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Briana KeepsFaith

2021-12-15T01:15:51Z

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[[Queen's Tams |Queen's Tam]] from ''[[Girl on Fire (Fiction) |Girl on Fire]]''.

==Appearance and Personality==
A smooth, flat face, silver fur, ash-gray hair coiffed into a bob framing a pointed chin. Silver, white and gray tail. <ref name="gof-04">''[[Girl on Fire (Fiction) | Girl on Fire]]'', Chapter 4</ref>

Like all Tams, discreet, and very serious about her oath to the Queen and the Veil.<ref name="gof-05">''[[Girl on Fire (Fiction) | Girl on Fire]]'', Chapter 5</ref> ("You can ask me anything, alet. I might not answer if it infringes on my own vows, though."<ref name="gof-25" />') A natural teacher.

==Biography==
Familiar with Fassiana, and the terrain around Delen Galare.<ref name="gof-04" /> Aware of procedure for Eldritch leaving the homeworld, including the orientation.<ref name="gof-05" />

Can pilot landcraft and spacecraft.

Briana was responsible for ushering Sediryl off-world for the first time (on the [[QTS Sydnie Founder]])<ref name="gof-11">''[[Girl on Fire (Fiction) | Girl on Fire]]'', Chapter 11</ref>, at the request of Fassiana Delen Galare. Sediryl's first ride in a modern vehicle (a jay) took place with Briana at the helm (and Briana kindly talked her through some of the features of her ride). When Sediryl thanks her and says she's been very kind, she answers, "And you’ve been very courteous. Not everyone takes their first sight of an alien with such aplomb."<ref name="gof-05" /> Briana was also the one who gave Sediryl advice on how to conduct herself in the Alliance, and how to keep the Veil among people eager to know more about her. It is evident this was a duty she did for more than one Eldritch: "“I can’t say I understand, but I’ve seen a few Eldritch come through by now and while none of them have been pleased at how much they had to learn, I have yet to meet one as… handicapped… as you have been."<ref name="gof-09" />

She is not the only Tam who runs the route from Starbase Ana to Escutcheon.<ref name="gof-25">''[[Girl on Fire (Fiction) | Girl on Fire]]'', Chapter 25</ref>

==Quotes==
* “Every time we leave your world, alet, we choose a different route, and those choices are partly random, and partly personal, and partly based on weather conditions and the volume of traffic at the time. This, too, is part of the Veil, and it has been the primary work of the Queen’s Tams since Sydnie’s daughter became the first Navigatrix. We keep you safe. As safe as possible, anyway.”<ref name="gof-08">''[[Girl on Fire (Fiction) | Girl on Fire]]'', Chapter 8</ref>
* “Alet, if you leaned on me for one day, you’d be tempted to lean on me forever. If you want to thrive, you need to jump off that cliff and grow your wings on the way down.”<ref name="gof-10">''[[Girl on Fire (Fiction) | Girl on Fire]]'', Chapter 10</ref>

==Trivia==
* speaks fluent Eldren, and familiar with old Terran poetry ("I've got miles to go before I sleep")<ref name="gof-11" />
* swears by Iley Ever-Laughing <ref name="gof-04" />, but also tells Sediryl "Goddess and Lord go with you."<ref name="gof-11" />
* likes to draw as part of her note-taking<ref name="gof-09">''[[Girl on Fire (Fiction) | Girl on Fire]]'', Chapter 9</ref>
* now has earrings bought for her by Sediryl <ref name="gof-25" />
* she's a giggler (but thought it lacked dignity when she was younger, and got into the habit of biting it back).
* knows the history of Fasianyl and Sellelvi

==References==
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[[Category:Tam-illee Characters]] [[Category:Queen's Tams Characters]] [[Category:Girl on Fire Characters]] [[Category:Standalone Fiction Characters]]

Bethsaida Emil Galare

2020-09-11T23:54:17Z

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The former heir to the [[Eldritch]] throne.

Pronounced ''beth-SYE-dah.''<ref name="etw-pg">"Pronunciation Guide," ''[[Even the Wingless (Fiction) |Even the Wingless]]'' backmatter</ref>

==Physical Appearance==
Sea-green eyes <ref name="EvenWingless1">''[[Even the Wingless (Fiction) |Even the Wingless]]'', Part 1</ref>. Heart-shaped face, with a peak in her hairline in the center. <ref name="hw-07">''[[Healer's Wedding (Fiction) |Healer's Wedding]]'', Chapter 7</ref>

==Biography==

Daughter of [[Doriel Emil Galare]].<ref name="jackal">"Jackal Chest," ''[[Major Pieces (Fiction) |Major Pieces]]''</ref>

At some point after leaving [[Escutcheon]], Bethsaida was captured and enslaved by the [[Chatcaava]], earning favor for [[Third-Who-Was]], who arranged it. She was delivered to the [[Throneworld Court Palace |Emperor's palace on the Throneworld]]. There, a pair of fellow alien slaves, a [[Malarai]] and a [[Tam-illee]], attempted to shield her from touch; they placed themselves between her and Chatcaava, and slept in the doorway of the closet where Bethsaida slept to guard the entrance. They were ultimately unable to do so, and Bethsaida was presented to the court in a white shift and a silver collar set with opals. Bethsaida developed a strong [[Esper Talents#Touch Sensitivity |touch sensitivity]], ultimately resulting in a comalike unconsciousness. Nevertheless, the [[Emperor Kauvauc Ueneuvin |Emperor]] planned to rape her before the entire court, which would undoubtedly kill her.<ref name="EvenWingless1" />

[[Lisinthir Nase Galare]] and the [[Queen Ransomed |Slave Queen]] hatched a plot, with assistance from [[Fleet]], to help the slaves escape. The plan required the Queen to [[Chatcaavan Shapechange |Touch Bethsaida and take her pattern]], and then Change to impersonate her for the presentation. Bethsaida was unable to tolerate her touch for long enough for the Touch to be completed, so the Queen took Lisinthir's pattern instead.<ref name="EvenWingless1" />

The rescue was successful and Bethsaida was returned to her home, traumatized but intact. She later sent a message of thanks to Lisinthir and the Queen.<ref name="EvenWingless2">''[[Even the Wingless (Fiction) |Even the Wingless]]'', Part Two</ref>

After the war ended, Bethsaida had recovered enough to go on a tour of Escutcheon's convents. She was accompanied by [[Jahir Seni Galare|Jahir's]] brother [[Amber Seni Galare|Amber]], and her writings about her experiences were published in the [[Broadsheet|broadsheet's]] "Letters to the Editor" section.<ref name="wed">''[[Healer's_Wedding_(Fiction)|Healer's Wedding]]''</ref> The tour and the writings were generally believed to be a plot against the new heir, [[Sediryl Nuera Galare]]. She was also grooming Amber to provoke a duel with Lisinthir at the investiture (which failed because Lisinthir refused to rise to the bait), possibly by using previously-unknown mind powers.<ref name="farm">''[[Farmer's Crown (Fiction)|Farmer's Crown]]''</ref>

==Quotes==

==Trivia==

* Her official palace portraits depict her with a sweet, simple style, free of cynicism.<ref name="EvenWingless1" />

==References==
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[[Category:Princes' Game Characters]] [[Category:Even the Wingless Characters]] [[Category:Jubilee Summer Characters]] [[Category:Healer's Wedding Characters]] [[Category:Farmer's Crown Characters]]
[[Category:Eldritch Characters]]
[[Category:Eldritch Noble Characters]]
[[Category:Galare Noble Characters]]
[[Category:Emil Noble Characters]]
[[Category:Galare Characters]]
[[Category:Emil Characters]]

Kerinne

2020-09-11T01:19:02Z

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A Pelted drink, usually served hot, made by creaming sugar and butter together and then mixing with hot cream and flavoring with cinnamon.

==Recipe==

The recipe for kerinne was provided in ''[[Mindtouch (Fiction) |Mindtouch]],'' and is as follows:

<blockquote>Like coffee and tea, kerinne has as many variations as it has drinkers. It’s always based on milk and cinnamon, but every other variable can (and has been!) messed with. I’ve seen molasses-sweetened kerinnes, or kerinnes with extra spices; restaurants will often have house variants or even kerinne cocktails! Vasiht’h’s recipe is a very common one, and begins with creaming butter, as if you’re making a cookie.

'''Vasiht’h’s Kerinne'''

* 1 tbsp butter
* 1 tsp cinnamon
* 1 tbsp honey
* 1/4 cup cream
* pinch of salt
* milk to taste

Over pot set to medium-low heat, stir butter, cinnamon and honey until combined and warmed through. Add cream and stir until combined. Leave on burner until steaming, then season with salt and add milk to taste. (Steamed or warmed milk integrates more easily.)

