WRIT OF DISOWNMENT, 1763

[Zanthuz 1863]

WRIT OF DISOWNMENT, 1763

Issued by Viktor Kortrevich upon the 9th of Msitza and Dargund, 316 E.S.

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TO THE REALM OF HAENSE & HUMANITY

I, Viktor Kortrevich, patriarch of the House of Kortrevich, declare that Ivan Kortrevich is hereby stripped of the noble name of Kortrevich from this day forth, thereby annulling all of his claims to my name, titles, and my bloodline. All of his offspring shall be deemed bastards and illegitimate.

 

And so I promulgate the following decrees,

• Ivan Kortrevich shall no longer bear the name of Kortrevich nor hold claim to my blood.
• All of his offspring shall, too, be considered bastards without the right to bear my name.

This has been issued for the following reasons;

I. Disobedience to his liege lord.

II. Public exhibit of poor mannerisms.

III. Preceding accounts of immaturity.

IV. Disenfranchised by former-liege lord for;

A. Constant Harassment of his fellow family members.

B. Inability to manage his own emotions appropriately, causing outbursts of rage and crude behavior.

C. Defamation of the Vanir Patriarch, publicly.

 

With great satisfaction I retain when writing this order, I expect that the prosperity of the House of Kortrevich will leap forward to greater and farther lengths as we now formally recognize Ivan as an illegitimate being from our Household. From this day forward, Ivan will no longer bring dishonor to our esteemed house. 

 

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TRANSCRIPT

* Transcribed by Ellizaveta

 

Viktor: “Take a seat, Ivan.” he’d gesture before taking a seat himself.

Ivan walks up to him: “You wanted to see me cozaer?”

Ivan takes a seat. 

Viktor: “I’ve come to discuss your marriage with Angelika; the disowned.” he rested his elbows onto the table as he straightened his posture.

Ivan nodded: “Alright. What of it?”

Viktor: “I’m interested on why specifically she was casted away from the Vanir heritage by Lord Vanir.”

Viktor: “I have yet to speak with Lord Vanir regarding such so I’ve come to ask you if you know the specific reasons so I can garner a better understanding from your view.”

Ivan: “Well Lord Henrik’s reasons were vague but clear. Angelika has not met up to his standards and has therefore been a disappointment in his eyes. That was about all he said.”

Ivan: “Oh, and one more thing I recall now.”

Viktor: “Go on.”

Ivan: “He also said it’s because of the opinions of other Nobles about her and her habits of crying, which I can admit to being an issue.”

Viktor: “Is that all you can recall?” he inquired as he relaxed back into his chair.

Ivan sat up straight as he nodded his head: “Da. That is all I can remember from that day.”

Viktor: “Very well.” he sighed. “Being that Angelika is not present I ask you to speak on her behalf, what name does Angelika seek to adopt being that she holds no claim to the Vanir name anymore?”

Ivan: “Well if you think she wants to become a Kortrevich then no, not really. She’s mainly gone for different alternatives. She’s even suggested making her own surname but I told her how difficult that can be.”

Viktor: “I made no such remarks, Ivan.” he chuckled before quickly returning to a fixated expression. “Being that the two of you are married, I suspect you two both seek to share the same surname, is that correct?”

Ivan: “Niet. I don’t want to share a name if she decides to create her own surname. If it is alright with you, I wish to have the name of which I was born as.”

Ivan: “I know this is a big decision and I have done more than enough for this offer to be rejected as for my actions in the past.”

Viktor fixed his posture yet again as he placed his hands over each other: “May I ask one thing, Ivan?”

Ivan nodded: “Of course, cozaer.”

Viktor: “Your love with Angelika is eternal, da?”

Ivan: “Till death do us part is what we vowed on our wedding day.”

Ivan: “So da.”

Viktor: “If that’s the case, Ivan. Does your allegiance to the name you were born with outweigh the marriage between you and your wife?” he lifted an idle finger slightly. “Answer honestly, Ivan, as the next question I seek to ask will determine one of two things..”

