THE STASSION COURT

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Castle Stassion was completed in 1869 under the reign of King Frederick I of Oren as the principal residence of the House of Novellen. It is located on the eastern stretch of the Petra river in the center of the Upper Petra region, due just slightly northwest of the gates of the royal capital. 

 

 

Queen-Consort of Oren - HRM Vivienne Anastasie of Savoy [Spicii]

Leads the court as a mediator and final authority. As the head of the court, the Queen consort serves as an administrative position overseeing all court matters and the Council. These responsibilities may shift and vary with the assistance of other managerial positions on the council. The Queen is the authority of the court and there is no debate on that. 

 

Lady Seneschal - Miss Odessa MacPherson [tillisaurus]

The Lady Seneschal is tasked with staffing the palace with maids, butlers, ladies-in-waiting, chefs, wards for the sovereigns, etc. As such is the seneschal’s duty to staff the castle, it is also their responsibility to ensure that the royal household is kept tidy, organised, and held to the most regal standard. The seneschal is, in short, the general groundskeeper of Castle Stassion, additionally being charged in the allocation of courtier rooms and servants’ quarters alike. Acting as a general assistant to the head of the court, the Queen, the seneschal can be deferred to for many matters of the court, and is able to command the military, within the palace, in the name of the Queen.

 

Lady Chamberlain - Lady Rosina Helvets [gohliad]

Documents fashion etiquette, fashion history, skins, and court decorum. Laundresses are fashion makers that work under the chamberlain. The chamberlain also leads fashion auctions and sales, which makes them the manager of the court’s monetary expenses and profits. The chamberlain holds the power to censor any art, such as poetry, plays and the like that display the royal household in a troublesome light. She may also help with other things pertaining to the court if the Queen so wishes. 

 

The Chaplain - The Cardinal Albarosa [Vylkmir]

In charge of all religious events in the court. They do not necessarily have to be a nun or priest but must be certified by the church and are the primary advisor of the court where the church is concerned. The Chaplains responsibilities include organising charities, harvests, baptisms, prayer, rites of maturity and may also provide medicinal or religious advice.

 

 

 

Ladies in Waiting & Handmaids 

Managed by Seneschal, an entourage of the female members of the royal household act as both advisors and attendants to the Queen. They write and deliver letters on behalf of their lady, especially invitations and other correspondence. Within the ranks of the Queen’s mistresses is a small hierarchy, arranged both by social standing in the court itself and the Queen’s personal liking to her different mistresses. The hierarchy is as follows; 

 

Lady of the Bedchamber - head lady-in-waiting, the queens right hand (usually a high standing lady, although it could be anyone the queen takes a liking to in high society)

Mistress of the Wardrobe - curator of the queen’s closet

Ladies of the Household - married ladies, countesses and baronesses.

Maids of honour - beginning spots for unmarried women at courts.

 

Master of the Adriatic Court - The Lady Privy Seal [amyselia]

Manages the events of the adriatic court that happen every four years within the Adriatic Tent. Coordinates hunts so that both non-hunters and hunters will be entertained, as well as many other events pertaining to the nobility. Can also be the chamberlain, but if so desired they can be someone else.

 

Court Tutor 

The Court Tutor is a job of utmost importance, in charge of educating the future generations of the Orenian nobility, along with the royal family themselves. They are to ensure that the children of the next generation are well versed in proper courty and worldly affairs, along with proper etiquette and manners. There can be multiple court tutors to dish out within our vast population of growing children.

 

 

 

Etiquette in the court is pivotal; how a noble conducts oneself in the presence of other nobles and the royal family shall dictate the perception and representation of oneself in court. The expectations of etiquette are to be taught and managed by the Lord Chamberlain

 

While the expectations of etiquette are to be taught and managed by the Lord Chamberlain, we recommend that the courtiers follow these basic rules to avoid embarrassment and ruin within the court.

