Regency AU Meme

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Regency AU

Whether your character was dropped through a portal or just has always been here, welcome to Regency Era England, the height of fashion, social decorum, and questions of marriageability. Or, well, nearly Regency Era England. In this version, no one’s going to think anything odd of your character being of another species (unless you want them to), and no one civilised would possibly object to marriages between persons of the same sex (unless you want them to).

But all of the delightful propriety and social manoeuvering, and the utmost importance of making a good marriage match, well, that’s all perfectly intact. Welcome to (mostly) Regency England.


Character roles:
1. Heir to a Fortune - You have 20,000 pounds a year (incredible!) and perhaps even a title. Whoever marries you will net a fortune, and a life of luxury.
2. A Notable Army Career - You’ve distinguished yourself with honour in His Majesty’s Royal Army (or was it Her Majesty’s All-Female Fighting Dragoons?). Now that you’ve retired, for whatever reason, you’ve been honoured with a title and a very pleasant estate in the country. All you need now is an eligible companion for your new life.
3. The American Heir - Your family has money, but you’re hoping to net the one thing that money can’t buy—a title. Surely there’s some impoverished and attractive young noble who would be delighted to remedy that.
4. Winning Personality - You haven’t got money to speak of, nor a title, but your family has four daughters (or sons) to be married off, and you’re the eldest. Your family can fund you for one year to make your Debut in society, so you’d better make it count.
5. The Courtesan - They may have been edged out of polite society in the social reforms of the Victorian Era, but in the regency, courtesans like Harriette Wilson and Julia Johnstone were scandalously popular. Perhaps your virtue was lost or the prospect of being a powerful noble’s lover was too tempting—either way, now you’re a member of the Demimonde of London, and all of London is fascinated and delighted by your weekly scandals and spectacular balls.
6. The Bohemian - You are an actor, an artist, a model, a singer, anything you please, and your talent is enough to get you mentioned—perhaps lauded!—in society.
7. The Governess/Tutor - You’re well-born and well-educated, but you inherited little to nothing and find yourself reduced to making a living on the fringes of polite society. Specifically, working as a tutor or governess (or perhaps as a valet, chaperone, or lady’s maid, depending on how far you’ve fallen) to members of your own class who find themselves better-monied than you.
8. Upstairs Downstairs - The unseen and unsung heroes of the glittering society, you are not one of the Quality, but they cannot live without you. Perhaps it’s to be an affair with your master or mistress? Risky. Safer to conduct a romance—and find marriage—with a member of your own class.
9. Not One of the Blessed Few - You’re a working class English citizen, in London or the country. The world of high society doesn’t notice you at all, unless it’s to splash you with their passing carriage. A farmer, a labourer, or perhaps a prostitute, but your lack of high birth doesn’t make you any less worthy of life and love.
10. Wildcard

Situations
A. A London Ball - Every Wednesday at Almack’s club, there’s dancing that lasts late into the evening. No entry after 11, not even to royalty, and the guest list is the most exclusive in London. But somehow you’ve secured a token of admittance, whether you’re Cinderella for an evening or whether you attend every week.
B. A Private Party - Not your usual stomping ground, perhaps, but you know the host, and you heard that there would be some interesting figures making an appearance.
C. A Garden Party - It’s so pleasant to escape London in the summer, isn’t it? The heat, the stench… But it’s very lovely here, and the gardens of the estate have been strung with Chinese lanterns. It’s the party of the season, at least in regards to the society of Herefordshire.
D. The Gothic Manor - In classic gothic romance fashion, you’ve been shipped away to the countryside as the ward or fiance of a gloomy gothic mansion. Your host is very attractive, and just your type, but what sort of secrets are they hiding in the attic?
E. New to the Neighbourhood - You’ve just moved into a lovely provincial estate, at least for the summer, and you’ve heard the most interesting things about your neighbours. Time to pay them a social visit! Or perhaps they’ll be visiting you.
F. Zombies - It is a truth universally acknowledged, after all, that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.
G. Choose Your Own Regency Adventure

Comments

Alcuin no Delaunay ; Kushiel's Dart ; M/M

[alcuin_delaunay]

Kili | LOTR | OTA

[flirtswithelves]

Rupert of Hentzau | Prisoner of Zenda | OTA, M/M for shipping

[rupert_hentzau]

[Roguish nobleman here to cause trouble and flirt with some ladies and gents. He's also a classy dancer. And entitled. Definitely not monied, though.]

