EVERY HERO HAS A NEMESIS (PLOT WITH ME)

Oh I love this! Yep I want to keep the Valerio northern lineage as militaristic, noted for valor and all that jazz. ^^ We can say that Calydor's clan has just always rivaled the Valerio clan in that same regard?

Background Idea 1:
In old Ithenia, Calydor's clan had been both rival and brethren to the Valerio clan whose most prominent member was the great Spaniard Valerio who was approximately the same age as Calydor's great grandfather. They served in the Guard as young recruits and stood out as leaders and fighters of the North. Vandal bands and rebels threatened the outskirts, and they easily kept the walls and dwellings of the North safe and at peace. Spaniard had grown apart form his childhood friend after he married a Northern noble from another province, of whom Spaniard was said to have been infatuated with and jealous of his friend. When the war broke with the Southern rebels, Spaniard enlisted as did Calydor's great grandfather. Both were given rank and armies to command. Spaniard fought hard and brave and showed mercy to his prisoners though this was not the normal practice. His compadre on the otherhand was a tad more ruthless and reckless, and there were casualties on both sides. The two had a falling out in which Spaniard did fight with his long-time friend, near killing him from all the bottled up anger he never new was festering inside him. Ashamed and rather disgusted with his Northern life, Spaniard left the army and departed to the South just before the war was over. Those he showed mercy remembered him and protected him though he hardly needed it. Spaniard has since then called the South his home for the generations that followed.

Its a little rough but what do ya think? ^^' Maybe the two don't know each other but they know of the bad blood between them. And they will meet soon enough. ^^

ᴛ ᴀ ᴛ ɪ ᴀ ɴ ɴ ɪ s ᴛ ᴀ: Hm...good point. Which then gives me the idea of maybe just Ysabelle and maybe one other horse. They can be outlaws or something possibly Ysabelle can be Bastille's nemesis. XD That would be interesting. How about we thread them together and see what happens? If she's chased to the North Bank then so be it. There will be a revenge plot later. Ysabelle is a tough cookie but she will likely respect Bastille for all his honorable qualities.

Chevy: TOTALLY!!! They could be competitive too like brothers! oh let's thread them together! I have a started up at the South Bank. ^^

muirgen
<3 I love the sound of that. Allies are something the Valerio family needs and being that they are warriors and leaders (they know who to work politics when needed even if they hate it), it is almost natural to form an alliance with the Lunam family. Perfect!! I will get working on my Character Log for the Valerio Clan. They should meet at some point.

Lol the plot is brewing very nicely mwuhahaha!! We may have an real war breakout if things get too out of hand and Game of Thrones comes to mind.

XD please jump right in. Chevy has claimed Magnus' post with Val but if she's ok maybe you can jump in. Otherwise Liber will be an amusing one to bump into as well.

Hm...well Calydor's family exhibit vanity and high and mighty traits which I would think in some cases can translate to greed, lust and a few not so pretty things that come with power. In the case of Calydor who is young and reckless, maybe a previous generation had either taken a daughter of the Lunams against her will and claimed the lands of her family...saying that it was royal privilege or something like that. muirgen

XD I dunno. Maybe ᴇʀɪsᴇᴅ can shed more light on the Aetherius Clan.

Ooo Bedouin sort of folk then? THATS SO AWESOME!! ^^ i have developed a little infatuation with such cultures lol. Maybe Calydor's family were paying the Lunams for protection and something went horribly wrong. First have to figure how horses pay each other. Maybe the Lunam's were granted grazing privileges during winter in exchange for year round defenses. And then maybe one season an Aetherius stally gets a little too frisky with a Lunam lass. ^^ muirgen

sorry guys, i've been under a lot of pressure lately. you think this would get me down but my muse is bubbling in an attempt to steal me away from all life's downs. ^_^