Written By Brianna
May 14, 2016, 11:20 p.m.(6/26/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Deva
I admire Princess Deva Redrain so much. She has all the passion of the Northlands and refuses to surrender it even for a moment. Father was always pressing me to play the perfect southern lady when at court, and it chaffed. Some moments could be enjoyable, but it never fit right. It's so refreshing to see a woman who refuses to change who she is for anyone.
Written By Brianna
May 14, 2016, 10:57 p.m.(6/26/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Vercyn
Duke Vercyn is a great man who ended the threat of many of the worst shav tribes and has been fighting for years for Redrain. As a father, he is infuriating. Controlling, angry, always wishing to tell me precisely how to live, who I can talk to, what I might do, trying to guide every step while being at the same time distant, cold and scheming. A great man, and a terrible, terrible father, who seems not to care for family at all, only for how they reflect upon him.
Written By Alistair
May 14, 2016, 10:21 p.m.(6/26/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Jareth
I do not have time to sort out every minor wrongdoing, and the Inquisition is not in the business of punishing petty crimes. Still, this particular actor seems entirely too involved with too many noble women. There is something there, and I wonder if I should keep an eye out.
Written By Alistair
May 14, 2016, 9:13 p.m.(6/26/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Yasmine
I have only met the beautiful Ravashari a few times in the Lower Boroughs, but her dances are unforgettable. Like most, she has no cause to like or trust the Inquisition and I can hardly fault her for that. But I hope she can at least be reassured another prodigal is trying to do some good.
Written By Ailith
May 14, 2016, 9:10 p.m.(6/26/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Preston
It is reassuring to find in someone so young, a passion burning bright to do the work of the gods and shine for Gloria. I envy him seeing the field, but I wish for the gods to smile upon his works.
Written By Aldwin
May 14, 2016, 9:03 p.m.(6/26/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Lailah
Very few choose the Scholars of Vellichor as their first choice. We have many reluctant members who come because scholarship is an easy, steady employement, but I find Lailah to be different. She has a passion for it, and I could see great things in her future.
Written By Aldwin
May 14, 2016, 8:57 p.m.(6/26/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Fawkuhl
I've seen several different Domini in my time, recording the Elevation of the Pantheon when a new Dominus is risen up after the last has joined the Pantheon in Elysia. Fawkuhl seems highly intelligent, far more so than he lets on to most, and is an ambitious man. The faithful must believe he has the best intentions of the Faith at heart. He must, after all.
Written By Ailith
May 14, 2016, 8:41 p.m.(6/26/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Fawkuhl
It is hard to be with the voice of the gods and not feel overwhelming faith and piety, to know that one stands with one speaking for the divine. Despite this, he does not seem to fall prey to vanity like many powerful men do, and I can only but hope this remains true.
Written By Ailith
May 14, 2016, 8:40 p.m.(6/26/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Alaric
The king is a good man. He is not, however, a holy man. He worships with me as the palace seraph, but there is a perfunctory nature to it, and I feel he was not willing to truly listen until recently when he was most troubled. I had hoped him growing closer to the gods would aim him, but I fear it may have come too late.
Written By Ailith
May 14, 2016, 8:38 p.m.(6/26/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Isolde
It is jarring for anyone raised in the Oathlands to see those who worship the Thirteenth willingly, who place themselves on the path of darkness and still claim to be good and godly women. Princess Isolde Velenosa is one such example, and the woman makes no apologies for it. Despite a bone deep revulsion for the Thirteenth, I cannot fully fault the charming woman. She has the courage of her convictions, and even if she is on the wrong path, she seems to come by them honestly.
Written By Leona
May 14, 2016, 2:25 p.m.(6/25/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Ailith
The King's Own often prays with the Palace Seraph rather than going through the trouble of going all the way down to the Cathedral for daily prayers. Ailith just seems to have something special about her, the kind of infectious belief that bolsters everyone around her. I was not raised by House Thrax to be particularly ardent, but it's hard not to feel the faith talking to this woman.
