Characters Played by Urahra [Volume 1: 2011-2015]

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VOLUME 1: 2011 - 2015

Volume 2 here.
 

Hello, hello. It’s exactly what it says on the tin. I just wanted a post with a nice list of my characters plus their character art. And here it is!  This is mostly just for my personal use, but you might find it interesting/entertaining as well.

 

These are all characters I played between the years of 2011 - 2015. It’s organized into two tiers – “minor” and “major.” Minor characters are either temp characters or characters that I played for less than 6 months. Major characters are characters that I played for 6+ months and may have historical significance on the server.

 

All art is by the wonderful Kommoy!

 

 

MINOR CHARACTERS

 

Carden Ashford

(Human, Anthos)

The sickly but kindhearted son of Velwyn and Julianna Ashford. Died young of leprosy.

 

Gisela Stafyr

(Human, Anthos)

A distant relative of House Stafyr. Sardonic and pessimistic. First wife of St. Adrian. Died young of a wasting illness.

 

Imperial Princess Rosalie “Rosie” Chivay

(Human, 1/4 elf, Anthos, The Fringe, Thales)

An eccentric, manic princess obsessed with uncovering the secrets of the arcane. Sister of Emperor Robert I. Never married. Died in the Vibian Coup.

 

Pern the Fortune Teller

(Wood Elf, Athera)

A dirty vagrant who used her “magic cards” to con people with fake predictions. Somehow ended up briefly marrying Eleron Sylvaeri, the last High Prince of Malinor. Don’t ask me how that happened.

 

Sofie Varley

(Dwarf, Athera)

The founder and operator of Skycastle Brewery. Also ran a fairly successful tailoring business.

 

Sif the Terrible

(Frost Witch, Vailor)

An ancient Frost Witch warlord fallen from grace who roamed the wilds of Vailor.

 

 

MAJOR CHARACTERS

 

Urara’Gorkil

 

 

Race: Half-Orc

 

Status: DECEASED – fought against a giant sand worm and it didn’t go so well.

 

Playtime: August 2011 - July 2012  (11 months)

 

Map(s): Aegis, The Verge, Asulon

 

Profession: Clan Gorkil Wargoth. Kheshig (bodyguard/special forces) to the Rex. Founder of the Buurztraga tribe.

 

Relations: Mogroka'Gorkil (Adopted Father); Gragarn'Gorkil (Lifemate); Blawharag'Gorkil (Lifemate); Many, many, many children.

 

History:

 

Spoiler

 

Urara’Gorkil is one of the orcs famously credited for introducing the Blah to the orcs of Aegis. She and her two lifemates, the brothers Gragarn and Blawharag, arrived in the War Uzg from a remote splinter clan of orcs who never spoke the common tongue. The orcs were confused by their dialect at first, but soon adopted the Blah as their favored mode of expression – believing it to be a language used by shamans to commune with the ancient spirits.

 

Urara and her lifemates became Warchief Mogroka’Gorkil’s chosen bodyguards (his Kheshig) and were adopted by him as his children. As Kheshig, Urara, Gragarn, and Blawharag were often sent to scout and infiltrate enemy encampments. They assisted Mogroka in developing war strategies to combat the Uzg’s many enemies. Urara eventually ascended to the position of Gorkil Wargoth, becoming the leader of the tribe after Mogroka’Gorkil’s passing.

 

Aside from being a terrifying warrior, Urara also had a playful side. She arranged a series of athletic games for the orcs known as the “Hellghaash Triulz” (Hellfire Trials in Common), where she would test their strength, speed, dexterity, and cleverness through a series of rotating challenges. Games included the “Ladduh Krawl” – a wall-climbing game where orcs had to fight while scrambling to the top of a sandstone pillar; “Hi Jump” – where orcs had to navigate their way across tall, thin platforms suspended high in the air; “Kaktuz Run” – a racetrack filled to the brim with cactus; “Hellfire Pit Dance” – where orcs had to klomp to music atop a log suspended over lava; “Gobo Toss” – where orcs had to see who could throw a goblin the furthest; “Guezz Urara Hayr Kolor” – where Urara would re-dye her hair and make contestants guess which color it would be; “Hyde agh Seek” – where Urara would position herself in a hard-to-reach place and orcs had to compete to see who tagged her first; and a weekly-changing obstacle course. 

