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Merry Gentlemen
Series: 3 books
Romantasy
First Posted: 1/25/26
Last Updated: 1/25/26
Join the Merry Gentlemen as they fight against evils threatening the holiday spirit while also finding the love they have for one another.
Characters
Snow (Jonas Snow Vogel)
Nationality: Magona
Pronouns: He/Him
Language: English, German (native)
Snow is one of the MCs throughout all three novels in the series. He is the Merry of winter weather which makes his name ironic. His father was a miner and his mother was a sugar plum fairy. Both died when he was an infant, leaving him to live with his Oma in Mistleton until Merry Reuben blessed him in Lady Ruth's school. He then lived at the Estate where his story and love life begins.
North (North Guillaume Moreau)
Nationality: Si'vanyon
Pronouns: He/Him
Language: English, French, German, Northern (native)
North is a MC in 'Winter Hymnal' and 'A Midnight Clear' but is a supporting character in 'Merry Gentlemen. He is the Merry of lights or later referred to as the northern lights after 'Winter Hymnal'. His parents were poor shoemakers from the north, but they moved to Ceirellamo when he was an infant. Later, he was blessed by Merry Reuben in Lady Ruth's school before starting his new life at the Estate.
Noel (Noel Henri Chevalier)
Nationality: Viela
Pronouns: He/Him
Language: English, German
Noel is one of the MCs in 'Merry Gentlemen'. He is the Merry of joy and is considered a savior to the Council. He came from a very rich family that slowly lost their title after him and his twin were born. When he turned seven, his twin went away to military school in Speilzeug and Noel went to live at the Estate where his story begins.
Krampus (Emil Rasmussen Aadland)
Nationality: Bansland
Pronouns: He/It
Language: Northern (native), English
Krampus is a supporting character throughout the series and is the Merry of magic. He lived on the streets and was picked up by Lady Ruth, later being blessed at the Ceremony of Blessings with Noel.
Clara Stahlbaum
Nationality: Magona
Pronouns: She/Her
Language: English, German (native), Russian
Clara is a supporting character in the series and is the fiance of the prince of Spielzeug. She is Noel's twin and is also the nations top sniper. She commands her own sector and helps manage royal military protocol.
Emmanuel (Wilhelm Emmanuel Schuster)
Nationality: Si'vanyon
Pronouns: He/Him
Language: English, French (native)
Emmanuel is a supporting character throughout the series and is the Merry of fashion. He is considered a father figure to Snow, North, and Krampus. He was also in love with Reuben at a point in time.
Prince (Hans Adalbert Ludwig)
Nationality: Viela
Pronouns: He/Him
Language: German (native), English
Prince is a supporting character in the series and is the prince of Spielzeug. His fiance is Clara.
Lady Ruth (Ruth Marinette Moore)
Nationality: Rosmonia
Pronouns: She/Her
Language: English, Northern, Russian, Middle English (native)
Lady Ruth is a supporting character throughout the series and the Merry of healing. She was the first Merry to be a woman and, after being kicked out, she started a school where she could bless children whom the Head Merrys did not deem as fit to be a Merry.
World Building
Merry Gentlemen
The Merry Gentlemen was founded a very, very long time ago in a small coven. Eventually it tied to religion and grew into what it is today. The purpose of the Merry Gentlemen was to ensure that the holiday spirit continued from generation to generation. Though as time went on, that changed to ensure wealth.
Lady Ruth's Schoolhouse
When Lady Ruth was kicked out of the Estate, she resigned her name as a Merry and became a Lady. She worked at a lighthouse in the north and later built a schoolhouse where she could bless children the Merrys deemed as 'unworthy' or 'filthy' through a hatch in the roof. The children would live in the village's orphanage or hosted families as they attended the school to gain an education and proper training for their gifts. This school was known as the Light of Lady and Lords.
The Curse
The Curse is a period of twelve years in which Snow used so much of his gift in outrage that he accidentally froze the world in a loop. No one aged, no time passed, and the world was encapsulated in a never-ending winter. The Estate never told the people what the real cause was for the endless winter and used it as a way to promote their propaganda to secure the Estate's wealth. During this period, Snow stayed in his manor to recover enough to save both himself and Noel from the Estate. Snow would have saved Noel sooner, but the Revolution kept him away to ensure he wouldn't die trying.
Revolution v. Council
The first to form was the Council. The Council was a group of Merrys within the Estate that were motivated by wealth. To ensure they could gain the most wealth, they would murder Merrys at the Estate so they wouldn't have to split the wealth with them. For them, the less Merrys at the Estate, the better. Eventually they stopped blessing children to gain more wealth and to also sway the people into thinking being a Merry was a rare occurrence that should be invested in.
The Revolution stemmed within the Estate as an escape plan, including two adults and four children. Though as events evolved, they fought against the Council and declared their separation from the Estate before escaping. To keep the Council from reporting them as criminals, they agreed to have monthly meetings with the Council. After another fight, they changed the monthly meetings to quarterly meetings where only one messenger was needed.
The Revolution expanded over the years, joining forces with the Spielzeug Army and Lady Ruth's school.
