gooseweasel:

With permission from lettherebedoodles I decided to take her amazing Racebent Disney Princess Series and, rather than just seeing them as different versions of the original characters, give them stories and fairy tales of their own. I plan on doing her entire series- hopefully I won’t disappoint!

Some of the stories will be based on the culture the new heroine is based on, and others will be stories from other cultures (such as ‘traditional’ western fairy tales), even real life people will inspire these Disney-style Princesses and Heroines. But please remember- this is all for fun. I’m not pretending to be an expert on any of this. I’ll try my best to do right by these characters and cultures, and if there is something horribly offensive, please let me know how I can fix it.

Sorry I’m a crappy graphic designer, btw. 

Part 2

Emelina- The Shepherdess and Her Lion

 Based on the fairy tale The Wounded Lion, this is the story of Emelina, an orphan who gets a job as a herding the royal sheep- in a kingdom plagued by a Giant. One day while watching her flock, she stumbles upon an injured Lion, and despite being afraid, stops to help him. 

From that day forward, Emelina is pushed into a fantastic adventure involving a vain princess, a cursed prince, and a frankly absurd reason to terrorize a kingdom.

Kaguya- Full Moon

Based on the legend of Kaguya-Hime: The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter. An old childless couple finds a baby in a bamboo stalk, and from that day on, they’re blessed by wealth and good fortune, and the girl, Kaguya, grows up to be the most beautiful woman in the world. Wealthy and Powerful men from all over the world come to try and marry her, but she refuses them all. 

Even when she finally does find love, Kaguya realizes she has another destiny, and another world, that calls to her. 

Israa- Oil and Wit

Inspired loosely by the stories “The Arab Girl in Hate and Love” and “The Wicked Girl”, this is the story of smart, clever girl who finds both danger and love when she seeks out adventure. Also I hate the title I came up with but I was getting stuck on it and Disney titles everything weirdly these days and just ugh

Israa works as the servant to a wealthy merchant family, taking care of their young daughter. When the young girl accidentally breaks an expensive oil lamp, Israa sneaks out to find a replacement- even though she doesn’t have any money. She meets a handsome young waiter who works for a cruel restaurant owner. After he helps her “borrow” a new lamp from the owner, the two of them starting meeting up at night to help people who have been wronged by the cruel and powerful get a little bit of payback.

Nanny- Queen of the Maroons

Based on the real life of Queen Nanny, a Jamaican National Hero.
Nanny was an Ashanti girl who was taken as a slave to Jamaica. She grew up listening to stories about the escaped slave and native islander communities on the island, known as the Maroons. One day, she and her four “brothers” escaped, and went on to join the Maroons and establish their own towns hidden away in the mountains, safe from the slavers and soldiers who would drag them back to the plantations.  
Queen Nanny quickly became legendary. She used her bravery, brains, and (possibly) some of her own obeah magic to free all the slaves she could and defend her settlements from British attacks. Even today, she is celebrated in Jamaica and the Caribbean as a hero.

An important note on Queen Nanny– I actually started looking at slave rebellions in the Caribbean because I had an idea to do a “Scarlet Pimpernel” inspired female character who freed slaves. I had no idea that I would discover a real person who was even better than the character that I had imagined. Because my knowledge of history is limited, I chose to stick with a fairly straightforward summary for Queen Nanny. And she was badass enough to make it work completely.