Regency AU

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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

kylo ren ( STAR WARS ) ota

[vaderstan]

Abel | Starfighter | M/M

[reliantnav]

[Heir to a Fortune or a Notable Army Career. Honestly fine with any scenario, including zombies.]

Adam Parrish | The Raven Cycle

[tenebrarius]

[Mixed-race!Adam. He's likely to be a tutor, servant, or laborer.]

Rupert of Hentzau | Prisoner of Zenda

[rupert_hentzau]

[Fortune-hunting nobleman scoundrel.]

[witchbolt]

[ Care for a dalliance with a young foreign heiress? Her setting is very Ottoman Empire / Arabian Night-esque, but I could easily set her up as a visiting noble. ]

Dutch van der Linde | Red Dead Redemption 2

[the_count]

(An infamous outlaw posing as a wealthy American oil baron by the alias of "Aiden O'Malley")

Alfred Pennyworth | Gotham | OTA

[inforapound]

[A Notable Army Career...so why the hell is he a Butler??]

Aliena // The Pillars of the Earth // M/F

[alienaofshiring]

[ most interested in her being 1, 7 or 9. as for situations I'm cool with anything :) ]

kiritsugu emiya ( fate/zero ) m/f

[originbullets]

( probably from a working or lower middle class family, and an orphan depending on the au. his family probably wants him to pursue a well-off girl, but he doesn't seem to put much effort into the actual courting part. i'm sorry... )

Caduceus Clay | Critical Role C2 | M/M

[caduceus_clay]

[He might be a country cow, but he cleans up nice. Any role, really, anything's good.

More CR characters (both C1 and C2 available, just ask!!]

integra hellsing » hellsing

[fairbrook]

( From a well off noble family with ties to the military. Her father p much lets her get away with anything, from partaking in men's sport to dressing in suits when in private company. Would probably have more suitors after her hand, were it not for her fiery personality. M/F and F/F are equally loved here, but platonic interactions only for Alucards. )

Felix | OC (Amber Diceless) | M/M

[hellride]

[Self-exiled firstborn son of a man of Some Noteworthy Title currently living the criminal bohemian life among those who won't recognize him.]

Inquisitor Trevelyan | Dragon Age | OTA

[drafthorse]

(Heir to a Fortune AND Notable Army Career. Crosscanom etc welcome!)

Eligre Kaivodulin || OC {D&D/high fantasy} || OTA

[lady_kaivodulin]

[Definitely the Courtesan. Open to all scenes apart from F. Will flirt with any gender on offer.]

Esther Moreau | OC | M/F

[57times]

[ Reclusive heiress to a fortune with more than a few skeletons in her closet. She's unlikely to be at a social event unless she has an assigned target there as well (or unless her father is still alive, which I'm down for) Equally, zombies are always great too. ]

kara zor-el | SUPERGIRL

[danvers]

[ miss kara danvers, either the american heir or the governess/tutor! ]

emma woodhouse - emma

[dressed]

elinor dashwood - sense and sensibility

[dashwood]

lothíriel of dol amroth - lord of the rings/tolkien

[tarlanc]

Elizabeth Bennet | Pride and Prejudice

[a_sharp_wit]

[I'm open to keeping her canon role/standing in society or trying out something else completely AU.]

Mary Crawley | Downton Abbey

[thequitecontrary]

[Same shit, different century.]

lucy quinn fabray | glee

[fabraylous]

[ she's probably looked down upon because she had a baby out of wedlock, and thusly was disowned by her family and is penniless. oh, the scandal! ]

eleanor henstridge | the royals

[cokeandcaviar]

[ regency party princess? ]

Caleb Widogast | Critical Role

[selfburn]

[ A Tutor with a mysterious Army past. More interested in Gen than Shipping. ]

(syfy’s) wynonna earp

[earps]

Mycroft Holmes | Yukoku no Moriarty

[kittykatz]

A civil servant with minor title and old money that allow him freedom to devote his talents for the safekeeping of the empire. Have several years in the army under his belt, these days he is a dandy-dressed man working as (officially) the head of the military intelligence. Involved in some strange things both as an outsider who stumbled into by accident or it is part of his job as the monarch's most trusted unofficial advisor and problem-solver.

haesoo | love or hate | m/m

[cheapshampoo]

Tonks / HP

[metamorphical]

[4, 8, or 9 for her!]

Nico Acosta | OC | M / F

[anoranza]

[ooc: 2 or 7, but also open to discussion.]

Evie Montgomery | OC | F / M

[la_bonne_chose]

[ooc: 7 or 8, but I'm open to 4, 5, or more discussion.]

Cassandra de Rolo | Critical Role

[ofwovenstone]