Okay this is more of a site wide, global plot character request because it has a ton of opportunity going on with it: romantic, familial, political etc. But, atm, it's the romance element that we have the other players already in place for. So, that's the one that's gonna be with immediate effect. This is an ad for a royal canon from our site Aeipathy and it's a role we're super eager to have filled...

PLEASE NOTE: Hatshepsut's story involves sexual partners with large age differences, including when she was 15. Our world is a historical ancient one, which means women were expected and permitted to be married and sexually active at 15. So, this is not bizarre in our IC world but it might not be for everyone, writer-wise...




THE BASICS

Please note that the following are non-negotiable. This character is one of our canons that other players have been basing their writing or stories off of, or have mentioned in passing in their posts so the information immediately below must be kept to in order to make other peoples' writing make sense.

Name: Hatshepsut H'Naddar
Age: 16
Sexuality: Heterosexual (Bisexual possibly an option but not a lot of plot opportunities for this to be immediately explored.).
Face Claim: Aiysha Hart





THE SITE

Hatshepsut is a key character on our site Aeipathy. The site is a historical fiction drama and is set in the ancient world. Our world expands through Greece, Egypt, Judea and the African deserts. We are primarily a political intrigue and familial plot site with Houses and Dynasties, Barons and Lords. We have characters ranging from Kings to Pirates and all of them get stuck in and involved. In short, we've had our members refer to us as an ancient world Game of Thrones (minus the dragons). So if you like stories where there are tonnes of characters whose storylines are all interwoven and want to join us in writing this story together, we might be the site for you!

You should consider this a character a match if -
✔ You're a fan of historical settings such as in Troy or Ben-Hur
✔ You like ancient Egyptian culture or settings, like The Mummy.
✔ You're looking for a long term home where you can create long-lasting writing friendships.
✔ You like becoming involved in larger plots and being active with lots of different members, rather than secular stories.
✔ If you like Game of Thrones

PLEASE NOTE: You do not need to be a historical expert to join Aeipathy - not even as a Queen. Our realms are based on real places but our kingdoms are fictional. We have a kingdom called Egypt and we used Egypt as it's basis and we try and make things as accurate as possible but at the end of the day we are a fictional site Egypt does not have to follow the exact history of the Egyptian kingdoms. Just an eagerness to learn, attention to the lore on our site and a general curiosity/interest in the culture of ancient Egypt is enough!

You should not consider this character a match if -
✘ You hate the idea of sword and sandal setting.
✘ Need your characters to find a happily ever after every, single time (not saying she won't, just saying this is not a fairytale story, and might not have a fairytale ending)
✘ You like rping solely on a one-on-one basis and prefer to keep your stories separate from global plots.



THE CHARACTER

Hatshepsut has grown up as the only living child of the great Pharaoh Imopehatsuma and his Queen Isetheperu. A female, Hatshepsut became Queen of Egypt at the age of six and has been under the guidance and guardianship of her mother the Queen Mother until she was of age to marry. By this point she had fallen in love with a man who's victories were taken credit for by his superior - such credit allowed the General Iahotep to secure the rights to Hatshepsut's hand in marriage, making him the Morning and the Evening Star: The great Pharaoh of Egypt.

Hatshepsut is currently pregnant with her husband's child but is neither interested nor in love with the man who shows her just as much lack of attention, still very much in amore with the man whom she originally lost her maidenhood to - the Deputy General Osorsen H'Moghadam.

As Queen of Egypt, Hatshepsut has great power, but as the wife of Pharaoh, she has none directly against him. She therefore operates within this strange political void where everyone must obey her commands, but none of the nobility are entirely happy in doing so unless her husband is there to confirm that it doesn't move against his own wishes.

On a personal level, Hatshepsut is a soft and sweet girl who has grown up diligent and a little naive. The marriage to Iahotep was an arrangement she was raised to expect in her life while her love for Osorsen was a surprise. Married life, on the other hand, is something entirely new and she is having to muddle through with her wifely duties as well as her future as a mother.

Whilst Hatshepsut's past is decided (in that she has been in love and physical with Osorsen H'Moghadam) at Aeipathy you can rp any stories from your character's past so her affair and falling in love with the Deputy-General is as open to be written (and encouraged!!) as her present relationship with her Pharaoh husband. So far, none of this story has been written out on our site - it is simply stated in our canon information.

As for this character's future, Hatshepsut could go in multiple directions. Become a tragic heroine for whom live becomes unbearable - married to a man who does not love her nor whom she loves in return. Come to woo and tame the man that is her Pharaoh (beauty and the beast style-y), have her abandon her kingdom and run for the hills (unlikely given the devotion of her personality but traumatic events can send people down unexpected routes) or claim some control and power within the Egyptian Council Senate and become a powerful Queen. The story is up to you on where you take it but it will be a long one, either way.

