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Slaed Taevarion
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Scion of the House of Wolves[/fancybox4]
IDENTIFICATION: Saled Taevarion
AGE: 52 GALACTIC STANDARD MEASURE
COMPLEXION: Fair
HAIR: Silver (PREVIOUSLY BLONDE)
EYES: Metallic Blue
HOMEWORLD: Onderon
POLITICAL AFFILIATION: House Taevarion of the Kingdom of Onderon
Galactic Republic (PROXY)
FAMILIAL POSITION: Second-eldest son
FACTION OF ALLEGIANCE: Czerka Corporation
ARISTOCRATIC HERITAGE: Archcount
CORPORATE RANK: Special Executive; Risk Assessment Specialist (Analysis, Evaluation and Mitigation)
FAMILY AND ANCESTRY: Morden Taevarion FATHER
Ayriel Taevarion (née Vaklu) MOTHER
Draevin Taevarion FIRSTBORN / ELDER BROTHER (DISOWNED)
Slaed Taevarion SECOND SON
Eris Dendup (née Taevarion) YOUNGER SISTER
Triseyra Rash (née Taevarion) YOUNGER SISTER
Paetre Taevarion YOUNGER BROTHER / YOUNGEST SIBLING
Galatea Kira WIFE
Ramsay Dendup BROTHER-IN-LAW
Kurriv Rash BROTHER-IN-LAW
Leila Taevarion (née Bonteri) SISTER-IN-LAW
FAMILIAL POLITICAL TIES:
House Taevarion–The House of Wolves
Scion of the House of Wolves[/fancybox4]
IDENTIFICATION: Saled Taevarion
AGE: 52 GALACTIC STANDARD MEASURE
COMPLEXION: Fair
HAIR: Silver (PREVIOUSLY BLONDE)
EYES: Metallic Blue
HOMEWORLD: Onderon
POLITICAL AFFILIATION: House Taevarion of the Kingdom of Onderon
Galactic Republic (PROXY)
FAMILIAL POSITION: Second-eldest son
FACTION OF ALLEGIANCE: Czerka Corporation
ARISTOCRATIC HERITAGE: Archcount
CORPORATE RANK: Special Executive; Risk Assessment Specialist (Analysis, Evaluation and Mitigation)
FAMILY AND ANCESTRY: Morden Taevarion FATHER
Ayriel Taevarion (née Vaklu) MOTHER
Draevin Taevarion FIRSTBORN / ELDER BROTHER (DISOWNED)
Slaed Taevarion SECOND SON
Eris Dendup (née Taevarion) YOUNGER SISTER
Triseyra Rash (née Taevarion) YOUNGER SISTER
Paetre Taevarion YOUNGER BROTHER / YOUNGEST SIBLING
Galatea Kira WIFE
Ramsay Dendup BROTHER-IN-LAW
Kurriv Rash BROTHER-IN-LAW
Leila Taevarion (née Bonteri) SISTER-IN-LAW
FAMILIAL POLITICAL TIES:
House Taevarion–The House of Wolves
House Vaklu–The House of Storms (via marriage of Morden Taevarion to Ayriel Vaklu)
House Kira–The House of Paladins (via marriage of Slaed Taevarion to Galatea Kira)
House Dendup–The House of Kings (via marriage of Eris Taevarion to Ramsay Dendup)
House Rash–The House of Judges (via marriage of Triseyra Taevarion to Kurriv Rash)
House Bonteri–The House of Glass (via marriage of Paetre Taevarion to Leila Bonteri)
House Kira–The House of Paladins (via marriage of Slaed Taevarion to Galatea Kira)
House Dendup–The House of Kings (via marriage of Eris Taevarion to Ramsay Dendup)
House Rash–The House of Judges (via marriage of Triseyra Taevarion to Kurriv Rash)
House Bonteri–The House of Glass (via marriage of Paetre Taevarion to Leila Bonteri)
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Chapter I: Early Life in the
Crimson Palace[/fancybox4]
"Born on Onderon, raised in Iziz, and the patriarch of the House of Wolves, Slaed Taevarion was born into a household, and a culture, that prized firstborns above all else. As a "second son", a unique title specially 'gifted' to the second-born child of noble families, much of Slaed's childhood consisted of neglect. With little attention from his family, specifically his parents, Slaed was raised with strong and deep-reaching feelings of inferiority and spite.
