Dubhaine Family/Scein
Dubhaine Family | |
Fame | 40 |
Wealth | 17535 |
Home Region | Ashforth |
Home World | East Continent |
Etymology
A name in the archaic Fontanese tongue Scein means terror or scourge, derived originally from scian, an assassin's blade used at close quarters. Hence Scein's full name means "the terror wielded by the women of dark countenance".
Background
Scein is the daughter of Lady Moira Dubhaine, the former Supreme Justice of Fontan. As with all the line of Moira she has the powerful, sinewy frame of a seasoned warrior. Scein's bone-white hair frames a pallid face of unearthly comeliness whilst her ice-blue eyes seem to burn with an inner light. Some have speculated that her father may not have been human, though the famed reticence of the Dubhaine family in such matters casts little light on the truth.
Raised in the badlands of the Zuma in western Dwilight the young Scein is a fearsome hunter and a natural leader who understands the virtue of strength and the importance of justice.
Killed in battle in Moeth on 6-3-1015, Scein arose undead from her tomb shortly after her funeral. Since then she's suffered numerous *mortal* wounds in the bloody wars which dominate South Island, on one occasion laying a full fourteen days before recovering. It's said that whilst The Beppo yet lives she can never die.
Personality
There is a dominant streak in the Dubhaine blood which Scein inherits, and where in her kindred it's been tempered by a courtly upbringing, in Scein's case it's purity is undiminished. As such she's cold-hearted - some would even say merciless - and maintains a strict impartiality in her dealings with others, knowing that at any moment she may need to judge them for their failings.
I am no black sheep, exiled to ignominy. I am Scein of House Dubhaine and I serve here for the highest purpose, the victory of the Just and Righteous.
My mother carried the Justice of long lost Fontan to the Zuma wastes where I was conceived amidst the horror and the blight, a blade of living flesh forged that the wicked should tremble at the terror of my countenance.
Some call me a hero, they are wrong. I am a force of nature. A scourge unrelenting. A child born to battle in a distant land, reared on the blood of the undying. I fear no creature, no weapon, of earth nor heaven and my banner is black.
I am Marshal of the Black Army of Taselak.
-- Scein Dubhaine, Dame of Taselak, Marshal of the Black Army of Taselak, 1015-02-25
I am Scein of House Dubhaine, conceived amidst the horror and the blight, a blade of living flesh forged for one purpose. Death.
Some call me a hero, they are wrong. I am a force of nature. A scourge unrelenting. A child born to battle in a distant land, birthed from the blood of the undying. I fear no creature, no weapon, not of earth nor heaven and my banner is black.
I alone can stand against the Beppo and triumph.
-- Scein Dubhaine, Countess of Moeth, former Duchess of Kerfort and Hidden Hand of the Emerald Harp following her latest return from the grave, 1019-05-08
I am Scein of House Dubhaine, conceived amidst the horror and the blight, a blade of living flesh forged for one purpose. Death.
Some call me a Champion, they are wrong. I am a force of nature. A scourge unrelenting. A child born to battle, birthed from the blood of the undying. I fear no creature, no weapon, not of earth nor heaven. And my banner is black.
Those who have spurned me will know my despair!
-- Scein Dubhaine, The Undying Queen of Ikalak, former Champion of Taselak Undivided and Hidden Hand of the Emerald Harp, 2021-10-27
Fire is in your voice, thunder is in your step. Your words destroy armies and regions, your gaze subdues monsters and heroes alike. You are mighty; you are dangerous.
Always, you speak of redemption, you speak of destruction, as if one went unquestioningly with the other. You evoke peace in a letter, and in the next you will explain how your enemies will be exterminated.
-- Lucius Pemrose, Keeper of the Ember of Taselak, 2022-05-08
Stats
The following scores are based on anecdotal evidence.
Class Age Honour Prestige Money W/C 64 316 35 134
500FAME Reputation 54 Prestige 94 Honour 100 Notoriety 3 Outcast Wanted 10 Reaver Rebel Deeds 17 Holy Man Guild Master 50 Palace Builder Skills 58 Swordfighting 39 Jousting 56 Leadership 65 Trading 61 Bureaucracy 56 Oratory 18 Infiltration 31 Adventuring 100 Spellcasting 100 Legacy 5 Rulership 2 Dukedom 2 Lordship 9 Knighthood 7 Combat Wealth 19 Possessions 2 Trader 35 Career
1014 May Knight of Taselak Marshal of The Black Army of Taselak 1015 March Knight of Taselak Killed as a hero in battle at age 31 May Field Marshal of Taselak November The Undying of Taselak 1017 March Baroness of Kheif April Shared the glorious moment of Taselak's victory during War Island VI 1018 December Hidden Hand of the Emerald Harp of Taselak 1019 January Countess of Moeth September Marshal of the Hammer of Taselak Duchess of Taselak 1021 March Duchess of Taselak May Champion of Taselak Undivided July Conqueror of War Island VII October Undying Queen of Taselak of Ikalak Silver Hammer of Ikalak 1022 May Duchess of Tranquil Repose 1023 February Dame of Ikalak Lady of the White Tower of Ikalak March Duchess of The Golden Fields Countess of Korlok Household
