Adirain Life~

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Ancestry of Inmedae

Lord Inmedae Menanceté I, Inmedae's namesake, & grandfather on his father's side. The father of the Inquisitor. Circa 1670s.

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Lady Iginia Ophelie Venizé, the wife of Inmedae I. The young boy there is a 3-year-old Inquisitor Meanceté. Circa late 1680s.

Inquisitor Menanceté II, Lord Ignacy, The great-grandfather of Inmedae on his father's side. The second in the line of Menanceté Inquisitors, after the family grew into power in the 1400s. Circa 1590s.
His reign lasted between the years 1575-1619. A stern, effective man; much emulated by the current Inquisitor Menanceté. His name is also the current's namesake-- Ignacy Ethesaire-- although Ethesaire (an old-Adiraian name) is used for the current's formal title.

Scenery of Adirai

A large town in the North of Adirai.

A small Adiraian village.

An Eastern Adiraian church.

Adiraian People & Life -- Pasrticularly that of the Upper Classes; Inmedae's World.

Wealthy and urbane inhabitants of the Capital city.

More upper-class Adiraians; women. Following the fashionable French trend for big hair & hats. The white headdress on the far left is a traditional Adiraian garment.

A small fete, in salons & drawingrooms. Typical of Inmedae's suppers and private get-togethers.

Adiraian mother and child in traditional Eastern dress.

Adiraian artist and patron.

A portrait of a young Eastern-Adirian girl, in traditional Eastern dress.

Breakfasting in the cafe district, near the Senas Argeté, the river, and the shops. In the distance are the ship masts of the docks.

Young Eastern girl, in characteristic dress.

An upper-middle-class interior.

What an upper-class masquerade ball might look like.

An upper-class Salon gathering, where members of the rich & intelligensia alike gather to discuss art, politics, literature, events, philosophy & etc. Miss Amarinth is one such Salon leader.

An upper-class shooting-party luncheon. Note the riding-clothes. Inmedae hosts many large hunts & shooting parties at his large Country House annually. And of course, any gathering of Inmedae's would indeed include large quantities of food.

An upper-middle-class Adiraian family portrait.

Four wealthy Adiraians having a picnic on the banks of a lake in the Senas Argeté Park.

Interior scene in the Eviscent district of the Capital, an extremely well-dressed young upper-class girl, in the height of imported French fashion.
Contrasted to scenes of Eastern figures, or rural-- the Wealthy and Noble city-dwellers are possesed by evading their uniqueness, their Adirai-ness & heritage-- so exemplified by Inmedae himself.

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What one of Inmedae's carriages might look like. His carriages are rather more ornate than this, with pillows and gilded ironwork. But the structure is the same-- a four-seater, with seats facing eachother.

Another carriage-- without horses, yet again.