Welcome To Paradise-A Selection SYOC

Hello! After much thought (a whole day's worth,) I've decided to start up one of these SYOC's on my own! I've always loves writing, and love this series so much. I can't always promise quick updates (they will probably be about every week, maybe slightly sooner,) but I can promise you quality. I pride myself in my work, and I also will be happy to welcome your suggestions, constructive criticism, and theories!

Rules about the form:

1) Please, no Mary-Sue characters. It's okay if they're a genuinely nice girl, but make them have some depth.

2) For personality, don't just list a ton of traits. I love seeing full sentences, and it's so nice when people put thought into their character. The more you tell me, the more I have to go on.

3) For the lowest castes (5,6,7) I will probably only be accepting a few from each, likely three, to make it realistic. Keeping with that realism, I will not be accepting Eights UNLESS they have a fantastic form. So, it is alright to submit one, but be prepared to change the caste.

4) You can submit by review or PM. I prefer PM but if you can't do that, review is okay.

5) Three submissions are allowed per user.

6) Diversity is great! Diverse cultures, appearances, histories, backgrounds, personalities, everything!

7) Unless I get the spots filled before, the deadline is February 13.

8) If needed, you're welcome to PM in more than one message. The quality of the submission is more important then your ability to make it fit in one message.

Chapter 1

Prince Nicholas's POV

I knew what my duty was. I was the prince, I mean. From birth, for all of the heirs from hundreds of years ago to today, this is how it had worked. They each had to have their own Selection. My father, King Peter, had found my mother, Queen Victoria, this way. The same with my grandparents, and my great-grandparents, the famed Maxon and America. But just because tradition dictated it didn't mean that I had to be in favor of it. Now, it wasn't that I hated the Selection itself. I thought it was a reasonable idea, and it seemed to produce good couples-good rulers. But I didn't see why I needed it. I wanted to fall in love in my own time, on my own terms.

But I went along with the plan. I laid in my bed, staring at the ceiling, praying to God that I could somehow emerge from all of this with a wife. Not only a wife, but someone who would be the next Queen, my lifelong companion, and my confidante.

I heard a knock on my door "Your Highness? Your father sent me to see how you were coming along on the budget reports." That would be Norelle, the lead palace maid. Bolting upright, I hit my head on the corner of my four story bed. That was going to leave a mark. I heard a slight giggle from the other side of the wall. "Shall I tell him you're working on it in your study?"

Clearing my throat, I responded in a decidedly unprincely manner. "Uh. yeah. I mean, yes, Norelle. Please do."

I could almost see her curtsy from where I sat on the edge of my mattress "Of course, Prince Nicholas. He also wanted me to inform you that you will he going over the details of your Selection over dinner tonight." With that, she was gone.

Rubbing my forehead and trying to alleviate some of the pain that was already beginning to surface, I half-dragged myself over to the room where I was meant to be working. Since I was good with numbers, my father decided that it had been a good idea to begin assigning me the annual budget report. "Son, you need to get in the habit of these things. When you're king, it will be all up to you," he had said.

As I sat down, resigning myself to several hours of crunching numbers and balancing the budget, I noticed an all-important folder sticking our from under the military expense report. 'His Royal Highness Prince Nicholas Andrew Huntington,' it read. Out of curiosity, I pulled it out. I wish I hadn't.

Form

Name: (First, middle(s), last)

Birthday:

Province:

Caste:

Profession:

Appearance:

What changed after the makeover:

Celebrity look alike: (optional)

Family/Friends:

Personality:

History:

Style of dress:

Romantic history: (Having one will not mean she is necessarily out of the running, it's mainly for reference)

Why they are there: Money, family, honor, prince, crown, or other. Elaborate, 2-3 sentences is fine.

How they treat the other Selected:

How they treat the Prince:

Maids: (names, brief information appearances and personalities)

How they treat the maids:

Languages: (it's fine if it's two or three besides English, but please don't make them speak like six additional)

Religion, if applicable: (Totally fine if they do not have one, if they do, who does it impact their life, dress, personality, again, for reference)

Anything else you would like me to know: