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[[File:Illo-FasiSellelvi.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Sellelvi helps Fasianyl dress.]] | [[File:Illo-FasiSellelvi.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Sellelvi helps [[Fasianyl Mina Jisiensire|Fasianyl]] dress.]] | ||
The famous pard who became friends with [[Fasianyl Mina Jisiensire]]. | The famous pard who became friends with [[Fasianyl Mina Jisiensire]]. Her arrival to the Eldritch court is a significant event in [[Eldritch#Sellelvi|Eldritch History]]. | ||
==Appearance and Personality== | ==Appearance and Personality== | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Born either in an orbital habitat or a ship, and a follower of a very minor splinter sect of the Harat- | Born in 168 BA either in an orbital habitat or a ship, and a follower of the [[Harat-Shariin_Religions#Minor_Sects|shipguides]], a very minor splinter sect of the Harat-Shar.<ref>"My True Love Gave to Me," ''[[Sleigh Bells and Starships (Fiction)|Sleigh Bells and Starships]]''</ref> She still had homeworld mores, since she had one set of grandparents who'd been born there, and several other family members--the Roshka train kept the polygamous habits of the homeworld. Her father specialized in foodstuff trade which is how Liolesa got involved with him; it was through that relationship that Sellelvi got her opportunity to visit Escutcheon; Afanasi asked if his daughter could visit, because she'd expressed interest in the Eldritch after learning about her father's trade with them. | ||
She was 23 at the time she visited Escutcheon. | |||
At the time of Reese Eddings's first visit to Escutcheon, Sellelvi's arrival to the summer court was the last time an alien showed up at Ontine for "some two centuries."<ref name="rp-03"><i>[[Rose Point (Fiction) | Rose Point]],</i> Part Three</ref> | At the time of Reese Eddings's first visit to Escutcheon, Sellelvi's arrival to the summer court was the last time an alien showed up at Ontine for "some two centuries."<ref name="rp-03"><i>[[Rose Point (Fiction) | Rose Point]],</i> Part Three</ref> | ||
Sellelvi was made a part of Jisiensire via a rite that was created specifically for her situation, involving an overnight vigil in a chapel, with a hallucinogen meant to allow the witnessing Eldritch to touch her mind and evaluate it for suitability (five are required). This rite was created by Liolesa with the help of the Church. <ref name="fm"><i>[[Family (Fiction) | Family]]</i></ref> | Sellelvi was made a part of Jisiensire via a rite that was created specifically for her situation, involving an overnight vigil in a chapel, with a hallucinogen meant to allow the witnessing Eldritch to touch her mind and evaluate it for suitability (five are required). This rite was created by Liolesa with the help of the Church. <ref name="fm"><i>[[Family (Fiction) | Family]]</i></ref> | ||
===Timeline=== | |||
* Born in 168 BA (after the discovery of the Chatcaava; that was the nearest major event in history). | |||
* Went to Escutcheon at the age of 23, in 191 BA. | |||
* Died in 281 BA at the age of 113, after starting an enormous family that would one day produce [[Natalie Felger]]. | |||
==Legacy== | |||
===The Folio=== | ===The Folio=== | ||
One of Fasianyl's suitors is responsible for painting a series of portraits of her and Sellelvi. (He was a portrait painter, which suggested he was somewhat lower in station than her--perhaps a bootless son or cousin from an impoverished house).<ref name="rp-03" /> | One of Fasianyl's suitors is responsible for painting a series of portraits of her and Sellelvi. (He was a portrait painter, which suggested he was somewhat lower in station than her--perhaps a bootless son or cousin from an impoverished house).<ref name="rp-03" /> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:45, 1 December 2024
The famous pard who became friends with Fasianyl Mina Jisiensire. Her arrival to the Eldritch court is a significant event in Eldritch History.
Appearance and Personality
A member of the leopard intrarace within the Harat-Shar.
Biography
Born in 168 BA either in an orbital habitat or a ship, and a follower of the shipguides, a very minor splinter sect of the Harat-Shar.[1] She still had homeworld mores, since she had one set of grandparents who'd been born there, and several other family members--the Roshka train kept the polygamous habits of the homeworld. Her father specialized in foodstuff trade which is how Liolesa got involved with him; it was through that relationship that Sellelvi got her opportunity to visit Escutcheon; Afanasi asked if his daughter could visit, because she'd expressed interest in the Eldritch after learning about her father's trade with them.
She was 23 at the time she visited Escutcheon.
At the time of Reese Eddings's first visit to Escutcheon, Sellelvi's arrival to the summer court was the last time an alien showed up at Ontine for "some two centuries."[2]
Sellelvi was made a part of Jisiensire via a rite that was created specifically for her situation, involving an overnight vigil in a chapel, with a hallucinogen meant to allow the witnessing Eldritch to touch her mind and evaluate it for suitability (five are required). This rite was created by Liolesa with the help of the Church. [3]
Timeline
- Born in 168 BA (after the discovery of the Chatcaava; that was the nearest major event in history).
- Went to Escutcheon at the age of 23, in 191 BA.
- Died in 281 BA at the age of 113, after starting an enormous family that would one day produce Natalie Felger.
Legacy
The Folio
One of Fasianyl's suitors is responsible for painting a series of portraits of her and Sellelvi. (He was a portrait painter, which suggested he was somewhat lower in station than her--perhaps a bootless son or cousin from an impoverished house).[2]
A soft leather folio, dark blue, longer than a forearm but narrower than expected. Smells of paint and ink and paper. The paint is "vibrant" with "jewel-rich" hues, and smells of oils.
Twenty-two images, intimate but pastoral, not sexual, of Sellelvi and Fasianyl engaged in normal activities, like Sellelvi listening to Fasianyl reading aloud from a book while they sit together on a day bed.
The folio of paintings ended up in the care of Natalie Felger's family "over a hundred years" prior to Reese Eddings seeing them on Harat-Sharii.[4]
Quotes
Trivia
References
- ↑ "My True Love Gave to Me," Sleigh Bells and Starships
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rose Point, Part Three
- ↑ Family
- ↑ Earthrise, Part Two