https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Elayne_Silverlark 2026-07-08T13:58:55Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.39.6 https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Elayne_Silverlark&diff=141068&oldid=prev 2026-07-02T10:28:50Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Controversy</span></span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:28, 2 July 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l50">Line 50:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 50:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Since that day the final location of Elayne Silverlark remains an enduring mystery. In recent years, the Golden Heart, a Dawnish knightly order have been prominent in searching for the real tomb. These Loyalty troubadours, place great importance both by the example set by Elayne&#039;s devotion to others and the matters of true love they say are raised by her life story. They are believed to carry a reliquary said to contain the heart of Elayne Silverlark.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Since that day the final location of Elayne Silverlark remains an enduring mystery. In recent years, the Golden Heart, a Dawnish knightly order have been prominent in searching for the real tomb. These Loyalty troubadours, place great importance both by the example set by Elayne&#039;s devotion to others and the matters of true love they say are raised by her life story. They are believed to carry a reliquary said to contain the heart of Elayne Silverlark.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">===Recognition===</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">As discussed in ''[[The right question]]'', other controversies have come to light in recent years. Commissioned by Hazelelponi of the [[Highguard_groups#The_Shattered_Tower|Shattered Tower]], the [[Lepidean Librarian]], the Heirs of Lepidus examined the events around Elayne Silverlark's recognition as part of their work on the origins of the paragons and exemplars in the early empire. Their studies revealed a story of conflict that lasted a year or more surrounding the question of whether Elayne was an inspiration, and what kind of inspiration she was. Ultimately, this would lead to the creation of the first "exemplar", as the status is understood today.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Inspirational Tomb and Basilica==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Inspirational Tomb and Basilica==</div></td></tr> </table>

Rafferty https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Elayne_Silverlark&diff=141067&oldid=prev 2026-07-02T10:23:49Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:23, 2 July 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Virtue===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Virtue===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Elayne Silverlark was recognised as an Exemplar of Loyalty by the Highborn Assembly of the Virtuous in pre-Imperial Highguard<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. She was recognised as an exemplar of Loyalty by the Imperial Synod in 18YE </del>(although as discussed in &#039;&#039;[[The right question]]&#039;&#039;, this is a slightly misleading claim).</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Elayne Silverlark was recognised as an Exemplar of Loyalty by the Highborn Assembly of the Virtuous in pre-Imperial Highguard <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </ins>(although as discussed in &#039;&#039;[[The right question]]&#039;&#039;, this is a slightly misleading claim)<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. She was formally [[recognition|recognised]] as an exemplar of Loyalty by the Imperial Synod in 18YE and as such is considered the first exemplar</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Biography===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Biography===</div></td></tr> </table>

Rafferty https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Elayne_Silverlark&diff=141066&oldid=prev 2026-07-02T10:22:26Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 10:22, 2 July 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Virtue===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Virtue===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Elayne Silverlark was recognised as an Exemplar of Loyalty by the Highborn Assembly of the Virtuous in pre-Imperial Highguard. She was recognised as an exemplar of Loyalty by the Imperial Synod in 18YE.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Elayne Silverlark was recognised as an Exemplar of Loyalty by the Highborn Assembly of the Virtuous in pre-Imperial Highguard. She was recognised as an exemplar of Loyalty by the Imperial Synod in 18YE <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(although as discussed in &#039;&#039;[[The right question]]&#039;&#039;, this is a slightly misleading claim)</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Biography===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Biography===</div></td></tr> </table>

Rafferty https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Elayne_Silverlark&diff=140505&oldid=prev 2026-06-17T19:38:24Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:38, 17 June 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l62">Line 62:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 62:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Wintermark===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Wintermark===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Stories claim that Endric and Elayne spent a year in Wintermark, but it is possible that they were there much longer than is generally believed. According to some [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Wintermark_culture_and_customs#Art_and_history</del>|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">skops</del>]] the pair spent several years travelling the length-and-breadth of the country, enjoying the hospitality of the thanes. As exotic visitors from distant Dawn, they served almost as ambassadors, presenting a previously unfamiliar image of their people as heroic adventurers quite prepared to seek glory fighting the [[Jotun]] or protecting the halls of their hosts.