Commands
Name Army Captain Men Type T R W A D M C CS Provisions Entertainment Designation Pay Service Warband Black Army of Taselak 14 C 50 70 57 12 100 89 346 50 +whores 22.05.1014
21.06.1014Black Swans Black Army of Taselak Frediger
+790 A 65 3 79 36 3 95 46 918 100 +quayside 24.06.1014
14.10.1014The Black Guard Black Army of Taselak Bertolf
+539 SF 78 71 82 0 93 30 877 20 14.10.1014
29.10.1014Black Swans Black Army of Taselak Lupold
+440 A 71 3 80 35 11 94 80 550 100 29.10.1014
01.01.1015The Ironsides Black Army of Taselak Bruno
+632 + 8 C 79 80 65 21 91 46 589 100 01.01.1015
06.03.1015Ironsides 25 + 1 C 31 39 41 22 95 69 325 70 08.03.1015
16.03.1015Tears of the Zuma Black Army of Taselak Walbrecht
+555 A 55 3 80 35 0 97 14 571 0 16.03.1015
17.05.1015Rage of the Zuma Black Army of Taselak Waldor
+581 MI 74 1 90 25 14 85 29 890 10 17.05.1015
14.06.1015Rage of the Zuma Black Army of Taselak Josef
+26 MI 73 1 90 25 24 77 37 140 60 15.06.1015
03.07.1015Rage of the Zuma Black Army of Taselak 10 MI 70 1 90 25 0 100 23 188 0 04.06.1015
05.06.1015Rage of the Zuma Black Army of Taselak Ludwig
+310 MI 72 1 90 25 17 93 29 62 0 07.06.1015
17.07.1015Rage of the Zuma Black Army of Taselak Goswin
+328 MI 70 1 90 25 0 99 23 420 100 21.07.1015
14.08.1015Wrath of the Zuma Black Army of Taselak Gundred
+627 + 6 C 74 80 65 19 99 29 491 100 +quayside 16.08.1015 Rage of the Zuma Black Army of Taselak Ingwald
+2100 MI 70 1 90 25 0 100 20 1087 0 17.12.1015
20.12.1015Rage of the Zuma Black Army of Taselak Dagmar
+591 MI 70 1 90 25 0 95 22 1009 0 20.12.1015
06.01.1016Rage of the Zuma Black Army of Taselak Goswin
+30 + 18 MI 63 2 77 43 65 22 24 0 20 08.01.1016
14.01.1016The Black Guard Black Army of Taselak Bernolt
+213 MI 36 3 50 80 0 95 16 176 0 08.01.1016
14.01.1016Ironsides 17 C 36 62 65 0 95 61 313 100 28.10.1016 Ironsides Black Army of Taselak Jonas
+618 C 94 87 87 35 75 83 460 100 +dancehall 21.11.1016
04.04.1017The Black Guard Black Army of Taselak 29 SF 77 5 85 90 0 100 65 804 0 05.04.1017
22.12.1018The Grapes of Wrath The Shield of Taselak Hadrilla
+160 I 89 98 98 0 94 51 996 100 army 24.12.1018 The Wrath of Grapes The Shield of Taselak Andreina
+542 C 78 81 73 0 100 68 846 100 -dancehall
+breweryarmy 70 07.02.1019
02.02.1019Tears of the Zuma The Hammer of Taselak Adriana
+440 I 91 0 100 100 0 100 46 748 0 07.09.1019
28.10.1019The Black Guard Taselak Phoenix Edwin
+430 SF 75 5 73 83 8 73 62 711 20 63 14.01.1020
24.02.1020The Black Guard Taselak Phoenix Baldelda
+469 + 2 SF 77 5 75 90 0 100 96 1538 100 +dancehall 147 01.03.1020
redactedShe Has Returned The Scarlet Widows Cynkilda
+150 SF 76 4 80 60 0 96 67 1087 100 105 01.02.1023
Court of the White Rider The Scarlet Widows Leopold
+8111 C 87 - 80 55 0 99 96 1712 100 +quayside
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Personal Journal
- 1015
- March - The Restless Grave -- Following her death in battle on the fields of Moeth the Lady Scein is cursed to unlife, an undying scourge trapped amongst the living.
- May - The Warmind -- For some weeks Taselak had passed without a General, so now Lady Scein steps forward. Towards the end of the month she mounts an epic raid, marching the External Revenue Service through Ikalak and Sandalak whilst their respective armies besiege Taselak.
- June - The Defence of Taselak -- The combined forces of Ikalak and Sandalak are once more at Taselak's walls. After Queen Sorach falls leading the citizens' militia in driving Ikalak's forces from the city, Scein announces her candidacy for the vacant throne in hopes of a ceasefire with Ikalak. Instead Sennianus becomes First Axe n a platform of "no surrender, no compromise".
- July - The Defence of Taselak -- First Axe Sennianus falls in battle and the throne passes to Lord Torturer Aeneas. The citizen's militia continue to humble the combined armies of Ikalak and Sandalak.
- 1016
- October - The Awakening -- Taselak is reborn after the fall and Scein awakes from her undying slumber.
- 1018
- December - The Beppo Returns -- Taselak is reborn.
- 1019
- January - The Beppo Returns
- February - The Rise of the Beppo Slayers
- March - The Rise of the Beppo Slayers
- April - The Rise of the Beppo Slayers
- May - The Wraith Arises -- Following a fatal wound at the battle of Seggelin Lady Scein is once more thrust undying back into the land of mortals.
- August - Death Before Dishonour -- The collapse of Taselak and chaos amongst her nobles forces Hidden Hand Scein to raise the Black Banner and take command of the armies.
- September - Death Before Dishonour -- Newly appointed as Marshal of the Hammer of Taselak, Scein introduces a new doctine: always attacking; always in the front line; never giving or seeking quarter.
- October - Once More Unto the Breach
- November - Against the Priests of the Beppo
- December - Against the Priests of the Beppo