The following is our Canon Blurb for this character:
Hatshepsut is a young girl in the middle of a political circumstance she has no control of. As the only offspring of the late Pharaoh Imopehatsuma, Hatshepsut inherited the crown of Egypt, as was her birth right, at the age of six. Since then, her mother has ruled over Egypt in her guardianship as Queen Dowager, until she achieved the age of fifteen and was able to marry. By this time, Hatshepsut had fallen helplessly in love - as many girls do in their teenage years, for the very first time - with the honourable and courageous Deputy-General Osorsen of the Hei of Moghadam. Sadly such a union was not to be and after General Iahotep presented his case of military victories to the Council it was decided that he would be fitting as Pharaoh of all Egypt. Whether Hatshepsut had any personal feelings on the matter was never considered. But, as a quiet girl, who loves and trusts her mother, Hatshepsut followed through with the match, performed her duties in a manner that was less than satisfactory for her new husband but enough so for her biology and is now with child. This entire process that has turned her life from that of a child to that of a married mother has happened in the pace of six months and, so far, Hatshepsut has yet to breathe in order to work out her own feelings on this chaotic turn of events that has become her life.

You should consider this a character a match if -
✔ Like to play noble/wealthy/elegant ladies.
✔ You're interested in playing the nuance and subtleties of someone who is sweet and innocent but has an internal strength not easily shown on the outside.
✔ You're looking for character growth and the potential to develop the sense of a greater world and ideas of duty and responsibility.

You should not consider this character a match if -
✘ You are looking for a completely blank canvas to work on (her history/family is set so you will need to work with the past as it is, the future being your own to change and develop).
✘ You are interested in a quick rise to the top where timid princess becomes soaring Queen. At Aeipathy we rp on a slow but fluid timeline and it will take a long time for Hatshepsut to develop into a strong Queen or role model. We're looking for someone who is going to enjoy writing her quieter beginnings just as much as any potential future.




THE FIRST LOVE

Name: Osorsen H'Moghadam
Age: 32
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Face Claim: Ramin Karimloo
Currently: Active and In Play!



In his grandfather's place, Osorsen the younger - named for the man - operates as head of the Moghadam Hei, attends the Courtly events and sits upon the Council. Facing an Egyptian nobility silently hoping for the competition he presents to dwindle away with him - one of only two still living members of the family since the death of his parents - the Moghadam name is one of great repute and pride and Osorsen is an ambitious man who seeks to make use of that fact at every turn possible. A courageous and respected General in his own right, he is one of the highest ranking military men who also serves as his head of house on the Council in current time. He is also the man to have led most of the campaigns against Greece ten years ago and is now considered enemy number one in the southern Greek isles. A fearsome fighter and a terror on the back of a chariot, some say he's possessed by the spirit of war. Others, if it were known to the public, might have said he fights with the anger of a slighted man. Once (possibly still) in love with the young Queen Hatshepsut, Osorsen, as Deputy General at the time was unable to reach for her hand in marriage when the General Iahotep claimed glory for their shared victories and secured the young girl's hand himself, becoming Pharaoh. It is Osorsen's greatest wish to rise himself and family to a station where nothing can ever be taken from their outstretched hands again.

PLEASE NOTE: Osorsen has plots in his future that include romance which means his connection to Hatshepsut is temporary. Whilst she believes herself to be currently head over heels for him and Osorsen feels the same, his attentions will eventually be turned elsewhere. Osorsen is a romance for Hatshepsut's past and present - not her long term future/final.




THE PHARAOH HUSBAND

Name: Iahotep H'Naddar
Age: 42
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Face Claim Amir Karara
Currently: Currently being Apped by a Member



A military man who has worked up from nothing more than a wealthy merchant's son, Iahotep is a man of conviction always and a man of conscience only when it suits him. Taking credit for other people's victories and achievements is not a permissible action. Unless the results are worth the deception. With a moral guideline entirely based on whether the ends justify the means, Iahotep has just achieved the dream of every man in Egypt. He is Pharaoh. King of Kings. And married to a young nubile twenty-six years his junior that already grows with his young. The fact that she is a quiet thing with no sense or natural instinct for seduction is only a small irritation that can be borne if it means being king of all Egypt. So long as she performs her duties as his wife and stays quiet in his Council, he cares not for whether she has the seduction or temptations of a table.




THE FUTURE

The future of this character is obviously open to you, the taker. The only plans we currently have in play is the canon information listed above. As stated above, the story of Hatshepsut spans several years and can be played out by you, the taker, any way you want, with additions made left right and centre. Whilst there a skeletal foundation already built for her as one of our canons, how you fill in those walls and build the actual story is entirely up to you. Currently, the storyline is at the point where Hatshepsut is a few months pregnant with Iahotep's child and has been married to him for a little longer than that.



