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Dec 22, 2024 9:42 PM

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Felip de Fraga lost in the civil war, like so many others. Luckier than most, he managed to flee with much of his treasury and his son, re-establishing himself in Taldor. The son grew up, the de Fraga bloodline sorcery manifested, and he became an adventurer of some renown. In time that son had a son of his own, and Felip III grew up on the open road as much as he did in the cities of Taldor, following his father on his adventures as soon as his magic came in. Family stories of Cheliax were passed down, retainers that had fled with them were still close friends, and they kept the old spirit alive, if more utilitarian than decorative. After a decade, he decided it was time to strike out on his own, his adventures taking him through Galt, Numeria, the River Kingdoms, and Brevoy.

In early 4692, Felip II called Felip III home to Taldor. He was old, and could feel death closing in; he wanted to see his son married before he died, so that the ducal line would continue legitimately. An exiled duke doesn’t have the income of a real duke, even if he managed to maintain his heirlooms, but they were successful as adventurers go and Felip III was supernaturally charming. Within a year he had found a duke’s third daughter willing to offer her hand; it wasn’t even marrying down. His marriage to Isidonia was happy enough; they decided to settle in Nerosyan, where she could still participate in a court of some refinement, and he could still engage in the good fight. What was once an adventuring party became a full mercenary company, sometimes engaged at the Worldwound, sometimes solving problems throughout the rest of Mendev.

Like many in Mendev, he followed the news from Cheliax with interest, and well-known in Nerosyan, he was one of the first invited to reclaim his old titles. His mercenary company, minus those few who elected to stay in Mendev, now form the heart of his ducal retinue, adapting slowly to the new demands of their situation. He has spent the last year touring his new realm, trying to figure out what it needs and how to rule it. Thankfully, he is good at delegation and even better at making friends.

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Duchess Isidonia de Fraga

Vaniver

Isidonia had many suitors, as any respectable duke's daughter would; only one was genuinely kind and stunningly attractive. His duchy was held by an infernal pretender, but he could maintain an appropriate lifestyle. Nerosyan was not as much a pit of vipers as Taldor, but court life was sharp enough to keep her engaged while her husband played general with his fanatically loyal soldiers. More of his companions were female than she liked, but he was too much of a loyal hound to stray once they were married.

She poured her energy into their children, as soon as they appeared. Not all inherited the bloodline--their eldest daughter hasn't shown any magical power, but both their eldest son and next daughter have. She was in the middle of evaluating Mendevian bachelors when they got the news from Cheliax.

Apparently she would be a real duchess, after all. And she had trained for this in Taldor, whereas her husband had not. Let him make friends and slay monsters; she would make schemes and slay vipers.

Melina

Vaniver

Melina grew up in a small Mendevian village, and her father trained her to follow in his footsteps, and was the village's most able huntress when the Foxes of Fraga rode through on a contract to clear out the local wyverns. They needed a guide, and she was happy to help them, and then was not too difficult to convince to follow them.

She has served Felip for thirteen years, felling her share of demons, and rapidly rose through the ranks, soon serving as his most trusted lieutenant. She followed him to Cheliax because of a deep and abiding loyalty, as little as she likes the country compared to her home. Fraga is mostly farmland, without the forests and demons she is most expert in, but cities have their fair share of dangers, and she is here with him in Westcrown.

Lady Maria Acolla di Tivarno

Vaniver

Lady Maria is, roughly speaking, Isidonia's third cousin, in that Taldan way where you can trace their relatedness four or five different ways and end up with roughly the same result. Too poor and distant to a real title to marry when young, and now too old, she has been Isidonia's companion since she left Taldor, following her to Nerosyan, then Fraga, and now Westcrown. A minor member of the household, she can go where the duchess cannot, see what others might miss, and do what others might hope would be done, but not want to have ordered themselves.

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