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The Reluctant Vassal's Guide to Living in the Frontier (with some Treason)

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I back the Research Scientist angle. Solarium is the Helmsmen's key to fame, so let us keep pushing it along!

[] Plan: Scarlet Scientist
-[] [Title] Solar Princess
-[] [Name] Scarlet d'Iris
-[] [Specialty] Learning
--[] Research Enthusiast. "The cutting-edge is always moving forwards, so will I! Safety? Bah, a word for the last generation, the future is now!"
-[] [Aide] Vivi, Rose Knight. Hailing from a lesser but no less honored line on Helm, Vivi was the result of an illegitimate union and was thus disinherited from succeeding anything from her sire. She languished for a while, trapped in a gilded cage until you intervened and persuaded her guardians to give her a chance with solarium. Now, she is sworn to repaid your gratitude by being your arm no matter what, sometimes a bit too enthusiastically.
 
We all now what is coming

[X]Plan: The Saint of the flower
-[X] [Title] Solar Princess
-[X] Jeanne of Iris
-[X] [Specialty] Diplomacy
--[X] Humbly Misunderstood
-[X] [Aide] Dionysus, Dandelion Knight.
 
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[ ] Plan: Come in my parlour
-[ ] [Name] Hai von Iris
-[ ] [Title] Solar Princess
--[ ] Domino Webs. "To think, all it takes is a little push with my finger to have everything cascade into a chain of events that puts me ahead of my competition. Now then, push that button for me."
-[ ] [Aide] Dorothea, Lycoris Knight. No matter how far down you were in the chain of succession, you still were a member of House Iris and thus needed a minder willing to keep you safe, no matter the cost. Dorothea was selected to be that protector, chosen for a combination of talent and similar age to ease social interaction between you. She at first was fully committed solely to a professional relationship, but a few close calls over the years has finally gotten you two to open up to each other. Now she sees it less as a duty, and more of a personal desire.
 
[ ] Plan: Come in my parlour
 
[] Plan: The Faintheart and the Fixer
-[ ] [Title] Solar Princess
-[ ] [Name] Petal Iris
-[ ] [Specialty] Martial
–[ ] Cowardly Hero. "Listen, I saw the opportunity to withdraw and ordered it so to save my skin. How was I supposed to know we were going to run into a stealth flanking enemy force on the way, one that we routed no less!"
-[ ] [Aide] Dorothea, Lycoris Knight. No matter how far down you were in the chain of succession, you still were a member of House Iris and thus needed a minder willing to keep you safe, no matter the cost. Dorothea was selected to be that protector, chosen for a combination of talent and similar age to ease social interaction between you. She at first was fully committed solely to a professional relationship, but a few close calls over the years has finally gotten you two to open up to each other. Now she sees it less as a duty, and more of a personal desire.
 
I really like the creativity in all the options Celeshiro, so far this has been one of the best example of character creation in a quest that I have seen.

Of the plans others have suggested so far, I think I like Plan: The Frontier's Rose best. The combination of a Humbly Misunderstood Diplomatic princess and a knight that we won over into being fiercely loyal is very otome.

Here is my plan for a mad scientist princess and her Prism aide:
[ ] Plan Mad Scientist
-[ ] [Title] Solar Princess
-[ ] [Name] Violet d'Iris
-[ ] [Specialty] Learning
--[ ] Research Enthusiast. "The cutting-edge is always moving forwards, so will I! Safety? Bah, a word for the last generation, the future is now!"
-[ ] [Aide] Atlanta, Blossom Prism. When one considers those few masters on the art of making pure solarium, Atlanta is consistently named as one of those experts capable of doing so. It almost didn't turn out that way, given that during her tutelage she had been the boisterous and revolutionary lot that didn't take well to rigid teachings. On the verge of being expelled despite her prodigious skill, you took time to aid her in adopting the strict lessons into something more relaxed and freeform, enabling more Prisms to follow in her footsteps in the future. She's still loud, but she's got your back no matter what.
 
Ah, the immediate rush of excitement at getting to play with this many options followed by the pain of having to actually pick one set. Although, I'm not sure how well some of the more unwilling about their position specialties would actually shake out as quest protagonists.

Regardless, the option that stands out to me is the Web together with Radana. There's just something about the schemer using the social butterfly as a front for information gathering and manipulations that synergizes pretty well. That and the tea party surrounded by stuffed animals just sounds like a very precious childhood memory that can add some nice flavour to the current day meetings.

Although I get why the other proposed webs plan is going for the Lycoris aid. It's definetly a tempting pick, but I happen to prefer the interplay of Intrigue with Diplomancy.

