Dubhaine Family/Etain
| Dubhaine Family | |
| Fame | 40 |
| Wealth | 19485 |
| Home Region | Ashforth |
| Home World | East Continent |
Etymology
Properly translated from the original Fontanese dialect, the name Etain means "passion", "jealousy" giving her full name the meaning "passionate woman of dark countenance".
History
Etain is the only daughter of Naevan, the son of Lady Brigdha Dubhaine and Bedhwyr, and Erfrayj a minor elven noblewoman somehow related to the sprawling Serpentis clan. The Dubhaines trace inheritance matrilineally placing Etain outside the line of inheritance and she was raised at her grandmother's court in Negev, recognised as family and much loved but with her life mapped out for her. She would hold a commission in her grandmother's Toxophilites and serve some knight loyally, marry respectably amongst the lesser nobility, have a daughter or two, then in the fullness of time be knighted or take the cowl.
This was in the days when Negev was the centre of the Flow of the Balance with a renowned monastic school dedicated to the arts, the sciences, the mysteries and arms. Young Etain excelled in her studies with ease yet for all the training and discipline, the long hours of meditation and reflection, her blood raged against the future set for her. Her parents might be content to live the courtly life but she hungered for adventure. So it was that not long after attaining her majority she resigned her rank and set forth into the wilds to prove her worth not only to her grandmother and the Lords of Shadowdale but more importantly to herself.
Etain finally accepted her destiny as a noble when her grandmother retired from public life.
Appearance
If Etain's parents are night and day, then she is the glorious dawn. The gold threads of elfland weave through the dark forest of Dubhaine tresses, the prominent features of her grand-dames tempered by ancient summers when the world was young and war a future memory. Golden irises swirl into pits of deepest black, at one moment filled with ancient knowledge, at the next burning with the passions of the flesh. The same lithe, willowy frame is there, but it moves more subtly, the primal power of the predatory great cat sheathed in a harlequin's humorous grace.
Etain's wargear is that of a Toxophilite minus its insignia. The long concave stave of Sirion rosewood strung with spider silk, the black bodkins, the slender stabbing sword and hooked hunting knife, the lantern target shield, the night-black brigandine doublet, the russet coat and hood.
Her dress uniform comprises a sombre maroon military doublet with rank insignia at the collar, and thick hose under long suede boots, black and fastened from top to ankle with delicate jet buttons. A maroon cloak hangs about her shoulders, fastened with a platinum brooch bearing the Dubhaine coat of arms, and a longsword in the elven style rests at her side.
Personality
Whilst Etain lives the life of a common adventurer she's well read - probably more so than most nobles - and pursues a deeper practical understanding of the mysteries. Many rumours are told of the powerful sorceries Lady Brigdha commands and Etain is inspired to seek out such knowledge even at the risk of her life.
Her ancestry has given her a double-dose of passion for life and liberty. Freed from the strictures of her contemplative upbringing she finds pleasure in her vices, though rarely with the malice of the Serpentis nor the seriousness of the Dubhaines.
Stats
The following scores are based on anecdotal evidence.
| Class | Age | Honour | Prestige | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | 73 | 30 | 27 | 248 2400 |
| FAME | ||||
| Reputation | 8 | |||
| ‘’’Prestige’’’ | 19 | |||
| ‘’’Honour’’’ | 2 | |||
| ‘’’Notoriety’’’ | 4 | Outcast | 14 | |
| ‘’’Skills’’’ | 17 | Swordfighting | 24 | |
| Jousting | 15 | |||
| Leadership | 34 | |||
| Trading | 18 | |||
| Bureaucracy | 5 | |||
| Oratory | ||||
| Infiltration | 5 | |||
| Adventuring | 30 | |||
| Spellcasting | 26 | |||
| Legacy | 8 | Lordship | 19 | |
| Knighthood | 11 | |||
| Wealth | 27 | Possessions | 19 | |
| Trader | 34 |
Unique Items
| Item | Type | Acquired | Lost | Prestige | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod of Ubent | Weapon | 29.09.1019 | +7 | +8% Leadership |
Titles
- 1022
- Knight of Evora, September
- Vice-Marshal of The Shadowdale Homeguard, September
Household
- Brigdha
- Paternal Grandmother
- Bedhwyr
- (Deceased) Paternal Grandfather
- Naevan
- (Deceased) Father
- Erfrayj
- Once-elven Mother, a minor princess of the Serpentis clan
- Leopald
- Younger Brother, an experienced irregular forces officer
- Kris
- A chosen man, a veteran of The Ghost Watch and then a personal guard of Brigdha, now retired
- Owns a smithy near Oporto with multiple daughters he wishes to see married well
- Hrolf
- A chosen man, veteran of The Ghost Watch and then a personal guard of Brigdha, now retired
- Temple guard in Krimml with a priggish wife and three pinch-faced sisters-in-law
- Seamus
- once armsman to Hrolf, now one of Etain's personal guard
- Anagridh
- Elven Aunt and former travelling companion of Brigdha, a minor princess of the Serpentis clan
- The Ghost Watch
- Formerly Aednadh's bodyguard and the preeminent special forces regiment in Sirion's history, then a shadowy network of agents serving Brigdha, now once more a combat unit
- Iraen
- Once Lady Moira's squire, Iraen is now chatelaine of the household holdings in Evora
- Peregrine
- The only other female student in Etain's classes at Krimml Academy
- Ernst
- Captain of The Ghost Watch
- Tomagdh
- Etain's squire
Associates
- Ker Iestw the Chirugeon
- A surgeon of Krimml
- Nangellis
- Assistant to Ker Iestw. She trained under Neris the Wise, apothecary to Lady Brigdha.
Commands
| Name | Description | Army | Captain | Men | Type | T | R | W | A | D | M | C | CS | Provisions | Entertainment | Designation | Pay | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Watch | The Shadowdale Homeguard | Shadowdale Homeguard | Ernst +3 | 52 | MI | 78 | 3 | 70 | 45 | 15 | 97 | 76 | 736 483 |
100 | + -Dance Hall |
army | 100 | 12.09.1022 09.12.1022 |
| Bloody Knives | The Shadowdale Homeguard | Shadowdale Homeguard | Amparo +4 | 22 | SF | 75 | 4 | 75 | 90 | 0 | 100 | 30 | 570 |
100 | + -Whores |
army | 42 | 10.12.1022 |
Personal Journal
- 1019
- Memories of Jor
- 1020
- August
- 1021
- May
- 1022
- Etain becomes the new Dame of Cual Dubhaine in Evora
