House D'Lorus

Source: TorForgeBlog.com

As one of the twelve Royal Houses of Quur, this family has considerable power in the Empire of Quur. The D'Lorus family has had an especially dark past of recent, and is causes much tension and trepidation among the other houses. They monopolize education, both through schools like the Academy and regulation of books & maps.

## Description & Heraldry

EYE COLOR: The D'Lorus family have completely black eyes.

> *"Something about him did indeed bear the classic stamp of House D'Lorus-for his eyes were solid black, both iris and cornea, turning them into endless voids."*
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GEM: Continuing the house colors of black, the House Gem is Onyx.

HERALDRY: The D'Lorus House is one of the few which do not feature an animal as a symbol. Instead they have a open book silhouette (likely to represent their economic sector) and coming from the pages a fleur-de-lis like flower.

## Members

Cedric D'Lorus - Current High Lord

Gadrith (the Twisted) D'Lorus - Son of Cedric

Raverí D'Lorus / Tyentso - Wife of Gadrith

Thurvishar D'Lorus - Complicated...technically current Lord Heir

## Economic Monopoly

The D'Lorus House controls any sector dealing with education, books, or maps. They monitor education through control of the Academy, a school for mages and other intellects, located in the former Kirpis domain. The school is rather exclusive and rarely, if ever, allows women to study there (Tyentso is the only exception noted in the series). This family also exercises control over books and maps. An example of them exercising this power is their use of censureship. In an essay written on the Royal Houses by Thurvishar D'Lorus, Cedric D'Lorus chides his 'grandson' for quoting banned books.

> *"Would you stop citing banned books? I know Twisted Ambition is banned: I BANNED IT."*
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## House History

ORIGINALITY: Given that the eyes of this house are not artificial (or at least are not noted as being such), and that this house's gem, color, and eyes relatively match, it is likely this house is original.

At this point Gadrith was building his cabal to fulfill several prophecies which included Pedron D'Mon, Darzin D'Mon, and likely others. Raveri was unable to get close to Gadrith any other way, and in the process was forced by Cedric to marry Gadrith D'Lorus. The details of this are unknown. She married her father, but was still unable to kill him. Gadrith then put in place the Affair of the Voices, an attempt to overthrow the Council of Voices system, and was 'killed' by Nikali Milligreest (Doc). However Gadrith had used magic to ensure his survival by sending only part of his soul to the Underworld. He continued to live as a shell, forced to feed on souls for his survival. Meanwhile Raveri was warned by her at one point lover General Milligreest that she was being indicted as well. She ran from the Capital. In order to cover this up, and also likely due to orders by Gadrith, Cedric D'Lorus claimed Raveri was held in prison under Continuance, and was executed afterwards. It was claimed by him (again likely forced to due so by Gadrith), that the child of Raveri was Thurvishar D'Lorus (for his real parentage, see: Thurvishar D'Lorus). Thurvishar was raised by Cedric as his own, though gaeshed to prevent him revealing the truth, and sent to the Academy where he finished his classes much quicker than most and at the top of his class.
Meanwhile Gadrith D'Lorus continued to work with Darzin D'Mon to find the Stone of Shackles, a Cornerstone which could help him achieve his ultimate goals as well as make him a whole soul again. Raveri continued to live in exile as a sea witch aboard the *Misery*, a slave ship. Upon learning Kihrin D'Mon had the Stone of Shackles Gadrith order Darzin to secure the Cornerstone. They are unsuccessful. Meanwhile Thurvishar duels Jarith Milligreest and wins, and purchases Talea at a slave auction. Kihrin is kidnapped and ends up on the *Misery* where he meets Raveri, then going under the name Tyentso. The two continue on together as she joins the Black Brotherhood on Ynisthana and teaches Kihrin magic by completing the Maevanos and becoming a temporary ghost. When the group returns to the Capital Kihrin is captured by Gadrith, and during Kihrin's imprisonment he records his story with a magic rock with Talon, which is then given by Talon to Thurvishar. Thurvishar then wrote the first part of *The Ruin of Kings* based upon that transcript. Darzin sacrifices Kihrin, allowing Gadrith to begin his Hellmarch in the Capital.
Gadrith then takes the Stone of Shackles and confronts Emperor Sandus, antagonizing the Emperor into killing him. The Cornerstone then switches Gadrith and Sandus's souls, sending Sandus's to the Underworld and Gadrith into Sandus's body. Gadrith, Thurvishar, and Darzin then go to the Arena to look for Urthaeriel. They are interrupted by Raveri who confronts her father/husband and nearly wins the wizard duel, but is killed by Gadrith. Thurvishar and Gadrith are then confronted by a Returned Kihrin and Teraeth. Gadrith orders Thurvishar to end the two, but Kihrin luckily picks up Urthaenriel. Thurvishar begins to enter a gaesh loop, which can kill him. Gadrith returns, outraged, but is unable to kill Kihrin who holds the sword. Kihrin kills Gadrith by stabbing him through the Stone of Shackles, breaking the Cornerstone, its soul switching effect, and killing Gadrith. Thurvishar, free of his gaesh, advises Kihrin and Teraeth to run, and continues to call himself D'Lorus. Meanwhile, in the Arena, reset for the choosing of the new Emperor, Raveri is Returned, and claims the crown and sceptor for herself, becoming Empress.

In *The Name of All Things*...

1. ↑ RoK....The Octagon
2. ↑ Footnote from *The Court of Gems: Royal Houses of the Great Empire of Quur, By Thurvishar D'Lorus,* found on TorForgeBlog.com