The Royalty of Bivir

The Imperial Palace is located in Shallow, Bivir's capital. It holds all of the royals of Bivir, their servants and slaves, and many other things.
A long time ago the Imperial Palace in Bivir was different from the Palace. The Imperial Palace was home to all the royals and advizers, and the Palace was home to all the servants and slaves. But the King found that it was tiring to go back and forth from Palace to Imperial Palace. So now the Palace and the Imperial Palace are the same thing.
And now, here's an introduction to the Royal Family...



This is the "immediate" royal family. King Laban Lightwing is 22 years old. He is a Faerie, and not of royal blood. He married Queen Donalda when they were young. He was in fact, from the slums, and there was lots of talk about him, a slum faerie, becoming King of Bivir. But he and Donalda loved each other and so it happened.
Queen Donalda was not supposed to be Queen of Bivir. She had an elder sister, Ashanti, who was temporarily Queen of Bivir with her husband Tobias. But Tobias was a bad ruler and so he and Ashanti were banished from the land and Donalda became Queen. Donalda is now 21 years old.
The Crown Prince Roydon Evelyn Lightwing is 5 years old. He loves playing with toy wagons and chariots and is very energetic.



This is the Head Advizer, Andrew Shrew. The Shrew family is the largest family in the Palace.
Andrew, 42, has been an Advizer since he was very young. He was once the "most handsome man in the Palace." He married Amity, (now 41) Princess of Kigir, because it was the wish of the King, but fell in love with her after their marriage. They had many children together. Shown are two of their children, Tristram, 12, and Lem, 3. Andrew is very distantly related to the Queen.



Milo is Queen Donalda's uncle, though he is only 25 years old. He is learning how to be an advizer, under the instruction of Head Advizer Andrew Shrew. He doesn't seem cut out for the job of Advizer (he enjoys chariot racing and diving and other extreme sports...) but Milo is sure this is what he wants to do. He married a noblewoman, Daria, when he became Advizer. She is 19 years old.



In the middle is Andrew and Amity's eldest child, Cynthia. She is 26. She had a long courtship with nobleman Moon Sealy, and they finally got married after Moon became King's Man. Moon is now Head King's Man. He is 29 years old. The King's Man basically runs the castle for the King.
Cynthia and Moon's daughter, Eleanor, is 2.



Yuri is 23. He is the second eldest of Andrew and Amity's children. He is an advizer. He was married to a noblewoman named Malvina, but she disappeared one day and hasn't been seen since. Yuri has two children, twins, age 4. The boy is Jerrel and the girl is Zodie.



Here is another of Andrew and Amity's sons. Irvine is 20. He is married to a Taskurian girl, Akilah, age 17. Irvine is a King's Man.



Verdun, age 17, another one of Andrew and Amity's sons, is training to become an Advizer, but he wants to be a King's Man. He is still deciding which career path to follow. His wife, the pretty and smart Edelle, age 15, is an artist and a Brownie.



Timothee is not Andrew and Amity's son, but they adopted him because he is distantly related to them and orphaned. Tim, as he is called, is 15 and just got married to 15 year old Vernetta, a Taskurian noblewoman. He is training to be a King's Man.



This is Andrew's younger brother, Zac. He is an Advizer. The jobs of Advizer and King's Man seem to run in the Shrew family. Zac is 33.
He married Sierra, the daughter of a previous Advizer of a previous King. Sierra is 30 but they have had no children.



This is Father King Nick. He is the Father of Donalda. Nick fell in love with a mermaid, Lillie, and so is perfectly happy with his daughter marrying a Faerie. He was glad to retire and give up his rule because he and Lillie wanted to move to a sea castle (half in the water, half out) where they could live together happily and peacefully.



On the right is Princess Ashanti, formerly Queen Ashanti. She was banished from the land along with her husband, Tobias (not pictured). Tobias and Ashanti returned to Bivir to try to take back the throne. Tobias was caught and beheaded. Ashanti should have been too, by law, but King Laban immediately pardoned her, for it was discovered that she had had no part in her husband's doings. She was given back her title of Princess and is now engaged to 30 year old Tuvyah Mitford (on the left), and Elf. Ashanti is 26.



This is King Laban's family, besides his brother, shown below. Laban's father, Lex Lightwing, is a jovial man of 49. His wife and Laban's mother, Chaka, age 43, loves palace life and is very proud of her son.
Alana Lightwing, age 13 (though she looks much older...) is Laban's oldest sister. She got in an accident and her wings were badly mangled. They were amputated and now Alana is a wingless faerie. It is being decided whether or not surgery should take place so that Alana can get new wings. It is Alana's choice, but she doesn't mind not having wings.
Desiree is 11. She is a cheerful young girl and loves flitting around the gardens.



This is Laban's brother, Ingvar. He is 19. Ingvar is not sure what he wants to do with his life. He is currently living in the Palace but wants to travel. He just recently married the young Marta Kerulayo, age 13.



These are all the Queen Handmaidens. From left to right: Lady Emma is 16 and Taskurian. (Taskurian is a race of people. They have tan skin while humans skin is white). Lady Eve, also Taskurian, is 14. She loves archery. Lady Linda, 19, enjoys sewing and embroidery, and is a little bossy. Lady Mary, age 18, is quiet, stately and beautiful. Lady Penina, age 19, is a shy but pretty half Chinian girl. The last of the Queen's six Handmaidens is Lady Holland, age 18, an impulsive and slightly immature Taskurian girl.



This is Liam and Minzii. They are sort of "random royalty," which means that they are variously related to the Royal Family or the Advizer, and have chosen to stay and live in the Palace.
Liam is 43. He had many brothers and one of his brothers, Leif, married one of the Queens of Bivir from a few generations ago. All his brothers have died or left the palace, and Liam did too for a while. He explored the world and even changed race. (He was human, but took a rare and expensive potion to turn him into Taskurian). After years abroad, he returned to the Palace to live comfortably into his old age.
Minzii Sword was married to a King of Kigir, Lex, and when he died she was married to an Advizer of Bivir. He died too and now Minzii is alone. She and Liam are good friends.
Minzii is 43 as well as Liam, and she is a Magical Mini Angel. Magical Mini Angels are a very rare race. Their true form is a Faerie with yellow wings, but "Magical" Mini Angels can change shape. The only thing that identifies them is a small "X" on their forehead.
Mini Angels can live forever, but can allow themselves to grow old and die. Minzii has chosen this.