Drustan of the Briar - Revision history

Twiggy at 19:27, 11 August 2025

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	Next, I turn to the key areas of speculation about Drustan of the Briar and explore whether there are any records that shed light on how such rumours that are held in story and song arose, or even state what truth there is in them.		Next, I turn to the key areas of speculation about Drustan of the Briar and explore whether there are any records that shed light on how such rumours that are held in story and song arose, or even state what truth there is in them.
	==Obsession and Death==		==Obsession and Death==
	On the rumour of having simply vanished into an obsession that led to his death, Arrayne the ~~Troubador~~ had an apprentice named Ysabel. She kept a journal which, if truth be told, is mostly dreadful attempts at lyrics and poetry by one, who if they were destined to be a troubadour at all, must have had much skill at music. In it, though, she writes occasionally of Arrayne.		On the rumour of having simply vanished into an obsession that led to his death, Arrayne the Troubadour had an apprentice named Ysabel. She kept a journal which, if truth be told, is mostly dreadful attempts at lyrics and poetry by one, who if they were destined to be a troubadour at all, must have had much skill at music. In it, though, she writes occasionally of Arrayne.

	One passage comments on that last meeting with Drustan.		One passage comments on that last meeting with Drustan.

Twiggy at 17:15, 5 August 2025

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	There is a rumour that he alone discovered the defence of venom against the vallorn. This is almost impossible to substantiate, but it seems unlikely that any one person achieved this feat alone, and it seems somewhat far-fetched that it was not already widely known by Drustan's time. However, I found notes from a [[Urizen\|Urizeni]] [[general]] of 266YE, Lauriel of Solemn Fields. A briar who documented her fight to retain [[arete]] on campaign. Among her many notes, she left a list, which she has marked at the bottom with “Recommendations from Drustan of the Briar”.		There is a rumour that he alone discovered the defence of venom against the vallorn. This is almost impossible to substantiate, but it seems unlikely that any one person achieved this feat alone, and it seems somewhat far-fetched that it was not already widely known by Drustan's time. However, I found notes from a [[Urizen\|Urizeni]] [[general]] of 266YE, Lauriel of Solemn Fields. A briar who documented her fight to retain [[arete]] on campaign. Among her many notes, she left a list, which she has marked at the bottom with “Recommendations from Drustan of the Briar”.

	His suggestions, from the time before his strange obsessions, when he was at the height of his youthful thrust against the ~~Vallorn~~, are listed in abbreviated form. I have not reproduced the pictorial marginalia, but Lauriel’s arete manifests as most beautiful patterns of swirls around the perfunctory text.		His suggestions, from the time before his strange obsessions, when he was at the height of his youthful thrust against the vallorn, are listed in abbreviated form. I have not reproduced the pictorial marginalia, but Lauriel’s arete manifests as most beautiful patterns of swirls around the perfunctory text.
	* Persuade Senate to remove prohibition Scorpion’s Sting		* Persuade Senate to remove prohibition Scorpion’s Sting
	* Find out Celyn Blades of Seren sung in Lay of Glaw. Ancient venom blades? Location? In song? Recreate?		* Find out Celyn Blades of Seren sung in Lay of Glaw. Ancient venom blades? Location? In song? Recreate?

Rafferty at 09:40, 19 April 2024

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	~~[[Category:Vallorn]]~~[[Category:History]][[Category:Navarr]]		[[Category:History]][[Category:Navarr]]
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Drustan (sometimes Durstan) is a name that has come up several times in relation to the [[vallorn]]. This report was provided to Siân Eternal, then [[Advisor on the Vallorn]] as the result of a [[historical research]] request during the Winter Solstice 382YE. It supplements the information provided as part of the [[Origins_of_the_Vallorn#Drustan\|Origins of the Vallorn]] report compiled in 379YE. Taking the form of somewhat fragmentary notes, it was compiled by Sonya Sloev, a Civil Servant in the [[Historical_research#Department of Historical Research\|Department of Historical Research]].		Drustan (sometimes Durstan) is a name that has come up several times in relation to the [[vallorn]]. This report was provided to Siân Eternal, then [[Advisor on the Vallorn]] as the result of a [[historical research]] request during the Winter Solstice 382YE. It supplements the information provided as part of the [[Origins_of_the_Vallorn#Drustan\|Origins of the Vallorn]] report compiled in 379YE. Taking the form of somewhat fragmentary notes, it was compiled by Sonya Sloev, a Civil Servant in the [[Historical_research#Department of Historical Research\|Department of Historical Research]].

