A Conversation on the Fey in Amber - Revision history

Tolknor at 18:38, 7 May 2021

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	'''Oberon''' was not faithful, of course, and had two other children at this time. One was Orsolla, daughter of '''Oberon''' and Moiren, Queen of the Mer, a fey race. Moiren founded the Line of Moins that springs forth Moire, Queen of Rebma, a well as Lewella, Martin, and Rene. The other was Elfwine, and the rumor is that he is the son of '''Titania'''.		'''Oberon''' was not faithful, of course, and had two other children at this time. One was Orsolla, daughter of '''Oberon''' and Moiren, Queen of the Mer, a fey race. Moiren founded the Line of Moins that springs forth Moire, Queen of Rebma, a well as Lewella, Martin, and Rene. The other was Elfwine, and the rumor is that he is the son of '''Titania'''.

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	I don't know the details but Orsolla fled Amber rarely to be seen even as her mother built the Kingdom of Remba. Elfwine was aloof and nature-oriented, probably an arch-druid, and wandered away from Amber and this may be a source of sadness for '''Titania'''. He wandered around the Amber [[Shade]]s and eventually ended up in Mandalay. According to Margot there was some kind of friendship between Titania and Cymnea. As such the fey and Elfwyne were around for a time as the castle was built but at some point there was a falling out between the two women and the Fey became reclusive and Elfwyne disappeared.		I don't know the details but Orsolla fled Amber rarely to be seen even as her mother built the Kingdom of Remba. Elfwine was aloof and nature-oriented, probably an arch-druid, and wandered away from Amber and this may be a source of sadness for '''Titania'''. He wandered around the Amber [[Shade]]s and eventually ended up in Mandalay. According to Margot there was some kind of friendship between Titania and Cymnea. As such the fey and Elfwyne were around for a time as the castle was built but at some point there was a falling out between the two women and the Fey became reclusive and Elfwyne disappeared.

Tolknor at 03:29, 28 March 2021

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Tolknor at 03:28, 28 March 2021

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Tolknor at 13:25, 27 March 2021

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Tolknor: /* Ancient History */

2021-02-09T04:04:06Z

Ancient History

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	"When are you getting to '''Donovan'''?" '''Kibar''' growls.		"When are you getting to '''Donovan'''?" '''Kibar''' growls.

	"Soon, soon. Context, is everything. You know, when people think of Amber, and by people I mean, Golden Circle, Amber Sway, people on the trade routes and the Jeweled Road, they think of '''King Eric''', '''King Random, and '''King Oberon'''. They think of the quarrelsome brood of princeliness and now their children. If they deal with Amber closely they may know the nobles, like the '''Feldanes, Mikhales, Charentons, Bayles''', or even the '''Kesht'''. They think of the great city of Amber and its suburb North Riding, the cities of Ober, Yaj and Garn. Maybe Remba and the Rebman cities of Yal and Moins. If they know of Amber well they might remember the kingdoms of Tyalece and Acadia. maybe the Island of Cabra, and maybe the Far Isles. They see the rest of the continent as unbroken forests including the great Forest of Arden. "		"Soon, soon. Context, is everything. You know, when people think of Amber, and by people I mean, Golden Circle, Amber Sway, people on the trade routes and the Jeweled Road, they think of '''King Eric''', '''King Random''', and '''King Oberon'''. They think of the quarrelsome brood of princeliness and now their children. If they deal with Amber closely they may know the nobles, like the '''Feldanes, Mikhales, Charentons, Bayles''', or even the '''Kesht'''. They think of the great city of Amber and its suburb North Riding, the cities of Ober, Yaj and Garn. Maybe Remba and the Rebman cities of Yal and Moins. If they know of Amber well they might remember the kingdoms of Tyalece and Acadia. maybe the Island of Cabra, and maybe the Far Isles. They see the rest of the continent as unbroken forests including the great Forest of Arden. "

	"What they almost never think of is the Gentry; the commoners. But there are lots of towns, villages, hamlets, farmstead and family farms spread out around the coast of the continent stretching into that deep forest. In the interior is the woods where the Fey mingle with the people of Amber."		"What they almost never think of is the Gentry; the commoners. But there are lots of towns, villages, hamlets, farmstead and family farms spread out around the coast of the continent stretching into that deep forest. In the interior is the woods where the Fey mingle with the people of Amber."