As a child of the House of Taevarion, Slaed was raised in the Crimson Palace, where he received his private education. His father, Mordren, took a unique interest in his two oldest sons, often pitting one against the other, vying for their parents attention, affections and proof of worthiness to the family name. Almost ritualistically, Slaed would lose to his older brother, Draevin. When it came to presentation, Draevin seemed to be all that Slaed was not. Driven, focused, charismatic and with an alluring personality. As he grew older, Slaed understandably grew to despise his brother, who always seemed to have what he desired. Influence, connections, approval and even luck. What little respite Slaed experienced often came from the minimal affections of his mother, Ayriel. When feeling crushed in spirit, Slaed's mother would draw him out just enough to motivate himself to push himself back up the rest of the way. Although he did not, or rather, could not believe her, Slaed's mother promised him what they did to him and Draevin was for the benefit of both, and that they would learn to understand it later in life.
Like ceremony, Slaed and Draevin were pitted against one another, and then separated, growing without contact from each other. In the interim, Slaed was often committed to his studies, ranging from economics and mathematics, to sociology and psychology and beyond. Fascinated by the mind, its manipulation and functions, Slaed studied cultures, societies and civilizations, both of the present and of times past. It was during this time, that Slaed discovered what he imagined to be his first true advantage against the many possessed by his elder brother; his own eidetic memory. Whatever words, sounds, images or information he'd process, Slaed would always be able to recall them with perfect accuracy and clarity. A tactile learner, Slaed found that he had a naturally strategic mind, able to process information and dictate a course of action based on the facts and suppositions he'd recollect and formulate.
During this time, Slaed discovered an additional advantage he held over his brother. Slaed was the "second son", but he was far from alone among the children of the House of Wolves. By this time of his life, Slaed already had two younger sisters. Draevin was the firstborn, loved and approved of by their parents. But while neglected as he was, Slaed's sisters, Eris and Triseyra, were never subjected to the often demeaning and humiliating rivalries forced upon Slaed. This in turn generated sympathy among his siblings, which Slaed was able to use to create friendships between himself and his sisters; something Draevin himself lacked.
Well into his adolescent years, Slaed progressed from boyhood. As a young man, albeit not yet an adult, the second son continued to expand his knowledge and experience. During this period, Slaed was almost insatiable in his craving for understanding, particularly when it came to examinations of psychological reactions, conditioning and manipulation. What made one angry? What made one sad? How does one elicit those reactions? How could one predict or control where and why such feelings would be projected? It was like a puzzle for Slaed, and he thrived on it. As was usual, in time, Slaed was sent back to contest with his brother, where he inevitably failed once more. Draevin had much of what Slaed needed to succeed in what their father viewed as valuable competitiveness, but was little more than a moron. A charismatic moron, but an idiot nonetheless.
Wasteful, frivolous, debauched and flamboyant, Draevin had indulged in the most privileged of lifestyles the vast Kingdom of Onderon had to offer. He was worthless as a man and as a heir, with his connections and friendships providing his only, if overwhelming in his parents eyes, redemption. He knew others that could get done what needed to be done. He knew how to make things happen, who to go to and how efficiently they could do it. And Slaed, for all his aptitude, little-to-nothing. No powerbase, no realm of influence or friendship. He needed to formulate his own, that much was certain, but time and again he'd failed. It was only through the counsel of Triseyra, his younger sister, that the still-teenage Slaed happened upon an alternative concept of competing with his brother. Draevin held advantages over him. In fact, he was superior in almost every way that would matter to their father and their mother. But it would not be in the same venue as his brother."
Chapter I: Early Life in the
Crimson Palace[/fancybox4]
"Born on Onderon, raised in Iziz, and the patriarch of the House of Wolves, Slaed Taevarion was born into a household, and a culture, that prized firstborns above all else. As a "second son", a unique title specially 'gifted' to the second-born child of noble families, much of Slaed's childhood consisted of neglect. With little attention from his family, specifically his parents, Slaed was raised with strong and deep-reaching feelings of inferiority and spite.
As a child of the House of Taevarion, Slaed was raised in the Crimson Palace, where he received his private education. His father, Mordren, took a unique interest in his two oldest sons, often pitting one against the other, vying for their parents attention, affections and proof of worthiness to the family name. Almost ritualistically, Slaed would lose to his older brother, Draevin. When it came to presentation, Draevin seemed to be all that Slaed was not. Driven, focused, charismatic and with an alluring personality. As he grew older, Slaed understandably grew to despise his brother, who always seemed to have what he desired. Influence, connections, approval and even luck. What little respite Slaed experienced often came from the minimal affections of his mother, Ayriel. When feeling crushed in spirit, Slaed's mother would draw him out just enough to motivate himself to push himself back up the rest of the way. Although he did not, or rather, could not believe her, Slaed's mother promised him what they did to him and Draevin was for the benefit of both, and that they would learn to understand it later in life.
