Celeste Victoria Josephine Sarah Belmonte

Empress

Height: 5’5”

Weight: 125 lbs.

Hair: Blonde

Eyes: Blue

Age: 17

Notes: Celeste was raised to the throne at the age of 14 following the short, mysterious and early death of her mother Empress Victoria. Many of the council who put her into power figured at such a young age she’d be easy to manipulate but Celeste is intelligent, versed in military matters and utterly ruthless when push comes to shove. With the help of her imminently talented spymistress, Charlotte Griffin and the Grand General of the Imperial Legion, Isobel Clark, she has been consolidating power and influence for the war which she knows to be coming with the Magi.

Her mother was a cautious and deliberate ruler who strove to maintain the status quo whenever possible. Perhaps to differentiate herself from her mother, but more likely due to her temperament, Celeste has championed a much more aggressive and confrontational approach toward the disparate groups vying for influence within the Empire, particularly the Order of the Magi whom she views as an existential threat. Her mother sent Celeste’s closest friend and lover, Lisette to the Order of the Magi, ostensibly to be a liaison with the Imperial Court, but Celeste believes it to be more of a hostage situation to keep her under control than anything else. Celeste finds this arrangement unacceptable and has been maneuvering to resolve the issue since taking the throne.