Arete Family
The Arete family is originally from Riverholm, Atamara. At the time, Riverholm was the capital of Abington, the largest realm on the continent. However, the capital was later moved to Stoneville, and eventually the Kingdom of Abington was overthrown and dissolved into its respective duchies. There are currently no members of the Arete family aligned to the same realm as Riverholm. Instead, the family has members in Suville (also on Atamara), Ibladesh (on the East Continent), Toren (on the South-East Island) and an adventurer in the Far East.
Name | Also Known As | Realm | Island |
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Aaliyah | (outcast) | Far East | |
Aeryn | Beautius Maximus The Prophet of Atamara |
Suville | Atamara |
Alendru | Ibladesh | East Continent | |
Averyll | The Butcher of Lesthem The Tyrant of Tor The Last Pontifex |
Toren | South-East Island |
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:
Fame
The fame of the Arete family grew remarkably fast during its first year: a total 20 points. Most of the family's fame during this time 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.
The second year has also proven to be very fruitful. For example, Alendru's army was re-founded, and soon became quite successful; however, most of the points have come from Aeryn. Shortly after the family's one-year anniversary, Aeryn's religion, Aristoi Atamarism, became a successful religion. Later, Aeryn's liege, Duchess Callisto, seceded from Abington and formed a new realm known as the Kingdom of Suville. Aeryn was elected as Judge, and eventually appointed as Callisto's successor as the Duchess of Suville. And there still remains a few fame points near-at-hand, such as prestige and wealth.
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
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