Yield: 1-3 servings (depending on how much milk used)<ref name="mt-bm">"Kerinne," ''[[Mindtouch (Fiction) |Mindtouch]]'' backmatter</ref></blockquote>

==Variations==
[[Kovihs]] makes his kerinne with black pepper. <ref>Amulet Rampant, Chapter 14</ref>

[[Sehvi]] makes kerinne thick enough to stand a spoon in, and serves it with water.

==References==
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[[Category:Food and Drink]]

Timeline

2020-09-10T00:02:20Z

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Note that this timeline has not yet been sanitized by the Timeline Department of the [[Pelted Historical Society]]. THERE MAY BE ERRORS. But I'm pretty sure this is as close as we're going to get unless someone finds a major issue.

Note year-length and initialization is based on Selnor's orbit and represent the dates in Alliance Mean Time. These might not correspond to planetary localtime/dates.

==History==
* 2023: [[Eldritch]] leave [[Terra |Earth]]
* 2030: War started by the [[Eldritch]] leaving/destabilization
* 2101: Eldritch colonize world found at end of wormhole
* 2132: [[Mars]] colony founded
* 2164: [[Moon Colony (Terra)]] founded
* 2247: [[Jerisa Galare]] dies young, [[Maraesa Galare]] reign begins
* 2289: [[Liolesa Galare]] born
* 2371-2471: Pelted flee/[[Exodus]]
* 2399: [[Mars/Earth War]]
* 2470: [[Seersana]] and [[Karaka'Ana]] settled
* 2471: [[Selnor]] settled; [[Alliance]] founded, Accords signed (this is now Year 1 BA)
* 2473: [[Asanao]] settled
* 2475: [[Harat-Sharii]] settled
* 2477: [[Hinichitii]] settled
* 2482: [[Aren]] settled
* 2485: [[Tam-ley]] settled
* 2526: Well repeaters developed
* 2530: Well drive developed
* 2550: [[Ciracaana]] engineered, planted on [[Ciracaa]]
* 2554: [[Glaseah]] engineered, planted on [[Anseahla]]
* 2567: [[Phoenix]] engineered, planted on [[Phoenix-Nest]]
* 2569: Eldritch "discovered" by the Pelted, ally
* 2571: [[Flitzbe]] discovered
* 2574: Maraesa declares Decree Against Foreign Impositions
* 2611: [[Rapprochement]]
* 2612: Maraesa declares Decree of Enigma
* 2630: [[Chatcaava]] discovered, truce signed
* 2813: Maraesa steps down, Liolesa crowned Queen
* 2821: [[Fasianyl Mina Jisiensire]] and [[Sellelvi]]
* 338 BA: [[Jahir]] born
* 368 BA: [[Sediryl]] born
* 420-480 BA: [[Hirianthial]] is in the Alliance
* 450 BA: [[Avram Hancock]] wins the [[Le Ceau Tournament |Le Ceau]] holoblade tournament<ref name="dl">''[[Dark Lighthouse (Fiction) |Dark Lighthouse]]''</ref>
* 455 BA: [[Taylitha Basil]] wins the [[Le Ceau Tournament |Le Ceau]] holoblade tournament<ref name="dl" />
* 458 BA: The events of [[In the Line of Duty (Fiction) |In the Line of Duty]]<ref name="itlod">''[[In the Line of Duty (Fiction) |In the Line of Duty]]''</ref>
* 468 BA: Jahir leaves for the Alliance
* 470 BA: The events of [[Either Side of the Strand (Fiction) |Either Side of the Strand]]
* 474 BA: [[Reese Eddings]] receives a loan from a mysterious benefactor
* 478 BA: The events of [[Family (Fiction) |Family]]

From this point on, many books/stories happen within the same handful of years.

== Notes ==

I don't know exactly where to put these, so I'm dumping them all here and they can be migrated to the timeline and/or to individual pages as appropriate.

* "A year wasn’t long enough for the Alliance to have recovered from the shock of the war. It wasn’t long enough for them to have finished reacting, in fact. The refugee situation wasn’t as urgent as it had been in the first months following Tam-ley’s destruction, but it wasn’t settled, either, and if anything the outrage and hurt had been mounting with the passing months."<ref name="hw-08">''[[Healer's Wedding (Fiction) |Healer's Wedding]]'', Chapter 8</ref>
* Of KindlesFlame after the destruction of Tam-Ley: “On the welcome station, which is where they were doing triage before deciding where to send the patients. Which is what he did for most of a year before they stood everyone down. He came home, and I think that’s the worst of it."<ref name="hw-08" />
* Of Jahir: "One year apart was not enough to forget the habit of being at Lisinthir’s side. How simple it was, and how right."<ref name="hw-09">''[[Healer's Wedding (Fiction) |Healer's Wedding]]'', Chapter 9</ref>
* Of Sediry: "“You have only been her heir a year,” Jahir said."<ref name="hw-11">''[[Healer's Wedding (Fiction) |Healer's Wedding]]'', Chapter 11</ref>
* Of when and where Hirianthial was licensed: “Joyful Redeemer. Forty years ago, maybe. I don’t remember.”<ref name="hw-13">''[[Healer's Wedding (Fiction) |Healer's Wedding]]'', Chapter 13</ref>
* "Liolesa’s pause… that was her searching her memory. Nearly seven hundred years gave you a lot of memory to misplace; it never ceased to astonish Sediryl how much of it Liolesa could command without effort."<ref name="hw-15">''[[Healer's Wedding (Fiction) |Healer's Wedding]]'', Chapter 15</ref>
* Of Thesali trying to get pregnant again: "Whatever the case, if my sources were correct, she and your father didn’t resume trying until five or six years ago.”<ref name="hw-15" />
* Ages: "Jahir, looking between his mare’s pricked ears, said, “At very least you did not say it in Lord Hirianthial’s hearing, who has another six hundred years on me or so.”"<ref name="hw-18">''[[Healer's Wedding (Fiction) |Healer's Wedding]]'', Chapter 18</ref>
* Of Sediryl and Jahir: "She was a newlywed whose husband had insisted on celibacy for a year… her morning could spare her an hour to enjoy him."<ref name="fc-13">''[[Farmer's Crown (Fiction) |Farmer's Crown]]'', Chapter 13</ref>
* “And there’s someone who sells heirloom edible flowers on Earth,” Marevhe said, “on a family farm that’s been in operation for almost nine hundred years…!”<ref name="fc-23">''[[Farmer's Crown (Fiction) |Farmer's Crown]]'', Chapter 23</ref>
* “Just so,” Felith said. “We have not had notable contact with mortals here on the homeworld until very recently, a few years ago, when the Seni Galare heir made a male of your species kin.”<ref name="rp-03">''[[Rose Point (Fiction) |Rose Point]]'', Part Three</ref>
* Of the time between Jahir leaving Selnor and the events of Healing Waters: "He’d intended to return far sooner, but the years had slipped past, and then after he’d renewed his resolve following the disaster at Tsera Nova, still it had needed nearly a year before he felt able to pry himself from the routine that structured his life."<ref name=hw">"[[Healing Waters (Fiction) |Healing Waters]]", ''[[Family (Fiction) |Family]]'' backmatter</ref>

==References==

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[[Category:Events and History]]

Vasiht'h

2020-08-31T04:29:16Z

71.225.18.133: /* Children */ Corrected misleading "however" - remember that it took over a year to organize the wedding, and the investiture was at least a month after that.

Vasiht'h is a male [[Glaseah]], most known for his partnership with Jahir Seni Galare, an [[Eldritch]].

==Physical Description==
* Brown eyes.
* Black bangs.
* White eyebrows.
* White stripes, chest, and toes with ivory claws.
* Speaks in a warm tenor, with a furry timbre. <ref name="mt-ch01">''[[Mindtouch (Fiction) |Mindtouch]],'' chapter 1</ref>
* Smells like vanilla? <ref>Farmer's Crown, Chapter 8</ref>

==Biography==
Vasiht’h (now Vasiht'h Seni Galare), a Glaseah and thus an esper, is the mindbonded partner and beloved of Jahir Seni Galare.

===Mindtouch===
Born on Ansealah to Marevhe, a professor, and Petaq, a chemist, he is in his second year of Seersana University’s xenopsychology program when he meets Jahir at the beginning of the latter’s first year in the same program. Their meeting occurs in a hospital parking lot where Vasiht’h is playing with six little girls who had slipped their caretakers at All Children’s Hospital. After Jahir joins in, the children extract their promise to visit, and the friendship commences. Upon hearing that Jahir has not yet secured suitable rooms, Vasiht’h, whose roommate Cadia had graduated, suggests Jahir share the two-bedroom apartment with him, to which Jahir agrees.

