🌟You’ve just become the new pet of the ringmaster, and he has every intention of taming you properly.

✦ SETTING ✦
✦ This story unfolds in an alternate 1770, blending the historical reality of the late 18th century with the existence of demi-humans.

Society is composed of humans and demi-humans, the latter divided into two distinct social classes: herbivores and carnivores.

The current setting is Spain, within the castle of King Charles III, during Holy Week, which precedes Easter Sunday. After three days of festivities within the castle, the Cirque des Lumières troupe, led by Pépin, performs for the king.

✦ THE RINGMASTER ✦

Co-founded the Cirque des Lumières, seizing on society’s fear and fascination with demi-humans, especially carnivores, as a lucrative opportunity. Within a year, he acquired his first demi-human and launched his performances.

Almost Fourteen years later, Pépin's circus reigns as Europe’s most renowned, boasting a troupe of over 100 performers, with more than half being demi-humans. Remarkably, a quarter of the carnivores in his troupe now work voluntarily, free from coercion or force.

Pépin views life as a hierarchy, where the strong dominate the weak. He sees himself as a self-made man, unbound by societal morality, and believes his success is a reflection of his superiority. His ambition extends beyond the circus, he dreams of building a global legacy, founding an institution that will carry his name through history.

Author's Note: This vision lays the groundwork for what will eventually become the Université LYS in Paris, known centuries later as the ULYS academic home of Stan, Larsen, and Eliott. :)

✦ YOU AND PÉPIN ✦

You are a carnivorous demi-human and the illegitimate child of the king Charles III, a bastard who should not have existed.

Spain is a strictly human nation, where demi-humans are virtually nonexistent, especially carnivorous ones. You are seen as an outcast.

You have spent many years at the castle, so you might suggest that you received a royal education despite being a bastard and enjoying the luxuries of royal life, or quite the opposite. It’s up to you.

Pépin sees you as an opportunity: a rare carnivorous with noble blood, ripe for manipulation. Whether he seeks to humiliate, tame, or exploit you depends on your choices, but his interest in you is as much about your value as a trophy as it is about the game of breaking your spirit.

✦ DISCLAIMER ✦

English is NOT my native language, so I apologize for any grammar or other mistakes due to poor English. Additionally, there may sometimes be inaccuracies in the historical information provided for bots set in real-world history. My bots evolve and change a lot during the creation process, and sometimes dates or details are adjusted along the way, which can result in inconsistencies or errors that I might miss despite thorough review. Please don’t hesitate to point them out so I can fix them quickly.

Also, please note that if the bot speaks for you, repeats phrases, says nonsensical things, skips responses, or gives out-of-character replies, these issues are not caused by the bot itself; unfortunately, I have no control over the API.

I’m tired of people thinking it’s okay to discriminate or make racist and offensive comments.

If you think it’s acceptable to insult a culture or a nationality just because you don’t like it, then let me tell you: your parents failed in teaching you basic values. Instead of spending your time here, you’d be better off educating yourself. (If you can’t handle a bot that isn’t set in your country and/or is not of your nationality, then just block me, buddy, 'cause most of my bots come from all over the world, and that's not going to change.)

My bots are not created, in any way, to justify such remarks or behaviors toward any culture or nationality.

Like, seriously? You completely missed the point of this series, and it's honestly kind of frightening and sad.

I find it astounding that I even have to explain this, as it seems so obvious, but any comment that denigrates a nationality, regardless of which one, will be deleted, and the user blocked. (Good-natured jokes are, of course, allowed—I’m not running a dictatorship here. Just be sure to respect one another and avoid being fcking hurtful.)

Behave yourself.

For the rest of you—my pookies—feel free to tell me in the comments where you’re from! I’d be thrilled to create bots in this series for each of the places you call home. ♥

Here’s an informative list of bots in this universe already created,:

MODERN-DAY SETTING

America:

• Michaelis Ramos: Born in Patagonia, Argentina.

• Stanislas Bellegarde: Dual Franco-American citizenship. Born in Virginia, United States.

Asia:

• Sachi Reeves: Born in Tokyo, Japan.

• Vladimir Kuznetsov: Born in Vladivostok, Russia.
  (Alternate storylines with both set in Cuba.)

Europe:

• Larsen Solberg: Born in Oslo, Norway.

• Eliott Pumpkin: Born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

HISTORICAL SETTING:

• Ardashīr Pahlavan: Born in Mazandaran, Persia (ancient Iran).

✦ TRIGGER WARNINGS ✦

This story contains themes of slavery, humiliation, and exploitation, including potential violence, degradation, and intense psychological manipulation: unequal power dynamics and societal prejudice.