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	* Eternal aid. Touch of the Vile Humours – stronger? Even if just for one push.		* Eternal aid. Touch of the Vile Humours – stronger? Even if just for one push.
	* Winter/Spring mage. Winter curses territory/person similarities. Same for Spring?		* Winter/Spring mage. Winter curses territory/person similarities. Same for Spring?
	~~==Further Reading==~~		{{Vallorn links}}
	* [[Origins of the Vallorn]]

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	It seems that then, as now, in the situation regarding those who call themselves Heirs of Terunael, that the name of Drustan or Durstan is favoured by those causing a stir. Whether they are inspired by, or children of Drustan of the Briar, I cannot tell. Of course any or all of them, including the briar himself, might be named for that earlier figure, Drustan Green Water.		It seems that then, as now, in the situation regarding those who call themselves Heirs of Terunael, that the name of Drustan or Durstan is favoured by those causing a stir. Whether they are inspired by, or children of Drustan of the Briar, I cannot tell. Of course any or all of them, including the briar himself, might be named for that earlier figure, Drustan Green Water.

	==On his inability to be diplomatic==		==On his inability to be diplomatic==
	It seems, from the records already reported on, that tell of the political speeches made against the Dance of Navarr and Thorn, that those writers were surprised by his lack of political acumen – thinking that it went beyond even the usual impulsiveness of a briar.		It seems, from the records already reported on, that tell of the political speeches made against the Dance of Navarr and Thorn, that those writers were surprised by his lack of political acumen – thinking that it went beyond even the usual impulsiveness of a briar.

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On Venom and the Vallorn

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	* Eternal aid. Touch of the Vile Humours – stronger? Even if just for one push.		* Eternal aid. Touch of the Vile Humours – stronger? Even if just for one push.
	* Winter/Spring mage. Winter curses territory/person similarities. Same for Spring?		* Winter/Spring mage. Winter curses territory/person similarities. Same for Spring?
			==Further Reading==
			* [[Origins of the Vallorn]]

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	Ysabel turns rapidly to the idea of a night mage she knows she might speak to, to ask, but the page turns quickly to youthful daydreaming, nothing of more use. As a researcher though, I ask the question “if there was something worth hiding with [[night magic]], then perhaps there was a plan worth knowing about rather than just a briar caught in the obsessions of their lineage?”. I cannot find evidence of it though. Nothing for the forty years or more following that last meeting.		Ysabel turns rapidly to the idea of a night mage she knows she might speak to, to ask, but the page turns quickly to youthful daydreaming, nothing of more use. As a researcher though, I ask the question “if there was something worth hiding with [[night magic]], then perhaps there was a plan worth knowing about rather than just a briar caught in the obsessions of their lineage?”. I cannot find evidence of it though. Nothing for the forty years or more following that last meeting.
	==On the name, recurring ~~into the present~~==		==On the name, recurring==
	Whilst I was exploring records of the [[Silent Bell (Sodality)\|Silent Bell]], I did discover, many years on, in 349YE a reference to an investigation of a group of presumed spring cultists working in Liathaven. The records are not clear about exactly what they were doing but the investigation was designed to explore if “they were aggravating the vallorn in Liathaven in such a way as to bring disaster to the Navarr rather than defence against the [[Jotun]].” The name given for their presumed leader is ''Durstan the Evergreen''.		Whilst I was exploring records of the [[Silent Bell (Sodality)\|Silent Bell]], I did discover, many years on, in 349YE a reference to an investigation of a group of presumed spring cultists working in Liathaven. The records are not clear about exactly what they were doing but the investigation was designed to explore if “they were aggravating the vallorn in Liathaven in such a way as to bring disaster to the Navarr rather than defence against the [[Jotun]].” The name given for their presumed leader is ''Durstan the Evergreen''.

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	[[Category:History]]		[[Category:Vallorn]][[Category:History]][[Category:Navarr]]
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Drustan (sometimes Durstan) is a name that has come up several times in relation to the [[vallorn]]. This report was provided to Siân Eternal, then [[Advisor on the Vallorn]] as the result of a [[historical research]] request during the Winter Solstice 382YE. It supplements the information provided as part of the [[Origins_of_the_Vallorn#Drustan\|Origins of the Vallorn]] report compiled in 379YE. Taking the form of somewhat fragmentary notes, it was compiled by Sonya Sloev, a Civil Servant in the [[Historical_research#Department of Historical Research\|Department of Historical Research]].		Drustan (sometimes Durstan) is a name that has come up several times in relation to the [[vallorn]]. This report was provided to Siân Eternal, then [[Advisor on the Vallorn]] as the result of a [[historical research]] request during the Winter Solstice 382YE. It supplements the information provided as part of the [[Origins_of_the_Vallorn#Drustan\|Origins of the Vallorn]] report compiled in 379YE. Taking the form of somewhat fragmentary notes, it was compiled by Sonya Sloev, a Civil Servant in the [[Historical_research#Department of Historical Research\|Department of Historical Research]].

