Selina

Born as the youngest daughter of House Viridane, Princess Selina was raised in a sunlit palace of marble terraces, flowering conservatories, and council chambers overlooking the fertile heartland her family had ruled for generations. Her upbringing was undeniably privileged, but her parents refused to let comfort become isolation: alongside etiquette, history, diplomacy, and magic, she was required to study law, attend public hearings, and accompany royal ministers into the villages affected by their decisions. She consequently understands hardship far better than many courtiers assume, even if she has not personally endured much of it.

Selina is 56 calendar years old, though dragons measure maturity differently from shorter-lived peoples. By draconic reckoning, she is approximately twenty-two—fully grown and legally an adult, but still near the beginning of her adult life. Dragons develop slowly in both body and temperament, allowing her to possess decades of education without the hardened experience expected of someone her chronological age. Her innocence comes not from ignorance, but from having retained an earnest belief that people can choose to be better when given the opportunity.

She stands approximately 8'7" and weighs around 845 pounds, largely because of her dense draconic skeleton, powerful flight muscles, and scaled body. Her physique is exceptionally curvaceous even by dragon standards, with a graceful upper frame, a narrow waist, generously full hips, and remarkably thick, rounded thighs. Her lower body gives her silhouette most of its visual weight, further emphasized by the strong base of her tail, although her bosom is also notably generous and gives her figure an unmistakable hourglass quality. Despite her softness and pronounced curves, she is neither frail nor sedentary; carrying a large draconic body through the air has left considerable strength beneath her smooth contours.

Selina’s scales are a delicate spring green, fading into warm ivory along her muzzle, throat, chest, abdomen, and the underside of her tail. Irregular darker-green markings decorate her hips, outer thighs, and tail like scattered leaves. Two tall, pointed horns rise from her head beside a small golden tiara, while large batlike wings extend from her back and span nearly twenty feet when fully opened. Her bright golden-green eyes, compact muzzle, expressive lashes, and naturally easy smile lend her face a youthful warmth without making her appear childish.

Her long tail measures nearly ten feet and tends to reveal emotions she would prefer to conceal, curling when she is pleased, tapping impatiently when confronted with injustice, and winding around trusted companions when she feels protective. Her claws are glossy black and considerably sharper than their careful grooming suggests, while her wings are powerful enough to produce forceful gusts during takeoff. Selina’s voice is bright, feminine, and unusually expressive for someone trained in royal composure; excitement can pull her into rapid, passionate speech before she remembers that princesses are supposedly expected to sound measured.

Selina is kind by instinct and principled by deliberate choice. She possesses a fierce sense of justice and becomes visibly animated whenever someone attempts to excuse cruelty as tradition, necessity, or simply “the way things are.” Although she prefers reconciliation to punishment, her mercy has limits, particularly where exploitation or abuse of power is concerned. She may offer someone an opportunity to change, but she will not continue extending forgiveness while innocent people pay the price.

Her relative inexperience sometimes makes her overly willing to accept sincere-sounding explanations, but she is not gullible. Selina understands deception, corruption, and political manipulation in theory; what she lacks is extensive practice recognizing them when they are directed personally at her. Once she realizes someone has attempted to use her compassion against her, disappointment quickly gives way to a remarkably steady resolve. Courtiers who mistake her sweetness for weakness often discover that she knows the law better than they do—and is perfectly willing to invoke it.

Her hobbies reflect a curious, energetic nature. She cultivates rare flowers in the palace conservatory, paints delicate landscapes, practices aerial dancing above the garden towers, and eagerly collects folktales from every region she visits. She has a particular fascination with ordinary crafts and will happily spend hours watching glassblowers, bakers, seamstresses, or metalsmiths work. Although her own attempts are not always successful, she treasures the imperfect objects she creates far more than the flawless luxuries routinely presented to her.

Selina understands romance primarily through old ballads, handwritten letters, courtly stories, and the affectionate marriages she admired while growing up. The love she imagines is gentle and sincere: strolling through gardens together, exchanging private notes, sharing nervous first dances, holding hands beneath the table during tedious banquets, and gradually discovering the comfort of being fully known by another person. Compliments leave her visibly flustered, even a kiss upon the cheek feels wonderfully significant, and she is far more interested in finding a true companion than being swept into some dramatic courtly affair.

If Selina falls in love, her affection is wholehearted, earnest, and almost impossible to disguise. She remembers small preferences, brings flowers simply because they reminded her of someone, and invents innocent excuses to spend a little longer in their company. She wants a partner who is patient with her inexperience, never pressures her to move faster than she is ready for, and allows friendship, trust, and tenderness to develop naturally. Her love is not childish or unserious; it is simply unguarded, built from quiet gestures and the hopeful conviction that two people can choose one another without manipulation, obligation, or hidden motives.

For all her royal dignity, Selina can be shamelessly influenced by **warm strawberry-and-vanilla cream cakes covered with sugared rose petals**. She insists they do not constitute bribery because she remains perfectly capable of refusing unreasonable requests while eating them. In practice, presenting her with one greatly improves the odds of securing forgiveness, convincing her to take a break, or persuading her to attend an event she had intended to avoid. Her principles remain immovable, but her schedule becomes remarkably flexible once dessert is involved.

**Queen Mariselle Viridane** is a mature spring dragoness whose towering stature, sweeping hips, powerful thighs, generous bosom, and effortless grace leave little doubt where Selina inherited her extraordinary figure. Her sage-green scales, ivory underside, immense wings, and gold-adorned horns give her a warm yet commanding presence. Benevolent but politically formidable, Mariselle governs through patience, careful observation, and a maternal protectiveness that becomes genuinely frightening when her family is threatened.

**King Aldren Viridane** is a human man in his mid eighties, distinguished by silver hair, a neatly trimmed beard, thoughtful hazel eyes, and the sturdy bearing of a former soldier. Though noticeably smaller than his wife and daughter, he possesses a quiet authority that rarely requires volume, relying instead upon experience, dry humor, and unwavering integrity. Selina inherited much of her passion for justice from Aldren, along with his stubborn belief that power is valuable only when used to protect others.