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The [[Harat-Shar]] author of the 'good' Eldritch romances. Related to [[Sellelvi]] (the 'many times great-granddaughter' <ref>''[[Girl on Fire (Fiction) |Girl on Fire]]'', | The [[Harat-Shar]] author of the 'good' [[Eldritch]] romances. | ||
==Appearance and Personality== | |||
An older woman with spots on her fading fur, white head-hair, and wrinkles in the skin around her eyes. Has yellowed fangs and arching whiskers.<ref name="ear-pt2" /> | |||
She picked out a surname to create an author identity, so "Felger" is a pen name, not a family indicator. | |||
==Biography== | |||
It's implied in several stories that [[Liolesa]] has asked Felger to write stories that might obscure the truth about the Eldritch. ("I don't read novels. I commission them to be written. [...] Because it suits me to have many, many stories about Eldritch circulating that are wrong in nearly every detail"<ref name="fc-19">''[[Farmer's Crown (Fiction) |Farmer's Crown]],'' Chapter 19</ref>; and Briana KeepsFaith: "those books are obviously Felger's attempt to add to the halo of misinformation around the Eldritch."<ref name="gof-09" />) | |||
Met [[Reese]] when she was reluctantly visiting [[Harat-Sharii]]. When she found out that Reese had her own immediate contact with the Eldritch, she invited her to dinner, and after dinner, showed her a folio of handpainted images of [[Sellelvi]] and [[Fasianyl Mina Jisiensire]].<ref name="ear-pt2">''[[Earthrise (Fiction) |Earthrise]],'' Part Two</ref> | |||
She chose to join the raft of Harat-Shariin relatives starting the new colony of [[Chalice]] with Araelis, and arrived early to Escutcheon, in advance of the majority who were about a week behind her, during the holiday (Reese's first on Escutcheon). <ref name="rph-11">''[[A Rose Point Holiday (Fiction) |A Rose Point Holiday]]'', Chapter 11</ref> After her arrival, she started sending messages to Sediryl, reporting on Araelis's health, and the growth and health of her son.<ref name="fc-08">''[[Farmer's Crown (Fiction) | Farmer's Crown]]'', Chapter 8</ref> | |||
Felger is also paying taxes to her new nation, having insisted her income should be subject to local taxation. "Someone had attempted to explain that the Eldritch’s quasi-feudalism didn’t work on the same principles as the economic system from which she’d emigrated, but the Harat-Shar had shrugged it off and pointed out that as an old woman without skills useful to building a colony, she might as well contribute in the form of money. And Felger’s romances earned a surprising amount."<ref name="fc-08" /> | |||
===Family=== | |||
* Related to [[Sellelvi]] (the 'many times great-granddaughter', and so technically a part of House Jisiensire <ref name="gof-09">''[[Girl on Fire (Fiction) |Girl on Fire]]'', Chapter 9</ref>). | |||
* Has a niece named Shelya, who keeps house for her.<ref name="ear-pt2" /> | |||
==Quotes== | |||
* “But they are as mysterious,” Natalie said. “Imagine it, though. If you live as long as they do, why bother getting to the point of anything?” She wrinkled her nose. “It makes writing the sex scenes hard. That’s why I never write a book about two Eldritch. We’d be dead before the triumphant part with the birth of the heir.”<ref name="ear-pt2" /> | |||
* "The paintings have come home at last, and so have we. I’m glad it happened while I’m still young enough to enjoy it." <ref name="rph-11" /> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
* One of Felger's contributions to the misinformation about the Eldritch was the idea that their homeworld had been destroyed, and that they had become a migratory people, scattered and forever seeking a place to live. This was a significant contribution to [[Eldritch#The_Veil |the Veil]] and helped the Eldritch obscure the location of their home planet for generations, since the urban legend became accepted as truth by a great many. <ref name="gof-09" /> | |||
* "Felger" is a pen name. Like many Harat-Shar, Natalie goes by her first name primarily. | |||
===Body Language=== | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:43, 26 June 2022
The Harat-Shar author of the 'good' Eldritch romances.
Appearance and Personality
An older woman with spots on her fading fur, white head-hair, and wrinkles in the skin around her eyes. Has yellowed fangs and arching whiskers.[1]
She picked out a surname to create an author identity, so "Felger" is a pen name, not a family indicator.
Biography
It's implied in several stories that Liolesa has asked Felger to write stories that might obscure the truth about the Eldritch. ("I don't read novels. I commission them to be written. [...] Because it suits me to have many, many stories about Eldritch circulating that are wrong in nearly every detail"[2]; and Briana KeepsFaith: "those books are obviously Felger's attempt to add to the halo of misinformation around the Eldritch."[3])
Met Reese when she was reluctantly visiting Harat-Sharii. When she found out that Reese had her own immediate contact with the Eldritch, she invited her to dinner, and after dinner, showed her a folio of handpainted images of Sellelvi and Fasianyl Mina Jisiensire.[1]
She chose to join the raft of Harat-Shariin relatives starting the new colony of Chalice with Araelis, and arrived early to Escutcheon, in advance of the majority who were about a week behind her, during the holiday (Reese's first on Escutcheon). [4] After her arrival, she started sending messages to Sediryl, reporting on Araelis's health, and the growth and health of her son.[5]
Felger is also paying taxes to her new nation, having insisted her income should be subject to local taxation. "Someone had attempted to explain that the Eldritch’s quasi-feudalism didn’t work on the same principles as the economic system from which she’d emigrated, but the Harat-Shar had shrugged it off and pointed out that as an old woman without skills useful to building a colony, she might as well contribute in the form of money. And Felger’s romances earned a surprising amount."[5]
Family
- Related to Sellelvi (the 'many times great-granddaughter', and so technically a part of House Jisiensire [3]).
- Has a niece named Shelya, who keeps house for her.[1]
Quotes
- “But they are as mysterious,” Natalie said. “Imagine it, though. If you live as long as they do, why bother getting to the point of anything?” She wrinkled her nose. “It makes writing the sex scenes hard. That’s why I never write a book about two Eldritch. We’d be dead before the triumphant part with the birth of the heir.”[1]
- "The paintings have come home at last, and so have we. I’m glad it happened while I’m still young enough to enjoy it." [4]
Trivia
- One of Felger's contributions to the misinformation about the Eldritch was the idea that their homeworld had been destroyed, and that they had become a migratory people, scattered and forever seeking a place to live. This was a significant contribution to the Veil and helped the Eldritch obscure the location of their home planet for generations, since the urban legend became accepted as truth by a great many. [3]
- "Felger" is a pen name. Like many Harat-Shar, Natalie goes by her first name primarily.
Body Language
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Earthrise, Part Two
- ↑ Farmer's Crown, Chapter 19
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Girl on Fire, Chapter 9
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A Rose Point Holiday, Chapter 11
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Farmer's Crown, Chapter 8