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[h1]Signore, Aubri Silverblade[/h1]
[b]Age[/b] 20 | [b]Race[/b] Human | | [b]Gender[/b] Male | [b]Height (in feet)[/b] 5'9 | [b]Weight (in pounds) 170lb [/b]
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[b]Goal:[/b] Discover the fate of the missing ship [i]Golden Gale[/I], lost with all hands near Odonfield. His ambassadorship from Pater Silverblade requires he deliver his findings back to the Republic when he discovers the fate of the ship- and also, if the reign of the Queen is truly coming to an end. The Republic has no desire to be dragged down by a bad investment in the wealth and security of Arrowfell if the nobility will tear the land apart in their power games. Simultaneously, an old acquaintance of Aubri's, Brother Auron the Wrathful, was assigned to the [i]Golden Gale[/i] and it's a personal goal of Aubri's to find what happened to his childhood friend.

[b]History:[/b] Aubri Silverblade was born third son to Pater Silverblade and Ivori Silverblade. His birth was safe and successful and Mater Ivory survived the difficult process, but it quickly became clear that the heterochromia was particularly inauspicious. A strange sight in public society, word quickly spread in the Republic's halls that Aubri was not a true born son, but the result of an illicit meeting between Ivory and a courtesan. Pater Silverblade did not publicly give these rumors any credence, but Aubri would catch the stinging glances and hushed arguments between his parents on many occasions.

As the spare of the spare for this up-and-coming family of the Republic's Assembly of Notables, Aubri was given a broad education to maintain an ability to step into either of his brothers' shoes should they meet a poor fate too soon. Thankfully, both Orace and Felipe live healthy and hale to this day, hobnobbing with the Assembly and continuing the long, slow assent of the Silverblades up the middle ranks of its membership.

Aubri, alas, has become a lesser pawn in Pater Silverblade's machinations at family greatness. Too much of an unknown to secure a good marriage match at the galas of the Republic, too hotheaded to become a true duelist and rise through public adoration, and not of a sufficiently pedigreed bloodline to enlist as a Brother at the great Lighthouse, Aubri's greatest thrill in life were his nightly spars with his childhood friend Auron of the Brothers. The two began as friends in the academe in their youth, then transitioned to friendly sword rivals, until their diverging family paths forced them onto different tracks in life.

[b]Seed:[/b] The Republic has no Seeds to speak of at this time.

[b]Magic:[/b] Unnecessary parlor tricks. No thank you.

[b]Skills:[/b] Common Swordsmanship, Panache, Sailing, Riding, and a keen eye for what is out of place.

[b]Faction:[/b] Aubri holds no faction within the kingdom, but the protection of a Brother's blade in a storm on the sea is legendary. Sailors in every port will share a word, an ear, and a hand in the hopes that if they should ever need the protection of a Brother at sea, it will be there for them.

[b]City:[/b] The Most Serene Republic is some 70 squares to the west of Arrowfell. Aubri hails from a middling family within the Assembly, but his father, Pater Silverblade, has grand ambitions of raising the next generation of Silverblades to greater status within the Palazzo's halls.

The Silverblade family has finally secured an entire island of their own within the archipelago, and Pater has set about building his line a true palazzo worthy of their future destiny. In the meantime, the carefully harvested lumber on their new land provides them with enough timber to build one ship a year for use or sale on the markets to the other notables within the assembly.

[b]Assets:[/b] Aubri personally comes armed with only a substantial Letter of Credit, backed by the full faith of the Most Serene Republic. This Letter is to be used in the fulfillment of his mission of discovering the fate of the [i]Golden Gale[/I]. If push came to shove, it would be an arduous but not impossible task to put it to use hiring a few companies of Sellswords at which point its limit of borrowing would be hit.
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[table][row][/row][row][cell][b][h3]Queen Evelyn Keove[/h3][/b]
Queen Evelyn is an enigma to be puzzled out. She is the reason for Aubri's mission in Arrowfell. Does she posses the power and strength to overcome the challenges to her rule, or shall the Most Serene Republic cast its lot in with her enemies and sail to "recoup their investments" through sword and plunder?
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[I]"A powerful force of a woman, to be sure. One does not overthrow a King and rule for years without a few tricks. But is all her strength bound up in the magical trinkets of Seeds? I come to court with something more powerful than swords- enough money to shore up her realm, or take every coin in the city counting houses and leave her most fervent supporters penniless."[/i]
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[row][cell][b][h3]Duke Laurent Rhinecliff[/h3][/b]
Rhinecliff holds a lot of moving pieces in his hands. Technically the source of the trouble Aubri is sent to investigate. The [i]Golden Gale[/i] would not have disappeared if he'd been a good and loyal lord. Unless someone else is using Rhinecliff as a distraction for their own ends. Maybe...
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[I]"A delusional troublemaker at worst. At best, he could actually overthrow the Queen. If the sinews of war are infinite money, will he try to compel me to put my thumb on the scale and give him more muscle for his endeavour?"[/i]
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[row][cell][b][h3]Amerigo Spadoni[/h3][/b]
Aubri may be in charge of the investigation, but he knows Amerigo is an equal partner in its success. Within this city all awash in magic, Amerigo's sword is the only thing preventing Aubri from being swept up in mind magics and becoming a compliant "ambassador" writing back whatever one faction or another wants the Republic to hear most.
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[i]"Amerigo is my right hand, my partner, and the shield which I most rely on. Where he goes, I will go. We must plan our separations for the investigation with the utmost care."[/i]
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