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Site Home READ the Stories Characters Setting FAQS Plots THE Rules	Note: If you don't know the below information through IC channels, your character doesn't know the below information. - Margaret Also there are some Character Studies at the end of this page that might be fun reading. PCs • Baroness Eleanor Elise ap Fiona of Highground (BEE)/Player: Margaret L. (margaret_lion at yahoo dot com) – Sidhe; Seelie – You know her, you love her, that modernist free-thinking noble needs no introduction. Note that BEE’s mortal seeming is Lenora Seil, sole heiress of the Seil family. The Seil family has a history of philanthropy throughout the Terre Haute area and their ancestral mansion borders St. Mary of the Woods College land as the Seil family has been very generous to the College. Click here for Eleanor's Bio. Click Margaret's Changeling Page to find my original changeling site and links to Eleanor's soundtracks. Now yes, dear readers, Eleanor DID come into this world as a member of House Eiluned. However, due to clerical misshaps, she discovered (during the Widescreen game) that she was really House Fiona. You can read the letter she recieved here. Yes, she was upset but now, well Fionas really are more fun! So if you see references in stories to BEE being in House Eiluned, well that was BEFORE the Ooops letter. • Sir Thraxx Deviltongue ap Ailiel/Player: Kate W. (evil_never at elitemail dot org) – Sidhe; Unseelie - Knight and Spymaster for BEE. Probably extremely loyal to BEE as she saved his butt and well, they both have a “screw the rules, Hell-raising streak”. Does a lot of spy working for BEE. She likes that. Due to circumstances in Arcadia, Thraxx is no longer sworn to Eleanor and he stayed behind. • Sir Jain Galewarden ap Fiona/Player: Justin M. (jaingalewarden at gmail dot com) - Sidhe; Seelie - Knight and Spymaster for BEE. In fact, did most of her spy master work before the take over. Has much good and juicy info on the feathered serpents. Teaches at a university and reminds one of Indiana Jones. (Note: Neither BEE or Jain gave a rodent’s buttocks about the quarrels between Eiluneds and Fionas. And now that BEE is Fiona, well Jain just laughs a lot.) Click here for Sir Jain's Bio. • Petra Paternoster/Player: Sarah T. (jackornone at clockwork-harlequin dot net) – Nocker; Seelie– Petra lived in BEE’s household before Defane’s occupation. In her mortal seeming she was the daughter of one of the Board of Director’s of the hospital (think College of Healing) that BEE served on. When BEE saw the newly chrysalized and very confused nocker, she offered to help foster and care for the young woman. The family was grateful as they didn’t know what to do with her and liked the whole fostering idea as they were going to send her away to boarding school. Petra still lives Muses and this is fine with BEE as she is happy there, has friends, and has made a good life for herself with her brother and sister nockers. Plus she is now the Queen of the Gypsies as the King of Gypsies knew a good thing when he saw it. • Lorenal Aziraphale Solarius ap Varich, Baron of Highground, Lord Justice of Ardendale/Player: Mark R. (storm_reaver99 at yahoo dot com). - Sidhe/Seelie. To quote Tale of Winter, Aziraphale is "Formerly of House Gwydion, Aziraphale has in the past placed the well-being of all fey over the wishes of the Seelie Nobility, an attitude that got him exiled from his House. It used to be that Aziraphale rarely raised a blade in anger, but the perpetual betrayals by those he trusted have caused this once peace-loving knight to become much less forgiving." He is now a member of House Varich and married Eleanor in May of 2006, thus giving him the title of Baron of Highground. Due to actions taken during the Widescreen game, Aziraphale became the Prince of the Red Fomorians. • Though not official Highground citizens, Triza (Natisha L. - nlavende at indiana dot edu) and V (Dan P. - dpierz at indiana dot edu) live in a trailer on BEE's land. (This pleases BEE tremendously, BTW.) They are redcaps from Muses and have a pet wolf named Vey. Triza is quite rational but V, well he can be a bit violent and unpredictable. They stayed in Arcadia when all the fae were called back. • Sir Thorn/Player Edwin S. (nxtnme at hotmail dot com) - Sidhe; Seelie - This noble knight has recently chrysallized and is enjoying the fae world. Finally he feels at home! He has wings along with a loyal and noble disposition. He met Eleanor at a party his mortal seeming parents were throwing him. She told him he was fae and all of his life suddenly made sense. Thorn's Bio via Soundtrack. • Claire Albright/Player Linda B. (lebradford at depauw dot edu) – Sluagh; Seelie – Leader of the Ravagers. When BEE confronted them and their behavior it was Claire who said “Who are you to tell us to stop? You’ve never gone hungry!” BEE had to agree. Claire has said she will stop and roams Highground with her posse. Claire looks like an angry young woman, and she is, and God/Dess help any fool who tries to hurt her. (Note: Claire used to be an NPC but now thanks to Linda, isn't. Justin M. is her main ST.) • Arthur/Player Chris B. (christopherburton_2009 at depauw dot edu) – Troll; Seelie? – Arthur has just chrysallized to the fae