Victoria Briarwood

Victoria Briarwood is the daughter of Count Alistair Briarwood. She is the youngest in the Briarwood family, with two older brothers: Charles and Sebastian. She joined the Heirs of Westria competition for a couple reasons, one of which being to get away from her father, to find friends, and maybe a spouse. She did successfully find a spouse, a certain Reve Maloof. The couple are now married and have a dog, Bagel Bandit the Beagle puppy.

Early Childhood
Victoria Rose Briarwood was born during the very early morning hours on August 17 after a hard labor. The doctors thought that Elizabeth, Victoria's mother, would not survive the day because of the labor, but Elizabeth had showed reliance and survived.

With her family, Victoria lived near the outskirts of Westria. Her father, Alistair, was the count of a couple small villages, mainly farming villages, and vineyards. She looks a lot like her mother especially with her darker wavy hair. Many that knew her mother said she is almost an exact look alike to her mother with the exception of her eyes as she has what is called, the "Briarwood heritage" which is the hazel eye color.

She was a quiet, happy baby. She found joy in playing with her brothers and mother. Once Victoria was able to walk, her father would take her on small outings to watch music or play with the other young children. Being the only daughter, she was doted on and had both of her parents wrapped around her finger.

Loosing Her Mother
Victoria was very close to her mother. She enjoyed travelling with her mother, wanting to go almost anywhere with her. One of those times, when Victoria was five, it was a particularly muddy day from the previous day's rainstorms. Victoria asked to go with her mother on the trip to the village, against her father's wishes. Her mother brought her with her. On the way home, her mother went a different way home so she could show Victoria some scenery near the beach. As they passed a cliff's edge, the carriage slipped and Victoria's mother helped Victoria out of the carriage, but was not able to get out herself before the carriage tumbled over the cliff's edge. After that point, her father and Charles shunned Victoria and did their best to make her life miserable.

Teens
After then, Victoria's childhood began to consist of exploring the villages and the world outside of her father's home. Her brother Sebastian would join her when he could escape his tutors. Victoria and Sebastian became very close. Victoria knows her father's people very well, spending more time there and knowing the village area more than her own house. She loved spending time in the vineyards. She also favorited visiting the forests with some of the village children and playing in the rivers and streams it offered. This free lifestyle changed when she had her tenth birthday and her father was informed of her skipping her tutor sessions in favor of spending time outside of the home. Her father forced Victoria to stay in the house to continue to learn how to be a proper lady. She found it harder to hide from her father and older brother. Sebastian and Victoria grew much closer during this time period. Victoria found a distraction in music and became very proficient in harp, harpsicord, and voice.

Once she was able to get out of the house again, she frequently visited the vineyards. The workers there grew found of their lady and gifted her with small trinkets, including a grape leaf pendent. She gained the love of the villagers and they began protective over her though not knowing how her father and Charles treated her. After one particularly rough night at her home, Victoria ran into the village where she was taken in by one of the families where she stayed for a full day. She stayed there until Sebastian came for her the next day. As Sebastian had helped her leave for the night, he was able to find her. Sebastian told her about a competition that the king was holding to find an heir and that they should both go to take a break from their family.

Heirs of Westria
Victoria arrived to the Westria Castle with her brother on time. She had been to the palace once before, but was always taken away by its beauty.