A mix of Glaseahn pragmatism and personal anxiety, coupled with a sincere devotion to the Goddess Aksivaht’h, Vasiht’h struggles with deciding which track of xenopsychology to focus on, wavering between clinical and research. He often confides in his closest sibling, his younger sister Sevhi. As he and Jahir find their friendship deepening through shared studies, volunteering with the little girls – Nieve, Kayla and Meekie (Tam-illee); Amaranth and Persy (human) and Kuriel (Seersa), evening dinners with their quadmates – Merishiinal (Ciracaana) and Leina (Seersa); Brett (Seersa) and Lucrezia (Harat-Shar), Vasiht’h fears he is unsuitable to be a clinician because he isn’t sure he can maintain emotional distance from his clients. He switches his focus to research and launches a project researching the effect of sleep-soothing on hospital staff. It is when he and Jahir are comforting Lucrezia, their Harat-Shar quadmate having romantic troubles, that they each feel the glimmer of mindtouch between them. But it is when Nieve dies in Jahir’s arms that Vasiht’h first truly enters Jahir’s mind to stabilize him. After, Vasiht’h explains mindtouch (ahv’shev) to Jahir, and that, if nurtured, it can become a “permanent, rare and precious mindline” (et’ahv). As their second year winds down, with Jahir committed to the medical track, the mindline grows more consistent, and at one point offered a hint of the mage power Jahir will one day possess (Mindtouch, p. 374). When Jahir is offered two residencies, one at the university’s hospital, the other at the Alliance capital, Heliocentrus on Selnor, Vasiht’h refuses to tell Jahir that he wants him to stay on Seersana, that he loves him. Though both feel their growing attachment, both fear the consequences. As the second year concludes, Vasiht’h realizes that he is better suited for clinical practice than research and an eventual professorship. He also decides that Jahir needs to learn if he can manage the residency on his own, or if he shouldn’t be doing the medical program in the first place. With Vasiht’h’s encouragement, Jahir accepts the coveted Heliocentrus residency at Mercy. The day he leaves, Vasiht’h realized his error: that Jahir’s pain is not being left alone when those he must outlive die, but was being held apart by those who would protect him. This epiphany leads Vasiht’h to virtually drop everything and follow Jahir to Selnor. (Mindtouch)

===Mindline===
Vasiht’h arrives on Selnor unannounced; upon his and Jahir’s first sight of one another, their unspoken avowal permanently fuses their mindline. Vasiht’h immediately takes charge of Jahir’s health, which is deteriorating under a combination of Selnor’s heavy gravity and the demanding residency schedule. The situation is complicated by a cluster of emergency patients, the cause of whose deaths no one can determine. Jahir enters one’s mind at the moment of catastrophic failure and is nearly lost; his ability to call through the mindline enables Vasiht’h to race to Mercy Hospital and pull Jahir from the patient’s dying brain. While Jahir does learn that the deaths are drug-related, Vasiht’h is angry with the hospital staff and upset with Jahir for endangering his own life and their life together. He also learns from Sehvi that in the early stages of development, it’s much harder for mindbonded to disengage, so Vasiht’h’s life is also endangered. When Jahir interposes himself again between a drug patient and death, suffering a near-fatal cardiac arrythmia, Vasiht’h is furious but relents when Jahir promises not to attempt to delay the drug patients’ deaths without Vasiht’h’s help. Vasiht’h works with Jahir through the mindline not only to help uncover the name of the illegal drug, but also to keep the patients alive long enough for their families to say goodbye. The experience solidifies Vasiht’h’s role as guardian of Jahir’s health, while Jahir recovers from the ravages wrought by the Mediger’s Syndrome exacerbated by his time on Selnor. Upon their return to Seersana, Jahir having passed his residency early by virtue of his work at Mercy, Vasiht’h takes up the coursework needed for a clinical xenotherapy degree. Jahir decides to set aside the medical track and also had a year’s worth of courses, plus their practicum work to complete a clinical degree. They begin to work on their combined esper-based therapy on unconscious subjects and complete their degrees. (Mindline)

===Dreamhearth===
When Vasiht'h was traveling to join Jahir on Selnor, he had a layover on Starbase Veta and decided it was the ideal place for them to establish their practice. Unfortunately, they learn that, while Jahir would be granted residency immediately as a rare member of an allied species, Vasiht'h would have to wait to see if their work offered enough of a benefit for him to be allowed to stay as well. They settle in to begin offering their unique approach to xenotherapy and learn that their colleagues are withholding judgment and, in the case of human psychologist Allen Tiber, actively hostile. Yet they found an ally in Helga, an influential Hinichi therapist ready to retire. As their practice launched, Vasiht'h's discomfort with his and Jahir's disparate wealth began to build, especially since Jahir selected a temporary rental cottage for them in the expensive Garden District. At the same time, his sisters introduced him to the works of Rexina Regina, who writes romance novels featuring Eldritch, to "help" him with his relationship with Jahir. Continuing to confide in his younger sister Sevhi, Vasiht'h also struggles during this time with his feelings of inadequacy and surprises himself by deciding to seek therapy with Allen Tiber. They build a solid therapeutic relationship, though Tiber maintains his skepticism about Vasiht'h's and Jahir's methodology. With the support of the therapy, Vasiht'h is able to address his discomfort with Jahir's wealth with his partner and, while still not completely comfortable, able to set aside his unease with the imbalance and focus on the more important issue of being "enough for himself." As the decision point for their residency approval approaches, Helga broaches the issue of their work on Selnor and questions their refusal to use their heroic work to influence the housing authority. Upon hearing their rationale, she intimates that she plans to recommend them as her replacement upon her retirement, aiding their residency application. When Allen Tiber's dog Trust dies, Jahir and Vasiht'h find an abandoned puppy through the Port authorities and gift it to Tiber. When Vasiht'h receives the letter informing him that his residency application has been accepted, he celebrates by buying season tickets to the cultural center's musical season, a present for Jahir purchased with "their" money. Helga retires and gives them her practice, including her property, The Healer's Knot. (Dreamhearth)

===Dreamstorm===
About five years into their practice, Vasiht’h and Jahir attend the wedding of their former quadmate, Lucrezia, at the chapel complex at Seersana University. During a meal with their former quadmates, Vasiht’h notices how enthused and engrossed Jahir becomes when discussing medical matters with Brett and XXXX. He has been sensing something similar through the mindline for a while, and during a visit to his former mentor, Professor Armin Palland, Vasiht’h voices his concerns. He learns that Jahir has accumulated enough continuing education credits to take the test for a general Healer Assist. Upon their return, Vasiht’h broaches the topic with Jahir, who decides to take the three-day test, and in the location Vasiht’h proposes: the resort planet Tsera Nova. While Jahir tests on the orbital station, Vasiht’h enjoys the resort’s activities, during which he meets Kristyl, an extroverted and charismatic human, and Gladdie, her reserved Asanii companion and best friend. On the third day, he joins Krystal and the group of friends she has accumulated for a day-long cruise to see the cetaceans who perform for tourists. Kristyl, who has noticed that the seas are becoming rougher and the cloud formations unusual for a planet engineered for perfect weather at all times, insists on a “game” requiring everyone to wear their their life vests. On the return trip, a violent hurricane arises, and the boat is destroyed. Vasiht’h is thrown into the sea and struggles to keep swimming until Romeo, a seal in the show, brings two dolphins alongside for him to grab onto. They tow him to a life raft, where he’s hauled aboard, having suffered a broken wing. Eventually they reach the shore and take refuge in a control room on the resort’s Serenity Island. Kristyl and Vasiht’h volunteer to look for other survivors before the full strength of the storm arrives and find a Hinichii toddler. Meanwhile, Jahir, taking a break from the final portion of the test, sees the huge spiral cloud over the resort continent and learns about the disaster. Abandoning his last test, even though it means he will fail the entire thing, Jahir volunteers as a Healer Assist to pad down to the planet. While working, he finds Gladdie; together they work to calm the injured and their families. When the storm passes, Vasiht’h and the other survivors with him pad to the hospital, where he and Jahir are reunited. They return to Starbase Veta, but both are traumatized by their close call. Vasiht’h goes to see Alan Tiber, who helps him see that his discontent is based on his need for others’ validation of his life choices and that what he is doing in his therapy work has value. Jahir tells Vasiht’h that he failed the test because he came to save Vasiht’h. Both agreed that they love their current life and each other, but that does not prohibit Jahir from getting his Healer Assist degree as well. Jahir takes the test a second time, successfully. While he is gone, Kristyl and Gladdie, now a couple, visit Vasiht’h, bringing their adopted child, the Hinichii toddler whose parent died in the storm. (Dreamstorm)

