Obituary in the Soren Draa Herald, 79 Colossus, 1334
Vilarr of Vriaxxi 32 Zephyr, 1263 - 68 Colossus, 1334 Aged 71 Years
Vilarr of Vriaxxi, born 32 Zephyr, 1263 in Soren Draa, Metrica Province, became one with the Eternal Alchemy on 68 Colossus, 1334. He will be met in the afterlife by his parents, Vriaxxi of Lyassi and Tsahl of Riffa, as well as all those who have come before.
He is survived by his previous contracts, Cautti of Krobb and Boraa of Seadd, his two children, Vezz of Cautti and Vanna of Vilarr, and two grandchildren, Tybalt and Sieran of Rissia.
Vilarr was a respected professor at the College of Synergetics for most of his life, and - incidentally - also a member of the Arcane Eye. This appears to have granted him an elevated sense of self worth, and little time to devote to his contracts or bothering to understand the needs and wants of his children. He abandoned his eldest son when he was six years old to be raised by his mother alone, and never informed his daughter - ten years younger - of his existence. He admitted to neither child that both of their mothers ended the contract early due to his ego and dismissive nature in the relationship.
No attempts were ever made by Vilarr to mend bridges with either of his children, as he remained spiteful towards his son and cold towards his daughter for the majority of both of their lives. Both were viewed as unworthy in his eyes to some degree, either not achieving his level of intelligence or simply not having his brutal work ethic.
As his son, I have spoken with my half-sister, whom I only learned of following his death when she learned of my existence when the records were opened on his passing. Both of us agree that his presence will be missed by few, very few tears will be shed, and we suspect there will be no lamenting over his passing.
As his surviving family, we will remember Vilarr in our own ways, which were mostly tragic, painful, and troubling times. I will share what little I can of him with my children, and Vanna is free to do the same. We each have painfully few fond memories of him, and while perhaps we will come to think of those times someday, we both believe at the end of the day we will miss what Vilarr was never able to be in our lives: a good and kind and loving father and grandfather. We hope he finds some peace in the afterlife. And for the rest of us, I hope we can finally begin to heal as his presence no longer casts its long shadow over our lives.
We plan to hold no service for his cremation, though the Arcane Eye may do as they please. We will truly have no closure, as neither of us was aware he was ill. We hope the Alchemy can find some better purpose for him than his hate.