The Rogue Prince
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“Not bad looking? He’s damnably handsome. Brave in battle, smart as a whip.
An excellent dancer, oh, and an even better shot.”
― Leigh Bardugo
Z O R A N
Masculine | "Dawn" | Russian
I L L A R I O N
Masculine | "Cheerful" | RussianMasculine | Surname | Russian
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BASICS
⎨NAME⎬
His full name is Zoran Illarion Romanov.
⎨ALIAS(ES)⎬
At sea, he is known as Captain Rion but at home, he prefers to go by Zoran although royal etiquette would disagree and thus, he is to be addressed as His Royal Highness, Crown Prince of Ravka. Others dare to address him as Princeling.
⎨AGE⎬
He is X years old.
X, which makes him a Gemini.
⎨NATIONALITY⎬
He is a citizen of Ravka and very loyal to the Crown and his Ravkan heritage.
⎨RESIDENCE⎬
He used to reside at the Grand Palace in Os Alta, Ravka, however now he spends his time on seas as a privateer. His parents thought he was studying in somewhere in Kerch and didn't know about his current whereabouts until a month ago, so they sent their best Grisha soldiers to find and retrieve him.
⎨OCCUPATION⎬
He is the Crown Prince of Ravka who served his time in the military before he choose to run off and become a privateer in disguise.
⎨BUILD⎬
He is in great shape and while he's not overly muscular, he is lean and seems quite agile.
⎨COMPLEXION⎬
Sunkissed.
⎨HEIGHT⎬
He measures 180 centimeters.
⎨EYES⎬
His eyes are deep-brown, framed by full brows and long dark lashes. There is always a mischievous glint in them.
⎨HAIR⎬
His hair is dark brown and pulled back into a short ponytail. When unbound, his hair reaches his shoulders.
⎨TRADEMARKS⎬
His smile has a rogue's quirk at the corner that more often than not gives his expression a look of either mild contempt or wry amusement than it does genuine joy..
⎨QUIRKS⎬
He has difficulty with keeping still and is thus constantly in motion–jittering his legs and drumming his long fingers.
⎨SCENT⎬
He smells of wind and sea, citrus, and sweat.
⎨SEXUALITY⎬
He considers herself to be heterosexual.
⎨STRENGTHS⎬
He can be as charming as the devil if it suits him, socially intelligent, quick-witted, great sense of humor, curious, excellent communicator and can talk the birds out of the trees, adaptable, ability to learn quickly and exchange ideas, strategic, energetic.
⎨WEAKNESSES⎬
Easily bored, up to no good (mostly trouble), inconsistent, indecisive, can be a bit of a flirt, his ego, duty-bound.
⎨LIKES⎬
Being at sea, adventures, running his mouth, guns, blasting powder, getting under people's skin, hard work, strategy.
⎨DISLIKES⎬
Being alone, dull or boring situations, work that does not use one's talents, being confined, repetition and routine, being double crossed.
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BACKGROUND
“He had shed his cloak, but still wore his crown.
He looked like a king who'd lost his kingdom, tragic and beautiful.”
— Alisha Klapheke
THE PRINCELING
BOUND BY DUTY AND TRADITION
Zoran Illarion Romanov was born and raised in Os Alta, Ravka. He was born into a royalty family and him being the only child meant that he was in line for the throne. However, that’s not what he wanted in life. Not to begin with at least. He wanted to do normal things, with normal people and go explore the world, not be trapped in The Grand Palace all day long. However, he didn’t really bother arguing with his parents about it considering that he didn’t want to disappoint them. After all they were the king and queen of Ravka, and Zoran had a duty to uphold. He wanted to be the perfect son for them. Being trapped in the Grand Palace growing up wasn’t all too great, he would wake up early in the morning, meet his parents for breakfast, do some schooling, and then went back to his room to do whatever he pleased. That was until the age of 11 when it was discovered that Zoran could practice the Small Science. His father had no choice but to send him to train at the Little Palace together with the other Grishas who were to join the Second Army when they came of age and finished their training. He was in no position to forbid Zoran from going, because the citizens of Ravka payed close attention to the royal family whether he liked it or not. If he didn't send Zoran to train, other's might get the same idea and keep their children from joining the Second Army. It was pure selfishness that had the king send his son to train at the Little Palace. Zoran, on the other hand, welcomed the training with open arms and got mostly into it to stop himself from getting so bored. Sometimes it took more of his time than the royal lessons did, something his parents were not satisfied with. However everyone in the palace knew that the boy was gifted Tidemaker.
