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Vhammos
Patriarch: Jaraedren (“Jar-RAY-drenn”) Vhammos, a balding, aging but still-vigorous man who is one of the slow-to-decide-anything ditherers of life, a man of few and guarded words, no hobbies, and not much thought. He eats the same things most evenings, … 2)
…drinks himself into a near-stupor, and tells the same tales and jests of his youth that he’s told every evening. To the same bored servants, and his wife.
Matriarch: Brezmra Vhammos, a fiery-tempered, long flame-orange-haired buxom beauty who has flashing…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 1, 2020
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…brown eyes and a purring, alluring voice and manner. Brezmra is a spitfire who grew bored with being a trophy wife for Jaraedren but had no interest in carrying on any affairs with the “twisted” noblemen of her city—so, after an unfortunate incumbent got… 4)
…assassinated, or more likely killed by accident while being mugged in the street, she seized the merchant council seat for the lesser nobles, claiming she’s holding it as a member of House Sumbra, which is the lesser noble house she was born into (and which…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 1, 2020
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…now consists of herself and an impoverished aunt, Mareera Sumbra, who lives in a rented upper room paid for by Brezmra, in a bad part of Westgate), not as the matriarch of House Vhammos. This is causing much pushback from the other senior noble houses, who see.. 6)
…this as a not-so-polite fiction to let House Vhammos have two council seats, as Jaraedren currently holds the seat for Vhammos. Brezmra is doing this not because she cares about policy, or wants the power, but for her own entertainment (deliverance from…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 1, 2020
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…deepening boredom), and she’s currently hugely enjoying every cut and thrust of the conflict she’s created and is in the midst of. Suddenly, the arm candy of the most boring senior noble of Westgate is important, and everyone is paying attention to her!8)
Heiress: Paerendra (“Pair-ENN-drah”) Vhammos is a vivacious, bored, beautiful young woman desperate to escape the prison of being a pampered noble and see the wider world and have adventures in it. She knows she’s very fortunate to never want for warmth in…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 1, 2020
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…winter, cooling in summer, a comfortable bed, attentive servants, and steady, superb food—but she is seething at the boredom, and now sees her mother hugely enjoying herself; why can’t she, too, have adventures? So if any adventurers stray within reach and… 10)
…want to kidnap her, she’ll hurl herself into their arms, just so long as they get her OUT of here!
Notable Rakes/Adventurers: none living
Formerly notorious as a crooked noble house, adroit at swindling—and at poisonings, when caught—House Vhammos long ago…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 1, 2020
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…shifted direction in a bid for respectability, and their fortunes rose by doing diligent work in their new investments: they now invest with great care (and constant spying on their assets, which keeps them performing efficiently, so they’re value for money… 12)
…to those who hire them) in mercenary, bodyguard, and warehouse- and caravan-escort-guardianship.And there you have it, brief glimpses of the senior noble houses of Westgate, back in the day. Enjoy, I hope!#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 1, 2020