Also we’ll consider this my contribution to Six Sentence Sunday Many Sentence Sunday
Riol:
+ Everyone has a crush on Riol except for those Scions not attracted to men. (This includes the main players as well: Tataru, Thancred, Y'shtola etc. They all crush on him)
+ The Scions not attracted to men uniformly think Riol is incredibly cool
+ There is a throwaway line from Tataru about Riol sending letters about his findings. They keep up a lively correspondence, the only lull when she temporarily relocates to Kugane and needs to work out change of address/forwarding
At first it is about keeping the Scions abreast of his work but soon it becomes about their deep friendship. They also tease each other a lot about her Kugane paramours and his own romantic escapades. He had not considered himself a man of letters before but finds himself developing a real voice and talent for painting pictures with words.
+ He starts doing travel writing and selling volumes, published by a small press in Revenant’s Toll
Alianne:
+ Alianne is a lesbian
+ Alianne and Alphinaud become good friends after their names are cleared in Heavensward. They spar when they can, and play strategy-based board games. Alphinaud is the champion for a long while but Alianne learns quick and is catching up.
Isildaure
+ Isildaure enjoys painting when his hands are not too sore. He, Alianne, and Alphinaud will find a nice sunny place outside and spend an afternoon painting the landscapes.
+ He also takes his tea a very precise way and strength, at a very precise time before dinner and will not eat if he hasn't had his tea yet.
Clemence
+ Clemence is not allowed to make anyone tea. She knows what she did.
+ Clemence has a photographic memory. She is more warrior than scholar but because of this trait, she will help the scholars of the group with organizing/recording
Ephemie:
+ Ephemie publishes poetry under a pseudonym. Some of it is extremely scandalous.
Ocher Boulder:
+ Ocher loves the poetry of Mistress Nightquill and one day would like to meet the reclusive author.
+ He has a talent for woodworking, particularly instruments and has taught himself how to play on them. He has even devised his own new instruments, some more successful than others.
Aenor:
+ Aenor has a singing voice to put all to shame and bring a tear to anyone’s eye. She doesn’t do it often because she has other traits she wants to be known for.
Hoary Boulder
+ Once a month Hoary cooks a giant breakfast for everyone and pulls out the stops. Everyone is expected to help clean up so that no one is stuck in the kitchen all afternoon.
+ He is excellent with needle and thread. Most days, this means he is called upon for field medicine. He has made clothes for himself and Coultenet.
Coultenet:
+ Coultenet is not threatened by Aenor, but at a certain point he takes her aside and explains that even if she is jesting, he would like her to stop talking about sharing his partner. They get along better after that. (He and Hoary are mostly monogamous)
+ When the Domans lived in Mor Dhona, the kids pretty much loved everyone. They're good kiddos and prone to hero worship of anyone even remotely involved with adventuring and/or Nerys.
The one they adore the most? Coultenet. He helps the Doman adults develop a curriculum so the kids can keep learning and it only fans out from there. He teaches them about magic, self-defense, logic, science, investigation. For a while he masks it under the guise of "he is a scholar and researcher at heart and it is his duty to help where he can" but soon enough everyone can tell that he is actually a big softie. He is surprised to discover that he likes working with kids.
When the kids form their own Adventurer Guild, he supervises them and also assigns them missions. He will also send them out with Hoary on more complex/risky missions (but still appropriate for their age) and Hoary is expected to make the same reports the kids need to.
When the kids leave, Coultenet pulls it together for their goodbye while F'lhaminn gives them their matching hats. But then he finds that they have all written him long letters. One of his lessons was teaching them how to write certain things–formal and/or business letters, personal letters, persuasive essays etc. All these letters adhere to what he taught them. It is the first time in a long time he has cried so openly.
For a long time he and Hoary have been in the camp of "no strong feelings about a family, so it probably won't happen." After this, Coultenet goes to Hoary and says he wants a family–maybe not now with all that is happening. but someday. Perhaps they could foster kids in need.
