Arete Family

Background

Originally established in Riverholm, Abington on Atamara, though the family also currently has members in Ibladesh (on East Continent) and Toren (on South-East). While still a relatively young family, their reputation, especially in Abington, has been growing rapidly.

Coat of Arms

The A stands for the family's name "Arete", which is derived from the Greek word meaning "virtue," or more specifically, "the excellence that makes anything an outstanding specimen of its kind, especially well fitted to its ends" (Nicomachean Ethics, trans. Joe Sachs, pg. 212). The color blue stands for the virtue of loyalty, which the Arete family believes is the most important virtue of a noble. The color black represents both their dark physical appearance and depressing world view. The family motto is Vincula de linguae vel tibi linguae dabit - "Lay restraint on thy tongue or thy tongue will lay it on thee". It is not present on the Arete Coat of Arms.

Fame

The Arete Family enjoys a fame of 3,

• 1 for 10 Individual Prestige
• 1 for 20 Family Prestige
• 1 for Region Lord

It looks like the next fame point will be from either 20 Individual Prestige or 50 Family Prestige.

Family Members

Aeryn Age: 19 Class: Bureaucrat Continent: Atamara Realm: Abington Titles: Countess of Washford Honour: 31 Prestige: 14

Averyll Age: 18 Class: Soldier Continent: South-East Realm: Toren Titles: Countess of Jerelin Honour: 30 Prestige: 15

Alendru Age: 20 Class: Soldier Continent: East Continent Realm: Ibladesh Titles: (none) Honour: 20 Prestige: 8

Family Friends

Most of the Arete Family friends are in Abington,

• Callisto of the Maximoff Family (Duchess of Suville, Royal Treasurer of Abington)
• Xuanye of the Aisin Gioro Family (High Marshall of Abington)
• Kasumi of the Kurita Family (Duchess of Narville)
• Gauihu of the Olik Family (Count of Anchorinn, Arch Priest of Abington)
• Mia of the Rairiki Family (former mentor, Countess of Sudfern)
• Phlex of the Fantom Family (former liege, former Count of Washford)