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	===Known Shapes===		===Known Shapes===
	* human (from Andrea). His voice is deeper in this shape.		* human (from Andrea). His voice is deeper in this shape.
			* Faulfenzair (from Daqan). "Short, but impressively solid [...], dark gray and white and yellow-orange."<ref>''[[FireBorn's Legacy (Fiction)\|FireBorn's Legacy]]'', Chapter 21</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	* "But where there is life, Dainty, there is hope of change. If nothing else this is something Chatcaava know and aliens would be well to learn."<ref name="oto-09" />		* "But where there is life, Dainty, there is hope of change. If nothing else this is something Chatcaava know and aliens would be well to learn."<ref name="oto-09" />
			* "I don’t doubt that you are holding this information against your future need, Sword. We are what we are, no matter how remote we hold ourselves from the heart of the Empire and its culture. But if a knife you are planning on planting in me... I believe you would do me the courtesy of planting it in my chest, not my back."<ref name="oto-11" />

	* "What else? You are challenging, and only a weak male fears a challenge." <ref name="mp-des-01" />		* "What else? You are challenging, and only a weak male fears a challenge." <ref name="mp-des-01" />

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	* swears by the Dying Air		* swears by the Dying Air
	* likes stargazing; he had an observatory at the top of his hunting estate<ref name=":1" />		* likes stargazing; he had an observatory at the top of his hunting estate<ref name=":1" />
	* drinks tea-wine; has good cellars, with strong drink in them		* drinks tea-wine; has good cellars, with strong drink in them, drinks a lot; does not, however, use hekkret or other drugs<ref name=":1" />
	* spoke badly accented Universal even before he met Lisinthir and the Emperor <ref name="oto-09" />		* spoke badly accented Universal even before he met Lisinthir and the Emperor <ref name="oto-09" />
	* Has a blue diamond that represents a favor from Lisinthir to him<ref>''[[From Ruins (Fiction)\|From Ruins]]'', Chapter 13</ref>		* Has a blue diamond that represents a favor from Lisinthir to him<ref>''[[From Ruins (Fiction)\|From Ruins]]'', Chapter 13</ref>

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	=== Early History ===		=== Early History ===
	The Worldlord's sire was also the Worldlord of Apex-East, who raised his two sons to power. The male who would become Kauvauc's Second was the second son, and was being trained to enter the Navy, and in fact, began a career in the staff side of the Navy. "It is necessary," his father said, "that we have ties into both sides, the system lords and the navy, because they are the loci of power in the Empire."		The Worldlord's sire was also the Worldlord of Apex-East, who raised his two sons to power. The male who would become Kauvauc's Second was the second son, and was being trained to enter the Navy, and in fact, began a career in the staff side of the Navy (something he occasionally reveals with such comments like the one to the Sword about the kennels for his slaves: "Did their sleeping arrangements truly matter? It is no worse than what Chatcaava endure on a fighting ship"<ref name=":1">''[[Only the Open (Fiction)\|Only the Open]]'', Chapter 10</ref>). "It is necessary," his father said, "that we have ties into both sides, the system lords and the navy, because they are the loci of power in the Empire."

	But this sire died untimely, assassinated by a male who wanted his position, and who died to the Worldlord-to-be's older brother, who took their father's position. He managed that enterprise not much longer and then died to the next challenger. His younger brother killed that male, and became the new Worldlord.		But this sire died untimely, assassinated by a male who wanted his position, and who died to the Worldlord-to-be's older brother, who took their father's position. He managed that enterprise not much longer and then died to the next challenger. His younger brother killed that male, and became the new Worldlord.
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	* "That ''was'' the way of the court. ''I'' am the way of the court now, and I follow my Emperor's lead. And in ''that'' court, loyalty is rewarded, and no one is disposable."<ref name="mp-des-03" />		* "That ''was'' the way of the court. ''I'' am the way of the court now, and I follow my Emperor's lead. And in ''that'' court, loyalty is rewarded, and no one is disposable."<ref name="mp-des-03" />


