the ton is buzzing ! have you heard ? AUGUSTA DORMER , LADY DORMER has arrived in mayfair ! i’ve been told that she is + ASTUTE & HIGH - SPIRITED but are also - MEDDLESOME & UNSCRUPULOUS but we shall more know about them throughout the season. they aim to HELP HER BROTHER REHABILITATE THE WHITE RABBIT AND SEE BUSINESS BOOM AGAIN before the season ends. we cannot be too sure but it is said that their loyalties THEIR FAMILY & WITH THEMSELVES. how true ? we are yet to find out.
[ basics ] ⸻
full name : augusta josephine dormer.
meaning : augusta means magnificent; josephine means god will increase. she was named after a princess of the dynasty, and her father, joseph.
also known as : gus, goose ( by her brothers ).
titles ( if applicable ) : lady dormer of wyng.
gender + pronouns : cis woman + she/her.
orientation : bisexual.
age : twenty eight; going twenty nine in two months.
[ background + familial ] ⸻
date of birth : may 12th, 1784.
place of birth : london, england.
residence : ascott house, near wing, buckinghamshire.
rank : gentry.
father : joseph dormer ✝ tba.
mother : amelia dormer, née ? ✝ 1784.
siblings : brother one, brother two ( both older ).
partner : publically, none. privately, see wanted connection below.
other familial relations : elise dormer, née tba ( former sister in law ) ✝ tba.
languages : english, french. has repeatedly attempted to pick on greek and latin.
[ appearance ] ⸻
portrayed by : olivia cooke.
height : 5′5″ / 165cm.
hair color + style : dark brown, nearly black; though originally wavy, or faintly curled, she primly curls them tighter with the assistance of hot tongs and overnight rag curls, pinning them to the latest of fashions. she is a big adept of hairdresses such as bonnets and big hats.
eye color : chestnut brown.
voice : per olivia's own voice, her tone is husky, yet honey - coated and she has an inclination to speak rapidly. as of the norm for the period and her station, her accent is posh, most likely some form of the RP english accent.
distinguishable marks + scars : dimples in her cheeks when she smiles, big doe eyes.
piercings + tattoos : pierced ears.
[ personality ] ⸻
zodiac sign : taurus sun, aquarius rising.
mbti : tba .
enneagram : tba.
temperament : the executive ( choleric - sanguine ).
moral alignment : lawful evil.
element : earth.
inspirations : becky sharp ( vanity fair ), jackie bukhart ( that 70s show ), capitu ( dom casmurro ), petra solano ( jane the virgin ), nurbanu ( magnificent century ), lucrezia borgia ( history ).
[ history ] ⸻
trigger warnings for: parental death, death by childbirth, gambling addiction.
the former baron and baroness dormer were once forces to be reckoned in, in the public eye. the first of his line to attend the house of the lords, and the minor cousin of a gentry family who became the diamond of her season, joseph and amelia were both gregarious and expansive, and their match was an envious one, both for their matching of wits and of the matters of the heart — they were desperately in love, and one accommodated and partnered the other: amelia aided him in relations outside of the parliament while commanding their household, and he rejoiced in oratory, as well as giving her every opportunity to shine on society.
her last labor came as a surprise — it was by the end of the season, and despite being heavily pregnant, amelia would not waste precious time, but the babe came too early. the birth was a mess, and though the child would come out hearty and loud, lady amelia would remain quiet and pale for the rest of the week. joseph fell in denial, believing his wife could somehow recover, but by the end of the week, amelia had made her peace with dreaded death, ordering her husband to care for their children and their life together, and naming their only daughter augusta, after a princess the lady had once much admired.
it was the least to say joseph did not entirely abide to his wife's plans. though there were some self - insistence, at least at first, not to forgo his family — particularly, augusta never believed her father wished her harm or believed her some evil that took away his beloved wife, nor did he ever remarry, when he as well could have had — his social excellence seemed to have been tightly connected to amelia, and, without her to guide him, the baron soon turned to vices. it was a method of relief: long nights with drinks over games of cards, locked in rooms with his friends from the parliament, but once friendly games became a constant monthly debit — for joseph's luck had run out, it seemed — it was felt. tongues began to wag, a rumor here and there about how often joseph was politely escorted away or denied from gambling tables, or how much he lingered at the tracks, and at boxing rings; when the london house was "closed off", "lended" to a "friend of the family" for the season, all that was said was that the family needed the fresh airs of buckinghamshire, away from the memories of lady amelia and her immense joy.
for augusta, however, those memories were important. without the guidance of her mother, she relied on her ghost, on the many portraits, on words of her brothers and father and every one who had once felt the glimmer of lady amelia. though in distance, augusta wished to emulate her mother: her beauty, her elegance, her charisma. like a silly girl, she would play with her clothes in front of the mirror, reigning over a society of dolls. her innocence was often interrupted, however, for her father's sake. there were costs to be cut, no matter how much she begged for a gown of the finest silk or for a new hat. at some point, her brother, impatience with the burden of the keeping of the house and of the family name due to their father's negligence, went on to show her the disorganization of the books, and the lack thereof of funds to spend in more frivolities than necessary for appearance's sake.
already better at card games than her father at the cusp of teenagehood, she tried to learn accounting. her odds were improved when she realized she took to numbers better than her peers; she was too young to handle the household finances, but alongside the governess, augusta sought to familiarize herself with the matters of keeping the household, taking a load off her brother's back. by the time she was of age, she controlled the ascott house herself, gladly so, and was more than eager to debut and return to society. london was a dream come true, but not only its societal aspect. augusta realized, along with her siblings, that there were gains to be had, less explored by those of higher society — and how foolish they were, not to see the opportunity spark!
tragedy struck merciless when the new baroness dormer, too, found her demise in the birthing bed. repeating his father's tale, baron dormer returned to ascott house to find relief in the fresh air, and though augusta more or less willingly accompanied him, instead of wallowing in purposeless misery, the family found gold on the purchase of a less than savory establishment, the white rabbit. theirs in all but in name, the dormer siblings are partners, and, of course, that includes augusta, who takes care of the books of the place meticulously, always seeking for an opportunity to improve their gains, as hands on as she can possibly be under the cloak of distance. naturally, the recent misfortune situation at the white rabbit much displeases her, but she is nothing if not positive this will be but a forgotten misdemeanor in no time, and the white rabbit — and their fortunes — shall continue to rise.
