Kestrel Family/Kureshtal

Lady Kureshtal Qattara VonRavenHeart is the Lady of Earth, Royal Consort, and Treasurer of Wetham.

Description

Although she is getting older, Lady Kureshtal is still beautiful, and knows it. She is short, slight of build, and still moves with a captivating delicate grace. She has long, dark hair with a few streaks of silver in it and bright green eyes. A bureaucrat by trade and by nature, she can usually be found with either a set of tax documents in one hand or pile of letters. She has taken to wearing gloves when writing, to keep from getting ink stains on her fingers. In recent years she has become less impulsive than in her youth, but still changes her mind quite often. She is a well known pacifist, but is quick to ride to the realm's defense when they are threatened. She now wears a wedding band, yellow gold with a strip of white gold inlaid. The names of the couple are engraved in the white gold.

Hulaferd

The region of Hulaferd is very important to Kureshtal. She has served as countess there on two occasions and is well respected by the people there. She is dedicated to defending them.

She used to have large estate in Hulaferd, called Serenus Vigeo, which was the site of her wedding reception. Now it is just a ruin, and the garden she worked so hard on has grown unkempt and is reclaiming the land. She had devoted much of her personal wealth into importing rare and beautiful varieties of flowers, many of which now grow wild in the area.

Via of Filiolus

The church of Via of Filiolus has been founded in Wetham and Lady Kureshtal is an avid member. She built a temple in Hulaferd (now destroyed) and helped to fund the temple construction in Wetham city. She has earned the rank of Elder within the church. Kureshtal believes in the power of the church to keep Wetham united and strong.

The Family

The Family is quite scandalized by Lady Kureshtal and the choices she has made with her personal life. She would surely be disowned, if it were not for her two daughters. The family would like one or both of them sent home to be raised as the heir to the family's estate, since it appears Lady Kureshtin will not be having any.

History

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 did not desire battle, only solitude.

She spent her early career doing civil work in Hulaferd and the contact with simple commoners has shaped her views on life. She pledged her service to the people there, but was unsure of her role. She fought the undead, helped to put out a fire in a granary, and arrested several suspected rebels.

She had hoped the peaceful country life would last forever, but Hulaferd was surprise attacked by the Assassins. She was twice wounded defending the town and there was an assassination attempt on the count of Hulaferd. She swore revenge. Then the they killed off the last of her original troop, a brave warrior who had come with her from the desert. As she was burying him, she was stabbed twice by an assassin. She was left alive, not as a kindness, but as a message of hate. The wounds healed quickly, but the anger took much longer to pass.

Kureshtal was greatly impressed by Hadubrand, who revolted with his region from the Assassins to Wetham. She feels he placed great trust in them in doing so, and they let him down when the region was taken back during a badly timed rebellion. He was captured while defending Hulaferd and deported to the Far East. He had a mission he was set on, and she took it up in his stead. She hopes to see him again.

Hulaferd was briefly taken over by the Assassins. During the take over she was captured by the enemy. Their Judge let her sit in a cell for a few days before taking her money and setting her free. He gave her a personal invitation, so she challenged him to a duel, which he refused. She is holding on to the invitation to use at another point in time. After a second trip to the assassin dungeon she began to consider Innocent a friend. After many letters they became quite close. Following his ascent as Dictator their friendship became strained. Lately they have not written to each other at all.

Kureshtal appointed Royal Treasurer of Wetham by King Sasuke. At first she took the job simply because it needed to be filled. It took her a long time to learn the skills needed for the job, but now the tasks come to her as easily as breathing.

Kureshtal stepped down as Countess of Hulaferd so she could focus her energy on banking. For a while she used the extra time to try to track down a secret cookie stash left by one of Wetham's former kings, but she has since given up finding it.

Kureshtal has switched to the bureaucrat class. Wetham was in need of one, and she has taken the opportunity to step back from the aggressive part of the war effort. With the skills she has gained as a countess and a banker she expects the paperwork will come easily to her and she is glad to be working with people instead of watching them die.

Shortly after the birth of the twins, Lady Kureshtal married Lord Wolfgang Constantine VonRavenHeart, King of Wetham.

Children

Lady Kureshtal oldest children are twins, Lady Kurecalle Dahlia VonRavenHeart and Sir Elijah Tal VonRavenHeart. Currently they have just become squires, in service to Lady Vidara and Lord Wayslis, two nobles who are greatly respected and trusted to teach the children what they will need to know to become nobles of Wetham.

Less than a year after her wedding, Kureshtal gave birth to a son, Sir Claudius Edward VonRavenHeart. A few years later she gave birth to a daughter, Lady Kurespera Gwendolyn VonRavenHeart.