Tolknor: /* Cipactlix */

2021-02-09T03:56:08Z

Cipactlix

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	Pouring a tankard of hard ale for himself and '''Kibar''', '''Vek''' speaks on.		Pouring a tankard of hard ale for himself and '''Kibar''', '''Vek''' speaks on.
	==Cipactlix==		==Cipactlix==
	"The creature calling itself '''Cipactli''' is using the name of his race, '''''The Cipactlix''''' [[https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Azcala#The_Cipactlix]], in a way that one might say "I am the Amberite" or "I am the Chaosian". Or just call me~~, "~~Human". The Cipactilix are a lizardman race and that's what he is. Racially he is of a group that has a more crocodile hide pattern. I'm not sure for certain what his real name is but he clearly has not used it in Nu Yark. He is certainly Azcalan. Azcala has sent out a great many warriors, in groups, Cult groups mostly, to see what shadow holds. Azcala is sending out Cultist death squads up and down the Jeweled Road.		"The creature calling itself '''Cipactli''' is using the name of his race, '''''The Cipactlix''''' [[https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Azcala#The_Cipactlix]], in a way that one might say "I am the Amberite" or "I am the Chaosian". Or "just call me Human". The Cipactilix are a lizardman race and that's what he is. Racially he is of a group that has a more crocodile hide pattern. I'm not sure for certain what his real name is but he clearly has not used it in Nu Yark. He is certainly Azcalan. Azcala has sent out a great many warriors, in groups, Cult groups mostly, to see what shadow holds. Azcala is sending out Cultist death squads up and down the Jeweled Road.

	"Amber had trouble for a time with secretive Jaguar and Puma cult death squads killing gentry in the alleys of Amber. Once Amber hired [[CHAD]], a [[Tosa/York]] mercenary guild, and gave them some police powers, they dug them out of the city with extreme enthusiasm. My source says no less then 5 different Cult groups are sending death squads into Nu Yark; Jaguar, Puma, Eagle, Serpent and Crocodile. My source thinks your Cipyx is a '''''Bond Warrior''''' as well as a Crocodile Cultist.. A ''Bond Warrior'' is a warrior other warriors have bound themselves to magically. He can call on their strength, intellects, skills, and more as a sort of focus. It makes him extremely strong and quick, and deadly, depending how many warriors are bound to him. Be careful of him. He can summon those bound to him so if you go to the knives with him he might summon 5 to 500 of his kind. As for his own hire, he is a freelance Solo. Works for the Yakuza as well as the GDC. He has a residence penthouse in the Stubaroa District. Wherever he goes, expect him to pick fights like he did with you. "		"Amber had trouble for a time with secretive Jaguar and Puma cult death squads killing gentry in the alleys of Amber. Once Amber hired [[CHAD]], a [[Tosa/York]] mercenary guild, and gave them some police powers, they dug them out of the city with extreme enthusiasm. My source says no less then 5 different Cult groups are sending death squads into Nu Yark; Jaguar, Puma, Eagle, Serpent and Crocodile. My source thinks your Cipyx is a '''''Bond Warrior''''' as well as a Crocodile Cultist.. A ''Bond Warrior'' is a warrior other warriors have bound themselves to magically. He can call on their strength, intellects, skills, and more as a sort of focus. It makes him extremely strong and quick, and deadly, depending how many warriors are bound to him. Be careful of him. He can summon those bound to him so if you go to the knives with him he might summon 5 to 500 of his kind. As for his own hire, he is a freelance Solo. Works for the Yakuza as well as the GDC. He has a residence penthouse in the Stubaroa District. Wherever he goes, expect him to pick fights like he did with you. "