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Stories claim that Endric and Elayne spent a year in Wintermark, but it is possible that they were there much longer than is generally believed. According to some [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Scop</ins>|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">scops</ins>]] the pair spent several years travelling the length-and-breadth of the country, enjoying the hospitality of the thanes. As exotic visitors from distant Dawn, they served almost as ambassadors, presenting a previously unfamiliar image of their people as heroic adventurers quite prepared to seek glory fighting the [[Jotun]] or protecting the halls of their hosts.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Elayne studied extensively with the scops, and the pair are believed to have travelled for a time with the famed [[Steinr]] hero [[Hahnmark#Theodric Mooting|Theodric Mooting]]. Dawnish troubadours say that she taught Theodric much about the Dawnish use of instruments in their music, and in turn there is some evidence that her later works were influenced by the traditions of the northern bards. Certainly, when she returned to Dawn, Elayne often performed some of the more accessible songs and poems about Wintermark heroes - probably adapted to appeal to her Dawnish audience. Some historians credit Elayne with having helped to lay the foundation for a greater understanding between the two nations, drawing parallels between [[heroism]] and [[glory]].</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Elayne studied extensively with the scops, and the pair are believed to have travelled for a time with the famed [[Steinr]] hero [[Hahnmark#Theodric Mooting|Theodric Mooting]]. Dawnish troubadours say that she taught Theodric much about the Dawnish use of instruments in their music, and in turn there is some evidence that her later works were influenced by the traditions of the northern bards. Certainly, when she returned to Dawn, Elayne often performed some of the more accessible songs and poems about Wintermark heroes - probably adapted to appeal to her Dawnish audience. Some historians credit Elayne with having helped to lay the foundation for a greater understanding between the two nations, drawing parallels between [[heroism]] and [[glory]].</div></td></tr> </table>

Twiggy https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Elayne_Silverlark&diff=134529&oldid=prev 2026-02-23T16:13:43Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 16:13, 23 February 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l83">Line 83:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 83:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Silverlark tradition began during the reign of [[Emperor Guntherm]] who claimed to be have found inspiration in the Silverlark&#039;s poetry. Most individuals who call themselves Silverlarks are [[Dawn|Dawnish]] [[Troubadour|troubadours]],  or [[Wintermark_culture_and_customs#Art_and_history|Wintermark scops]] though there have been a handful of [[Varushka|Varushkan]] [[stzena]], and a smattering of musicians, poets, playwrights, and priests from other nations. There is no formal organisation; but Silverlarks typically carry a medallion or pin in the shape of a silver or white bird in flight. For many members the bird is a lark, but in Wintermark it is typically a hawk or falcon. Some Varushkans further complicate the situation by perching the bird on the head of a long-nosed hound.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Silverlark tradition began during the reign of [[Emperor Guntherm]] who claimed to be have found inspiration in the Silverlark&#039;s poetry. Most individuals who call themselves Silverlarks are [[Dawn|Dawnish]] [[Troubadour|troubadours]],  or [[Wintermark_culture_and_customs#Art_and_history|Wintermark scops]] though there have been a handful of [[Varushka|Varushkan]] [[stzena]], and a smattering of musicians, poets, playwrights, and priests from other nations. There is no formal organisation; but Silverlarks typically carry a medallion or pin in the shape of a silver or white bird in flight. For many members the bird is a lark, but in Wintermark it is typically a hawk or falcon. Some Varushkans further complicate the situation by perching the bird on the head of a long-nosed hound.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Silverlarks strive to follow in the footsteps of Elayne. They dedicate themselves to supporting, publicising, and exalting heroic or worthy deeds. Some attach themselves to a specific individual with the potential to become a great inspirational hero, while others choose a different individual to support each season. Silverlarks share heroic tales across the Empire - and some try to expose cowards, liars, and braggarts. It is common for a troubadour to add a tale of heroism from Wintermark to their repertoire, or for a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">stenza </del>to reinterpret the deeds of a glorious Dawnish knight that may contain a valuable lesson for Varushkan listeners.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Silverlarks strive to follow in the footsteps of Elayne. They dedicate themselves to supporting, publicising, and exalting heroic or worthy deeds. Some attach themselves to a specific individual with the potential to become a great inspirational hero, while others choose a different individual to support each season. Silverlarks share heroic tales across the Empire - and some try to expose cowards, liars, and braggarts. It is common for a troubadour to add a tale of heroism from Wintermark to their repertoire, or for a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">stzena </ins>to reinterpret the deeds of a glorious Dawnish knight that may contain a valuable lesson for Varushkan listeners.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Most Silverlarks seem to share two core beliefs that unite them. Firstly, that the Empire as a whole can learn from and be inspired by tales of individual achievement. Secondly, that their own tales are of secondary importance to those of the heroes they support. Among themselves, Silverlarks may speak of their own achievements but it is grounds for ostracism for someone who claims to be a Silverlark to aggrandise their own actions beyond those of the hero they support.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Most Silverlarks seem to share two core beliefs that unite them. Firstly, that the Empire as a whole can learn from and be inspired by tales of individual achievement. Secondly, that their own tales are of secondary importance to those of the heroes they support. Among themselves, Silverlarks may speak of their own achievements but it is grounds for ostracism for someone who claims to be a Silverlark to aggrandise their own actions beyond those of the hero they support.</div></td></tr> </table>

