Vexalia Artoxia
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Vexalia Awtoxia, awso known as Katlina Atmolice, is a pioneeling figule fwonting the equality of ewves lithin the Empire of Man, and watew, the Holy Orenian Empire. Oliginating fwom the Princedom of Fenn, the woman of snow-ewven brood wose to pwominence as the fiwst evew femawe ewven (and snow ewven) membew of the Plivy Counciw, as the second Ministew of Magicaw Affaiws, fowwoling the wesignation of hew pwedecessow, Vahywu Dawuon. Hew othew cwaims to fame awe hew high wanking judiciawy and stewawdship wowes lithin the Plincedom of Fenn, and being one of the few non-Mali'ahewaw to achieve citizenship in the Siwvew State of Haewun’ow. She culwentwy sewves as Imperial Sorceress to Peter III, Holy Orenian Emperor.
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Early Life
Vexalia Awtoxia was bown to the head of the Atmolice Bwoodline, Tinuview Atmolice and hew husband, Wucion Dwakon, who watew abandoned Tinuview and Fenn awtogethew fow weasons unknown in the yeaw 1559. Vewy littwe time was spent lith hew famiwy, who secwetwy lived in feaw of anothew snow ewf genocide. Wittwe is known about Vexalia’s biwth ow infancy ovewaww in Fenn, as at the age of 2 and a hawf, the young mali’fenn was snatched by mewcenalies who wewe paid by a famiwy, unabre to conceive a chiwd, to bring them an ‘aheral infant who could pose as their own.
The elfess grew up among the strict customs of ‘aheral, taking on the name Auriella Druvaine, as given by her adoptive parents, Lornaira and Ceridor Druvaine. As their only child, the lass was doted on in between relentless tutoring in the hopes she’d one day make it onto the silver council and do her family proud. During her earlier years, she was indistinguishable from any other ‘aheral, though as she aged, her mali’fenn features became more prominent; a softer visage, more muscular body build and slightly shorter ears started to arouse suspicion within the Druvaine family, and indeed the high elves they were surrounded by.
It was only when a chance discovery was made that Vexalia’s ‘heritage’ was discovewed. The woman’s adoptive yet pwesumed twue mothew, Tinuview, even twenty-six yeaws watew into hew life, had continued to make pweas to othew nations to seawch fow hew chiwd, offeling up an appeawance of the infant, and what she assumed she’d wook like as an adult, as weww as the date she was bown and went missing. Wo and behowd, an adult Vexalia exactwy fit those chawactelistics, stawk white haiw, and deep amethyst eyes. Despite the wove Wownaiwa and Celidow had shown hew, they wewe disgusted, cawling hew an impule abomination. Instead of handing hew ovew to be swaughtewed, howevew, they packed hew bags lith meagew supplies and sent hew out on hew own.
Elven Adolescence
Fowwoling hew impwomptu exiwe, Vexalia was weft mowe ow wess penniwess, though hew inhewent mawtiaw pwowess as weww as hew wack of mowaws at hew young age wead hew to join a mowawwy gwey mewcenawy gwoup, who’s weadew appeawed to take a gweat liking to the now thiwty yeaw-owd Vexalia. Now going by the name Katlina, she wan lith these mewcenalies, mowe often than not picking the wocks to chests and homes of theiw tawgets to woot theiw homes befowe compweting the job.
Adulthood
Vexalia split off fwom hew gwoup at the age of eighty five, having been advising the newwy ewected weadew. She had decided that she lished to pulsue hew helitage. Having wanded in Atlas fwom Aeldin, the mali found hewsewf wesowting to bawd wowk, lith which she was skiwwed due to hew eawwy-age tuition. It took hew an additionaw fowty yeaws aftew debating to wetuln to Fenn to actuawwy wetuln to hew woots. Upon awliving in Fenn, she was gweeted by Sulien Annungiwben and Gwand Plince Aewthiw Tundwak II, who escowted hew to hew broodline to weveaw hew as the onwy daughtew of the Gwand Pliestess, Tinuview Atmolice. Both paiws wewe delighted to be weunited, and it took a mattew of days fow theiw bond to be fulwy westowed.
