Elise

Aunt Elise, a character in the The Royal Masquerade book, is Your Character's adoptive aunt. She is first seen in Chapter 1.

Appearance
Elise has brown eyes, black hair which she keeps braided up, and tan skin. She wears a black and gold-patterned dress.

Personality
Compared to Zya, Elise is more friendly and personable. The Regent says as a creature of court, Elise enjoys the finer things in life. She is a reserved person, who appreciates softer and delicate tones, and compliments.

The Royal Masquerade

 * Chapter 1: The Royal Masquerade
 * Chapter 3: Predator and Prey
 * Chapter 8: Sisters
 * Chapter 9: A House Divided
 * Chapter 10: Wildfire
 * Chapter 11: Court of Whispers
 * Chapter 13: Love and Power
 * Chapter 15: The Conclave
 * Chapter 16: Truth
 * Chapter 17: Unity

Annalisa
Annalisa is Elise's niece and the rightful Head of House. When Zya asks where she has been, Elise guesses that Annalisa went to apply more perfume before the Ball. Noticing your entrance, Zya tells her to send you back to the library. Annalisa ignores her and retorts that both aunts leech off her success and to not talk to either of you that way.

Zya
Zya is Elise's sister. Elise appears to balance out Zya's rude tendencies. In Chapter 16, they reveal that because of the circumstances surrounding your arrival to the House (instead of Fabian), Zya took it upon herself to be the harsh one to spare her sister the pain of your presence.

Vasco
Vasco has been Annalisa and your House's steward for many years. It does not appear to cross his mind that Elise should become the temporary Head of House while Annalisa is indisposed.

Your Character
In Chapter 1, Elise tells Zya to let you and Annalisa have your fun at the Royal Masquerade Ball. In Chapter 3, she follows Zya into your room and admits that your Noble debut was impressive, but her opinions are waved aside by Zya. When Renza Fierro enters, Elise pulls Zya out of the room to allow you two to talk.

In Chapter 16, it is revealed that Elise was expecting her son, Fabian, to be brought to her House not you. For that reason, Elise could not bear to look at you as you reminded her of her lost son. She pushed to have you sent to the library as soon as she was able to. In Chapter 17, when you bring Fabian to the palace, you have the option to encourage them to speak in a premium scene.

Cranston Rhys
She was Lord Cranston's mistress. When Elise found out about his plot to assassinate the Queen, she told the latter about it, resulting in Cranston's death at the hands of Valora, the Crown Shield at that time. She later gave birth to his son, whom Flora (Cranston's servant and your mother) took as her own while handing you over to her. If you encourage Fabian to talk to Elise in a premium scene, she can tell him about his father. He used to be a sweet and generous man, sending her rare, exotic flowers from places she had never heard of. At times, her room was so full of them, it was like a garden.

Fabian Rhys
Fabian is her son with Cranston. When Flora took him and disappeared, she searched for him but to no avail. In Chapter 17, you can help them get to know each other in a premium scene. He can either ask about his father or about her interests. In the years following his coronation, they became close. She taught him the finer ways of court, and he taught her sculpture, a hobby that she carried to the end of her days.

Flora
Flora was her son Fabian's wet nurse. Elise sent her son Fabian to Flora to ensure her son's safety. It's revealed that Elise had written to Flora asking for her son back. Vasco picked the baby up not realising that Flora had switched Fabian with Your Character. Elise searched for Flora for years but never found her. When Flora shows up at Your Character's coronation, Elise gets angry at her and breaks down into tears.

Trivia

 * Her character model resembles Emmeline Ebrim from The Royal Romance series.
 * She shares the same forename as Elise Goeffe from The Elementalists.
 * The name Elise is Hebrew in origin and means "God is my oath". It's a common variant of the name Elizabeth.
 * If asked about her interests by Fabian in Chapter 17, she names wine, cooking, and walking in the gardens.