Like ceremony, Slaed and Draevin were pitted against one another, and then separated, growing without contact from each other. In the interim, Slaed was often committed to his studies, ranging from economics and mathematics, to sociology and psychology and beyond. Fascinated by the mind, its manipulation and functions, Slaed studied cultures, societies and civilizations, both of the present and of times past. It was during this time, that Slaed discovered what he imagined to be his first true advantage against the many possessed by his elder brother; his own eidetic memory. Whatever words, sounds, images or information he'd process, Slaed would always be able to recall them with perfect accuracy and clarity. A tactile learner, Slaed found that he had a naturally strategic mind, able to process information and dictate a course of action based on the facts and suppositions he'd recollect and formulate.
During this time, Slaed discovered an additional advantage he held over his brother. Slaed was the "second son", but he was far from alone among the children of the House of Wolves. By this time of his life, Slaed already had two younger sisters. Draevin was the firstborn, loved and approved of by their parents. But while neglected as he was, Slaed's sisters, Eris and Triseyra, were never subjected to the often demeaning and humiliating rivalries forced upon Slaed. This in turn generated sympathy among his siblings, which Slaed was able to use to create friendships between himself and his sisters; something Draevin himself lacked.
Well into his adolescent years, Slaed progressed from boyhood. As a young man, albeit not yet an adult, the second son continued to expand his knowledge and experience. During this period, Slaed was almost insatiable in his craving for understanding, particularly when it came to examinations of psychological reactions, conditioning and manipulation. What made one angry? What made one sad? How does one elicit those reactions? How could one predict or control where and why such feelings would be projected? It was like a puzzle for Slaed, and he thrived on it. As was usual, in time, Slaed was sent back to contest with his brother, where he inevitably failed once more. Draevin had much of what Slaed needed to succeed in what their father viewed as valuable competitiveness, but was little more than a moron. A charismatic moron, but an idiot nonetheless.
Wasteful, frivolous, debauched and flamboyant, Draevin had indulged in the most privileged of lifestyles the vast Kingdom of Onderon had to offer. He was worthless as a man and as a heir, with his connections and friendships providing his only, if overwhelming in his parents eyes, redemption. He knew others that could get done what needed to be done. He knew how to make things happen, who to go to and how efficiently they could do it. And Slaed, for all his aptitude, little-to-nothing. No powerbase, no realm of influence or friendship. He needed to formulate his own, that much was certain, but time and again he'd failed. It was only through the counsel of Triseyra, his younger sister, that the still-teenage Slaed happened upon an alternative concept of competing with his brother. Draevin held advantages over him. In fact, he was superior in almost every way that would matter to their father and their mother. But it would not be in the same venue as his brother."
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Chapter II: The Firstborn and
the Second Son[/fancybox4]
"Draevin, for all his fecklessness, had strengths that Slaed didn't. But by the same token, so too did Slaed have traits that he could use against his brother. Using his sisters, who all too often were able to watch and see unnoticed by their eldest brother, to identify who Draevin would talk to, when he would do it and where. Slowly, Slaed began watching his brother's movements and categorizing them, by day, by hour, by pattern and by person. Slaed had begun to establish a new tactic, one that would allow him to rival his brother, and another that would allow him to deconstruct him. It was then that Slaed had begun planting the seeds for a network, one that would eventually fester, grow and evolve into the Centrality.
Slaed was a young adult when he first began to strengthen his arm. There was no shortage of potential allies and strengths on Onderon, but there was also no shortages of betrayal, especially in the realm of nobles. Treachery was their air, and betrayal their blood. Trust was for the foolish, the naive and the gullible. If he was going to attain power, influence, he had to seize it. And he had conspired a way to help him do that. In truth, it was as dangerous as playing with fire, but Slaed was determined to follow through on it. Information was a deadly weapon in the correct hands. Even in the hands of the clumsy, it could be a potent device.
Dark secrets and the filth in the lives of the highborn were in high supply, as were they always. And it all began with the common bloods, the ordinary and the usual. Nobles seldom treated those in their charge with dignity or respect as equals. Seldom bearing the secrecy and hesitance of nobles when it came to their necessities, it took little effort for Slaed to discover the needs of those working as the help. And with those discoveries came opportunities. In exchange for services rendered, almost exclusively financial, Slaed would request seemingly inconsequential information. But gathered from the many over a single individual, then the pieces formed a much greater picture, and such was what Slaed could use as leverage.
