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date: 2023-01-06T16:54:54.981Z
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<p>Template char: Lissanta Baronti, Overgold of Arcane Research</p>
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<p><strong>Staff:</strong><br>- <strong>Juan Halphen </strong>- Head servant at Navara Estate. Will be killed by Te'Lik<br>○ Pressing: Strong, direct, sustained<br>○ Mannerism: Slightly coarse, adult voice. Regular tempo and medium volume.<br>○ Interaction:<br>§ Warm, welcoming and hearty - cheerful and lodly vigorous.<br>§ Honest and mentoring - doesn't lie about how things are, but will typically angle it towards the good aspects and how the individual can move forward instead of dwelling on the negatives. Gives good council.<br>§ Had a crude, rough exterior, but is surprisingly elegant and well-behaved when interacting with people of high status. Has a more casual tone with Navara family and the other servants.<br>§ Enjoys interacting with kids.<br>○ Bond:<br>§ Loyal to House Navara, due to giving him a place to make a living after his injury made him unable to continue as a sailor. This got strengthened further when<br>○ Description:<br>§ Human in mid 50s with a strong build and particularly large forearms. Right forearm has a huge thick scar from elbow to wrist, and is visibly bent slightly at several points, indicating an old injury where arm broke at several points and then healed without being perfectly placed. Bald scalp with short hair above ears and around back of head. Wears a good set of straight pants, shirt, and vest of good quality, probably provided by the family he serves.<br>○ Other notes:<br>§ Used to be sailor.<br>§ Arm got jammed and badly hurt during a storm. Arm still useable, but not strong enough to keep sailing.<br>§ Was given a job by House Navara to help out at their estate, which he is thankful for.<br>§ Became head maid after last one died when sea-monsters took Valadrera.</p>
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<p><br>- <strong>Margot </strong>- Teen servant girl of House Navara. Orphan<br>○ Gliding: Light, direct, sustained<br>○ Mannerism: Slightly high pitch, teenage girl voice. Tries to keep regular tempo and volume, to speaks fast she gets excited and forgets herself.<br>○ Interaction:<br>§ Plays the role of the dutiful kid, who takes on the responsibilities and burdens of the other children. Is very curious, and thus sometimes can't help herself from straying from otherwise dutiful behavior. Leaderly among the children.<br>§ Charming and observant. Clever.<br>§ Puts on happy and cheerful exterior - hides away pain.<br>○ Bond:<br>§ Her family, which she's lost.<br>§ Wants to take care of the other children at the Navara Estate, particularly all those who are younger than her.<br>○ Description:<br>§ Thin human girl that looks to be around 16. Shoulder length light brown hair with a smooth and curious face. Wears what looks to be a simple yet cute hand-me-down dress, but that also looks like it would be easy to run in.</p>
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<p><br>- Kids playing hide and seek upstairs:<br>○ <strong>Bonbelle </strong>- Female dwarf kid around 8. Likes following the rules. Doesn't like people breaking the rules.<br>○ <strong>Javion </strong>- Human male kid, around 9. Adventrous and likes bending the rules.<br>○ <strong>Kindle </strong>- shifter kid around 9. Curious but timid/easily scared.<br>- Cavalier Guard Captain</p>
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<p>Nobility:<br>-<br>- <strong>Magister Peneli Navara - Valadrera</strong><br>○ Thrusting/Punching: strong, direct, sudden<br>○ Mannerism: Regular, dry, adult voice. Somewhat fast tempo, somewhat loud.<br>○ Interaction: Confident. Straight to business. Can be a bit aggressive and somewhat confrontational.<br>§ Calm, confident, and assertive. Very formal, dignified, and businesslike. Makes much effort to not show weakness or give away information that can be exploited.<br>§ Stoic - does not show unnecessary emotion, except the expected surface level aspects such as smiling when meeting someone. Can appear very insensitive.<br>§ Prudent - keeps strict self-discipline based on logical reasoning.<br>§ Scholarly and intelligent - especially in field of Arcane research.<br>§ Mistrusting and suspicious of people outside her close friends and family - believes people are primarily driven by self-interest. Believes most people manipulate and deceive to achieve self-interest, even for cases where the person does not realize it themselves.<br>§ Warms up somewhat around close friends and family, though hesitant to have too deep conversations about herself.<br>○ Bond:<br>§ Wants to protect what remains of her family. Wants answers/revenge for sister's murder. Wants to re-take home of Valadrera. Will always choose the path that gives the most safety to her family.<br>§ Wants to use the arcane to make something that will be useful to her family's subjects. Not for generous reasons - is because (1) it will benefit her family, and (2) to prove she's competent enough to do so.<br>○ Description:<br>§ Thin mid-aged woman in mid-late 30s. Black semi long hair made into a loose top-bun. Green eyes and somewhat stern look. Wears dark (black-ish) straight pants and doublet, with gold and silver embroidery. Weak perfume smell. Glove on left hand. Can barely notice what looks like bandages protruding from left arm on neck and between sleeve and glove.</p>