 

General Etiquette

     ♔ Courtier must respect their superiors within court at all times and address them by their proper titles when conversing [See Titles & Addressment].

     ♔ A respectful demeanor, particularly how one carries themselves, must be maintained at court.

     ♔ Courtiers of the palace are prohibited from wearing any diadem, crown, circlet, or tiara if they are not members of the royal family. The only exception to this is during wedding ceremonies or a debutante, where the daughters of dukes and counts may wear small tiaras and sons of dukes and counts may wear circlets. Courtiers may never outshine the Queen’s attire, for it is seen as discourteous and disrespectful and such would be asked to remove it accordingly. 

 

In the Royal Presence 

     ♔ Courtiers must not touch the King, Queen or the immediate family of the King and Queen   

(brothers, sisters, and children).

♔ All must stand with a countenance of utmost respect when either the King or Queen enter within a room, until they are seated. Only after then may everyone else be seated. 

     ♔ Those of the court must avoid turning their backs on the royal family, as it is seen as disrespectful. 

     ♔ Avoid the use of nicknames regarding or referring to the royal family outside of private settings unless otherwise permitted. 

     ♔ Courtiers must curtsy or bow at the beginning and end of the conversation and address them by their title properly.

 

Titles & Addressment

     ♔ King: “Your Royal Majesty” in introduction; followed by “Your Majesty”

     ♔ Queen: “Your Royal Majesty” in introduction; followed by “Your Majesty”

 

♔ Royal Prince: “Your Royal Highness” in introduction; followed by “Your Highness” or "Prince [name]"

     ♔ Royal Princess: “Your Royal Highness” in introduction; followed by “Your Highness” or "Princess [name]

 

     ♔ Imperial Prince: “Your Imperial Highness” in introduction; followed by “Your Highness” or "Prince [name]"

     ♔ Imperial Princess: “Your Imperial Highness” in introduction; followed by “Your Highness” or "Princess [name]

 

     ♔ Duke: “Your Grace” or “Duke [title or name]” in introduction, followed by "Lord [name]"

     ♔ Duchess: “Your Grace” or “Duchess [title or name]” in introduction, followed by "Lady [name]"

 

     ♔ Count: “Right Honourable [title or name]” or “Count [title or name]” in introduction, followed by “Lord [name]”

     ♔ Countess: “Right Honourable [title or name]” or “Countess [title or name]” in introduction, followed by “Lady [name]”

     ♔ Children of Dukes / Duchesses, Counts / Countesses are to be addressed as “Lady [name]” or “Lord [name]”

 

     ♔ Viscount: “Right Honourable [title or name]” or “Viscount [title or name]” in introduction, followed by “Lord [name]”

     ♔ Viscountess: “Right Honourable [title or name]” or “Viscountess [title or name]” in introduction, followed by “Lady [name]”

 

     ♔ Baron: “Honourable [title or name]” or “Baron [title or name]” in introduction, followed by “Lord [name]”

     ♔ Baroness: “Honourable [title or name]” or “Baroness [title or name]” in introduction, followed by or “Lady [name]”

     ♔ Children of Barons / Baronesses, Viscounts / Viscountesses are to be addressed as “Lady [name]” or “Lord [name]

 

 

HER ROYAL MAJESTY, Vivienne of Savoy, Queen consort of Oren, forever August, Queen consort of Renatus, Curon, Kaedrin, Salvus, and Seventis, Grand Duchess consort of Ves, Duchess consort of Helena, Novellen, Furnestock, Petra, Oltremont, South Arentania, and Lorraine, Countess-consort of Mardon, Baroness consort of Renzfeld, Protector of the Heartlanders and Farfolk, etcetera.

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The newly appointed tutor to the Court, Ottilie Franziska, had already begun to lay out her equestrian gear. A wide grin was inevitably present for such an opportunity. "I'm blessed to be able to achieve such a thing," she muttered to herself, "and teaching my passion for horse-riding? I am nothing but lucky."