Summary:

It has been two decades since the kingdom of Illéa fell to ruins amidst turmoil and destruction. Not only were the Schreaves unsuccessful in their plan to remove the caste system, they have also been overthrown from their position of power. With the kingdom in despair and on the brink of collapse, King Everaerd of France sent his son to ease the political unrest and strengthen the alliance between the two countries. The young prince consort of France immediately fell deeply in love with the new King of Illéa's only daughter, and they spent several blissful years together.

Tragedy struck when the King of Illéa perished under unknown circumstances, and again when his heir, newly crowned, died days later. The French prince and his grief-stricken young wife became the rulers of Illéa, and vowed to do all they could for their people. Several years later, the King remarried, and his wife gave birth to a son, who was set to be the next King of Illéa.

But the kingdom is still divided. Dissenters are still vocal in their disapproval of the new royal family, and conflict exists even within the royals themselves. Opposition and hatred comes from all directions and spares no one. And so, now that the Prince Elect has turned 21, the King has decided to host the time-honoured selection once more. 35 young men and women between the ages of 16-20 have been invited to the palace in order to try and win Prince Romain Everaerd's heart.

Rules:

Please use the form on my profile.

I will be accepting both male and female characters as contestants in the Selection. If you want to submit a character that is not part of the Selection, PM me.

Your character is allowed to be a spy, rebel, or even potentially foreign royalty. If this is the case, just make sure to mention it in your character profile. If I have an issue with it, I will PM you. I will also PM you to figure out how this will work in the story.

You may submit more than one character, however there is no guarantee that the characters that you submit will be accepted. There is limited space - only 15 spots are available, of which at least 3 must be male.

Absolutely no Mary Sues/Gary Stus allowed - your character cannot be flawless.

Once you have submitted your character form to me, I cannot guarantee that your character will be successful in the Selection, or even make it out alive.

If you have an idea for a plot, you can PM me, but once again I can't guarantee that I will incorporate this into the story.

If you have read the rules, put 'spooky' in addition to anything else you may have written in the 'other' section of the character form.

Hey guys!

Thanks for taking a look at my story! This is my first time writing this kind of fanfic, and I hope that you all enjoy it. I'll try to update as often as I can, but no guarantees...school is getting pretty busy. The prologue should be posted by tomorrow.

Thanks again and I look forward to seeing all of your submissions!
- Brenn