It was also during the training at the Little Palace that Zoran met and befriended Gavriil Rodion Starkov, the heir to one of Ravka's oldest aristocratic families and a close ally to the Crown. Though they were vastly different in temperament and personality, they instantly hit it off and soon became thick as thieves. Somehow, Gavriil and Zoran always got into trouble, whether it was before, during or after training, and while Zoran was the most to blame for the trouble, Gavriil mostly got the fault for it. Not that Gavriil minded, since he was just as much to blame and in on the fun as Zoran, but the latter had an annoying knack for talking or charming his way out of trouble (and everything else for that matter). The two of them used to make a joke out of the fact that Zoran was the brain to Gavriil's muscles, because the first preferred strategy while the latter preferred action. Together, they fought their way up the ranks, demonstrating just how powerful they were. Especially Gavriil, who was offered to join the ranks of Zoran's personal guards by the king himself because of his ability to summon pure darkness, an ability that the king coveted for his own personal gain. If he had a Shadow Summoner to protect his heir, he wouldn't have to worry about the safety of his son. Zoran couldn't have been any happier for his friend when he chose to join the royal guards, because it meant that he had at least one true friend in the midsts of snakes.
“When people say impossible, they usually mean improbable.”
— Leigh Bardugo
When Zoran came of age and it was time for him to do his mandatory military service, he welcomed it as openly as he had done with the training at the Little Palace. Zoran had grown up frustrated by life at court and had always difficulty with keeping still. Rather than do his military service as an officer, as was usual for the Royal family and higher-ranking nobles, he insisted on serving in the infantry as an ordinary Ravkan and earned his final rank of Major on merit. When his service ended, he left Ravka together with Gavriil, who had served as his personal guard in the navy, in order to apprentice with a shipwright, a civil engineer, and a gunsmith, excelling in all professions. Or that was just the excuse he had been telling himself for a while now. Zoran had left because it was the only way to keep alive and be free the Crown's grasp. Not everything was what it should have been behind closed doors at court. Zoran tried not to dwell at it for long. He knew what his disappearance meant for Ravka, how court was most likely in uproar because of it but he hadn't been able to get on a horse back to Os Alta after his military service ended. Not until he had found a way out of the mess his father had created.
This led him to begin his life as as a Privateer, taking on an alias because he quickly realized that on the sea, a prince would be more valuable as a hostage than a captain. He, therefore, concealed his real identity from all but his most trusted crew members – Gavriil, X and X. He found that as Rion, he was able to amass resources and mount offences that were not possible for the Ravkan navy and that he had done more to support Ravka's war effort as a privateer than he ever had as a soldier or a prince. However, leading this life had meant that he was at sea when the Shu made their attempt on the throne, and now his father's health was failing. Zoran had one choice to make, and whether he liked it or not he knew it was the right choice. He had to make his way back to Ravka before it was too late. To stop the ruination of his country. It was his duty as crown prince after all; one he had been neglecting for far too long and now it was time to do something about it. He had the means now. -
CORE TRAITS
“You have to admire such arrogance, it must have taken years to cultivate.”
― Lisa Kleypas
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ASTROLOGY
G E M I N I
May 21st – Juni 20th
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Gemini is the third astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of the same name. Gemini is one of the 88 modern constellation in present day, found between Taurus to the west and Cancer to the east. Auriga and Lynx lies to the north and Monoceros and Canis Minor to the south. Its name is Latin for 'twins', referring to the mythological twins Castor and Pollux, the Dioscuri; two mortals in Greek mythology, that was granted shared goodhood after their death.
