I was imagining that Broyan is much like Lokamayadon in his personal life and an exception to the normal web of kinship networks (the whole Larnsti angle seems to make him a bit independent of that). Dedicated to his magical cause, no wife (Lokomoko married late - and only to marry a near-goddess).
HOWEVER - I love the year wifes. Or why even go that far - a year wife is still a magical partner and these political tools aren't useful for Broyan's magic. Sod that. But that doesn't mean he doesn't sleep around. He's got girlfriends, lovers, bedwarmers - but not a wife. I love the current girlfriend idea.
Although the loveless Heartmistress is really appealing.
Jeff
-----Original Message----- From: John Hughes [mailto:john.hughes_at_...] Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 3:28 PM To: whitewall_at_yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: Broyan's family Initial thought: Scratch any Heortling hero and you find a kinship network. Doubly so for a man on the move like Broyan: for tanists aiming for High King, marriage alliance is part of the toolkit. I'd like to have a few of Broyan's younger brothers involved in the siege, if only so we can kill 'em off at existential moments. 'Cept for young Danwyr of course: he absconded with half the family jewels back in '14, and was last heard of via a postcard from the pleasure palace atKarse.
And sisters' husbands who are all probably chiefs and petty kings, involved
in all this but not necessarily liking it. Part of the King's Household
perhaps?
Broyan's wives. Let take a slasher to stereotypes here. Hows about: he's
had a succession of year wives, some of whom have borne him children, and
who are still part of the King's Household. His current wife is a part of a
key alliance deal, and there's no love lost between them. She's
TERRIFYING
though, gives dishthanes heart attacks and runs the King's
Household like
an ogress. Lets call her the Hearthmistress, cause Questlines is down for
some reason and I can't get to the Heortling Name Generator.
And Broyan should have a current girlfriend, a self opinionated hero-type
advisor who can make full use of executive access. Not Kallyr, obviously,
she doesn't swing that way. ('Neither wedded nor bedded' by anyone less
than a god. Pure class.)
Cheers
John
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