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<p><br><strong>- Edrian/Devan Navara - Valadrera</strong><br>○ Flicking: Light, indirect, sudden.<br>○ Mannerism: Regular, dry, adult voice. Medium tempo, somewhat quiet. Slight mumbling when trying to get away from a topic.<br>○ Interaction:<br>§ Very friendly, gentle, and generous. Comes across as a very genuine, kind, and good-nurtured person.<br>§ Very self-critical and reflective. Doubts his own abilities, though optimistic that things will work out in the end.<br>§ Principled - will not budge on what he believes is right. Naïve and soft, which makes him swayed by experienced and subtle manipulators.<br>§ An escapist - prefers casual conversation to keep his mind off serious matters, also with servants and commoners, over political debates and standoffs. Will actively try to change topic of conversation to something non-serious.<br>§ Appears very absentminded and reserved, unless he's with people he's close to, in which case he likes to strike casual conversations.<br>○ Bond:<br>§ Cares for family. Genuinely cares for all those who work for him, and for all of his family's subjects - especially all the orphans he's taken in after evacuating Valadrera<br>○ Description:<br>§ Regular sized man in early 30s. Short brown hair and clean shaven, with a smooth face. Wears straight pants, white shirt, and sleeveless blue-patterned and embroidered doublet. Can visibly see by his body language that he'd rather not partake in this auction.<br>○ Other notes:<br>§ Has wife and 2 kids.<br>§ Doesn't really want the responsibility of leading a house. Often tries to brush off topics regarding responsibilities when confronted/during conversation. Has a "will handle with it, but doesn't really want to talk about it" attitude.</p>
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<p><br><strong>- Antoni De Loro - Fillighera</strong><br>○ Gliding: light, direct, sustained<br>○ Mannerism: Regular, dry, adult voice. Medium tempo, slightly low tempo/soft spoken.<br>○ Interaction:<br>§ Very friendly and well mannered. Very considerate, actively seeking to help and give council to others. Earnest, gentle, patient, and loyal.<br>§ Rational and steadfast. Extremely lawful - unflinching/uncompromising when it comes to the law.<br>§ Confident, determined, but very predictable due to lawful nature.<br>§ Very formal and dignified.<br>§ Religious - worships Meranzi. Will make reference to her in conversations where appropriate.<br>○ Bond/Core Values:<br>§ Very lawful - unflinching in standing by what's right in the eyes of the law. Cares for well-being of family and friends.<br>§ Values status and reputation in others. Dislike when people are deceptive or un-lawful.<br>○ Description:<br>§ Regular sized man in late 40s. Bottom-of-ear length brown hair that's pulled over said ears, with a heavy-stubble beard, and a coarse face. Wears straight pants and a fine embroidered doublet. Wears a couple of gold rings on each hand.<br>○ Other notes:<br>§ Doesn't like a lot of noise. Prefers to have a calm and comfortable conversation</p>
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<p><br>- <strong>Corine Vilent - Nicchiara. beautiful brunette in her late 20s.</strong><br>○ Loud narcessist - talks about herself. Typically will show people fine jewelry she's obtained, or talk about something she's heard in the noble circles.<br>○ Flicking/Gliding?<br>○ "Will the DUCHESS arrive?"<br><strong>- Rosalin Denisco - head of house Denisco of Seqano. Mid 60s. Very slightly chubby. Curly chin-length greying hair. Uses a walking stick and only stands for a little while, due to hip pain.</strong><br>® Loves political maneuvering. Gets annoyed when people brush her off or try to deflect from a topic she brings up. A "small friendly grandma with a devious undertone when crossed".<br>® Wringing: Strong, indirect, sustained. Somewhat dry and strained voice, showing her age. Speaks in a slow tempo, with low volume as to not strain her voice too much. Friendly demeanor, with an undertone of "I'll destroy you if you cross me".<br>® WANTS:<br>® Not Cabal member<br>® Navy has been busy lately, causing fewer escorts for ship caravans, which hurts Seqano's economy.<br>® Bandits have also started raiding the land routes. Forest is also, as always, dangerous to travel through.<br>® Wants to speak with Ravanelli. If conditions continue to worsen, they risk the citizens rebelling. Wants the sea-threat to ideally be dealt with entirely so they no longer need ships to be escorted by navy. Would also like to soon be able to end diverting funds to succession-related efforts.</p>
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<pre><code class="language-plaintext">- Emmerin di Scillante - Romeno. Ravanelli's right hand man. 80 ish. Frail and thin but straight and prideful stance. "Super hes" frail but authorial voice.
