[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/hytkT0w.png[/img][h3][b]H O U S E [color=2e2c2c].[/color] V E L M O R R A[/b][/h3][sup][color=808080][i]— [color=2e2c2c].[/color] lords of stonefallow [color=2e2c2c].[/color] —[/i][/color][/sup]
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[table][row][cell][color=ffffff][b]H O L D [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]stonefallow[/i][/cell][cell][color=ffffff][b]S I G I L [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]stag[/i][/cell][cell][color=ffffff][b]C O L O R S[/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]bronze & violet[/i][/cell][cell][color=ffffff][b]W O R D S [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]"honor endures"[/i][/cell][/row][/table][/sup][/color][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent][/indent][/center][center]___________________________________________________________________________________
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[center][table][row][cell][justify][sup][h3][b][color=695645]L O R D [color=2e2c2c].[/color] D A R R O N[/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] & [color=2e2c2c].[/color][color=513e42] L A D Y [color=2e2c2c].[/color] M E R I A L[/color][/b][/h3][/sup][hr]
[color=808080][sup][table][row][cell][color=ffffff][b]L O R D [color=2e2c2c].[/color] F C[/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]russel crowe[/i][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][color=ffffff][b]L A D Y [color=2e2c2c].[/color] F C[/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]janet montgomery[/i][/cell][/row][row][cell][color=ffffff][b]H E X C O D E[/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]#695645[/i][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][color=ffffff][b]H E X C O D E[/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]#513e42[/i][/cell][/row][/table][/sup][sub]
The House of Velmorra was once a lesser house, born from rugged peaks and unyielding snow. Its antlered patron was scarce and mysterious —a fabled stag born of rock and stone —and its people were even more aloof and bewildering. Ridged and stalwart with crown bowed, the last son of the gilded horn arose hued in violets, beautiful and wild, Darron fought within Rowan's war, answering to the call of his kith and kin, bronzed helmed and armor worn of antlers wreathed in the blood of his foes. It was the label of honor and loyalty that saw the rise of his house, and a long-standing friendship forged in the pit of rebellion that contributed to the accession of the name Velmorra when the banners of Storvane departed for the glory of kingship. Darron was fitted with glory and numerous victories. As one of Rowan's most incredible supporters, it was with little ceremony that he was chosen to rule in Stonefallow, for who better trusted than such a man, who once people greeted as General and friend. He was always a stoic creature, broad in speech and cutting in reprimand, but he inspired those underneath his charge with his perseverance in battle. When peace was secured and the realm quieted, Darron remained adorned in the regalia of his battle-hardened ways, securing the title of High Marshal, another bequeathment courtesy of his love and loyalty to the crown.

Another such gift could be uttered as the hand of Merial, the woman who would have been Queen, but the tides of war could not abide by the delicate tendrils of love, no matter how deeply sown upon the soul they remained. When a marriage pact was written in exchange for military prowess, it was her mother who objected most loudly, whilst Merial remained passive and quiet, her rigid spirit unbowed by the devastation and tragedy of being denied the man she was promised to since infancy. Their house was an ancient, crumbling sort, its name the currency in which they bartered, the blood of Stonefallow deeply rooted in their affairs but shadowed by the name Storvane, which arose on the ashes of their downfall. Left adrift in the loss of matrimony, Merial provided counsel to Darron when he first took up the mantle of Lord, for she had been tutored in the intricacies of diplomacy, well versed in the tongue of negotiations and trading interests, secrets her fortitude as the house of Aerndal's last bargaining chip, her renown as a Lady of the court easily favorable when Darron appealed to her mother to wed her once coveted hand. Given her blessing and the rumored favor of Rowan, they fell into a mutual companionship, bound by their shared affections for the King. The two are a formidable pair, seated in the grand hall of Tarn's Rest where the blood of kings and swift retributions linger still.[/sub][/color][/justify][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][img]https://i.imgur.com/MlPzhQc.jpeg[/img]

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[color=2e2c2c].................................................................[/color][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][justify][sup][h3][b][color=5e3a52]L A D Y [color=2e2c2c].[/color] S E R A P H I N A[/color][/b][/h3][/sup][hr]
[color=808080][sup][table][row][cell][color=ffffff][b]A G E [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]28[/i][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][color=ffffff][b]G E N D E R  [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]female[/i][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][color=ffffff][b]S E X U A L I T Y [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]heterosexual[/i][/cell][/row][row][cell][color=ffffff][b]H E X C O D E [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]#50404b[/i][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][color=ffffff][b]F C  [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]anya chalotra[/i][/cell][/row][/table][/sup]