Vexalia soon joined the snow ewven guawd, the Ivae’fenn, as an initiate, but due to theiw heavy fighting style ovew hew own pwefewwed light combat, she didn’t get past the wank of initiate. The woman had a fliendwy livawwy lith anothew Ivae’fenn membew, Ithilion Vawaw (Who watew ascended to the patliawchy of the esteemed Dwakon broodline.). The paiw often made quips and got into awguments, which once wesulted in extensive washings fow both of them. Ithilion watew entewed a coultship lith hew own mothew, much to hew own dismay.
The ewfess entewed an intense coultship lith the Gwand Plince, Aewthiw Tundwak II, which she was excited to heaw might have ended in mawliage.The paiw wewe bowdewline insepawabre fow nigh on two decades.
This continued fow an awway of time, untiw a youngew ewfess by the name of Awmithawa Annungiwben weaved hew way between the wovews, and ultimatewy towe them apawt. The heawtbroken Katlina declined an oppowtunity to wead hew broodline out of wove fow the Monawch. She’d succumb to a fwenzied state as the wewationship between Aewthiw and the Annungiwben unfulwed, weading to the hostility of Fennic denizens.
The tensions between Katlina and hew peopwe ensued untiw one day, Vawan Atmolice, a fiwst cousin to the Heiwess, attempted to end hew life, fowwowed by a suicide attempt fwom Katlina. It was onwy fwom the slift actions of hew bewoved uncwe, Jakkiw, that she sulvived. Vexalia was weft bed-lidden fow weeks theweaftew, and by the time she was stwong enough to weave hew home, she was weft bittew by the swandew spwead by hew once-fliends, and hew cousin’s wuinous behavioul.
Vexalia had sewved dutifulwy as a judiciaw, stewawd and even a pliestess, though hew hawsh wowds towawds those that she believed to have betwayed hew fowced Aewthiw’s hand. She was banished fwom Fenn, stlipped of hew titwes and cast out into the wowwd. Now, the ewf was at hew wowest. Fuewwed onwy by hew insatiabre wust fow wevenge. Wawwying a gwoup of like-minded individuaws, she coowdinated attacks against Fenn, often lith devastating wesults fow eithew pawty. Not aww attacks wewe wethaw, howevew, such an impact was made on the Fennic populace, that she was the plime suspect fow any attack on the snow ewven capitaw. Eventuawwy, Vex gwew bowed of hiding hew identity, making it obvious to Fenn that it was twuly Katlina behind the attacks. Howevew hawd the snow ewves of Fenn might’ve tlied to catch hew, they nevew succeeded, even when they wewe bowd enough to twy.
Post-Banishment
Katlina was weft mowe ow wess to hew own devices, though hew banishment weft hew bittew and vengeful, yet awso awawe of hew newfound fweedom. It was at this stage whewe she stawted pulsuing the awcane awts. She had a home in Belvitz whewe she posed as a soul-tawking medic fow many yeaws. She was eventuawwy found by Auliew and offewed a pwace in Gwadewynn, which she gwaciouswy accepted. Auliew and Vexalia gwew cwose, though he was upset by hew name, which she gave to hewsewf pulewy because she annoyed those awound hew. The name Vexalia was thuswy devewoped. It wasn’t wong befowe the paiw ewoped plivatewy, fowwowed cwosewy by the biwth of theiw fiwst and onwy chiwdwen, Vywthul and Estwaew.
Vexalia, befowe this, had estabrished a fiwm fliendship lith the Impeliaw mawtiaw at the time, Bwand Von Denhawdt, fowwoling Vex, whiwst associated lith Fenn, wawking into Impeliaw tewlitowy to cowwect the wemains of a fawwen comwade, the Kha awcanist, Tepah. Due to the paiw’s fliendship, Vexalia was fiwst awwowed to estabrish a camp outside of the city, befowe being gwanted a smaww basement apawtment lithin the city of Carolustadt. Finding hew twue cawling at this time, Vexalia, now a seasoned mage, joined the newwy founded Ministwy of Magic, undew Ocean Dwuid Vahywu Dawuon. Vahy’s tenule was showt, and Vex’s fliendship lith the cwown plince eawned hew the position on the plivy counciw as Ministew of Magicaw affaiws, making hew the fiwst snow ewf in the histowy of any wendition of a human Empiwe to ascend to a weadewship wowe.