The Rose knight might actually be another decent pick for any social build that wants some muscle to round it out, but again, not my primary prefference.

[] Plan: The Spider's Darling
-[ ] [Title] Solar Princess
-[ ] [Name] Violet d'Iris
-[ ] [Specialty] Intrigue.
--[ ] Domino Webs. "To think, all it takes is a little push with my finger to have everything cascade into a chain of events that puts me ahead of my competition. Now then, push that button for me."
-[ ] [Aide] Radana, Darling Knight. Radana had always exuded a distinguished sort of atmosphere even when she was a young child. She's always hosting some sort of tea party, freely inviting all those to settle their disagreements or friendships at her behest. That was how you two actually met, with you being her first human guest instead of with stuffed animals. She greatly appreciates your company and wants to make sure you are always available for more tea. Just make sure it's the right one.

(For what it's worth, I don't actually have much of a prefference for the gender, but the thread at large seems decided enough that I have no reason to go against the grain.
 
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[] Plan - The sun and shadow
-[ ] [Title] Solar Prince
-[ ] [Name] Karl d'Iris
-[ ] [Specialty] Martial. You are well-versed in military leadership and strategy, as well as being a good fighter yourself if the moment calls for. You could also put out a pretty good rousing speech yourself to inspire your soldiers or discourage enemies.
Spoiler: Martial Personalities
-[ ] [Aide] Dorothea, Lycoris Knight. No matter how far down you were in the chain of succession, you still were a member of House Iris and thus needed a minder willing to keep you safe, no matter the cost. Dorothea was selected to be that protector, chosen for a combination of talent and similar age to ease social interaction between you. She at first was fully committed solely to a professional relationship, but a few close calls over the years has finally gotten you two to open up to each other. Now she sees it less as a duty, and more of a personal desire


here is a male choice to spice things up a bit a balance build of martial and intrigue .could hopefully get learning and the other stuff later on
 
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[X] Plan: The Spider's Darling
-[X] [Title] Solar Princess
-[X] [Name] Violet d'Iris
-[X] [Specialty] Intrigue.
--[X] Domino Webs. "To think, all it takes is a little push with my finger to have everything cascade into a chain of events that puts me ahead of my competition. Now then, push that button for me."
-[X] [Aide] Radana, Darling Knight. Radana had always exuded a distinguished sort of atmosphere even when she was a young child. She's always hosting some sort of tea party, freely inviting all those to settle their disagreements or friendships at her behest. That was how you two actually met, with you being her first human guest instead of with stuffed animals. She greatly appreciates your company and wants to make sure you are always available for more tea. Just make sure it's the right one.

There goes the moratorium, which means it's tea time. Grab a cup to loosen those lips and don't mind the princess whispering into your ear.
 
[X] Plan: The Spider's Darling
-[X] [Title] Solar Princess
-[X] [Name] Violet d'Iris
-[X] [Specialty] Intrigue.
--[X] Domino Webs. "To think, all it takes is a little push with my finger to have everything cascade into a chain of events that puts me ahead of my competition. Now then, push that button for me."
-[X] [Aide] Radana, Darling Knight. Radana had always exuded a distinguished sort of atmosphere even when she was a young child. She's always hosting some sort of tea party, freely inviting all those to settle their disagreements or friendships at her behest. That was how you two actually met, with you being her first human guest instead of with stuffed animals. She greatly appreciates your company and wants to make sure you are always available for more tea. Just make sure it's the right one.
 
[X] Plan: The Spider's Darling
 
[X] Plan: The Faintheart and the Fixer
-[X] [Title] Solar Princess
-[X] [Name] Petal Iris
-[X] [Specialty] Martial
–[X] Cowardly Hero. "Listen, I saw the opportunity to withdraw and ordered it so to save my skin. How was I supposed to know we were going to run into a stealth flanking enemy force on the way, one that we routed no less!"
-[X] [Aide] Dorothea, Lycoris Knight. No matter how far down you were in the chain of succession, you still were a member of House Iris and thus needed a minder willing to keep you safe, no matter the cost. Dorothea was selected to be that protector, chosen for a combination of talent and similar age to ease social interaction between you. She at first was fully committed solely to a professional relationship, but a few close calls over the years has finally gotten you two to open up to each other. Now she sees it less as a duty, and more of a personal desire.
 
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[X] Plan: Scarlet Scientist
-[X] [Title] Solar Princess
-[X] [Name] Scarlet d'Iris
-[X] [Specialty] Learning
--[X] Research Enthusiast. "The cutting-edge is always moving forwards, so will I! Safety? Bah, a word for the last generation, the future is now!"
-[X] [Aide] Vivi, Rose Knight. Hailing from a lesser but no less honored line on Helm, Vivi was the result of an illegitimate union and was thus disinherited from succeeding anything from her sire. She languished for a while, trapped in a gilded cage until you intervened and persuaded her guardians to give her a chance with solarium. Now, she is sworn to repaid your gratitude by being your arm no matter what, sometimes a bit too enthusiastically.
 