[center][color=ffffff][i]• [color=2e2c2c].[/color] charming [color=2e2c2c].[/color] • [color=2e2c2c].[/color] brave [color=2e2c2c].[/color] • [color=2e2c2c].[/color] stubborn [color=2e2c2c].[/color] • [color=2e2c2c].[/color] idealistic [color=2e2c2c].[/color] • [color=2e2c2c].[/color] resourceful [color=2e2c2c].[/color] •[/i][/color][/center][sub]The first born, if only by a few minutes, where the fate of Velmorra was held precariously as Merial labored with twins, though it was Seraphina that came to the world, feet first, where she would remain for years to come as solid as any stone with honor worn over her visage as the words of her house allowed. She was prepared to face all that the realm owed her and what it could offer, not as successor, as tradition would favor her kin, but as the adored first daughter of Darron, who could never deny her. No expectations beheld her; for she remained always on the move, presenting herself as swift, agile, charming, and resourceful, a true daughter of the mountains that would kneel beneath her blade of winter. The stories of war her father would spare seduced Seraphina; she envisioned herself as a knighted General, destined to lead armies to victory, herself a champion of the wild and feral wiles of untamed, feminine nature, allowing her heart the freedom so many would deny a Lady only prophesied to bear sons. 

Though war was a man's campaign and battle his stock, it did not prevent Seraphina from leading campaigns and investigations when hunters of River's End began poaching in Stonefallow forests on the Western borders where their territories merged, betwixt the basin of towering peaks of Cragehollow. Though initially a dispute of stolen game, minor skirmishes broke out daily with Seraphina on the front lines of each bout, eager and deadly, donned in antlers of silver wreathed through her hair, the bite of her blade cold and unforgiving, and her eyes piercing through the gloom as she stood about the lines of the simple encampment, daring any to challenge her. Such an affair disrupted trade agreements and divided resources for a time, until a truce was negotiated and new accords established by her ability to charm and intimidate her opponents, as the snow often conceals glittering facades and deathly cold found further within. She flits across the boundaries of familial obligations and duty, where uttered tales and rumors spin as ill worn shadows that Darron plots to name her as his successor, and her mother moves to barter her unwed hand at the behest of her Grandmother.[/sub][/color][/justify][/cell][/row][/table][/center][center]——————————————————————————————————————————————[/center]
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[color=2e2c2c].................................................................[/color][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][justify][sup][h3][b][color=9f7560]L O R D [color=2e2c2c].[/color] N I K T O S[/color][/b][/h3][/sup][hr]
[color=808080][sup][table][row][cell][color=ffffff][b]A G E [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]28[/i][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][color=ffffff][b]G E N D E R  [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]male[/i][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][color=ffffff][b]S E X U A L I T Y [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]bisexual[/i][/cell][/row][row][cell][color=ffffff][b]H E X C O D E [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]#9f7560[/i][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][color=ffffff][b]F C  [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]jamie dornan[/i][/cell][/row][/table][/sup]
[center][color=ffffff][i]• [color=2e2c2c].[/color] studious [color=2e2c2c].[/color] • [color=2e2c2c].[/color] patient [color=2e2c2c].[/color] • [color=2e2c2c].[/color] cunning [color=2e2c2c].[/color] • [color=2e2c2c].[/color] observant [color=2e2c2c].[/color] • [color=2e2c2c].[/color] reserved [color=2e2c2c].[/color] •[/i][/color][/center][sub]The second born, with only trailing minutes behind his sister, and where she greeted the world sure-footed, Niktos stumbled headfirst with uncertainty. He struggled during his youth despite the official title of heir that was destined for his brow, though Seraphina came before; it was tradition and inheritance that would lie in his favor, the future laid out before he even took his first breath. Swordsmanship eluded him, his proficiency being less than his sister's, who took to it with ease and aplomb. Where Darron was fond and kind to his daughter, he was strict and unyielding with his son, treating him as a soldier under his command rather than a child. Niktos grew up on similar stories of warfare. However, his lessons were in military strategy, deciphering the tales told to him, and extracting details on where battles had gone wrong and where he might alter the courses of destiny and fate entwined on the battlefield. Lessons and strict tutoring that later inspired his inevitable love for books, scrolls, dusty parchment, all of which fell better held within his grasp than any forged hilt. Through scrawling ink and the languages of old, Niktos discovered a latent power of knowledge, which he skillfully applied in his daily musings and in every inspection of court when he participated in land hold meetings at Darron's side or even in his stead. 

