Your Character (The Royal Romance)

Your Character in The Royal Romance is the main protagonist of The Royal Romance and The Royal Heir series. Although her default name is "Riley Brooks", the player can choose to name her as they wish.

Before you compete for the affection of King "Liam", it's revealed that you first started off as a waitress in New York. While working at a bar, you served Liam and his friends' table.

Appearance
Your appearance is customizable according to the player's preferences.

Personality
Throughout the story, your character is shown largely as an American stereotype in contrast to the noble ladies of the Cordonian court. While some nobles, like Olivia and Madeleine, are hardened from years at court and others, like Hana and Kiara, are endlessly refined, you are simple, direct, and at times overly scrappy and determined. The impression you leave on the court depends somewhat on your choices, but on a larger scale the plot will remain fixed no matter what you choose (love interests aside).

Background
Not much is known about your history and background (as the writers have stated on numerous occasions that they leave that up to the reader). However, little tidbits of information surface during the course of the series. You have or had two parents (and at least one is your mother), one of which you considered the power parent whom you had to win over to get the other parent to give in. It was a tactic you used as a child to get candy. During your youth, you played soccer and basketball.

You attended university at least until your senior year, and have friends (not just Daniel) who have owed you favors. If you've attended operas before, one of your friends used to work for the Met and got you in to see a couple of shows for free. You consider yourself a "New Yorker" and have never been to Chicago nor tried their famous deep dish pizza.

Book 1

 * Chapter 1: Once Upon a Time
 * Chapter 2: Welcome to Cordonia
 * Chapter 3: Reunited
 * Chapter 4: Save the Last Dance
 * Chapter 5: Off to the Races
 * Chapter 6: Queen of Hearts
 * Chapter 7: Fire and Ice
 * Chapter 8: A Waltz to Remember
 * Chapter 9: Race to the Finish
 * Chapter 10: Beach Party
 * Chapter 11: The Apple of His Eye
 * Chapter 12: As Sweet as Apple Pie
 * Chapter 13: Hunting for Love
 * Chapter 14: Fair Game
 * Chapter 15: The Brothers Beaumont
 * Chapter 16: The Beaumont Bash
 * Chapter 17: Lady in Waiting
 * Chapter 18: To Be a Princess
 * Chapter 19: Long Live the King

Book 2

 * Chapter 1: Homecoming
 * Chapter 2: Reunion
 * Chapter 3: Return to Applewood
 * Chapter 4: Flirting with Disaster
 * Chapter 5: International Impressions
 * Chapter 6: Italian Nights
 * Chapter 7: Girl's Night Out
 * Chapter 8: City of Lights
 * Chapter 9: Brotherhood of Man
 * Chapter 10: Tea Time in Paris
 * Chapter 11: A Night at the Opera
 * Chapter 12: Family Ties
 * Chapter 13: The Art of Drinking Tea
 * Chapter 14: Back to the Big Apple
 * Chapter 15: Lost in Los Angeles
 * Chapter 16: A Monumental Night
 * Chapter 17: Cordonia Bound
 * Chapter 18: Noble at Heart
 * Chapter 19: Ascension

Book 3

 * Chapter 1: Twilight Hour
 * Chapter 2: Crown and Country
 * Chapter 3: Allies Among Enemies
 * Chapter 4: Any Port in a Storm
 * Chapter 5: The Sport of Kings
 * Chapter 6: Ember of Hope
 * Chapter 7: Haute Culture
 * Chapter 8: Artistic License
 * Chapter 9: Pomp and Circumstance
 * Chapter 10: A Matter of Honor
 * Chapter 11: Cold Fire
 * Chapter 12: Secrets In The Snow
 * Chapter 13: Caught
 * Chapter 14: Welcome, One and All
 * Chapter 15: Light the Night
 * Chapter 16: What Happens in Vegas...
 * Chapter 17: Save the Date
 * Chapter 18: Bride to Be
 * Chapter 19: You Are Cordially Invited
 * Chapter 20: A Warm Reception
 * Chapter 21: Taken
 * Chapter 22: Happily Ever After

The Royal Holiday

 * Chapter 1: 'Tis the Season
 * Chapter 2: Winter Wonderland
 * Chapter 3: Silent Night
 * Chapter 4: Holly Jolly

Book 1

 * Chapter 1: Happily Ever Afterward
 * Chapter 2: Last Night in Paradise
 * Chapter 3: Your Kingdom Awaits
 * Chapter 4: Courting Crowns
 * Chapter 5: The Open Road
 * Chapter 6: Home, Home on the Range
 * Chapter 7: A Night on the Town
 * Chapter 8: Ride Like the Wind
 * Chapter 9: Ladies' Night
 * Chapter 10: The Beaumont Bachelor Bash
 * Chapter 11: The Prodigal Father
 * Chapter 12: To Love and to Cherish
 * Chapter 13: Spreading the Word
 * Chapter 14: The Announcement
 * Chapter 15: Apple in the Oven
 * Chapter 16: Great Expectations
 * Chapter 17: Hot Off the Press
 * Chapter 18: The Last Apple Ball
 * Chapter 19: Truth and Lies