[X] Plan: The Galaxy's Laziest Billionaire
-[X] [Title] Solar Prince
-[X] [Name] Weisz de Iris
-[X] [Specialty] Stewardship.
--[X] Sleeping Genius.
-[X] [Aide] Algirdas, Dahlia Knight.

Edit: Approval voting for another plan I like.

[X] Plan: The Spider's Darling
 
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Voting for my plan and approval voting some of the plans I liked.

[X] Plan Mad Scientist
-[X] [Title] Solar Princess
-[X] [Name] Violet d'Iris
-[X] [Specialty] Learning
--[X] Research Enthusiast. "The cutting-edge is always moving forwards, so will I! Safety? Bah, a word for the last generation, the future is now!"
-[X] [Aide] Atlanta, Blossom Prism. When one considers those few masters on the art of making pure solarium, Atlanta is consistently named as one of those experts capable of doing so. It almost didn't turn out that way, given that during her tutelage she had been the boisterous and revolutionary lot that didn't take well to rigid teachings. On the verge of being expelled despite her prodigious skill, you took time to aid her in adopting the strict lessons into something more relaxed and freeform, enabling more Prisms to follow in her footsteps in the future. She's still loud, but she's got your back no matter what.

[X] Plan: The Frontier's Rose
-[X] [Title] Solar Princess
-[X] [Name] Violet d'Iris
--[X] Humbly Misunderstood. "How did you get 'put me in charge' from 'we should have a leader!' I only just brought us together for a causal talk, I hadn't intended on this becoming talks for an alliance!"
-[X] [Aide] Ian, Chrysanthemum Knight. The son of a distinguished captain who had served your sire as their vessel through the stars. He seeks to follow in the footsteps of his sire and was thus assigned to be your minder, a task that was at first disliked. But since then, over time, you two have since eventually bonded together to be just as close as your respective sires. He's loyal without a doubt, and you've heard rumors of him defending you in honor duels between other officers.

[X] Plan: Scarlet Scientist
 
[x] Plan: The Galaxy's Laziest Billionaire
- [x] [Title] Solar Prince
- [x] [Name] Weisz de Iris
- [x] [Specialty] Stewardship.
-- [x] Sleeping Genius.
- [x] [Aide] Algirdas, Dahlia Knight.
 
Huh, this isn't actually important, given it won't matter after this vote is over, but it just kinda hit me that the plan with Rose in its name doesn't actually have the Rose Knight in it. Although, it does kinda make me think of a different variant that switches Vivi in. Especially seeing how the current aid is the other martial one. So basically this:

[ ] Plan: The Humble Rose
-[ ] [Title] Solar Princess
-[ ] [Name] Violet d'Iris
-[ ] [Specialty] Diplomacy.
--[ ] Humbly Misunderstood. "How did you get 'put me in charge' from 'we should have a leader!' I only just brought us together for a causal talk, I hadn't intended on this becoming talks for an alliance!"
-[ ] [Aide] Vivi, Rose Knight. Hailing from a lesser but no less honored line on Helm, Vivi was the result of an illegitimate union and was thus disinherited from succeeding anything from her sire. She languished for a while, trapped in a gilded cage until you intervened and persuaded her guardians to give her a chance with solarium. Now, she is sworn to repaid your gratitude by being your arm no matter what, sometimes a bit too enthusiastically.

And honestly it works pretty well? As an inciting incident the notion that whatever she said to get Vivi a chance as a knight and now she's stuck with somebody way more enthusiastic about everything than her flows nicely from the personality archetype. Given the premise of the aid, they presumably would have grown past the innitial misunderstanding stage to settle on something along the lines of 'It might not have been much to you, but I still owe my graditude for imporving my life' but I can still see somewhat of an entertaining dynamic where Vivi is like "So you want me to do [X]?" and just either knows good enough to ask for clarification, or is doing it to mess with the MC in the first place depending on how exactly her personality shakes out.
 
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I'm just taking a peek at the leading votes so far and jeez. You guys really want to turn this into an isekai yuri huh.

Scarlet Scientist is just one step removed from Magical Revolution of the Princesses and Spider's Darling has a sprinkle of Shadow Eminence added in for good measure. I ain't complaining, just commenting on what the leading two plans are for now. There's still plenty of time for votes or support to whatever you like to see.
 
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