Tatsia Amherstiae
by poiv@tumblr
A passionate, idealistic-- yet decidedly humourless girl, Tatsia first appears in cameo arc 1 of La Avria as the ever-occupied young heir of ___. With the start of arc 2, and subsequent assassination of her estranged father, however, Tatsia ascends the throne, effectively replacing her younger brother Allemande as the lead protagonist...
themesong | universe: LA AVRIA
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PB GALLERY
- Age: AS PRINCESS draw her from (7~26). AS KING 28~
- Eye colour: WARM BROWN
- Hair: WARM BROWN WITH BLACK HAIR STRIPIES! Choppily cut.
- Body type: Androgynous, bordering more on masculine then feminine! Tall, with broad shoulders, and long sinewey limbs. Doesn't have much of a chest--
- Short personality: Passionate, loyal, and idealistic! Naturally serious! HER INNER fire comes across as more biting/sharp than reckless.
- Distinguishing features: Stupidly complicated symbol representing her powers and lineage floating in her LEFT eye. Sometimes covers with a metal eyepatch. It glows red when she uses her magic. Thematically associated with Lady Amherst pheasant.
- Outfits: PREFERS MASCULINE CLOTHING. Tendency towards sharp, military-esque outfits. Dresses-wise, likes long skirts and simple cuts! (you can put her in frivolous dresses but she'd be embarrassed b/c she's so kuudere what cae)
ABOUT POWERS
- LA AVRIA'S MAGIC IS BASED ON SOUND. In particular, a certain string of notes must be struck with absolute perfect timing to activate magic. Evidence of magic use is in the appearance of a SYMBOL which glows when activated. Tatsia's symbol is in her left eye.
- Though the Amherstiae line has legendarily been associated with *~THE IMMORTAL PHOENIX~*, in truth they rose to power centuries back due to their Song of Life itself! Through their song, they created the city.
- The required intonation is a rich and full-bodied tenor.
- When the first few stanzas is sung, the singer wields control over plant life. Granted, there isn’t much to be done, as plants have incredibly limited movement.
- The next set of stanzas increase the range of control over higher and higher levels of sentience— to small chicks to one person at the end of the song. A person becomes less susceptible to the song if their will is strong…
- Tatsia primarily controls birds because so many have accumulated in the city.
- SHE REFUSES TO USE HER MAGIC BEYOND CONTROLLING BIRDS due to a Thing that happened in her past H-HEH.
UNNECESSARILY DETAILED PERSONALITY NOTES
- SERVANT KING | "This crown, soul and will belongs to none but my country. As king, I am tasked to serve, not to rule."
TATSIA TAKES HER DUTIES AS KING VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY. She aspires to be the perfect representative of her country and is enraptured in defending this system which has been in place for centuries! AFTER A CERTAIN INCIDENT IN HER CHILDHOOD, Tatsia constantly works towards this image. Given the fact that she's something of simultaneously a genius, and of noble gait and proud figure, one may assume that she has what it takes! - HUMOURLESSLY IDEALISTIC | "Care? Do not insult me-- no one cares more than I do, and one must be blind not to see it. The collective good of the people understands, I am certain. Not now or even tomorrow, but... Someday."
Politically-speaking, however, she puts order and tradition before anything else-- OOPS. Tatsia bullheadedly and PROUDLY believes that her subjects will blindly follow her ideals (especially since she thinks herself more ~*enlightened*~ and *~purer*~ than her father). ...BUT, because she is pretty naive/inexperienced, and doesn't want to account for differing opinions, she's comes off as REALLY STUBBORN. - TACTLESS | "I know it's much more difficult, given your... er... Standing, Lowen. Still, the concept is simple enough. Again.
... No. Less like that, more like this..."
AS SHE IS ALSO INCREDIBLY COMPETENT AND AWARE OF SAID COMPETENCE, Tatsia lacks patience, expecting others to comprehend and keep up with her standards. She finds it hard to understand how anyone can fail to succeed should they both TRY and were given careful instruction. She's prone to making assumptions and judgement without thinking, and hurting feelings and egos all the way. - PRUDISH whispers no really she's a kuudere | "T-these provisions are disagreeable."
THIS HARDASS SHELL OF KINGLINESS AND MANNERS masks a great deal of awkwardness with regard to her ~* femininity ~* and ~*sexuality.*~ She finds it perfectly easy to cut someone's hamstring with her sword, and to give long eloquent speeches-- but, looking "pretty," wearing frivolous dresses and flirting makes her both NERVOUS and UNCOMFORTABLE. She tries to downplay these feelings, but it's pretty difficult for her! - STUBBORNLY LOYAL | “... But, I’m still your sister. So, as your sister, I will implore that you see me as I see you. We are equals. If you die, I’ll die with you. If they chase me, let them. I’ll keep running, if only with you by my side.