Tolknor at 04:25, 4 February 2021

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-<Font Face="Tempus Sans ITC"><Font Size ="5">Sitting in the clearing in front of his '''[[Veksvale]]''' cabin, the Master of the land watches his people go about their days activities.  A rustic town void of stone roads it still manages an active populace mostly of businesses supporting the deep woods families making their living within 30 miles west, north and south of his front porch. A number of dwellings are reserved for the elderly in this deep mountain community that takes care of it own.
+<Font Face="Tempus Sans ITC"><Font Size ="5">Sitting in the clearing in front of his '''[[Veksvale]]''' cabin, the Master of the land watches his people go about their days activities.  A rustic town void of stone roads it still manages an active populace mostly of businesses supporting the deep woods families making their living within 30 miles west, north and south of his front porch. A number of dwellings are reserved for the elderly in this deep mountain community that takes care of it own. His rustic handsewn leathers would be as out of place in the piano lounge as the sharkskin suit he wears there would be in this slice of shadow.
 Feeling the trump contact he had expected, he opens to it.   "Come Through."  Reaching a hand '''Kibar''' steps through and looks around his surroundings.
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 "The creature calling itself '''Cipactli''' is using the name of his race, '''''The Cipactlix''''' [[https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Azcala#The_Cipactlix]], in a way that one might say "I am the Amberite" or "I am the Chaosian".  Or just call me, "Human".  The Cipactilix are a lizardman race and that's what he is.  Racially he is of a group that has a more crocodile hide pattern.  I'm not sure for certain what his real name is but he clearly has not used it in Nu Yark.  He is certainly Azcalan.  Azcala has sent out a great many warriors, in groups, Cult groups mostly, to see what shadow holds. Azcala is sending out Cultist death squads up and down the Jeweled Road.
-"Amber had trouble for a time with secretive Jaguar and Puma cult death squads killing gentry in the alleys of Amber.  Once Amber hired [[CHAD]], a [[Tosa/York]] mercenary guild and gave them some police powers, they dug them out of the city with extreme enthusiasm.   My source says no less then 5 different Cult groups are sending death squads into Nu Yark; Jaguar, Puma, Eagle, Serpent and Crocodile.   My source thinks your Cipyx is a '''''Bond Warrior''''' as well as a Crocodile Cultist..  A ''Bond Warrior'' is a warrior other warriors have bound themselves to magically.  He can call on their strength, intellects, skills, and more as a sort of focus.  It makes him extremely strong and quick, and deadly, depending how many warriors are bound to him.  Be careful of him.  He can summon those bound to him so if you go to the knives with him he might summon 5 to 500 of his kind.    As for his own hire, he is a freelance Solo. Works for the Yakuza as well as the GDC.  He has a residence penthouse in the Stubaroa District.  Wherever he goes, expect him to pick fights like he did with you.  "
+"Amber had trouble for a time with secretive Jaguar and Puma cult death squads killing gentry in the alleys of Amber.  Once Amber hired [[CHAD]], a [[Tosa/York]] mercenary guild, and gave them some police powers, they dug them out of the city with extreme enthusiasm.   My source says no less then 5 different Cult groups are sending death squads into Nu Yark; Jaguar, Puma, Eagle, Serpent and Crocodile.   My source thinks your Cipyx is a '''''Bond Warrior''''' as well as a Crocodile Cultist..  A ''Bond Warrior'' is a warrior other warriors have bound themselves to magically.  He can call on their strength, intellects, skills, and more as a sort of focus.  It makes him extremely strong and quick, and deadly, depending how many warriors are bound to him.  Be careful of him.  He can summon those bound to him so if you go to the knives with him he might summon 5 to 500 of his kind.    As for his own hire, he is a freelance Solo. Works for the Yakuza as well as the GDC.  He has a residence penthouse in the Stubaroa District.  Wherever he goes, expect him to pick fights like he did with you.  "
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 "As for '''Donovan'''.. This is going to be complicated.  The short of it is that he is the Son of '''Julian''' and a duchess of the fey named '''Cyrene'''.   He is very young at 30 years in Amber, but just spent 10 years at Rasak, Benedict's training world.   He recently walked the pattern for the first time.  There is a lot of interest concerning '''Donovan''' for reasons I'll get to in a moment but you need to understand it in context.