In a matter of months, Slaed had 'acquired' a number of allies from financial firms, military institutions and governmental establishments. From Kurriv Rash of the judicially-centered House of Judges, with whom Slaed had agreed to eliminate loose ends of a debauched past, to Boruk Kira of the military-based House of Paladins, with whom promises of illicit transactions were assured, Slaed formed his own web of powerful individuals. However, none were greater a prize than Ramsay Dendup of Onderon's royal House of Kings. The more valuable and important a potential ally, the more 'benevolently' Slaed would deal with them. And in so doing, Slaed would learn of his allies' needs, and through their needs, their weaknesses. Indeed, even Slaed himself had never suspected Ramsay's concealed sociopathic tendencies and needs.
Although he'd accomplished much and made great strides in forming his own powerbase, Slaed's endeavors took him beyond Iziz's walls, and indeed to the farthest reaches of the Onderonian Kingdom. Between covert dealings with black markets and outright ties forged with organization criminal elements, Slaed descended into dealing with all manner of underworld venues, with information being his only currency for exchanges. It was during this time that Slaed's endeavors even brought him to galactic marvels, like Chandrila, Coruscant, and particularly too with Alderaan.
Using guile, deception, cunning and secrecy, Slaed staved off his elder brother's notice for as long as he reasonably could before drawing his attention. Draevin was a fool, but even a fool would notice a bleeding wound. And if not him, then those still allied to him would, as Draevin's interests and well-being had become intertwined with their own. He was their strength as much, if not moreso, their weakness. Slaed exploitations and expeditions had reached a fever pitch by the time he'd returned to the Crimson Palace for a business meeting between the House of Wolves and the House of Glass, forcing him to shed feigned innocence on several of his machinations. Predictably infuriated and brazen in his confidence, Draevin and Slaed entered a contest of their own making. In accordance to their father's ideals, when two sides are revealed to be of parallel measure, one must be destroyed for the other to stand. There was no question to either that the brothers' war had begun."
Chapter II: The Firstborn and
the Second Son[/fancybox4]
"Draevin, for all his fecklessness, had strengths that Slaed didn't. But by the same token, so too did Slaed have traits that he could use against his brother. Using his sisters, who all too often were able to watch and see unnoticed by their eldest brother, to identify who Draevin would talk to, when he would do it and where. Slowly, Slaed began watching his brother's movements and categorizing them, by day, by hour, by pattern and by person. Slaed had begun to establish a new tactic, one that would allow him to rival his brother, and another that would allow him to deconstruct him. It was then that Slaed had begun planting the seeds for a network, one that would eventually fester, grow and evolve into the Centrality.
Slaed was a young adult when he first began to strengthen his arm. There was no shortage of potential allies and strengths on Onderon, but there was also no shortages of betrayal, especially in the realm of nobles. Treachery was their air, and betrayal their blood. Trust was for the foolish, the naive and the gullible. If he was going to attain power, influence, he had to seize it. And he had conspired a way to help him do that. In truth, it was as dangerous as playing with fire, but Slaed was determined to follow through on it. Information was a deadly weapon in the correct hands. Even in the hands of the clumsy, it could be a potent device.
Dark secrets and the filth in the lives of the highborn were in high supply, as were they always. And it all began with the common bloods, the ordinary and the usual. Nobles seldom treated those in their charge with dignity or respect as equals. Seldom bearing the secrecy and hesitance of nobles when it came to their necessities, it took little effort for Slaed to discover the needs of those working as the help. And with those discoveries came opportunities. In exchange for services rendered, almost exclusively financial, Slaed would request seemingly inconsequential information. But gathered from the many over a single individual, then the pieces formed a much greater picture, and such was what Slaed could use as leverage.
In a matter of months, Slaed had 'acquired' a number of allies from financial firms, military institutions and governmental establishments. From Kurriv Rash of the judicially-centered House of Judges, with whom Slaed had agreed to eliminate loose ends of a debauched past, to Boruk Kira of the military-based House of Paladins, with whom promises of illicit transactions were assured, Slaed formed his own web of powerful individuals. However, none were greater a prize than Ramsay Dendup of Onderon's royal House of Kings. The more valuable and important a potential ally, the more 'benevolently' Slaed would deal with them. And in so doing, Slaed would learn of his allies' needs, and through their needs, their weaknesses. Indeed, even Slaed himself had never suspected Ramsay's concealed sociopathic tendencies and needs.
Although he'd accomplished much and made great strides in forming his own powerbase, Slaed's endeavors took him beyond Iziz's walls, and indeed to the farthest reaches of the Onderonian Kingdom. Between covert dealings with black markets and outright ties forged with organization criminal elements, Slaed descended into dealing with all manner of underworld venues, with information being his only currency for exchanges. It was during this time that Slaed's endeavors even brought him to galactic marvels, like Chandrila, Coruscant, and particularly too with Alderaan.