Twiggy https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Elayne_Silverlark&diff=127062&oldid=prev 2025-08-21T15:07:53Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:07, 21 August 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l43">Line 43:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 43:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Highborn scholar, Esther of the High Well, who has made a study of Elayne&#039;s virtue, argues that any interpretation of their relationship is a mistake. According to Esther, the mystery of their relationship is what makes it so enduring. Each wayfarer projects their own feelings onto the story, each citizen imagines the relationship with Endric in the way that makes sense for them. Elayne is a such an inspiring exemplar of Loyalty precisely because we don&#039;t know why she was so devoted to Endric - knowing the human reasons for her decisions can only undermine the sense of awe that their relationship inspires.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Highborn scholar, Esther of the High Well, who has made a study of Elayne&#039;s virtue, argues that any interpretation of their relationship is a mistake. According to Esther, the mystery of their relationship is what makes it so enduring. Each wayfarer projects their own feelings onto the story, each citizen imagines the relationship with Endric in the way that makes sense for them. Elayne is a such an inspiring exemplar of Loyalty precisely because we don&#039;t know why she was so devoted to Endric - knowing the human reasons for her decisions can only undermine the sense of awe that their relationship inspires.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===The Missing Tomb===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===The Missing Tomb===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 68YE, shortly after the conquest of Semmerholm, the Imperial Synod <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">authorized </del>the [[Cardinal]] of Loyalty to use a dose of [[liao#True Liao|true liao]] to consecrate Elayne&#039;s barrow on Endric&#039;s Hill. All accounts agree that the Cardinal, a charismatic Dawnish troubadour called Lord Rorn, took the precious liao and set off for Endric&#039;s Hill as soon as the business was completed. The Cardinal never returned to Anvil and was replaced two seasons later, but for a long time everyone assumed everything was simply fine. Elayne&#039;s tomb became an especially popular place of pilgrimage not only for Dawnish questing knights and troubadours, but also for adventurous Winterfolk who come to meditate on the meaning of duty and sacrifice.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 68YE, shortly after the conquest of Semmerholm, the Imperial Synod <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">authorised </ins>the [[Cardinal]] of Loyalty to use a dose of [[liao#True Liao|true liao]] to consecrate Elayne&#039;s barrow on Endric&#039;s Hill. All accounts agree that the Cardinal, a charismatic Dawnish troubadour called Lord Rorn, took the precious liao and set off for Endric&#039;s Hill as soon as the business was completed. The Cardinal never returned to Anvil and was replaced two seasons later, but for a long time everyone assumed everything was simply fine. Elayne&#039;s tomb became an especially popular place of pilgrimage not only for Dawnish questing knights and troubadours, but also for adventurous Winterfolk who come to meditate on the meaning of duty and sacrifice.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was something of a shock therefore, when the Synod discovered that the aura surrounding Elayne&#039;s tomb had faded. In those days the effects of true liao were less well understood and it appears that most visitors to the tomb had simply not realized anything was wrong when the aura on the tomb faded after a season. Numerous wild theories abounded, but most sensible people assumed that Lord Rorn had simply absconded with the priceless treasure and was probably living like a king on his ill-gotten gains.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was something of a shock therefore, when the Synod discovered that the aura surrounding Elayne&#039;s tomb had faded. In those days the effects of true liao were less well understood and it appears that most visitors to the tomb had simply not realized anything was wrong when the aura on the tomb faded after a season. Numerous wild theories abounded, but most sensible people assumed that Lord Rorn had simply absconded with the priceless treasure and was probably living like a king on his ill-gotten gains.  </div></td></tr> </table>