===Family===
Nearly ten years into their practice, Jahir receives a request from his mother to attend the wedding of his cousin Juzie into a family with whom she hopes to strengthen alliance in support of their progressive Queen. The marriage of the two, still-young children, will seed openness in the allied family. She also includes Vasiht’h in the invitation, unexpected since the Eldritch do not welcome aliens to their planet. Vasiht’h agrees and accompanies Jahir to the Eldritch homeworld. Upon their arrival, Vasiht’h is stunned by the opulence of Jahir’s estate; he knew his friend was wealthy, but he had no idea of the extent of that wealth. When one of a group of Jahir’s peers make it clear that they consider Vasiht’h either a pet or a lover, Vasiht’h realizes he has a tough time ahead of him. Jahir is apologetic for having not prepared Vasiht’h adequately, explaining that he wanted someone “sane” by his side for this event. Jahir’s mother is gracious and welcoming, and he meets Jahir’s cousin, Sediryl. When Sediryl comes into the room, Vasiht’h gets a flash of powerful red through the mindline, before it slams down completely. He realizes that the powerful rush of passion he briefly felt is Jahir’s; he later confronts Jahir about the unpleasant slamming and “knives” and learns that Jahir loves Sediryl, but cannot marry her because she is his close cousin – indeed, Jahir will not discuss the topic further. At the reception leading up to the wedding, Vasiht’h is grossly insulted by the groom’s mother and leaves the manor to cool down. He meets Sediryl, walking with Juzie, a child on a pony. When they return, they are confronted by the wedding guests and the groom’s mother, who declares that not only is it bad that Sediryl, a woman of “questionable morals” is with her, but that Juzie has broken the bridal rules by being with a non-family member before the wedding. Sediryl proposes that there exists a process through which Vasiht’h can become a family member. Vasiht’h agrees to undergo the test, over Jahir’s objections and concerns. He is taken to the manor’s chapel, where he drinks a mixture that may be toxic to his system. He passes out. Upon regaining consciousness, he finds Sediryl has tied him into an uncomfortable rope harness. She forces him out of the chapel into the nearby forest, tying him to a tree. She reveals that her plan is to foment something that will either destroy the Eldritch or force them to change by staging Vasiht’h’s death at the hands of the groom’s family. Vasiht’h tries to reason with her to no avail; she slices his side with a knife bearing the groom’s family sigil and leaves him to be eaten by wild animals. Vasiht’h’s last conscious act is to try to bury the knife so no one will know who abducted him. He awakes in Jahir’s arms in the chapel and learns that everything that occurred was in his mind and part of the test, which he has passed. Jeasa presents him with a medallion bearing the family crest, a unicorn; Queen Liolessa arrives, and he introduces himself as Vasiht’h Seni Galare. The wedding goes on as planned, after which Jahir and Vasiht’h, their connection now formally recognized by Jahir’s family, return to Starbase Veta. (Family)

TO BE CONTINUED.

==Family==
11 siblings, plus parents [[Marevhe]], professor and [[Petaq]], chemist

Lots and lots of extended family, moved to their own page because it has relevance to more than one major character: [[Vasiht'h's Family]]

==Children==
When Vasiht'h first applied to the Temple for his children, he was 29th in line for a surrogate. <ref name="ar-ch29">''[[Amulet Rampant (Fiction) |Amulet Rampant]],'' chapter 29</ref> It's also revealed in the same chapter that he was younger than his parents had been when they made their initial request. The events of the Chatcaavan war cause him to miss his turn. When he and Jahir settle on Escutcheon, he learns it would be about a year and a half before he could expect the Temple to have children for him. Not long after Jahir's investiture as Prince Consort (so maybe a month or so shy of the promised year and a half), the Temple notifies Vasiht'h that his children are ready for pick-up (""Oh, Goddess, that sounds ridiculous. Like they're some kind of take-out meal I ordered."). The two of them, along with Vasiht'h's Aunt Drusti, Cousin Josti and Cousin Viht'hi, travel to Anseahla to get their three kits, the number selected by the Temple. (Heartskein, Ch. 4.) The kits are born before either Jahir's and Sediryl's twins or Lisinthir's and the Queen Ransomed's twins.

On the return trip, and with Jahir's help, Vasiht'h chooses as names words that reflect Eldritch virtues and could also be shortened to sound like Glaseahn names. (Heartskein, Ch. 9) They decide on:

Aevanauv, a son whose name means "Faith." He is called Evan.
Efeanoc, a son whose name means "Strength." He is called Anoc.
Ithauvni, a daughter whose name means "Fearlessness." She is called Thauvi.

Vasiht'h considers Jahir also a parent to the kits; as part of the Galare House, the kits are formally presented to Queen Liolesa (Heartskein, Ch. 13). At the Glaseahn presentation ceremony, together Vasiht'h and Jahir perform the traditional rhythmic pattern dance to welcome the kits and honor the Goddess. (Heartskein, Ch. 14).

==Quotes==
"Sometimes when things change you, fixing them right away isn't the answer. Sometimes it's an opportunity." <ref>Farmer's Crown, Chapter 8</ref>

"There are not enough cookies in the world today." <ref>Mindline, Chapter 32</ref>

Sevhi: "Figured out how to achieve galactic peace yet?" Vasiht'h: "I'll let you know once a galactic war breaks out." <ref>Mindline, Chapter 28</ref>

"But we can't make the universe fair. That's too big a job for any one person. All we can do is receive the gifts we're given with gratitude and use them wisely. And help people, where we can, when we're able." <ref>Dreamstorm, Chapter 7</ref>

"How could he be both an anxious mess and everyone's rock at the same time? Was that even possible?" <ref>Dreamstorm, Chapter 16 </ref>

"I guess people aren't always ready to hear something. You can tell them the exact same thing at different times, and if you tell them too early, they don't really hear you. They hear something on the inside of their heads." <ref>Mindtouch, Chapter 10</ref>

"This is the part they don't mention about college. That all the real learning takes place out of the classroom." <ref>Mindtouch, Chapter 14</ref>

Acts are the language of love. That's what the Goddess teaches us. Words might do for thoughts. But love needs to be communicated in actions." <ref>Mindtouch, Chapter 20</ref>

"Not to say that love doesn't also create problems, because it does. Or that love solves problems, because it doesn't. But it makes things bearable. And you can do a lot when you feel like things are bearable."
<ref>Dreamhearth, Chapter 22</ref>

==Trivia==

==References==
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Jahir Seni Galare

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[[File:Illo-Jahir.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Jahir Galare, Prince-Consort]]

An [[Eldritch]], mind-bonded partner to [[Vasiht'h]], married to [[Sediryl Nuera Galare | Sediryl Galare]] and cousin/lover to [[Lisinthir Nase Galare]].

==Physical Appearance==
*6'6"
*white hair falling to ribcage
*square jaw
*yellow-gold eyes, often described as "honey-colored"
* tenor speaking/singing voice
* smells like vetiver and bergamot
* prior to his ascension liked to dress in browns and caramels and creams and tawny colors; now is usually in Galare blue
* very fastidious/neat

===Scars===
* burn scar on left hand, in the webbing between thumb and forefinger, acquired while cooking <ref>''Amulet Rampant'', Chapter 1</ref>
* faint gray Chatcaavan claw scars along his ribs on left side; that skin doesn't flex when he breathes hard enough <ref>''Amulet Rampant'', Chapter 6</ref>
* hypermobile wrists (both); left is worse <ref>Heartskein</ref>
* nearly invisible scar at his shoulder where he was punctured in a duel <ref>Amulet Rampant, Chapter 11</ref>
* Chatcaavan claw scars on left side of face

==Biography==
Over 150 years old, at the beginning of ''Mindtouch''. <ref>''Mindtouch'' Chapter 1</ref>

Killed a man in a duel before he left Escutcheon for the Alliance: "A maden at the summer court had been seeking relief from her over-managing mother and aunt. We found an alcove to sit in and talk. That was all. But we were seen and aspersions were cast on her, so I called those who maligned her to account. We dueled. He put his tip through my shoulder, but I fought on until I sliced him. So honor was satisfied. My wound, though more serious, healed. His developed infection and he died." Further: "I did not even care for the woman--she was the daughter of one of the Queen's enemies! I was fighting Galare's enemies when I threw down the challenge." <ref>Amulet Rampant, Chapter 11</ref>

Agreed to help train the mind-talented Eldritch of sufficient power, at Val's request. <ref>"Longest Night", short fiction</ref>

===Family===
* Son of [[Jeasa Seni Galare]] and [[Kolvin Seni Galare]]. Brother to Sernataila ([[Amber]]) Seni Galare.
* Father of twins Adaise and Raenor

==Quotes==
"We move from strength to weakness and come around again to strength, and that movement is a sign of life. Were we always strong, were we always weak, did we never trade roles, we would be souls impervious to the world around us. And then how would we change? How would we grow?" <ref name="stt-12">''[[Some Things Transcend (Fiction)|Some Things Transcend]]'', chapter 12 </ref>

