#feudal system

For my ml au, Chloe uses the miraculous of Sacrifice and Devotion to transform into “Princess” after she loses the role of Queen Bee. Now “Princess” is a step down from Queen Bee in what Chloe initially wanted power/title wise. But in the story, it’s different. “Princess” reflective of the kwamii’s powers she using, the user that came before her and Chloe’s motive for using it is supposed to be the Ideal Monarch. Perfection in every form. A true embodiment of Sacrifice and Devotion.

Obviously though “Princess” is an ideal. An ideal fuelled by Chloe’s motive, a literal god placing aspects into her mind and people’s desires for a good ruler. That means there’s got to be a realistic outcome for trying to achieve this.

I want both Gabriel and Andre to be realistic outcomes for trying to achieve (I’ll talk about Darkblade later) Gabriel is the corruption of that ideal turned into well….Hawkmoth. He’s become corrupt and is causing great instability in Paris with magic. Whereas Andre’s outcome of trying to achieve the ideal is pushing himself to a limit that he can no longer physically handle. He’s becoming very physically ill as a result and prone to manipulation from others, which is causing further instability in Paris. (Audrey’s also facing the same issue, but without the politics part) With her parents declining health being Chloe’s motive for becoming “Princess”

Welcome, weary traveller, to the 21st century! You have been plucked from your mud-strewn medieval existence and thrust into a world of strange contraptions, bizarre customs, and an alarming lack of feudal lords demanding grain tithes. The days of ploughing fields and paying homage to the local knight are gone, replaced by something called “emails” and an economic system more confusing than the…

A king's power is not absolute -- and the strength of their army often depends on the power they can muster from the various lords that are loyal to them.

In medieval society, you’d find a strict hierarchy where monarchs and nobility held the most power and land, controlling succession and governance. The clergy influenced both religion and politics, often shaping laws and advising rulers. Knights served as trained warriors and enforcers of social order, bound by a code of honor. Peasants worked the land with limited freedoms, providing labor to…