- fc hwang minhyun

- dob april 26, 1807 (25 / 26 years old)

 

- istj / phlegmatic / taurus sun, virgo moon, libra rising

- comes across as confident, mannerly, and even-tempered. popular with the mamas of the court.

- perfectionistic, pragmatic, and calculating

- a bit blunt sometimes, especially with the people he cares about. he just wants to be honest with them!

- second son of the marquess of gyeongju with his second wife, and the marquess' third child overall, born more than a decade after his half-brother, four years after his half-sister, and seven years before his younger sister.

- his childhood and adolescence were focused on education, putting him on the path to becoming a barrister, maybe even a judge or magistrate.

- known for being very reserved and awkward as a child, there was little hope for him to become a respectable gentleman. has worked very hard to move away from this image to how he presents himself today.

- before his father became a royal advisor, junho witnessed just how unhappy his parents were with each other, how much happier they were when the other wasn't around. for that reason, the very concept of a loving marriage has always seemed fake to him. and he's conflated marriage, romantic love, and unhappiness ever since. 

- graduated from law school about a year ago, and was preparing for the bar exam when he received news of a family tragedy. putting his studies on hold, he returned home and took on the mantle of heir to the marquessate of gyeongju.

- lacking any male immediate family members, other than his father, junho is in search of a wife (and powerful ally for his house) for the first time in his life.

 

- love interest lady nayoung of house chu

- fc jeon heejin

- dob november 9, 1814 (18 years old)

 

- esfp / sanguine / scorpio sun, capri moon, leo rising

- spoiled, self-centered, nosy, petty, and a big ol' crybaby (spoiler: a lot of times she's fake crying)

- has some positive qualities as well. maybe. she's optimistic, outgoing and friendly, never afraid to approach someone new. can be a good friend, so long as you don't cross her. and dont be surprised if she tries to learn all your secrets.

- often has her intelligence and observational skills underestimated bc she's so focused on herself. the truth, though, is that she's decently perceptive when she puts her mind to it

- second daughter of the current marquess of gyeongju, also his youngest. she's lived a charmed but ultimately uneventful life

- taught all the necessary skills of a lady to be the perfect nobleman's wife. she can play a number of instruments (western and traditional), create art in a number of different styles with many different mediums, stitch competent embroideries, craft beautiful maedeup and norigae. but she's never excelled at anything.

- has spent her whole life preparing for her debut, the single most important moment of her life. she's got big shoes to fill.

- an avid reader since she was young, kiho is in love with love, and dreams of having a love story straight out of a fairytale or romance novel. consequently baffled by the fact her older brother isn't also a hopeless romantic.

- was a bit too young to join the previous one. also her family was in mourning, so... probably a good idea to have hung back a bit longer.

 

- love interest lord ilseong of house myeong