-"There is a lot of interest in the Fey in general these days, partly because of '''Donovan''' and his appearance in the '''King Random''' trump deck, but also because '''Julian''' and '''Caine''' have abandoned Amber for two Adask Fey who happen to be sisters of yours and theirs.  The distaff royal line of '''Verna''', a wife of '''Dworkn''''s,  is Adask and deeply entwined with the Adask Fey.   While there has been an Adask of the Verna Line living in the Dungeons for a century, '''Realmapator''', he isn't Fey exactly, and recently his father '''Hagalta''', a psycho Adask and a direct cousin of '''Oberon''' tricked his way into the Pattern room and walked it, then got in a war with '''Julian''' and Adagalask and fled into Azcala to the acclaim of the Azcalan Adask and the Azcalan Fey.  With his sister '''Saturna''', he is '''Realmapator''''s father as well as father to two daughters, one who recently became a Lady in Waiting to '''Vielle''' and another that is essentially a ward of the court. Hagalta has another son named '''Xorax''', that is half Adask/ Half Orc, if you can believe it. There is also an issue with a Tosain Fey, a leprechaun named '''[[Vonnilia]]''', who has come to live in the city with CHAD.  So there are a number of Fey issues and they are on the mind of the King.
+"There is a lot of interest in the Fey in general these days, partly because of '''Donovan''' and his appearance in the '''King Random''' trump deck, but also because '''Julian''' and '''Caine''' have abandoned Amber for two Adask Fey who happen to be sisters of yours and theirs.  The distaff royal line of '''Verna''', a wife of '''Dworkn''''s,  is Adask and deeply entwined with the Adask Fey.   While there has been an Adask of the Verna Line living in the Dungeons for a century, '''Realmapator''', he isn't Fey exactly, and recently his father '''Hagalta''', a psycho Adask and a direct cousin of '''Oberon''' tricked his way into the Pattern room and walked it, then got in a war with '''Julian''' and Adagalask and fled into Azcala to the acclaim of the Azcalan Adask and the Azcalan Fey.  With his sister '''Saturna''', he is '''Realmapator''''s father as well as father to two daughters, one who recently became a Lady in Waiting to '''Vielle''' and another that is essentially a ward of the court. Hagalta has another son named '''Xorax''', that is half Adask/ Half Orc, if you can believe it. There is also an issue with a Tosain Fey, a leprechaun named '''[[Vonnilia]]''', who has come to live in the city with CHAD.  So there are a number of Fey issues and they are on the mind of the King. And lets not forget one of the leaders of CHAD is a thrisce crowned bard bonded to th Fox and has some murky connection to the royal fea in Tosa.
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 "The origins of fey are diverse for cosmological reasons. There are two specific distinctions for the origins of fey and as you deal with them its good to know.  The vast majority of fey are originally a race of Chaos, beings with innumerable forms. These Chaosian fey were on '''Dworkin''''s mind apparently when he forged the pattern of Amber. The fey that were created when Amber were created are [[Non-Borns]]. So two origins, broadly, for Fey.
-"Some Chaosian fey were caught up in the forces of creation when the pattern was forged. The Abyss had been a deep long gap in the universe but still a finite construct up till then. Its own origins are murky and I used to live next to it.  But it was big enough that the forces of creation washed against it and made it infinite and the border between Chaos and Shadow. The fey on the Amber side of the Abyss became the race of fey spreed across shadow. Wherever they are found in shadow their origins are generally that they got trapped on this side of the abyss when the Pattern was forged and they were transformed in many ways.'
+"Some Chaosian fey were caught up in the forces of creation when the pattern was forged. The Abyss had been a deep long gap in the universe but still a finite construct up till then. Its own origins are murky and I used to live next to it.  But it was big enough that the forces of creation washed against it and made it infinite and the border between Chaos and Shadow. The fey on the Amber side of the Abyss became the races of fey spreed across shadow. Wherever they are found in shadow their origins are generally that they got trapped on this side of the abyss when the Pattern was forged and they were transformed in many ways.'
 "However, others were created when the Pattern was created.  You come from a tech world, you probably know of [[Non-Borns]] as being born without the benefit of attendant mothers.  Well, it appears that the Fey in Amber were originally cosmologically Non-borns; creatures brought into being by the creation of the pattern of Amber.  So in many ways, they are the native race of the realm that became Amber.  There are a couple other Non-Born species around Amber.  The Wereriders of a number of shadows, including Wiermonkker, may have non-born origins.  The Dragons of Ganosre  are Non-born and one of them mothered '''Vox'''."