[ personality ] ⸻
grasping, opportunistic, materialistic, quick witted and dissimulated on the inside, on the outside, augusta is the typically accomplished gentlewoman, with practiced tunes in the pianoforte, polished steps of the cotillion and memorized pleasantries spoken with a honeyed tongue, paired with big eyes gleaming with mirth and faux innocence. she relies on keeping a clean image, and has no qualms to lie, fake, buy and manipulate her way into forcing the belief that her family’s reputation is unfounded ( #girlboss #gaslight #gatekeep, so true of her ). though she is contented with their entrepreneuring agenda — finding that running successful businesses built by them and not simply inherited all ready as many aristocrats do is very fulfilling, especially as a woman that would not have a place otherwise — she is eager for a spot in society as well, wishing she could shine as much as her mother once had.
[ tidbids ] ⸻
is mildly (quite) scared of horses due to an incident on the track as a child, and never learned how to horse ride.
[ wanted connections ] ⸻
the dormer family! they are deliciously cunning, but also very tight - or, at the very least, augusta believes herself able to manage both men and bring them together to uphold the family legacy as a whole, not just individuals. for the elder, i generally imagine that he has taken their father's failures and followed a path of improvement, and the younger, he may have been in the army or something? both of them have had a hand on bringing her up as a person, despite the not so big age difference between them all.
the white rabbit employees as a whole, but particularly, the madame, whom would be aware of the family's involvement with the estabilishment and augusta's, and fighter one, employed under the dormer state and whom i imagine to have a secret relationship of the romantic and/or sexual nature with augusta; it's not entirely pleasant, because she isn't, but there is a bit too much affection in there to loose the attachment ( slutty rec would be jack o'connell :cattongue: ).
friends, new or old! this also includes people who could have tried to pull away or have succeeded at that, believing the dormers to be too shady / improper, or people who don't believe the rumors ( augusta is certainly lying her ass off about it, so )
people who have hostile feelings towards the dormers for their alleged shady behaviors, and may try to keep them out of society somehow, which frustrates augusta as she longs to be a functioning part of it all. they could either believe being able to see past the airy nature she keeps and believe her a wolf just as her brothers, or not notice her dissimulation
regulars at the white rabbit, whom augusta would know either by official bookkeeping, or by gossip. she may use the knowledge of their enjoyment of the estabilishment to blackmail or simply to amuse herself. alternatively, people who owe debts to the dormers, or to the white rabbit, would also fall on this category
crushes, exes, etc! augusta may have a constant interest in the fighter, but she has a hidden romantic nature that has her fixating on pretty people as well as pretty things, and she just may be genuinely sweeter to those who hold either such exterior beauty or objects of luxury ( obviously open to women, men, etc, with a bit of a preference towards women )
suitor (s). augusta is not in a rush to marry, but if she is to do so, she would like it to be of high position and of good finantial situation; either way, feelings are not at all involved, nor does she want them to be.
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━━ ⊰ [ COREY MYLCHREEST , 25 , CIS MAN , HE / HIM ] the ton is buzzing! have you heard? MR. EDMOND LAMBTON has arrived in mayfair! i have been told that he is CHARMING & EBULLIENT but are also DENSE & FANATICAL but we shall know more about them as the season progresses. they aim to wed his betrothed and carry - on his family's namesake before the season ends. we cannot be too sure but it is said that their loyalties lie WITH THEIR FAMILY. how true? we are yet to find out.
i. statistics.
name: edmond lambton. meaning: rich, happy. age: twenty-five. gender, sexuality, pronouns: cis man, heterosexual, he/him. parents: edwin lambton, father, living & edith lambton, mother, deceased. siblings: cressida lambton, sister, living. education: standard education, although you’d never know it. languages spoken: english. occupation: unemployed, much to the disdain of his father and their family lineage.
ii. brief overview.
to thine own self be true.
the lambton children aren’t known for their intellect, but rather their immense bleeding hearts. soft spoken and well-mannered. wholly rounded. at a glance, one may be inclined to believe that their parents encouraged the children’s shared eccentrics, considering the daughter’s star-gazing and the son’s apparent apathy, but the truth was far from. in actuality, while edwin undoubtedly cares for his son and hopes he’ll live a fruitful, happy life, he can’t help but feel disappointment. edmond, undoubtedly, could do more for himself, for his sister ... for his betrothed, and for the family he longs desperately to sow. if only he had an interest in the pinnacle of the family’s amassed wealth - but edmond has never expressed an interest in the trade. he doesn’t wish to be a banker! although, frankly, he’s never expressed an interest in any trade. while he doesn’t consider himself to be lazy, his father would rebut that; in order for edwin to comfortably retire, he’s insistent that edmond make the effort he’s been so avoidant of - though edmond would much prefer spend his time with his betrothed, as he’s consumed himself with her, and with the family he’s imagining them starting together - blissfully oblivious as to how he’d maintain it all.
