Arete Family

Originally from Riverholm, the former capital of Abington (on Atamara), the family also has members in Ibladesh (on the East Continent), Toren (on the South-East Island) and an adventurer in the Far East. The family's name "Arete", is derived from the Greek word ἀρετή, meaning "virtue," or more specifically, "the excellence that makes anything an outstanding specimen of its kind, especially well fitted to its ends". The family motto is

kratestho logon logoi kratousin humon

which translates from Greek as "Master your words, or your words will master you". The family currently has five siblings actively involved in the world. They are each unique in reputation and personality:

Name	Also Known As	Realm	Island
Aaliyah		(outcast)	Far East
Aeryn	The Prophet	Abington	Atamara
Alendru		Ibladesh	East Continent
Averyll	The Butcher of Lesthem The Tyrant of Tor The Last Pontifex	Toren	South-East Island
Ayesak		Abington	Atamara

Fame

The fame of the Arete family grew remarkably fast during its first year: a total 20 points, with 3 more following within days of their one year anniversary. Most of the family's fame was the result of Averyll, who was not only the first member of the family to sit on a realm's council (by being elected as banker), but also served as her realm's ruler for over 100 days. She also acquired the greatest amount of prestige in that time, first by serving in the realm's military through many battles over many months and than publishing numerous books on military strategy. Aeryn has also contributed a great deal to the fame of the Arete family, being the first member of the family to be appointed to the command of a region, but even more so by becoming the prophet of a successful religion. She also invested in a region, further increasing the families fame, but she was only able to do because of the efforts of Alendru. Almost every piece of gold that the family enjoys came from Alendru. He has also used his wealth to be the first in his family to found a guild as well as sponsor an army. Neither proved to be very successful (the guild eventually closed and the army disbanded), but his efforts were recognized nonetheless.

Below is a table of all the fame points the family has received, along with the name of the family member credited with first completing the criteria for it.

The Arete Family Offices Ruler: 0th Day(Averyll) 1 Ruler: 10th Day(Averyll) 4 Ruler: 100th Day(Averyll) 1 Judge(Aeryn) 1 Banker(Averyll) 1 Lord(Aeryn, et al.) 1 Attributes Prestige: 10(Averyll, et al.) 1 Prestige: 20(Averyll, et al.) 1 Family Prestige: 20 1 Family Prestige: 50 1 Family Wealth: 2000 1 Events Army Sponsor(Alendru, et al) 1 New Guild(Alendru, et al.) 2 Prophet(Aeryn) 3 Book Publication(Averyll) 1 Family Investment(Aeryn) 1 Deaths Unclarities Unknown Unknown ? Total: 26/51 points