"Because I am the one who will willingly go to your cruel hand and kiss it for gratitude, and you will deny me nothing." <ref name="stt-14">''[[Some Things Transcend (Fiction)|Some Things Transcend]]'', chapter 14 </ref>

"Do not doubt yourself, Ambassador, for your cousin still loves you." <ref name="stt-14" />

"We are all worthy of love, no matter what we've done lately to earn it." <ref>''Amulet Rampant,'' Chapter 11</ref>

"I try not to make promises unless I know I will keep them." <ref>''Amulet Rampant,'' Chapter 2</ref>

"Sometimes one needs the surgeon's touch, not the therapist's." <ref>''Amulet Rampant,'' Chapter 9</ref>

"A skilled musician makes many promises with the fingers on the frets of a lute." <ref>''Amulet Rampant,'' Chapter 13</ref>

"I think you measure your worth in your utility, Nase's Heir... and we know that we are disposable when we are no longer of use. But we don't need to be useful to be worthy."<ref>Amulet Rampant, Chapter 11</ref>

==Trivia==
* likes mornings
* likes walls
* prefers swimming as exercise
* loves ice cream

===Names===
====Himself====
* Gentle Guide (the Queen Ransomed)
* Silence Between Stars
* Voice in the Silence
* My Delight (Lisinthir)

====Other People====
* calls Vasiht'h 'my dear' and 'my love' and 'ariihir' and 'beloved' and 'my brother'
* calls Sediryl 'my heart'
* calls Lisinthir 'Hunter' and 'my-better' and 'cousin' and 'Lin' and 'Imthereli' (it's complicated)
* calls Val 'Teacher'

===Body Language===
===Musical Instruments===
* A gifted musician, Jahir plays most stringed instruments, to include lute, guitar, violin, cello, harp and lyre. He also plays both woodwinds and brass; his weakest point is percussion. His favorite instrument is the piano, at which he is a virtuoso.

===Notable Property===
* A wooden box of alien hardwood, resinous and deep, holding a scalpel-like knife (may be currently kept by Lisinthir) <ref>Amulet Rampant, Chapter 15</ref>
* An asymetically stylized jeweled swan mask in platinum, mother-of-pearl and blue <ref>Amulet Rampant, Chapter 3</ref>

==References==
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Food and Drink

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For mentions of cuisines, foods, and drinks in the various species.

Some things here:
==Pelted Foods==

=== Foodstuffs ===
==== Fruits and Vegetables ====
*chenfruit
*kalven nut
*More-almond
*rooderberries
*millberries
* Asaniian bittersweet (used in calming teas)
* wildfood (this is a generic term for any not-farmed food from any planet)
* Hinichirel pears<ref name="impetus">''[[Alysha's Fall (Fiction) |Alysha's Fall]]'', "Impetus"</ref>
* [[Terra |Terran-origin]] fruits and vegetables:
** lemon<ref name="wiw-ch08">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) |Who is Willing]]'', Chapter 8</ref>
** mango<ref name="wiw-ch08" />
** coconut<ref name="wiw-ch08" />
** pineapple<ref name="wiw-ch08" />
** apples<ref name="rp">''[[Rose Point (Fiction)|Rose Point]]''</ref>

In Some Things Transcend, Borden says something about 'fruits from the terrien family' being from Seersana or Karaka'Ana.

==== Snack Foods ====

* Cheese and hot pepper popcorn, and chocolate-caramel (or maybe candy crunch) popcorn<ref name="wiw-ch02" />

==== Drinks ====
* [[Kerinne]]
* A stimulant beverage that looks like coffee, smells like chocolate and herbs, and is strong enough to make your hair stand up.<ref name="wiw-ch02">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) |Who is Willing]]'', Chapter 2</ref>
* Axeman ale <ref name="fits-08">''[[Faith in the Service (Fiction) |Faith in the Service]]'', Chapter 8</ref>
* Heartbomb cocktail <ref name="fits-09">''[[Faith in the Service (Fiction) |Faith in the Service]]'', Chapter 9</ref>
* Paga has a seaweed alcohol in Healing Waters, I think?
* Lisinthir drinks seltzer water with "some liquor made from an astringent seaweed native to Seersana, brightened by a twist of lime." <ref name="ar-11">''[[Amulet Rampant (Fiction) |Amulet Rampant]]'', Chapter 11</ref>
* Tepoli amber<ref name="af-pro">''[[Alysha's Fall (Fiction) |Alysha's Fall]],'' "Prologue"</ref>

==== Desserts ====

* Dumplings made with apple, caramel, and nutmeg, a family recipe made by [[Valery]], a [[Harat-Shar]] aboard the [[UAV Songlance]]<ref name="wiw-ch06">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) |Who is Willing]]'', Chapter 6</ref>
* Chocolate chip cookies (a specialty of [[Laelkii Takara Lifeweave |Laelkii]]'s)<ref name="inescapable">''[[Alysha's Fall (Fiction) |Alysha's Fall]]'', "Inescapable Dawn"</ref>
* Mango fritters, which [[Mike Beringwaite]] enjoys<ref name="wiw-ch08" />
* Lemon bars, very much not a favorite of [[Mike Beringwaite]]<ref name="wiw-ch08" />

=== Food and Genies ===

* At the time that [[Alysha Forrest]] was on the [[UAV Songlance]], the ship's genie had 3,429 "basic" chocolate chip cookie recipes, of which "the healthiest" was nothing to write home about.<ref name="wiw-ch02">''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) |Who is Willing]]'', Chapter 2</ref>
* A recipe can be scanned multiple times to create variation so that each iteration isn't identical.<ref name="dl" />

=== Rations and Emergency Foods ===

* K-plus ration<ref name="secch2">''[[Second (Fiction) |Second]]'', Chapter 2</ref>
* Vitamin-plus rations, which went out of fashion for logistical reasons<ref name="secch2" />
* Honey-nut and honey-granola bars<ref name="secch5">''[[Second (Fiction) |Second]]'', Chapter 5</ref><ref name="secch9">''[[Second (Fiction) |Second]]'', Chapter 9</ref><ref name="etw-01" />
* Fruit bars<ref name="secch6">''[[Second (Fiction) |Second]]'', Chapter 6</ref>

=== Foods by Culture or Location ===

==== Jovian Foods ====

From one of the Alliance's earliest colonies, based on Ethiopian cuisine.<ref name="gof-13">''[[Girl on Fire (Fiction) |Girl on Fire]]'', Chapter 13</ref>

* Flatbread (described as similar to injera)
* Meat and vegetable stew
* Hibiscus juice
* Deep-fried leeks and zucchini
* Whole-roasted cauliflower
* Shahi tukra (bread, toasted, soaked in a thick, sweet sauce, then toasted again, strewn with golden almond slivers, pistachios, and cashews)

==== Harat-Shariin Family-Style Dinner ====

Normally served in a large room "with its patrons strewn across the floor of the enormous central room, lounging in one another’s laps and eating from communal bowls, or playing games, or cuddling." Private rooms also available. Most foods designed for feeding one another with one's fingers, eating from the same bowls and drinking from the same cups.<ref name="ar-11">''[[Amulet Rampant (Fiction) |Amulet Rampant]]'', Chapter 11</ref>

* Sangria (with wine-soaked fruit hand-fed)
* Seafood

==== UAV Cometfencer Restaurant ====

The [[UAV Cometfencer]] has a cook--sort of. The Cometfencer has a person who calls himself a cook who spends most of his time scouring the u-banks and newsstreams for new and interesting recipes to feed to the [[Genies | genie]].<ref name="fits-08">''[[Faith in the Service (Fiction) |Faith in the Service]]'', Chapter 8</ref> These include the following:

* Cubed and marinated orangefin mackerel on a bed of purple rice, with a vinaigrette of sesame oil, rice vinegar, and rice wine, with crisp onions and near-avocadoes
* Burgers with onion rings and fries
* Axeman ale

== Chatcaavan Foods ==

* Food is largely eaten with the fingers; claws are used to slice and tear. There is knife at a place setting, but there is something reminiscent of a fork.<ref name="etw-01" />
* Extremely meat-heavy<ref name="etw-01">''[[Even the Wingless (Fiction) |Even the Wingless]]'', Part One</ref>
* Raw food is common--fruit, vegetable, and meat--but some prefer a char on their meat for the flavor. It is still cooked drippingly rare.<ref name="etw-01" />
* Brandylike before-dinner drinks, blood-dark, tasting of fire. Unpalatable to some Pelted<ref name="etw-01" />
* A fruitier but still strong after-dinner brandylike drink<ref name="etw-01" />
* Meat may be slaughtered in advance, but in private dining may be killed at the table by the diners<ref name="etw-01" />
* Vegetables shaped like red spears<ref name="etw-01" />
* Flavored ices, including one "that reminded Lisinthir of both mint and lime."<ref name="etw-01" />