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━━ ⊰ [ ruairi o’connor , 32 , male , he/him ] the ton is buzzing ! have you heard ? GABRIEL ANDERTON , CAPTAIN OF THE BRITISH ARMY has arrived in mayfair ! i’ve been told that he/she/they are + INQUISITIVE & FREE-SPIRITED but are also - VIOLENT & COMMANDING but we shall more know about them throughout the season. they aim to SNIFF OUT THE KING’S KILLER, BRING HIS SISTERS TO HEEL before the season ends. we cannot be too sure but it is said that their loyalties lie WITH THE CROWN & HIS FAMILY.
basics ⸻
full name : sir gabriel anderton.
meaning : 'man of god.'
titles ( if applicable ) : captain of the british army, (minor) baronet.
gender + pronouns : cis male + he/him.
orientation : bisexual.
age : thirty two.
background ⸻
date of birth : 21 august 1781.
place of birth : surrey, england.
residence : primarily anderton house, a townhouse in fashionable grosvenor square.
rank : militia / gentry.
father : colin anderton.
mother : dorothy anderton.
siblings : two sisters.
partner : none.
other familial relations : prince george ( eldest friend, brotherly relationship ) ✝ his sister's unborn child :| ( nephew )
languages : english, farsi / hindi, french, dutch, (some) afrikaans.
appearance ⸻
portrayed by : ruairi o'connor.
height : 6′2″ .
hair color + style : dark red, falls in rugged waves.
eye color : forest green.
distinguishable marks + scars : various scars from years of service in the british militia.
piercings + tattoos : a branding on his left shoulder.
timeline ⸻
august 1781: born, surrey, england.
1795–1799: educated at st paul's school, london, where he meets the prince regent (with whom he forms a lifelong bond).
1799: travels to india with his father, develops an interest in seafaring.
1801: enlists in the navy / appointed to lieutenant in 1803.
1806: appointed to command a frigate. his ship was captured by the french while escorting a convoy, but liberated soon afterward. honoured as a naval hero by the royal family.
1806–1809: undertakes a period of service in the east indies before returning to the british isles; captures several enemy ships and wins significant prize money by smuggling valuable cargo. he is gifted a country estate by prince george, and a fashionable london address in grosvenor square (derided by the rest of the ton for their close bond – jealousy is a disease get well soon!).
1811: created a baronet by the crown, largely rejects his title.
1812: assigned to service in the cape of good hope, south africa; lasts only a few months before he is summoned with the news of prince george's (ultimately fatal) bout of illness.
1813: forced to find a husband for his knocked up sister :| oh, and figure out who killed his only friend.
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━━ ⊰ [ anya chalotra , twenty seven , cisfemale , she/her ] the ton is buzzing ! have you heard ? MISS KAREENA VARMA has arrived in mayfair ! i’ve been told that she is SOLICITOUS & DUTIFUL but is also OVERSENSITIVE & RETICENT but we shall more know about them throughout the season. they aim to AVOID MAKING A FOOL OF HERSELF AND HER FAMILY before the season ends. we cannot be too sure but it is said that their loyalties lie WITH THEIR FAMILY. how true ? we are yet to find out. [ mia , 21 , she/her , aest ]
BASICS :
full name: kareena amoli varma, close friends & family may occassionally refer to her as reena .
age & birthday: twenty seven, march 18th, pisces.
gender & orientation: cisfemale ( she / her ), demisexual
marital status: unmarried
PHYSICALITIES :
faceclaim: anya chalotra
height: 5'10"
hair: long, black, and fine. often in a braid or updo when in company, loose when alone or with family.
eyes: brown
A BRIEF HISTORY :
note: some of this may be subject to change after plotting.
as the youngest of the varmas, and the only daughter, kareena had the great fortune to grow up relatively sheltered. she escaped the pressures that her elder siblings faced, and for the most part her parents gave what they could to ensure that kareena had everything she might have wanted. whilst the varmas were not exactly titled, they were comfortable enough that kareena never worried. any financial troubles -- or any troubles otherwise -- were never shared with kareena, regardless. she was the baby, and there was never a need for her involvement. kareena never argued the fact, she simply accepted her role for what it was.
she was a quiet little girl; she enjoyed reading and writing, playing the piano. these traits translated into adulthood with grace. it's not that she is shy, rather that she is comfortable in who she is and what she has to say. she is a listener, not a talker, someone who is highly empathetic. oftentimes her empathy leads her to take on the emotions of those around her, whether it be exhilaration or despair. in the same breath, she's been shielded from any hardship or troubles, and it has made her intensely oversensitive and emotionally vulnerable. she cares deeply, and a firm word or harsh stare might be enough to send her into tears.
being suddenly thrust into the upper echelon levels of receiving a title has been somewhat of a culture shock. she is still learning to navigate the world of courting and title etiquette, whilst trying to thicken her armour against the fast-pace of ton gossip.
kareena, for the most part, is mostly unaware of just how dire the varma family situation is. she continues to remain sheltered from the real issues. she is only aware that this season is incredibly important for her brother, and that she is to be on her best behaviour for the family. whilst she has some suspicions about the fate of her family, for the most part she is largely unaware of just how much is at stake.
some inspiration songs : september (instrumental ) - sparky deathcap, this is me trying - taylor swift, reflecting light - sam phillips, liability - lorde, amy pond's theme - murray gold
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presenting: annette, grand duchess of macklenberg-strelitz. may i hate & hurt with all my love. may i fury. may i burn. may i burn. may you see it.