OTHER PLOTTING

The above is simply the plot for Hatshepsut and her romantic history. It's also worth pointing out that Hatshepsut has plenty of other opportunities for stories and sub-plots that are wide open for any takers.

The kingdom of Egypt is about to go to war with Greece. So there is plenty of military and political drama about to unfold - especially as Hatshepsut's love Osorsen is one of the key Generals in the fight.

The Courtier women of the kingdom are slowly being taken/claimed (we only just opened Africa/Egypt so it's not quite as busy as Greece yet) so there will be stories with those women there - friendships and connections etc.

There is also, in canon information, presently a huge scandal in that it turns out Hatshepsut has a brother! As an illegitimate child of the Pharaoh, Sutekh is allowed to call himself Prince, take the name of the family (Naddar) and live in the palace, but he is not able to inherit the crown of Pharaoh. So, Sutekh doesn't pose a political threat or story to Hatshepsut and her husband, but he does offer personal development stories between a brother and a sister who have always known each other (Sutekh was thought to be the son of another noble family) but are now realising that they share a father. This character isn't yet claimed but they hopefully will be in the future!

The Queen Dowager Isetheperu H'Naddar is also still alive and has a strong connection to her daughter, opening up potential plots there. This character isn't yet claimed but they hopefully will be in the future!




THE WRITER WE NEED[/u][/SIZE]

The writer we're interested in taking Hatshepsut is someone who -

-- can embrace the dichotomy of a woman who is both child and mother (her being only sixteen).

-- is able to explore the contrast of someone who is only 16 but has been a ruling monarch already for ten years - ergo is mature beyond her years.

-- is interested in balancing Hatshepsut's personality of strength and meekness.

-- wants to stick around for the long haul and see the Queen of Egypt come into her own.

-- is comfortable with roleplaying a loveless marriage in which wifely duties will be expected to be performed for her husband.

-- is able to write two characters in one: the Queen and the woman. And be able to make them coexist together.

-- has no issue with large age difference relations.

-- wants to explore - with genuine maturity and character development interest - the many different relationships Hatshepsut currently has - with her mother, her husband, her lover, her brother...

-- likes to get stuck into large and encompassing global plotlines.

-- recognises the limitations of Hatshepsut's position even if she's a Queen.

PLEASE NOTE: We really need someone who is a highly dedicated roleplayer and eager to write a lot. Our guideline on Aeipathy is 2-3 posts a week. We need someone who is going to meet this criteria at minimum. As Queen of Egypt, Hatshepsut will direct story and global plot in a strong way so we need someone willing to take plots in hand and get really stuck in.



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If you're someone who thinks they might enjoy being the beautiful Queen of Egypt but have some questions, just add me on Discord - JD#8827 - or PM me here on Caution and I'll be 100% happy to talk through any ideas you have!!








Firstly - we're Aeipathy: an original historical roleplay set in the ancient world. We started out in Greece and have now expanded into Africa! We're mainly a nobility and house politics site but we also encourage members of all different classes and ranks of life - we currently have merchants, crafters, physicians, performers, priestesses, prostitutes, gladiators, servants, slaves and pirates. We also have 20 Royal Houses and 17 Noble Houses in which you can choose a Canon (the royals) or a Wanted (the nobles). We're super open to originals too. So, we're really flexible!

As far as our world goes, we're set in in two different realms (which are based on real ancient empires) which each have three kingdoms (which are fictional versions of real cities or places). In Greece we have: Athenia, Colchis and Taengea, while in Africa we offer: Bedoa, Egypt and Judea. Each kingdom has its own houses, culture, political and military ideals and religious beliefs. Because they're fictional, we're open to tonnes of innovation and exciting ideas so while we have a lot of lore, we're always eager to add to it to bring more people and their characters into our world!

✔ Mature writers
✔ 3-3-3 content but not required
✔ Intermediate +
✔ Super active!
✔ Real-life face claims
✔ Weekly events
✔ Weekly member challenges
✔ Different plot types: Global Plots, Events, Quests, Provincial Stories and Curve Balls
✔ Monthly blow outs for our anniversary
✔ Open, welcoming and super inclusive community
✔ Canons available
✔ Wanteds available
✔ Originals also encouraged
✔ House politics / court intrigue
✔ Build your own House and world
✔ Realm and kingdom expansion in the future
✔ 24 Hour staff team
✔ Super supportive plot development in order to include everyone
✔ Smut allowed so long as it's plot driving
✔ People of all walks of life welcome, from slaves to pirates to merchants to royals

If you're interested in seeing more of us, please don't hesitate to come check us out! You can also jump on our Discord and say hi! No pressure to join, no obligations! We're just interested in saying hi and seeing what you're looking for in a roleplay and whether we might me that interest?