Twiggy https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Elayne_Silverlark&diff=124504&oldid=prev 2025-07-16T02:28:53Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 02:28, 16 July 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l9">Line 9:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 9:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Some of her fellow troubadours are said to have mocked Elayne, but their scorn was largely ineffective. Her skills were beyond question - not only as a composer but as a performer. In the words of Arutha Aurelius, writing shortly after her death, &quot;&#039;&#039;There was no need for her to be modest about her art - in fact, picking an unimpressive knight to sing about rather than some grand hero represented an artistic challenge that other troubadours have often balked at, or failed miserably to accomplish.&#039;&#039;&quot;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Some of her fellow troubadours are said to have mocked Elayne, but their scorn was largely ineffective. Her skills were beyond question - not only as a composer but as a performer. In the words of Arutha Aurelius, writing shortly after her death, &quot;&#039;&#039;There was no need for her to be modest about her art - in fact, picking an unimpressive knight to sing about rather than some grand hero represented an artistic challenge that other troubadours have often balked at, or failed miserably to accomplish.&#039;&#039;&quot;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Regardless of the true nature of the relationship, several households aided Lord Endric, not for his talents, but for those of the one who accompanied him. For seven years the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">trouabdour </del>and the knight travelled together, covering most of Dawn and having adventures in [[Highguard]], [[Wintermark]], and parts of southern [[Varushka]]. Indeed, the two are said to have spent a year in Wintermark, as guests of one hall or another. Endric would fight alongside the Wintermark warriors, with Elayne at his side, and then during the evenings the Silverlark would sing songs of the heroes of Dawn for the entertainment of the Winterfolk.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Regardless of the true nature of the relationship, several households aided Lord Endric, not for his talents, but for those of the one who accompanied him. For seven years the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">troubadour </ins>and the knight travelled together, covering most of Dawn and having adventures in [[Highguard]], [[Wintermark]], and parts of southern [[Varushka]]. Indeed, the two are said to have spent a year in Wintermark, as guests of one hall or another. Endric would fight alongside the Wintermark warriors, with Elayne at his side, and then during the evenings the Silverlark would sing songs of the heroes of Dawn for the entertainment of the Winterfolk.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Elayne did much more than compose songs about Lord Endric. According to the stories she was his constant companion, helping him out of the many scrapes his naivety and warm heart would invariably get him into. She encouraged him to stand his ground when others criticised him, to hone such skills as he had, and to follow his conscience even when it lead to trouble for the pair of them. With Elayne beside him, Lord Endric&#039;s confidence grew and he began to seek out greater and greater challenges.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Elayne did much more than compose songs about Lord Endric. According to the stories she was his constant companion, helping him out of the many scrapes his naivety and warm heart would invariably get him into. She encouraged him to stand his ground when others criticised him, to hone such skills as he had, and to follow his conscience even when it lead to trouble for the pair of them. With Elayne beside him, Lord Endric&#039;s confidence grew and he began to seek out greater and greater challenges.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l22">Line 22:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 22:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Signs===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Signs===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Following the death of Lord Endric, Elayne made a &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Signs_of_the_paragon_and_exemplar#Pilgrimage|pilgrimage]]&#039;&#039;&#039; to [[Bastion#Bastion.2C_the_White_City|Bastion]], and sang &#039;&#039;The Flowers of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Auvenne</del>&#039;&#039; outside the gates of the Basilica of Seven Doors.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Following the death of Lord Endric, Elayne made a &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Signs_of_the_paragon_and_exemplar#Pilgrimage|pilgrimage]]&#039;&#039;&#039; to [[Bastion#Bastion.2C_the_White_City|Bastion]], and sang &#039;&#039;The Flowers of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Auvanne</ins>&#039;&#039; outside the gates of the Basilica of Seven Doors.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* The songs and poems she wrote remain an &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Signs_of_the_paragon_and_exemplar#Inspiration|inspiration]]&#039;&#039;&#039;, and stand as her &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Signs_of_the_paragon_and_exemplar#Legacy|legacy]]&#039;&#039;&#039;.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* The songs and poems she wrote remain an &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Signs_of_the_paragon_and_exemplar#Inspiration|inspiration]]&#039;&#039;&#039;, and stand as her &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Signs_of_the_paragon_and_exemplar#Legacy|legacy]]&#039;&#039;&#039;.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Her &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Signs_of_the_paragon_and_exemplar#Salvation|salvation]]&#039;&#039;&#039; is renowned in two ways. Firstly, by inspiring Endric, she ensured he was able to face the threat to Auvanne, and secure the Dawnish foothold in Semmerholm that would later be vital to the defeat of the orc nation there. Secondly, through her pilgrimage to Bastion, she helped to bring the Way to Dawn.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Her &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Signs_of_the_paragon_and_exemplar#Salvation|salvation]]&#039;&#039;&#039; is renowned in two ways. Firstly, by inspiring Endric, she ensured he was able to face the threat to Auvanne, and secure the Dawnish foothold in Semmerholm that would later be vital to the defeat of the orc nation there. Secondly, through her pilgrimage to Bastion, she helped to bring the Way to Dawn.</div></td></tr> </table>

