Thursday 1 December 2011

Plot Bunnies Aren't the Only Thing Breeding Over Here...

Family trees are complicated things, and nowhere more so than when it comes to tracing illegitimate children. For near five generations, according to the tree my grandmother was working on, our family consisted almost entirely of bastards (blame John of Gaunt, he started it!)

Imagine the fun I'm having trying to keep track of, not only illegitimate children, but also ones who have a habit of disappearing, reappearing and breeding at really awkward moments. Not to mention one or two of them make a point of stealing other people's identities, changing their names and getting killed off in a multitude of weird and wonderful ways.

Here's what I've got thus far (it's not a tree so much as a diagram, because I can't make a document big enough to keep track of everybody xP)

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VIDAL STORMLORD(marries Arystel Greysong)
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GALLIRAEL STORMLORD(married an unknown woman of common birth, though the parentage of his children is disputed by some)
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TALAMORA STORMLORDKILLIAN STORMLORD and PANSANGER STORMLORD
(Talamora married a respectable merchant and never had anything to do with the family again)
(Pansanger has multiple mistresses...)
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CIRIDESSA STORMLORD, AELMARA STORMLORD and CHICHIRA STORMLORD(Aelmara died in childbirth, leaving an illegitimate son - see (x))
(Daddy's little girl, Ciridessa had multiple lovers and gave birth to several illegitimate children. Many were taken on by their families, except her sons by Alduous Mistlord...)
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VERAXES STORMLORD and CARROWAY STORMLORD (X)
(Veraxes dies unmarried) (Carroway marries Elorithryn Fairwind)
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VAYINDAR STORMLORD
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ARROVAY STORMLORD and PHILIPIRA STORMLORD
(Arrovay dies unmarried) (Philipira marries Naine Greysong)
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SABEROND STORMLORD(Saberond has no surviving heirs)

(X) - SEPHIRAX STORMLORD was their cousin, by AELMARA STORMLORD

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.... And this doesn't include all their cousins, uncles, aunts, companions, sweethearts and the like. Someone needs to neuter this lot before they break my brain.

4 comments:

  1. Now that I'm on a computer that will let me comment! *grin*

    I just have to say I'm not all that happy to see my name up there with the Seph's Generation. I'd much rather be moved to a different location you know. Seph is... well he'd probably end up killing me eventually. *grin* (He didn't did he? I mean the character, not me actually myself and all.. *nervous giggles*)

    :} Cayla

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  2. You, my friend, are hysterical.

    That was awesome. :)

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  3. @Cayla - Don't worry, Elorithryn never met Sephirax, and Carroway's a lovely fella. You won't have to go within a mile of Sephy, don't worry about it :)

    @The Director - Yay! *hugs* Glad you think so :)

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  4. P.S. After having known of hyperbole and a half for a while, see the link on your blog has made me finally follow it. :}

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