EchosintheMind
Novice
My mission has been of utmost importance: to delve into the final visages and achievements of the main Rathfall house members and cross-examine the visages of their advisors for any signs of vampirism. The task has required meticulous attention to detail and so many hours of research.
As for sources of information, Earth’s Chosen’s Under Library beneath Old Rathfall provided me with centuries of knowledge. I began my investigation with the human, hoblings, selunari, and wylderkyn members of the prominent houses, those who, by their very nature, should show the marks of time.
I pored over about seven hundred years of notes, descriptions, estate accounts and artwork. I saw two distinct Eras of artwork, and chat about the implications of the styles used with the caretakers of the Earth’s Chosen Scriptorium. They cross-referenced Urn paintings of Sultanese depictions of Rathfall nobles when they vacationed away from the politics of Whitecrown.
Syr Marcades Greencloak's visage was the first to catch my attention. Portraits and records from over a hundred years ago showed his father, Mortimer. His face, youthful and robust, bore an unsettling consistency to Marcades. Further examination of historical documents revealed an unusual pattern: Marcades attendance was frequently recorded at Earth Chosen events only at night. His physical prowess, often described as extraordinary, seemed to defy human limits. I noted these details with a growing sense of unease—such traits were classic indicators of vampirism.
Next, I scrutinized Lady Juliet Lofthill. The Lofthills are known for constantly commissioning portraits, spanning several centuries. One stored in the Under Library, showed Juliet’s great aunt Caroline Lofthill to have an uncanny resemblance. This anomaly alone was enough to raise suspicions. However, what solidified my concerns were accounts of their family’s association with Montagues during the height of their kingly reign. I had to dig hard to find evidence of this, as it looked fairly well scrubbed.
Lady Emelia Rivas was another enigma. Known for her extravagant nighttime parties that stretched until dawn, her lifestyle already aroused suspicion. Her family line’s reign as a noble house has been fairly recent, making my research strategy much more difficult. However, it wasn’t until I stumbled upon a forgotten noble house from four centuries ago, the Minor House Locklain, that I noticed a suspicious portrait. The last of their line, Earl Trevor Locklain, was reportedly in poor health for most of his life. So much so, that his servants and maids were included in the background of one of his portraits. There I noticed an unnamed maid who looked strikingly like Lady Rivas.
Moving on to the long-lived races, my approach had to be more careful. The elves, biatas, and sylvanborn naturally aged slower, their extended lifespans less immediately suspicious. However, certain anomalies still stood out.
Count Sebastian Idris, a biata of significant renown, displayed the expected signs of longevity. He has been an active noble in Rathfall for over 600 years. The Under City nor the Scriptorium had any surviving portraits of Idris’ father or extended family. The notes section of the Idris family in the Under City cites a fire that damaged the library in the year 3e442.
Chamberlain and Lady Barclay of House Rumil presented another puzzle. Their records, spanning several centuries, showed minimal aging. They were deeply involved in historical events, their influence unwavering over time. While their longevity was characteristic of elves, I noted their persistent presence in political affairs, which suggested a deeper, possibly darker, connection.
Countess Shae Sorsha, with her elf heritage, showed the natural slow aging of her race. Yet, documentation of her rumored involvement in ancient rituals and rare magical practices raised questions. At no point were official allegations ever brought forward, yet her potential connection to such powerful and potentially dark arts was a yellow flag, warranting further investigation.
Several of the Brandyburg servants of House Kindershaw, known for their elf heritage, exhibited typical elf longevity. Charles, the butler that served under Minor House Del Toro, a dead noble line from the previous century, is shown in several portraits to look exactly the same. This discrepancy, though slight, was enough to catch my attention.
Finally, Master Weaver Raido, despite being a long-lived sylvanborn, displayed a youthful appearance typical of his race. However, his early research techniques were rumored to harness life energy, a practice that could be linked to life-prolonging methods. I made a note to delve deeper into Raido’s techniques and their origins.
While I had finished my notes, I was assaulted within the Under Library. Three individuals claiming to be Old Rathfall guards tried to first wrap a spiked bola around my neck, then claim to the Under Library authorities that I was an escaped criminal. Meadow, the Black Cow Wylderkin and a personal scribe of High Vindicator Constantine, saved me from both their false accusation and following attack. An attack of drenching my work and body in lit lamp oil. I am fine, thanks to Meadow. My work has even been reestablished and researched thanks to Meadow. Meadow’s last comment was worrying for the upcoming Vindicator Election.
Meadow told me that they were looking for records of a suspicious member of the Earth’s Chosen, a human named Farnsworth, up for election to Vindicator of Rathfall. They say that they have it on good authority they were connected to vampires at some point. Proving the connection had proven difficult, as it would appear there are no records of Farnsworth going back more than three months, but that doesn’t match with the amount of wide support they are garnering from House Idris and House Rumil. Meadow suspects that Farnsworth is actually someone else posing as a somewhat fresh recruit for nefarious ends. Meadow continues, noting that High Vindicator Constantine is aware of the possibility, but that the High Vindicator requires proof of vampire involvement before action can be taken.
