The amazingly talented @thefusspot did a sketch give-a-way recently, and I won! I still can’t believe it either! But she did my dunmer, Viear, in the grim Harlequin armor, so very well at that too! You should defiantly check out her work and commissions!
Was asked to do a bit of a write up on viear’s family, so I’m going to go into a brief history and details of the family.
>The Askulla family has long worked with the native Ashlander Tribes of Morrowind when they lived in Stonefalls, offering temporary shelter durring times of extreme weather in their kwama mine, and trade when it was convient for both tribe and family. Due to their remote location, there was no problems with this as the Great Houses would not harass the Askulla mine. for this, the family was given the name of ‘clan friend’ and called Askula in dunmeris amongst those who knew of the friendly house mer that could be trusted.
>Viear’s great-grandparents maintained this relationship for many years, and even passed on to Viear’s grandparents when they took the mine over.
>As Viear’s parents took over the mining operations, the relationship with the Ashlanders changed, as they were not great-grand parents before, having a bit of a distant and distrust of the daedric worshipers and with the marriage of a daughter of house Indoriel (Viear’s mother).
Family tree
Great grandparents: Halcan (greatgrandfather, deceased) Jedlay (greatgrandmother, deceased)
-founders of the Askula family tree, and sworn loyalty to house Hlaalu. Founded by Viear’s great grandmother, Jedlay Askula. She had a vision of a successful kwama mine producing high quaility goods for trade while not employing slaves, but offering serfdom to the locals to support the small outpost in Stonefalls. It was durring a terribel ashstorm did the Askula family first meet the waundering Ashlander tribes of the area, and offered them a moments rest in the kwama mine for exchange of their own harvesting tools. This relationship built over time, and became an annual agreement of trade between the family and the tribe. Jedlay and Halcan both were honored as ‘Clan friend’, but their children did not earn such respect as they merely fulfilled their parents agreements in gesture not ‘heart’.
Grandparents: Dernis (grandfather, alive, follower of Seht) + Nirure (grandmother, deceased)
-1 uncle- Mases, 1 aunt Vireeni ,and his own father Arelni . Jedlay’s serfdom has worked for a while, but times are getitng tight- two slaves were purchased from Halcan’s brother to show good favor to the Dres side of the family. The two servants were sibling khajit, and mostly worked in the mines to help the aging locals with heavy lifting and taxing tasks. Arelni was the only of the siblings that had intrest in maintaining the mine, however, as Mases and Vireeni went to vvardenfel to work directly with the great house there in some sort of government roles each.
Parents: Miaala (mother) Arelni (father)
-himself, a sister who died during the Akavri war (named Menlyn )and a brother named Nevvas who works as a baker apprentice in Davon’s watch. Most of the community has died in the Akavri war, including the two slaves and Viear’s sister. Viear’s parents faced with scrambling to try to keep the mine operational and took out heavy lones from Hlaalu. through story and roleplay the mine was lost forever, and the loans undocumented there for not enforced anymore by law.
The family has moved to Vvardenfel to Halcon’s old home that had been originally inherited to Vireeni, but had “graciously” (in a shred heated debate of it being over priced and far to close to a daedric ruine and ashlander pilgrimage site) offered it at a fraction of the price to her brother Arelni after the tragic loss of the mine.
Dernis- an eccentric mer who fancies himself an invetor and a cog in the great wheel of Seht’s plans. He creates ‘home convince items’ that work most of the time, sells in near my villages and towns, and then offers charges to repair them if they malfunction. From coffee machines to crushing waste bins, Dernis is crafty and has an eye for the oddly useful. Even if his workshop sounds like something is going to blow up in any moment.
Vireeni- a thin shrewd woman who cares little save for what lines her pockets. Her morals at face value- all things her great house Hlaalu care fore. In closed doors, she’s just as twisted as any other house mer and care little for ties or loyalties unless if benefits her.
Arelni- Viear’s father. Simple, quiet- the farming life suited him best, but now he’s adjusting to working as a tax collector for the near by town, having to balance the books and go over details of the city’s finances- finally putting his years of school to use beyond his former kwama business.
Miaala- a doting dreamy mer, Viear’s mother dreams of having a big family who is close and kind. She often worries about her two children- and how they will be able to bear her grandchildren, and often tries to offer alternatives for such endeavors to continue the family line. She is a woman of faith first however, having grown in the sharp environment of Indoriel all her life. Swallowing the Ashlander relationships that the Askulas had been known for has been hard, but she tries her best and as long as things remain positive- her hospitality is endless.
Nevvas- A quite boy, the winner of the buster bluth award- never seen nor heard most of the time. He lives a quite life baking bread and living with his breton husband Jhacquee in Davon’s Watch.
1. ANIMAL: A scruffy long legged dog.
2. COLOR(S): Blues, jewel blues and dark navy- no in between.
3. MONTH: July
4. SONG(S):
5. NUMBER: 7
6. DAY OR NIGHT: Night
7. PLANT(S): Fire Petal, Dragon Thorn
8. SMELL(S): Pipe smoke, rum, musky tones, coal
9. GEMSTONE: Ruby
10. SEASON: Summer
11. PLACE(S): The Rift, Bankorai, Any tavern by a port.
12. FOOD(S): Sausage, roasts, fatty meats, anti-morrowind dishes.
13. ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: The Steed
14. ELEMENT(S): Fire
15. DRINK(S): Sujamma, flin, rum, honey mead, Imperial brandy. Anything really, but those are his favorites .
