Next in my series of retellings is [name_f]Snow[/name_f] White, skewed towards the [name_f]Queen[/name_f], though both of them are depicted as crazy ladies. Here, [name_f]Queen[/name_f] and [name_f]Snow[/name_f] are relatively the same age, and when the [name_m]King[/name_m] remarries, he wants the loveliest girl in the kingdom, which, aside from his daughter, is the [name_f]Queen[/name_f]. Basically they have this weird competition where each of them is trying to outdo the other, until one of them dies. Also, both of them are sorceresses (sorry this is so vague and confusing, I’m trying to give the Cliffnotes version here, because if I get into the nitty-gritty this would be a page).
Originally, I’d thrown around the names [name_f]Isolde[/name_f] and [name_f]Hannelore[/name_f] for [name_f]Snow[/name_f] and the [name_f]Queen[/name_f] respectively, but I don’t know, those were random. Though that is sort of the style I’m looking for. The only people who have names right now are the [name_m]King[/name_m] ([name_f]Snow[/name_f]'s dad, the [name_f]Queen[/name_f]'s husband), who is [name_f]Cathern[/name_f], and the former [name_f]Queen[/name_f] ([name_f]Snow[/name_f]'s mom) [name_f]Hermione[/name_f].
Here are some more specific character descriptions:
“[name_f]Snow[/name_f] White”: Malicious and jealous, she gets what she wants. She can twist people’s words, and can convince anybody of anything. Has a chaste and virtuous reputation, but is really quite the opposite. She is exceptionally pale, has long, black curly hair, and golden-yellow eyes that almost seem to glow. She is quite powerful, though she acts demure. At times she’s been called [name_f]Isolde[/name_f] and [name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f].
“[name_f]Queen[/name_f]”: Quiet and reserved, the [name_f]Queen[/name_f] is vengeful when tampered with, but obedient to people she fears. She is used to people hating her; she isn’t afraid of being disliked. She wears a cold, emotionless mask most of the time, it’s difficult to tell what she’s thinking. Fair hair, ice blue eyes. At times she’s been called [name_f]Hannelore[/name_f] and Grimhilde.
“Mirror”: A commoner. He used to be a joking, mischievous fellow, but he mysteriously disappeared a few years back. Now he’s trapped inside of a mirror world, and can’t remember a thing about who he is, what he is, or even what his name is. The girl that speaks to him through the mirror-glass every morning looks vaguely familiar…(the [name_f]Queen[/name_f]'s love interest. [name_f]Snow[/name_f] placed a curse on him that trapped him in a mirror, and wiped his memories clean of her.) [name_m]Brown[/name_m] hair, brown eyes, freckled.
“Dwarf [name_m]King[/name_m]”: Uncomfortable, awkward, completely lacking in the art of conversation, he’s probably best left in some secret passage doing whatever it is he does; no one really knows. His intelligence is undisputed, as is his complete hideousness physically (not actually a dwarf though; that’s just an insult to the kingdom in which he lives. He’s also not a miner, he’s the oldest of seven royal siblings). He keeps to himself, and though he may not be able to speak well to people, he’s excellent at reading them, and can often tell what people are thinking, and has a talent for defending himself against sorcery and magic. Up until now he’s been called Hephaestus, since I based [name_f]Snow[/name_f]/his marriage off that of Hephaestus and [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f]'s.
I also need miscellaneous, same-style names for: siblings of Dwarf [name_m]King[/name_m] (should be slightly different style than the names of, say, [name_f]Snow[/name_f] and [name_f]Queen[/name_f]), classmates of young [name_f]Snow[/name_f] and [name_f]Queen[/name_f], guards, messengers, people who die.
Sorry for the novel, thanks for help!