M E R C U R Y
Mercury represents the principles of communication, mentality, thinking patterns, rationality, reasoning, adaptability and variability. Mercury also governs education.
Greek deity: Hermes.A I R
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Each sign is associated with one of four classical elements. Aquarius' element is Air, associated with communication, socialisation and conceptualisation. Air signs are also considered positive or extroverted masculine signs.T W I N S
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Geminis are said to have a dual nature, as symbolised by twins. This duality also symbolises exchange and interaction. The sign of Gemini is thought to be very adaptable and flexible, sometimes to the point of having multiple personalities.
“A man might engage in flirtation with distinterest, even disdain. But he never teases without affection.”
— Tessa Dare
Enthusiastic· Charming· Clever and sly as a fox· Opportunist· Great sense of humor· Friendly· Excellent communicator· Motivator· Inquisitive· Flirtatious· Curious· Highly adaptable· Fast thinker and talker· Quick-witted· Skilled at getting into peoples heads· Wise beyond his years· Strategic· Dynamic· Easily bored· Complex mentality.
Enthusiastic, charming and clever the Gemini man is good at almost anything he puts his mind to and can make anyone laugh. Add this to his light and inquisitive personality and he has a lot of sex appeal. He is very friendly and communicative by nature, and this can sometimes be seen as flirtatious.
Gemini’s are amongst the intellectuals of the zodiac, known for their cleverness, curiosity and excellent communication. Always questioning and often insightful they’re typically fascinating and light spirited companions with a diverse knowledge. Highly adaptable, they’re fast thinkers and fast talkers, often able to get inside other peoples heads while discussing almost anything. Due to this your Gemini man is likely to be highly adept at flirting and very hard to beat in an argument.
Being so insightful comes with a price. Everything has multiple sides, and often maintaining a fixed viewpoint is the only thing which allows an order to made from chaos. While the meaning of the twins is often taken as being two-faced, it really represents multiple viewpoints of the same subject. This mental complexity is however sometimes misconstrued as being contradictory, superficial or unreliable.
Dynamic and exciting he’s easily bored and favors variety in all things. He probably has multiple interests, each holding his telescopic attention for short bursts.
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POWERS & ABILITIES
THE PRIVATEER
TIDEMAKER
“Anything worth doing always starts as a bad idea.”
— Leigh Bardugo
Grisha are humans who practice the Small Science and are traditionally divided into three orders, Corporalki, Etherealki and Materialki, with each order being further divided into specialized types. Most Grisha show certain powers at a young age but sometimes Grisha are born with extremely uncommon hereditary abilities to summon light or darkness.
|ETHEREALKI|Etherealki, or the Order of Summoners, are Grisha whose power lies in the manipulation of different natural elements. This Order is divided into Squallers, Inferni and Tidemakers. The order is loosely referred to as Summoners, and Etherealki typically train in pairs; Inferni partner with other Inferni, while Squallers and Tidemakers are usually train together.
|TIDEMAKER|Tidemakers are Grisha of the Etherealki Order who can manipulate water. They can control currents, summon water or moisture from the air or a nearby source. They can manage the tides on a ship or in a harbour. Under the influence of the drug, jurda parem, a Tidemaker can alter his own state from solid to liquid to gas and back again, and do the same with other objects such as a wall. In the Second Army, Tidemakers wear a blue kefta with pale blue embroidery.
|PRIVATEER|A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Privateering allowed sovereigns to raise revenue for war by mobilizing privately owned armed ships and sailors to supplement state power. As a privateer, he was able to amass resources and mount offences that were not possible for the Ravkan navy and that he had done more to support Ravka's war effort as a privateer than he ever had as a soldier or a prince.
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SIGNATURE
“If he gets any more charming, men and women may start lying down in
the street for the privilege of being stepped on by the new Ravkan King.”
― Leigh Bardugo
