Auberon

Auberon is a Master cade-skiff in Mélusine.
== Appearance ==
Auberon is "a square, white haired old [person] who looked like a pretty decent sort of guy" and has "a dark, rich voice, like plum cake."Monette, Sarah. “Chapter 4.” Mélusine, Ace, New York, 2005. The Doctrine of Labyrinths.
== Life ==
Auberon works as a time as a cade-skiff under Master Rosamund.Monette, Sarah. “Chapter 3.” Mélusine, Ace, New York, 2005. The Doctrine of Labyrinths. He goes on to become a master cade-skiff himself. Cardenio Richey serves under him.
=== Mélusine ===
When Ginevra Thomson and Austin Lefevre's bodies are fished out of the Sim from under St. Kirban's, Auberon has Cardenio fetch Mildmay to the Dead Gallery to view their corpses. After Mildmay identifies them, Cardenio fetches Auberon, who asks Mildmay if he knows why they were killed. Mildmay explains that they crossed Vey Coruscant.
== Relationships ==
=== Cardenio Richey ===
Cardenio seems very respectful towards Auberon.
=== Mildmay ===
Mildmay seems to get along well enough with Auberon, though he is overcome with emotion at the time.
=== Rosamund ===
Rosamund and Auberon debate trying to get into the crypts under the Mirador, but decide it wouldn't go over well if they tried to write a letter to the Lord Protector to do so, so they decide not to.
== Trivia ==
* Mildmay has a nightmare about Auberon being dead.Monette, Sarah. “Chapter 4.” The Mirador, Ace Books, New York, 2008. The Doctrine of Labyrinths.
== Folklore/Mythology ==
* "Auberon" is an elven man encountered by Huon in the 13th century Les Prouesses et faitz du noble Huon de Bordeaux, and is a beautiful man cursed by a fairy to be short, who helps Huon in Huon's endeavors. Auberon is seemingly loosely based on Aubouin, a real-life man who inflicted fatal wounds on Charles l'Enfant during an ambush. William Shakespeare seemingly encountered the French heroic song through the 1540 translation by John Bourchier, and used "Oberon" as a character in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595/6), where Oberon is the king of all fairies.
== References ==
Category:Characters
Category:Mélusine
Category:The Mirador