So... what will it be?”
BOTTOM LINE IS THAT TATSIA HAS A HEART OF GOLD AND REALLY DOES MEAN THE BEST FOR EVERYONE (especially her family). Her character development is really learning to close the gap between her vision and reality, and when to STEP DOWN/EMPATHIZE WITH OTHERS.
HISTORY: ARC 1
- From arc one until around the middle of arc two, the royal family is as follows: one bombastic father, the king, one sickly mother, the queen, and three children.
- The older children were twins LOWEN a boy and TATSIA a girl.
- FROM A YOUNG AGE, they were taken from their mother to be trained by their father (AMONG OTHER TUTORS) in the art of kingship.
- Ultimately, however, only one twin would be ordained. The set date of their competition would begin when they turned seven (wherein they were separated, given the details of what they will be doing, and allowed to train privately)… And it’d end by their ninth birthdays wherein they actually meet once more to fight. *__*
- THOUGH OF NATURALLY SERIOUS AND REGAL BEARING and INCREDIBLE LOYALTY AND WORK ETHIC, the key difference in Lowen and Tatsia are their innate personalities. Lowen is patient and kind, while Tatsia is passionate and stubborn. WHILE LOWEN IS VERY EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT, Tatsia is better at everything else DUE TO THE SPARK IN HER SOUL.
- THEY’RE VERY CLOSE AS CHILDREN AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER!! WHEN THEY ARE FORCED TO SEPARATE it is very somber!!! NEVERTHELESS TATSIA WAVES TO LOWEN IN THE HALLS BECAUSE FUCK THE RULES.
- To her surprise (because everyone else brings up the fact that Lowen is a boy and should have a distinct advantage), Tatsia easily defeats her brother and becomes her father the king’s favourite *__* In an instant, Lowen is shut away from any further lessons and told that, basically, he will be married perhaps for a political alliance somewhere down the line. Either way, he will never rule and should abandon all hopes of ever ruling.
- BUT JUST AS Tatsia thinks that he might hate her, Lowen kneels before his rightful king and swears to be her most loyal follower. Even though he really wanted to become king, if anyone could defeat him it’d be Tatsia!!!!
- They have a very sweet platonic relationship wherein Lowen provides emotional support to Tatsia and Tatsia tries (BUT FAILS) to teach Lowen the things she learns!!
- PRETTY MUCH BESTIES.
- A year or so later, the queen has another little boy! Because Lowen and Tatsia came back to her as miniature adults/politicians, the queen sees this as an opportunity to FINALLY be able to raise a child for reals! She names him Allemande (LOL FRIVOLOUS) and he becomes the spoiled baby of the family. Without kingly responsibilities, Alle grows to be a happy, charming, and frivolous young prince who spends most of his days singing diddies and playing his lute and having adventures with his unofficial bodyguard Sir Arabesque— Alle is a lot closer to Lowen, and thinks Tatsia is BORING.
- When Tatsia was 12, her father gave her a lecture about the importance of ruthless power and control... THEN IT IS REVEALED THAT he had a younger brother who he suspected of TREASON (he was right btw). Upon learning this, the old king had him/her detained by his/her secret police. Then, they had him tortured until the king’s song worked on him and bork his/her will… effectively becoming Tatsia’s father’s most loyal follower LAUGHSHGJWG
To demonstrate he calls in his dear, sweet sibling to lick Tatsia’s shoe because i’m cae. Tatsia is horrified and though she has only quietly disagreed with his manner of thinking… feels a certain outrage and lashes out at him!
Tatsia’s father slaps her and asks her what kind of king will she be if she can’t keep order. To put it in his own words "What is a king without command of his subjects?
A fool who just yells and yells as nothing ever gets done." - They’re very explosive people, but Tatsia’s father is def the conquering iron handed ruler, whilst Tatsia PROMISES HERSELF that she will be a righteous, enlightened king of justice.
- The queen dies when Alle is 9 and the older twins are each 19. She has a word with each family member. She tells Tatsia not to hate her father, and not to become so engrossed in her duties that she loses herself. The former part angers her so she shoves the advice to the back of her head LOL.
- Tatsia then goes traveling with her father in preparation to her coronation! The king becomes much more cold-hearted and distant after the death of his queen... And, their relationship becomes MUCH more strained...
- Yes.