full name maisha annette charlize ( formerly titled princess of monaco )
moniker(s) nettie, mae.
age thirty-five.
place of birth zürich, switzerland.
gender / pronouns cis woman, she/her.
orientation bisexual, with a female lean.
fc gugu mbatha-raw.
paralells kristina ( the girl king ) / lady sarah ( the favourite ) / jo march ( little women ) / georgiana ( the duchess )
TIMELINE
a girl in place of a promised son, what is it to be damned since the very start? you are born as maisha: moon child & as desirable as such. a darling babe with empire whispered as your last name. so, as the first daughter of quaint european dominion, you reside on the edge of infinity. cradling both everything & nothing at all with the promise of opportunity on either side. as your parents had it, this playground kingdom was never truly yours to rule; for you were merely their sweet disciple. to be worshiped darling girl, one must first conquer.
you learn swiftly that if you are to inherit what you are owed, you must carve out the past of ascension with your teeth. so you bare your sharp ivories and bite down, snagging down on anything & anyone within reach if it meant feeding your insatiability.
when your brother arrives you immediately lapse from your succession to the thrown. the children of the crown, so akin in likeness that one would be mistaken to think that the pair were twins when they were only cut from the same cloth: both unravelling at the seams. you’re both rotten & but you flay yourselves for very different reasons. while he yearned for the appeasment of the court, you wager to be found so unsightly that your father could no longer deny you of what you are: a true progeny of the crown.
some are quick to brand your family warmongers; if only they knew just how much you all liked that title. or perhaps how much your father liked it. war is your birthright, of that you are certain and it shall become the very thing you wager upon your own kin when you were still but a girl. a heavy rush comes from knowing that you are near untouchable, arrogance nurtured from a young age. you are still a feather-weight, saccherine thing but this mock sugariness is something that ensnares and coaxes; you may be virtuous at your root but even that cannot rid you of that glint of mischief that suits you so. even so, you’re not all corrosion.
you were still young when your mind had finally lapsed and inverted itself. all the more reason to be secluded from that thing your father called love: all those attempts to temper you and you were still wrong. as the glimmering shell of your family, you are hollow enough to float & empty enough to harbor everything else. even enraptured in all the trappings of the european court, a fox in a silk bow is still a fox. and when your brother dies in battle, your white flag is raised. wearing black reminds you of how much color had drained from your life. the big cold house you lived in as a child had lost its vibrant color, saccharine pink bedroom walls were long painted over, even the judgmental family portraits lining the stairwell lost their vigor.
before your brother is cold in the ground, you are swiftly endowed upon a foreign court; unsure of whether it was a claim of kindred love or if those who bore you were merely that eager to rid themselves of the issue you had proven to be. you’ve revoked your title as princess, and rumors begin to stir. nonetheless, you are crafted anew fore you set foot on the grassroot belonging to your husband. baring a certain personage akin to that of which you had always yearned for, you become increasingly sumptuous; a true gem whose gleam only flickers morsels of your true nature.
HEADCANONS
very girlson coded. always beckoning her father’s approval, even seas away. has mostly outgrown her capacity for true wretchedness but hasn’t been completely wrung out of her mischief. quick to lean into hearsay if it favors her own personal endeavors.
has had many daliances with women, which was likely part of the reason of her being wed so suddenly after her brother passed. it was much less about the security of title than it was setting her onto the straight and narrow; or rather, leaving the task to someone else.
is not all bad!! she has the capacity for kindness & has been know to display it in intimate relationships / it’s much more of an armour worn in protection of self rather than true spirit these days. maybe the foreign court has softened her.
though there are murmurs of upset within her own marriage, annette is not yet with child on account of not wanting to end up like her mother: complacent and unshowing of the love she was hardly taught. if she must have a girl annette hopes she’ll be a fool.
cluster of brittle bird bones in chainmail. strong willed but also feeble and honestly dangling on a thread keeping her from being entirely undone. would like to be more than what her father made her but does she really?? idk
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━━ ⊰ [ patrick gibson , 30 , cis male , he / him ] the ton is buzzing ! did you hear ?felix , the duke of york has arrived in mayfair ! i have been told that he is quick witted & sympathetic but is also self serving & arrogant but we shall know about them as the season progresses . they aim to claim the title of heir and unseat his brother before the season ends . we cannot be too sure but it is said that their loyalties lie with the crown . how true ? we are yet to find out .
BIRTH NAME : felix james of house hanover.
ALIAS / NICKNAME : little fox, in his youth. fee on occasion by his wife.
TITLES : duke of york, future king of england.
AGE : thirty years old.
DATE OF BIRTH : novermber 26th.
PLACE OF BIRTH : buckingham house, london, england, great britain
GENDER : cis male , he/him pronouns.
RELIGION : church of england.
SEXUALITY : heterosexual, heteroromantic.
FACECLAIM : patrick gibson.
HAIR COLOR : blonde, lightening considerably in the summer.
EYE COLOR : blue.
HEIGHT : 5'11 | 178 cm.
PRIMARY VICE : envy.
PRIMARY VIRTUE : diligence.
POSITIVE TRAITS : quick witted, sympathetic.
NEGATIVE TRAITS : self serving, arrogant.
FATHER : george, king of great britain & ireland.
MOTHER : anne, queen of great britain & ireland.
SIBLINGS : william ( prince of wales ), duke of kent, sophia ( princess of great britain & ireland ).
PARTNERS : catherine grosvenor.
CHILDREN : none.
[ timeline ] ⸻
1783 : felix james is born, the second child & second son to the king and queen. in juxtaposition to his elder brother, felix was notably a very average child health-wise with few illnesses and injuries. however he was an annoyance to his tutors often as he had a habit of slipping away from lessons or talking his way out of attendance if there was something he felt more inclined to pursue.