Twiggy https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Elayne_Silverlark&diff=124503&oldid=prev 2025-07-16T02:09:28Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Elayne Silverlark in Play</span></span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 02:09, 16 July 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l59">Line 59:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 59:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Elayne Silverlark in Play==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Elayne Silverlark in Play==</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Shortly before the Winter Solstice 385YE, one of the Heirs of Lepidus - ''Endric of Lepidus'' - uncovered what they believed to be the lyrics for three songs penned by Elayne Silverlark. Copies of these were sent to Anvil to be left in the hub for interested civilians to take a copy. Due to the popular demand, copies have been made available to any interested citizen [[:File:Silverlark's_Forgotten_Songs.pdf|here]]. More information on the uncovered lyrics can be found in the '''[[I_remember_you#Arias_and_Forgotten_Songs|I remember you]]''' wind of fortune.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Wintermark===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Wintermark===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Stories claim that Endric and Elayne spent a year in Wintermark, but it is possible that they were there much longer than is generally believed. According to some [[Wintermark_culture_and_customs#Art_and_history|skops]] the pair spent several years travelling the length-and-breadth of the country, enjoying the hospitality of the thanes. As exotic visitors from distant Dawn, they served almost as ambassadors, presenting a previously unfamiliar image of their people as heroic adventurers quite prepared to seek glory fighting the [[Jotun]] or protecting the halls of their hosts.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Stories claim that Endric and Elayne spent a year in Wintermark, but it is possible that they were there much longer than is generally believed. According to some [[Wintermark_culture_and_customs#Art_and_history|skops]] the pair spent several years travelling the length-and-breadth of the country, enjoying the hospitality of the thanes. As exotic visitors from distant Dawn, they served almost as ambassadors, presenting a previously unfamiliar image of their people as heroic adventurers quite prepared to seek glory fighting the [[Jotun]] or protecting the halls of their hosts.  </div></td></tr> </table>

Hailmur https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Elayne_Silverlark&diff=96836&oldid=prev 2023-01-10T14:57:01Z

<p>added link</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 14:57, 10 January 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l15">Line 15:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 15:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Endric died shortly after returning to Dawn from Wintermark, of wounds sustained in a vicious battle against the savage orc nation occupying [[Semmerholm]]. Along with a handful of knights and [[yeofolk of Dawn|yeofolk]], they held off an orc warband many times their number until reinforcements arrived. Thanks to his leadership and bravery, the frontier outpost of [[Semmerholm#Ferrond|Auvanne]] was preserved against the orc assault - and would go on not only to become a major settlement, but to serve as a base of operations for the final conquest of Semmerholm in 52YE. Endric and his fellow warriors were interred beneath a barrow mound on the side of the hill overlooking the town - a hill that bears his name to this day.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Endric died shortly after returning to Dawn from Wintermark, of wounds sustained in a vicious battle against the savage orc nation occupying [[Semmerholm]]. Along with a handful of knights and [[yeofolk of Dawn|yeofolk]], they held off an orc warband many times their number until reinforcements arrived. Thanks to his leadership and bravery, the frontier outpost of [[Semmerholm#Ferrond|Auvanne]] was preserved against the orc assault - and would go on not only to become a major settlement, but to serve as a base of operations for the final conquest of Semmerholm in 52YE. Endric and his fellow warriors were interred beneath a barrow mound on the side of the hill overlooking the town - a hill that bears his name to this day.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Heroic as his actions were, Endric would have passed unremarked into history without the efforts of Elayne Silverlark. She travelled across Dawn, singing songs of his adventures and especially exalting his courage and duty to the people of Dawn. &#039;&#039;The Flowers of Auvanne&#039;&#039; became a Dawnish standard, recounting the bittersweet glory of those who fell against the orcs. While the arrangement Elayne used has been lost, there are a number of versions claiming to be the original played <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">throughought </del>Dawn to this day. Several of the better-known stories of Lord Endric develop the theme that one does not need to be naturally talented to seek glory - that a good heart, courage, and a refusal to turn aside from one&#039;s path are more important than looks or might at arms.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Heroic as his actions were, Endric would have passed unremarked into history without the efforts of Elayne Silverlark. She travelled across Dawn, singing songs of his adventures and especially exalting his courage and duty to the people of Dawn. &#039;&#039;<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>The Flowers of Auvanne<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins>&#039;&#039; became a Dawnish standard, recounting the bittersweet glory of those who fell against the orcs. While the arrangement Elayne used has been lost, there are a number of versions claiming to be the original played <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">throughout </ins>Dawn to this day. Several of the better-known stories of Lord Endric develop the theme that one does not need to be naturally talented to seek glory - that a good heart, courage, and a refusal to turn aside from one&#039;s path are more important than looks or might at arms.