Queen Jazzabell
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"Hey, have you heard? Word on the street is that Queen Jazzabell isn't unanimously beloved among the Major Five! But shh, you didn't hear it from me, ok?"
"Hey, have you heard?"
Queen Jazzabell is a dazzling, resplendent firefly of 30 years of age. Born in an era of peace, she has only ever known echoes of the Tunnel War, and how it affected the Royal Hexagon. However, despite her youth, Jazzabell is an independent and resourceful ruler who tries her best to keep every beetle that makes up her nation in mind when taking decisions.
Curious about the world around her since she was but a small larva, Jazzabell spent a good part of her childhood exploring Rusterov. Being the eldest daughter of the Greatlites, one of the five major rusterovian noble families, made her many voyages easy and safe.
Everywhere she went, Jazzabell's curiosity about the world was insatiable, and her noble connections opened many doors on her quest through Rusterov. Her good manners and charming nature enraptured beetlefolk all over the nation. She carved out a name for herself, which was crucial to her parents. They needed her to see as much of the Dazzling Coalition as possible, as they had grand plans for the little bug: they aspired for her to become the next monarch of the queendom and have her represent Rusterov, and the Greatlites, in the Royal Hexagon.
And their plan succeeded beyond their wildest dreams, as rumors of Jazzabell's ascension to the throne as the next ruling queen arose before she even reached adulthood.
"Hmm? Why did their plan work? Well it goes like this..."
In Rusterov, the monarch's power is limited compared to other nations due to the division of the Coalition into several duchies and counties. As a result, the queen serves as a figurehead that advocates for the rights of her beetlefolk to the Royal Hexagon while refraining from meddling in the nation's internal affairs.
Furthermore, the monarch is voted into power by the five major noble families, and is almost always from one of their own. It's a subtle but vicious struggle for power, each family wanting their own representative to dip the balance in their favor. After all, the queen works for all, but she can work for some harder than others.
And that is precisely where Jazzabell's youth is a significant advantage for those that voted her into power. Despite her independent nature, Jazzabell is still a young adult who relies upon the counsel of her family and the other prominent nobles. They all come to her with their wisdom and wish to provide her advice so she can better rule the Coalition.
"Or so they claim, you know how it goes. Anyways,..."
It remains ambiguous as to who holds the true reins of power in Rusterov. The Dazzling Coalition may be ruled by the Shining Queen, but who is actually pulling the strings behind the scene?
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