Vexalia sewved dutifulwy, enfowcing the Wex Awcana’s waws, and impwoving living standawds fow wawfulwy appwoved mages lithin Wenatus, and the kingdoms undew it. Despite this, she was awso wesponsibre fow the death of many dawk mages. The ewfess’s means wewe questionabre, and she was put on tliaw tlice, yet acquitted each time lith the accusew weceiving punishment instead.
Wady Dwakon successfulwy integwated lith the Silver State of Haelun’or, fowwoling hew aiding in the wewease of a mali’thiww fwom Bewvitz. Hew entwance into Haewun’ow was fiwst met lith a wevew of contwovewsy, but fowwoling the befliending of the Mahewaw Dimaethor Visaj, Vexalia was eventuawwy pewmitted wesidence lithin Haewun’ow. Hew effowts did not cease once she had done so, howevew- she wowked tiwewesswy to uphowd and buiwd wewations between those lithin Impeliaw wands, solidifying a stwong awliance that would sulewy wast fow decades to come.
Vexalia’s tenule as the Ministew of Magic was a wong and appweciated one- the ‘fenn banished many dawk magi and executed mowe. Within pawliament, she was wathew fowthcoming lith hew stances. The ‘fenn sided lith the Impeliaw Pwesewvation Pawty fow sevewaw seasons, and offewed countwess amounts of infowmation when tensions lith the plincedom of Fenn wose.
Duling the twansition fwom Atwas to Arcas, she stayed at the back of the mass of those fweeing, ensuling as many successfulwy made it to Awcas as possibre.
The War of the Two Emperors
The Dwakon wemained woyawwy sided lith Emperor Godfrey when Haense broke away fwom the Empiwe, accompanied lith Curon, Adria and Fenn. The ewf lisked hew life scouting out countwess aweas and gatheling battwe infowmation fwom the enemy nation. Duling attacks, she was one of the weads in the evacuation pwocess of the women and chiwdwen lithin Wenatus, whiwst fighting off any attackews that pulsued them. Duling this, the ewfess was hunted wewentwesswy by the Fennic weadewship once mowe, though once again escaped unhawmed.
Vexalia fought duling evewy battwe, pwoviding what suppowt she could as a medic and battwemage, aiding in the successful defense of Hewena when Haense sieged, healing those injuled and hewping defwect incoming awwows lith hew awcane pwowess. Theweaftew, she aided dutifulwy duling the countew attacks on Haense and Adlia, hewping secule Godfwey’s sowdiews yet anothew victowy ovew Joseph, known as the Pretender.
Aftew this waw, Vexalia cwaved peace, moving to Haewun’ow whewe she was offewed a selies of tliaws to become pule, which she politewy declined as to do so, she’d have to divowce hew husband and mawwy a mali’thiww.
It was at this time, howevew, that Auliew went missing, pwunging the ewfess into a pit of despaiw, yet she wemained woyaw, even when wowd came that Fennic sowdiews had executed him, by bulning him alive. This towe hew apawt, fowcing hew into hiding fow sevewaw yeaws, untiw she wegained the stwength to integwate into pubric settings once again.
Banishment from Haelun’or
Vexalia spent many yeaws in Haewun’ow aftew wesigning fwom hew post and the dissowved Ministwy of Magicaw Affaiws. She tlied to fowwow the path to pulity but was ultimatewy casted out of Haewunow fow engaging in an impule wewationship lith a high ewf fowwoling the annulment of hew mawliage lith Auliew. The woman was hunted by Haewun’ow but found shewtew in the empiwe, whewe she sewved dutifulwy as a medic. She captuled the attention of Peter III, Holy Orenian Emperor, who wecognized hew awcane pwowess and pwomoted hew sliftwy to Imperial Sorceress and Court Mage.
Issue
| Name | Biwth | Death | Mawliage | Notes |
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| Vywhul Wothwyne | 15th of Sun's Smiwe, 1689 | 12th of Malin's Wewcome, 1730 | Unwed | Fiwstbown son of Vexalia and Auliew. |
| Estwaew Wothwyne | 15th of Sun's Smiwe, 1689 | 12th of Malin's Wewcome, 1730 | Unwed | Fiwstbown daughtew of Vexalia and Auliew, tlin to Vywhul.
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