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	Ysabel turns rapidly to the idea of a night mage she knows she might speak to, to ask, but the page turns quickly to youthful daydreaming, nothing of more use. As a researcher though, I ask the question “if there was something worth hiding with [[night magic]], then perhaps there was a plan worth knowing about rather than just a briar caught in the obsessions of their lineage?”. I cannot find evidence of it though. Nothing for the forty years or more following that last meeting.		Ysabel turns rapidly to the idea of a night mage she knows she might speak to, to ask, but the page turns quickly to youthful daydreaming, nothing of more use. As a researcher though, I ask the question “if there was something worth hiding with [[night magic]], then perhaps there was a plan worth knowing about rather than just a briar caught in the obsessions of their lineage?”. I cannot find evidence of it though. Nothing for the forty years or more following that last meeting.
	==On the name, recurring into the present==		==On the name, recurring into the present==
	Whilst I was exploring records of the [[~~Silebt~~ Bell (Sodality)\|Silent Bell]], I did discover, many years on, in 349YE a reference to an investigation of a group of presumed spring cultists working in Liathaven. The records are not clear about exactly what they were doing but the investigation was designed to explore if “they were aggravating the vallorn in Liathaven in such a way as to bring disaster to the Navarr rather than defence against the [[Jotun]].” The name given for their presumed leader is ''Durstan the Evergreen''.		Whilst I was exploring records of the [[Silent Bell (Sodality)\|Silent Bell]], I did discover, many years on, in 349YE a reference to an investigation of a group of presumed spring cultists working in Liathaven. The records are not clear about exactly what they were doing but the investigation was designed to explore if “they were aggravating the vallorn in Liathaven in such a way as to bring disaster to the Navarr rather than defence against the [[Jotun]].” The name given for their presumed leader is ''Durstan the Evergreen''.

	It seems that then, as now, in the situation regarding those who call themselves Heirs of Terunael, that the name of Drustan or Durstan is favoured by those causing a stir. Whether they are inspired by, or children of Drustan of the Briar, I cannot tell. Of course any or all of them, including the briar himself, might be named for that earlier figure, Drustan Green Water.		It seems that then, as now, in the situation regarding those who call themselves Heirs of Terunael, that the name of Drustan or Durstan is favoured by those causing a stir. Whether they are inspired by, or children of Drustan of the Briar, I cannot tell. Of course any or all of them, including the briar himself, might be named for that earlier figure, Drustan Green Water.

	==On his inability to be diplomatic==		==On his inability to be diplomatic==
	It seems, from the records already reported on, that tell of the political speeches made against the Dance of Navarr and Thorn, that those writers were surprised by his lack of political acumen – thinking that it went beyond even the usual impulsiveness of a briar.		It seems, from the records already reported on, that tell of the political speeches made against the Dance of Navarr and Thorn, that those writers were surprised by his lack of political acumen – thinking that it went beyond even the usual impulsiveness of a briar.

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	* Born [[Miaren#Holtford\|Holtford]] [[Miaren]] 234YE		* Born [[Miaren#Holtford\|Holtford]] [[Miaren]] 234YE
	* Noted in records as having taken part in numerous battles against the [[vallorn]] in the run up to 268YE		* Noted in records as having taken part in numerous battles against the [[vallorn]] in the run up to 268YE
	* Made speeches against the [[Navarr]] leaders in the aftermath of [[~~Broceliande~~]] 268YE claiming that they were trying to play the vallorn at their own game		* Made speeches against the [[Navarr]] leaders in the aftermath of [[Brocéliande]] 268YE claiming that they were trying to play the vallorn at their own game
	* Gave one last speech in 272YE in [[Liathaven]] claiming that ~~the~~ [[Dance of Navarr and Thorn]] is designed to spread the vallorn’s strength across the Empire via the [[trods]] and berating the gathered mages for not reading the text of the ritual and understanding its meaning		* Gave one last speech in 272YE in [[Liathaven]] claiming that [[the Dance of Navarr and Thorn]] is designed to spread the vallorn’s strength across the Empire via the [[trods]] and berating the gathered mages for not reading the text of the ritual and understanding its meaning
	* Disappears around 278YE after a last conversation with [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] [[troubadour]] Arrayne, claiming a major breakthrough		* Disappears around 278YE after a last conversation with [[Dawn\|Dawnish]] [[troubadour]] Arrayne, claiming a major breakthrough