#Vanios Rethymiotis

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The King of Koilada Chalkou, Turunusemis, was relaxing in the enjoyable afternoon shadow, when one of the servants approached him.

- Sorry to disturb you, Your Highness...

- What!?

- There is a messenger from your sister at the door. He says it's important, Sire.

- All right, ask him to wait in the throne room. I will be there in a moment.

- Please, the King said, giving the men sign that they could stand up. Speak freely.

- Sire, the messenger said, your sister wanted to tell you that she has not yet been able to get the information that you requested about the Manthos military. She says that Prince Heraklis, who has this kind of information, is unavailable to her, and that she can't do anything about it, without exposing herself. She also reports that she has made progress in destabilizing the court, as you wished, but not to the full extent. She says she needs more time.

- How much time does she need!? I'm surrounded by ineptitude! She have had almost a year now! I'm starting to think that she will not manage. Or even worse: that she can't be trusted.

- I don't believe...

- It was not a question. Go back and tell her that she has to work faster. Our military are now ready to get going at the border, but we can't hide them from the Manthosians forever. Rumor travels faster than soldiers!

- Sire. Any message for your generals as we pass the boarder?

- Tell them to keep in hiding and ready to move on a short notice. It wont be long now.

- Right, Sire. Understood.

- Good evening Ofelia. Do you have everything you need? How is the baby?

- She is fine, Sire. She is sleeping most of the night now.

- Good, good.

- Who were the visitors? Will they stay for dinner?

- Never mind who they were. It's none of your business, don't be nosy.

- I was not trying ...

- Well maybe you did, or maybe you didn't. I don't like it. If you need to know something, you will be told. Anyway, I think it's time that we resume our marital relationship. I need a son. You can come to my quarters tonight.

- Yes Sire. As you wish.

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Vanios Rethymiotis

GENDER - Male

AGE - Young Adult

ASPIRATION - Serial Romantic

TRAITS: Good, Cat Lover, Noncommittal

SIGN: Cancer

PARENTS - unknown

PARTNER - Maahiah Troizena

CHILDREN - Loukas, Ramphias

Download: Not available

Story: Once Upon A Time - The first ones

Family tree: The first ones

YOUNG ADULT: Vanios is bad boy, he really is. But he is charming. His charm has gotten him out of many difficult situations. He decided to get married to cover his whereabouts, professionally and privately. His wife was not from Katafigio, and also very, very young, so she didn't have the capacity to find out what was going on. Rumors has it that Vanios is one of the main smugglers in Katafigio, but who am I to say? I don't live in Katafigio anyway.

[kyriat-stories]

On the border of Manthos the army of Koilada Chalkou had been waiting for a long time.

They were well organized and well trained.

But after many months of waiting, the men were eager to get the war started and, eventually, finished. They all waited for the go-ahead from their leader.

Close by the soldiers from Manthos, Katafygio and Selinodasos were training to become one, united army.

There were two army commanders; The Queen of Katafýgio and the King of Selinódasos. They worked well together, and there was mutual respect between them.

Prince Linos and King Mijararos had a more secluded role, supporting their men with their presence and training, but without their usual responsibility.

However, joining two armies, which had also been enemies in the past, was not easy. When not actively training they kept to separate corners of the camp. And their cultures and traditions were also quite different.

Perhaps the most tangible example were the female soldiers from Katafygio. Being led by a woman, even if she was head of state, was one thing, but standing shoulder to shoulder with female warriors was unusual, even uncomfortable, for the men of Manthos and Selinódasos.

They had a more macho culture, with a butch form of communication, making them internally united.

That said, not everyone was as comfortable with that type of socializing.

Although it was a fairly relaxed atmosphere, there was tension under the surface. Everyone knew the war was coming closer.

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Ramphias Rethymiotis

GENDER - Male

AGE - Infant

ASPIRATION - None

TRAITS: Cautios

SIGN: Gemini

PARENTS - Maahiah and Vanios Rethymiotis

PARTNER - None

CHILDREN - None

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Story: Once Upon A Time - The first ones

Family tree: The first ones

INFANT: With just ten months apart Ramphias and his brother Loukas are almost like twins. Like most siblings they look like each other, but they are very different!

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Loukas Rethymiotis

GENDER - Male

AGE - Toddler

ASPIRATION - None

TRAITS: Sunny, Angelic

SIGN: Libra

PARENTS - Maahiah and Vanios Rethymiotis

PARTNER - None

CHILDREN - None

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Story: Once Upon A Time - The first ones

Family tree: The first ones

TODDLER: Loukas is well behaved and a very easy child. He loves going to the beach with the rest of the family. Who doesn't love playing in the sand and relaxing on a towel with a fresh peach?

INFANT: Even if his mother was very young, she must have been a very good mother, because Loukas is such a bright and easy child. Just feed feed him and he will smile all day long!

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Maahiah Troizena

GENDER - Female

AGE - Teen

ASPIRATION - Renaissance Sim

TRAITS:  Good, Dog Lover

SIGN: Virgo

PARENTS - Amunet Sadek and Aranare Troizenas

PARTNER - Vanios Rethymiotis

CHILDREN - Loukas, Ramphias

Download: Not available

Story: Once Upon A Time - The first ones

Family tree: The first ones

TEEN: She is so incredibly beautiful this young woman, simply stunning. Her mother thinks she is much to thin, but Maahiah doesn't want to put on weight. She believes she is fine the way she is, and she doesn't like milk, cream and fat. So what?

CHILD: As she grew up Maahiah realized that her half sister Lykrevia was not okay. Whenever the grown ups didn't pay attention Lykrevia bullied her younger siblings. Maahiah early learnt not only how to avoid that for her own sake, but even tried to protect the toddlers. It was not always successful, but she tried.

TODDLER: Maahiah adored her father, he was her hero. She loved her mother two, but she was a daddy's girl, no doubt about that.