#Vernoux

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Street scene in Vernoux, Vivarais region of France

French vintage postcard

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Gael Faure - Tu risques quoi?

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WoL Spotlight: Etienne Vernoux-Livreau de Guillemette

Etienne Vernoux-Livreau (de Guillemette)

Etienne's mother, Marianne Vernoux, worked as a barmaid at the Forgotten Knight in Ishgard. She had a one-night stand with Ser Pierre Livreau, a Holy See lancer from House Guillemette. Marianne kept Etienne's existence a secret from Pierre.

He spent his early childhood living with his mother in the Brume. He helped in the tavern by waiting tables and running errands. Etienne knew his way around Ishgard's dark alleys and streets. Whenever adventurers came to the Forgotten Knight, he begged them for stories about their travels.

Marianne fell ill and died when Etienne was 11. Pierre went to her bedside and was dumbstruck that she never told him that he had a son. Pierre decided to give his son a better life and took him to be trained as a squire.

Unfortunately, Etienne discovered that he was a strong talent for magecraft. During a skirmish with bandits, he defended his father and a group of trainees with offensive magic. The Inquisitors of the Holy See found out about this and took his to be trained as an Inquisitor over his father's objections.

His time with the Inquisitors scarred him, and left him with a cynical attitude towards magic in general and odd habits and phobias. Etienne escaped to Gridania when he was 16, and became an adventurer and a lancer-for-hire.

He didn't return to Ishgard until Heavensward. Count Edmont had known his father. (Pierre had conveniently 'sought Halone's Halls' during a skirmish with dragons. Edmont suspected the Inquisitors had arranged Pierre's demise, though he couldn't prove it.) It was that (and Haurchefant's good word) that convinced him to take him as a ward. Etienne met Ser Alberic Bale, the former Azure Dragoon, who helped train him as a Dragoon.

Later he met and married his wife, a Xaela named Bess Dotharl, who is a cousin of Sadu. During their courtship, they sparred, and she kicked his arse. He married her anyway. They went to work for Captain Lear Dzamael's mercenary company in Ishgard.

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Raw (2016)

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Animation et layout des personnages pour l’opening d’Annecy « Madre ». Personnages à droite du sacristain animés par Maxime Vernoux.

Réalisé avec Marie Hareux, Chloé Lopes, Alissende Masson et Hugo Michalet.

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Robe de bal “Mémoire d'Hiver” de Maria Grazia Chiuri pour Dior en tulle point d'esprit brodé de fleurs par la Maison Safrane (2017), robe du soir d'Yves Saint Laurent pour Dior en taffetas de soie imprimé sur chaîne (circa 1960) et robe de cocktail bustier de Raf Simons pour Dior en tullé brodé par la Maison Vernoux (2013) à La Galerie Dior - nouveau musée Christian Dior ouvert dans les anciens locaux de la Maison Dior Avenue Montaigne à Paris - mars 2022.

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FANNY ARDANT as Caroline LES BEAUX JOURS (2013, dir. Marion Vernoux)

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Street scene in Vernoux, Bresse region of France

French vintage postcard

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Love, etc.

Love, etc.    [trailer]

Pierre, a ladies' man who has little cash and no fixed residence, describes his best friend Benoît as the world's oldest 32-year-old. The shy, well-employed Benoît's life changes when he answers the personal ad of Marie, a 25-year-old who restores paintings.

I didn't find this love triangle very compelling. It starts out okay, but it increasingly turns into a downbeat drama.

Even if Benoit isn't particularly interesting. The annoying best friend sabotaging the relationship and becoming a creepy stalker certainly doesn't make up for that.

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NO ROBES! (apologies to Edna Mode, Etienne Vernoux)

Etienne has this thing with robes. He won't wear them, even if he's in a healing or casting job. No matter how simple or elaborate or even if he would look good in them. He usually plays it off as being comfortable and practical in combat. His usual go-to outfit is the Falconer's Shirt and Pants. It just happens to come with an extra small dagger on the belt, which suits him just fine. Think Edna Mode and "NO CAPES." Many people in the Astrologicum, the Thamaturges and the Arcanists' Guild think it's a strange habit, even a bit unhinged, since he's almost militant about it. Especially since he had no problem with armor as a Warrior or a Dragoon. Why have an issue with big, funny hats when you can't see a damn thing wearing a Dragoon helmet? In fact, Etienne has a reason for his dislike of robes. The Holy See Inquisitors learned about his talent for magecraft close to his 12th nameday. They took him from his father, who had been training him as a squire, without Pierre's consent. He spent the next five years under the thumb of the Inquisitors. Etienne still doesn't tell people about that time of his life (even his wife Bess and his Arcanist Mentor, Morroyo), but he endured all sorts of trauma: mental, physical, emotional and spiritual. He does get nightmares from time to time, and they often manifest in an Inquisitor wearing robes. So he refuses to wear elaborate robes, even though he is a powerful spellcaster, and people notice and ridicule him for it.

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Grave (Raw) | Julia Ducournau | 2016

Marion Vernoux, Garance Marillier