Can we get more info on MC and the dynamic with their family members before everything ? Is MCs mom still alive ?
Thank you for your interest in the story! Honestly, as I love family feels, I've absolutely thought too much about MC's family.
Duchess Mavar died when the Marked was the equivalent of a toddler. It was a difficult time for the entire family. As stated here, she did not grow up as a noble or within the courts. She grew up with parents that were present to parent her and her siblings, and while she knew that wasn't completely reasonable as the Duchess, she still tried as best she could to do that for her children. The twins do end up retaining some vague, fond memories of her, and the trauma of losing a parent as somebody so young.
Fabian, as a father, is not always the best. He can be emotional distant. He's not the type of father to hug his children, give kisses, and read bed time stories to them. He is the type of father to have high expectations of his children- which this is one of the sore points for MC. As they get older, they very much notice the difference between them and their siblings and it becomes one of their driving points. Still, he does care for his children. They are protected and have all the support to reach the goals he puts in front of them. Plus- he's the one that demanded MC live, and he stopped at nothing to make sure his baby made it.
The twins have an elder sibling. Think something like the twins being 7-10 years younger than him, but elf years. He transitions while the twins are kids (choosing the magical rite versus the surgical method, seeing as he had the privilege to have easy access to such). He is considered the Perfect Golden Child. He meets every goal set for him by Fabian, and exceeds in many. Still, he adores and dotes on the twins when he can- he ends up eventually being away quite a lot. He has an easier time dealing with Fabian, especially being older and growing up with Vanille as the mediator for him and Fabian, so he attempts to do the same for the twins. To subtly play the intermediary to ease tension in the house. He adores his siblings, but MC can have complicated feelings about him (which, as they get older, he'd have less patience for). Resentment and jealousy can be a heady brew. Best friends with the Empire's Heir, which maybe doesn't help those complications.
There is also the Marked's uncle. He is Fabian's younger brother. Jolly, in comparison, and much more unassuming. He took up position within the Temple, and rose ranks there. People tend to underestimate him, especially compared to Fabian, but he is just as ambitious as the rest of the Mavar's, and can be very manipulative. He ends up taking the Marked under his wing, as MC finds that they are limited in Court, but there is a path for their ambitions through the Temple (helps if MC is also religious, but that's up to the player). He is a good mentor, and cares for MC, but perhaps also enjoys that MC's success are his (until shit hits the fan).
World Information:
Theoretically, the Temple shouldn't be related to the politics. However, the Commandment, the head of the Temple and the Voice for the Neptunizal and His Spirits, is actually the one figure to actually have similar power as the Emperor. And while priests, bishops, and maidens, and the like are supposed to put their loyalty to the Temple first, many come from influential families and the lines have gotten very muddy. If push comes to shove, they have to choose the option of whatever puts the Temple first, but good players of the court know how to not get put in that position.
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tim drake is the type of guy to drop random lore then walk away.
tim: ugh i hate baseball, it’s like, when you have to play it in order to save a whole planet once, every game after seem boring
dick: that’s not…
tim: only downside to that was how we almost totaled barts brand new spaceship
dick: what spaceship??
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tim: oh, hi mom
shiva: hello timothy, how are you? still keeping up with your training i take it?
bruce: mother? she’s not your —
shiva: let’s spar then timothy, let’s leave it strictly non lasting injuries, i don’t rather feel like dying by your hand again today
tim: of course!! ^-^
bruce: again?
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tim: man i forgot to take my meds again
duke: your meds for what?
tim: i have no spleen, so i have to take probiotics, it really is manageable but i dont know where those pills went
duke: i’m almost scared to ask, tim, how did you lose your spleen?
tim: weird spider dude, it was a whole thing
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tim: you talk a lot of shit for someone who got replaced as heir to your immortal grandfathers empire by me
damian: you what!?
tim: i regularly beat his ass at online chess every week too, and i don’t think you’ve seen him since he stole your corpse
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tim: here
jason: what’s this?
tim: a box of all the photos i took when i obsessively stalked you for your entire tenure as robin
jason: thanks?
tim: you’re welcome, bye!
jason: … creepy ass kid…
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steph: so how did you to get together?
bernard: well —
tim: i saved him from a getting cut open by chaos monster cult members
bernard: yep, i was rescued from being a vessel for a greek god, and we just really clicked afterwards
steph: well, it’s better than the brick
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Lore Drop
A small peek into the history of the Empire, as well as the Marked's family for those interested.
The Mavar Family is well known within the Empire of Ilanglier. When the first val Uzuriene began conquering along the mountain spine, the Mavar's attempted to keep their independence. Fia Halie Mavar, head of the Mavar lands and a legend in both in her magical aptitude (it was said she reshaped the stars into a constellation for a lover once, who she later killed) and her dealings of the Colossi March (she murdered much of the Forest Giants), protecting her land and people.
Fia Mavar lost in her duel to Thevenin val Uzuriene and swore fealty to what would become the empire. However, she impressed Thevenin, and the family kept much of their land, their power, becoming one of the three duchy's in the empire at the time. They became a standard among the nobility to copy, or appeal to.
The current head of the Mavar family is Fabian Avis, and nobody ever questioned why he inherited compared to his brother, Jairo Simone. Fabian Avis is a tall elf, towering over much of the court, with powerful shoulders, a narrow waist, and long slim ears. Sharp a common descriptor for the man, from his cheekbones to his words. His celadon green hair usually pulled in a few simple braids before rolled up and pinned into a bun. Minimal jewelry, minimal loops or twists. A simple, efficient style, in contrast to the baroque tastes of the courts. When he became the Left Hand, the court had held its breath, realizing his [color] eyes would be watching, judging, and more powerful than even before.
Fabian Avis married a woman named Vanille Samara Lazaro. Her family was nothing special, in terms of history or titles. In fact, where Mavar's could trace their family back to before the Empire, the Lazaro had but a few generations and only oral history to attest to it. They were, however, a merchant family, and, recently, filthy rich. They had risen the ranks in court simply by being richer than most of the nobility they could now mingle with. Vanille Samara was the third child, but she was the one that caught Fabian Avis' eyes. She is short and gentle in appearance, with wide hips and a soft belly. Her [color] hair would fall in perfect ringlets her long slender ears cut through, before it is pinned, often in rose shaped buns or pearl covered hair nets. Sometimes she has it put in simple long twisted plaits for a more casual encounter. She always looked the part as Duchess Mavar, wife to the Left Hand, though. A title she wore with pride and love. While her hooded pale gold eyes were warm, she kept herself with an elegant detachment towards those outside her family.
They would go on to have three children. One, the middle child and elder twin, being Marked by the Stars.
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adventure time lore is insane. it starts off just being a goofy kids show that has magic for no reason, but then you learn that all magic users are manic and/or depressed (what betty calls sadness and madness). because it turns out magic is actually a cosmic force beyond mortal comprehension, that itself was learned from cosmic entities that predated the existence of time itself inside a sea of monsters. and "magic" really is just understanding more about the nature of the universe than most people. that, in a way, reality isnt "real" and understanding that allows you to mold it. and thats magic. but that drives you to insanity and/or apathy. and there are beings who hold significant cosmic importance who are more prone to magic. and the reason magic became prevalent on earth is because of a nuclear war a thousand years ago, which released the entity that represents the destruction of all life onto the world. and after a nuclear apocalypse this gave way to a new earth, where magic could thrive. but a lot of the beings we see arent even magical, theyre just mutants from what happened 1000 years ago. and humanity as we know it has been all but wiped out. but everything stays the same because cycles of war and violence continue. and it doesnt matter if its nukes or magic. everything stays the same, but still changes.
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