	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	* calls Deputy-East/Hand 'huntbrother'		* calls Deputy-East/Hand 'huntbrother'
	* swears by the Dying Air		* swears by the Dying Air
			* likes stargazing; he had an observatory at the top of his hunting estate<ref name=":1" />
	* drinks tea-wine; has good cellars, with strong drink in them		* drinks tea-wine; has good cellars, with strong drink in them
	* spoke badly accented Universal even before he met Lisinthir and the Emperor <ref name="oto-09" />		* spoke badly accented Universal even before he met Lisinthir and the Emperor <ref name="oto-09" />

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	"The Worldlord preferred to stack the odds. He had spent his entire life in that endeavor, preparing against the inevitable day when he would need to move the Empire in order to protect what was his. It did not surprise him that the day had come—what did, and pleasantly, was that it had arrived when he was still young enough to welcome the challenge."<ref name=":0">''[[From Ruins (Fiction)\|From Ruins]]'', Chapter 4</ref>		"The Worldlord preferred to stack the odds. He had spent his entire life in that endeavor, preparing against the inevitable day when he would need to move the Empire in order to protect what was his. It did not surprise him that the day had come—what did, and pleasantly, was that it had arrived when he was still young enough to welcome the challenge."<ref name=":0">''[[From Ruins (Fiction)\|From Ruins]]'', Chapter 4</ref>

	Their first meeting after the Emperor's escape from the Worldlord's harem was at the naval station at Apex-East, just before the Emperor went on to demonstrate the shapechange, winning the duel to prove he was still Apex-Navy, and then, more formally, after that duel in his office. "He met his Emperor’s eyes without flinching despite their shared history. Had the Ambassador not uncovered the Worldlord’s secret flaw, the Emperor would never have suspected him of indecency."At this meeting, the Emperor asked him to bring as many of the system lords to the Emperor's banner as possible. When the Worldlord said that not enough might come, the Emperor said that he knew it was too late to save the Empire as it was. “You admit to weakness," as the Worldlord's comment. And the Emperor replies: “Weakness is denying reality. You advised me once to accept what I could not change. It was good advice.”<ref>''[[From Ruins (Fiction)\|From Ruins]]'', Chapter 15</ref>		Their first meeting after the Emperor's escape from the Worldlord's harem was at the naval station at Apex-East, just before the Emperor went on to demonstrate the shapechange, winning the duel to prove he was still Apex-Navy, and then, more formally, after that duel in his office. "He met his Emperor’s eyes without flinching despite their shared history. Had the Ambassador not uncovered the Worldlord’s secret flaw, the Emperor would never have suspected him of indecency."At this meeting, the Emperor asked him to bring as many of the system lords to the Emperor's banner as possible. When the Worldlord said that not enough might come, the Emperor said that he knew it was too late to save the Empire as it was. “You admit to weakness," as the Worldlord's comment. And the Emperor replies: “Weakness is denying reality. You advised me once to accept what I could not change. It was good advice.”<ref>''[[From Ruins (Fiction)\|From Ruins]]'', Chapter 15</ref>

			==== After the War ====
	Was surprised--and disconcerted--to be tapped by the Emperor to serve as Second, given their history. "I knew him as a slave. A slave who didn't return to punish me for the indignities he suffered at my hand." <ref name="mp-des-01" />		Was surprised--and disconcerted--to be tapped by the Emperor to serve as Second, given their history. "I knew him as a slave. A slave who didn't return to punish me for the indignities he suffered at my hand." <ref name="mp-des-01" />