Tolknor at 18:19, 26 October 2020

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	'''Oberon''' was not faithful, of course, and had two other children at this time. One was Orsolla, daughter of '''Oberon''' and Moiren, Queen of the Mer, a fey race. Moiren founded the Line of Moins that springs forth Moire, Queen of Rebma, a well as Lewella, Martin, and Rene. The other was Elfwine, and the rumor is that he is the son of '''Titania'''.		'''Oberon''' was not faithful, of course, and had two other children at this time. One was Orsolla, daughter of '''Oberon''' and Moiren, Queen of the Mer, a fey race. Moiren founded the Line of Moins that springs forth Moire, Queen of Rebma, a well as Lewella, Martin, and Rene. The other was Elfwine, and the rumor is that he is the son of '''Titania'''.

	[[File:D-orsalla.jpg\|150 px]][[File:~~D-elfwine~~.jpg\|150 px]]		[[File:D-orsalla.jpg\|150 px]][[File:Elfwine1.jpg\|150 px]]

	I don't know the details but Orsolla fled Amber rarely to be seen even as her mother built the Kingdom of Remba. Elfwine was aloof and nature-oriented, probably an arch-druid, and wandered away from Amber and this may be a source of sadness for '''Titania'''. He wander around the Amber [[Shade]]s and eventually ended up in Mandalay. According to Margot there was some kind of friendship between Titania and Cymnea. As such the fey and Elfwyne were around for a time as the castle was built but at some point there was a falling out between the two women and the Fey became reclusive and Elfwyne disappeared.		I don't know the details but Orsolla fled Amber rarely to be seen even as her mother built the Kingdom of Remba. Elfwine was aloof and nature-oriented, probably an arch-druid, and wandered away from Amber and this may be a source of sadness for '''Titania'''. He wander around the Amber [[Shade]]s and eventually ended up in Mandalay. According to Margot there was some kind of friendship between Titania and Cymnea. As such the fey and Elfwyne were around for a time as the castle was built but at some point there was a falling out between the two women and the Fey became reclusive and Elfwyne disappeared.

Tolknor: /* Ancient History */

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Ancient History

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	"At some time '''Oberon''' and his wife Cymnea, a Duke and Duchess of Thelusia, came to Amber with a small entourage to make a kingdom on the spot of the Pattern. There they had 4 children together; Osric, Finndo, Benedict, and Borlak. Those 6 began building Castle Amber carving it out of a single massive stone that hid the pattern of Amber that now resides in the dungeon. Dame Margot was a very young girl whose father was one of '''Oberon''''s retainers. So she remembers those days though getting her to talk about them is tricky and involves gin.		"At some time '''Oberon''' and his wife Cymnea, a Duke and Duchess of Thelusia, came to Amber with a small entourage to make a kingdom on the spot of the Pattern. There they had 4 children together; Osric, Finndo, Benedict, and Borlak. Those 6 began building Castle Amber carving it out of a single massive stone that hid the pattern of Amber that now resides in the dungeon. Dame Margot was a very young girl whose father was one of '''Oberon''''s retainers. So she remembers those days though getting her to talk about them is tricky and involves gin.

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	'''Oberon''' was not faithful, of course, and had two other children at this time. One was Orsolla, daughter of '''Oberon''' and Moiren, Queen of the Mer, a fey race. Moiren founded the Line of Moins that springs forth Moire, Queen of Rebma, a well as Lewella, Martin, and Rene. The other was Elfwine, and the rumor is that he is the son of '''Titania'''.		'''Oberon''' was not faithful, of course, and had two other children at this time. One was Orsolla, daughter of '''Oberon''' and Moiren, Queen of the Mer, a fey race. Moiren founded the Line of Moins that springs forth Moire, Queen of Rebma, a well as Lewella, Martin, and Rene. The other was Elfwine, and the rumor is that he is the son of '''Titania'''.

Tolknor: /* Ancient History */

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Ancient History

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	"Some Chaosian fey were caught up in the forces of creation when the pattern was forged. The Abyss had been a deep long gap in the universe but still a finite construct up till then. Its own origins are murky and I used to live next to it. But it was big enough that the forces of creation washed against it and made it infinite and the border between Chaos and Shadow. The fey on the Amber side of the Abyss became the race of fey spreed across shadow. Wherever they are found in shadow their origins are generally that they got trapped on this side of the abyss when the Pattern was forged and they were transformed in many ways.'		"Some Chaosian fey were caught up in the forces of creation when the pattern was forged. The Abyss had been a deep long gap in the universe but still a finite construct up till then. Its own origins are murky and I used to live next to it. But it was big enough that the forces of creation washed against it and made it infinite and the border between Chaos and Shadow. The fey on the Amber side of the Abyss became the race of fey spreed across shadow. Wherever they are found in shadow their origins are generally that they got trapped on this side of the abyss when the Pattern was forged and they were transformed in many ways.'

	"However, others were created when the Pattern was created. You come from a tech world, you probably know of [[Non-Borns]] as being born without the benefit of attendant mothers. Well, it appears that the Fey in Amber were originally cosmologically Non-borns; creatures brought into being by the creation of the pattern of Amber. So in many ways, they are the native race of the realm that became Amber. There are a couple other Non-Born species around Amber. The Wereriders of a number of shadows, including Wiermonkker, may have non-born origins. The Dragons of Ganosre are Non-born and one of them mothered Vox."		"However, others were created when the Pattern was created. You come from a tech world, you probably know of [[Non-Borns]] as being born without the benefit of attendant mothers. Well, it appears that the Fey in Amber were originally cosmologically Non-borns; creatures brought into being by the creation of the pattern of Amber. So in many ways, they are the native race of the realm that became Amber. There are a couple other Non-Born species around Amber. The Wereriders of a number of shadows, including Wiermonkker, may have non-born origins. The Dragons of Ganosre are Non-born and one of them mothered '''Vox'''."