Moira MacTaggert | X-Men (Comics) | OTA

[scottish_moira]

[Landed noblewoman with a fortune, even if she is Scottish. She claims to be widowed, though there are some rumours about what happened to her husband.]

rey | star wars: the force awakens

[sensitively]

[ bohemian? not one of the blessed few? I could even see her as a governess/tutor with a well-born background but with very little in the way of her own means. up for shenanigans! ]

Mary Crawley | Downton Abbey

[thequitecontrary]

[A Lady, role 1, M/F for shipping.]

fitzwilliam darcy | pride & prejudice | m/f

[noblemien]

[wealthy gentleman, propertied, with blood ties to the aristocracy. not very sociable.]

[fairbrook]

( Would you be interested in a highly spirited antisocial English noblewoman? )

Jeanette Beatrice Barnes | MCU R63 | OTA

[notthaticequeen]

shal gurdn | original character | ota (male pref)

[cheekbandage]

[ He comes from the upper-class, somewhat of a noble family and the youngest child, but serves as a personal valet to other aristocrats/nobles. Info in journal. ]

Soma Asman Kadar | Kuroshitsuji | m/m

[bengalprince]

[Prince of Bengal, so yeah he have a nice title and a fortune.]

Adam Parrish | TRC | OTA

[forestofvoices]

[Bohemian, or Unblessed. Voicetesting, so canonmates only :) ]

clara oswin oswald ● doctor who

[bustled]

( governess. )

[noblemien]

[ooc: interested in employing clara as the tutor/companion of darcy's sister georgiana?]

Inquisitor Lavellan | DAI | OTA

[markofthegods]

[Male, female, and nonbinary Lavellans available. Any backgrounds OK, would love to keep magic/elves/dwarves etc. the same, and definitely would like to play with Elvhen being an equal or superior race to humans, but am incredibly flexible.

Crosscanon and OCs welcome.]

[prince_of_vere]

Laurent had no desire to be at this party. It was one of his uncle's events, his usual song and dance of courting nobility and politicians, all the members of the House of Lords and any foreign dignitaries who had caught his interest.

He had full control of Laurent's fortune until Laurent turned 25, and full control over far, far too many aspects of Laurent's life.

Somehow I'm the most eligible bachelor in the room without any ability to marry and hardly any ability to leave the house, Laurent thought to himself, taking a drink and meandering the outskirts of the party. He'd be scolded if he retreated to his room, and he needed to take what opportunities he could to make allies and improve his public image--the older he got, the more he found himself at odds with his uncle. The more he became superfluous in his own life, to his uncle's career, regarding the disposal of his own fortune...

His skin prickled with the constant undercurrent of frustration and helplessness that he felt. He picked up another drink from a tray and continued pacing, hardly looking where he was going. When he nearly collided with a stranger around a sharp corner, Laurent gave him an irritable glance. Elvhen. No one he recognized, and therefore likely no one of consequence. "Watch where you're going," Laurent snapped, not feeling diplomatic enough to mind his temper.

Destiny Rumancek | Hemlock Grove | OTA

[kalderashseer]

[Destiny would be a Bohemian or Not One of The Blessed Few, most likely.]

Dutch Velders | The Strain | OTA

[curiousnotmalicious]

[I could see Dutch as a Courtesan, a Bohemian, or Upstairs Downstairs. She's always done well for herself. I'm open to any situation, including zombies!]

dave strider | homestuck | ota

[parodeity]

[ honestly i can roll with whatever to make something work...i love dumb period aus ]

Re: dave strider | homestuck | ota

[psionichax0r]

[ did you have any preference? I'm undecided. ]

thor | mcu | ota

[worthiest]

( titled & heir to a fortune. not as proud or arrogant as he once was. rebelling against the prospect of marrying well or finding a "good" match. secretly engaged idk??? definitely moves in wildly inappropriate social circles. )

Eran | D&D 3.5 Pathfinder OC

[of_divinity]

Integra Hellsing ( Hellsing )

[fairbrook]

( English noblewoman and heiress to a fortune. F/F and M/F are both fine! )

Mahanon Lavellan ☾ Dragon Age ☾ OTA

[rifari]

( Bohemian elf, fairly skilled at magic and a bit of a charming social butterfly. )

The Dragonborn | Skyrim | OTA

[drehnifusbahi]

[ooc: Bohemian with a dash of Winning Personality and Courtesan thrown in (as in, he's the son of a rather well-known one making his existence something of a scandal in and of itself). Would prefer to go the gaslamp fantasy route, but I can roll with a straight historical AU too. M/M and F/M both fine, also open to cross-canon and assumed CR.]