Trelanya was a very mischievous child. Her parents found her impossible
to control, despite their efforts at instilling discipline into her. She
grew up in some royal gardens not far from present-day Valour, where she had
a carefree youth. The gardens themselves were a hedge maze for the royal
children, steeped with vines, abandoned statues, thorny rose bushes, and
cobbled with pebbles and bricks. Trelanya spent most of her time playing in
the gardens, acquiring a love of nature and playing pranks on the other
children. She heard about Lady Vanisse, a bearer of luck, from a
groundskeeper. The groundskeeper told her about tarots, how following one's
passion is most important, and how Vanisse's followers ate gnomes.
Trelanya then asked the groundskeeper about Vanisse. The groundskeeper said
she was the deity of the Heralds, the merry makers of Serin. Trelanya
thanked the groundskeeper, and asked him if he knew anything else. He
shrugged, and said, "You know in your heart what to do, Trelanya. I am sure
you found a pebble matching your eye colour in the garden?" Trelanya shook
her head and went out in search of the blue pebble. She bent over the path
of her maze, searching for anything blue on the floor. She found nothing
the first day. The second day, she pricked herself on a rosebush. The
third day, she returned at night and found the pebble in the center of the
maze. Then she pranced away to her groundskeeper. "I FOUND IT!" She
exclaimed. "Very good," the groundskeeper replied. "You have found all the
secrets of the gardens no doubt. I would suggest taking a pilgrimage to
Vanisse's temple."
Trelanya nodded and left behind her former home, hoping to find out more
about Lady Vanisse.
Trelanya's travails
After Trelanya set out to find out more about Lady Vanisse, she came to
Valour. She traveled for a time, seeking the topmost echelon within her
guild. She acquired it. Trelanya also became a Noble within Valour, though
her original goal was to become a Herald. She struggles to find meaning to
her existence, and wishes to become a Herald still, but would like to keep
her noble title at the same time.
Description:
A fair-skinned, slight of build maiden is here. Dust sparkles around
her, and her figure is clouded in mist. As she turns about, the light
shimmers like a disco globe. Her skin is definitely fair, however. Her
feet are long and thin, her ankles bony, her calves skinny, and her thighs
thick. Her torso is hard to see clearly through the mist. Her arms are
sinewy, and her fingers are relatively long. Finally, her head has a
chiseled face, with short platinum-blonde hair, a pair of pointy ears, a
pair of ocean-blue eyes, and a small pointy nose near a mouth with a thin
smile about the lips.
Well, it has been a while. I rolled Trelanya after a couple of characters of no note whatsoever, while I was still recovering from the hospitalizations and related issues in 2017. I feel it is time for me to close this chapter in my AR career now.
I could go into a lot of detail about the past, but I will just note that the characters I especially liked were Conundo and Adrierra. Also, I want to thank Vanisse for the times she lent an ear for me and otherwise helped me out.
That is all I will say for now... I might say more later.
Vanisse
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Thank you for all the effort you put into Heralds. It was a lot of work and those Mystiques will be a lasting legacy.
BlackWidow
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Thanks, Vanisse.
My concentration has been shot for over a week so I am finding it hard to figure out what else to say (if anything)...
As I said many times in game, Trelanya's loyalties were to the Heralds, then Valour, then her friends. Trovo once asked me outright if Valour was my first loyalty (seeming to assume it), and that was far from the truth. In fact (warning: I am starting to go on a rant here), I especially noted once it became possible for the Executor to manually assign anathema status that I was not fully in agreement with how things were being done. OOC, I have memories of Jerol abusing his status as Executor in 2010 to exile people seemingly at the drop of a hat (he was eventually kicked out by Resatimm and became an outcast), and this new development to me seemed to increase the chances of corruption (or at least removing the autonomy of the Nobles to make their pardons, knowing that the Executor might override any pardon).
As for the incident with Yngfre, I was egged on by Ilmsintra to take action at least indirectly and I finally decided what I thought was most reasonable. Fact was, I was getting tired of waiting for a response from Vanisse regarding an inquiry I sent her, and I thought one was not forthcoming by the time I acted. It's not her fault though.
I want to be the first to vote HoE. Secondly this character was awesome across multiple characters and even inspired me on many occasions. Her longevity on top of good RP make this character among one of the best heralds I've had the grace to interact with.
So here's my feelings on this.
When I was running Knights, I was informed by one of the higher ranking Immortals how Trelanya was tipping off Conundo as to Trovo's doings, while Trovo was deathmarked by Conundo. I suspect Widow likely remembers that day, as I threatened severe consequences if it continued. Your obligations as being a Herald "attached" or "embedded" to Warlords was to journal their progress/adventures. Not tip them off as to what Trovo is doing. Total shit breach of alignment and roleplay. I suspect Trelanya remembers that very brief warning. In the Consortium, no real issues with Trelanya. Usually popped on to locate stuff and logged off, no big deal, lots of people did it/do it. I had a brief moment of hope when Trelanya booted Yngfre, hoping it'd start a massive feud, but it seemed to end fairly peacefully, which seems a shame. Each other Herald/Scholar has been fairly engaging, Trelanya always seemed on standby to engage in conversation when prompted, but never seemed to actively seek it out. Objectively, this character did nothing that would make them HoE material.