	Even '''Arlo''' says there are no books of fey heraldry or history that he knows of, though there must be since they have history and heraldry. So what I know is a general overview. They have a court but their history has always been their own. Their queen '''Titania''' may be a non-born herself with a lifespan stretching back to the beginning. She has several children, supposedly, one of whom is '''Cyrene'''. Her court is comprised of Dukes and Duchess, Counts and Baron, whatever their form or duties may be. "		Even '''Arlo''' says there are no books of fey heraldry or history that he knows of, though there must be since they have history and heraldry. So what I know is a general overview. They have a court but their history has always been their own. Their queen '''Titania''' may be a non-born herself with a lifespan stretching back to the beginning. She has several children, supposedly, one of whom is '''Cyrene'''. Her court is comprised of Dukes and Duchess, Counts and Baron, whatever their form or duties may be. "

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	"Its a man/crocodile were-beast of some fucking kind that reminds me why I usually stick to high tech, no magic worlds, the freakish monster. Goes by Cipactli. 3 meters tall. Roughly croc skinned in human form. The Nu Yark dark fea fall into gushy spasms when he shows up on the scene. Works with the Yakuza and I think the Diamond Glow Corporation. I've seen him flashing DGC exec cards to pay for table service and there are often a few DGC Corpirates around him, slumming ya know.. We had a run in and now he is friggin' hunting me. Sending Ninjas after me. Screw the swamprat, i've got Desri and Nik working to frag the Yak bottomline and I plan to lay some crap around so he takes the blame. But I need to know what his off-world cred is, savvy?"		"Its a man/crocodile were-beast of some fucking kind that reminds me why I usually stick to high tech, no magic worlds, the freakish monster. Goes by Cipactli. 3 meters tall. Roughly croc skinned in human form. The Nu Yark dark fea fall into gushy spasms when he shows up on the scene. Works with the Yakuza and I think the Diamond Glow Corporation. I've seen him flashing DGC exec cards to pay for table service and there are often a few DGC Corpirates around him, slumming ya know.. We had a run in and now he is friggin' hunting me. Sending Ninjas after me. Screw the swamprat, i've got Desri and Nik working to frag the Yak bottomline and I plan to lay some crap around so he takes the blame. But I need to know what his off-world cred is, savvy?"

	Moving into a Coltrane back line creation of his own the player ~~nod~~, "Savvy. And the Amber side?"		Moving into a Coltrane back line creation of his own the player nods, "Savvy. And the Amber side?"

	He shrugs, "Well, this forest runner of the blood showed up out of nowhere, unasked, uninvited, watched us dust up some yakadoodles and slipped into our scheme. Desri and Nik love the guy but his showing up worries me. Why now? Why him? What made the Pattern show him what we were doing when he walked it? I don't like not knowing who I'm working with. And his being Fea, and Crocababy being fea...it seems too timely. ~~too~~ big a frakin coincidence."		He shrugs, "Well, this forest runner of the blood showed up out of nowhere, unasked, uninvited, watched us dust up some yakadoodles and slipped into our scheme. Desri and Nik love the guy but his showing up worries me. Why now? Why him? What made the Pattern show him what we were doing when he walked it? I don't like not knowing who I'm working with. And his being Fea, and Crocababy being fea...it seems too timely. Too big a frakin coincidence."

	"Got a name for him?"		"Got a name for him?"
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	Pulling out his deck the piano player riffles the deck, pulling out Donovan's card. "Well butter my biscuits, look at that. Alright. You want a dossier on one Azcalan Monster and One Young Amberite. Whats it worth to you?"		Pulling out his deck the piano player riffles the deck, pulling out Donovan's card. "Well butter my biscuits, look at that. Alright. You want a dossier on one Azcalan Monster and One Young Amberite. Whats it worth to you?"

	"I've got a full ship of spice, vaults of tender. ~~keys~~ to a dozen private collections of rare booze. Hundreds of stuffed accounts. I've a dozen penthouses.. and more.. name your price."		"I've got a full ship of spice, vaults of tender. Keys to a dozen private collections of rare booze. Hundreds of stuffed accounts. I've a dozen penthouses.. and more.. name your price."

