Talora Adarys

Talora Adarys is proclaimed the first legitimate child and heir of Orien Adarys. She succeeded his legacy in 416 A.C. after his death, and seeks to expound upon House Adarys' exploits in slavery and trafficking.

Following his footsteps in multiple aspects, Talora has recently assumed a Tyrosh Magisterial seat to some conflicted public opinion. She is rumored to handle slaves with an iron fist and boast every ostentatious luxury in the Tyroshi fashion.

Appearance & Personality
Domineering and brash, Talora is a Tyroshi merchant through the slave trade that leaves her body thick with muscle and an even thicker wallet. Broad shoulders are balanced by wide, curvy hips that are often on display in a myriad of cloth and leather desert wear. Skin is bronzed by the sun, complimenting the gradient of her blonde to brown hair. Whether pinned up or slicked back neatly, locks are routinely dyed to mimic the fickle nature of her moods. The newly appointed Magister carries an unabashed pride, pierced throughout and painted vainly across her fierce brown stare. Through wicked grins and entitled merrymaking she acts a supplementary role to the one told via whip.

A tethered tale.
Talora Adarys is not the first born of her father, but rather the first claimed as legitimate. As a traveling hedonist that reveled in his carefree lifestyle, it was uncertain -- and unimportant to him --  how many bastards were sired in his volatile youth. Once the mantle of heir fell upon him unexpectedly with the death of his brother, Orien Adarys picked the most readily accessible women to breed. It is certain the children are all of distinctly different mothers, Talora's rumored to be that of a Dothraki.

To say her father was a terrible man might be an understatement - her personal mother simply another slave to sell off into profit. However, the girl surprisingly grew to be the apple of his eye, and he her idol.

'''THE BEGINNING
= 394 - 406 A.C. ''' === The Adarys family regained enough wealth and status over the past century to easily support her standard education, though her father began to chip away at the solid reputation that was established by his parents. Even Orien's sole remaining family member, Nyla Vasher, had grown estranged and segregated from her sibling's chosen path. Given the turbulent life Orien refused to leave, a child was an awkward transition and he was constantly under scrutiny. It was these impressionable years that his misogyny, megalomania and proclivity towards violence shaped the young heiress.

Through the Houses' employed sellswords, Orien found his own handful to elevate into rewarded positions. This began a peculiar domestic environment, assuming a pack mentality that permeated their lives and dubbed the Adarys' estate, ''The Den. ''Though essentially sworn swords to the leader, they regarded the young Talora with paternal instinct as one of their own and co-existed within the family.

'''INITIATION
= 406 - 410 A.C. ''' === In the past 100 years, slavery became a bandage for former wounds and fortified the ailing financial state of House Adarys. Now, Orien intended to freshen the available market with new merchandise acquired by personal head hunters. This addition improved their sales, able to satisfy a variety of stock directly instead of depending upon what drifted through the port.

Much travel ensued during this time, leaving Talora in the trusted hands of their guard and loyal house slaves. Only in her teens, the girl had exhibited a steady hand and understanding for the inner workings of their trade, assisting her caretakers with attainable duties. Waiting patiently for her dad, she least expected the gift received upon his return: The Pattern.

The time came for her Father to cast a tutoring hand, indoctrinating his spawn wholly into his world, along with this new direction of faith. Fatalistic reasoning struck a chord within the roguish Adarys devil, inspiring Orien to adopt the Pattern's teachings into his previously secular life. His obsessive belief ran so strong, a maze was built in the garden to walk with Talora, retelling fanciful tales of his misadventures. He had always been prone to play games - though not traditional whims like tying flowers or tag. These were games alike throwing a knife, sneaking upon (and ambushing) the slaves when they were unawares, or sending them through the maze. As she neared close to age, the games became a days work, learning knots to bind lesser men and the cunning to make them adorn the rope. In her, he found a legacy that would carry on in name, talent and religion.

'''FRUITION
= 410 - 416 A.C. ''' === On her sixteenth nameday, she rode out with the true keepers of the family name. Under nightfall, they set upon a caravan too poor to afford true protection, sacking their wares and binding any who survived. When she had lashed her own woman in a noose, her father smiled. "This woman is your own." The cruelty forever present in her eyes would come alight.

"Show her."

What had been a daughter, became a partner in crime. Adolescent Talora laughed with the best of them and drank as heartily. Revelry and hedonism were invaluable aspects of their work, and she were at her Father's hip every step of the way. These were golden years, exposed to various tools of the trade and rigorous training that would forge the ideal Master. Their continuous business travel introduced connections such as the Sathmantes family, as well as the helpful hands of Syro Silvertongue.

On one such venture, however, things didn't go as planned. As Braavos was the original site of the Pattern to Orien, he had promised to take Talora there. In the past, Orien had been exposed as a slaver and dealt many harsh words on his presence. Though allowed to leave unscathed previously, he wasn't so lucky this time. An altercation left the aged master skewered through the neck, quickly drained for death. Their sworn swords swiftly separated themselves from the incident to protect Talora, as no magic could save the dying Orien.

Frustrated and crestfallen, she remained a couple months communing with the Patternmaker's Maze. Grief and doubt tempered into resolve, a fortified path in the labyrinth laid for her alone. She would return to Tyrosh a woman grown.

'''PROWESS
= 416 - Present A.C. ''' === Assuming leadership of the house, she has become guardian to her father's ideals: from his visions of debauched pleasure to the glory of the slavers conquest. From the lowest bricks, she restored the Den as a temple to her name and infamy - where flesh is dealt and spent for oaths or gold. Collars glisten upon throats like crowns to paupers, swept up by the sandstorm of her hunger and ferocity.

Even those held close see her smile is coy, teeth gleamed a knowing of organized sundering and violence. It is a tribal law, laid out to all who share the land of Tyrosh. With the society they built, along with its handful of chosen elite, the Adarys name is both sword and precious child to its eldest daughter. Harnessing the endless focus and motivation that Orien lacked, she has proven a dauntless ruler that seeks to strike out at the hearts of her people.

House Adarys
The annals of the Adarys family are fragmented at best, and allegiances or familial ties are anyone's guess, concerning the distance past. At the forefront, if one strains to recall, is Alequo Adarys the Silvertongue and Tyrant of Tyrosh over a century ago. At times the newer branches see prejudice based on their founding father, though they have only just begun to chronicle their bloodline.

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 * Vasilios: Talora's older brother whom was found later in life, after being subjected to slavery. His tongue was cut out at a young age, though he grew to be a strapping, large man in the image of Orien. Talented in the sword, he often acts in the role of a personal guard to his sister.  The undercut of his hair is dyed purple.


 * Manzi: Another half sibling to Talora, Manzi is the most pampered and protected 9 year old this side of Essos. The little girl is endearing, but precocious and mirrors the family's boisterous attitude. Her hair is dyed pink at the ends, running to her calves when unbound.

† Rohanne Adarys b. 330 A.C. ~, m. † Caprice of Lys

 * † Nyla Adarys b. 355 A.C. d. 406 A.C., m. Idris Vashar
 * † Demitri Adarys b.370 A.C. d. 391 A.C.
 * † Orien Adarys b 368 A.C. d. 416 A.C.
 * Talora Adarys b. 394 A.C.
 * Vasilios Adarys b. 392 A.C.
 * Manzi Adarys   b. 409 A.C. ~
 * Numerous, undocumented bastards.