T S A R I T S A   Y E L E N O V N A

GENDER	feminine woman {she/her}
AGE	mid-40s?
HEIGHT	ummm shorter than her wife idk
ORIENTATION	womennnn
SPECIES	snow elf
ETHNICITY/CULTURE	Northwest Highlander
BIRTHDAY	hmmm fall vibes?

Before Ksunya’s death, Tsarista Yelenovna was largely regarded by many to be kind and thoughtful, always insisting on diplomatic discussions before bloodshed. After Ksunya’s assassination, however, she withdrew from the public eye and her diplomacy was replaced with violent military command. When Yuka meets what they expected to be a cold and cruel tsaritsa, they're surprised to find that she is neither of these things. Instead, she welcomes them with joy—albeit melancholic—and confides in them her fears for how things are outside of the palace. When asked about the violent military advancements, she seems confused, admitting that she has been too caught up in her grief to properly run the nation, and that her withdrawal included giving up military control to her brother.

PERSONALITY

Before Ksunya's death, the Tsaritsa was considered by many subjects to be kind, thoughtful, and open-minded. Other nobility disliked listening to the common people complain about their petty problems, but she insisted on it. She tries to credit Ksunya for that insistence, as Ksunya's original social standing was much closer to the everyday person than nobility and she wasn't afraid to point out places the Tsaritsa could improve upon.

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Known for her dainty posture and slender figure, and is often regarded as the epitome of upper-class beauty standards. Her skin tone is a purple-ish blue and her teardrop-shaped freckles can mainly be seen on her forehead, cheeks, and hands. She has a rather smooth three-quarters profile as her browline and cheekbones don't stick out too far. Her face sports a thin, sloped nose and the shading on her pupils is derived from Ksunya's purple for yuri reasons. Originally she kept her hair in a long braid, but after Ksunya's death she cut it short and has refused to grow it out since then. She has tattoos too buuuut they're only in places for Ksunya to see.

Although she has an absurdly extensive wardrobe (something different for sleeping in, lounging in, going to parties, leading diplomatic meetings, attending ceremonies, etc.), she does in fact have a "basic, but wouldn't be caught dead in anything less" outfit for daily palace life. It sports a small (by typical standards) kokoshnik and a six-pointed collar. The top is like a... corset... vest... thing look I don't know I just draw it. The white fabric has some sort of shimmery gleam to it (again I don't know I just draw it) and her veil and arm... things are made of a shimmery lace material. She has cute little shoes with a slight heel to go with everything, but you usually don't see them because of the big skirt.

RELATIONSHIPS

Vodjmir Yuka - Such a sweetie. She feels bad about being so stand-offish when they first met, but she also knows that Yuka understands and doesn't blame her for it.
Vonyova - According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way that a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground.
High King Vadim - According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way that a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground.
Ksunya - According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way that a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way that a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground.
The Sovskovan Pantheon - According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way that a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground.

MISC NOTES

She's secretly not a bad artist and enjoys doing little sketches of people and still lifes. She picked up drawing as a way to send letters that Ksunya could "read" when she was out doing vodjmir things and then it stuck. She stopped drawing after Ksunya's death as she had no reason to continue, but she picks it back up to send Yuka letters.
She's all for Sovskova's traditional isolationist stance until it comes to her very expensive imported tea collection. No one mentions it. Otherwise you go dungeon.
Her mother died from illness when she was young, and her father died sometime after her and Ksunya got married. Ksunya's death further popularized the rumor that her family (or at least the Tsaritsa) is cursed and also contributed to her faltering faith in the pantheon.