Written By Leona
May 14, 2016, 1:55 p.m.(6/25/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Donrai
Some call my grandfather an evil man. It seems like the sort of hyperbolic political rhetoric one would immediately discard, but I'm not so sure. Callous? Certainly. Ruthless? Absolutely. Tyrannical? Without a doubt. But evil? He rules over Thrax with a firm grip that's unmatched by any other high lord over their realms, and while the Mourning Isles have less warring with shavs, I'm not so certain they are truly better for it.
Written By Leona
May 14, 2016, 1:52 p.m.(6/25/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Donella
I'm very sympathetic towards my cousin. I know what it's like to have all the pressures of being a Thrax woman dropped upon your shoulders, but I fear she is so close to the heart of the beast she can no longer see how corrupt and dark House Thrax has really become. It is my hope Princess Donella, given the rare opportunity of a Thrax woman to act as a Voice, can do some good for the House. Even if I am no longer welcome for refusing to be a meek Thrax woman.
Written By Leona
May 14, 2016, 1:50 p.m.(6/25/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Dagon
My cousin Prince Dagon, from the times we spoke, a good and honorable man that cares about many of the same things I do, and is very much like his father, Elton, from the little I remember of my uncle. It is my fond hope that he does become the new high lord of House Thrax after our grandfather finally dies and releases his tyrannical hold. Thrax, and the rest of Arvum, would be better for it.
Written By Leona
May 14, 2016, 1:48 p.m.(6/25/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Victus
I never knew my parent's cousin well, Victus. An illegitimate child, he likely felt just out of place as I did among House Thrax, but he proved his mettled by ending the Thrax Rebellion. I can understand the desire to prove oneself all too well, but I fear his path took him down a road that can only lead to brutality rather than honor.
Written By Leona
May 14, 2016, 1:45 p.m.(6/25/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Margot
I know what it's like to be trapped where you do not belong. House Thrax was that for me, and I imagine it has not been easier for the last lady of Tyde raised among those who killed her family. She seems to be a perfect Thrax woman now, but it makes me wonder.
Written By Leona
May 14, 2016, 1:35 p.m.(6/25/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Jaenelle
My twin sister, and we oculd not be more different. She played with dresses, and I infuriated my tutors by playing with swords. She saw the beauty and simplicity in things, and I made sure the bullies left our brother Valerius alone. And now she is a lovely princess married into House Velenosa and enjoying the scandal and intrigue of the Lyceum. I wish her well, but my path is carved with a sword, and the King's Own is where I belong.
Written By Leona
May 14, 2016, 1:33 p.m.(6/25/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Alaric
He is my king, no more and no less. At least I wished it was so. Duty and obligation are unyielding, and one cannot have their judgment impaired by other feelings, but his majesty never seems to understand that. King Alaric Grayson IV is a warm man, a kind man, that makes friends easily with a whimsy and lack of care that worries those around him. I kept my distance, even if he would have it another way.
Written By Victus
May 10, 2016, 5:10 p.m.(6/14/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Alessandra
Alessandra is the woman Victus is courting. She's a bit down on the social ladder from him, but he's been adamant, and Prince Donrai has allowed it.
Written By Alis
April 18, 2016, 2:13 a.m.(4/5/1003 AR)
Relationship Note on Arn
He openly doesn't approve of my choice of knighthood, and argues and argues about it, but it's nothing I'm not accustomed to. Many women serve capably and honorably as knights in the service of House Valardin, and despite it, I can tell it's not doubt on my talents- it's (misplaced) paternal feelings of an old warrior afraid of seeing another protege meet tragedy on the field. He's a surprisingly good man, despite his reputation, full of a carefully concealed concern for House and family. He was loyal to my father and it has cost him almost everything, meeting any sacrifice without flinching. He's a reminder of a very peculiar kind of honor, one often forgotten- the type of men who will surrender anything, even their good name or their ideals, in absolute service to their lord. Not a proper knight, perhaps, but our family could do worse.
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