 

Female orcs were rare in the days of Aegis and Urara served as an example of orcish femininity for others to emulate. She was a bold warrior, immensely strong, once able to defeat Mogroka in single combat when the Warchief questioned her honor. 

 

Few knew Urara’s best-kept secret, which is that she was actually a half-orc. She also stole her signature goggles off a dwarf, whom she chased across Krugmar and then shoved into a pool of lava.

 

In the later years of her life, Urara departed from the War Uzg in protest after she began to think the Orcs had grown soft. She lived out the remainder of her days roaming Asulon as a nomad before dying in battle against a giant sand worm. Prior to her death, she founded a splinter tribe of orcs known as the Buurztraga.

 

Once voted Krugmar’s Ugliest Orc!

 

Links:

 

Applications:

Urara’s Villain App & Biography

 

RP Posts:

Urara’s Hunt

Blood on the Sand [PK]

 

 

 

 

 

Brunhylde Volsung

The Witch Mother

 

 

Race: Frost Witch (Originally Human)

 

Status: DECEASED – Slain by the Order of the White Rose.

 

Playtime: May 2012 - December 2012 (8 months)

 

Map(s): Asulon

 

Profession: Leader (Witch Mother) of the Frostborn Coven. Water Evocation Specialist.

 

Relations: Olaf One-Eye (Father); Gretchen the Wench (Mother); Amalia Volsung (Daughter); Bran Volsung (Nephew/Adopted Son)

 

History:

 

Spoiler

 

Brunhylde Volsung was born in the frozen northern land of Skjoldier – a continent of violent storms, massive glaciers, sky-piercing mountains, and deep, dark forests. Skjoldier is famed for being the home of the Fjarriauga (or Frost Witches). They are said to be the daughters of Kultis, the God of Winter. He imbued these broken-hearted women with the gift of powerful magic and sent them to spread their curse across the world. However, their powers came at a steep cost. While the witches exhibited unheard-of mastery over the element of ice, they had to feed their magic with the blood and flesh of human men. Only flesh could sate the witches’ unholy hungers. The men and women of Skjoldier guarded their daughters well, in hopes of preventing them from falling prey to the Fjarriauga’s wicked curse. 

 

Brunhylde’s father, Olaf One-Eye, was a famous raider who patrolled the waters around Skjoldier. Feared by all, he’d sunk thousands of ships and lain with hundreds of women. Brunhylde’s mother, Gretchen, was among Olaf’s favorite wenches. Every few months, he would return to visit Gretchen and enjoy her company in more ways than one. Eventually, their couplings resulted in a child who was born in the dead of winter, directly on the tavern floor. Wanting to protect her daughter from a life of prostitution and degradation, Gretchen decided to raise Brunhylde as a boy – cutting her hair short and referring to her exclusively as “Brun.” When Brunhylde hit puberty, Gretchen taught her how to bind her breasts. Brunhylde, for her part, didn’t question this strange aspect of her upbringing. Too many inquiries invited beatings and stern discipline from her mother. Brunhylde, who was plain, stout, and athletic, fit in well among her village’s boys. No one was able to distinguish her true gender. When Olaf One-Eye returned to the village searching for strong young men to crew his ship, he selected Brunhylde from among the rabble and brought her on board as a cabin boy. While the men aboard the raiding ship initially teased the effeminate young man, they soon came to respect Brunhylde’s strength and ability as a sailor and soldier.

 

As Brunhylde adjusted to life aboard her father’s vessel, she tentatively began experimenting with her gender presentation. She stopped binding her breasts and allowed her hair to grow long. While the change in their crewmate’s apparent gender raised some eyebrows, few commented on it. Brunhylde had been serving on her father’s ship for a number of years at that point. She’d long ago earned her place among the sailors and anyone who gave her trouble would find themselves on the bad end of a beating. 

