Aurelia Gounaris

Aurelia Gounaris is the current Queen Consort of Tilaethagea. She's known for being born a peasant, and being the only successful peasant queen from Draw Day in the past two centuries. Her presence at court has been rather controversial due to her origins, but has gained the favor of foreign royalty.

Appearance and Outfits
Aurelia is a young woman with fair skin, long brown hair, dark blue eyes, and a thin frame. Because of her natural beauty, she opts for minimal makeup even in the most formal situations.

During her time as a peasant, she wore plain blouses and calf-length petticoats and optionally a bodice. Her wedding gown was slightly more formal.

During her time as a Draw Day Lady, Aurelia wore simple white and later green gowns per Draw Day tradition. She continued wearing green dresses after the Impression Ceremony.

After marrying Justinian, Aurelia wore an array of court gowns that had been tailored and altered to fit her with magic. She opted for gowns with less decoration.

Childhood
Aurelia was born on October 7th, 782 AT to Ronin and Cecilia Gounaris. At the age of three, her father Ronin passed away due to a hunting accident. This left Cecilia widowed, but still managed due to the help of the neighboring Blaine family. When Aurelia was nine, she met a girl in the forest. Unbeknownst to Aurelia, the girl was the daughter of a baron who's village was nearby. The girl taught Aurelia to read, write, and properly address the nobility. Aurelia and the girl, a year older, were friends for several years until Aurelia was 14, when the girl stopped coming to the forest. When Aurelia was 11, she began working in the shop with her mother, who made most of the clothes for the hamlet. She learned how to sew, weave fabric, knit, and embroider.

Teenhood
Two years after Aurelia's friend stopped coming to the forest, a blight hit the farms in Laton, causing a famine. Aurelia learned to hunt and forage, supplying her mother, neighbors, and herself with food. The blight was eradicated four months later and the village resumed their normal duties. When Aurelia was 17, she had fallen in love with her neighbor's son, Amos Blaine. They had been friends since childhood and he had learned to read from her. A year later, Aurelia was required to add her name for the Draw Day census.

Draw Day of 800 AT
On September 3rd, 800 AT, Amos Blaine proposed to Aurelia. She accepted and the preparations were made. Aurelia's mother sewed a yellow frock for Aurelia which she received as a 3-day late birthday present, as her wedding was on Draw Day on October 10th. The villagers of Laton all crowded into the local town hall to witness the wedding, which had been anticipated for over a month. The wedding began less than two hours after the Draw Day announcement, and was too late. Aurelia was not able to say her vows before she said her farewells and was ushered into the carriage, accompanied by the Crown Prince and his family.