I'm going to suggest something here, as someone who once was notorious for running thick with Ramod and Kalist on a regular basis.
Create your own persona. Separate yourself from each other. Maybe even get into opposing cabals and go at it. Separate yourself from each other to such an extent we feel comfortable you can both function as individuals without each other as a crutch. You have more of a chance to shine alone, then together.
I would like to chime in on my uninduction from Heralds, as it is not documented and has caused a lot of confusion and lack of understanding when brought up IC. To be short, because I am at work, essentially, I was uninducted because I walked on the Knight's path (trespassing) when fighting Trovo. As an ex-follower of Zafrin, I skirted the rules of right and wrong while still "technically" having done nothing wrong. This was intentional, to again, uproar political debates amongst the Cabals. I was personally okay with my uninduction, as it gave me a different path to chase, although, later I was offered my position back at the same Coterie rank with no questions asked. I came after the Heralds for a bit, even slew one, but as Phostan said, it ended fairly peacefully.
I say this as it was experienced from my end, just to clarify what really happened and why. Now.. I am saddened Trelanya is gone, there was so much potential there. I wish it could have been more. I always wish things that happen in this game. Could. Be. More.. but alas, tis what it is. That is all for now.
Great work, BlackWidow! Long lived character, High Herald, with some Mystiques under your belt. You should be proud of this character overall, for sure. I didn't get to interact very much directly, only saw from the sidelines, but either way impressive.
I could go into a lot of detail about the past, but I will just note that the characters I especially liked were Conundo and Adrierra. Also, I want to thank Vanisse for the times she lent an ear for me and otherwise helped me out.
That is all I will say for now... I might say more later.
Vanisse 
2 , 0 , 0 . Thank you for all the effort you put into Heralds. It was a lot of work and those Mystiques will be a lasting legacy. BlackWidow 
0 , 0 , 0 . Thanks, Vanisse.
Ilmsintra 2 , 0 , 0 . No no, it was completely direct. I told you to more or less stop dancing around and make a choice.
[reply to BlackWidow]My concentration has been shot for over a week so I am finding it hard to figure out what else to say (if anything)...
As I said many times in game, Trelanya's loyalties were to the Heralds, then Valour, then her friends. Trovo once asked me outright if Valour was my first loyalty (seeming to assume it), and that was far from the truth. In fact (warning: I am starting to go on a rant here), I especially noted once it became possible for the Executor to manually assign anathema status that I was not fully in agreement with how things were being done. OOC, I have memories of Jerol abusing his status as Executor in 2010 to exile people seemingly at the drop of a hat (he was eventually kicked out by Resatimm and became an outcast), and this new development to me seemed to increase the chances of corruption (or at least removing the autonomy of the Nobles to make their pardons, knowing that the Executor might override any pardon).
As for the incident with Yngfre, I was egged on by Ilmsintra to take action at least indirectly and I finally decided what I thought was most reasonable. Fact was, I was getting tired of waiting for a response from Vanisse regarding an inquiry I sent her, and I thought one was not forthcoming by the time I acted. It's not her fault though.
Anyway, I suppose that is enough... For now.
[reply to Bladefury]
When I was running Knights, I was informed by one of the higher ranking Immortals how Trelanya was tipping off Conundo as to Trovo's doings, while Trovo was deathmarked by Conundo. I suspect Widow likely remembers that day, as I threatened severe consequences if it continued. Your obligations as being a Herald "attached" or "embedded" to Warlords was to journal their progress/adventures. Not tip them off as to what Trovo is doing. Total shit breach of alignment and roleplay. I suspect Trelanya remembers that very brief warning. In the Consortium, no real issues with Trelanya. Usually popped on to locate stuff and logged off, no big deal, lots of people did it/do it. I had a brief moment of hope when Trelanya booted Yngfre, hoping it'd start a massive feud, but it seemed to end fairly peacefully, which seems a shame. Each other Herald/Scholar has been fairly engaging, Trelanya always seemed on standby to engage in conversation when prompted, but never seemed to actively seek it out. Objectively, this character did nothing that would make them HoE material.
I'm going to suggest something here, as someone who once was notorious for running thick with Ramod and Kalist on a regular basis.
Create your own persona. Separate yourself from each other. Maybe even get into opposing cabals and go at it. Separate yourself from each other to such an extent we feel comfortable you can both function as individuals without each other as a crutch. You have more of a chance to shine alone, then together.
[reply to Phostan]
I say this as it was experienced from my end, just to clarify what really happened and why. Now.. I am saddened Trelanya is gone, there was so much potential there. I wish it could have been more. I always wish things that happen in this game. Could. Be. More.. but alas, tis what it is. That is all for now.
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