Lord Arvegil deSidul

Left us this past fall.



Lady Sybryna Yeloise, daughter of Arvegil, speaks of him



To many Arvegil was a wonderful man. To me, he was everything. He taught me almost everything I know. Many times I'd confront him with things, and he was always there to help me. Times weren't always this easy, many times we had our differences.

I recall a time, long ago when he nearly disowned me. I was engaged to a young man, and he disagreed. I in my youth decided to do what I wanted anyway, as many young ladies do. Many days went by and alas we talked things through. That night ended in a pact between the two of us, not many know about. We both cut our hands to release some blood, with Poppa's dirk, and made a pact to never let anyone interfere with us again.

After that, he and I were never closer than we were before that incident. We did many things together, my favorite being his story telling.

Arvegil always had a way of helping the new adventurers to the lands as well. I recall one morning, I was wandering about, I believe I was on my way back from Icemule Trace, when I bumped into him. Always happy to see my Poppa I ask what he was doing. He let me in on a personal thing he had done all his days of at least nobility, maybe even longer, something his father did as well. He was wandering about the hunting areas of the younger adventurers, and helping them. This day I went along with him. He showed me many places I'd never seen, and intorduced me to critters I've never encountered. We had a grand time that day.

Arvegil was the first one to introduce me to House Aspis as well. Which in no time I fell in love with and applied to. As part of Aspis, and a dragonsib, Arvegil was loved by all. Always keeping up with the bar, of course he loved his brandy and champange, so he always made sure it was fully stocked. He also made the best dragging contest partner on those wonderful nights that we had those.

Alas, it came time for Arvegil to move away from Elanthia. Although I'm not quite sure where he is now, or what he is doing, I know he's happy. My niece, Taylir Ye'Sidul, wears a scarf he had given to me, the day he left. I know she truely cherishes it, as he once did.

His departure brought tears not only to my eyes, but my sisters' eye's as well, Anyarthra, and Miika, also Miika's fiance, Tethryn. We all truely love him, and his legend will live on in our family.

Many love Arvegil for who he was, and I although not the same since he's gone, walk the lands not to train anymore, not to become famous, but to make sure all those know there are legends in spirit that dwell with us daily.





Lady Tarlina talks of Arvegil




I cannot say that Arvegil and I were close in the way that people are considered close. I did not see him every day, or talk to him often. I saw him only when he occassioned to come to the Landing, but by the gods I must have hugged him enough to make up for it.

I knew of him for months before I met him, having been an avid reader of the Aspis message boards for months before I even applied to the house. The "Head Sacker of the House Sacking Brigade's (among other illustrious titles) " messages always left me with a smile on my face; and when I finally became a member and met him in person, I found he was a warm and generous person that I was glad to know.

I have many many wonderful memories of Arvegil, But my favorite has to be shortly after I titled. Empaths arent known for their stregnth and ease of hunting, but one night after an early meeting, Arvegil and Kaelael invited me to go hunt with them. We must have spent an hour spelling each other up, and I found uses for some of those spirit spells that I previously had no idea what they were for. There were so many spells on me I glowed from head to toe. Arvegil even went out of his way to make sure I had a blessed weapon. We started that night hunting Ghostly Pookas, and ended it hunting Shadow Mares. It was Arvegil that made sure my mind was filled at the end of the night, and made sure the critters were on their knees so I could whack at them easier. He kept almost as close an eye on me as my Lanvaal.

That night the three of us pulled in, what seemed to me, a small fortune... But it wasn't the money that stands out most in my mind. Arvegil and Kaelael both went out of their way to make sure I had a good time at one of my all to rare ventures outside the city gates. Its those kinds of Golden Memories that shines bright in our hearts for a lifetime and beyone. Arvegil was the kind of person who made a million of those memories for everyone he came in contact with.

Arvegil and I were not close in the way people consider people to be close.... But, by the Gods, I loved him.



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