 

Olaf One-Eye eventually grew tired of prowling the seas around Skjoldier, though, and decided to head south for warmer waters. Before departing from the ice-covered northland, however, he sought the advice of a Frost Witch with whom he’d once lain. Frost Witches in Skjoldier were known to be seers, able to pierce the veil with their magic and see into realms beyond. The Witch Seer immediately sensed a female presence among Olaf’s crew. Unbeknownst to Brunhylde, the Witch Seer placed a curse upon Brunhylde’s body. The Frost Witch curse fed upon despair. A woman with a strong heart and a pure spirit might be able to resist the curse. However, should she ever fall into despair, the curse would take hold and transform her body. Brunhylde’s life had not yet been touched by sadness – but it would be. The Witch Seer directed Olaf One-Eye toward a land to the far south, known as Asulon. Asulon was verdant and ripe for the pillaging. The Volsung raiders were sure to find great fortune on this untouched landscape. So Olaf One-Eye set out to sail south and conquer Asulon. The Witch Seer’s son, Vidarr – also fathered by Olaf, decided to join the Volsung crew.

 

A storm struck the ship and they crashed off the coast of Renatus, where they erected a temporary fortress known as ‘Volsung Hold.’ Unknown to them, they were encroaching upon lands held by the Subudai, a tribe of nomadic, shamanistic humans. The Volsung and the Subudai immediately clashed. After years of warfare, the Subudai finally prevailed and drove the Volsung out of their fortress. The remaining Volsung – Brunhylde, Vidarr, her brother Dagmar, and her sister Freja – fled to Renatus for their safety. They settled in the small town of Ager where they attempted to rebuild their lives. 

 

Life in Renatus would prove difficult for Brunhylde, though. Renatus was a socially conservative kingdom with little tolerance for deviancy. Brunhylde was tomboyish warrior woman. Many Renatians scorned her as mannish and ugly. The only person Brunhylde felt close to was her half-brother, Vidarr. The two fell into an illicit, incestuous relationship which they carried on for several months in secret. Eventually, however, Vidarr could not bear the shame of what he was doing with his half-sister. He ended up abandoning Brunhylde and the Volsungs, disappearing into the wilds. The crushing loneliness and heartbreak left Brunhylde feeling more weak and vulnerable than ever before. During this lonesome time in her life, she ran afoul of the lecherous Count Lorethos Basileus. 

 

Count Basileus had a long history of seducing women – and he could smell blood in the water. Though physically strong, Brunhylde lacked self-confidence. She hated herself for her boyish manners and plain face. In other words, she was easy prey for the lascivious Count. He immediately set to work befriending and charming Brunhylde, taking her as his secret mistress. Brunhylde’s family heavily disapproved of the relationship and ordered Brunhylde to end it. Brunhylde, however, refused. When she became pregnant with Count Basileus’s child, Brunhylde hoped that the unmarried Count might take responsibility and wed her. However, Lorethos did just the opposite. He immediately ended the relationship and offered Brunhylde no aid in caring for her bastard child. Brokenhearted and too ashamed to return to her family, Brunhylde fled into the woods.

 

It was there that the curse, which had lain dormant inside her body for many years, finally awoke. Brunhylde underwent a violent transformation out in the wilderness, becoming Asulon’s first Frost Witch. The transformation filled her with strange new urges... not only to consume the flesh of men, but also to spread her evil to more women. To build Asulon’s first coven of Fjarriauga, the Frostborn Coven.

 

As a result of her powers, Brunhylde transformed as well. She became stronger, more confident, and more beautiful. Her powers allowed her to edit her appearance, which meant that she could make herself as beautiful as she had always dreamed. Few could match her in terms of raw magical power. Many women came to Brunhylde of their own according, seeking to understand her power and harness it for themselves. Brunhylde went on to become one of the most feared and powerful Frost Witches known to history. She amassed the largest coven ever to serve under a single Frost Witch. Her “daughters” became devious assassins who infiltrated the ranks of the Orenian nobility and slaughtered their targets without remorse. Brunhylde’s name became known and feared throughout Asulon, with many monster hunters seeking to end her terrifying, icy reign.