* Tea-wine<ref name="mp-des">''[[Major Pieces (Fiction) |Major Pieces]]'' "Deserving"</ref><ref name="etw-02">''[[Even the Wingless (Fiction) |Even the Wingles]]'', Part Two</ref>, a Chatcaavan drink, sometimes served with breakfast

==Eldritch Foods==
* Gentleman's punch<ref name="rph-01">''[[A Rose Point Holiday (Fiction) |A Rose Point Holiday]]'', Chapter 1</ref>
* Saerrie-flower tea (this is in Wingless, but based on the name it sounds like it's probably Eldritch in origin?)<ref name="etw-01" />

==Specific Meals==

=== Dark Lighthouse ===

(I think this is probably Terran foods since it's stuff that [[Avram Hancock]] learned from his mother, but it's possible that he's from the Moon or Mars or something?)<ref name="dl">''[[Dark Lighthouse (Fiction) |Dark Lighthouse]]''</ref>

* Bread and butter
* Tortellini, stuffed with wildfood, cheese, and mushrooms
* Tomato sauce
* Cheesecake drizzled with caramel and chocolate

== References ==

<references />

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Lisinthir Nase Galare

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[[File:lisinthir.png|300px|thumb|right|Ambassador Lisinthir Nase Galare]]

Dancer, dueler, and last son of the House of the striking drake. Now Lisinthir Lauvet Imthereli. Currently [[Third (Title) | Third]] in the [[Chatcaavan Empire]].

==Physical Appearance==
Stands 6'3"<ref name="Wingless1">''[[Even the Wingless (Fiction)|Even the Wingless]]'', Part One</ref>, with a typically slender, elongated Eldritch build and white hair that falls to his thighs.<ref name="Wingless1" /> His face is angular with a pointed chin and sharp nose; he has a scar bisecting his right eyebrow. Lisinthir's eyes are an unusually dark shade of sapphire.<ref name="Wingless1" /> He bears grey scars on his chest, back, flanks and arms from the Chatcaavan Emperor's testing, as well as multiple duels and one memorable fight aboard a Chatcaavan starship. His voice is baritone;<ref name="Wingless1" /> he plays several instruments and can sing, but not at a professional caliber.<ref name="Wingless2" /> He dresses elegantly for every occasion, whether it be traditional Eldritch clothing for court, Chatcaavan robes and trousers or hot outfits for clubbing.<ref name="Wingless1" /><ref name="Wingless2" /> His personal scent is reminiscent of ambergris.

===Family===
* Son of [[Korval Keldi Imthereli]] and [[Malavi Nase Galare]].
* Consort of Emperor Kauvauc Ueneuvin and the Queen Ransomed.
* Children: firstborn twins, [[Kolvin Lauvet Imthereli | Kolvin]] and [[Niriel Lauvet Imthereli | Niriel]]. Thirdborn Alari, a girl. Fourth, Sarkhan, named after the Emperor's father.

==History/Bio==
Lisinthir Nase Galare is the only son of Malavi Nase Galare and Korval Keldi Imthereli. A superb swordsman, he was probably trained by [[Shoriven Fol Nase]], a legendary swordsman in the north. As a child, Lisinthir was raised in a hostile and loveless environment, often used by his parents as a weapon against one another. In later years, he reveals to his cousin and lover, [[Jahir Seni Galare]], that his parents never gave him a milk-name or love-name, the shortened version of a child's formal name used by intimates and bestowed as a mark of love; Jahir gifts him with the name Lin.

As a youth Lisinthir had three minor affairs, having been chased by the women in question. Two wanted money, and their interactions were minor and not consummated fully; one wanted a baby, and her husband had not been capable, and that one wasn't a fertile union but they dallied. <ref name="ar-02">''[[Amulet Rampant (Fiction) |Amulet Rampant]]'', Chapter 2</ref>

An excellent huntsman, Lisinthir chose upon entering adulthood to reside alone in a hunting lodge his mother bequeathed to him, attended by his butler [[Pellen]]. He spent his time afield on his ugly but reliable horse, Dart, hunting for meat and pelts to feed his mother's household and pay the servants, usually thicket boar and ice deer.<ref name="mp-om" /> He spent several years alone at a time.<ref name="Wingless1" /> Forced under threat by his father to attend court -- introduced too late in age to be considered an important player -- Lisinthir was charged to secure a wife who would be able to bear a child to re-establish House Imthereli and restore his father's pride of position.<ref name="mp-om">''[[Major Pieces (Fiction) |Major Pieces]]'', "Opening Maneuvers"</ref> Instead, he arrived with a massive chip on his shoulder and spent his time dueling nobles whom he thought had insulted him or his House, never losing and establishing a reputation for ruthless aggression unbounded by House alliances. Queen Liolessa recognized his restive nature and his desperation to be used to his potential; in response to the Alliance's request, sent him as Ambassador to the Chatcaavan Empire.<ref name="Wingless1" />

He is over 300 years old at the beginning of Even the Wingless. ("So he'd left his home of over three hundred years to present himself to the youth and arrogance of the Alliance...")

===Events of Even the Wingless===
* Sent as the Alliance Ambassador ad Chatcaavan Empire, with an initial tenure of two years<ref name="Wingless1" />
* Becomes most successful Alliance Ambassador ever, with his understanding of the Chatcaava
** freed two sets of slaves from the Throneworld<ref name="Wingless1" /><ref name="Wingless2" />
* Ascends to the second pillow in the Chatcaavan Court
* Seduces the Emperor
* Upends the Chatcaavan court
===Events of Some Things Transcend===
* Sent away from the Chatcaavan court, and is pursued by another faction of Chatcaava
* Eventually comes to the idea that he would still be needed in order to create a place for himself in the Chatcaavan Empire on the Alliance side
* Supplies the idea of ambushing at Chatcaavan ship while the one he's on is drifting
===Remainder of Princes' Game===
===Current History during Jubilee Summer books===

==Trivia==
* drinks tonic water, as a substitute for alcohol
* approximately two heads taller than the [[Queen Ransomed]].

==Quotes==

=== Even the Wingless ===

"I do not plead or cajole or hope, Second. I require, demand, and occasionally compromise. You will deal with me accordingly." <ref name="Wingless1" />

"I am not Chatcaavan, [[Queen Ransomed|lady]]. Your endings cannot hold me. I belong to a different story." <ref name="Wingless2">''[[Even the Wingless (Fiction)|Even the Wingless]]'', Part Two</ref>

"Anger whittles at your soul. It becomes you. It moves you to acts you would otherwise abhor." <ref name="Wingless2" />

"One man is nothing beside the welfare of millions." <ref name="Wingless2" />

"You want to know what good it is? I will tell you, then. Because to bear the misery of others takes ten times the strength of bearing your own." <ref name="Wingless2" />

=== Some Things Transcend ===

"There is a moment, when you are in motion, and it is the move that will grant you victory over a foe against whom you might have lost. A moment where their life is yours. Where their death is yours. That moment, that power... that is what draws me. I fight to defend the innocent. But I love it for that moment." <ref name="stt-09">''[[Some Things Transcend (Fiction)|Some Things Transcend]]'', Chapter 9</ref>

“I am never annoying. I skip directly from distracting to infuriating. Saves time.” <ref name="stt-11">''[[Some Things Transcend (Fiction)|Some Things Transcend]]'', Chapter 11</ref>

"Do you see? This beautiful state you come to by trusting another with your safety... I reach by opening throats and feeling the blood surge over my hands, hotter than fire." -- to [[Jahir]]<ref name="stt-14" />

=== Amulet Rampant ===

"A weapon is blameless. It can be a tool of oppression in the hand of a tyrant and a liberating force in the hand of a paladin." <ref name="ar-03">''[[Amulet Rampant (Fiction) |Amulet Rampant]]'', Chapter 3</ref>

"Doing something as honest as hitting someone we're disappointed in would be gauche, when we could and should destroy them with words instead." <ref name="ar-10">''[[Amulet Rampant (Fiction) |Amulet Rampant]]'', Chapter 10</ref>

"If we do not resist society when it is stupid, we allow it to march to its destruction. Societies evolve, just as people do. They mature; they see the follies of their childhood years and amend their behavior. When a people's traditions and customs do not serve its survival, they must change." <ref name="ar-13">''[[Amulet Rampant (Fiction) |Amulet Rampant]]'', Chapter 13</ref>

"I fled the homeworld's safety for the Empire, if you'll recall. I am hardly one to judge you for leaning into the knife."<ref name="ar-15">''[[Amulet Rampant (Fiction) |Amulet Rampant]]'', Chapter 15</ref>

"All the best things in life are high maintenance, cousin." <ref name="ar-08">''[[Amulet Rampant (Fiction) |Amulet Rampant]]'', Chapter 8</ref>

