House Cromwell

House Cromwell is the Royal Family of Myrddin, the West Kingdom of the land of Medrawt.

The symbol of House Cromwell is water and everyone born into the family has a birthmark that resembles water: the King has his birthmark in his inner arm, Effie has the mark on her right shoulder, Eleanor and Sophia have them on their wrists and Henry has his on his upper back.

King Philip and Queen Consort Mary
King Phillip is the bloodline monarch while Queen Mary was a commoner, however when it comes to royal tradition she is more strict. As is common with House Cromwell, every person born into the family receives two middle names along with their first name. When Effie is brought back to the palace she butts heads with the Queen because she doesn’t always follow the rules and traditions of the royal family. The King doesn’t care and is just glad to have his daughter back.

Elizabeth, Princess of Queendom
Effie is currently first in line for the throne which puts her at odds with her little sister, Eleanor who was raised as if she would take the throne. Eleanor has a crush on Benjamin Branwell who is betrothed and will eventually fall in love with Effie. Effie is very unorthodox, being raised as a commoner rather than a royal which always put her at odds with her family. She’s had a secret love affair with Maximilian Branwell for a year and is surprised when he turns out to be a royal from the allied kingdom. While she has feelings for Max she can’t stop the feelings she starts to gain for his older brother Ben who she is betrothed to.

Eleanor, Duchess of Howe
Eleanor is the traditionalist of the siblings, standing next in line to her mother. She sneers at anything done that is unorthodox and dislikes Effie the most. Eleanor was raised to believe she would take the throne of the Kingdom so becomes jealous when Effie is brought back and gets all the attention put on her.

Sophia, Duchess of Northwich
Knowing she will never be queen, Sophia, Effie and Eleanor’s little sister, doesn’t feel envious of Effie about being the oldest. She is the more accepting sister though she wishes she had the childhood Effie had since Effie wasn’t raised like a royal. She’s very rebellious and was considered the rebel of the family before Effie came along.

Henry, Duke of Ivywood
The youngest of House Cromwell is Henry, he as the youngest, doesn’t think much about the fact that he is royal. He is the troublemaker. At fifteen he goes to a lot of parties and gets photographed all the time. This infuriates both his mother and second oldest sister Eleanor. When Effie is brought back to the palace she ends up being his closest confidant since she covers for him and doesn’t scold him for living his life.

Nobles to the Royal House
The helpers of House Cromwell also take non royal titles and many of the people who helped hide Effie all those years have titles as well as some trusted friends of Effie’s who also become her ladies in waiting.

Daniel Devin Darling, Earl of Portsmouth
Lord Daniel Darling is a good friend of Effie’s and for the past 18 years posed as a coffee shop barista as a means to protect Effie.

Sir Edward Percy Spencer, Knight of the Royal Order of the Crown of Myrddin
Sir Edward Spencer is also a part of the nobility but has the title of Sir as a knight of the kingdom. He has a crush on Princess Margaret of House Branwell when she first arrives and then starts a secret love affair with her since she is a princess and he is only a knight.

Dame Isabelle Carina Herring, Hand of the Crowned Princess and Commander of the Order of the Land of Medrawt
Dame (or "Lady") Isabelle Herring is also a good friend to Effie. Unlike Daniel, she was not an old friend of the royal family and her family was not a part of the nobility, but earned her title as a lady in waiting to Effie.