Post by Admintoko on Dec 9, 2009 21:26:23 GMT -5
Over a century ago, as Terre de Conte faced degeneration, the mysterious Lady Ivory married Emperor Meander. Together, they coaxed the empire into a period of prosperity during which the Princess Anactoria Sapphis was born. Sole heir to the throne, she, at age nineteen, struggled against her father for the right to rule with a woman by her side--and won. From the suitors invited from the empire and allied nations, Anactoria chose a bride.
Anactoria's rule was Terre de Conte's Golden age, but within sixty years after the end of her reign, the Empire sank back into strife and turmoil. The Empire declined in the face of inner conflict and suspicion until the Emperor Galeron and Empress Alexis took the throne. While the land began to flourish and reach new prosperity, Princess Anactoria Sapphis IV--the heir to the throne--was born.
She was nineteen--as Anactoria I was before her--when she decided she wanted to marry a woman. Anactoria's mother did not object, but her father had a different opinion. A quarrel between parents ensued, and Anactoria, in a repeat of history, decided to run away. The Emperor began a search, but even the most renowned experts could not locate the missing princess. When Anactoria's father finally yielded and made arrangements to invite suitors, she returned freely, without a word as to where she had been hiding. Just as a century earlier, invitations were sent to women across Terre de Conte, its continent Deciel, and allied nations. Every eligible young lady was invited to Sapphis Castle, where the Princess Anactoria IV would one day choose a consort to rule by her side.
Anactoria's rule was Terre de Conte's Golden age, but within sixty years after the end of her reign, the Empire sank back into strife and turmoil. The Empire declined in the face of inner conflict and suspicion until the Emperor Galeron and Empress Alexis took the throne. While the land began to flourish and reach new prosperity, Princess Anactoria Sapphis IV--the heir to the throne--was born.
She was nineteen--as Anactoria I was before her--when she decided she wanted to marry a woman. Anactoria's mother did not object, but her father had a different opinion. A quarrel between parents ensued, and Anactoria, in a repeat of history, decided to run away. The Emperor began a search, but even the most renowned experts could not locate the missing princess. When Anactoria's father finally yielded and made arrangements to invite suitors, she returned freely, without a word as to where she had been hiding. Just as a century earlier, invitations were sent to women across Terre de Conte, its continent Deciel, and allied nations. Every eligible young lady was invited to Sapphis Castle, where the Princess Anactoria IV would one day choose a consort to rule by her side.