Kestrel Family: Difference between revisions

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The matriarchal Kestrel family owns a large salt flat in Quetli. The salt and other minerals are shipped all over Atamara and the profits have brought the family into nobility. The family also has a large camel stable and breeds their own pack camels for shipping goods.

Active Family Members

Lady Kureshtin, Duchess of Ptaphoc. - Depend on three things: your blade, your camel, and your army to arrive on time.

Lady Kurecalle. - I am myself.

Lady Kurespera. - Faith, hope, and the road awaits.

Deceased or Missing

Lady Kureshtal, Royal Consort and Treasurer of Wetham, missing. - Stand not between a woman and what she seeks to protect.

Lady Kureshtev, Baroness of Mines of Isadril, deceased. - Above all else, follow the Church.

Lady Kurewylle, currently missing. - When you have a talent for getting people killed, might as well put it to good use.

Lady Talika, adventurer, deceased- Sorry, did you say something? I thought I saw something shiny over there...

NPC Family Members

The current head of the family is Lady Kuresh, mother of the three sisters. She runs the family estate in Quetli and is a well known figure in that region. She keeps close tabs on all of her daughters and frequently tries to talk them into coming home.

Also of note is Lady Kurecalle, who lives with her husband in Ptaphoc. She is the younger sister of Lady Kuresh, who was horrified when Kurecalle chose to get married and leave Quetli, but the two have made their peace since. Kurecalle is the mother of Kurewylle. Kureshtal named her oldest daughter Kurecalle after her aunt.

Family History

Several generations ago, a traveling merchant set off across the desert between Choxcal and Ptaphoc. Besides his usual guards and staff, for this trip he had brought along his daughter, Kure, his only child. She had come of age and he hoped to find a husband for her.

The caravan was caught in a sandstorm and the only survivor was Kure, who loaded what she could on the remaining camels and headed for the city. Many of the goods were stolen since she could not defend them well enough alone, but she managed to get a reasonable amount of gold for them. She used the gold to buy a useless patch of desert in central Quetli. The land was too far from any sources of water to be of value.

Kure loaded up her camels with water and returned to her new bit of sand. Some weeks later she returned. The camels were laden with salt and guarded by some desert native warriors. The rest, as it is said, is history.

