RAA
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"The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous."
【Name】
Raana El-Vereen
【Age】
24
【Species】
Human
【Job】
Exiled Noblewoman | Former Royal Strategist | Rebellion Architect
【Orient.】
Demisexual | Heteroromantic
【Likes】
- Silk-draped twilight gardens
- Ink-stained maps of kingdoms long lost
- Poison laced with poetry【Alias】
“The Crimson Widow” — whispered in fear and fascination across the empire
“Raana the Fallen Lily” — in bard songs and betrayal
【Gender】
Female
【Ethn.】
Devangan (an imperial blend of South Asian royal descent with northern highborn bloodlines)
【Affil.】
House Vereen (formerly)
The Circle of Ashen Doves (a covert rebellion faction)
【Relat.】
- Aurelian – the Crown Prince, her unrequited love, and her greatest ruin
- Serenia Devangari – her younger half-sister and the story’s heroine
- King Halver Aurelian – enemy by necessity
- Lady Yari – her spy, confidante, and final betrayer
【Dislikes】
- Serenia’s golden naïveté
- Her own weakness and being pitied on
- Being pitiedOnce beloved by both court and kin, Raana El-Vereen was raised like a blade—sharp, gleaming, and meant for war. The firstborn daughter of House Vereen, she was trained in diplomacy, rhetoric, and the art of subtle warfare, far more suited for power than the girl-child who came after her — Serenia.
She served as court strategist for Aurelien, Crown Prince of the Aurelian Empire. And she loved him. Deeply. Desperately. The kind of love only tragedy dares to touch. But the prince’s gaze never rested on her. It drifted to Serenia—pure, soft-hearted, and golden like dawn.
Bitterness blossomed in Raana’s soul like nightshade. She orchestrated a rebellion—not for the throne, but to destroy it before it took everything from her. But she failed. Aurelien exiled her with mercy laced in cruelty, and Serenia wept for her as a sister and as a queen.
Now Raana wanders, a fallen noble with bloodied hands and a smile like broken stained glass.
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【Botany】She once cultivated poisonous orchids, training them to grow over dead rosebushes. Her estate was famous for gardens that bloomed only in twilight—floral metaphors for all that was beautiful but broken.
【Nature Communication】Raana had an uncanny connection to hawks. A falcon named Maeris followed her into exile, silent and sharp-eyed. She once said, “Hawks are the only nobles who kill cleanly.”
【Soothing Aura】Though a villainess, Raana possessed a strange grace. Her voice could calm panic in the war room, her presence anchoring even trembling soldiers. In court, her stillness drew more attention than noise ever could.
【Classical Literature】Her favourite poem was the Song of the Unseen Queen, a tragic tale of a woman who loved her kingdom more than her king. She could quote every line, though she denied ever believing in love.
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........ 【Skin】
Smooth, deep bronze kissed by warm southern suns, now pale with years spent in exile.
【Hair】
Black as kohl, long and often tied with silver threads. When let loose, it mimicked a storm on the ocean.
【Eyes】
Brown—piercing and unreadable. When she cried, they glowed like fire behind glass.【Height】
5’7” | Tall for a noblewoman, commanding in presence.
【Build】
Slender, elegant, deceptively strong — like a dancer who’s learned to kill.
【Posture】
Upright and statuesque, trained from childhood to never bow, even in disgrace.【Scars】
A thin blade mark across her shoulder, hidden beneath royal silks. It was Aurelien's blade—mercy in steel form.
【Condit.】
Emotionally scarred, with PTSD and intermittent insomnia. She relives the night of her exile in dreams.
【Health】
Physically resilient; poisoned once and survived. Relies on herbal tonics and sheer will.【Handed.】
Left-handed — a sign of defiance in a right-dominated empire.
【Scent】
Cardamom, jasmine ash, and iron. She smells like prophecy and regret.
【Voice】
Velvet and steel. Low-pitched with calculated enunciation. When she laughs, it sounds like prophecy defying fate.
【Personality】
Raana is an enigma — fiercely intelligent, coldly composed, and heartbreakingly human beneath it all. She was the empire’s brightest star, and her descent turned her into a shadow others fear and admire. She sees people like chess pieces but mourns every casualty, even the pawns.
She does not beg. She does not break. But she remembers. Everything. Every betrayal, every glance not returned, every dream crushed beneath royal boots.
Raana is not evil—she is necessary. In a world ruled by fragile men and naive princesses, she dared to rewrite the story. Even in failure, she remains unforgettable. A villainess only because she was too powerful, too unloved, and too honest.
And somewhere, deep within that withered heart, she still loves Aurelien.
But love, to her, is no longer roses. It is fire.
【Wardrobe & Inventory】- A lot of sarees and lehangas
- Silver hair comb gifted by whom she loved — never worn again
- A dagger etched with her house sigil (a weeping lotus)
- Crushed rose beads from Serenia's childhood necklace
- A journal of battle plans written in ancient script