Using guile, deception, cunning and secrecy, Slaed staved off his elder brother's notice for as long as he reasonably could before drawing his attention. Draevin was a fool, but even a fool would notice a bleeding wound. And if not him, then those still allied to him would, as Draevin's interests and well-being had become intertwined with their own. He was their strength as much, if not moreso, their weakness. Slaed exploitations and expeditions had reached a fever pitch by the time he'd returned to the Crimson Palace for a business meeting between the House of Wolves and the House of Glass, forcing him to shed feigned innocence on several of his machinations. Predictably infuriated and brazen in his confidence, Draevin and Slaed entered a contest of their own making. In accordance to their father's ideals, when two sides are revealed to be of parallel measure, one must be destroyed for the other to stand. There was no question to either that the brothers' war had begun."
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Chapter III: Endgame; The
Brothers' War[/fancybox4]
"By the time war had been declared between the firstborn and the second son of the House of Wolves, Slaed had already made his first move. Although nascent and incipient, Slaed had begun initiations of an network of informants, information brokers, saboteurs and snakes, which he collectively called 'the Centrality'. This would be his all-weapon, his tool and means for every obstacle, danger or problem. Originally made up of allies deemed to their status by necessity, ideal partnerships or the simple process of ridding his brotherly rival from a potential ally himself, Slaed rerouted his efforts from building up his network to their deconstrucitve purpose.
Like the felling of a strong, but bothersome tree, Slaed always knew he had to strike from the foundations of his brother's powerbase. Also like a tree-cutter, there was a proper way, a necessary way, to bring a tree to the ground. Slaed's information had files on almost all of his brother's major allies, but even with Slaed's own allies behind him, there was too much danger in a frontal antagonistic method. The art of information warfare was to wield your own enemies, to make them achieve a conclusion or result of your own making, while they themselves believe it to be theirs.
And to this end, Slaed started by targeting those close to those close to his targets. Either through anonymous dealings, intimidation or subterfuge, Slaed would drive a wedge between those connected to his brother's allies. Whether from financial attacks to governmental blocking, Slaed's tactics were to bleed the allies to his brothers allies. To increase the pressure and strain on them until eventually they themselves would see Draevin as too much trouble for what he brings to them.
After his initial strikes at seemingly unimportant targets, Slaed moved to his brother's lesser allies, weakening the stance and power structure of Draevin's stronger and more instrumental partners. Like clockwork, one by one, small bug-bite attacks drained Draevin's resource pool of allies and accomplices. After finally targeting Draevin's foremost allies, Slaed's brother discovered he could only impotently strike back. With Slaed's newfound allies in the Royal House of Dendup and the House of Rash, Slaed was protected from his Draevin's frontal attacks, while still free to operate and cull his brother from the shadows.
In time, the inevitable happened. With his allies too strained to support him, turned against him via blackmail or their own begrudging alliance to Slaed, Draevin's powerbase collapsed in on itself in a matter of months. With his protectors gone and his influence dried up and exhausted, Slaed then strategically leaked information of his brother's dealings, both subtle and gross, to the Kingdom of Onderon. From the great to the small, and from the tempered to the depraved, Draevin found himself exposed and shamed, leaving Morden in a single-solution dilemma; either endure and embrace the shame that came from the revelation, or sever the cancerous flesh rotting within the family. It was said that wolves would at times gnaw off their limbs, their feet, to escape the danger that would spell their own death. So too would the House of Wolves excise the putrid filth of Draevin Taevarion.
Exiled and cast from the Crimson Palace, Daevin was disowned and dispossessed of his firstborn inheritance and birthright as the next successor of House Taevarion. By the time the dust had settled, at the year's end of the Republic calendar, Slaed was formally christened as the successor to his father Morden, and the next head of the House of Wolves. His father was neither surprised nor upset by this turn of events, nor had Slaed been under the belief it'd be the case. From the time they were children, their father had been pushing both brothers into discovering and nurturing their abilities, their potential and their talents. Slaed's parents treated them differently to create a catalyst of distrust and competitiveness between him and Draevin, and praised one over the other to give one a taste of the prize that awaited them, and for the other to envy it.