world - one day after the mighty battle between the Blood Goddess and Muses. Eleanor met him on the St. Mary of the Woods campus, just like she did Sir Jain many years ago. She immediately took him in and is trying to help him adjust to the fae world. NPCs (Note: If you wish to “scene” with any of the NPCs, get Margaret. You can write about them all you want.) • Matilda Wagner – Boggan; Seelie - BEE’s housekeeper. Basically BEE relies on Matilda a lot and since the betrayal of Dom and Del, Matilda is slowly becoming BEE’s tight confidant. Matilda didn’t die in the takeover because she lives with her husband, Walt Simon, at Grey Faire. (BTW: Matilda knows BEE from when she first came to Highground. This is important for plot. See “The Past Will Haunt You”.) • Walter Simon (Walt) – Boggan; Seelie - husband to Matilda, hearthstone holder of Grey Faire. His mortal seeming is one of the Simon’s so of course he lives at and basically owns the Mall. He is a very quiet man and in his mortal seeming is considered a “failure” by the family because he would rather cater to and serve than lord and rule with his wealth. (BTW: Walt knows BEE from when she first came to Highground. This is important for plot. See “The Past Will Haunt You”.) • Sylvia – Boggan; Seelie - Daughter to Matilda and Walter. Is a consumate hair dresser and cosmetologist and helps in her mother's wedding business. • Diana Silverstone – Slugah; Seelie - helped Liza with the refugees during Defane’s occupation. She is now the hearthstone holder of Sanctuary U, as the original holder died in the camps and she was given the responsibility. She is a survivalist and continues scouting the lands of Highground for remnant of Defane and keeping the peace. Helps with spymaster work, but sometimes won’t go the knights and goes to BEE directly. Shows up at Mary’s unexpectedly and usually at night. Wears silver earplugs with moons on them. Almost always wears camouflage and of course, black. • Portia Turner – Satyr; Seelie – She's a hip and cool DJ who tries to get everyone in Highground (and Terre Haute) to dance, dance, dance!! In her mortal seeming she is a student studying dance and music. • Samuel Wiseman – Eshu; Seelie – Samuel Wiseman is an eshu with healer abilities. Hence he is also a mortal seeming doctor, Dr. Samue Weissman. • The Carr Brothers - Nockers; Seelie - These nockers keep Eleanor's many cars in perfect working condition. They work out of the Terre Haute Mall which is the freehold Grey Faire. Basically cross some nockers with the Car Talk guys and you have this family of mechanics. No one really know how many there are but two to even four have been seen together at the same time. And yes there are Carr sisters as well. In their mortal seemings they are all, you guessed it, automechanics. Future & NPC/Troublemakers/Needed Additions to the Story/”Villains” • PAST - Wallace Weatherly – DECEASED; knocker; seelie – Ah a story from BEE’s ugly past that none of you will know about IC. This is past that you all were not a part of as you either weren’t born yet or hadn’t moved to Highground. However, OOC here is the story: When BEE took over Highground, Wallace led a peaceful questioning of her “right” to just come in and take Highground. Afterall, the Commoners had done fine without the sidhe, thank you very much, and BEE didn’t need to be there. To make a long story short, BEE had a 6 month bloody reign and Wallace ended up dying via a “secret” death squad. Then BEE “got religion” after reading the Declaration of Independence and her full Seelie side of Saint came through. She stopped her death squads and started leaving the Commoners alone. • FUTURE (probably summer release) Gloria Weatherly – Pooka-lamb; Seelie – When her husband died, Gloria suspected BEE but had no proof. In an amazing act, BEE came to Gloria’s house and knelt before the pooka, saying that she was sorry to hear of Wallace’s death and could she (BEE) help. Gloria struck BEE full across the face. BEE, knowing her own guilt in Wallace’s death though she would not admit it openly, accepted the slap and was grateful that her knights had not seen the blow. Gloria declared that she needed nothing from the baroness and was leaving Highground forever. However Gloria, who was not very bright, took her five toddler aged children to Pacifica. The only reason they survived financially and physically was because BEE set them up with money that they thought came from Dad’s will. Gloria has moved back to Highground and her words are making heads turn in surprise as the BEE she describes is not the BEE people know. • FUTURE (probably summer release) Lady Miranda Faith MacNair ap Leaunham (house affiliation and name may change) - Grown sidhe daughter of Wallce and Gloria. Married a rich, old mortal and uses his money to begin to gnaw away at BEE’s peace. Character Studies Baroness Eleanor Elise ap Eiluned of Highground (BEE) Sir Jain Galewarden ap Fiona Claire Albright Sir Thorn Weaversbane ap Eiluned
This page is dedicated to: The fabulous STs of Embracing the Muse. (Especially the Vixen.) Without you, this would never have existed. & The Highgrounders & Argotique Graphics. You are missed. Site created by Margaret Lion© May 2006 Last Updated: January 18, 2021 In support of the LARP Embracing the Muses