Slow of foot but quick of wit and mind, Niktos proved his worth of succession in appealing to favorable terms and relations with neighboring houses, reforging old ties and establishing newer connections, even when his sister led a phalanx of Stonefallow soldiers to the borders, Niktos remained amenable to continuing his communications with the lords of the land and sea. Many would consider his agreeable nature disadvantageous and a broadcasted weakness when the mountainous range of their home was better fitted for men of unmovable force and reckoning, but Niktos moves swiftly and silently, his goal and purpose unknown, and intentions less so. [/sub][/color][/justify][/cell][/row][/table][/center][center]——————————————————————————————————————————————[/center]
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[color=2e2c2c].................................................................[/color][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][justify][sup][h3][b][color=447989]L O R D [color=2e2c2c].[/color] L Y R I C[/color][/b][/h3][/sup][hr]
[color=808080][sup][table][row][cell][color=ffffff][b]A G E [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]25[/i][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][color=ffffff][b]G E N D E R  [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]male[/i][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][color=ffffff][b]S E X U A L I T Y [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]heterosexual[/i][/cell][/row][row][cell][color=ffffff][b]H E X C O D E [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]#447989[/i][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][color=ffffff][b]F C  [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]harry collett[/i][/cell][/row][/table][/sup]
[center][color=ffffff][i]• [color=2e2c2c].[/color] isolated [color=2e2c2c].[/color] • [color=2e2c2c].[/color] curious [color=2e2c2c].[/color] • [color=2e2c2c].[/color] broody [color=2e2c2c].[/color] • [color=2e2c2c].[/color] withdrawn [color=2e2c2c].[/color] • [color=2e2c2c].[/color] quiet [color=2e2c2c].[/color] •[/i][/color][/center][sub]Second son and third born, titles of the spare, positions of the unknown. Lyric is a peculiar man to most; quiet, subdued, suspended often somewhere abroad between the glories of his sister and the wit of his brother. Tutors described him as quiet and withdrawn, his aloofness a result of wavering uncertainty about his place in the realm, with such titles reserved for his older kin. Seraphina, her blades and dreams of command, Niktos and his books, Lyric with his lack of desire, content to just [i]be[/i]. He views the world through brooding lenses, beholden to the confines of his house and the lands they reside, the mountains his bane, a cage, and the entirety of life and names and blood right bearing little to his heart. Young, but already wizened by the lack of want of living in the realm born of war. Lyric looks yonder the borders to the seas cast far and wide, his heart lulled and seduced by the prospect of traveling further East and even far out West, cresting new land and territories where names of Velmorra and sigils of reared stags mean little to nothing.[/sub][/color][/justify][/cell][/row][/table][/center][center]——————————————————————————————————————————————[/center]

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[color=2e2c2c].................................................................[/color][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][justify][sup][h3][b][color=bd8484]L A D Y [color=2e2c2c].[/color] P E N E L L A P H E[/color][/b][/h3][/sup][hr]
