Ve Eryka Jewlz: The Mori Collection

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Mori Collection

Penned by Baroness Elia Eryka Colborn-Stafyr 

7th of Gronna Ag Droba
482

 

Introduction
  Within the gruesome destruction of our homeland within Almaris, we were forced to flee at the hand of the Mori into their abandoned fortresses and caverns heeded as; The Underdark. But within the mazes of stone and obsidian, morbid beauty was discovered in the abnormal gemstones left behind to be harvested. By order of the Koenas Sofia of Hyspian, an expedition was held as a small party consisting of; Duke Manfred Barclay, Ser Sterling Amador, and the Koenas herself - ventured deep into the unknown, returning to a gemstones galore that were instructed to be forged into beautiful regalia for House Barbanov.

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The Sofian Earrings: A set of golden earrings were forged by the finest of Haeseni gold, discovered in the Treasury originating from the old mines of Markev. With twisting details, the rectangular base supported a cut and polished amethyst with abnormalities not found from that of the typical nature of said gemstone. With varying violet hues, the amethyst was strangely marbled and colored, streaked with differing purples in an alluring array. It was of unspoken beauty, smaller cuts of the same ore found on either flank in a circular-round cut. Dangling from the bottom of the rectangular - as it stood vertically - was a teardrop amethyst with those marbled colors of purple. What was special about this specific piece was the fact that the foreign gemstone was harvested within Underdark, discovered by Sofia of Hyspia and her search party.

 

The Johannian Necklace: The majority of this necklace was manifested from strung pearls from the surrounding waters of Valdev within Aevos, fixed to settle nicely around one's collarbone for decorative flair. Around over fifty pearls made up the regalia, with the centerpiece being a simple carved steel base that supported a rather large oval opal within its embrace. This raven-colored gemstone strangely appeared to contain some sort of ‘smog’ within it, when hit by direct sunlight. The glimmering murk effect seemingly shifts nonstop when confronted with rays of light, albeit completely dark and dull when within corridors or in the shadows. Different colors shone through the smog, being vaguely noticed unless acknowledged by a keen eye, resulting in the piece being encouragingly donned only during events of slim to little space in between the wearer and others. During a search party led by Sofia of Hyspia in Underdark, this odd opal was discovered by Duke Manfred Johann Barclay.

 

Choker of Thurant: An elegant strand of oval-cut rubies with elaborate garnet pieces of drastically smaller sizes bordering each one. The length of the gemstones make up an alluring choker which is meant to be paired with a higher neckline to emphasize one's neck while also not distracting from the collar as well. Strung in between each oval and their garnet motif was a polished pearl harvested from the ocean waters of Failor, fastened together to provide a pop from the intense usage of red in the choker. Strangely enough, unlike the other pieces of this collection - the gemstones in this choker seemed rather mundane. However, upon comparing it to any other ruby within the Royal Collection of Haense, the ruby itself was a deep vibrant red hue with an immense shine, being the reddest of reds. The simplicity of this abnormality was appreciated and taken into consideration when discovered in Underdark by Lady Elia Eryka, Baroness of Thurant. Thus, this token piece is mostly encouraged to be accommodated with already intensely colored clothing to keep up with the starkness of the attire while also not taking away from it, for more dully-saturated clothing might suck up too much of the attention. 

 

The Georgian Hairpiece: An alluring aureate hairpiece contoured to be a comb, set with twelve cushion-cut emeralds of the same size, framed by floral-shaped motifs, with circular emeralds in between each as accents. On the facade of the comb was the visibly bold etching of the saying; “Krusae zwy Kongzem”, drawn out in neat cursive to be seen rather than tucked away like most jewelry would with carved sayings. The abnormalities of the emeralds were evident, as odd specks of golden hue streaked within those gemstones, with strange foreign beauty. Harvested deep from the Underdark nearer the strange foreign library, where Georg I spent most of his time during the break to the newfound continent of Aevos. The beauty of this piece is greatly appreciated, fitting with any colored tresses thanks to its vibrant coloring and aureate compliments.

 

The Sterling Earrings: This simple earring set holds onto a polished diamond of yellow hue, chiseled into a square-cut as it was strung from a simple 0.5 carat white diamond in the princess-styled cut. A chainlet of gold-alloy bound the two gemstones together as the basic jewelry could compliment any attire in its pairing without distracting from it, even clothing with violet hue in its stark contrast. The white diamond was fastened to the same material as the chainlet in the form of a stud, allowing for the gemstone to be centered perfectly on one's ear. The abnormality discovered in this regalia was from that of the yellow diamond, as it was oddly a bold and vibrant yellow coloring, with differing hues of the color that shone brightly in direct sunlight. The gemstone itself was discovered by that of Ser Sterling Amador during the expedition led by Koenas Sofia of Hyspia, having been the last ore harvested in their adventures. 

 

The Camilan Bracelet: A variety of plated discs forged from black titanium were bound by small chainlets, connecting one another tautly as a mere clip fastened the bracelet together. These surfaces each housed a delicate blue gemstone abnormally dark and intense in its nature. The foreign blue gems were carved into a simple square cut, polished to a shine although it did not gleam in direct sunlight like most ores, but rather seemingly reacted negatively with no impact against any rays of light. This mundane gemstone was discovered by the Koenas Sofia of Hyspia, inside of a strange bright underground hot spring. Originally, the pieces were going to be tossed to save weight for other harvested valuables, until brought outside of their given environment into the darker parts of Underdark. It was then revealed that the strange dark blue gemstones glow vibrantly in the dark, offering an intense and unique addition to any attire it might be used to compliment, since its effect would be sparsely seen unless nighttime.

HER ROYAL MAJESTY, SOFIA CAMILA OF HYSPIA, Queen-Consort of Hanseti and Ruska, Princess of Hyspia, Princess-Consort of Bihar, Dules, Lahy, Muldav, Solvesborg, Slesvik and Ulgaard, Duchess-Consort of Carnatia and Vanaheim, Margravine-Consort of Korstadt, Rothswald and Vasiland, Countess-Consort of Alban, Siegrad, Werdenburg, Alimar, Baranya, Graiswald, Karikhov, Karovia, Kaunas, Kavat, Kovachgrad, Kvasz, Markev, Nenzing, Torun, and Toruv, Viscountess-Consort of Varna, Baroness-Consort of Esenstadt, Kraken’s Watch, Kralta, Krepost, Lorentz, Rytsburg, Buck, Thurant and Astfield, Lady of the Westfolk, Protector and Lady of the Highlanders, etcetera.

 

Lady Elia Eryka Colborn-Stafyr, Baroness of Thurant, The Curator of the Crown Jewels and Haucharkietat.