 

Frost Witches are masters of disguise and can transform their likeness to look exactly like ordinary woman. However, a strange quirk of their magic is that – if anyone discovers their true identity while they’re in disguise – they owe that person a favor. Few people ever managed to see past Brunhylde’s disguises, as she had many and changed her appearance as easily as one might change clothes. However, she was caught once and only once by the War Cleric known as Areon Baldwin. Areon became fascinated by the Frost Witches and sought to learn more about him. For his favor, he requested to be able to visit the witches and walk among them unharmed. Because of the influence he had over her due to her magical compulsion, Brunhylde was forced to tolerate Areon. Eventually, the two became friends... and later even lovers. Areon was one of the only mortals whose company Brunhylde could stand, although her psychology was such that she could unfortunately never truly love him. Areon’s association with the Frost Witches stirred controversy among the War Clerics, though, and lead to the group splintering into various factions.

 

Brunhylde would eventually meet her end at the hands of the White Rose Order. She and her daughters had begun infiltrating the Renatian county of Geminine. Brunhylde had cursed the Lady Geminine, causing her to transform into a Frost Witch. Prior to her transformation, the Lady Geminine had been betrothed to Thomas Chivay of the White Rose. Thomas, in his rage, sought out Brunhylde for vengeance. Eventually, the Roses managed to uncover and corner the Witch Mother. Brunhylde faced down the Rose’s Lord Marshal, Baldir Toov, in single combat. A pitched battle ensued but ended with Toov slicing her head off with a flaming sword. The White Rose would later present Brunhylde’s head to the Exalted Emperor Godfrey Horen as a trophy.

 

Brunhylde’s name still echoes down the annals of history. She remains one of the most successful Witch Mothers ever known – and many still-living Frost Witches can trace their curse back to Brunhylde.

 

Links:

 

Applications:

Villain Application & Biography

Mini Villain Application 1

Mini Villain Application 2

Magic Application & Updated Biography

 

Guild Posts:

The Volsung Guild Post

Frostborn Coven Guild Post

 

Lore:

Original Frost Witch Lore Post

 

 

 

 

 

Tanith Vursur

 

 

Race: Mali’ker (Dark Elf)

 

Status: ALIVE 

 

Playtime: July 2012 - July 2013 (1 year), May 2020 – Present

 

Map(s): Asulon, Elysium, Kalos, Anthos, Arcas, Almaris

 

Profession: Former housekeeper for the Order of the White Rose. Explorer. Historian. Chief of Research, and Flagship Museum Curator for the Northern Geographical Society. Water Evocation Teacher.

 

Relations: Icroth Vursur (Spouse); James Vursur (Adopted Son)

 

History: 

 

Spoiler

 

Tanith arrived in Al’khazar as an indentured servant. Her parents sold her into servitude in order to pay off a debt. She never met them, nor does she remember who they are. Tanith served as a housekeeper for a minor lord for many years. Her contract ended after the migration to Asulon. Newly adrift in a foreign land, Tanith sought work and found a job with the then-fledgling Order of the White Rose. Her presence in the Order was considered highly unusual, since the founders Thomas and Peter Chivay were notorious for their violent hatred of elves. However, due to Tanith’s subservient position as a domestic – as well as her virtues of hard work and loyalty – the Chivays seemed to give her a pass. She served with the White Rose from their founding in 1371 up until they were disbanded in 1420.

 

Following the disbandment of the White Rose, Tanith found herself unmoored in society. She bounced between odd jobs, serving in the houses of minor noble lords and working the fields. Eventually, after the assassination of King Andrik Vydra at the hands of the High Elves, Tanith left Oren for her own safety. She became a refugee during the years of the Duke’s War, but eventually managed to settle on a small farm on the outskirts of the Empire, safely away from conflict and persecution due to her race. She remained in isolation for fear that she might be targeted and killed due to her elven heritage.

 

Tanith continued living alone for roughly two hundred years before being found and contacted by Mr. Edward Napier, a historian who wanted to interview her for the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Realizing that Oren had once again become a safe place for elves, she sought to rejoin society. It took a few years for Tanith to find her feet in the strange, modern version of Oren – but she eventually made friends and began to understand the new world in which she found herself.

