Avid
Lord Avid Arnsen
They had been a family once. The sorcerer Brythen Blood, cunning Rosvierre Ibanc the bard, Asilia from the forests of Fangwood, and Avid’s closest friend, his comrade-in-magic, the equally youthful Lord Gyr of House Gixx. They were going to change the world—and they did change the world, saved lives, rescued towns, slew monsters, found wealth and fame.
Their moment of triumph broke them. By skill and luck and power, they took over Absalom when the city was at its lowest, stood in the Ascendant Court and held levers long enough to shift the world. Or rather, Lord Gyr did. Lord Gyr became the primarch, Lord Gyr became the folk hero, the ruler of the greatest city in Golarion. And Lord Avid? He was given a fancy title and packed off to the waterfront town of Diobel to rot in the muck.
Gyr saw it as a reward. Avid disagreed. Long resentment towards Gyr swiftly turned venomous, and what had been equal parts envy and admiration in their shared youth turned to purest hatred.
For over 50 years, Avid watched and brooded, and being who he was, he also worked—he still works 10 or more hours each day, though Avid is on the far side of 80 now. Where House Gixx languished, Avid built House Arnsen into a force to be reckoned with, made deals, put in the hours, suffered through the tedious effort necessary to make alliances and win friends. He married Lady Nahla, the sister of Lord Kerkis of Damaq, and had children, though by and large they have been disappointments to him. But then Gyr didn’t even have the decency to die properly and openly, instead vanishing such that there would always be a question.
Today, Lord Avid of House Arnsen pursues the primarchy with a single-minded obsession fueled by a lifetime of resentment. He has an excellent chance. He still has his faded reputation as Gyr’s comrade, and he has the support of Absalom’s greatest noble houses, Damaq and Blakros and Morilla. His Optimates faction is among the best-connected in the city’s War of Strings. The merchants dislike him as a result of his clashes with the Kortos Consortium, but Avid has been dealing with their disdain for years. He often looks down upon his hated rivals in Diobel from the ancient hilltop fortress of Eaglereach, though these days he spends most of his days in Absalom proper, politicking with his powerful allies or weaving schemes directly on the floor of the Grand Council Hall.
Their moment of triumph broke them. By skill and luck and power, they took over Absalom when the city was at its lowest, stood in the Ascendant Court and held levers long enough to shift the world. Or rather, Lord Gyr did. Lord Gyr became the primarch, Lord Gyr became the folk hero, the ruler of the greatest city in Golarion. And Lord Avid? He was given a fancy title and packed off to the waterfront town of Diobel to rot in the muck.
Gyr saw it as a reward. Avid disagreed. Long resentment towards Gyr swiftly turned venomous, and what had been equal parts envy and admiration in their shared youth turned to purest hatred.
For over 50 years, Avid watched and brooded, and being who he was, he also worked—he still works 10 or more hours each day, though Avid is on the far side of 80 now. Where House Gixx languished, Avid built House Arnsen into a force to be reckoned with, made deals, put in the hours, suffered through the tedious effort necessary to make alliances and win friends. He married Lady Nahla, the sister of Lord Kerkis of Damaq, and had children, though by and large they have been disappointments to him. But then Gyr didn’t even have the decency to die properly and openly, instead vanishing such that there would always be a question.
Today, Lord Avid of House Arnsen pursues the primarchy with a single-minded obsession fueled by a lifetime of resentment. He has an excellent chance. He still has his faded reputation as Gyr’s comrade, and he has the support of Absalom’s greatest noble houses, Damaq and Blakros and Morilla. His Optimates faction is among the best-connected in the city’s War of Strings. The merchants dislike him as a result of his clashes with the Kortos Consortium, but Avid has been dealing with their disdain for years. He often looks down upon his hated rivals in Diobel from the ancient hilltop fortress of Eaglereach, though these days he spends most of his days in Absalom proper, politicking with his powerful allies or weaving schemes directly on the floor of the Grand Council Hall.
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80s
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Nahla
(wife)
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Male
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