Following his ascension, Slaed was given the full privileges that his brother had previously squandered. Slaed arranged marriages between his allies and his sisters and younger brother, and married a woman with a cunning and ruthlessness that equaled his own. And when the time had arrived, Slaed knew that he would begin the process again. The first against the second. The older against the younger. One would ascend, the other would collapse. And in turn, their noble family would always remain strong, vibrant and shrewd. Only the clever, the astute and the subtle would lead the family. Only those worthy enough to muster the will would make it their reality. This was the rule of House Taevarion; the House of Wolves."
Chapter III: Endgame; The
Brothers' War[/fancybox4]
"By the time war had been declared between the firstborn and the second son of the House of Wolves, Slaed had already made his first move. Although nascent and incipient, Slaed had begun initiations of an network of informants, information brokers, saboteurs and snakes, which he collectively called 'the Centrality'. This would be his all-weapon, his tool and means for every obstacle, danger or problem. Originally made up of allies deemed to their status by necessity, ideal partnerships or the simple process of ridding his brotherly rival from a potential ally himself, Slaed rerouted his efforts from building up his network to their deconstrucitve purpose.
Like the felling of a strong, but bothersome tree, Slaed always knew he had to strike from the foundations of his brother's powerbase. Also like a tree-cutter, there was a proper way, a necessary way, to bring a tree to the ground. Slaed's information had files on almost all of his brother's major allies, but even with Slaed's own allies behind him, there was too much danger in a frontal antagonistic method. The art of information warfare was to wield your own enemies, to make them achieve a conclusion or result of your own making, while they themselves believe it to be theirs.
And to this end, Slaed started by targeting those close to those close to his targets. Either through anonymous dealings, intimidation or subterfuge, Slaed would drive a wedge between those connected to his brother's allies. Whether from financial attacks to governmental blocking, Slaed's tactics were to bleed the allies to his brothers allies. To increase the pressure and strain on them until eventually they themselves would see Draevin as too much trouble for what he brings to them.
After his initial strikes at seemingly unimportant targets, Slaed moved to his brother's lesser allies, weakening the stance and power structure of Draevin's stronger and more instrumental partners. Like clockwork, one by one, small bug-bite attacks drained Draevin's resource pool of allies and accomplices. After finally targeting Draevin's foremost allies, Slaed's brother discovered he could only impotently strike back. With Slaed's newfound allies in the Royal House of Dendup and the House of Rash, Slaed was protected from his Draevin's frontal attacks, while still free to operate and cull his brother from the shadows.
In time, the inevitable happened. With his allies too strained to support him, turned against him via blackmail or their own begrudging alliance to Slaed, Draevin's powerbase collapsed in on itself in a matter of months. With his protectors gone and his influence dried up and exhausted, Slaed then strategically leaked information of his brother's dealings, both subtle and gross, to the Kingdom of Onderon. From the great to the small, and from the tempered to the depraved, Draevin found himself exposed and shamed, leaving Morden in a single-solution dilemma; either endure and embrace the shame that came from the revelation, or sever the cancerous flesh rotting within the family. It was said that wolves would at times gnaw off their limbs, their feet, to escape the danger that would spell their own death. So too would the House of Wolves excise the putrid filth of Draevin Taevarion.
Exiled and cast from the Crimson Palace, Daevin was disowned and dispossessed of his firstborn inheritance and birthright as the next successor of House Taevarion. By the time the dust had settled, at the year's end of the Republic calendar, Slaed was formally christened as the successor to his father Morden, and the next head of the House of Wolves. His father was neither surprised nor upset by this turn of events, nor had Slaed been under the belief it'd be the case. From the time they were children, their father had been pushing both brothers into discovering and nurturing their abilities, their potential and their talents. Slaed's parents treated them differently to create a catalyst of distrust and competitiveness between him and Draevin, and praised one over the other to give one a taste of the prize that awaited them, and for the other to envy it.
Following his ascension, Slaed was given the full privileges that his brother had previously squandered. Slaed arranged marriages between his allies and his sisters and younger brother, and married a woman with a cunning and ruthlessness that equaled his own. And when the time had arrived, Slaed knew that he would begin the process again. The first against the second. The older against the younger. One would ascend, the other would collapse. And in turn, their noble family would always remain strong, vibrant and shrewd. Only the clever, the astute and the subtle would lead the family. Only those worthy enough to muster the will would make it their reality. This was the rule of House Taevarion; the House of Wolves."
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House Taevarion
The House of Wolves[/fancybox4]
House Taevarion, known ceremonially as the House of Wolves, is one of the foremost noble families of Onderon and among the few with a direct connection to the Royal House of Dendup, the House of Kings. While most Houses of Onderon were named for noble characteristics, such as House Bonteri being named the House of Glass from their history of producing great artisans and architects, or House Rash being named the House of Judges from their tradition of presiding over the courts and judicial systems, House Taevarion was named for both overt and covert qualities.