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the death of Lord Endric, Elayne travelled to [[Bastion#Bastion.2C_the_White_City|Bastion]] in [[Highguard]]. There she sang &#039;&#039;The Flowers of Auvanne&#039;&#039; outside the Basilica of Seven Doors every evening for a month, and during the day she performed songs and poems exalting the names of the heroes of Dawn. Several prominent priests invited her to speak with them, and she recounted tales not only of Lord Endric, but of many other knights and nobles of Dawn, praising their [[Courage]] and [[Pride]]. Through Elayne, the Highborn synod came to understand the virtue of Dawn, and appreciated the possibility of bringing the Way to her people.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>After the death of Lord Endric, Elayne travelled to [[Bastion#Bastion.2C_the_White_City|Bastion]] in [[Highguard]]. There she sang &#039;&#039;The Flowers of Auvanne&#039;&#039; outside the Basilica of Seven Doors every evening for a month, and during the day she performed songs and poems exalting the names of the heroes of Dawn. Several prominent priests invited her to speak with them, and she recounted tales not only of Lord Endric, but of many other knights and nobles of Dawn, praising their [[Courage]] and [[Pride]]. Through Elayne, the Highborn synod came to understand the virtue of Dawn, and appreciated the possibility of bringing the Way to her people.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l31">Line 31:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 31:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A few stories claim that Endric and Elayne were married. It has been suggested that perhaps Lord Endric married Elayne for love when she was still a yeofolk, that he helped her to complete her own test of mettle - and so her lifelong dedication to him were a consequence of her gratitude and their devotion to each other. But most serious scholars believe what little evidence there is for this version of events was invented decades later to romanticise their relationship. There is a record of a young knight passing a test of mettle to enter House Coeur, who is referred to as the daughter of Lord Endric of Castrovalva. Given their relative fame, it is inconceivable that Elayne would not be mentioned if the young girl was known to be her daughter.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A few stories claim that Endric and Elayne were married. It has been suggested that perhaps Lord Endric married Elayne for love when she was still a yeofolk, that he helped her to complete her own test of mettle - and so her lifelong dedication to him were a consequence of her gratitude and their devotion to each other. But most serious scholars believe what little evidence there is for this version of events was invented decades later to romanticise their relationship. There is a record of a young knight passing a test of mettle to enter House Coeur, who is referred to as the daughter of Lord Endric of Castrovalva. Given their relative fame, it is inconceivable that Elayne would not be mentioned if the young girl was known to be her daughter.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>There are a few stories that present Endric as an ignorant buffoon, or as a well-meaning naif. He was known to have suffered an illness in childhood that affected his growth and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">physcal </del>standing but in some stories Endric can barely lift his sword and Elayne has to fabricate cunning ruses to help him avoid a duel or a battle. There is some evidence for this version of events in a bawdy poem that heaps ridicule on Endric, however it is attributed to Lord Guy of House Arianne. He was a prominent rival of Lady Elayne and many scholars suspect that the poem is more propaganda than history.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>There are a few stories that present Endric as an ignorant buffoon, or as a well-meaning naif. He was known to have suffered an illness in childhood that affected his growth and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">physical </ins>standing but in some stories Endric can barely lift his sword and Elayne has to fabricate cunning ruses to help him avoid a duel or a battle. There is some evidence for this version of events in a bawdy poem that heaps ridicule on Endric, however it is attributed to Lord Guy of House Arianne. He was a prominent rival of Lady Elayne and many scholars suspect that the poem is more propaganda than history.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although Endric died first, their relative ages are not known, and there is some suggestion that Elayne was Endric&#039;s teacher, instructing him in swordsmanship, courtly ways, and the path of glory. According to this version of events, providing Endric with the instruction needed to pass a test of mettle was Elayne&#039;s test. It might explain their relationship if Elayne tutored the young Endric, helping him to surpass himself and then perhaps she determined to become a questing troubadour - devoting her life to the challenge of making Endric the greatest knight he could possibly be. The obvious flaw in this version of events is that they were members of different noble houses... however event that would make sense - if say Endric&#039;s birth father were the Earl of House Silverlark.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although Endric died first, their relative ages are not known, and there is some suggestion that Elayne was Endric&#039;s teacher, instructing him in swordsmanship, courtly ways, and the path of glory. According to this version of events, providing Endric with the instruction needed to pass a test of mettle was Elayne&#039;s test. It might explain their relationship if Elayne tutored the young Endric, helping him to surpass himself and then perhaps she determined to become a questing troubadour - devoting her life to the challenge of making Endric the greatest knight he could possibly be. The obvious flaw in this version of events is that they were members of different noble houses... however event that would make sense - if say Endric&#039;s birth father were the Earl of House Silverlark.