Aleydis Maudeleyn Lake
Maven Spellsword Aleydis Maudeleyn Maudeleyn Lake (a.k.a. Lady)
Aleydis is one of the twin children of Archmage Merlin and the Lady of the Lake - a byproduct of natural magic by two of the most powerful sorcerers in the world, Aleydis is a being of pure ambient magical energy who simply shapes herself into a humanoid figure to stand alongside her twin and best friend, Adaleis. Lady is a spellsword under her father and "Langue D'Argent," monk of the Reminiscentian Order in service of Camelot, specializing in the retention of important facts and studies from the Pre-Apostasy era. She’s used to being a magical Swiss Army knife and makes up for her diminutive stature with big ideas, most of which find their way into weapons and inventions that further benefit Camelot. She’s very close to her family, but struggles to make friends because as a ball of ambient magical energy she isn’t strictly speaking Human and tends to keep to her workshop in the Castle to avoid social faux pas. She can be used as a resource for information, unusual knowledge, or a surprisingly canny tune played on the violin/may also be able to supply magical components.
Divine Domains
Aleydis Teanga Airgid (Common trans. "Aleydis Silver Tongue")
Aleydis Memoriter (Common trans. “Aleydis By-Heart”)
Ecclesia Organica
Matron Racine of Outcasts, Immigrants, and Emigrants
- Academia
- Language
- Culture
Aleydis Teanga Taibhse (Common trans. "Ghost Tongue")
Ecclesia Cridhe
Matron Racine of warriors, explorers, and scholars who perished in pursuit of knowledge
- Dead Languages
- Dead Cultures
Artifacts
Chatelaine, Lock, & Key
Order of the Chatelaine Initiates of Teanga Taibhse wear chatelaines that are locked into place at the beginning of their first year and can only be removed if they exit the order or find the key that goes to their padlock. Many devotees (The Chatelaine) find their keys and choose to remain in the order, adding their keys to their chatelaine, which can be removed at any time after that and replaced with a formal chatelaine. Position in the order is denoted by number & variety of charms on chatelaine - each represents preparedness and diversity in skillset. After many decades of service, it’s not uncommon for the advanced Chatelaine of Teanga Taibhse, or Rarissima, to ask their fellows to hide their keys once more - sort of a test of mental acumen. It’s considered a sign of deep affection/respect to exchange a piece of your chatelaine with another.
"By-Heart" Tattoos
Order of the Chatelaine
Devotees of Aleydis Teanga Taibhse traditionally ritually tattoo their bodies with closely spaced lines of illuminated text not unlike that found in a book. The Order of the Chatelaine's worst kept secret is that these tattoos, done with pitchblended ink, can change to reflect different passages of text from the Chatelaine's holy book and developed as a way of initiates finding loopholes in the established rules - Chatelaine elders initially punished those found with these tattoos for cheating, but Teanga Taibhse was amused and impressed by their lateral thinking. As such, they have become quite commonplace and a beloved inside joke.I VeidhlínI Veidhlín (Common trans. "The Fiddle") is the padlock sculpted to mirror her own beloved violin that Aleydis wore on her own ceremonial chatelaine for the better part of a century. I Veidhlín was gifted to key-holding Chatelaine and close friend Odalis Larkspire in approximately 10.489 GS/LM and is worn on his person to this day.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
While Lady always seems to be just the right height to reach what she needs, she's fairly diminutive in stature with a fencer's build - maintaining one's physical presence as a being of pure energy is a matter of concentration, and the less time and effort she devotes to size the more effective she can be. Like Adaleis she has her father's bright blue eyes, but they seem to crackle constantly with a sort of magical energy that is all Nimue. Her projected physical form has dark brown skin and hair that seems to change along with her whims but is most often microbraided and held back by a velvet bow. She's rarely seen without either her eyepatch (or alternately, the ever-present magical goggles of her own design).
Special abilities
- Shapeshifting
Apparel & Accessories
While she does own a suit of enchanted armor she and her father built, Lady generally prefers to move around in clothing that's closely fitted - waistcoats and tailcoats, men's breeches, a shirt with a cravat, and high boots. She's never seen without her enchanted goggles atop her head, though she claims she only needs them to see "some things." When she's not on duty, her goggles are typically replaced with her eyepatch, which is made from a Lychnisian blood rose. Carries the rapier base of her spellsword and can use her wand in her off hand instead of a dagger.