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	When the Sword asked Deputy-East and the Worldlord to spy for them in Apex-East's system, the Worldlord sent the Emperor a message: "Sword. Deputy-East tells me it is time for us to choose sides. Ask your master, this, then: ‘Why you?'" The Emperor's response, which convinced the Worldlord to throw in with him, was: "I know three alien shapes, and all three of them were gifts. What have you learned? What do you want to?"<ref>''[[In Extremis (Fiction)\|In Extremis]]'', Chapter 17</ref>		When the Sword asked Deputy-East and the Worldlord to spy for them in Apex-East's system, the Worldlord sent the Emperor a message: "Sword. Deputy-East tells me it is time for us to choose sides. Ask your master, this, then: ‘Why you?'" The Emperor's response, which convinced the Worldlord to throw in with him, was: "I know three alien shapes, and all three of them were gifts. What have you learned? What do you want to?"<ref>''[[In Extremis (Fiction)\|In Extremis]]'', Chapter 17</ref>

			"The Worldlord preferred to stack the odds. He had spent his entire life in that endeavor, preparing against the inevitable day when he would need to move the Empire in order to protect what was his. It did not surprise him that the day had come—what did, and pleasantly, was that it had arrived when he was still young enough to welcome the challenge."<ref name=":0">''[[From Ruins (Fiction)\|From Ruins]]'', Chapter 4</ref>

	Their first meeting after the Emperor's escape from the Worldlord's harem was at the naval station at Apex-East, just before the Emperor went on to demonstrate the shapechange, winning the duel to prove he was still Apex-Navy, and then, more formally, after that duel in his office. "He met his Emperor’s eyes without flinching despite their shared history. Had the Ambassador not uncovered the Worldlord’s secret flaw, the Emperor would never have suspected him of indecency."At this meeting, the Emperor asked him to bring as many of the system lords to the Emperor's banner as possible. When the Worldlord said that not enough might come, the Emperor said that he knew it was too late to save the Empire as it was. “You admit to weakness," as the Worldlord's comment. And the Emperor replies: “Weakness is denying reality. You advised me once to accept what I could not change. It was good advice.”<ref>''[[From Ruins (Fiction)\|From Ruins]]'', Chapter 15</ref>		Their first meeting after the Emperor's escape from the Worldlord's harem was at the naval station at Apex-East, just before the Emperor went on to demonstrate the shapechange, winning the duel to prove he was still Apex-Navy, and then, more formally, after that duel in his office. "He met his Emperor’s eyes without flinching despite their shared history. Had the Ambassador not uncovered the Worldlord’s secret flaw, the Emperor would never have suspected him of indecency."At this meeting, the Emperor asked him to bring as many of the system lords to the Emperor's banner as possible. When the Worldlord said that not enough might come, the Emperor said that he knew it was too late to save the Empire as it was. “You admit to weakness," as the Worldlord's comment. And the Emperor replies: “Weakness is denying reality. You advised me once to accept what I could not change. It was good advice.”<ref>''[[From Ruins (Fiction)\|From Ruins]]'', Chapter 15</ref>
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	* '''Mother''': a harem female		* '''Mother''': a harem female
	* '''Older Brother (deceased)''': Known first as Worldlord's Heir, then as Worldlord (briefly)		* '''Older Brother (deceased)''': Known first as Worldlord's Heir, then as Worldlord (briefly)
	* '''Children''': at least four sons and at least six grandchildren and cares about them.<ref name="oto-09" /> One of those sons, the second son, who was originally the head of the naval reserve fleet for the entirety of the Eastern sector<ref>''[[In Extremis (Fiction)\|In Extremis]]'', Chapter 20</ref>, is now[[ Hautsuun (Knife) \| the Knife]]. Another has a several estates on the Apex-East world, including one on the southern continent with a lucrative gem mine. <ref name="oto-09" />		* '''Children''': at least four sons and at least six grandchildren and cares about them.<ref name="oto-09" /> One of those sons, the second son, who was originally the head of the naval reserve fleet for the entirety of the Eastern sector<ref>''[[In Extremis (Fiction)\|In Extremis]]'', Chapter 20</ref>, is now[[ Hautsuun (Knife) \| the Knife]]. He has another son in the Navy as well.<ref name=":0" /> Another has a several estates on the Apex-East world, including one on the southern continent with a lucrative gem mine. <ref name="oto-09" />
	* Has no formal consorts, but a harem of females upon which he got those sons		* Has no formal consorts, but a harem of females upon which he got those sons