 

Tanith joined up with the Northern Geographic Society, an intrepid group of explorers, scientists, scholars, historians, and writers. She look a job managing the Helena branch of their Imperial History museum. Tanith would also become involved with the Paladins of Xan through her beau, a Paladin by the name of Icroth Vursur. She would embark on many exciting adventures with the NGS and the Paladins, including delving into the Nether itself in order to find a solution to the oncoming Arcan apocalypse. 

 

Her comfortable new life would be irreparably disrupted, however, when she was kidnapped and tortured by Padraig O’Rourke and Ostromir Carrion – two high-ranking Orenian government officials. They committed this heinous act because Tanith accidentally overheard something she wasn’t supposed to know. They beat Tanith viciously, broke her nose, and smashed her glasses before forcing her to drink a memory-altering potion. After that, they left her for dead outside of Helena.

 

Tanith recovered, but realized that she would once again be forced to leave Oren if she wanted to stay safe. She and her husband immediately packed up their belongings and fled to Haense. Unfortunately, the corrupt Orenian government would exonerate Padraig and Ostromir of this crimes – which meant Tanith would never see justice for the injuries done to her. The incident left Tanith with a broken heart – her faith in Oren's goodness shattered irreparably. 

 

Afterwards, she continued to work with the Northern Geographical Society in Haense - developing exhibits for display in their flagship museum and embarking with them on expeditions to exciting places. She longed for the day she might safely return to Oren, though, and see justice for the crimes done to her.

 

To be continued...

 

Links:

 

Character Sheet

 

Applications:

Villain Application & Biography

Mini Villain Application & Updated Biography

Magic Application &  Updated Biography

Mini Magic Application & Updated Biography 

(OOC note: she never actually learned or used healing magic due to an absent IC teacher, so I’m RPing that she resumed the practice of water evocation and re-taught herself after I posted the mini-MA.)

 

Character Diary:

Napier’s Interview

Volume 1 – entries 1 – 33 (finished)

Volume 2 – entries 34 – 66 (finished)

Volume 3 – entries 67 – 99 (finished)

Volume 4 – entries 100 – 130 (finished)

Volume 5 and onward - hosted off-site. DM me for link.

 

Publications:

A Brief Summary of Early Imperial History  – Published 1777

To Hell and Back Again: A Publication on the NGS's Explorations of the Nether – Co-authored with Celestine Herbert, published 1785

The Call of the Wild: An Ethnographic Study on the Mali’ame of Siramenor – Published 1786

Notable Women of Human History – Co-authored with Celestine Herbert, Irena Ruthern and Henriette Marna de Rafal, Published 1788

 

Open Letters:

An Open Letter on Arranged Marriages and the Rights of Womanhood – Published 1770

An Open Letter to the Paladins of Xan – Published 1784

Breaking the Silence: An Open Letter to the Stahl-Elendil Ministry and the People of Oren – Published 1789

 

 

 

 

Lorin Blackmont

 

 

Race: Human (Aeldinic)

 

Status: DECEASED – assassinated by her son Lucius.

 

Playtime: February 2013 - July 2013 (6 months)

 

Map(s): Elysium, Kalos, Anthos

 

Profession: Oren's first female author and historian.

 

Relations: Cantious Chivay (Father); Loana Happin (Mother); Augustus Blackmont (Spouse); Tiberius Blackmont (Son); Lucius Blackmont (Son); Octavia Blackmont (Daughter); Emperor Tuvya "Rosebud" Carrion (Son)

 

History: 

 

Spoiler

 

(Paraphrased from this post.)

 

Lorin Chivay was born in 1382 in Aeldin, the youngest daughter of Cantious Chivay and Loana Happin. Lorin's mother died during childbirth and Cantious, who loved his wife deeply, never remarried. Lorin had three elder siblings - Caroline, Catherine, and Cantonus. Lorin described her upbringing as “lonely.” She did not often socialize with children her own age and had little in common with her much older, adult siblings who no longer lived at home. Young Lorin did have an affinity for books, though, especially tales of adventure and romance. 