Note: If you don't know the below information through IC channels, your character doesn't know the below information. - Margaret

Also there are some Character Studies at the end of this page that might be fun reading.

PCs

• Baroness Eleanor Elise ap Fiona of Highground (BEE)/Player: Margaret L. (margaret_lion at yahoo dot com) – Sidhe; Seelie – You know her, you love her, that modernist free-thinking noble needs no introduction. Note that BEE’s mortal seeming is Lenora Seil, sole heiress of the Seil family. The Seil family has a history of philanthropy throughout the Terre Haute area and their ancestral mansion borders St. Mary of the Woods College land as the Seil family has been very generous to the College. Click here for Eleanor's Bio. Click Margaret's Changeling Page to find my original changeling site and links to Eleanor's soundtracks.

Now yes, dear readers, Eleanor DID come into this world as a member of House Eiluned. However, due to clerical misshaps, she discovered (during the Widescreen game) that she was really House Fiona. You can read the letter she recieved here. Yes, she was upset but now, well Fionas really are more fun! So if you see references in stories to BEE being in House Eiluned, well that was BEFORE the Ooops letter.

• Sir Thraxx Deviltongue ap Ailiel/Player: Kate W. (evil_never at elitemail dot org) – Sidhe; Unseelie - Knight and Spymaster for BEE. Probably extremely loyal to BEE as she saved his butt and well, they both have a “screw the rules, Hell-raising streak”. Does a lot of spy working for BEE. She likes that. Due to circumstances in Arcadia, Thraxx is no longer sworn to Eleanor and he stayed behind.

• Sir Jain Galewarden ap Fiona/Player: Justin M. (jaingalewarden at gmail dot com) - Sidhe; Seelie - Knight and Spymaster for BEE. In fact, did most of her spy master work before the take over. Has much good and juicy info on the feathered serpents. Teaches at a university and reminds one of Indiana Jones. (Note: Neither BEE or Jain gave a rodent’s buttocks about the quarrels between Eiluneds and Fionas. And now that BEE is Fiona, well Jain just laughs a lot.) Click here for Sir Jain's Bio.