[color=808080][sup][table][row][cell][color=ffffff][b]A G E [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]24[/i][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][color=ffffff][b]G E N D E R  [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]female[/i][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][color=ffffff][b]S E X U A L I T Y [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]demisexual[/i][/cell][/row][row][cell][color=ffffff][b]H E X C O D E [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]#bd8484[/i][/cell][cell][color=2e2c2c].[/color][/cell][cell][color=ffffff][b]F C  [/b][/color] [color=2e2c2c].[/color] [i]adelaide kane[/i][/cell][/row][/table][/sup]
[center][color=ffffff][i]• [color=2e2c2c].[/color] compassionate [color=2e2c2c].[/color] • [color=2e2c2c].[/color] impressionable [color=2e2c2c].[/color] • [color=2e2c2c].[/color] clandestine [color=2e2c2c].[/color] • [color=2e2c2c].[/color] deceiving [color=2e2c2c].[/color] • [color=2e2c2c].[/color] patient [color=2e2c2c].[/color] •[/i][/color][/center]
[sup]Penellaphe, the fair, the youngest, the adored fourth child of the Velmorra line, blessed by the lesser and poorer, who weave her kindness into daily praises as she moves among them, permitted from Tarn's Rest with an escort guarded and assigned to her shadow. She speaks little, her method of speech through delicate smiles and careful nods, the sort of impression that hears all and witnesses it, but holds it close as guarded secrets even when tending to the unfortunate. Penellaphe idly bides her time in most interactions, carefully mulling words over in her mind, her teeth, as if distracting those around her with peculiar quirks before deigning to speak. Everything is orchestrated to the most minute detail, a trait she inherited from her mother, born of her likeness but more doe-eyed and lacking those harsh edges, her youth rounding out the rigidity that most who are born in the mountains proudly display. Deceptively soothing and patient, the sort of woman that lies within wait for the most opportune moment to finally act.[/sup][/color][/justify][/cell][/row][/table][/center][center]____________________________________________________________________________________
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[justify][center][h3][sup][sub][b]V I R E L D A [color=2e2c2c].[/color] A E R N D A L[/b][/sub][/sup][/h3][/center][hr][sup][color=808080]The matron of Aerndal, the last of a crumbling house wilting away into shadow and memorial, she taught her daughter Merial and her granddaughter, Penellaphe, the intrigue of court and politics, bartering in secrets and subterfuge, Virelda herself a pivotal and once influential presence during King Leoric's terrifying reign. She has never forgiven Rowan for forsaking the vows once promised to her daughter and seeks to ensure that the lines of Velmorra are seated upon the throne and her languishing name of Aerndal secured through the ties of royalty, through one way or another.[/color][/sup][/justify][color=2e2c2c].................................................................[/color][/cell][cell][/cell][cell][img]https://placehold.co/250x250[/img]
[justify][center][h3][sup][sub][b]N A M E [color=2e2c2c].[/color] L A S T N A M E[/b][/sub][/sup][/h3][/center][hr][sup][color=808080]Vestibulum convallis nisi felis, ut suscipit turpis efficitur et. Aenean eu bibendum lectus. Quisque eros nunc, vehicula sit amet augue ac, fringilla cursus dolor. Sed rutrum ipsum lorem, eget tristique sapien aliquet ac.[/color][/sup][/justify][color=2e2c2c].................................................................[/color][/cell][cell][/cell][cell][img]https://placehold.co/250x250[/img]
[justify][center][h3][sup][sub][b]N A M E [color=2e2c2c].[/color] L A S T N A M E[/b][/sub][/sup][/h3][/center][hr][sup][color=808080]Vestibulum convallis nisi felis, ut suscipit turpis efficitur et. Aenean eu bibendum lectus. Quisque eros nunc, vehicula sit amet augue ac, fringilla cursus dolor. Sed rutrum ipsum lorem, eget tristique sapien aliquet ac.[/color][/sup][/justify][color=2e2c2c].................................................................[/color][/cell][/row][/table][/center]