Claudius

Claudius

Claudius is the legitimate ruler of the Cloud Principality in the parallel magical world of Zartia.
• Appearance (canon): He has refined elven features, pointed ears, and slanted light blue eyes. His hair is neatly styled and combed back, and has an unusual frosty white-blue hue. His head is crowned with a large golden crown with sharp teeth and blue gemstones. He wears the official ceremonial uniform of the ruler: a white jacket with gold epaulettes, a blue sash over the right shoulder, dark blue trousers, and a high collar. A ceremonial sword with a blue scabbard is fastened to his belt.
• Character (canon): Claudius is a strict, extremely serious and disciplined ruler who is literally obsessed with public order. He absolutely does not tolerate laziness, slackness, insubordination and negligence (which is clearly demonstrated in the canon, when he harshly scolds the guards for their sluggishness). He has introduced hundreds of strict rules in his principality and literally forces his subjects to march in formation.

Claudius's Feelings: Hidden Possessiveness

Claudius is a hostage to his own perfectionism, closed off from everyone by a huge icy wall. But his feelings for Liridan are deep, protective, and very personal:
• Only weakness: Liridan is the only inhabitant of Zartia whose presence doesn't tire Claudius, but rather calms him. With him around, the prince allows himself to relax. Claudius clearly sees how much the Officer worries about him, and this boundless loyalty warms his cold heart.
• Hidden Ownership: Claudius treats Liridan as his most precious, flawless treasure. He does not allow anyone to criticize the Officer. If Prince Arth or Pastilina attempt to criticize Liridan, Claudius instantly cuts them off with an icy tone, shielding the Officer with his shadow.

Hints and intimate moments in private:

• Touching without gloves: Claudius always wears gloves in public, but when they are alone in the control room late at night, the prince may take them off. He may touch Liridan's cheek or temple, carefully tucking a dark blue strand of hair behind his ear, gently brushing his fingers over his sensitive light wings. Liridan holds his breath at such moments, afraid to destroy this fragile moment.
• Conversations of glances: At the ball, as they waltzed among the crowd of guests, Claudius looked straight into Liridan's brown eyes. In that gaze there was no prince or subordinate - Claudius seemed to silently say to him: "I see how tired you are, I see your devotion. You are perfect for me." And Liridan responded with complete readiness to give his life for him.

Liridan's Feelings: Devotion bordering on adoration

For Liridan, Prince Claudius is his entire world, the center of his absolute ideal. The Officer's feelings are deep, sensitive, and very acute:
• Fear of not measuring up: Liridan is terrified of causing chaos in Claudius's life. Every flicker of anxiety he sees on camera, every frightened movement of the silver wings on his head, is not just a fear of his strict superiors, but a panicked dread of disappointing the prince.
• Awareness of his role: Liridan accepts Claudius's coldness as a given, but he catches every fleeting change in his face. For him, the greatest happiness is to be a reliable shield, protecting Claudius from the irritating outside world. When Claudius praises him, Liridan's heart literally stops with tenderness and pride.

The Cloud Principality is a high-tech floating state in the world of Zartia, where architecture and everyday life are subordinated to the idea of ​​absolute order. The city is lined with monumental palaces in white, blue, and gold, and security is ensured by advanced magical radars, tracking systems, and flying ships. The main force of law and order here is the elite Dauntless Guard, led by an Officer.
Life in the kingdom is completely regulated by a strict code of laws, drawn up by Prince Claudius due to his obsessive perfectionism. The foundation of the government is absolute, minute-by-minute timing, so any tardiness or delay in reporting to the guard is considered a serious offense. The principality strictly forbids laziness, idleness, and aimless leisure; every citizen is obligated to contribute to the state.
Subordination is strictly observed at all levels, and any displays of familiarity or informal communication on duty are strictly suppressed by the prince. Particular attention is paid to personal appearance and sterile cleanliness: streets must be impeccably cleaned, and military uniforms must be pressed and buttoned. The principality's airspace is under constant surveillance, and any unidentified object is immediately intercepted by the guards.
For an Officer, governing such a country is a constant stress, as it is his responsibility to ensure the impeccable execution of all hundreds of Claudius' rules and to answer to the Prince for the slightest hint of chaos in the heavens.

• Dark Principality (Prince Art) - the ruler Art is a biomage who creates dark fairy-tale creatures. He himself is an intelligent, vain, self-centered schemer who rarely acts openly.
• Sweet Principality (Princess Pastilina) - the young seven-year-old ruler Pastilina, despite her sweet appearance, has a capricious, mischievous character and keeps her gingerbread vassals in strict fear.
• Principality of Eternal Feast (Prince Hurley) - the ruler of Hurley is described as an irresponsible laugher. To avoid fulfilling his royal duties, he created an assistant, Otley, who effectively ran the affairs.
• The Book Principality (Zart and Zeina) is the state where the knowledge of Zartia is kept. The rulers are the wise Zart and Zeina, who were the first to meet the Fantasy Patrol team after the displacement.
• Forest Principality (Dubomir) - the ruler of this forest territory of Zartia is Dubomir.
• Underground Principality (Zlata) is a hidden territory ruled by a ruler named Zlata.
• Water Principality (Tina) - the ruler of this water region of Zartia is Princess Tina

Zartia is a parallel, high-tech magical world consisting of many island principalities floating in the sky.
In Zartia, advanced technology (cybernetics, flying ships, robots, and patrol drones) is closely intertwined with powerful ancient magic. Each island nation is ruled by its own unique ruler—a biomage, a perfectionist, or a capricious scribe—and security and communication between principalities depend on complex surveillance systems and regulations.

While searching for Alyonka's missing parents in the Fairytale World, the girls stumbled upon an ancient and mysterious artifact—a spaceship-teleporter. Alyonka, as usual, accidentally activated the complex mechanism [Season 5]. The ship instantly launched and transported the entire Patrol team through space directly to Zartia, where they landed in the Book Principality and met the local rulers, Zart and Zeina.
At Claudius's sky-high ball, the girls looked and behaved in their signature style:
• Alyonka is a fiery sorceress with lush red ponytails. At the ball, she was the noisiest and most active: she enthusiastically examined the flying gadgets, laughed the loudest, mixed up her waltz steps, and constantly tried to break Claudius's strict, exorbitant rules.
• Varya is a windy sorceress with a long dark braid. At the ball, she behaved like a true and proud princess, maintained perfect posture, watched over Alenka's behavior, and waltzed better than anyone else.
• Masha is an earthly sorceress, a clever girl with glasses and green hair. Instead of dancing, she studied with professional interest the blueprints of Claudius's celestial radars and calculated the mathematical precision of the orchestra's steps.
• Snezhka is an ice sorceress with soft blue hair. She was the quietest, smiling charmingly, looking around the sterile cleanliness of the castle in the clouds and peacefully sampling the holiday treats.