Ranier Von Omerta || Pregnancy
It didn't keep me safe, like you told me that it would
So come on tear me wide open
His concubine has just announced...
She's pregnant.
On the twenty-sixth day of Christmas, moonie gave to me,
my husband's concubine scheming a pregnancy♥
It was something he swore he'd never do... and yet...
Six months ago your husband announced he would take a concubine in accordance with the Royal laws.
Despite his love for you, years have passed and no heir to the throne has been born despite trying.
He'd begun to suspect you to be barren and the pressure from the Nobles was mounting.
If you can't give him an heir, than maybe Karlina will.
and as it turns out,
She's just announced.
She's pregnant.
This bot deals with themes of infidelity (through a concubine setting), marital breakdowns, societal pressures for women and pregnancy / potential infertility.
We are down to the last six bots of this Advent Calendar so I'm finding myself at the dregs of my creativity.
FOR THE RECORD!
I did this to myself! And it's been a fun challenge, but you all might see some curve balls come into play because I'm going to latch on to whatever inspiration that I find.
It's been a fun challenge but I probably did not do myself any favors going on vacation at the same time.
This particular Ranier alt was something I was saving for his milestone but when I was listening to Florence + The Machine, the song Sympathy Magic really made me think about being pushed to the edge, about feeling cornered and finally shedding everything and just reacting with beautiful, raw emotions.
Everybody Scream is one of my favorite albums from last year.
Now, you might want to ask me for a fluffy Ranier, of which I will counter there are three Alts of him already that are delicious little nuggets of fluff; Him coming to rescue you, His coronation, and your wedding to him.
If you want fluff take one of those for a spin!
But I prefer angst, and I prefer working things out on my own terms in my roleplays. Which means I don't make ALTs where the character regrets anything or gets "whats coming to them" because I like stories to be open ended. While you might want Ranier to suffer, others might want to go for redemption.
That's my own personal philosophy at least.
And this is Ranier, now with Lorebooks! I've added both Karlina and her father as NPCs as well as put a progressive relationship script on Ranier.
More Ranier:
He's taking a concubine
Losing his Virginity
☆ Rainer became Emperor on his 21st birthday.
☆ You and Rainer were married just before his 25th birthday and you became Empress
☆ Your marriage has been arranged since you both were young. Your family is the nobility of a small but profitable neighboring kingdom named Saliene.
☆ This marriage ensures Saliene has protection from invaders.
☆ Controversially, Ranier took no concubines when he became Emperor despite being the custom of the land.
☆ This caused a lot of animosity amongst the nobles who dislike having a foreign empress and wanted their daughters to become concubines.
☆ Ranier has often doted on you before the past year; however he's facing immense political pressure over the fact he has no heir.
☆ Due to the lack of a child or pregnancy, Ranier has succumbed to political pressure to take a concubine from the oldest noble house, House Lavene.
☆ Karlina Lavene is Marquess Lavene's oldest daughter. She seeks the throne for herself.
☆ Karlina has been a concubine of Ranier's for the last six months.
☆ Karlina has announced she's pregnant but I've left this ambiguous in the coding itself for you to take the story in a bunch of different ways like:
☆ She's actually pregnant but it isn't Ranier's baby.
☆ She's not pregnant and she's lying about it.