Book 2

 * Chapter 1: Labor of Love
 * Chapter 2: First Days
 * Chapter 3: Welcome to the World
 * Chapter 4: The Royal Tour
 * Chapter 5: Her Royal Highness
 * Chapter 6: To Catch a Traitor
 * Chapter 7: Thanks (But No Thanks)
 * Chapter 8: Exit Strategy
 * Chapter 9: Quiet Before the Storm
 * Chapter 10: Last Day in Lythikos
 * Chapter 11: Escape to LA
 * Chapter 12: The Show Must Go On
 * Chapter 13: How Do You Like Them Apples?
 * Chapter 14: Battle Lines
 * Chapter 15: All is Fair
 * Chapter 16: In Love and War
 * Chapter 17: A Spurned Ally
 * Chapter 18: The Beginning of the End
 * Chapter 19: To Betroth, or Not to Betroth
 * Chapter 20: Freeze this Moment

Book 3

 * Chapter 1: Changes
 * Chapter 2: Making Waves
 * Chapter 3: Forever Hold Your Peace
 * Chapter 4: Seeds of Conflict
 * Chapter 5: Crossing the Finish Line
 * Chapter 6: The Princess and the Plea
 * Chapter 7: Ill Will Hunting
 * Chapter 8: Snow and Stone
 * Chapter 9: The Barthelemy Beaumont Bash
 * Chapter 10: A Fox in the Henhouse
 * Chapter 11: The Apparent Trap
 * Chapter 12: The Deciding Vote
 * Chapter 13: The Way Out
 * Chapter 14: Upping the Ante
 * Chapter 15: The Enemy of My Enemy
 * Chapter 16: Devil in the Details
 * Chapter 17: The Crown Regent's Coronation
 * Chapter 18: Crowning Glory
 * Chapter 19: The Once and Future Princess

The Royal Finale

 * Chapter 1: Hidden in Plain Sight
 * Chapter 2: Courted
 * Chapter 3: Crossroads
 * Chapter 4: Belle of the Ball, Belly of the Beast
 * Chapter 5: Testing the Waters
 * Chapter 6: The Comeback Queen
 * Chapter 7: Another Mask on the Wall
 * Chapter 8: The Playdate
 * Chapter 9: Highs and Lows
 * Chapter 10: Gangbusters
 * Chapter 11: Face-Off
 * Chapter 12: When Worlds Collide
 * Chapter 13: Family Matters
 * Chapter 14: Island Intrigue
 * Chapter 15: To Wield the Sword
 * Chapter 16: To Wear the Crown
 * Chapter 17: Happier Ever After

Save the Date

 * Chapter 7: Deed I Do (Mentioned)

Prince "Liam"
Liam is one of your love interests. You first meet while working as a waitress in a bar in New York. He often confides in you and asks you several times to spend alone time together before the Coronation. He falls in love with you no matter how you treat him, and proposes to you in Book 2, Chapter 16, and you have the choice to reject or accept the proposal.

Regardless of your answer, he feels you are important to Cordonia and bestows upon you the title of duchess and the duchy Valtoria. If you decide to marry him, he is ecstatic. If you choose a different love interest, he is heartbroken during Book 3 but hides his emotions behind a practiced facade.

In The Royal Heir, if you are his wife, you two are pressured by the country to produce an heir to solidify the Rys monarchy. If you are married to someone else, he asks you and your spouse to allow him to name your future child his heir. You agree to his request.

Drake
Drake is one of your love interests. At first, he acts cold due to his belief that you are taking his friend Liam away from him, but warms up to you eventually. During Book 1 and Book 2, you can flirt with him but he is conflicted with his own feelings because he knows Liam is in love with you. If you declared your love for Drake in Book 2, he will propose to you in Book 3, Chapter 1.

Hana
Hana is one of your love interests. You first meet her in the Royal Palace boutique, where she compliments your looks. Depending on your choices, you can build your relationship with her and she becomes one of your trusted friends and allies. During Book 1 and Book 2, you can flirt with Hana but she believes in the end you will choose the prince. If you rejected the Prince's proposal and declared your love for Hana, she will propose to you before the Homecoming Ball in Book 2, Chapter 18. In Book 3, Chapter 1, she will give you the ring when the two of you have some time alone.

In The Royal Heir, when Liam asks to name your future child his heir, you and Hana find out that she cannot carry a child to term so the responsibility falls on you.

Maxwell
Maxwell is one of Liam's friends. He flies you to Cordonia and sponsors you to join the suitors vying for Liam's hand. In Book 2, he becomes another potential love interest. If you reject Liam's proposal and tell him that you're in love with Maxwell, Maxwell will propose to you in Book 3, Chapter 1.