	The player nods, "Ok. I'll take one of those penthouses. The rougher the neighborhoods the better. You know Bleys frequents some of them in his costume games. I know he talks with you and you sometimes suit up to run with him. I want a place in the district he frequents. Secondly, I'll take one of those stuffed accounts. I don't care which. Money is no object they say but for us ~~Amberite~~ it has a bit of a different meaning, doesn't it?. and...lastly...You make an appearance; all nice and friendly, at a family dinner in Amber. You don't need to swear fealty or submit an article of submission, just show up at a dinner of my choosing, as my guest. Clean up, dress up, say hello to the King. Drink a few glasses with your brothers and sisters. Have a couple plates of food while chatting with your nieces and nephews. No need to get prissy. Just be friendly. Have a private meeting with me, Arloxedra and the King. The pattern sent you a young Amberites, so it has a plan. Play nice for a few days. I'll get you what you want to know. Savvy?"		The player nods, "Ok. I'll take one of those penthouses. The rougher the neighborhoods the better. You know Bleys frequents some of them in his costume games. I know he talks with you and you sometimes suit up to run with him. I want a place in the district he frequents. Secondly, I'll take one of those stuffed accounts. I don't care which. Money is no object they say but for us Amberites it has a bit of a different meaning, doesn't it?. and...lastly...You make an appearance; all nice and friendly, at a family dinner in Amber. You don't need to swear fealty or submit an article of submission, just show up at a dinner of my choosing, as my guest. Clean up, dress up, say hello to the King. Drink a few glasses with your brothers and sisters. Have a couple plates of food while chatting with your nieces and nephews. No need to get prissy. Just be friendly. Have a private meeting with me, Arloxedra and the King. The pattern sent you a young Amberites, so it has a plan. Play nice for a few days. I'll get you what you want to know. Savvy?"

	Scowling, nearly growling, but knowing the terms are nonnegotiable. "Savvy"		Scowling, nearly growling, but knowing the terms are nonnegotiable. "Savvy"
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	"As for '''Donovan'''.. This is going to be complicated. The short of it is that he is the Son of '''Julian''' and a duchess of the fey named '''Cyrene'''. He is very young at 30 years in Amber, but just spent 10 years at Rasak, Benedict's training world. He recently walked the pattern for the first time. There is a lot of interest concerning '''Donovan''' for reasons I'll get to in a moment but you need to understand it in context.		"As for '''Donovan'''.. This is going to be complicated. The short of it is that he is the Son of '''Julian''' and a duchess of the fey named '''Cyrene'''. He is very young at 30 years in Amber, but just spent 10 years at Rasak, Benedict's training world. He recently walked the pattern for the first time. There is a lot of interest concerning '''Donovan''' for reasons I'll get to in a moment but you need to understand it in context.

	"There is a lot of interest in the Fey in general these days, partly because of '''Donovan''' and his appearance in the '''King Random''' trump deck, but also because '''Julian''' and '''Caine''' have abandoned Amber for two Adask Fey who happen to be sisters of yours and theirs. The distaff royal line of '''Verna''', a wife of '''~~Dworkn~~''''s, is Adask and deeply entwined with the Adask Fey. While there has been an Adask of the Verna Line living in the Dungeons for a century, '''Realmapator''', he isn't Fey exactly, and recently his father '''Hagalta''', a psycho Adask and a direct cousin of '''Oberon''' tricked his way into the Pattern room and walked it, then got in a war with '''Julian''' and Adagalask and fled into Azcala to the acclaim of the Azcalan Adask and the Azcalan Fey. With his sister '''Saturna''', he is '''Realmapator''''s father as well as father to two daughters, one who recently became a Lady in Waiting to '''Vielle''' and another that is essentially a ward of the court. Hagalta has another son named '''Xorax''', that is half Adask/ Half Orc, if you can believe it. There is also an issue with a Tosain Fey, a leprechaun named '''[[Vonnilia]]''', who has come to live in the city with CHAD. So there are a number of Fey issues and they are on the mind of the King. And lets not forget one of the leaders of CHAD is a ~~thrisce~~ crowned bard bonded to th Fox and has some murky connection to the royal fea in Tosa.		"There is a lot of interest in the Fey in general these days, partly because of '''Donovan''' and his appearance in the '''King Random''' trump deck, but also because '''Julian''' and '''Caine''' have abandoned Amber for two Adask Fey who happen to be sisters of yours and theirs. The distaff royal line of '''Verna''', a wife of '''Dworkin''''s, is Adask and deeply entwined with the Adask Fey. While there has been an Adask of the Verna Line living in the Dungeons for a century, '''Realmapator''', he isn't Fey exactly, and recently his father '''Hagalta''', a psycho Adask and a direct cousin of '''Oberon''' tricked his way into the Pattern room and walked it, then got in a war with '''Julian''' and Adagalask and fled into Azcala to the acclaim of the Azcalan Adask and the Azcalan Fey. With his sister '''Saturna''', he is '''Realmapator''''s father as well as father to two daughters, one who recently became a Lady in Waiting to '''Vielle''' and another that is essentially a ward of the court. Hagalta has another son named '''Xorax''', that is half Adask/ Half Orc, if you can believe it. There is also an issue with a Tosain Fey, a leprechaun named '''[[Vonnilia]]''', who has come to live in the city with CHAD. So there are a number of Fey issues and they are on the mind of the King. And lets not forget one of the leaders of CHAD is a thrice crowned bard bonded to the Fox and has some murky connection to the royal fea in Tosa.