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-The Kestrel family owns a large salt flat in Quetli.  The salt and other minerals are shipped all over Atamara and the profits have brought the family into noblity.  The family also has a large camel stable and breeds their own pack camels for shipping goods.
+The matriarchal Kestrel family owns a large salt flat in [[Atamara/Quetli|Quetli]].  The salt and other minerals are shipped all over Atamara and the profits have brought the family into nobility.  The family also has a large camel stable and breeds their own pack camels for shipping goods.
-Current troop leaders in the family are three sisters and their cousin.
+===Active Family Members===
-===Kureshtin===
+Lady [[Kestrel_Family/Kureshtin|Kureshtin]], Duchess of Ptaphoc. - ''Depend on three things: your blade, your camel, and your army to arrive on time.''
-The oldest sister, she is to take over the family business when her parents pass on.  In the meantime she has joined the Chocxal army, both to protect her country and to bring fame to the family.
-Kureshtin received her first camel when she was 7, named it Maude, and had called all of her camels Maude ever since.  She often talks to Maude as though it had been the very same camel all these years.
+Lady [[Kestrel_Family/Kurecalle|Kurecalle]]. - ''I am myself.''
-Currently Telerium is involved in a war to the north, and Kureshtin does not like fighting in such cold climates.  She packs a good many camelhair blankets, but is still cold except while in combat with the vikings.  The campaign has also given her a chance to make business contacts in Eston and she has developed a taste for a local pie that can only be found in that area.
+Lady [[Kestrel_Family/Kurespera|Kurespera]]. - ''Faith, hope, and the road awaits.''
-A recent battle at Brackhead was a dark day for Kureshtin.  She received a blow to the head and was dragged to safety by one of her warriors.  When she woke up she found that the rest of her troop had been killed in the battle.  Maude was missing, and she had to steal a horse to ride back home to the desert.  Also lost was her compact war bow that she received as gift from a desert nomad. She has vowed to return and find it again. Although she does not know how to shoot it, the bow has a lot of meaning for her.
+===Deceased or Missing===
-===Kureshtev===
-Always interested in stories of far away lands, as a child she would grab any books or news scrolls she could find, then hide in the family stables to read them.  Her favorite was scroll that had arrived from Ubent, detailing their revolution.  As soon as she was old enough to travel, she set sail for the East Continent, eager to fight alongside her childhood heroes.
-Upon her arrival Kureshtev eagerly joined the army but soon learned war is not all honor and glory. After seeing her troops slaughtered time and time again, she now seeks her own death in battle.  She still carries the scroll, covered with old camel spit and fresh blood.
+Lady [[Kestrel_Family/Kureshtal|Kureshtal]], Royal Consort and Treasurer of Wetham, missing. - ''Stand not between a woman and what she seeks to protect.''
-===Kureshtal===
+Lady [[Kestrel_Family/Kureshtev|Kureshtev]], Baroness of Mines of Isadril, deceased.  - ''Above all else, follow the Church.''
-She grew up in the desert of Atamara and would often disappear into the sands, seeking to be alone with her camel and her thoughts. When she grew older her family pressured her with responsibilities and duties, so she slipped away on ship to Colonies.  She has joined the peaceful realm of Wetham, for she does not desire battle, only solitude.
-Recently she has been doing civil work in Hulaferd and the contact with simple commoners has caused her to reconsider her views on life.  She has pledged her service to the people there, but is still unsure of her role.  She has fought the undead, helped to put out a fire in a granery, and arrested several supected rebels, but none of these have made her feel at home here.
+Lady [[Kestrel_Family/Kurewylle|Kurewylle]], currently missing. - ''When you have a talent for getting people killed, might as well put it to good use.''
+Lady [[Kestrel_Family/Talika|Talika]], adventurer, deceased- ''Sorry, did you say something?  I thought I saw something shiny over there...''
+===NPC Family Members===
+The current head of the family is Lady Kuresh, mother of the three sisters.  She runs the family estate in Quetli and is a well known figure in that region.  She keeps close tabs on all of her daughters and frequently tries to talk them into coming home.
+Also of note is Lady Kurecalle, who lives with her husband in Ptaphoc.  She is the younger sister of Lady Kuresh, who was horrified when Kurecalle chose to get married and leave Quetli, but the two have made their peace since.  Kurecalle is the mother of Kurewylle.  Kureshtal named her oldest daughter [[Kestrel_Family/Kurecalle|Kurecalle]] after her aunt.
+===Family History===
+Several generations ago, a traveling merchant set off across the desert between Choxcal and Ptaphoc. Besides his usual guards and staff, for this trip he had brought along his daughter, Kure, his only child.  She had come of age and he hoped to find a husband for her.
+The caravan was caught in a sandstorm and the only survivor was Kure, who loaded what she could on the remaining camels and headed for the city.  Many of the goods were stolen since she could not defend them well enough alone, but she managed to get a reasonable amount of gold for them.  She used the gold to buy a useless patch of desert in central Quetli.  The land was too far from any sources of water to be of value.
+Kure loaded up her camels with water and returned to her new bit of sand.  Some weeks later she returned. The camels were laden with salt and guarded by some desert native warriors.  The rest, as it is said, is history.
-===Kurewylle===
-After hearing the glory of her cousins, she took 15 desert warriors and set sail for the south-west, hoping to make her own name there.  The ship crashed on the shore of Segglin, and the small band found themselves in the midst of a brutal takeover by Ikalak. They tried to avoid combat, but the enemy had seen the ship crash, and easily slaughtered the dazed travellers.  Kurewylle escaped into the trees with the ships captain.  He had taken an arrow to the leg and could not travel, so she was forced to leave him behind.  He gave her three items to take with her: a letter to send home to his family in Quetli, the papers for the ruined ship, and a brass horn with mysterious carvings on it.
-Kurewylle has recieved a very warm welcome from her new realmmates and is optimistic about her new home.
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