 

Lorin's father, Cantious, died shortly before her fifteenth birthday. Custody of Lorin fell to her older brother Cantonus, who didn't want to be burdened with the care of his teenage sister. He wrote a letter to his cousins - Thomas and Peter Chivay - and asked them to take her. Thomas and Peter agreed to look after Lorin until she came of age, freeing Cantonus of his responsibility. Shortly afterward, Cantonus put Lorin on a ship to Oren. Initially, Lorin looked forward to the change of scenery. However, life in a military fortress presented its own difficulties. Few women were present in the White Rose compound with no girls anywhere close to Lorin's age. The men of the Rose either ignored her or treated her with contempt.

 

Restless and seeking entertainment, Lorin spent a great deal of her time at a local tavern named Sarkozy's, owned by Toveah Goldman. There, she met Siegmund Carrion. Siegmund Carrion ran a small business brewing vodka with his half-brother Diedrik Barrow, which they sold through the tavern. Siegmund and Lorin found they had a lot in common, both as immigrants and orphans, which led to a fast friendship. The two often met in the tavern for drinks and conversation. Siegmund, who was in desperate search for a wife, soon began trying to woo Lorin. Lorin was unconvinced by his initial attempts at courtship, but the determined Carrion lord eventually began to win her over. Against all odds, she began to fall in love with him. 

 

However, Lorin’s guardians – Thomas and Peter Chivay – had other plans. Peter Chivay and Augustus Blackmont, Siegmund’s liege lord, negotiated a deal. The Order of the White Rose had long been at odds with House Blackmont, but the two groups had an enemy in common - The Teutonic Order. Augustus was aging and in need of a bride to continue his lineage, so Peter offered him Lorin's hand in marriage. In exchange, the Blackmonts would ally themselves with the White Rose and form the Northern Anthos Treaty Organization. Lorin stalwartly refused to cooperate with the engagement, threatening to run away rather than marry Augustus. She even tried to get Siegmund to elope with her, but he refused. He owed a great personal debt to Augustus and could not betray his liege lord. Instead, Siegmund made her a promise. Augustus was soon to die, or so they thought. They would marry each other once Augustus had passed away.

 

In early 1401, Lorin grudgingly wed Augustus Blackmont. Lorin's marriage to Augustus could be characterized as uneasy at best and abusive at worst. Augustus believed women to be bad luck, so he and Lorin lived separately during the early years of their marriage. Lorin owned a small manor in Abresi and it was there she raised her son Tiberius (born late 1401) by herself. During that time alone with her son, Lorin began to write. She was isolated with few friends, so she spent her time crafting fables to entertain and educate Tiberius. Unfortunately, much of her early work has been lost.

 

In late 1406, Lorin became pregnant again but miscarried in early 1407. Rightfully fearing reprisal from her violent spouse, she enlisted her midwife to help fake her death - even though she hated leaving Tiberius behind. Taking on a new identity, she sought refuge in the town of Kralta ruled by her former suitor Siegmund Carrion. During her stay there, she and Siegmund conceived a son named Tuvya. Shamed by the fact that he fathered a bastard, Siegmund convinced Lorin to give the baby up. Nine months later, Lorin regretfully and reluctantly gave Tuvya to an orphanage. Around that same time, Siegmund Carrion proposed marriage to Anne de Sarkozy - breaking the promise he'd made to Lorin. Infuriated by the betrayal, Lorin lashed out at Siegmund during a banquet held in honor of his new fiancee. Anne de Sarkozy surprised them both by taking Lorin's side. In the days following, Anne broke her engagement to Siegmund and fled to Malinor.

 

Emotionally devastated, Lorin cut ties with Siegmund and returned to Augustus in late 1408. Augustus took her back but, as punishment for her actions, he denied her access to their six-year-old son. Lorin begged Augustus to let her see Tiberius but Augustus refused. So Lorin formulated a plan. She knew that her husband was deeply concerned about his legacy, so she offered to write his memoirs in exchange for seeing Tiberius. As an orphan with no formal schooling, Augustus was illiterate. He agreed to the deal and gave Lorin a room in the Dreadfort. Lorin was forced to stay practically imprisoned in her bed-chamber, but she was able to interact with her son on a daily basis. In 1409, she bore Augustus two more children - fraternal twins named Lucius and Octavia.