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○ Gliding: light, direct, sustained
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○ Mannerism: Super sore/coarse, old voice. Slow tempo and slightly low volume.
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§ Do the "hmph" as if trying to take a shit, and you got the voice.
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○ Interaction:
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§ Clever. Dignified. Friendly. Oportunistic. Shrewd. Political.
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§ Authoritarian - weak voice his words give away that what he says has real weigh.
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§ Determined.
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Restrained and very Calculating - doesn't show his "hand" if he doesn’t want to.
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Apathetic - comes across as not truly feeling the suffering of others when talking about it.
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Critical. Disloyal. Secretive.
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○ Bond/Core Values:
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§ Staying alive forever, whatever the cost to others.
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○ Description:
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§ Rather rotunt man in his 50s. Gives off feeling of what the most jacked 25 year old would look like if he just stopped working out and instead ate like a pig for 20 years. Short brown hair and stubby beard covering a double chin. Wears pants, shirt, vest, and a heavy fur trench coat.
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○ Other notes:
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§ Weak necromantic scar coming from his head if using detect magic.
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- Gastan Terrizzi (M) - Ruling Lord of Luferi
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® A 40 year old who looks like the last few years has aged him 20 years. Troubled by increase in lawlessness on his lands, wishes to reach Ravanelli.
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® Wife and daughter
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® Banditry and successon crisis has his finances brought nears its limits. Also facing pressure due to Jacope Capelli trying to challenge his Terrizi's position.
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® Suffers from trying to micro-manage too much when times get tough, causing him to always be exhausted from overwork.
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® Simply wishes to keep his family safe, and keep his town from tearing itself apart, and from being overrun or sacked by bandits or monsters.
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® Generally a good guy who's simply overwhelmed by all that's happening, causing people to believe he does not care.
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- Belina SESTIRO - elegant blonde in her 30s. Fine clothes and eloquent demeanor. Also concerned about increased instability. Self-serving, but not evil. Her efforts to increase her own status and wealth often benefits those she cooperates with, since she sees that as more fruitful for her future endeavors.
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- Beren Aimone - Find town he's from. Mid 20s. Good looking jock who's way too into trying to woo the ladies.
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<p>Other:<br>-<br><strong>- Marcon Pelluzi - one of 3 leaders of Wayfarer's Union</strong><br>○ Thrusting/Punching: strong, direct, sudden<br>○ Mannerism: Regular, dry, adult voice. Medium tempo. Powerful and commanding voice.<br>○ Interaction:<br>§ Very direct. Straight to the point and straight to business.<br>§ Demands respect, but also treats others with respect.<br>§ Direct, can come off as intimidating.<br>§ Confident. Disciplined. Leaderly. Logical.Serious. Strong personality.<br>○ Bond/Core Values:<br>§ Cares for his status and the status of the Union.<br>§ Cares for his employees. Is fair but extremely strict.<br>○ Description:<br>§ Somewhat tall man somewhere in his 50s. Short black hair and clean shaven. Has a very serious and no-fun facial expression, as if judging everything you do. Wears fine straight pants and doublet of high quality, with embroidery, but only a little jewelry.</p>
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<pre><code class="language-plaintext">- FG - Fedell Getili.