As for sources of information, Earth’s Chosen’s Under Library beneath Old Rathfall provided me with centuries of knowledge. I began my investigation with the human, hoblings, selunari, and wylderkyn members of the prominent houses, those who, by their very nature, should show the marks of time.
I pored over about seven hundred years of notes, descriptions, estate accounts and artwork. I saw two distinct Eras of artwork, and chat about the implications of the styles used with the caretakers of the Earth’s Chosen Scriptorium. They cross-referenced Urn paintings of Sultanese depictions of Rathfall nobles when they vacationed away from the politics of Whitecrown.
Syr Marcades Greencloak's visage was the first to catch my attention. Portraits and records from over a hundred years ago showed his father, Mortimer. His face, youthful and robust, bore an unsettling consistency to Marcades. Further examination of historical documents revealed an unusual pattern: Marcades attendance was frequently recorded at Earth Chosen events only at night. His physical prowess, often described as extraordinary, seemed to defy human limits. I noted these details with a growing sense of unease—such traits were classic indicators of vampirism.
Next, I scrutinized Lady Juliet Lofthill. The Lofthills are known for constantly commissioning portraits, spanning several centuries. One stored in the Under Library, showed Juliet’s great aunt Caroline Lofthill to have an uncanny resemblance. This anomaly alone was enough to raise suspicions. However, what solidified my concerns were accounts of their family’s association with Montagues during the height of their kingly reign. I had to dig hard to find evidence of this, as it looked fairly well scrubbed.
Lady Emelia Rivas was another enigma. Known for her extravagant nighttime parties that stretched until dawn, her lifestyle already aroused suspicion. Her family line’s reign as a noble house has been fairly recent, making my research strategy much more difficult. However, it wasn’t until I stumbled upon a forgotten noble house from four centuries ago, the Minor House Locklain, that I noticed a suspicious portrait. The last of their line, Earl Trevor Locklain, was reportedly in poor health for most of his life. So much so, that his servants and maids were included in the background of one of his portraits. There I noticed an unnamed maid who looked strikingly like Lady Rivas.
Moving on to the long-lived races, my approach had to be more careful. The elves, biatas, and sylvanborn naturally aged slower, their extended lifespans less immediately suspicious. However, certain anomalies still stood out.
Count Sebastian Idris, a biata of significant renown, displayed the expected signs of longevity. He has been an active noble in Rathfall for over 600 years. The Under City nor the Scriptorium had any surviving portraits of Idris’ father or extended family. The notes section of the Idris family in the Under City cites a fire that damaged the library in the year 3e442.
Chamberlain and Lady Barclay of House Rumil presented another puzzle. Their records, spanning several centuries, showed minimal aging. They were deeply involved in historical events, their influence unwavering over time. While their longevity was characteristic of elves, I noted their persistent presence in political affairs, which suggested a deeper, possibly darker, connection.
Countess Shae Sorsha, with her elf heritage, showed the natural slow aging of her race. Yet, documentation of her rumored involvement in ancient rituals and rare magical practices raised questions. At no point were official allegations ever brought forward, yet her potential connection to such powerful and potentially dark arts was a yellow flag, warranting further investigation.
Several of the Brandyburg servants of House Kindershaw, known for their elf heritage, exhibited typical elf longevity. Charles, the butler that served under Minor House Del Toro, a dead noble line from the previous century, is shown in several portraits to look exactly the same. This discrepancy, though slight, was enough to catch my attention.
Finally, Master Weaver Raido, despite being a long-lived sylvanborn, displayed a youthful appearance typical of his race. However, his early research techniques were rumored to harness life energy, a practice that could be linked to life-prolonging methods. I made a note to delve deeper into Raido’s techniques and their origins.
While I had finished my notes, I was assaulted within the Under Library. Three individuals claiming to be Old Rathfall guards tried to first wrap a spiked bola around my neck, then claim to the Under Library authorities that I was an escaped criminal. Meadow, the Black Cow Wylderkin and a personal scribe of High Vindicator Constantine, saved me from both their false accusation and following attack. An attack of drenching my work and body in lit lamp oil. I am fine, thanks to Meadow. My work has even been reestablished and researched thanks to Meadow. Meadow’s last comment was worrying for the upcoming Vindicator Election.
Meadow told me that they were looking for records of a suspicious member of the Earth’s Chosen, a human named Farnsworth, up for election to Vindicator of Rathfall. They say that they have it on good authority they were connected to vampires at some point. Proving the connection had proven difficult, as it would appear there are no records of Farnsworth going back more than three months, but that doesn’t match with the amount of wide support they are garnering from House Idris and House Rumil. Meadow suspects that Farnsworth is actually someone else posing as a somewhat fresh recruit for nefarious ends. Meadow continues, noting that High Vindicator Constantine is aware of the possibility, but that the High Vindicator requires proof of vampire involvement before action can be taken.
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