 

One year later, in 1410, war finally erupted between the White Rose, House Blackmont, and the Teutons. This conflict would be known as the Hanseti-Blackmont War. It had one singular purpose - to dethrone Mirtok DeNurem and crown Augustus Blackmont as the new king of Hanseti. During the war, Lorin focused on raising her children and drafting her husband's memoirs. Her relationship with Augustus changed drastically as a result of her writing. He granted Lorin greater privileges over time. She was given leave to roam the Dreadfort and to advise Augustus on social and political matters.

 

The Hanseti-Blackmont war culminated in a final siege by the Teutons against the Dreadfort in 1412. Lorin and her children survived the siege. While House Blackmont won the day, Augustus suffered terrible injuries in the battle and was confined to bed until his death in 1417. Shortly before her husband's death, Lorin completed the final volume of his memoirs. The four volumes - titled collectively The Tale of Augustus Blackmont - cemented her status as Oren's first true female author. Tiberius was not yet old enough to take the reins of House Blackmont, so Lorin became regent until he reached the proper age. 

 

In 1419, Tiberius turned eighteen and inherited his father’s title. Unfortunately, his tenure as Lord of Blackmont would not last long. His younger brother Lucius desired the position for himself. With the help of an assassin called Xander, Lucius fatally poisoned Tiberius in the midst of a Blackmont banquet. Fearing that Xander would target her next, Lorin hired a bodyguard and attempted to flee Oren. She intended to charter a ship and seek safety in Aeldin, but she would never make it. Xander murdered Lorin and her bodyguard before they were able to escape. 

 

Lorin had a lasting legacy through her writings and her descendants, though. Her biography of Augustus was the first published work in Oren written by a woman – making Lorin Oren’s first ever female author. Her descendants would include Emperor Tobias I, formerly known as Tuvya Rosebud. Tuvya would serve as the forefather to the Barbanov family, who went on to found the Kingdom of Haense. On the Blackmont side of her family, Lorin’s daughter Octavia married the infamous Dragon Knight Pertinax Horen. Their union gave rise to the Pertinaxi line – eventually leading to the births of Emperor Peter III and Empress Anne I. 

 

Links:

 

Publications: 

Tale of Augustus Blackmont, Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 4

The Tale of Lorin Blackmont, Volume 1 (Never Completed)

 

 

 

Imperial Princess Lorina Tuvanova Carrion-Bracchus

(Sister Lorina of Vekaro)

 

 

Race: Human (Raevir)

 

Status: DECEASED – executed by members of the Canonist Church for violating her vows.

 

Playtime: May 2014 - July 2014 (3 months), October 2014 - October 2015 (1 year)

 

Map(s): The Fringe, Thales, Athera, Vailor

 

Profession: Imperial Princess of Oren. Abbess and Founder of the Order of St. Julia. Architect.

 

Relations: Emperor Tuvya Carrion (Father); Mary Therving (Mother); Stephen Carrion (Brother); Fyodor 'The Shamed' Carrion (Brother); Alexei Carrion (Brother); Emperor Boris I Carrion (Brother); Sigmunda 'The Fair' Carrion (Sister); Yakov 'The Accursed' Carrion (Brother); Emperor Aleksandr Carrion (Brother); Duke Jason Evans Bracchus of Vanaheim (Spouse); Svala Carrion-Bracchus (Daughter); Andrik Carrion-Bracchus (Son)

 

History:

 

Spoiler

 

Lorina Carrion was the youngest daughter born to Tuvya Carrion and Mary Therving. From childhood, she was a prolific writer who kept a detailed journal of her day-to-day life. Her father, Emperor Tuvya, intentionally kept her away from the Imperial Court for her protection. She spent the early part of her life in the city of Vekaro, located in the Fringe. She later moved to the town of Karovia, owned by the Vanir family. The Vanirs helped to oversee Lorina’s education and discipline, becoming dear friends and mentors to her in the process. 