1801 : felix has a discrete, brief affair with a woman of a lower station that goes awry within a few months. after she makes a few threats, felix's father steps in before he is able to handle it himself & takes care of the situation. it remains unknown to the rest of the public, except for felix & his father. it places a wedge between the boy and his father, the king citing that felix lacks the maturity and wisdom of his brother.
1801 - 1808 : discontentment begins to grow within felix at his allotment in life. like a rot slowly forming inside of a tree, felix begins to allow whispers and dream to manifest that convince him that he is meant for more than title of spare. while his brother marries, felix carefully begins to sow whispers of gossip an general displeasure.
1809 : when the season arrives, catherine grosvenor is named diamond & felix's mother informs that her hope is for the young woman to marry one of his cousins or perhaps a younger brother. felix is intrigued by her beauty and poise, using his status to step ahead of her other suitors and declare his intentions swiftly. they end the season engaged & are married that winter.
1811 : catherine becomes pregnant with their first child, felix is overjoyed at the prospect of being the first one with child as well with the prospect of fatherhood that is so near. despite it being early, felix secretly began to formulate his plan for taking back the heirdom. soon after informing him, catherine miscarries in their rooms - they do not inform anyone aside from the royal physician and felix's mother, the queen.
1812 : in october, the princess of wales passes away, robbing his brother of his beloved wife and his only heir.
1813 : the new season begins & felix has every intention of garnering favor against william from the influential families of the ton.
[ notes ] ⸻
this is a WIP still.
despite his current ambitions, felix cares deeply for his brother still - he more-so believes that if allowed to continue onward that this inheritance will kill william prematurely. in his eyes, the fates are attempting to convey the message that his eldest brother is not fit to one day rule & felix is merely pointing out the message. in his ideal, william does not die but rather abdicates his rank in succession to felix.
regarding his relationship with his wife, catherine: " love was a slow growing thing between the newlyweds . the queen and her father both had meant for her to end up with the duke of kent or one of the king’s nephews but the duke of york had happened into her path , charming her away from his brother and his cousins though catherine knew very little of him outside of what he had first shown her . the secrets had threatened to split them asunder at first , his displeasure at his lot in life placing a distance between them but catherine had persisted , remaining pliant and patience , optimistic that she would find companionship in her marriage , if not love , and was rewarded with his trust for her efforts . the news of a pregnancy had sweetened the relationship further as she fed into his wish to produce an heir before his brother but before the babe could taken root in her womb , catherine had suffered a miscarriage in the privacy of their chambers ─ a fact that only the duke of york and the royal physician know . what progress that had been made in their marriage came to a halt as he comforted her for their lost but descended deeper into his study and his plots , and the news of the princess of wales’ expectant state in 1812 further added more pressure onto her shoulders as she tried to appease her husband and keep him calm . catherine grew reticent , choosing to remain in their country home during the 1812 season as the sight of the princess of wales , swollen with her child , was too much for her to bear . "
more tba when i have internet later.
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lady euphemia howard, youngest child of the duke of norfolk
━━ ⊰ [ ALEXANDRA DOWLING , 25 , Cis Woman , She/Her ] the ton is buzzing ! have you heard ? LADY EUPHEMIA HOWARD has arrived in mayfair ! i have been told that she is + OBSERVANT & + WELL-READ but are also - ENVIOUS & - OPAQUE but we shall know more about them as the season progresses. they aim to MAKE A SUCCESS OF HER ENGAGEMENT before the season ends. we cannot be too sure but it is said that their loyalties lie WITH THEMSELVES.
STATS.
FULL NAME : euphemia alice howard
TITLES : lady of house howard (courtesy title)
PLACE OF BIRTH : arundel castle, arundel, west sussex, england.
AGE : 25 (1st May 1788)
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION : Anglican
MARITAL STATUS: betrothed to mr. edmond lambton
MOTHER : duchess of norfolk
FATHER : duke of norfolk
SIBLINGS : earl of arundel (elder brother), duchess of fife (elder sister), lord howard (twin brother)
EXTENDED FAMILY: george, king of great britain and ireland (maternal uncle), anne, queen of great britain and ireland (aunt by marriage), william, prince of wales (maternal first cousin), felix, duke of york (maternal first cousin), duke of kent (maternal first cousin), sophia, princess of great britain and ireland (maternal first cousin).
ORIENTATION : bisexual
FACECLAIM : alexandra dowling
HEIGHT : 167.5 cm
EYE COLOR : blue
HAIR COLOR - medium blonde
NEGATIVE TRAITS : jealous, opaque, wary, nosy
POSITIVE TRAITS : intelligent, creative, observant, polite, pragmatic
HEALTH CONDITIONS : tba.
LANGUAGES : english, french, latin, spanish, german.
HOBBIES : sketching, painting, reading, writing, embroidery, riding, swimming.
AESTHETIC : tba.
TIMELINE.
1788 - euphemia and her twin brother are born to the duke and duchess of norfolk
1796 - euphemia is considered an intelligent but very quiet child. her curiosities are indulged and it is assumed that she will become more sociable with age.
1804 - euphemia is presented to the queen and makes a respectable showing.
1810 - euphemia partakes in an affair with a contentious acquaintance who soon feels honor-bound to propose but she dissuades him from seeking a betrothal. (wc).
1812 - euphemia’s sister becomes the duchess of fife
1813 - in her ninth season, euphemia is betrothed to mr. lambton.
