Here a little collage to show my character’s concept hope you guys like it,will send it to Nutella too given her tumblr has some uploaded and even if mine isn’t as compact I believe it is a good attempt with an online maker.
As you can see my lad Elden’s looks are an ironic combination between the most notorious traits of both queens,green eyes a shade darker than his mother and shining red hair similar to Queen Isabelle’s.
Elden is prideful about his status as a member of the Rhivenian Royal family and the long line he descends from,he genuinely enjoys being a noble and has grown fond of the respect he is given as well as the procedures of noble society,growing out on court has turned him into a natural plotter hiding within his humour and easy going behaviour a mistrustful and darker perspective.
He has always honed his mind with as much dedication as on the practice field,at the start my MC does not desire the Throne but as long as he earns more knowledge and skill he becomes concerned about the fate of the Kingdom if one of his siblings take control instead of him.
Elden despises the image his father gives to the world as King of Rhivenia,his senseless brutality and the open hostility he directs to nations that could have been at the very least neutral towards Rhivenia.
If Elden would not have been crowned King,I imagine him securing the post of ambassador on a foreign nation showing his politicking skills and easiness with the local languages,the lad values culture and sees trade as the pinaculum as the interaction between nations.
Without goods a Kingdom is dead by the months,diverting trade from an enemy state or even assassinating the heads of the main traders of that state would be his favourite punishment,revenge against his enemies.
Despite his love for courtly tradition,Elden is not afraid of annoying his nobles and getting a go at reforming the inheritance system,tax system to get the fees he is owed from the corrupt nobles,opening the access of knowledge to the commons investing heavily on resources for the people,promoting commons to key positions,allowing social/class promotion(meritocracy)…
It is like a respect for lots of components of the feudal system like bathing on the respect he is owed as King but work his hardest each day to reassure himself he deserves it like the classical example that “A true noble must prove his worth all the time as their tittles recognise them as persons of great privilege and responsability,prove competent on your duties if you want the rites and respect of your subjects to be genuine”.
He admires honesty and heartful conversations,Elden would have been far more happy as a commoner spending the nights at a tavern surrounded by friends and family laughing and dancing merrily as a noble he tries to recreate that as much as he can but what is behind his easy smiles,japes and charisma is usually concern and machinations.
My MC loves Clara cause she challenges those visions of “If I approach you I want to use you for your position”,she is sweet,genuine and easiest away all his worries being able to be boisterous and enjoy life fully.
Even then Elden is very lecherous and once a beautiful woman enters his mind,he is already there flirting and trying to get her on his bed,that does not mean he cannot keep to a formal pairing but those aspects make him your classical womaniser,a polygamous guy to his core.
I see him not lowering his guard a bit during all the seduction and action as political assassination are usual on the bed.
The very same idea of a young male noble very skilled on sex far before reaching the marriage bed(which was often praised on those patriarchal societies believe it or not,the very contrary to poor noble women).
. Hold on, let me take a screenshot of the moodboard I made for one of mine:
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