 

After the coup by Maric Varodyr that removed her elder brother Alexander I from power, Lorina was kidnapped and forced into an illegitimate marriage with Christopher Blackwell, a retainer under King Maric. Five years later, when the tides of the Schism War had begun to turn, her husband Christopher suddenly hung himself in their shared home. King Maric’s undead allies – the Heralds of Fear – despised the Carrions and sought to end their line by murdering Lorina. They captured the newly-widowed Lorina and tried to bury her alive along with her husband’s corpse. Through a miracle, Lorina managed to escape that awful fate – but at the cost of her hands. Digging her way out of the grave mutilated her hands and left them permanently scarred.

 

Terrified by the thought of what her family’s enemies might do to her, Lorina decided to join the clergy as a nun. She thought that taking a vow of chastity and celibacy would protect her from those who sought to end her family line – a sort of metaphorical castration. The plan worked to an extent. Lorina still faced several assassination attempts, but she clung to life in spite of it all.

 

As a nun, Sister Lorina achieved several minor things of note. During her tenure with the church, she successfully constructed several small-town, rural churches. Her focus was on education, enlightenment, and conversion. Lorina found herself continually shocked by the religious ignorance among the masses. She held regular “Scroll Study” sessions at her Vanaheim church, where she read passages from the Scrolls, answered questions, and shared her knowledge with curious attendees of all races.  Lorina also invited people from across Vailor to give confession. She happily offered advice to those struggling against their sins. In addition to educating and advising the populace, Lorina also raised several orphans. Later in her life, Pope Daniel II authorized her to form the Order of St. Julia – Oren’s first organized and standardized order of nuns. Lorina’s order had six members in total before she abdicated her position as Abbess.

 

Unfortunately, Lorina's life ended in controversy when she chose to break her vows and leave from Oren after the conclusion of the Duke's War. She eloped with her secret lover and longtime friend, Duke Jace Bracchus of Vanholm. The pair took their children – born in secrecy – and fled to Urugan. Prior to their elopement, the two had carried on a decades-long love affair. They were captured by the Church’s Inquisition and returned to Oren, where they were later executed.

 

Her diary, recovered after her death, remains a significant historical first-person account of the Duke’s War. 

 

Links:

 

Character Sheet (Old)

Biography (Up to date)

 

Diary (Repost)

Lorina’s Diary, Volumes 1 & 2

Lorina’s Diary, Volumes 3 & 4

 

Guild Posts:

The Order of St. Julia

 

Publications:

An Open Letter in Defense of the Raevir

A Thesis on Church & Community

 

RP Posts:

Blackbird Singing In the Dead of Night

 

 

[DISCOLIQUID 1956]

Having played a Frost Witch at one point, and also been an Aegis orc, thanks for this fun bit of nostalgia. 

[Z3r05t4r 854]

I remember quite a few of those characters (Stafyr included obviously 😉 ).

 

Lovely to see them listed with their backgrounds like this.

[CosmicWhaleShark 2484]

I remember some of these people.

[Urahra 5359]

1 hour ago, CosmicWhaleShark said:

I remember some of these people.

 

I mean

 

I hope so cuz I name dropped your boy Areon lol

[CosmicWhaleShark 2484]

The Volsungs seem to have a habit of dropping Areon, in more ways than one. Way to stick to family traditions.

[Urahra 5359]

Afraid I don’t follow ya there but okay 😛

[CosmicWhaleShark 2484]

Oof, poor Bran, went to all that effort too.

[ydegirl 1756]

lorina seems like a badass. theo would like her

[Urahra 5359]

Updated with new art for Brunhylde and Lorin by Kommoy on Twitter!

[Hephaestus 1317]

Man, I remember some of these people. Crazy to think it’s been so long.

[Urahra 5359]

Updated with more fleshed-out biographies, links to important posts, and more art by the very cool and talented Kommoy. Also, added Yuliya and Gragmar to my major characters. Been playing them for about 5 months now.