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Arlo laughs, looks around, '''"Of course.  He told the old frump that he wasn't interested in the daughters of any of the Golden Circle royal or noble families. But if there were a few eligible sons around he might like to meet them."
 
Arlo laughs, looks around, '''"Of course.  He told the old frump that he wasn't interested in the daughters of any of the Golden Circle royal or noble families. But if there were a few eligible sons around he might like to meet them."
  
Elayne laughs harder, '''"And Flora had to deal with shuffling around a score of Golden Circle dignitaries lodgings and offices when they sent new ambassadors who all had eagerly eligible sons."'''
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Elayne laughs harder, "And Flora had to deal with shuffling around a score of Golden Circle dignitaries lodgings and offices when they sent new ambassadors who all had eagerly eligible sons."
  
 
Sergent Darcy, Arloxedra's Elite, pipes up from the sofa he had been sleeping on up the hall,'''"That was when I was his Elite.  He came up to my quarters in the middle of the night and we left into shadow for a year.  He went high tech.  He still has the data jack behind his ear."'''
 
Sergent Darcy, Arloxedra's Elite, pipes up from the sofa he had been sleeping on up the hall,'''"That was when I was his Elite.  He came up to my quarters in the middle of the night and we left into shadow for a year.  He went high tech.  He still has the data jack behind his ear."'''
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'''"He put Gerard in charge of the Navy, with Caine as his third in command. That Caine was really the Spymaster of Amber was one of the worst kept secrets in the kingdom.  All things considered, If Caine wants a secret known, it gets known for a good reason"
 
'''"He put Gerard in charge of the Navy, with Caine as his third in command. That Caine was really the Spymaster of Amber was one of the worst kept secrets in the kingdom.  All things considered, If Caine wants a secret known, it gets known for a good reason"
  
'''"He became a very active monarch and he used his siblings to help improve many aspects of the city, kingdom and empire of Amber. His well known renovations included indoor plumbing, magical street lighting, puzzled stone roadways.  Of Course the puzzled stone roadways were a great idea but they got co-opted by the Jeweled Road when Adrian forged the primal realm of Mandalay."
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'''"He became a very active monarch and he used his siblings to help improve many aspects of the city, kingdom and empire of Amber. His well known renovations included indoor plumbing, magical street lighting, puzzled stone roadways.  Of Course the puzzled stone roadways were a great idea but they got co-opted by the Jeweled Road."
  
<span style=color:red>(For a description of the Jeweled Road see [[The Jeweled Road]])</span>
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'''Time went on.  Merlin having come to Amber after Patternfall briefly then went out into shadow to gain a liberal education and while doing so met Luke, now known as Rinaldo, son of Brand.  They had some adventures.  During them Dalt turned up, a son of Oberon and Delee the Desecratix and a friend of Rinaldo's.  So there was a new angry uncle that only got tamed after he fought Julian at the Gates of Dawn.  <span style=color:red>''{For that story see [[Dalt at the Gates of Dawn]]}''</span>
 
 
'''Time went on.  Merlin came to Amber after Patternfall briefly then went out into shadow to gain a liberal education and while doing so met Luke, now known as Rinaldo, son of Brand.  They had some adventures.  During them Dalt turned up, a son of Oberon and Delee the Desecratix and a friend of Rinaldo's.  So there was a new angry uncle that only got tamed after he fought Julian at the Gates of Dawn.   
 
 
 
<span style=color:red>''{For that story see [[Dalt at the Gates of Dawn]]}''</span>
 
  
 
'''"Benedict and Gerard ran across Borlak deep in shadow, and reminded Random of him."
 
'''"Benedict and Gerard ran across Borlak deep in shadow, and reminded Random of him."
  
'''Then as part of Merlin's adventures Coral, the daughter of a Begman noblewoman, surprised Merlin by walking the pattern. She was a by-blow of Oberon's, apparently his last."
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'''The as part of Merlin's adventures Coral, the daughter of a Begman noblewoman, surprised Merlin by walking the pattern. She was a by-blow of Oberon's, apparently his last."
 
 
'''"Chaos had sent Despil, the son of Dara and Gramble Sawall, to Amber as the Ambassador of Chaos and his brother Jurt, followed him and started running a dive bar in the city. Despil quietly informed the King of a collection of Hendrake nobles, descendants Benedict, of which Dara is one. We also know of others of the Benedict-Lintra line of course now; Shaz Far and Vek.
 