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	* calls Deputy-East/Hand 'huntbrother'		* calls Deputy-East/Hand 'huntbrother'
	* swears by the Dying Air		* swears by the Dying Air
	* drinks tea-wine		* drinks tea-wine; has good cellars, with strong drink in them
	* spoke badly accented Universal even before he met Lisinthir and the Emperor <ref name="oto-09" />		* spoke badly accented Universal even before he met Lisinthir and the Emperor <ref name="oto-09" />
			* Has a blue diamond that represents a favor from Lisinthir to him<ref>''[[From Ruins (Fiction)\|From Ruins]]'', Chapter 13</ref>
	* Has a thing for Karaka'An ballet dancers.		* Has a thing for Karaka'An ballet dancers.

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	When the Sword asked Deputy-East and the Worldlord to spy for them in Apex-East's system, the Worldlord sent the Emperor a message: "Sword. Deputy-East tells me it is time for us to choose sides. Ask your master, this, then: ‘Why you?'" The Emperor's response, which convinced the Worldlord to throw in with him, was: "I know three alien shapes, and all three of them were gifts. What have you learned? What do you want to?"<ref>''[[In Extremis (Fiction)\|In Extremis]]'', Chapter 17</ref>		When the Sword asked Deputy-East and the Worldlord to spy for them in Apex-East's system, the Worldlord sent the Emperor a message: "Sword. Deputy-East tells me it is time for us to choose sides. Ask your master, this, then: ‘Why you?'" The Emperor's response, which convinced the Worldlord to throw in with him, was: "I know three alien shapes, and all three of them were gifts. What have you learned? What do you want to?"<ref>''[[In Extremis (Fiction)\|In Extremis]]'', Chapter 17</ref>

			Their first meeting after the Emperor's escape from the Worldlord's harem was at the naval station at Apex-East, just before the Emperor went on to demonstrate the shapechange, winning the duel to prove he was still Apex-Navy, and then, more formally, after that duel in his office. "He met his Emperor’s eyes without flinching despite their shared history. Had the Ambassador not uncovered the Worldlord’s secret flaw, the Emperor would never have suspected him of indecency."At this meeting, the Emperor asked him to bring as many of the system lords to the Emperor's banner as possible. When the Worldlord said that not enough might come, the Emperor said that he knew it was too late to save the Empire as it was. “You admit to weakness," as the Worldlord's comment. And the Emperor replies: “Weakness is denying reality. You advised me once to accept what I could not change. It was good advice.”<ref>''[[From Ruins (Fiction)\|From Ruins]]'', Chapter 15</ref>

	Was surprised--and disconcerted--to be tapped by the Emperor to serve as Second, given their history. "I knew him as a slave. A slave who didn't return to punish me for the indignities he suffered at my hand." <ref name="mp-des-01" />		Was surprised--and disconcerted--to be tapped by the Emperor to serve as Second, given their history. "I knew him as a slave. A slave who didn't return to punish me for the indignities he suffered at my hand." <ref name="mp-des-01" />

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	Supposedly the last time he woke up in a gel tank prior to his fight for the second pillow was 'some two decades ago.'<ref name="mp-des-04">''[[ Major Pieces (Fiction) \| Major Pieces]]'', "Deserving," Chapter 4</ref>		Supposedly the last time he woke up in a gel tank prior to his fight for the second pillow was 'some two decades ago.'<ref name="mp-des-04">''[[ Major Pieces (Fiction) \| Major Pieces]]'', "Deserving," Chapter 4</ref>

