a year of courting, they would be wed. Elts would help Philomene with her tasks. Their rivalry seemed to have continued throughout their marriage as diary entries from Kaarel would note that they would compete in nearly everything, even if the situation was dangerous.

Other stories and facts

Philomene is the only royal in Realtian history to be painted with their weaponry.

There are numerous adaptions of her life in the form of plays. These plays ranged from her military life to her home life.

Philomene often still ventured into the Feywilds after her trial during the solstices. From tales, she would often challenge fae nobility to fight to keep her skills sharp.

The reason her parents named her "Philomene" was in hopes that she would be the strength needed to support the nation when necessary.

She was noted as possibly being dyslexic and would require assistance with documents from Elts. She would note in her diary, "I am only having Elts check my documents so I don't make a fool out of myself. Yes, Elts helped me check this too."

She is the youngest queen to have ascended the throne. Only Lucien Fernan would succeed the throne at a younger age.

Her nickname from Elts would be "Dearling" as she would have a love for deer. It is noted that she did not like this nickname at all.

Philomene was one of the few rulers to have gone onto the battlefield herself. She donned a black cape and would be noted as a "Void of Death".

She was a user of black magic and would often deal with fits of sickness due to it.

Philomene's favorite weapons were a crossbow and a longsword. (We actually have her weapons up in a museum!)

The oldest living monarch in the Valvira era.

The often use of 'rivals to lovers' in Realtian history seemed to have started when the story of Philomene and Elts became known to the public which was also around the same time Elts was building the University of Alchemic Studies and History in central Realtis.