=== From Ruins ===

“I am just...a friend with extravagant benefits.” <ref name="fr-21">''[[From Ruins (Fiction) |From Ruins]],'' Chapter 21</ref>

=== Farmer's Crown ===

"If you think waiting is inaction, you have never seen a hunting cat at work." <ref>''[[Farmer's Crown (Fiction) |Farmer's Crown]]'', Chapter 7</ref>

"Love must have a context. It is society's work to give it one. Where there is n context, there is violence, because love will force its way in where there is no place to receive it." <ref name="stt-07">''[[Some Things Transcend (Fiction) |Some Things Transcend]]'', Chapter 7</ref>

"Death always walks along side us, no matter how we might blind ourselves to him. It is only when he is obviously stalking us that we can no longer deny it." Some Things Transcend, Chapter 12</ref>

===Quotes and Observations by Others===
"You are a dancer, a dueler and the last son of the House of the striking drake. You will acquit yourself magnificently."
:::::—[[Liolesa Galare]]<ref name="Wingless1" />

"One does not admonish the wolf when it hungers to be slaying monsters."
:::::—[[Jahir Seni Galare]]<ref name="stt-14">''[[Some Things Transcend (Fiction) |Some Things Transcend]]'', Chapter 14</ref>

==References==
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List of Fiction by Internal Chronology

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[[File:pelted-reading-order.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Pelted Reading Order]]

Note that many of these actually take place concurrently. Most notably, there is significant overlap between the [[Her Instruments Series]] and the [[Princes' Game Series]].

== Historical ==

* "[[Precious Things (Fiction) |Precious Things]]" (September 2011), [[Standalone Fiction |standalone fiction]], collected in ''[[Claws and Starships (Fiction) |Claws and Starships]].''

== Before the War ==

* "[[A Distant Sun (Fiction) |A Distant Sun]]," previously titled "Broken Chains" (October 2010), [[Standalone Fiction |standalone fiction]], collected in ''[[Claws and Starships (Fiction) |Claws and Starships]].''
* "[[Butterfly (Fiction) |Butterfly]]" (October, 2010), [[Standalone Fiction |standalone fiction]], collected in ''[[Claws and Starships (Fiction) |Claws and Starships]].''
* "[[The Elements of Freedom (Fiction) |The Elements of Freedom]]" (November 2010), [[Standalone Fiction |standalone fiction]], collected in ''[[Claws and Starships (Fiction) |Claws and Starships]].''
* ''[[Girl on Fire (Fiction) |Girl on Fire]]'' (October 2018), [[Standalone Fiction | standalone fiction]].
* "[[Pantheon (Fiction) |Pantheon]]" (August 2011), [[Standalone Fiction |standalone fiction]], collected in ''[[Claws and Starships (Fiction) |Claws and Starships]].''
* ''[[Alysha's Fall (Fiction) | Alysha's Fall]]'' (September 2000), prequel to the [[Stardancer Series]].
* "[[Brass Candy Girl (Fiction) |Brass Candy Girl]]" (???), [[Standalone Fiction | standalone fiction]].
* ''[[Second (Fiction) |Second]]'' (Oct 4, 2010), [[Stardancer Series]], volume 1.
* "[[Leadership Lessons (Fiction) |Leadership Lessons]]" (???), [[Stardancer Series]].
* ''[[Who is Willing (Fiction) | Who is Willing]]'' (February 2017), [[Stardancer Series]], volume 5.
* "[[In The Line of Duty (Fiction) |In the Line of Duty]]," (September, 2010), [[Stardancer Series]], short story, available on Patreon.
* ''[[Mindtouch (Fiction) |Mindtouch]]'' (June 2013), [[Dreamhealers Series]], volume 1.
* ''[[Mindline (Fiction) |Mindline]]'' (December 2013), [[Dreamhealers Series]], volume 2.
* ''[[Dreamhearth (Fiction) |Dreamhearth]]'' (July 2017), [[Dreamhealers Series]], volume 3.
* "[[The Snow Maiden, or the Case with the Holiday Blues (Fiction) |The Snow Maiden, or the Case with the Holiday Blues]]" (November 2011), [[Dreamhealers Series]], available on Patreon.
* "[[The Case with the Poisoned House (Fiction) |The Case with the Poisoned House]]" (???), [[Dreamhealers Series]], collected in [[Dreamhearth (Fiction) |Dreamhearth]].
* [[Case Studies (Fiction) |Case studies]], collected in [[Dreamhearth (Fiction) |Dreamhearth]] and [[Dreamstorm (Fiction) |Dreamstorm]]
* ''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) | Sword of the Alliance]]'' (July 2018), [[Stardancer Series]], volume 3.
* "[[Dark Lighthouse (Fiction) |Dark Lighthouse]]" (September, 2010), [[Stardancer Series]], short story, available on Patreon.
* ''[[Either Side of the Strand (Fiction) | Either Side of the Strand]]'' (May 2015), [[Stardancer Series]], volume 4.
* ''[[Faith in the Service (Fiction) | Faith in the Service]]'' (May 2019), [[Stardancer Series]], volume 5.
* "[[Rosettes and Ribbons (Fiction) |Rosettes and Ribbons]]" (November 2010), [[Standalone Fiction |standalone fiction]], collected in ''[[Claws and Starships (Fiction) |Claws and Starships]].''
* "[[Season's Meaning (Fiction)|Season's Meaning]]" (November 2010), [[Stardancer Series]], short story, available on Patreon.
* "[[Field Research (Fiction) |Field Research]]" (???), [[Her Instruments Series]].
* ''[[Dreamstorm (Fiction) | Dreamstorm]]'' (April 2018), [[Dreamhealers Series]], volume 4.
* "[[Healing Waters (Fiction) |Healing Waters]]," (??), [[Dreamhealers Series]].
* "[[Stormfront (Fiction) |Stormfront]]" (October 2010), [[Standalone Fiction |standalone fiction]], short story, available on Patreon.
* ''[[Family (Fiction) |Family]]'' (October 2011), [[Dreamhealers Series]], volume 5.

== During the War ==

* ''[[Earthrise (Fiction) |Earthrise]]'' (April 2013), [[Her Instruments Series]], volume 1.
* ''[[Even the Wingless (Fiction) |Even the Wingless]]'' (September 2011), [[Princes' Game Series]], volume 1.
* ''[[Rose Point (Fiction) |Rose Point]]'' (Oct 7, 2013), [[Her Instruments Series]], volume 2.
* ''[[Some Things Transcend (Fiction) | Some Things Transcend]]'' (July 2014), [[Princes' Game Series]], volume 2.
* ''[[Laisrathera (Fiction) |Laisrathera]]'' (May 2014) [[Her Instruments Series]], volume 3.
* ''[[A Rose Point Holiday (Fiction) | A Rose Point Holiday]]'' (November 2016), [[Her Instruments Series]], volume 4.
* ''[[Amulet Rampant (Fiction) | Amulet Rampant]]'' (February 2016), [[Princes' Game Series]], volume 3.
* ''[[Only the Open (Fiction) | Only the Open]]'' (June 2016), [[Princes' Game Series]], volume 4.
* ''[[In Extremis (Fiction) | In Extremis]]'' (May 2017), [[Princes' Game Series]], volume 5.
* ''[[From Ruins (Fiction) | From Ruins]]'' (December 2017), [[Princes' Game Series]], volume 6.

== The Fallowtide (After the War) ==

* ''[[Major Pieces (Fiction) | Major Pieces]]'' (November 2019), [[Princes' Game Series]], volume 7.
* ''[[Healer's Wedding (Fiction) | Healer's Wedding]]'' (January 2019), [[Standalone Fiction | standalone fiction]]
* ''[[Farmer's Crown (Fiction) | Farmer's Crown]]'' (March 2019), [[Standalone Fiction | standalone fiction]]
* ''[[Heartskein (Fiction) | Heartskein]]'' (February 2020), [[Standalone Fiction | standalone fiction]].
* ''[[Fathers' Honor (Fiction) | Fathers' Honor]]'' (July 2020), [[Standalone Fiction | standalone fiction]].

== Notes ==
* Major Pieces contains vignettes that take place before, during, and after the Chatcaavan War.

