Physical Description:

Ciara is a slender, slightly built vixen with purple eyes and long, blonde hair. Her fur is a slightly muddy orange-brown, a token of her red fox ancestors, and she has the white, black and grey markings of a swift fox. She typically wears the red tunic and black trousers that are the standard uniform the soldiers of her kingdom.

Biographical Data:

Ciara is the daughter of King Connor of Cearnach (now deceased) and General Deirdre Lohan. She was the result of a youthful affair between her parents, and was raised almost exclusively by her mother. She was beloved of both of her parents, but her father feared that his publicly acknowledging her would make her a target both for an enemy kingdom and for certain reactionary elements in his own kingdom.

On the morning of her twelfth birthday, her parents sent her into exile from the kingdom to save her from an impending siege by enemy forces. Put on a fast horse with all her belongings in a satchel, she rode to the neighboring kingdom of Oseille, controlled by Viridis' rabbit population. Oseille was famous for its neutrality and for being accepting of everyone regardless of species. Ciara settled in a house that her mother had bought against emergencies and soon befriended a young rabbit doe named Niamh. Though it was only meant to be a temporary measure, Ciara ended up spending the next eighteen years in Oseille, and her new friend would eventually become her lover and then her wife.

Against all expectations, Ciara became quite popular among her new neighbors and she soon grew to love her new home and fiercely determined to protect it. It was partly thanks to her efforts that the city survived two wars and a number of other more minor incidents, even standing up to her fellow foxes to help protect her adopted home. It was during this time that her father finally acknowledged her publicly, and her status as his daughter, plus her marriage to Niamh helped to pave the way for an alliance between Cearnach and Oseille and influenced the lynx kingdom in the north to forge a truce with their ancient foe.

Unfortunately, these changes were not without consequence and Ciara's father was killed in battle before the peace could be established. Nine years later, her step-mother was killed by invaders seeking to conquer part of the island for themselves, encouraged by the seeming weakness of the kingdoms there. As the only other surviving member of Connor's family was Ciara's nine-year-old half sister Brigit, Ciara was required to take the throne against her wishes. She is less than thrilled with her new responsibilities, but she is determined to continue to steer her kingdom, and the island of Viridis, toward peace and prosperity for everyone.

Personal Statement

I am Queen Ciara Lohan of Cearnach, Protector of the City, Lord of the Five Clans, Emperor of the Copper Islands and a bunch of other titles too tedious to recount here. My family has ruled Cearnach for about a thousand years, if you believe the stories. But you know, it's funny how this royalty stuff works. I never wanted the job and I never would have gotten it under ordinary circumstances. All I really am is plain old Ciara Lohan, King Connor's bastard child, who he loved and ignored for most of my life. I was raised by my mother, when she could remember, and there was a time not so long ago when I would have been content to be nothing more than the best farrier Viridis ever had. But the kings and queens of Cearnach have always led their soldiers from the front, and all of a sudden all that was left of the royal family was myself and my little half-sister Brigit. She's only nine, so the throne was mine whether I wanted it or not.

I suppose that if there's a bright side to this whole mess, it's that now people have to listen to me when I say that all the stupid little wars have to stop. Maybe I can see to it that they do.

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