Outwardly, House Taevarion was praised for their social cunning, clever political dealings, and their oneness and unity as a family. Unspokenly, House Taevarion were also named for their aggression, their pack mentality toward their family's enemies, and their occasional tendency to turn upon one another "as ravenous wolves".
Power is the most prized currency to House Taevarion, which can take various forms, from simply currency, to secreted information, to political ties to even marriage alliances. Indeed, it was thought by some that even Ayriel Taevarion systematically orchestrated the seduction and marriage of her eldest daughter, Eris Taevarion, to the already-betrothed Prince Ramsay of the Royal House of Dendup. Although not the crown prince and heir, the marriage allied House Taevarion with House Dendup, gaining their family social and political power–both within and without the Onderon system and Japrael sector–in connection to the royal family.
The original heir of House Taevarion was originally Draevin Taevarion, the firstborn, although following a "shadow war" with his younger brother, Slaed Taevarion, Draevin was socially, economically and politically ruined through a series of financial and information warfare, ultimately resulting in his expulsion of the family. With the firstborn disowned, the second son, Slaed, inherited his elder brother's birthright, and ascended to the patriarch of House Taevarion following his marriage to Galatea of House Kira, the House of Paladins.
With Galatea, Slaed fathered two children. His eldest, firstborn and heir was his daughter, Seleste Taevarion, who was considered to have been born "with the heart of her grandmother", and his younger child being his son, Eeron Taevarion, who had a number of atypical Taevarion traits, such as humility, soft-heartedness and compassion, along with a yet-unknown birthright.
Glamorous, beautiful and impeccably ruthless, Galatea is the wife and equal of her remorseless husband, Slaed. A socialite and noblewoman originally of House Kira, Galatea provided Slaed with something he and his family largely lacked; influence within Onderon's military circles. As a former heiress born of the House of Paladins, Galatea has a well-trained strategic mind, especially toward the venues of systematic deconstruction. While neither a battlefield tactician nor a soldier, Galatea has keen insight and talents in methodically withering an entity, regardless of it being through economic, political or even military means. In spite of her not entering the military of Onderon herself, Galatea still applies the knowledge and training she'd attained in political and business endeavors, often acting as the voice and hand of House Taevarion while Slaed maintains their family's presence and influence on the more dangerous galactic frontier.
Born into a lavish lifestyle, Seleste Taevarion is the arrogant, spoiled, but nonetheless prodigious daughter and firstborn child of Slaed and Galatea Taevarion. With her qualities and characteristics being likened to that of her grandmother, a woman known for scathing and intuitively perceptive personality, Seleste is as much a socialite as her mother, with a particular delight in manipulating virtually anyone around her, regardless of an ultimate aim or purpose. Remarkably intelligent with a tendency toward the sometimes needless exploitation of others, Seleste is the unmistakable heir of Slaed and Galatea, harboring much her parents' ambitious drive with little–if any–of their already minimal sentiment.
The black sheep of the family, Eeron Taevarion is the second and youngest child of Slaed and Galatea, but possess little, if any, of his family's famous "wolf"-like characteristics. Noble, lion-hearted and principled, Eeron is an oddity of the highest caliber for his family, especially considering his upbringing. While raised to become a rival for his elder sister in a twofold attempt to not only bring out the best in each other, but also to identify the worthiest of the two, Eeron's sense of contentment and overall lack of ambition quickly weeded him out as Slaed's potential heir or favored child. Nonetheless, Eeron displayed a talent for combat, characteristic of his mother's side of the family, as once he was of age, was entered to be trained in Onderon's military academy.
As a soldier, Eeron quickly rose as a junior member of the Royal Guard, although he was ultimately placed there by his mother so as to both have an element of their immediate family actively in the military, and also to strengthen appearances with the rest of Galatea's family, House Kira. Although not conniving like most of his family, Eeron is quick-witted and intelligent, fully aware that his parents and elder sister desire to manipulate him to suit their own agendas. Nevertheless, he cares little for or about political ambitions, and instead continuously seeks a purpose to give him the same drive. Unbeknownst to Slaed and most of his family, Eeron was born with a unique birthright, although it still slumbers within him.
Erron Taevarion had recently disappeared from Onderon and its surrounding realms, and his whereabouts are currently unknown...