Olivia
Olivia is initially your rival for Liam's affections. When you first meet her, she gives you false advice in an attempt to disgrace you before the court. During Book 1, you can treat her snidely or you can improve your relationship with her by being friendly and honest. If you choose the former, she does not find you intimidating. If you choose the latter, she begins to regard you as a friend. In Chapter 19, if you decide to follow her and find out why she left the coronation, she tells you that you need to win because you need to save Liam from Madeleine's clutches.

In Book 2, she seeks you out and allies with you to discover who was behind the plot to discredit both of you. She eventually comes to respect and befriends you. In Book 3, you can choose her to be the Maid of Honor at your wedding.

In The Royal Heir, Book 1, she is happy when you become pregnant, and offers you premium paintings for your child's nursery. In Book 2 and Book 3, she helps you with your Auvernal and later Barthelemy problems, and is the one ally you can depend on.

Madeleine
Madeleine is another of your rivals. At the end of Book 1, she becomes engaged to Liam, who convinces her to let you stay at court. She offers to "share" him with you, as she only wants to be Queen and does not love him. She is hostile to you personally, but defends you from the press's unfair treatment. In Book 2 when Liam breaks off their engagement, she tells you that you will ruin Cordonia but in Book 3, you are forced to recruit her as your Press Secretary to help you battle the press fires surrounding the terrorist attacks. She takes the job out of her love for Cordonia, and it is up to you if you want to treat her well or not.

In The Royal Heir, Book 1, she constantly asks if you are pregnant and when you discover you are, she releases the announcement to the press without warning. In Book 2, she is ashamed of her father's role in Queen Eleanor's death and it is your choice to accept her apology and be gracious or treat her like dirt. If you choose the former, she is your ally and helps you against Barthelemy in Book 3. If you choose the latter, she becomes your enemy and helps Barthelemy against you.

Penelope
Penelope is another of your rivals. During Book 1, you can persuade her to support you against Olivia and Madeleine. In Book 2, you find out that she is the one who arranged for the photographer to find Tariq in your room, and that she was asked by Bastien to do so. It is your choice to forgive her or not. In Book 3, it is also your choice to try to gain her and her family's support during the Unity Tour. She is part of your bridal party, and you can choose her to be your Maid of Honor if you wish.

In The Royal Heir, Book 3, she asks you to be her bridesmaid and later officiant. When you find out about her previous marriage and how her ex-husband is blackmailing her father, you have the opportunity to convince her to tell Zeke the truth. You either barely convince her or you inspire her to speak from the heart and she tells Zeke everything. With the truth out in the open, Penelope is free from Guy's extortion and thanks you for your help.

Constantine
In Book 1, you can choose to impress King Constantine with your manners and words. No matter what you choose, you discover in Book 2, that he was responsible for the Conspiracy Against Your Character. It is up to you whether you want to forgive him or not. In Book 3, Chapter 10, he apologizes for his actions against you, and gives you the Cordonian crest to show that you'll always belong in Cordonia. You can choose whether or not you accept it and his apology.

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Trivia

 * She is shown on the covers of The Royal Romance, Book 1, The Royal Romance, Book 2, The Royal Romance, Book 3, The Royal Heir, Book 1, The Royal Holiday, The Royal Heir, Book 2, The Royal Heir, Book 3, and The Royal Finale.
 * The default name Riley is of Irish origin and means "courageous" or "valiant". It's also a variant of the surname Reilly.
 * While there is no default surname in Book 1, from Book 2 onwards, her default surname is set to "Brooks".
 * Four out of the six faces are reused from the LoveHacks series.
 * In Book 2, Chapter 16, Your Character is given the title of Duchess even if you reject the Prince's proposal.
 * With that, she is now of the same rank as Bertrand, Olivia, and Adelaide, and of higher social ranking than Madeleine.
 * The default name of your duchy is Valtoria, but you can change the name.
 * In Book 3, Chapter 16, you have an opportunity to get closure with a love interest that isn't your fiancé/e and who you had flirted with or pursued in the past. For example, if you only flirted with Drake before choosing Liam, you will get only one option for closure (for Drake); Hana and Maxwell will not appear as choices for closure.
 * You are presented with an opportunity to have one last fling at your Bachelorette Party with one of your love interests in Las Vegas before getting married to your fiancé/e.
 * In Book 3, Chapter 18, Hana's something blue wedding gift to you is a pair of blue heels that are inspired by Cinderella.
 * In The Royal Heir, Book 1, Chapter 12, it is revealed that she is pregnant.
 * This makes her the second MC to be pregnant in-game after the Rules of Engagement MC.
 * She gives birth in The Royal Heir, Book 2, Chapter 1, which makes her the first MC to give birth during the story.
 * The wording on her Via Imperii dossier is dependent on several factors: her spouse, if she chooses to be benevolent or ambitious, and who she chooses to be Queen of Auvernal.
 * In The Royal Finale, Chapter 11, she becomes the new 'Face' of Via Imperii.
 * At the end of The Royal Finale, she can become pregnant with her second child depending on the player's choice.
 * At the end of The Royal Finale, she can become pregnant with her second child depending on the player's choice.