- Eyepatch with Lychnisian rose & cross over left eye
- Blue and white porcelain etoile violin with unicorn heartstring bow (16th birthday gift)
Specialized Equipment
- Croí Nasctha (Linked Heart) Mirror - custom gloine and il-dach mirrors created by Lady Lake for herself and sister Adaleis, capable of instant interrealm communication with Broceliande
- Spellsword uniform (red and black)
- Spellsword, Priosma (of Scolacian Il-Dath)
- Súile Oscailte goggles - custom goggles created by Lady Lake using gloine, il-dach, and suspirium. Purpose unknown.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Aleydis is one of the twin children of Archmage Merlin and the Lady of the Lake - a byproduct of natural magic by two of the most powerful sorcerers in the world, Aleydis is a being of pure ambient magical energy who simply shapes herself into a humanoid figure to stand alongside her twin and best friend, Adaleis. Lady is a spellsword (Eldritch knight, for lack of better terms) under her father and monk of the Reminiscentian Order in service of Camelot, specializing in the retention of important facts and studies from the Pre-Apostasy era. She’s used to being a magical Swiss Army knife and makes up for her diminutive stature with big ideas, most of which find their way into weapons and inventions that further benefit Camelot. She’s very close to her family, but struggles to make friends because as a ball of ambient magical energy she isn’t strictly speaking Human and tends to keep to her workshop in the Castle to avoid social faux pas. She can be used as a resource for information, unusual knowledge, or a surprisingly canny tune played on the violin/may also be able to supply magical components
Gender Identity
Lady presents as femme and uses femme pronouns, but doesn't particularly subscribe to any concrete idea of gender as a ball of ambient energy.
Sexuality
No one has ever asked, so it remains a mystery.
Employment
- Maven Spellsword, Order of the Spellsword, Court of Camelot at Caerleon, House Pendragon
- Langue D'Argent, Reminiscentian Order, Court of Camelot at Caerleon, House Pendragon
- An Spreach, Princess Aleydis Maudeleyn Lake, Court of Broceliande at Esse, House Lake
Accomplishments & Achievements
- Creation of the Spellsword, 16 AA
Intellectual Characteristics
Lady is constantly lost in thought, working on the next big invention or weapon upgrade for her friends and fellow spellswords. She has very little concern for propriety or what a lady ought to do and is concerned to the point of fixation with the boundaries of magic and the protection of Camelot, both of which she takes her vows to incredibly seriously. Despite her scholarly demeanor and strange habits she's a creature of deep emotion and passion who is extremely dedicated to everything she comes in contact with, including her friends and the princesses of Camelot.
Social
Contacts & Relations
AFFILIATIONS
- Order of the Spellsword
- Reminiscentian Order
- Court of Camelot
- Knights of the Round Table
- House Pendragon
Family Ties
- Peeress Mathilde Durand (Sworn)
- Queen Nimue of Broceliande (Mother, Biological)
- Myrddin "Merlin" Ambrosius
- Adaleis Lake Lake (Sister, Twin)
- Cridhe Loch Fae (Grandmother)
- Atten Ash (Stepfather)
- Amberjill Ash (Half-Brother, Biological)
Relationships
Legal Status
Sworn; Bloodfasted
Nicknames & Petnames
- Lady
- Spréach Bheag (Little Spark)
Nicknames & Petnames
Odalis is a devotee of Aleydis Teanga Taibhse and their friendship developed naturally out of his prayer and fevered research into Magner Mallact.
Aleydis Lake, born 1194 PA, daughter of Merlin Ambrosius and the Lady of the Lake, twin sister of Adaleis Lake.
Character Location
Divine Classification
Racine, Pelerine
Current Location
Species
Ethnicity
Realm
Church/Cult
Honorary & Occupational Titles
- Maven Spellsword Lake (Camelot)
- An Spreach (Broceliande)
- Princess (Broceliande)
- Mistress of Remniscentia (Camelot)
Currently Held Titles
Age
126
Date of Birth
10,414 GS // 1194 PA
Circumstances of Birth
Desired, shared
Birthplace
Esse
Family
Spouses
Siblings
Children
Pronouns
She/They
Gender
Female
Presentation
High femme
Eyes
Blue
Hair
Varying, braided into small braids and held away from her face
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Dark brown, smooth, occasionally marked with superficial burns
Height
5'6"
Weight
145
Belief/Deity
Aligned Organization
Other Affiliations
Related Reports
- Session 1 Report
- Session 10: Once, Future, Forever Report
- Session 2 Report: Her Father's Blade
- Session 2.1 - A Fell Song and a Fallen Star Report
- Session 2.2 - Fallback Report
- Session 2.4 - Protectors of the Realm Report
- Session 3: The Uncanny Valley Report
- Session 4: Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered Report
- Session 5: Handling the Truth Report
- Session 6: Sightseeing Report
- Session 7: How Uncanny Report
- Session 8: Our Father's Blade
- Session 9: Birthright Report
- Latin
- French
- English
- High Druidic
- Old High Broceliandic
- Old High Avalonian
- Old High Venic
- Avalonian
- Broceliandic
- Grai
- Loquela (Dulcis Loqui, Viridis Loqui, Uada Loqui, Lux Loqui)
Ruled Locations
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