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Verdin Teofolynn
Nov. 2nd, 2008 12:44 pmThis was written in 1986 and was heavily influence by the music of Antonín Dvořak, particularly his Slavonic Dances and Symphony #8.
Verdin Teofolynn was born to Belga and Yana Brishen Thlapflynne to years after the birth of Iada Pfehlion. He was descended from Elders Kelda Thlapflynne of Rogreth and Bwaeni Tnaci of Lhihlhithia, was were banished for their marriage across religious lines. They were Verdin's grandparents, and gave their grand son his name which was a variant of an Ecksburian word which meant "innocence." And indeed Verdin had an air of curious innocence about him throughout his childhood, which he maintained for the duration of his life, giving him an advantage when Fool Seeking.
Verdin's father was a Sigano-Lavon, unlike Kelda, who seldom travelled. He knew all the lands save for the obscure Darzhevo lands, which explains Verdin's ignorance of Darzhovia. Belga Thlapflynne was what many called "half breed. His skin was dark, his eyes bi-coloured, and his hair was silvery white. Yana Thlapflynne was a product of the Brishen family, a small clan who had aligned themselves with the Thlapflynne clan. Yana's father was a half-breed Rogrethite-Ahne Baini who wed Northemwoodian Tivia Tonalitus. Both, of course, were ostricised during the Great Banishment. The Brishen family were dark like the Thlapflynnes, but only in hair and eye. Their skin was pale, as was Yana's. Yana had blue-black hair and ebony eyes, both of which she passed on to Verdin. Verdin also inherited his innocent expression for Yana.
Verdin had two sisters and a brother. They were Anna, Ariádny, and Patsim. All three were pale of skin and brown of eye, with coal hair and blond brows. It was Verdin who seemed to be but a shadow within the family. He was always small and everything about him was shrouded in darkness. His skin was dark, his eyes black, and his hair and eyebrows were blue-black. The second child after Ariádny, Verdin tended to be a loner, clinging only to his older sister. His grandfather and father taught him the Arts of Survival, which he learned with uncanny swiftness. Between the two of them, Kelda and Belga taught Verdin every single Sigano trick and ploy known in the Arts.
By the time he was twelve years old, Verdin was a dol-Master, second only to the sage Sigano Masters of Survival. But he was also a fanatic patriot of the tribe, as were three other children of three other Sigano tribes. The Thlapflynnes were the superior clan in his eyes, and their tribe was the superior Sigani.
( More on the Elven Bandits )
(to be continued)
Verdin's father was a Sigano-Lavon, unlike Kelda, who seldom travelled. He knew all the lands save for the obscure Darzhevo lands, which explains Verdin's ignorance of Darzhovia. Belga Thlapflynne was what many called "half breed. His skin was dark, his eyes bi-coloured, and his hair was silvery white. Yana Thlapflynne was a product of the Brishen family, a small clan who had aligned themselves with the Thlapflynne clan. Yana's father was a half-breed Rogrethite-Ahne Baini who wed Northemwoodian Tivia Tonalitus. Both, of course, were ostricised during the Great Banishment. The Brishen family were dark like the Thlapflynnes, but only in hair and eye. Their skin was pale, as was Yana's. Yana had blue-black hair and ebony eyes, both of which she passed on to Verdin. Verdin also inherited his innocent expression for Yana.
Verdin had two sisters and a brother. They were Anna, Ariádny, and Patsim. All three were pale of skin and brown of eye, with coal hair and blond brows. It was Verdin who seemed to be but a shadow within the family. He was always small and everything about him was shrouded in darkness. His skin was dark, his eyes black, and his hair and eyebrows were blue-black. The second child after Ariádny, Verdin tended to be a loner, clinging only to his older sister. His grandfather and father taught him the Arts of Survival, which he learned with uncanny swiftness. Between the two of them, Kelda and Belga taught Verdin every single Sigano trick and ploy known in the Arts.
By the time he was twelve years old, Verdin was a dol-Master, second only to the sage Sigano Masters of Survival. But he was also a fanatic patriot of the tribe, as were three other children of three other Sigano tribes. The Thlapflynnes were the superior clan in his eyes, and their tribe was the superior Sigani.
( More on the Elven Bandits )
(to be continued)