FULL BIO: TBD
WANTED CONNECTIONS: TBD
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━━ ⊰ [ gong yoo , 38 , cisgender man , he/him ] the ton is buzzing ! have you heard ? HAN YEJONG , FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY has arrived in mayfair ! i have been told that he is + LOYAL & + DILIGENT but are also - UNDERHANDED & - GRANDIOSE but we shall know more about them as the season progresses. they aim to FIND HIMSELF A BRIDE before the season ends. we cannot be too sure but it is said that their loyalties lie AGAINST THE CROWN. how true ? we are yet to find out.
QUICK FACTS
NAME: han yejong NICKNAME: yejong AGE: thirty-eight PLACE OF BIRTH: london, england ETHNICITY: korean GENDER: cisgender man PRONOUNS: he/him ORIENTATION: bisexual RELIGION: nominally anglican, atheist PARENTS: unknown ( unknown ) & unknown ( unknown ) SIBLINGS unknown LANGUAGES: korean, english, french ( fluent ) danish, portuguese ( conversational ) greek, mandarin ( half-forgotten ) EDUCATION: royal naval academy OCCUPATION: first lord of the admiralty HOBBIES & INTERESTS: sailing, natural philosophy, mathematics, astronomy RESIDENCES 3 park crescent ( london ) merton place ( surrey )
PARALLELS.
andrei bolkonsky ( war & peace ) septimus warren smith ( mrs. dalloway ) jon snow ( a song of ice and fire ) john watson ( arthur conan doyle ) faramir ( the lord of the rings )
SNAPSHOT.
tl;dr scholarship kid risks his life for his country and doesn’t end up dying but does end up suffering ego-death which is perhaps Worse
aka andrei bolkonsky if he was born poor
tw for post-traumatic stress disorder, mental health issues, warfare, burning/fires, death, gore, child abandonment
your death says: you will remember the cannonfire.
the sky is clear, the winds favourable. your sailing master tells you that the northeasterly winds mean that you should unfurl and, after thinking it over, you forward the suggestion to the riggers, your command met with cheerful voices and a fair degree of laughter. they do not see you as their superior, not really, but you find that you can’t begrudge them their lack of respect, having always felt more at home in the cabins than the wardroom. they fail to observe the proper decorum with you and you, fool that you are, allow them this. you allow them everything. there is nothing so dearer to you as the goodwill of your fellow men and, now that you have it, you have sworn not to let go of it.
in the horizon, so near that you could taste smoke on your tongue, copenhagen burns.
in the quiet of quiets, so soft you can almost pretend it doesn’t exist, your death will whisper in your ear: remember the cannonfire.
words so loud they erase everything else, guilt so nagging it drags you down and weathers you from the inside out: stories replace memories replace selfhood replace everything you think you know. every church you see, you think of burning spires. every plaza is strewn with the ruins of houses and the gore of flesh. every blue sky is marred with the pockmarks of smoke.
every unknown child, you think, could have been you: mere foundling wrapped in a blanket not even embroidered with your own name, mere slip of paper telling the orphanage what it was — didn’t they know that the wind could have carried your name away? — before growing into a child that had something to prove. the late duke, too, had something to prove: charity is next to godliness, and perhaps he wanted to touch the edge of divinity. you were a test case, meant to say something about opportunity and diligence and worthiness in outcomes.
make no mistake: you were a charity case.
the bombardment lasts twenty-two days. on wednesdays, you would toast for yourselves, for nobody else would think of you. your death, just off-stage, laughs and laughs and laughs: for it is certainly thinking of you. on thursdays, you would toast to wars and sickly seasons. here, you toast with death, for it is only through war and sickness that your star burns ever brighter, promotions rationed by the cord of life. on fridays, you toast to willing foes.
some nights, you just stand on-deck to take in the vision: copenhagen, burning.
you tell yourself that you will remember this: the sound of cannonfire, the ruckus of children crying for their parents, the smell of burning wood, the bitter tang of smoke as it hits your eyes, the sound of cannonfire, the sound of your own voice ordering for the bombardment, the taste of soot, the salt of the sea, the sound of cannonfire, the sound of death, the sound of screaming, the sound of cannonfire, the sound of cannonfire, the sound of cannonfire—
on fridays, you toast to willing foes.
your death says: you will remember the cannonfire.
the sky is so blue, the day you almost die. copenhagen has been won, and denmark brought to her knees. the royal navy rules the seas. you die with the taste of smoke on your tongue. there are no enemies. there is no battle. your men mishandled the cargo of shells, leading to a huge conflagration. there is no cannonfire. there is no bombardment. the sky is the sea is the horizon is endless blue as you die.
they come to you as you lie dying, but you have no memory save for the blue.
they tell you, weeks later, that you talked about cannonfire.
your death says: i am too easy.
A DEEPER LOOK.
tw for post-traumatic stress disorder, hanging
got the post of first lord of the admiralty entirely too young: mainly through a matter of savvy politicking, underhanded dealings, and hero-worship. he vaguely enjoys the same kind of celebrity that horatio nelson does, without exactly following the same career, and so is looked at to be one of the more eligible bachelors for the season.
his near-death incident on board the hms pompee just as it was about to dock plymouth obsessed the press for days, leading to court-martials aplenty for his subordinates, eventually finding the allegations of endangerment and negligence meritorious and sentencing them to hang — adding yet another thing to his guilt.
dabbles in substances to ameliorate his — obviously undiagnosed, since this is the 19th-century — ptsd: his habit has been getting worse and worse, though he’s getting better and better at hiding it.
