Arete Family

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The Arete family derives its name from the Greek word "ἀρετή" (pronounced ˈærəteɪ), which roughly translates as "goodness", "virtue", or "excellence" and is intimately connected with the notion of fulfilling one's purpose. The word, and thus the family name, shares the same root as "aristos", which means "best" and was invariably used in the plural to denote nobility. This might suggest that nobility of the Arete family extends at least as far back as the Greeks; however, all records of the family have been lost prior to their (re)emergence on June 25th, 2006. The family motto is

kratestho logon logoi kratousin humon

which translates from Greek as "Master your words, or your words will master you".

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 moved to Stoneville as part of a peace treaty with Ash Sea Islands, Riverholm seceded from the realm, the Kingdom of Abington was overthrown by it's own general, and the new Republic of Abington dissolved into its respective duchies. While the family's official manor is still located in Riverholm, the family sided what became the Kingdom of Suville. In addition to Suville, the Arete family has members in Ibladesh (on the East Continent), Toren (on the South-East Island) and an adventurer in the Far East.

The family has been critically involved in some of the most notable moments in the history of their realms and over time has become rather famous. Not surprisingly, some of the family members have acquired a few nicknames amongst both friends and enemies.


Name Also Known As Realm Island
Aaliyah Lasanar Far East
Aeryn Beautius Maximus
The Prophet of Atamara
Suville Atamara
Alendru Ibladesh East Continent
Averyll The Butcher of Lesthem
The Tyrant of Tor
Toren South-East Island


Notable Moments in History

  • As the Marshal of the Army of Tor, Averyll commanded the field at the Battle of Lesthem, during which Pontifex Phear was killed. Averyll was subsequently elected as his successor. Her reign was the second longest in Toren's history.
  • As Countess of Washford, Aeryn founded the Aristoi Atamarism religion, which is one of the largest religions on Atamara and later become the official state religion of the Kingdom of Suville.
  • As the Pontifex of Toren, Averyll was overthrown by her own Judge after the long-standing Toren-Ikalak treaty was betrayed by the ruler of Ikalak. Both Averyll's usurper and betrayer were later overthrown.
  • After Duchess Callisto succeeded from Abington and founded the Kingdom of Suville, Aeryn was appointed as her successor to Suville and elected the as the realm's first Judge.

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. I have also included in the table a few "anticipated" fame points, but I have not added those points to the families total fame.


The Arete Family

Offices
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Ruler: 0th Day
(Averyll)
1
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Ruler: 10th Day
(Averyll)
4
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Ruler: 100th Day
(Averyll)
1
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Judge
(Aeryn)
1
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Banker
(Averyll)
1
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Duke
(Aeryn)
2
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Lord
(Aeryn, et al.)
1

Attributes
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Prestige: 10
(Averyll, et al.)
1
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Prestige: 20
(Averyll, et al.)
1
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Family Wealth: 2000
1

Events
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Army Sponsor
(Alendru, et al)
1
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New Guild
(Alendru, et al.)
2
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Prophet
(Aeryn)
3
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Book Publication
(Averyll)
1
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Outcast
(Aaliyah)
1

Deaths

Unclarities

Unknown
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Unknown
?


Total: 30/51 points