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| − | '''Sir John d'Arkent''' (12th of Malin's Welcome, 1699 - pres.) was the reigning Duke of Sunholdt, and the bastard son of [[Joseph I, Holy Orenian Emperor]]. He is noted for his continual civil service to the Orenian crown throughout his life, serving in a number of positions under the governance of various leaders during ''The Troubles''. | + | '''Eleanor Lucienne Pruvia''' (17th of Sun's Smile, 1850 - ) was the first Queen-consort of Aaun, and concurrently foundress of the latter and the Kingdom of Balian. She was born as the second youngest child of many siblings under the strict and watchful eye of her mother, who cared less for one of her many daughters. |
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| − | John d’Arkent was born in Arkent, a province in Aeldin home to several members of the Line of Marna, including John’s father, [[Joseph I, Holy Orenian Emperor|Emperor Joseph]]. A loveless childhood, he and his brother Henry were shown great care in educational pursuits, but not affection. John and his younger brother would often vy for their father’s praise, earning it here and there, till John came to the age of 16 after his father had taken up the mantle of rebellion against the Empire of Man.
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| − | A purely nepotistic endeavor, perhaps to expand Joseph’s thus far meager legacy through a gentry branch, Joseph I knighted John after a few small skirmishes that the young man had participated in. It was not long after that, due to the inherent lack of an Imperial military, John was assigned the construction and command of Joseph’s Lions, the Emperor’s own soldiery.
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| − | It was at this time that Ursulua ‘Evie’ Devereux arrived in [[Ves]] to treat with Joseph I. As a gesture of good faith, Joseph offered John, his bastard son, in marriage with the young Evie. It was John’s constant insistence to his father that he marry a princess that urged the Emperor to press the union and be done with the pestering. Alas, before it had time to expand into something practical, the [[Siege of Helena]] came.
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| − | John’s experience during the Siege is not a mystery. At the tail end of the final charge of the breach of Helena’s walls, a loose stone fell from the shattered walls. It struck John in the head, rendering him unconscious in a place which would soon become a graveyard for his comrades. Hours later, awakening and dragging himself out of a pile of corpses, he dredged back to Ves, avoiding Pertinaxi patrols. In a last-ditch effort to save his father’s failing war effort, John gathered what lords he could and insisted that they name John himself regent in the disappearance of his father. The lords scoffed at the idea of this no-name bastard, and opted instead to dismantle the war effort and succumb to the Pertinaxi; likely the wisest choice.
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