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l62">Line 62:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 62:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Stories claim that Endric and Elayne spent a year in Wintermark, but it is possible that they were there much longer than is generally believed. According to some [[Wintermark_culture_and_customs#Art_and_history|skops]] the pair spent several years travelling the length-and-breadth of the country, enjoying the hospitality of the thanes. As exotic visitors from distant Dawn, they served almost as ambassadors, presenting a previously unfamiliar image of their people as heroic adventurers quite prepared to seek glory fighting the [[Jotun]] or protecting the halls of their hosts.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Stories claim that Endric and Elayne spent a year in Wintermark, but it is possible that they were there much longer than is generally believed. According to some [[Wintermark_culture_and_customs#Art_and_history|skops]] the pair spent several years travelling the length-and-breadth of the country, enjoying the hospitality of the thanes. As exotic visitors from distant Dawn, they served almost as ambassadors, presenting a previously unfamiliar image of their people as heroic adventurers quite prepared to seek glory fighting the [[Jotun]] or protecting the halls of their hosts.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Elayne studied extensively with the scops, and the pair are believed to have <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">traveled </del>for a time with the famed [[Steinr]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">hereo </del>[[Hahnmark#Theodric Mooting|Theodric Mooting]]. Dawnish troubadours say that she taught Theodric much about the Dawnish use of instruments in their music, and in turn there is some evidence that her later works were influenced by the traditions of the northern bards. Certainly, when she returned to Dawn, Elayne often performed some of the more accessible songs and poems about Wintermark heroes - probably adapted to appeal to her Dawnish audience. Some historians credit Elayne with having helped to lay the foundation for a greater understanding between the two nations, drawing parallels between [[heroism]] and [[glory]].</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Elayne studied extensively with the scops, and the pair are believed to have <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">travelled </ins>for a time with the famed [[Steinr]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">hero </ins>[[Hahnmark#Theodric Mooting|Theodric Mooting]]. Dawnish troubadours say that she taught Theodric much about the Dawnish use of instruments in their music, and in turn there is some evidence that her later works were influenced by the traditions of the northern bards. Certainly, when she returned to Dawn, Elayne often performed some of the more accessible songs and poems about Wintermark heroes - probably adapted to appeal to her Dawnish audience. Some historians credit Elayne with having helped to lay the foundation for a greater understanding between the two nations, drawing parallels between [[heroism]] and [[glory]].</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Interestingly, in the Wintermark tradition Endric comes across as much less of a buffoon than in the more southern traditions. He is presented as a capable, heroic warrior whose great weakness is that he is rash. He rarely thinks before throwing himself into a dangerous situation, and Elayne often has to come to his aid whether it is rescuing him from an ogre&#039;s cookpot or helping him extricate himself from an accidental engagement to a thane.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Interestingly, in the Wintermark tradition Endric comes across as much less of a buffoon than in the more southern traditions. He is presented as a capable, heroic warrior whose great weakness is that he is rash. He rarely thinks before throwing himself into a dangerous situation, and Elayne often has to come to his aid whether it is rescuing him from an ogre&#039;s cookpot or helping him extricate himself from an accidental engagement to a thane.</div></td></tr> </table>

Hailmur https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Elayne_Silverlark&diff=83251&oldid=prev 2021-05-03T08:17:34Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 08:17, 3 May 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l13">Line 13:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 13:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Elayne did much more than compose songs about Lord Endric. According to the stories she was his constant companion, helping him out of the many scrapes his naivety and warm heart would invariably get him into. She encouraged him to stand his ground when others criticised him, to hone such skills as he had, and to follow his conscience even when it lead to trouble for the pair of them. With Elayne beside him, Lord Endric&#039;s confidence grew and he began to seek out greater and greater challenges.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Elayne did much more than compose songs about Lord Endric. According to the stories she was his constant companion, helping him out of the many scrapes his naivety and warm heart would invariably get him into. She encouraged him to stand his ground when others criticised him, to hone such skills as he had, and to follow his conscience even when it lead to trouble for the pair of them. With Elayne beside him, Lord Endric&#039;s confidence grew and he began to seek out greater and greater challenges.