  
<span style=color:purple>''(Ah, talented and demented Vek, my guy.[[https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Vek_Hendrake]]"''</span>
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'''"Chaos had sent Despil, the son of Dara and Gramble Sawall, to Amber as the Ambassador of Chaos and his brother Jurt, followed him and started running a dive bar in the city. Despil quietly informed the King of a collection of Hendrake nobles, descendants Benedict, of which Dara is one. We also know of others of the Benedict-Lintra line of course now; Shaz Far and Vek. "
  
 
<span style=color:red>''{Just as an aside-In the Jeweled Amber Universe, Merlin did not become King of Chaos.  He is known to be wandering around Avalon}''</span>
 
<span style=color:red>''{Just as an aside-In the Jeweled Amber Universe, Merlin did not become King of Chaos.  He is known to be wandering around Avalon}''</span>
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'''"Suspicions arose that Osric and Finndo might not be dead, and this reminded many people that two of Oberon's oldest children were alive as well, Cymnea, and Orsolla.  Cymnea was known to have retired to Thelusa and her duchy after Oberon annulled their marriage.  Orsolla had echoed in shadows of Rebma but not turned up in person."
 
'''"Suspicions arose that Osric and Finndo might not be dead, and this reminded many people that two of Oberon's oldest children were alive as well, Cymnea, and Orsolla.  Cymnea was known to have retired to Thelusa and her duchy after Oberon annulled their marriage.  Orsolla had echoed in shadows of Rebma but not turned up in person."
  
'''"And of course it was well known that Delwin and Sand were somewhere in shadow, avoiding the whole lot of the kinship. Though Benedict had found a son of Delwin's, Vance, who had a love of baseball, military endeavors, going fast & flying things.  The two of them became thick as thieves and suddenly Amber had a entire Star Fleet.[[https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Amber_Star_Fleet]]"
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'''"And of course it was well known that Delwin and Sand were somewhere in shadow, avoiding the whole lot of the kinship. Though Benedict had found a son of Delwin's, Vance, who had a love of baseball, military endeavors, going fast & flying things.  The two of them became thick as thieves and suddenly Amber had a entire Star Fleet."
  
 
'''"Rebma sent their new Ambassador in the person of the dapper Rene Mior Royi, who happened to be the son of Corwin and Moire."
 
'''"Rebma sent their new Ambassador in the person of the dapper Rene Mior Royi, who happened to be the son of Corwin and Moire."
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Arlo walks back, refilling glass on his way to the sofa. '''"Among the first of the cousins that came in around that time include Vance, that Benedict found.  He and Bleys brought Doria and Desri in and they took a lot of tweaking to unravel the magical crazy imposed on them.  They came in violent crazy.  Now they are just violent.'''
 
Arlo walks back, refilling glass on his way to the sofa. '''"Among the first of the cousins that came in around that time include Vance, that Benedict found.  He and Bleys brought Doria and Desri in and they took a lot of tweaking to unravel the magical crazy imposed on them.  They came in violent crazy.  Now they are just violent.'''
  
Haris says, '''"I remember when I first came to Amber, m'lord.  My realm had been seized by raiders from the realm of Rebealas.  They imprisoned my mother and father, the king and Queen, and married one of the raiders to my sister and declared him king.  It was quite polite of them to inform Amber that the new rulers would not interrupt the merchant trade.  King Random sent me back with several of your cousins, Prince Arlo.  Lady Dorai, Lady Desri, Lord Vance, Lord Geryon, Lord Marke, and they slaughtered the raiders efficiently. Free of responsibility my parents retired and left my sister as queen.  They tried to make me take the throne but i stayed here.  "'''  He sighs.
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Haris says, "I remember when I first came to Amber, m'lord.  My realm had been seized by raiders from the realm of Rebealas.  They imprisoned my mother and father, the king nad Queen, and married one of the raiders to my sister and declared him king.  It was quite polite of them to inform Amber that the new rulers would not interrupt the merchant trade.  King Random sent me back with several of your cousins, Prince Arlo.  Lady Dorai, Lady Desri, Lord Vance, Lord Geryon, Lord Marke, and they slaughtered the raiders efficiently. Free of responsibility my parents retired and left my sister as queen.  They tried to make me take the throne but i stayed here.  "'''  He sighs.
  
Arlo nods to Haris.  '''"I remember that.  Vance said he felt like they had let something escape.  Something tough.  Anyway, over the next few decades cousins came in.  Vander-son of Eric, my brother.  Carissa daughter of Gerard.  Asher and Laravela, son and daughter of Brand. Galvar-son of Osric, Dashel son of Finndo.  Maylon Hendrake, Vek Hendrake, Shaz Far Hendrake, Despil Sawall, Jurt Sawall all of the Benedict-Lintra line of chaosian amberites.  Nightmare...  It certainly has been active"
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Arlo nods to Haris.  '''"I remember that.  Vance said he felt like they had let something escape.  Something tough.  Anyway, over the next few decades cousins came in.  Vander-son of Eric, my brother.  Caissa daughter of Gerard.  Asher and Laravela, son and daughter of Brand. Galvar-son of Osric, Dashel son of Finndo.  Maylon Hendrake, Vek Hendrake, Shaz Far Hendrake, Despil Sawall, Jurt Sawall all of the Benedict-Lintra line of chaosian amberites.  Nightmare...  It certainly has been active"

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