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The Ten Beauties of the Scarlet Dynasty is a term referring to a number of young male Dynasts in the present generation, blessed with both excellent breeding and incredible beauty. Either of these would make such a Dynast a desirable marriage candidate, together they create a true treasure. 


While beauties with breeding have existed in any generation of the Dynasty, and often in greater numbers, the Ten Beauties are seen as special in that each hails from a different Dynastic Great House, a fact of appealing poetic significance. 


The Ten Beauties are: 


[[Cathak Baitai]] of [[Incas]] Prefecture, officer in the [[2nd Imperial Legion]] in [[Vatamu]].

[[Cynis Tiir]] of the [[Imperial City]], slave overseer at the [[Palace of Trees]] in [[Pangu]].

[[Ledaal Shinjo]] of [[Arjuf Dominion]], playwright in the [[Imperial City]].

[[Mnemon Vesko]] of the [[Imperial City]], Guardian of the Gates at the [[Crystal Palace]] in the [[Imperial City]].

[[Peleps Nyabe]] of the [[Imperial City]], captain of the [[Scarlet Empress' Revenge]] and newly returned to the [[Imperial City]].

[[Ragara Farath]] of [[Chanos]], officer in the [[6th Imperial Legion]].

[[Sesus Kivo]] of [[Eagle's Launch]], pioneer of 'Flame around the Mountain' style dance in the [[Imperial City]].

[[Tepet Jozan]] of [[Lord's Crossing Dominion]], poet in the [[Imperial City]].

[[V'neef Tapan]] and [[V'neef Kenet]] of [[Qishi Prefecture]], twins and [[Deliberative Membership|Senators of the Deliberative]] in the [[Imperial City]].


Two other [[Scarlet Dynasty|Dynasts]] are sometimes counted amongst the number of the Beauties:


[[Nellens Zhiji]] of [[Juche Prefecture]], Master of Ceremonies at the [[Palace of Plunging Cataracts]] in [[Juche Prefecture]].

[[Ferem Andar]] of [[Cherak]], Cherak Consul to the Realm in [[Vatamu]].


The list of the Ten Beauties is not universally agreed upon... some argue that the V'neef twins count as only a single Beauty together, or that one or the other must be chosen since there must be only one Beauty for each House (choice between Kenet or Tapan, invariably, ties into the politics of the Deliberative at a particular moment). [[House Nellens]], and many [[Patrician Clans]], hold that Zhiji is one of the Beauties, while the rest of the Great Houses consider it impossible for a Nellens to stand amongst their number. The Great Houses are equally dismissive of Cadet [[House Ferem]]'s stance that Andar is a Beauty, though if pushed most consider a Cadet Beauty more palatable a prospect than a Nellens, even if both are completely unacceptable (it is said that one Dynastic matchmaker swore she would marry her airy Beauty to a hog were either ever accepted into such an august fraternity!). Regardless, while it is generally accepted that Sesus Kivo is the best bred of the Beauties, the debate over which is the most beautiful remains heated but unresolved. 

 OOC: ''The Ten Beauties are all possessed of '''Appearance''' ●●●●● and '''Breeding''' ●●●● (or possibly more).''

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