[[Category:Fiction]]
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Jisiensire (House)

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[[File:hirianthial2.jpg|thumb|right|Jisiensire House Seal]]
==At a Glance==
*'''Colors:''' bronze and wine
*'''Sign/beast:''' hippogriff
*'''Territory:''' The planet [[Chalice]].
*'''Capital:'''
*'''Population:''' 4600 prior to the razing of the province during the attempted coup at Ontine <ref>''[[Laisrathera (Fiction) | Laisrathera]]''</ref>
*'''Pronunciation:''' /jee see ehn SEER eh/ (with /jee/ as in Jeep and /SEER/ as in sear); alternative /jee see ehn SIRE/ (as in "yes, sire") also possible

==Geography==

==People and Society==
===Founders===
Ananaia Mina and Lamerul Mina

===Families===
*Ruling family: [[Mina (Eldritch Family) | Mina]]
*[[Meriaen (Eldritch Family) | Meriaen]]
*[[Sarel (Eldritch Family) | Sarel]]
*[[Moret (Eldritch Family) | Moret]]

===History===
Talk here about their relationship with Sellelvi and the pards.

Talk here about Lesandural and the Tams.

Talk here about Hirianthial's parents, and then the scandal with Baniel and their deaths, and then his giving the seal to Araelis and leaving.

Talk here about the razing of the province, and the subsequent award of the planet Chalice to Araelis and the pards.

==Jisiensire Eldritch==
===Physiognomy===
Long faces. Sometimes red-to-purple eyes. Sometimes green. Sometimes silver. (Why so many?)

===Jisiensire Residents===
<categorytree mode="pages" hideroot="on">Jisiensire Characters</categorytree>

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Eldritch Houses and Territories]] [[Category:Jisiensire]]

Ontine

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[[File:Map-OntineCapital.png|200px|thumb|right|Early Rough of the palace]]

The [[Eldritch]] imperial palace, in the capital. Pronounced /ohn TEEN/.

==History==

==Appearance and Layout==
[[File:Map-OntineFirstFloor.jpg|300px|thumb|right|First Floor, Original Draft]]
===Facade===
===Above Ground Floors===

====Chancellor's Suites====
The heir's old apartments are on the ground floor, and the sitting area outside it is known as the Petite Court: it has a painted ceiling and mirrors between the silver and white pilasters on the walls. The Chancellor now keeps his suites here. His office looks like a receiving room, with only a handful of books on a single desk, and several chairs arranged around it. There were cushioned chairs around a fireplace. No windows, so has a chandelier. Walls are painted, and there are carpets, and the colors are ivory, celadon green, delicate yellow. There's a relief running the length of the wall where it meets the ceiling, of a hunt chasing a single basilisk. It smells of sweet beeswax and ink. <ref>''Girl on Fire,'' some page number</ref>

====Blue Room====
This is the small audience chamber. An interior room on the first floor, windowless and without skylights. Stone walls and floors, no tapestries, and only two benches pushed against the walls. Raised chair for the Empress at the end.

====The Office of Muniments====
Where legal documents are maintained and filed. Presumably this is one of the places overseen by the little mentioned Senior Registrar of the Home Office.

====The Swords Salle and Barracks====
The salle is a round room floored in wood with clerestory windows. The changing rooms and armory are next to one another at one end of the salle, and a corridor leading to the palace on the other. The barracks is off that corridor, as well as the mess.

====Library====
Tall ceilings with lancet windows, clear-paned. Shelves are dark, fragrant wood with leather-bound tomes, some as old as Settlement. Here and there, narrow wooden tables for setting out larger books. A dais (a short step up to it) under a half-cupola, lined in more lancet windows topped with cinquefoils.

====Palace Chapel====
There is one? <ref>"Longest Night", short fiction</ref>

===Catacombs===
Presumably, the Vaults where the Families keep their jewels and the various other treasures, like swords, are located below ground in the catacombs?

===Grounds===
[[File:Map-OntineGrounds2020.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Situation of the palace, 2020 draft]]
There's a big lake. There are cliffs. Beyond the lake there are woods with copses and things.

==Use==

[[Category:Landmarks]] [[Category:Escutcheon]]

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Jisiensire (House)

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[[File:hirianthial2.jpg|thumb|right|Jisiensire House Seal]]
==At a Glance==
*'''Colors:''' bronze and wine
*'''Sign/beast:''' hippogriff
*'''Territory:''' The planet [[Chalice]].
*'''Capital:'''
*'''Population:''' 4600 prior to the razing of Laisrathera province during the attempted coup at Ontine <ref>''[[Laisrathera (Fiction) | Laisrathera]]''</ref>
*'''Pronunciation:''' /jee see ehn SEER eh/ (with /jee/ as in Jeep and /SEER/ as in sear); alternative /jee see ehn SIRE/ (as in "yes, sire") also possible

==Geography==

==People and Society==
===Founders===
Ananaia Mina and Lamerul Mina

===Families===
*Ruling family: [[Mina (Eldritch Family) | Mina]]
*[[Meriaen (Eldritch Family) | Meriaen]]
*[[Sarel (Eldritch Family) | Sarel]]
*[[Moret (Eldritch Family) | Moret]]

===History===
Talk here about their relationship with Sellelvi and the pards.

Talk here about Lesandural and the Tams.

Talk here about Hirianthial's parents, and then the scandal with Baniel and their deaths, and then his giving the seal to Araelis and leaving.

Talk here about the razing of the province, and the subsequent award of the planet Chalice to Araelis and the pards.

==Jisiensire Eldritch==
===Physiognomy===
Long faces. Sometimes red-to-purple eyes. Sometimes green. Sometimes silver. (Why so many?)

===Jisiensire Residents===
<categorytree mode="pages" hideroot="on">Jisiensire Characters</categorytree>

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Eldritch Houses and Territories]] [[Category:Jisiensire]]

Hirianthial Sarel Jisiensire

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Liolesa's cousin, and Reese's husband.
Speaks in a mild baritone register. <ref>''Major Pieces'' "Beacons"</ref>

==Physical Appearance==
Wine-colored eyes. Long face, hair now... I think it's shoulder-length? Somewhere between chin and shoulder? Tall but I don't know how tall.

===Personal Ornaments===
The hair dangle was made as a gift from the crew of the [[TMS Earthrise]], and included something from all of them - a bell from [[Kis'eh't]]'s prayer blanket, a temple token from [[Bryer]], [[Allacazam]] sat on it, and [[Reese]] included a bead she had worn in her hair from the eucalyptus tree she'd grown up with on Mars. [[Irine]] and [[Sascha]] put it together, and Irine included a lockpick (it turned out to be a very useful gift). Kis'eh't also synthesized small glass beads for it.

==Biography==
At the time of Liolesa's investiture he was wearing his 'new uniform' as one of the Swords, but was not yet its captain. <ref>"Prophet's Vigil," Major Pieces</ref>

Timeline notes indicate he spent 12 years married to [[Laiselin]] before he was widowed. Then he moved to the out holdings, got into his fight with Baniel, and renounced the Seal (all over a period of 20 years). Then he left, spent twenty years at the university and then 30 years on his wanderjahr.

Hirianthial is over 600 years old at the start of Earthrise and is of an age with [[Liolesa Galare]]. <ref>Earthrise Part One</ref> At the start of Earthrise, Hirianthial has spent 40 years as an [[Alliance]] doctor. <ref>Earthrise Part One</ref> He was a Doctor on [[Tam-ley]] and then spent "several months" drifting and acting as the Queen's spy. <ref>Earthrise Part One</ref> He was captured by pirates two weeks before being rescued by [[Reese]] and the crew of the [[TMS Earthrise]]. <ref>Earthrise Part One</ref>

Possibly Hirianthial is not clear on his own history, as he either thinks or says he spent "50-odd years" wandering without a plan. <ref>Earthrise Part Three</ref>

During the Solstice Vigil, Hirianthial received a steel clip to loop his hair dangle so it wouldn't be as exposed from [[Irine]], a book of illustrated marital aids for Harat-Shar from [[Sascha]] (this resulted in a wager that Hiranthial already knew everything in it, the stakes being Sascha learned to ride a horse if Hiranthial won and if Sascha won, he and Irine got to bathe Hirianthial)), a book of Glaseahan mind-mage stories from [[Kis'eh't]], a long scroll with a single piece of calligraphy indicating a safe place from [[Bryer]], a pommel for his solidographic sword with the Laisrathera and Galare arms on either side from [[Reese]], and a pedal harp string as a promissory for the instrument itself from [[Liolesa]]. <ref>''A Rose Point Holiday''</ref>

==Quotes==
"You will need someone to watch over you as you fall into and out of all your scrapes, Lia. Who better than me, who has had the practice of it all our lives?" <ref>"Prophet's Vigil," Major Pieces</ref>

==Trivia==

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Her Instruments Characters]] [[Category:TMS Earthrise Crew]][[Category:Laisrathera (House) Characters]] [[Category:Laisrathera (Fiction) Characters]] [[Category:Rose Point Characters]] [[Category:Earthrise Characters]]
[[Category:Eldritch Characters]]
[[Category:Eldritch Noble Characters]]
[[Category:Jisiensire Noble Characters]]
[[Category:Sarel Noble Characters]]
[[Category:Jisiensire Characters]]
[[Category:Sarel Characters]]