Arion Blackwood
Overview
Lord Arion Blackwood is the patriar of House Blackwood and the father of Feyre Blackwood. He holds a ranking position in the Carpenters Guild and is a skilled craftsman in his own right. As a noble apointee of the Brass Ring of Novus, he is tasked with maintaining the flow of lumber out of the Lumber Zone of the Jade Ring, for use in reconstruction efforts, and in the creation of lumber goods in military application.
Lord Blackwood is a connsumate politico and revered amongst the noble class. This does not make him without controversy, as many noble seek to be removed from their place as cog in the machine of Novus and find true influence. House Blackwood is not immune to such machinations.
Lord Blackwood is reserved but firm and authoritative when it calls for it. While he may not be the sort to gather the aristocracy to action, he does his best to keep the aristrocracy unified. To this end, Lord Blackwood plotted an arranged marriage between his daughter, Feyre and the scion of House Laikanov Dimitry Laikanov. It was a reasonable match, considering the closeness and familiarity Feyre and Dimitry exhibited, but unfortunately led to Feyre fleeing her family.
A Secret Lineage
Lord Blackwood has carried with him the secret that his family carries the Riovelle bloodline. In the aftermath of fall, Mageprincess Shura Riovelle was the sole survivor from the Riovelle line. At the time, Lord Asiel Blackwood sheltered the young heiress within a secret place, fearing that the upheaval would cause enemies of the Riovelle to come after her.
As Shura grew older, she grew attached to Asiel's son Destin Blackwood, and the two pursued their relationsship in secret. Shura and Destin married after Asiel Blackwood was assassinated in 13 PF. Shura changed her name to Aena Sincana, posing as a commoner to further obscure her idenity. As more leniency was given to noble intermingling in this era, no objections were given to the union. Ever since, House Blackwell Patriars have been made aware of the bloodline secret.
Lord Blackwood has maintained this secret, but to this date, he has not made his children aware of their bloodline.