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	"The origins of fey are diverse for cosmological reasons. There are two specific distinctions for the origins of fey and as you deal with them its good to know. The vast majority of fey are originally a race of Chaos, beings with innumerable forms. These Chaosian fey were on '''Dworkin''''s mind apparently when he forged the pattern of Amber. The fey that were created when Amber were created are [[Non-Borns]]. So two origins, broadly, for Fey.		"The origins of fey are diverse for cosmological reasons. There are two specific distinctions for the origins of fey and as you deal with them its good to know. The vast majority of fey are originally a race of Chaos, beings with innumerable forms. These Chaosian fey were on '''Dworkin''''s mind apparently when he forged the pattern of Amber. The fey that were created when Amber were created are [[Non-Borns]]. So two origins, broadly, for Fey.

	"Some Chaosian fey were caught up in the forces of creation when the pattern was forged. The Abyss had been a deep long gap in the universe but still a finite construct up till then. Its own origins are murky and I used to live next to it. But it was big enough that the forces of creation washed against it and made it infinite and the border between Chaos and Shadow. The fey on the Amber side of the Abyss became the races of fey ~~spreed~~ across shadow. Wherever they are found in shadow their origins are generally that they got trapped on this side of the abyss when the Pattern was forged and they were transformed in many ways.'		"Some Chaosian fey were caught up in the forces of creation when the pattern was forged. The Abyss had been a deep long gap in the universe but still a finite construct up till then. Its own origins are murky and I used to live next to it. But it was big enough that the forces of creation washed against it and made it infinite and the border between Chaos and Shadow. The fey on the Amber side of the Abyss became the races of fey spread across shadow. Wherever they are found in shadow their origins are generally that they got trapped on this side of the abyss when the Pattern was forged and they were transformed in many ways.'

	"However, others were created when the Pattern was created. You come from a tech world, you probably know of [[Non-Borns]] as being born without the benefit of attendant mothers. Well, it appears that the Fey in Amber were originally cosmologically Non-borns; creatures brought into being by the creation of the pattern of Amber. So in many ways, they are the native race of the realm that became Amber. There are a couple other Non-Born species around Amber. The Wereriders of a number of shadows, including Wiermonkker, may have non-born origins. The Dragons of Ganosre are Non-born and one of them mothered '''Vox'''."		"However, others were created when the Pattern was created. You come from a tech world, you probably know of [[Non-Borns]] as being born without the benefit of attendant mothers. Well, it appears that the Fey in Amber were originally cosmologically Non-borns; creatures brought into being by the creation of the pattern of Amber. So in many ways, they are the native race of the realm that became Amber. There are a couple other Non-Born species around Amber. The Wereriders of a number of shadows, including Wiermonkker, may have non-born origins. The Dragons of Ganosre are Non-born and one of them mothered '''Vox'''."
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	I don't know the details but Orsolla fled Amber rarely to be seen even as her mother built the Kingdom of Remba. Elfwine was aloof and nature-oriented, probably an arch-druid, and wandered away from Amber and this may be a source of sadness for '''Titania'''. He ~~wander~~ around the Amber [[Shade]]s and eventually ended up in Mandalay. According to Margot there was some kind of friendship between Titania and Cymnea. As such the fey and Elfwyne were around for a time as the castle was built but at some point there was a falling out between the two women and the Fey became reclusive and Elfwyne disappeared.		I don't know the details but Orsolla fled Amber rarely to be seen even as her mother built the Kingdom of Remba. Elfwine was aloof and nature-oriented, probably an arch-druid, and wandered away from Amber and this may be a source of sadness for '''Titania'''. He wandered around the Amber [[Shade]]s and eventually ended up in Mandalay. According to Margot there was some kind of friendship between Titania and Cymnea. As such the fey and Elfwyne were around for a time as the castle was built but at some point there was a falling out between the two women and the Fey became reclusive and Elfwyne disappeared.

	"When are you getting to '''Donovan'''?" '''Kibar''' growls.		"When are you getting to '''Donovan'''?" '''Kibar''' growls.