	===Family===		===Family and Relationships===

	* Father: Former Apex-East Worldlord		* '''Father''': Former Apex-East Worldlord
	* Mother: a harem female		* '''Mother''': a harem female
	* Older Brother (deceased): Known first as Worldlord's Heir, then as Worldlord (briefly)		* '''Older Brother (deceased)''': Known first as Worldlord's Heir, then as Worldlord (briefly)
	* Children: at least four sons and at least six grandchildren and cares about them.<ref name="oto-09" /> One of those sons, the second son, who was originally the head of the naval reserve fleet for the entirety of the Eastern sector<ref>''[[In Extremis (Fiction)\|In Extremis]]'', Chapter 20</ref>, is now[[ Hautsuun (Knife) \| the Knife]]. Another has a several estates on the Apex-East world, including one on the southern continent with a lucrative gem mine. <ref name="oto-09" />		* '''Children''': at least four sons and at least six grandchildren and cares about them.<ref name="oto-09" /> One of those sons, the second son, who was originally the head of the naval reserve fleet for the entirety of the Eastern sector<ref>''[[In Extremis (Fiction)\|In Extremis]]'', Chapter 20</ref>, is now[[ Hautsuun (Knife) \| the Knife]]. Another has a several estates on the Apex-East world, including one on the southern continent with a lucrative gem mine. <ref name="oto-09" />
	* Has no formal consorts, but a harem of females upon which he got those sons		* Has no formal consorts, but a harem of females upon which he got those sons

	===Second and Simone===		==== Second and Simone ====
	<pre>		<pre>
	“I told you what I believed to be the truth,” Lisinthir said. “And discovered that in your own slave annex you had the expertise to confirm my suppositions.” When the Worldlord stared at him, mouth working, Lisinthir finished, “In your own slave annex. If you had allowed Andrea to minister to her immediately, you might have delayed her death.”		“I told you what I believed to be the truth,” Lisinthir said. “And discovered that in your own slave annex you had the expertise to confirm my suppositions.” When the Worldlord stared at him, mouth working, Lisinthir finished, “In your own slave annex. If you had allowed Andrea to minister to her immediately, you might have delayed her death.”

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	The particular [[Worldlord (Title) \|Worldlord]] who first enslaved the Emperor and then became his ally.		The particular [[Worldlord (Title) \|Worldlord]] who first enslaved the Emperor and then became his ally.
	==Appearance and Personality==		==Appearance and Personality==
	Larger than the average Chatcaavan, with an impressive breadth of chest and wings of a size. His face has the blunted end of a traditional axehead, but unlike the [[Admiral-Offense]] he lacks the slope of the ideal. Confident without being brash.<ref name="oto-09">''[[ Only the Open (Fiction) \| Only the Open]]'', Chapter 9</ref> He has golden eyes.<ref name="mp-des-01">''[[ Major Pieces (Fiction) \| Major Pieces]]'', "Deserving," Chapter 1</ref>		Larger than the average Chatcaavan, with an impressive breadth of chest and wings of a size. His face has the blunted end of a traditional axehead, but unlike the [[Admiral-Offense]] he lacks the slope of the ideal. Confident without being brash.<ref name="oto-09">''[[ Only the Open (Fiction) \| Only the Open]]'', Chapter 9</ref> He has golden eyes.<ref name="mp-des-01">''[[ Major Pieces (Fiction) \| Major Pieces]]'', "Deserving," Chapter 1</ref> Deputy-East characterized him as "a male of supreme and quiet assurance, but also a sire several times over, and of offspring he had taken a personal interest in rearing."<ref>''[[In Extremis (Fiction)\|In Extremis]]'', Chapter 15</ref> His second son says of him: "My sire is… eccentric. We trust him, but do not always understand him."<ref>''[[In Extremis (Fiction)\|In Extremis]]'', Chapter 22</ref>

	He is more relaxed in his position as Second than he was in his position as Worldlord. <ref name="mp-des-01" />		He is more relaxed in his position as Second than he was in his position as Worldlord. <ref name="mp-des-01" />
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	=== Recent History ===		=== Recent History ===
	Then a summary of the events of ~~Only~~ the ~~Open~~.		Then a summary of the events of the war.

