Editing Running Sheet Laravella (section)

===Background===

Born in Krestrixiol, a shadow near Chaos, one  of a pair of twins to '''Prince Brand of Amber''' and an abyssal creature

Brand left Krestrixiol leaving '''Laravella''' with guardians in the House Hendrake.  Over her youth she saw '''Brand''' occasionally, during the time he did spend time with her, mostly discussing Amber and its history and language. She knew '''Fiona''' and '''Bleys''' while she was a young girl.  This was in the time that '''Bleys''', '''Fiona''', and '''Brand''' were learning in Chaos themselves. 

While growing up '''Bleys''' took her with him occasionally when he exercised.  He taught her ''Parkour'' acrobatics.  He was fanatical about it, he charmed her, and Brand didn't mind.  Its a very acrobatic thing she and '''Bleys''' did for a time. There may be a child of Bleys and Laravala around for the future.  

While not a noble of Hendrake, she was considered something of a Ward of the House and allowed to come and go with no responsibilities.  During this time she met a Bone Warrior of Hendrake named '''Vek''', who was a member of the royal line but whose position was clearly not one of importance.  A musician and a chef, as well as a warrior, he was often found in the libraries or near the magical representations of the Logrus studying them. he was always friendly to Lara but was haunted, as if he lived in fear for his life. When Lara began her own traveling in the Chaos Sway or Black Zone, '''Vek''' disappeared into the Bone Warriors and she never saw him again. His legion was known to have been destroyed in the Battle of Patternfall and it was assumed he was slain.

A frequent of the courts but not a Lady yet since she has not taken the full Logrus.  She found her personal shadow by traveling in the far parts of the Chaos Sway and spent years in them on her own.  Having her adventures in those worlds.  While still visiting Chaos and House Hendrake on occasion.  Not a Member of the House but granted "Honored Guest" status.  

Then the Black Road War came.  Being a denizen of the Chaos Sway but not having responsibilities in Chaos she could come and go but was not considered a combatant.  At the time of the Battle of Patternfall she assayed the logrus.

She learned that '''Fiona''' and '''Bleys''' broke with '''Brand''' and chaos disavowed the two of them and '''Brand''' became closer allied in Chaos with Hendrake and Helgram war efforts.  He returned warped, talking about the destruction of the universe and a lot of that kind of madness. He was somehow changed and was mostly angry.

The war was fought and lost she heard that '''Brand''' was defeated and fell into the Abyss.

Suddenly she was Trumped by '''Brand'''. He was badly magically damaged and his healing took a long time.  Bringing him to her realms she nursed him back to health.  He said he had taken '''Deirdre''' into the Abyss.  He gave her to the Serpent to save his own life.  She was some how split in two. The unicorn rescued one half of her and stole the jewel from him.  The other half the Serpent of Chaos took. he was left to fend for himself in the deepest parts of the abyss.  It was bad.  

In time he recovered his clarity of thought if not necessarily his sanity.   In gratitude he summoned the Staff of Treseil and bound it to you. At one point he grasped her head and did something magical that was unsettling for a time.  What it was she never knew. (10 pips above).  

Eventually he recovered somewhat. He went to [[Regor]].  Sometimes everyone needs to see their mommy. Taking her with him she met '''Queen Clarissa''', the Czarina of Regor, and her brood of children, including the precocious '''Alexei'''.  As a Child of '''Brand''' she was treated well, royally even.  But '''Brand''' was severely magically damaged and despite some recovery he got lost.  '''Clarissa''' assigned Alexei to be Brand's keeper.   '''Clarissa''' had offered to see Lara through the Inscription of Regor but it never happened.  

'''Alexei''' and '''Lara'' having had a tumultuous, mostly flirtatious, relationship.  '''Alexei''', a friendly rogue as well as a Prince of regor was interested in more but his duties did not allow. He spent a great deal of time followig Brand and returning him home as he went through bouts of madness, weakness, alcohol and chemical abuse and poetry readings. 

'''Lara''' left Regor to return to her worlds and her life. She lived in her shadows, visited Chaos frequently.  

She learned that the Bone Warrior '''Vek''' had eventually taken the Logrus, been declared a Lord of Hendrake, a grandson of '''Maylon Hendrake''' and thus a great-grandson of '''Benedict of Amber''' and Princess '''Lintra Hendrake'''.  The revelation of his family line explained much '''Lara''' remembered of him in their youth about how he was both hated and protected by the elders of the chaos house.

Till recently. 

'''Alexei''' came to you and told you that '''Brand''' had been Captured by Lord '''Vander''', a son of Eric of Amber(and a PC).  He was in the dungeons of Amber.  He had a lock on an Amberite with access and was going to seek her out. (the PC Carissa)