WANTED CONNECTIONS.
fellow military men whom he absolutely connects to more easily in just a fundamental level than with civilians. is fundamentally anti-war after his experiences, so he detests glory-hunters, but will nevertheless seek understanding first and foremost from this group.
people he does business with: his naval prowess brought with it some certain authority in all things related to the sea, and he’s definitely pooled his investments in certain mercantile efforts.
former romances/friendships/associations/etc that was cut short by the call of war: save for the intermittent short visit here and there, this is really only the third season he’s attended. any prior relationships made in his first season — around the time of the peace of amiens — would be welcome, especially if such a romance seemed headed towards an engagement. perhaps your muse was willing to wait, even, but yejong couldn’t live with the idea of making someone a widow.
on that same note, his goal right now is to secure a bride, as he now thinks it unlikely — with his recent injury and his position in the admiralty — to get called up and thus considers himself free. does approach things rather scientifically: definitely has a list of qualities he likes to see in a match, reminiscent of anthony bridgerton.
he exerts effort in scientific pursuits and funnels his money accordingly: he’s been campaigning for a magnetic survey of england as well as cutting a passage through the open polar sea so as to bolster profits.
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━━ ⊰ [ lucien laviscount, 30 , cisgender man, he/him ] the ton is buzzing ! have you heard ? SIMON LENNOX , DUKE OF RICHMOND has arrived in mayfair ! i’ve been told that he is + CHARMING & ELOQUENT but are also - SECRETIVE & AMIBITIOUS but we shall more know about them throughout the season. they aim to RESTORE HONOR TO THEIR FAMILY NAME before the season ends. we cannot be too sure but it is said that their loyalties lie WITH THEIR FAMILY. how true ? we are yet to find out. [ ann , 30 , she/her , est, n/a ]
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━━ ⊰ [ sam reid , 37 , cisgender man , he/him ] the ton is buzzing ! have you heard ? ALBEMARLE DORMER , BARON DORMER has arrived in mayfair ! i have been told that he is + INSIGHTFUL & + CORDIAL but are also - MACHIAVELLIAN & - RECKLESS but we shall know more about them as the season progresses. they aim to SECURE HIS FAMILY'S FORTUNE before the season ends. we cannot be too sure but it is said that their loyalties lie WITH THEIR FAMILY. how true ? we are yet to find out.
QUICK FACTS.
NAME: albemarle codrington dormer NICKNAME: albie AGE: thirty-seven PLACE OF BIRTH: oxfordshire, england ETHNICITY: anglo-irish GENDER: cisgender man PRONOUNS: he/him ORIENTATION: bisexual RELIGION: roman catholic PARENTS: swynfen coare dormer ( baron ) & albertine makepeace dormer née learmonth ( baroness ) SIBLINGS utp, ophelia dormer LANGUAGES: english, french, ancient greek ( fluent ) latin, gaeilge ( conversational ) german ( basics ) EDUCATION: eton, oxford OCCUPATION: nominally an antiquarian, in actuality the owner of white rabbit HOBBIES & INTERESTS: gambling, travelling, antiquaries, fencing, poetry RESIDENCES newcastle house ( london ) steeple barton manorhouse ( oxfordshire )
PARALLELS.
alexei ivanovich ( the gambler ) tom ripley ( the talented mr. ripley ) sisyphus ( mythology ) tantalus ( mythology ) ozymandias ( watchmen )
SNAPSHOT.
tl;dr giant faker of a man does the whole ‘hey kid wanna do drugs’ routine on the whole ton and. somehow this works? bc ppl can’t help but woobify a white man with a sob story
aka tom ripley if he was born rich
tw for references to gambling, death
the rumours are aplenty, but perhaps none moreso whispered than this: there is a rot in baron dormer’s soul.
consider, perhaps, his smile: too easy, too wide, too generous. perhaps, if his automatic response to anything is to smile, this habit then leading into one or two moments of embarrassment to be gleefully traded around the ton, then it would be a non-affair. as it is, he would offer you a how do you do? he would ask you how your kids have been. he will make it seem as if he is interested in you, your life, your hopes, your dreams, your fears — worst of all, he might even become your friend, offering you a shoulder to cry on, honeyed words of advice, a strong hand to push you where you have always needed to go.
do not be fooled: there is no room for friendship in the baron dormer’s soul.
consider, too, his gregariousness. he’s no fool. he knows the things being whispered about him. he knows that you have been talked to death about his loss of fortune, his predilection for the gambling table, the death of his wife, his back-alley dealings, his magnetism for scandals, his propensity for being pitied. he knows all these — and yet, when he talks to you, doubtless knowing what it is he knows, it is as if all is forgotten. he must have known you exchanged whispers about him with miss tyrwhitt-prufrock in almacks assembly hall, but see him come to you now. see him offer you his smile, his companionship, his easy humour, his amiability. he must have heard, hadn’t he? — but then again, perhaps, maybe not, for how else could he still show his face to the ton?
he will offer you a smile. he will ask you how you’ve been. he will ask about your children at home, your hunting grounds in the country, your latest troubles in trying to marry off your eldest. he will have you talking so much about yourself that you will feel yourself rude, being so self-absorbed, and so you will ask him about himself. he will smile. he always smiles. he will talk to you about his journey to greece, where he talks about how, in years and centuries past, maenads will dance themselves into a frenzy. communed with the divine. have you ever felt that? he will ask. have you ever felt the divine touch your soul? i am not talking here of religion. here, he will laugh a charming kind of laugh. you must steel yourself against his laugh. you must steel yourself against him. i am talking of something more, something better, something purer—
there is something, you are beginning to realise, about the way he talks.
later — much later, perhaps days, perhaps weeks — he will come up to you again. he will tell you how business seems to be booming. you try to remember: he did say something, didn’t he, about his antiquaries business? he will laugh when you remind him of this, and you laugh along, even though you don’t know why. he just has that way about him. you extend him condolences for his loss — something that you, in your predilection for smutty rumours, have completely forgotten — and you almost see his façade crumble. yet he will pull himself together. he will thank you for your thoughtfulness.
you will realise, then and there, that he has been putting up a front.
fool that you are, you do not know that this is yet another.
the rumours are aplenty, but perhaps none moreso whispered than this: the right honourable lord dormer must be pitied, for all that he has suffered.