Ivan would pause for a moment as he thought about it for a moment before sighing as he spoke: “I love my family. That being both the first one I had and the one that I have raised. But I have children now and I would never rip apart my family. So I suppose I do value my marriage. What kind of knight, husband or man would I be if I didn’t?” 

Ivan: “However.” he’d add.

Ivan: “If she were to break her vows that she made to GOD or if god forbid she were treasonous, then I would value my kin first.”

Ivan: “But she is neither an adultress or a traitor, so it is my marriage I value.”

Viktor looked to Ivan briefly before pulling out from under a written document without a signature: “Da, what kind of knight, husband or man would you be if you didn’t.” he repeated. “So, Ivan. I have a question I’m required to ask you.” he inhaled, continuing on. 

Ivan nodded: “What is it?”

Viktor: “For as long as Angelika upholds those vows you and her swore to uphold and that marriage remains upright; she will inherently always be connected to you and in return to this very Household.”

Viktor: “With her actions speaking for themselves as she herself got disowned I ask you now; one question. You remain loyal to that of your wife and I sign this disownment order or you annul the marriage and leave your children without a father and retain the name you were born with.”

Viktor sighed as he relaxed his shoulders: “Think wisely as this order now sits without a penned signature of mine.”

Viktor: “This order brings me no sense of satisfaction but it is required of me as the patriarch of this very House to uphold its prestige and honor it holds.”

Viktor: “Either you choose to remain loyal to your Household and leave your wife and children without a father and husband or you relinquish claim to this House and you provide for the family you have now begun raising.”

Ivan sighs as he knows what he must do but would struggle to say it. He would exhale deeply before he came to his decision: “For my entire life I have been raised mainly by a mother, and even then that was rare. Now I am a Knight and I have accomplished what seemed to be my life goal. Even as I took the Vanir name, I have always still considered myself as a Kortrevich. But between my childhood and me being Knighted, I have missed out on advice that only a father can bring. I would surely condemn myself to the deepest and darkest corner of the void if I were to leave  my family. With that being said, I would sign that document myself in order to stay as a father to my children. Because there is no worse fate than to become my sad excuse of a father.”

Viktor: “Very well, Ivan. You have most definitely matured in recent years- I’m pleased you are well-willing to accept what it is you have to do while keeping the best interests of your wife and children and that of your family you were born into in mind.” 

Viktor took hold of the document as he placed it in front of him; before signing it in full.

Ivan would nod: “With Duty, Comes Honor.” he said as he states his house words for the last time.

Viktor: “Your decision is honorable and sensible, Ivan. I’m most glad you were able to come to your senses and acknowledge this is best suited for not only our House but the family you seek to raise.”

Ivan: “It was one that weighed heavily and is one of the hardest I’ve had to make and will most likely stay so for the rest of my life. But I would do it over and over for my wife and children.”

Viktor: “Da, a decision I would’ve made if I were in your position.” he stated solemnly. “With that being stated, Ivan. Allow me to read over this document in its entirety once more in my study.”

Ivan rises: “Of course.”

Viktor’s attention darted between Ivan and the door: “You may show yourself out.”

Ivan nodded as he left the halls of Korstadt.

 

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WITH DUTY, COMES HONOR,

 

THE MOST HONORABLE,  Lord Viktor Otto Kortrevich, Margrave of Korstadt, Baron of Koravia.

 

HIS LORDSHIP, Ser Ivan Robert, Knight of the Order of the Crow

[argonian 14254]

“This is illegal. All children with a recognised filial relation to their father are deemed legitimate, a status which can only be revoked if the Crown or the courts subsequently declare a lack of filiation. Not merely by the decision of the patriarch.

 

Declaring all of a man’s offspring to be bastards just by the whim of the house patriarch, rather than by actual fact of birth out of wedlock, is also legally and morally absurd. As well as being a complete flouting of the law, it’s an insult to the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony. Utterly disgraceful.” Conrad would remark, before penning a letter to Ivan Kortrevich.