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○ Thin man in 30s. Stressed. Dabbing. Stuttering occasionally due to nerveousness.
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- FA - Female assistant of Marcon Pelluzi
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○ Mid ages halfling female. Takes notes for Pelluzi.
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- Finzu Nisenblinch, of Hicken - Travelling trader. Gnome. Member of Wayfarer's Union
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○ Dabbing: Light, Direct, Sudden.
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§ "My, you're a tall one" voice from WoW.
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○ Mannerism: High pitched dry voice. Slightly fast tempo, medium volume.
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○ Interaction:
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§ Friendly and open minded. Inquisitive - eager to learn and curious about events.
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§ Very social and cooperative. Adventurous, though is not good in highly stressful or dangerous situations, so thus tends to get cold feet in such situations.
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§ Opportunistic and money-minded. Likes making acquaintances.
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§ Easily bewildered by complex subjects. Gets overwhelmed if confronted with complex and largely consequential matters.
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○ Bond/Core Values:
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§ Loyal to friends and family. Doesn't back down from his word - a trader who's word cannot be trusted is after all a trader few want to interact with.
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○ Description:
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§ Middle aged male gnome. Short brown hair and a handlebar mustache, usually with a big smile on his face. Usually wears vest and shirt, with renaissance breech style pants (baggy knee-length pants) with socks beneath that goes beyond the knee.
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○ Other notes
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§ Family originally from Hicken, a city-state in Androgos.
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- Kuraly Szilárd - Szilard Company. Nessir (Nessir) Merchant Lord
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○ A Kuraly Szilárd of the Szilard Company, one of the Nessiri Merchant Lords, whose apparently enraged, and has come to Alatri to discuss repercussions and compensation with House Ravanelli.
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§ Technically staying at House di Scillante's estate, since the Duchess is currently sick.
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□ (She became sick rather suddenly, though she's old, so it's not really something people saw as unusual)
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○ Dabbing: Light, Direct, Sudden.
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○ Mannerism: Low pitch voice. Slow and punctuated speech of somewhat high volume.
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§ East european accent: drowned L's, v=w, that=zsat, long vowels
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○ Interaction:
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§ Demanding and openly shrewd.
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○ Bond/Core Values:
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§ Loyal to friends and family. Doesn't back down from his word - a trader who's word cannot be trusted is after all a trader few want to interact with.
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○ Description:
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§ Middle aged male gnome. Short brown hair and a handlebar mustache, usually with a big smile on his face. Usually wears vest and shirt, with renaissance breech style pants (baggy knee-length pants) with socks beneath that goes beyond the knee.
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- Lissanta Baronti, Overgold of Arcane Research
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○ Pressing: strong (but a soft voice), direct, slightly sustained
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○ Mannerism: Regular, dry, adult voice. Slow tempo, low volume. Increased volume on emphasized words.
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○ Interaction: Inquisitive. Friendly and good listener (repeats key words and phrases). Logical. Appears somewhat fake due to inferiority complex. Breaks under pressure (becomes Flicking: Light, indirect (flexible), Sudden)
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○ Bond: Wants to do good job. Fears not being good enough.
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○ Description: Young woman in her mid 20-s with long golden blonde hair made as a thick braid, and golden irises. Wears fine makeup but you can notice on her that she's quite exhausted/stressed. Wears lavish and ornate flute-sleeved dress with pointed shoulders embroidered with fine gemstones.
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- Calvacanti
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○ Note: While he does not outwardly state it, he gives of the aura when conversing with you that he's the most important person here.
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<p>NOTES:<br>- Peneli will note that it's a surprise to see Calvacanti, noting that she believed Baronti had mentioned wanting to bring Moretti along. Baronti will note that Moretti apparently was preoccupied with matters which she could not delay. (which is actually because they needed Te'Lik for something else tonight)<br>- Nobles wear magic items - a lot wear death wards, since they're rather paranoid due to last couple of years.<br>- Staff: Cavalier. Head maid dude. Teenage girl. Small girl.</p>
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