A/N: Because I'm creating a completely new world- something I've never properly attempted like this (it's only ever been scattered thoughts, jotted messily on a scrap of paper)- and because it includes so many subplots and characters that I don't want you to get confused over terminology, this is my little crash course for you all.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO READ THIS. If you wish, you can skip ahead to the actual story and only refer back to this should you get confused, but if you would like the knowledge ahead of time, here you go. This reveals nothing of the plot, but it instead explains how titles of characters work in this story, as well as what all the kingdoms are, who is related to who, and the time period. If, as I'm writing the story, more confusing details come up, I may update this page, but I will still never drop any spoilers. I will always notify you of any changes in my end-of-chapter A/Ns.

Of course, if you ever get confused over anything, please accept my sincerest apologies. It's my first time attempting something this complex and it has taken the most planning possible, but it's very possible that I've missed a few details along the way. Always feel free to ask questions via review or PM. :)

Without further ado, I present this 3am-rush-induced crash course of my insanity:

Setting:

The story is set in America, despite the time period, simply because I couldn't bear to throw our favorite characters in England. They're much too American for that and New York is a big deal to Percy in the canon series.

Long Live The King takes place in the late Victorian era, but because it's not a real story, we're just going to ignore old English because frankly, I don't have the patience to write like that, nor do I suspect you have the patience to read that.

Though America was noticeably less structured than England in this time period, seeing as it was still a relatively new country (and still kind of is), we're going to pretend it's more like London, England in 1878-79 because I'm not about to deal with the real US government and Ulysses S. Grant as well. In this story, the monarchy is a big deal, though America never really had its own monarchy, breaking off from Great Britain's king.

Houses/Countries w/ Main Associated Royals and Why It's Valued:

Ashington (House Name) of Epresh (Country) - Malcolm and Annabeth

Possesses lots of knowledge and war strategies. Books, archives, maps, research centers, laboratories, astronomy towers.

House Colors: Silver and Orange

Calbourne (House Name), Thasite (Country) - Percy and Luke

Possesses lots of boats and ports. Boats, vessels, fishing gear.

House Colors: Blue and White

Langen (House Name), Kreoca (Country) - Octavian

Possesses lots of weaponry. Swords, katanas, knives, bows and arrows, etc.

House Colors: Red and Gold

Raya (House Name), Sumisu (Country) - Silena, Drew, and Piper

fabric and plants. Flowers (that can be extracted for deadly potions, poisons, antidotes, or medicine), silks, satin.

House Colors: Purple and Green

Pevanshire (House Name), Jirot (Country) - Bianca and Nico

Possesses lots of riches. Jewels, gold, silver, useful metals, etc.

House Colors: Platinum and Black

Haersley (House Name), Baca (Country) - Charles (This place is not very important to any plot, but this may help prevent extra confusion. I would not like for me to mention a place and you not to find it on this list of references).

Possesses lots of technology. Top of the line vehicles and aircrafts.

House Colors: Yellow and Pink

**Though there are house colors, the people of that house don't always wear those colors. It's just what they usually wear at royal gatherings and important events, but when in their own castles, alone, they change it up.

Siblings (From Oldest to Youngest):

Malcolm, Annabeth

Percy, Luke

Silena, Drew, Piper

Bianca, Nico

Hylla, Reyna

Thalia, Jason

Character Titles (I only kept some extra details that don't spoil anything in the future):

(19) Malcolm Tuck of House Ashington, Crown Prince of Epresh (Soon to be King of Epresh)

(17) Annabeth Chase of House Ashington, Princess of Epresh

(18) Perseus Jackson of House Calbourne, Crown Prince of Thasite (Soon to be King of Thasite)

(17) Luke Castellan of House Calbourne, Prince of Thasite

(20) Silena Beauregard of House Raya, Queen of Sumisu (Used to be Princess of Sumisu)

(18) Drew Tanaka of House Raya, Crown Princess of Sumisu

(16) Piper McLean of House Raya, Princess of Sumisu

(19) Bianca di Angelo of House Pevanshire, Princess of Jirot

(16) Nico di Angelo of House Pevanshire Crown Prince of Jirot (Soon to be King of Jirot)

(18) Octavian Geve of House Langen, Duke of Kreoca

(20) Charles Beckendorf of House Haersley, King of Sumisu

*I've included character ages in parentheses before each title.

How Titles Work:

Because I tried to learn how monarchy titles work and just got a headache, I figured out my own way to bestow titles. :P I know there's definitely flaws in it. Like for example, if a princess marries a duke, will that make her a duchess instead? But I thought that was too much to keep track of, so here's my system. You don't need to read this to understand the story, you can just accept the titles and understand who rules where and stuff based on relationships, but if you would like to explore the method to my madness, feel free to check out my little guide. Be warned, however, I myself got a headache writing this.

Format of titles: [Name] of [House], [Status] of [Country]

Name: Just your full first and last name. Ex: Perseus Jackson.

House: Name of the House of your family. Ex: Annabeth's family is the Ashington family. So her, her brother, her cousins, everyone who is from her family will be House Ashington. I don't think the House concept is too complicated, seeing as Game of Thrones and Red Queen both also has houses.

Status: Your role as a royal. Ex: Queen or Duchess. There is also such thing as Crown Prince/Princess. This means that if you are a man, you are the eldest of your household and the heir to the throne. If you're a woman, then this means you are betrothed to the Crown Prince of any land, then you receive the title of Crown Princess. Besides the Crown thingy, the only thing in the status that evolves is if you marry into the MAIN ruling positions, either King or Queen. Ex: Duchess of blah blah marries a Crown Prince, who becomes King, and so she becomes Queen of blah blah. If there are no sons in a family, the eldest daughter who marries a man who is not already in line for a throne, her husband becomes the new King.

Country: Name of the country your family rules. This means different things for different genders, however, seeing as everyone is old-fashioned. If you're a man, it's the country that you rule. If you're a woman and not married, even if betrothed, it is also the country of your home. If you are married, it's the country of your husband.

Of course none of this puts the LGBTQ+ community into play (which is forbidden), assuming only heterosexual relationships. I think Nico will be in an interesting position, don't you? ;)