• Petra Paternoster/Player: Sarah T. (jackornone at clockwork-harlequin dot net) – Nocker; Seelie– Petra lived in BEE’s household before Defane’s occupation. In her mortal seeming she was the daughter of one of the Board of Director’s of the hospital (think College of Healing) that BEE served on. When BEE saw the newly chrysalized and very confused nocker, she offered to help foster and care for the young woman. The family was grateful as they didn’t know what to do with her and liked the whole fostering idea as they were going to send her away to boarding school. Petra still lives Muses and this is fine with BEE as she is happy there, has friends, and has made a good life for herself with her brother and sister nockers. Plus she is now the Queen of the Gypsies as the King of Gypsies knew a good thing when he saw it.

• Lorenal Aziraphale Solarius ap Varich, Baron of Highground, Lord Justice of Ardendale/Player: Mark R. (storm_reaver99 at yahoo dot com). - Sidhe/Seelie. To quote Tale of Winter, Aziraphale is "Formerly of House Gwydion, Aziraphale has in the past placed the well-being of all fey over the wishes of the Seelie Nobility, an attitude that got him exiled from his House. It used to be that Aziraphale rarely raised a blade in anger, but the perpetual betrayals by those he trusted have caused this once peace-loving knight to become much less forgiving." He is now a member of House Varich and married Eleanor in May of 2006, thus giving him the title of Baron of Highground. Due to actions taken during the Widescreen game, Aziraphale became the Prince of the Red Fomorians.

• Though not official Highground citizens, Triza (Natisha L. - nlavende at indiana dot edu) and V (Dan P. - dpierz at indiana dot edu) live in a trailer on BEE's land. (This pleases BEE tremendously, BTW.) They are redcaps from Muses and have a pet wolf named Vey. Triza is quite rational but V, well he can be a bit violent and unpredictable. They stayed in Arcadia when all the fae were called back.

• Sir Thorn/Player Edwin S. (nxtnme at hotmail dot com) - Sidhe; Seelie - This noble knight has recently chrysallized and is enjoying the fae world. Finally he feels at home! He has wings along with a loyal and noble disposition. He met Eleanor at a party his mortal seeming parents were throwing him. She told him he was fae and all of his life suddenly made sense. Thorn's Bio via Soundtrack.

• Claire Albright/Player Linda B. (lebradford at depauw dot edu) – Sluagh; Seelie – Leader of the Ravagers. When BEE confronted them and their behavior it was Claire who said “Who are you to tell us to stop? You’ve never gone hungry!” BEE had to agree. Claire has said she will stop and roams Highground with her posse. Claire looks like an angry young woman, and she is, and God/Dess help any fool who tries to hurt her. (Note: Claire used to be an NPC but now thanks to Linda, isn't. Justin M. is her main ST.)

• Arthur/Player Chris B. (christopherburton_2009 at depauw dot edu) – Troll; Seelie? – Arthur has just chrysallized to the fae world - one day after the mighty battle between the Blood Goddess and Muses. Eleanor met him on the St. Mary of the Woods campus, just like she did Sir Jain many years ago. She immediately took him in and is trying to help him adjust to the fae world.

NPCs (Note: If you wish to “scene” with any of the NPCs, get Margaret. You can write about them all you want.)

• Matilda Wagner – Boggan; Seelie - BEE’s housekeeper. Basically BEE relies on Matilda a lot and since the betrayal of Dom and Del, Matilda is slowly becoming BEE’s tight confidant. Matilda didn’t die in the takeover because she lives with her husband, Walt Simon, at Grey Faire. (BTW: Matilda knows BEE from when she first came to Highground. This is important for plot. See “The Past Will Haunt You”.)

