Baillie Royals

The first section to greet Empress Hesperia is the foreign guest!

Starting off with an old ally from the war. TRM King Oliver and Queen Charlotte of Cedoria and the Isle made a grand gesture as our first guests to greet your empress. Their presence alone shows that the two nations still have a strong relationship despite past incidents.

Next to greet the empress is Crown Princess Adira and Duke Edwin of Nuvara. Her highness stuns the crowd with a red and gold dress with tiara to match the set.

We're now moving away from the modern to the historical with TRH Prince Jochebed of Brae from the kingdom of Esha. Unlike most of the attire thus far, this green Eshian gown left the crowd in awe by its medieval aesthetics. A great first impression for a first time visit.

Up next is Ildonzia de Creda y de Luna, Infanta de Viana from Catalia. The Infanta presents her majesty with a Renaissance attire straight out of history. This is Catalia's first time in Claostein as well.

Right behind her is HRH Prinzessin Sigrid Von Jägerndorf representing Dörnberg. The crowd couldn't look away from the beautiful baroque gown she decided to wear to this event.

Finally, we move from the west to the east with our last guest, HRH Princess Sung-Min Shin of Reka. The hanbok is our most standout of the night, giving Claosteinans a peek into a world yet to be introduced.

Stay tuned as the advisory and their families begin their courtly debuts.

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