A DEEPER LOOK.
mad, bad, and dangerous to know: blond-haired byron serving machievallian realness while even having the raging philhellenism. does not, however, use it to die a needless martyr’s death in greece but does use it to buy and sell antiquaries he could reliably prove ( or forge ) the provenance of. for even more lord byron plagiarism fodder: also writes poetry — though, alas, he publishes under a pseudonym.
is quite a good chess player, and went to schönbrunn palace during his grand tour of europe to battle with the mechanical turk. soundly lost. rues the war on europe simply bc it barred him from a rematch and now supposedly the owner’s shuttered the whole thing down.
absolutely shits where he eats: has zero (0) qualms enjoying his own wares. sometimes brings it with him in social function and offers freebies to anyone discerning enough to ask — provided, of course, that it’s only to prove what the other’s been missing out on.
WANTED CONNECTIONS.
people whom he’s owed gambling debts to which have now been paid off and heaven knows they’re suspicious about the source of the money they received as payment but. how does one exactly go about returning crime-tainted money?
people he’s probably done the tactic on in the snapshot above. i dare say this goes for most of the members of the ton, but he basically just uses the whole season to scope out customers for his other business.
bosom buddies from oxford and eton, whom he doubtless still keeps up with because he has mentally never grown past being a teenager with no responsibilities. on a more serious note: quite probably his first love also falls here. whether or not it was requited is utp and i’m not averse to this person being, like. his green light or whatever.
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━━ ⊰ [ elle fanning , twenty-five ] the ton is buzzing ! have you heard ? GWENDOLYN PERCY , YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND has arrived in mayfair ! i’ve been told that she is GRACIOUS & DISCIPLINED but are also PERFECTIONIST & NAIVE but we shall more know about them throughout the season. they aim to FIND HERSELF A HUSBAND TO KEEP THE FAMILY'S LEGACY before the season ends. we cannot be too sure but it is said that their loyalties lie WITH THEIR FAMILY. how true ? we are yet to find out.
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❝ BASICS.
full name: Gwendolyn Angelina Percy.
meaning: Gwendolyn is a feminine name of Welsh origin, meaning “fair bow” or “blessed ring.” Angelina is the expanded version of the name "Angela" which is from the Greek angelos, meaning "Angel" or "messenger".
also known as: Lady Gwen (by most people), Dolly/Angie (by her close family), Lyn.
age: Twenty-five, being birth in June 28th.
gender: Cis female, she/her.
title: Lady or Miss.
loyalty: To the Percy family.
languages spoken: English, french, russian, deutsch, italian and portuguese.
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❝ VISUAL.
faceclaim: Elle Fanning.
height: 5ft 8 ½ or 174 cm.
hair color: Blonde.
eye color: Blue.
distinguishable marks: She has a spot on the cheek, under her left eye.
voice: It's extremely difficult to see Gwendolyn raise her voice, being known for the sweetness that she carries through every word. Kindness is what easily describe Gwen's voice and style, having the most calm look from her family.
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❝ INFO.
label: "The Golden Girl" is the best way of describe Gwendolyn way of living. She's the best at what she put her mind into, always taking care of others and being sure to keep her best facade to everyone. Her eyes shine with pure golden sparks. Others also associate her with "The Swan" title, due to her grace.
positive traits: Gracious, disciplined, bighearted and curious.
negative traits: Perfectionist, naive, overthinker and extremely quiet.
hobbies: You can always see Lady Gwen next to garden, a piano, a violine, paintings or books. Percy is deeply in love with every single aspect of art that she can have access to.
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❝ WANTED CONNECTIONS.
⊱ Counselor: Gwendolyn is young, but she doesn't let this weight on her mind. Therefore, she has a mentor who is her guide in life. This woman is her "right-hand man" and the first person to be contacted during a difficulty or a dilemma.
⊱ Best friend: A girl can't live caring a burden all the time. This person is the one Gwendolyn can take off her perfect-picture-frame and can be herself, no censure needed. One of her, if not the, closest friend.
⊱ Antagonist: Someone so careful with her apparence and how the worlds views her will obviously get some kind of conflit due to her way of living. This antagonist will be responsable for making Gwendolyn rethink her decisions and show a different side of life to her. Not a enemy, just a person with different eye lenses.
⊱ Protector: Although being a lady, Gwendolyn is no damsel in distress. She sure knows how to protect herself during hard times. And it's all thanks to this person, who seems to be responsable to keep her well at all times.
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━━ ⊰ [ tom austen, 35, cisgender man, he/him ] the ton is buzzing ! have you heard ? NATHANIEL DORMER , BARON DORMER has arrived in mayfair ! i’ve been told that he is + CLEVER & ADAPTIVE but are also - MANIPULATIVE & SELF-DESTRUCTIVE but we shall more know about them throughout the season. they aim to GROW THEIR WEALTH before the season ends. we cannot be too sure but it is said that their loyalties lie WITH THEMSELVES. how true ? we are yet to find out. [ ann , 30 , she/her , est, n/a ]
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