• Walter Simon (Walt) – Boggan; Seelie - husband to Matilda, hearthstone holder of Grey Faire. His mortal seeming is one of the Simon’s so of course he lives at and basically owns the Mall. He is a very quiet man and in his mortal seeming is considered a “failure” by the family because he would rather cater to and serve than lord and rule with his wealth. (BTW: Walt knows BEE from when she first came to Highground. This is important for plot. See “The Past Will Haunt You”.)

• Sylvia – Boggan; Seelie - Daughter to Matilda and Walter. Is a consumate hair dresser and cosmetologist and helps in her mother's wedding business.

• Diana Silverstone – Slugah; Seelie - helped Liza with the refugees during Defane’s occupation. She is now the hearthstone holder of Sanctuary U, as the original holder died in the camps and she was given the responsibility. She is a survivalist and continues scouting the lands of Highground for remnant of Defane and keeping the peace. Helps with spymaster work, but sometimes won’t go the knights and goes to BEE directly. Shows up at Mary’s unexpectedly and usually at night. Wears silver earplugs with moons on them. Almost always wears camouflage and of course, black.

• Portia Turner – Satyr; Seelie – She's a hip and cool DJ who tries to get everyone in Highground (and Terre Haute) to dance, dance, dance!! In her mortal seeming she is a student studying dance and music.

• Samuel Wiseman – Eshu; Seelie – Samuel Wiseman is an eshu with healer abilities. Hence he is also a mortal seeming doctor, Dr. Samue Weissman.

• The Carr Brothers - Nockers; Seelie - These nockers keep Eleanor's many cars in perfect working condition. They work out of the Terre Haute Mall which is the freehold Grey Faire. Basically cross some nockers with the Car Talk guys and you have this family of mechanics. No one really know how many there are but two to even four have been seen together at the same time. And yes there are Carr sisters as well. In their mortal seemings they are all, you guessed it, automechanics.

Future & NPC/Troublemakers/Needed Additions to the Story/”Villains”

• PAST - Wallace Weatherly – DECEASED; knocker; seelie – Ah a story from BEE’s ugly past that none of you will know about IC. This is past that you all were not a part of as you either weren’t born yet or hadn’t moved to Highground. However, OOC here is the story: When BEE took over Highground, Wallace led a peaceful questioning of her “right” to just come in and take Highground. Afterall, the Commoners had done fine without the sidhe, thank you very much, and BEE didn’t need to be there. To make a long story short, BEE had a 6 month bloody reign and Wallace ended up dying via a “secret” death squad. Then BEE “got religion” after reading the Declaration of Independence and her full Seelie side of Saint came through. She stopped her death squads and started leaving the Commoners alone.

• FUTURE (probably summer release) Gloria Weatherly – Pooka-lamb; Seelie – When her husband died, Gloria suspected BEE but had no proof. In an amazing act, BEE came to Gloria’s house and knelt before the pooka, saying that she was sorry to hear of Wallace’s death and could she (BEE) help. Gloria struck BEE full across the face. BEE, knowing her own guilt in Wallace’s death though she would not admit it openly, accepted the slap and was grateful that her knights had not seen the blow. Gloria declared that she needed nothing from the baroness and was leaving Highground forever. However Gloria, who was not very bright, took her five toddler aged children to Pacifica. The only reason they survived financially and physically was because BEE set them up with money that they thought came from Dad’s will. Gloria has moved back to Highground and her words are making heads turn in surprise as the BEE she describes is not the BEE people know.

• FUTURE (probably summer release) Lady Miranda Faith MacNair ap Leaunham (house affiliation and name may change) - Grown sidhe daughter of Wallce and Gloria. Married a rich, old mortal and uses his money to begin to gnaw away at BEE’s peace.

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Character Studies

Baroness Eleanor Elise ap Eiluned of Highground (BEE)

Sir Jain Galewarden ap Fiona

Claire Albright

Sir Thorn Weaversbane ap Eiluned

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This page is dedicated to:

The fabulous STs of Embracing the Muse. (Especially the Vixen.)
Without you, this would never have existed.

The Highgrounders

Argotique Graphics. You are missed.

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