Mysteries of Aurora - Profiles

 Nation

Official Name: Samveldi Aurora (Commonwealth of Aurora)

Common Name: Aurora

Type of Government: Constitutional Monarchy

Head of State: Queen Astrid VI (House of Haraldson)

Head of Government: Prime Minister Peter Marcillius

Lower House: Althing

Upper House: Council of Advisors

Capital and Largest City: Urbs Aeterna

Languages: Modern Auroran (Romance with Norse loanwords): 61%, Auroric (Nordic): 22%,  Southern Auroran (Romance); 10$ , Auroralic (Atlantic non Indo-European indigenous languages) 4%, Other 2$

Religion: Christianity 46% (Church of Aurora; 20%, Other Lutheran; 11%, Catholic; 8%, Pentecostal; 3%, Baptist; 3%, Other 1%), Atheist/Agnostic; 25%, Norse Paganism; 12%, Islam; 8%, Native Auroran Paganism 4%, Judaism; 2%, Other 1%

Population: 56 million

 

 

City

Name: Urbs Aeterna

Founded: Before 2000 BC

Population 5.7 million

 

 

University

Academia d’Aeterna Universitas d’Aurora

Student numbers: 55,000

 

 

Protagonist Students

Freya Andersson

Age 18:

Appearance: Petite, with short blonde hair dyed pink and bright blue eyes which are sometimes closed.

Personal History:

Freya grew up as the middle child of five in a small town 50 miles northeast of Urbs Aeterna. Her parents are musicians and artists who have always encouraged her to embrace her creativity. Even so, her synaesthesia and ADHD have always set her apart, along with her near obsessive love of the colour pink. Her tendency to keep her eyes closed when she’s overwhelmed or wants to focus on her other senses doesn’t help either.

She is studying Music and Art at Academia d’Aeterna Universitas d’Aurora on a scholarship, owing to her recognised talent and unique perceptions. She is trilingual in Standard Auroric, Standard Modern Auroran and English, with some knowledge of Old Norse.

 

Olivia Marcus

Age: 18

Appearance: Tall, with shoulder length dark hair and brown eyes

Personal History:

Olivia grew up in a middle class inner suburb of Urbs Aeterna. Her parents are academics at Academia d’Aeterna Universitas d’Aurora who have supported her through her struggles with her dyslexia. She is undertaking a degree in History and Archaeology as she wants to know more about Aurora’s rich history. As an only child she would find herself overwhelmed by the busyness of the dorm. She knows Latin as well as Standard Modern Auroran