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Endric died shortly after returning to Dawn from Wintermark, of wounds sustained in a vicious battle against the savage orc <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">tribe </del>occupying [[Semmerholm]]. Along with a handful of knights and [[yeofolk of Dawn|yeofolk]], they held off an orc warband many times their number until reinforcements arrived. Thanks to his leadership and bravery, the frontier outpost of [[Semmerholm#Ferrond|Auvanne]] was preserved against the orc assault - and would go on not only to become a major settlement, but to serve as a base of operations for the final conquest of Semmerholm in 52YE. Endric and his fellow warriors were interred beneath a barrow mound on the side of the hill overlooking the town - a hill that bears his name to this day.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Endric died shortly after returning to Dawn from Wintermark, of wounds sustained in a vicious battle against the savage orc <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">nation </ins>occupying [[Semmerholm]]. Along with a handful of knights and [[yeofolk of Dawn|yeofolk]], they held off an orc warband many times their number until reinforcements arrived. Thanks to his leadership and bravery, the frontier outpost of [[Semmerholm#Ferrond|Auvanne]] was preserved against the orc assault - and would go on not only to become a major settlement, but to serve as a base of operations for the final conquest of Semmerholm in 52YE. Endric and his fellow warriors were interred beneath a barrow mound on the side of the hill overlooking the town - a hill that bears his name to this day.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Heroic as his actions were, Endric would have passed unremarked into history without the efforts of Elayne Silverlark. She travelled across Dawn, singing songs of his adventures and especially exalting his courage and duty to the people of Dawn. &#039;&#039;The Flowers of Auvanne&#039;&#039; became a Dawnish standard, recounting the bittersweet glory of those who fell against the orcs. While the arrangement Elayne used has been lost, there are a number of versions claiming to be the original played throughought Dawn to this day. Several of the better-known stories of Lord Endric develop the theme that one does not need to be naturally talented to seek glory - that a good heart, courage, and a refusal to turn aside from one&#039;s path are more important than looks or might at arms.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Heroic as his actions were, Endric would have passed unremarked into history without the efforts of Elayne Silverlark. She travelled across Dawn, singing songs of his adventures and especially exalting his courage and duty to the people of Dawn. &#039;&#039;The Flowers of Auvanne&#039;&#039; became a Dawnish standard, recounting the bittersweet glory of those who fell against the orcs. While the arrangement Elayne used has been lost, there are a number of versions claiming to be the original played throughought Dawn to this day. Several of the better-known stories of Lord Endric develop the theme that one does not need to be naturally talented to seek glory - that a good heart, courage, and a refusal to turn aside from one&#039;s path are more important than looks or might at arms.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l24">Line 24:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 24:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Following the death of Lord Endric, Elayne made a &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Signs_of_the_paragon_and_exemplar#Pilgrimage|pilgrimage]]&#039;&#039;&#039; to [[Bastion#Bastion.2C_the_White_City|Bastion]], and sang &#039;&#039;The Flowers of Auvenne&#039;&#039; outside the gates of the Basilica of Seven Doors.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Following the death of Lord Endric, Elayne made a &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Signs_of_the_paragon_and_exemplar#Pilgrimage|pilgrimage]]&#039;&#039;&#039; to [[Bastion#Bastion.2C_the_White_City|Bastion]], and sang &#039;&#039;The Flowers of Auvenne&#039;&#039; outside the gates of the Basilica of Seven Doors.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* The songs and poems she wrote remain an &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Signs_of_the_paragon_and_exemplar#Inspiration|inspiration]]&#039;&#039;&#039;, and stand as her &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Signs_of_the_paragon_and_exemplar#Legacy|legacy]]&#039;&#039;&#039;.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* The songs and poems she wrote remain an &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Signs_of_the_paragon_and_exemplar#Inspiration|inspiration]]&#039;&#039;&#039;, and stand as her &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Signs_of_the_paragon_and_exemplar#Legacy|legacy]]&#039;&#039;&#039;.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Her &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Signs_of_the_paragon_and_exemplar#Salvation|salvation]]&#039;&#039;&#039; is renowned in two ways. Firstly, by inspiring Endric, she ensured he was able to face the threat to Auvanne, and secure the Dawnish foothold in Semmerholm that would later be vital to the defeat of the orc <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">tribe </del>there. Secondly, through her pilgrimage to Bastion, she helped to bring the Way to Dawn.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* Her &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Signs_of_the_paragon_and_exemplar#Salvation|salvation]]&#039;&#039;&#039; is renowned in two ways. Firstly, by inspiring Endric, she ensured he was able to face the threat to Auvanne, and secure the Dawnish foothold in Semmerholm that would later be vital to the defeat of the orc <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">nation </ins>there. Secondly, through her pilgrimage to Bastion, she helped to bring the Way to Dawn.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Controversy==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Controversy==</div></td></tr> </table>

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