			When the Sword asked Deputy-East and the Worldlord to spy for them in Apex-East's system, the Worldlord sent the Emperor a message: "Sword. Deputy-East tells me it is time for us to choose sides. Ask your master, this, then: ‘Why you?'" The Emperor's response, which convinced the Worldlord to throw in with him, was: "I know three alien shapes, and all three of them were gifts. What have you learned? What do you want to?"<ref>''[[In Extremis (Fiction)\|In Extremis]]'', Chapter 17</ref>

	Was surprised--and disconcerted--to be tapped by the Emperor to serve as Second, given their history. "I knew him as a slave. A slave who didn't return to punish me for the indignities he suffered at my hand." <ref name="mp-des-01" />		Was surprised--and disconcerted--to be tapped by the Emperor to serve as Second, given their history. "I knew him as a slave. A slave who didn't return to punish me for the indignities he suffered at my hand." <ref name="mp-des-01" />
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	* Mother: a harem female		* Mother: a harem female
	* Older Brother (deceased): Known first as Worldlord's Heir, then as Worldlord (briefly)		* Older Brother (deceased): Known first as Worldlord's Heir, then as Worldlord (briefly)
	* Children: at least four sons and at least six grandchildren and cares about them.<ref name="oto-09" /> One of those sons is now[[ Hautsuun (Knife) \| the Knife]]. Another has a several estates on the Apex-East world, including one on the southern continent with a lucrative gem mine. <ref name="oto-09" />		* Children: at least four sons and at least six grandchildren and cares about them.<ref name="oto-09" /> One of those sons, the second son, who was originally the head of the naval reserve fleet for the entirety of the Eastern sector<ref>''[[In Extremis (Fiction)\|In Extremis]]'', Chapter 20</ref>, is now[[ Hautsuun (Knife) \| the Knife]]. Another has a several estates on the Apex-East world, including one on the southern continent with a lucrative gem mine. <ref name="oto-09" />
	* Has no formal consorts, but a harem of females upon which he got those sons		* Has no formal consorts, but a harem of females upon which he got those sons

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	~~Something here about how he came to end up the Worldlord of Apex-East.~~

			=== Early History ===
			The Worldlord's sire was also the Worldlord of Apex-East, who raised his two sons to power. The male who would become Kauvauc's Second was the second son, and was being trained to enter the Navy, and in fact, began a career in the staff side of the Navy. "It is necessary," his father said, "that we have ties into both sides, the system lords and the navy, because they are the loci of power in the Empire."

			But this sire died untimely, assassinated by a male who wanted his position, and who died to the Worldlord-to-be's older brother, who took their father's position. He managed that enterprise not much longer and then died to the next challenger. His younger brother killed that male, and became the new Worldlord.

			=== Recent History ===
	Then a summary of the events of Only the Open.		Then a summary of the events of Only the Open.

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	===Family===		===Family===
	~~Has~~ at least four sons and at least six grandchildren and cares about them.<ref name="oto-09" /> One of those sons is now [[ Hautsuun (Knife) \| the Knife]]. Another has a several estates on the Apex-East world, including one on the southern continent with a lucrative gem mine. <ref name="oto-09" />
			* Father: Former Apex-East Worldlord
			* Mother: a harem female
			* Older Brother (deceased): Known first as Worldlord's Heir, then as Worldlord (briefly)
			* Children: at least four sons and at least six grandchildren and cares about them.<ref name="oto-09" /> One of those sons is now[[ Hautsuun (Knife) \| the Knife]]. Another has a several estates on the Apex-East world, including one on the southern continent with a lucrative gem mine. <ref name="oto-09" />
			* Has no formal consorts, but a harem of females upon which he got those sons

	===Second and Simone===		===Second and Simone===