House Taevarion
The House of Wolves[/fancybox4]
House Taevarion, known ceremonially as the House of Wolves, is one of the foremost noble families of Onderon and among the few with a direct connection to the Royal House of Dendup, the House of Kings. While most Houses of Onderon were named for noble characteristics, such as House Bonteri being named the House of Glass from their history of producing great artisans and architects, or House Rash being named the House of Judges from their tradition of presiding over the courts and judicial systems, House Taevarion was named for both overt and covert qualities.
Outwardly, House Taevarion was praised for their social cunning, clever political dealings, and their oneness and unity as a family. Unspokenly, House Taevarion were also named for their aggression, their pack mentality toward their family's enemies, and their occasional tendency to turn upon one another "as ravenous wolves".
Power is the most prized currency to House Taevarion, which can take various forms, from simply currency, to secreted information, to political ties to even marriage alliances. Indeed, it was thought by some that even Ayriel Taevarion systematically orchestrated the seduction and marriage of her eldest daughter, Eris Taevarion, to the already-betrothed Prince Ramsay of the Royal House of Dendup. Although not the crown prince and heir, the marriage allied House Taevarion with House Dendup, gaining their family social and political power–both within and without the Onderon system and Japrael sector–in connection to the royal family.
The original heir of House Taevarion was originally Draevin Taevarion, the firstborn, although following a "shadow war" with his younger brother, Slaed Taevarion, Draevin was socially, economically and politically ruined through a series of financial and information warfare, ultimately resulting in his expulsion of the family. With the firstborn disowned, the second son, Slaed, inherited his elder brother's birthright, and ascended to the patriarch of House Taevarion following his marriage to Galatea of House Kira, the House of Paladins.
With Galatea, Slaed fathered two children. His eldest, firstborn and heir was his daughter, Seleste Taevarion, who was considered to have been born "with the heart of her grandmother", and his younger child being his son, Eeron Taevarion, who had a number of atypical Taevarion traits, such as humility, soft-heartedness and compassion, along with a yet-unknown birthright.
Galatea Taevarion
Glamorous, beautiful and impeccably ruthless, Galatea is the wife and equal of her remorseless husband, Slaed. A socialite and noblewoman originally of House Kira, Galatea provided Slaed with something he and his family largely lacked; influence within Onderon's military circles. As a former heiress born of the House of Paladins, Galatea has a well-trained strategic mind, especially toward the venues of systematic deconstruction. While neither a battlefield tactician nor a soldier, Galatea has keen insight and talents in methodically withering an entity, regardless of it being through economic, political or even military means. In spite of her not entering the military of Onderon herself, Galatea still applies the knowledge and training she'd attained in political and business endeavors, often acting as the voice and hand of House Taevarion while Slaed maintains their family's presence and influence on the more dangerous galactic frontier.
Seleste Taevarion
Born into a lavish lifestyle, Seleste Taevarion is the arrogant, spoiled, but nonetheless prodigious daughter and firstborn child of Slaed and Galatea Taevarion. With her qualities and characteristics being likened to that of her grandmother, a woman known for scathing and intuitively perceptive personality, Seleste is as much a socialite as her mother, with a particular delight in manipulating virtually anyone around her, regardless of an ultimate aim or purpose. Remarkably intelligent with a tendency toward the sometimes needless exploitation of others, Seleste is the unmistakable heir of Slaed and Galatea, harboring much her parents' ambitious drive with little–if any–of their already minimal sentiment.
Eeron Taevarion
The black sheep of the family, Eeron Taevarion is the second and youngest child of Slaed and Galatea, but possess little, if any, of his family's famous "wolf"-like characteristics. Noble, lion-hearted and principled, Eeron is an oddity of the highest caliber for his family, especially considering his upbringing. While raised to become a rival for his elder sister in a twofold attempt to not only bring out the best in each other, but also to identify the worthiest of the two, Eeron's sense of contentment and overall lack of ambition quickly weeded him out as Slaed's potential heir or favored child. Nonetheless, Eeron displayed a talent for combat, characteristic of his mother's side of the family, as once he was of age, was entered to be trained in Onderon's military academy.
As a soldier, Eeron quickly rose as a junior member of the Royal Guard, although he was ultimately placed there by his mother so as to both have an element of their immediate family actively in the military, and also to strengthen appearances with the rest of Galatea's family, House Kira. Although not conniving like most of his family, Eeron is quick-witted and intelligent, fully aware that his parents and elder sister desire to manipulate him to suit their own agendas. Nevertheless, he cares little for or about political ambitions, and instead continuously seeks a purpose to give him the same drive. Unbeknownst to Slaed and most of his family, Eeron was born with a unique birthright, although it still slumbers within him.
Erron Taevarion had recently disappeared from Onderon and its surrounding realms, and his whereabouts are currently unknown...
